Fred Anderson vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Clark as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Phil Clark

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Phil Clark

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Phil Clark

Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.05
14.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
92.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
30.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
51.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
2.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
175
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA