Sam Clay vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Simpson 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. Lawrence Simpson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 5.9 and 1.788 for Sam Clay. By the career numbers, Lawrence Simpson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Clay and Lawrence Simpson

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.53
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
5.9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.97
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.97
9.97
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.97
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.61
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
43.45
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
39.89
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.79
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
6.79
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.68
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
36.83
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.45
43.45
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Sam Clay and Lawrence Simpson

Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
11.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.89
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.07
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.092
0.092
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Clay and Lawrence Simpson

Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
600
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Sam Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100