Zach McClellan vs. Alex Newkirk — Career Comparison

Zach McClellan
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Alex Newkirk built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McClellan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Newkirk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.602 compared to 5.79 and 1.929 for Zach McClellan. By the career numbers, Alex Newkirk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach McClellan and Alex Newkirk

Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.71
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.38
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
11.05
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.05
11.05
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.31
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.25
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
40.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
40.71
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.79
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
6.03
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
36.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
36.45
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.324
0.324
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Zach McClellan and Alex Newkirk

Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.88
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.69
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.57
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.51
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McClellan and Alex Newkirk

Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
347.37
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.59
59.91
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
181.58
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
39.47
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
86.84
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
74.26
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA