Matt Boyd vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Matt Boyd
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Boyd 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. Matt Boyd posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Matt Boyd had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Boyd and Phil Clark

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
8.71
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.78
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
8.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.26
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4614
38.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.87
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4172
34.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Matt Boyd and Phil Clark

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3264
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
1.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.685
0.685
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Boyd and Phil Clark

Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
10650
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9000
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.708
0.708
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
56.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
73.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA