Chris Archer vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer 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. Chris Archer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.93 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Chris Archer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Phil Clark

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.59
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
3.93
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
3.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Phil Clark

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.47
92.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.708
0.708
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Phil Clark

Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
1689.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
55.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
6.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
62.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
82.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
48.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.49
-17.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
262.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
2.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA