Bobby Bolin vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Bobby Bolin
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobby Bolin 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. Bobby Bolin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Bobby Bolin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Bolin and Phil Clark

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
3.4
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4728
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
7.79
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
6.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.71
6.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6671
38.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.92
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5987
34.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Bobby Bolin and Phil Clark

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4730
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
1.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Bolin and Phil Clark

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
617.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
482
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
526.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
85.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
65.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.26
31.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
121.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
133.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
84.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.86
25.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
206.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA