Watson Clark vs. Jim Stoops — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Stoops
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Stoops as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Stoops posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.25 and WHIP 2.000 compared to 3.66 and 1.305 for Watson Clark. By the career numbers, Jim Stoops had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Jim Stoops

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.57
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.66
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
3.31
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7442
38.33
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
38.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.43
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
4.31
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
29.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Jim Stoops

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Jim Stoops
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Stoops
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Jim Stoops

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