Ken Clay vs. Matt Stites — Career Comparison

Ken Clay
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Stites
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Clay built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Stites 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 7.13 and 1.656 for Matt Stites. 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 Matt Stites

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.82
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.41
29.41
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
4.68
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
7.13
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
9.9
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.15
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.89
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.59
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.54
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
3.28
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
6.91
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.91
6.91
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1560
39.7
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.47
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.09
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.29
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.99
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.41
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.499
1.499
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.632
1.632
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1382
35.17
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
35.64
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.7
39.7
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.47
41.47

Fielding Stats for Ken Clay and Matt Stites

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.82
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
10.37
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.07
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.51
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.98
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.73
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.86
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.73
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
93.59
Matt Stites
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.658
0.658
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Clay and Matt Stites

Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
48
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
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Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
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Matt Stites
Career
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Ken Clay
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Matt Stites
Career
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Ken Clay
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Matt Stites
Career
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Ken Clay
Career
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Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
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Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
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Matt Stites
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Ken Clay
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Matt Stites
Career
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Ken Clay
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Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
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Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
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Per 600 PA
0
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Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
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Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Stites
Career
Per 600 PA