Clarence Currie vs. Robbie Erlin — Career Comparison

Clarence Currie
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robbie Erlin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robbie Erlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Clarence Currie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarence Currie posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 4.87 and 1.297 for Robbie Erlin. By the career numbers, Clarence Currie had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clarence Currie and Robbie Erlin

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.28
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.92
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.36
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.7
71.7
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.75
36.75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.39
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
4.87
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9.33
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9.77
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.93
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.84
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.69
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
7.24
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
37.98
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
37.8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.07
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
5.14
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.79
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1425
34.54
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
35.22
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Clarence Currie and Robbie Erlin

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.29
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.08
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.13
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1025
27
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
341.2
9
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.35
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.21
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
4.05
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.61
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.76
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.53
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.81
92.81
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.496
0.496
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.75
36.75
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clarence Currie and Robbie Erlin

Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
55
235.71
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
874.07
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
552.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
72
533.33
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
85.71
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
72.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
21.95
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
7.28
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
102.86
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.43
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
16.18
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-8.76
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
180
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
192.59
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Robbie Erlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
44.44
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Currie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Robbie Erlin
Career
Per 600 PA