Clark Griffith vs. Lawrence Terrell — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Terrell built a career as a starting pitcher and Clark Griffith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clark Griffith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.81 and 1.534 for Lawrence Terrell. By the career numbers, Clark Griffith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clark Griffith and Lawrence Terrell

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.2
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.42
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
0.99
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.63
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.39
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.88
61.88
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.12
82.12
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
0.9
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.31
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.81
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.491
0.491
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10157
27
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3385.2
9
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.2
9
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3670
9.76
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.23
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.76
9.76
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
2.06
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.57
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
2.54
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
4.36
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.511
0.511
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.18
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.45
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14335
38.11
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
25.61
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.21
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
4.92
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
6.9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.48
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13390
35.59
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
20.83
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.61
25.61

Fielding Stats for Clark Griffith and Lawrence Terrell

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.23
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.76
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10527
27
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3509
9
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.52
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
2.25
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.69
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.2
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1158
2.97
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.98
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
2.77
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.79
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.26
93.26
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.259
2.259
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.475
0.475
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clark Griffith and Lawrence Terrell

Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
184.18
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
428.57
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
524.05
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
121.9
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
93.8
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
18.61
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.04
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
28.1
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155.23
58.95
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
18.19
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
162.53
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
494
187.59
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.71
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
136.71
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.65
64.42
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.69
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.66
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
63.04
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
47.85
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
12.54
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
10.25
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.35
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.73
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clark Griffith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.65
95.65
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA