Watson Clark vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard 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 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. 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 Charlie Heard

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.03
58.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
3.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
36.27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Charlie Heard

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Charlie Heard

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
326.52
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
27.76
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
125.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
122.73
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.62
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA