Watson Clark vs. Bob James — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob James 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 3.8 and 1.371 for Bob James. 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 James

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
38.81
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Bob James

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
6.17
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Bob James

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.29
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
34.76
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA