Joe Benz vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Phil Clark

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.33
50.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Phil Clark

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Phil Clark

Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
77.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
13.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
92.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
84.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
36.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
21.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
58.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
1.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
187.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA