Vet Barnes vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Vet Barnes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vet Barnes 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. Vet Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Vet Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vet Barnes and Phil Clark

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.057
1.057
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
524
36.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
33.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Vet Barnes and Phil Clark

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vet Barnes and Phil Clark

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
284.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
547.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
147.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.07
74.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
242.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
252.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
76.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA