Ken Clay vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Ken Clay
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Clay built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Clay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.533 compared to 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Ken Clay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Clay and Charlie Heard

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.61
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.43
32.43
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.68
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
9.9
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.89
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.59
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
3.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.59
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1560
39.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
35.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Ken Clay and Charlie Heard

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.98
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.658
0.658
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Clay and Charlie Heard

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA