Sam Clay vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Sam Clay
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Clay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Margoneri posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.643 compared to 5.9 and 1.788 for Sam Clay. By the career numbers, Joe Margoneri had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Clay and Joe Margoneri

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.55
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.43
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.97
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.087
1.087
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
43.45
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
40.71
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.79
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.79
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.86
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.603
1.603
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
36.83
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
35.64
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Sam Clay and Joe Margoneri

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.58
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Clay and Joe Margoneri

Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
17.69
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
87.8
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.97
-14.17
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA