Bob Clark vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Phil Ortega posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.43 and WHIP 1.356 compared to 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. By the career numbers, Phil Ortega had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Clark and Phil Ortega

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.44
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
4.43
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.28
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.45
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4064
38.43
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.71
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3656
34.58
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Bob Clark and Phil Ortega

Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951.2
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Clark and Phil Ortega

Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
12.73
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.15
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
3.51
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA