Phil Clark vs. Kevin Gross — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Gross
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Kevin Gross 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. Kevin Gross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Kevin Gross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Kevin Gross

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
4.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2519
9.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
3.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1727
6.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10791
39.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
4.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9552
34.56
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Kevin Gross

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7463
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2487.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.24
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
1.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
1.9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Kevin Gross

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
377.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
521.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
83.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
63.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
24.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
114.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
109.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
28.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
56.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.98
16.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
24.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
218.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
52.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100