Phil Clark vs. Fred Heimach — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Heimach
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Heimach 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 Heimach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.46 and WHIP 1.451 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Heimach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Heimach

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.33
47.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.91
42.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
4.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3866
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1288.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1510
10.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.55
10.55
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
2.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.19
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5674
39.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.73
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
5.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.451
1.451
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
36.82
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5287
36.92
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Heimach

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.659
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Heimach

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
376.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
554.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
131.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
107.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.41
46.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
165.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
159.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
59.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
50.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
106.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.08
52.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
100.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
5.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Heimach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100