Watson Clark vs. Dave Wallace — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wallace
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Wallace 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 7.84 and 2.226 for Dave Wallace. 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 Dave Wallace

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.66
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.57
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.37
53.37
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.84
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
9.77
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.63
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.63
12.63
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.74
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.97
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.23
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
45.29
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.177
2.177
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
36.27
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
36.58
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.29
45.29

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Dave Wallace

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.66
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.2
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.74
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Dave Wallace

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
326.52
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
600
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
546.95
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
107.01
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
93.29
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.76
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
81
74.09
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Dave Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA