Josh Beckett vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett 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. Josh Beckett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Josh Beckett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Phil Clark

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.56
56.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
3.88
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
8.32
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7767
34.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Phil Clark

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
1.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.89
94.89
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Phil Clark

Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
73.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.08
21.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
111.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
94.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
34.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
32.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.4
9.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
197.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.05
3.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA