Watson Clark vs. Tom Martin — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Martin
Gen XSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Martin 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 4.92 and 1.582 for Tom Martin. 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 Tom Martin

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
4.92
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9.63
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
4.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.37
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
40.22
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.02
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
5.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.8
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1232
35.01
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Tom Martin

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
10.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316.2
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.17
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.71
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Tom Martin

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
17353.85
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.55
-71.43
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
22.87
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Tom Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Martin
Career
Per 600 PA