Watson Clark vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Bob File

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7442
38.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Bob File

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Bob File

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA