Jim Bouton vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Jim Bouton
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bouton 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. Jim Bouton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Jim Bouton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bouton and Phil Clark

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.6
49.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
8.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.92
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
3.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
5.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5200
37.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
4.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4734
34.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Jim Bouton and Phil Clark

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
2.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3715
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.07
95.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bouton and Phil Clark

Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
467.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
528.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
48.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
79.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.35
-9.67
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
243.65
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
2.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
44.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bouton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA