Phil Clark vs. Ed Head — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Head 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. Ed Head posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Ed Head had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Ed Head

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1776
34.37
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Ed Head

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Ed Head

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
460.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100