Watson Clark vs. Fred Rath Jr. — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Rath Jr.
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Rath Jr. as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Rath Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.69 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.66 and 1.305 for Watson Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Rath Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Fred Rath Jr.

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
38.81
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Fred Rath Jr.

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Fred Rath Jr.

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Fred Rath Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Rath Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA