Joe Blanton vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton 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 Blanton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Joe Blanton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Phil Clark

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
9.65
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.991
0.991
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6935
35.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Phil Clark

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
2.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Phil Clark

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
981.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
6.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
43.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-7.56
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
211.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA