Jim Gott vs. Clarke Schmidt — Career Comparison

Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clarke Schmidt
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clarke Schmidt built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clarke Schmidt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.276 compared to 3.87 and 1.438 for Jim Gott. By the career numbers, Clarke Schmidt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Gott and Clarke Schmidt

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.22
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.53
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.53
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.94
48.94
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.07
69.07
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
3.87
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.82
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
8.69
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
8.24
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.68
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.08
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.18
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837
6.73
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
8.79
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.163
1.163
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.59
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.8
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1670
38.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.25
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
4.39
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.28
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.24
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.67
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.69
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4252
34.17
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1485
33.98
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Gott and Clarke Schmidt

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
2.22
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.53
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1180
27
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.1
9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.8
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.17
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.82
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.86
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.65
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
1.8
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.62
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.07
69.07
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Gott and Clarke Schmidt

Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
4155
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29100
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
547.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.81
36.05
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Clarke Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarke Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA