Joe Cleary vs. Jim Todd — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Joe Cleary and Jim Todd are fairly close on the surface numbers. Jim Todd posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.23 vs 189) and WHIP (1.587 vs 24.000). Joe Cleary had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.6). By the career numbers, Jim Todd had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.