Phil Clark vs. Luke Hochevar — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luke Hochevar
MillenialColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luke Hochevar 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. Luke Hochevar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Luke Hochevar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Luke Hochevar

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
2.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
4.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
9.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.16
9.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
6.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.4
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
38.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
5.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3593
34.8
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Luke Hochevar

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
2.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
1.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
1.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.45
96.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.584
0.584
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.88
45.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Luke Hochevar

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9000
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
9882.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
1.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-35.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
352.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Hochevar
Career
Per 600 PA