Watson Clark vs. Ed Pierce — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Pierce
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Watson Clark and Ed Pierce are fairly close on the surface numbers. Watson Clark posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.305 vs 2.438) and home runs allowed (0.44 per nine innings vs 1.69). Ed Pierce had the advantage in ERA (3.38 vs 3.66). By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Ed Pierce

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.06
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.66
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
15.19
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.19
15.19
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
43.88
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.43
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.438
2.438
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
35.44
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.471
0.471
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Ed Pierce

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Ed Pierce

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