Phil Clark vs. Joe Hesketh — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Hesketh 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. Joe Hesketh posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.428 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Joe Hesketh had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Joe Hesketh

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
8.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
38.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.74
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
4.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3652
34.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Joe Hesketh

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
1.6
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Joe Hesketh

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
340
1942.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
3.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
91.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.66
-15.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
331.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA