Watson Clark vs. Kevin Shackelford — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Shackelford
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Shackelford 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 5.35 and 1.578 for Kevin Shackelford. 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 Kevin Shackelford

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.35
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.96
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
10.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.47
10.47
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
40.97
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
35.38
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Kevin Shackelford

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
7.22
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Kevin Shackelford

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
4650
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.29
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
30.18
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
125.3
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
137.2
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35.52
32.49
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Kevin Shackelford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Shackelford
Career
Per 600 PA