Lance Clemons vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Lance Clemons
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Clemons as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 6.06 and 1.850 for Lance Clemons. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Clemons and Otis Starks

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
10.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.51
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
43.91
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
7.82
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.766
1.766
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.314
0.314
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.91
43.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Lance Clemons and Otis Starks

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.84
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.02
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.53
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.05
21.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Clemons and Otis Starks

Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1140
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
121.32
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.208
1.208
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
59.26
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
134.86
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Lance Clemons
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100