Dallas Braden vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Dallas Braden
MillenialArizonaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dallas Braden 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. Dallas Braden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.335 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Dallas Braden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dallas Braden and Phil Clark

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
9.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.82
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
5.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2076
38.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
4.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1899
34.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Dallas Braden and Phil Clark

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1474
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
93.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.04
84.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dallas Braden and Phil Clark

Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
9400
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9000
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.36
-35.89
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dallas Braden
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA