Clayton Mortensen vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Clayton Mortensen
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Venafro a clear advantage over Clayton Mortensen across the core pitching metrics. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 87). Clayton Mortensen held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 67). Mike Venafro was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Mike Venafro

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.98
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.59
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.57
17.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.68
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
8.98
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.98
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
6.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.48
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
39.42
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
5.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.38
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.86
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
34.26
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Mike Venafro

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
3.98
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
167.1
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.34
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.21
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.04
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.514
0.514
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.57
17.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Mortensen and Mike Venafro

Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
2466.67
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.05
-1.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.71
-56.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
366.67
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
1.64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Clayton Mortensen
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA