Fred Breining vs. Phil Clark — Career Comparison

Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Breining 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. Fred Breining posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Breining had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Breining and Phil Clark

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.77
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.959
0.959
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1864
38.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.93
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1638
33.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57

Fielding Stats for Fred Breining and Phil Clark

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.23
94.23
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Breining and Phil Clark

Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
646.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
73.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
14.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
124.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
10.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
244.62
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA