Watson Clark vs. Rex Smith — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rex Smith
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Rex Smith 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 5.5 and 2.111 for Rex Smith. 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 Rex Smith

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.83
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.03
58.03
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.44
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
3.31
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
44.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.43
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.111
2.111
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
36.27
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.5
44.5

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Rex Smith

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Rex Smith

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
326.52
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
44.82
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
74.09
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Rex Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Rex Smith
Career
Per 600 PA