Watson Clark vs. Curtis King — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Curtis King
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Curtis King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Curtis King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.549 compared to 3.66 and 1.305 for Watson Clark. By the career numbers, Curtis King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Curtis King

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.57
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.66
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.43
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
10.07
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.65
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.898
0.898
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
39.84
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.98
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
34.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Curtis King

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.52
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.1
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.88
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.88
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.382
0.382
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Curtis King

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
6800
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-95.32
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Curtis King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Curtis King
Career
Per 600 PA