Phil Clark vs. Ken Hill — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Hill 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. Ken Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.06 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Ken Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Ken Hill

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.77
51.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
4.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
8.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.89
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
5.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.86
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
4.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
34.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Ken Hill

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
1.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5919
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1973
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
1.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
2.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
2.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.25
97.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.596
1.596
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Ken Hill

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
470.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
469.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
70.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
57.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.65
19.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
87.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
105.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
30.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
59.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.88
16.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
132.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
94.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Hill
Career
Per 600 PA