Phil Clark vs. Fred Hutchinson — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Fred Hutchinson 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 Hutchinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Hutchinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Hutchinson

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
1.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.23
57.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.83
69.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4392
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1464
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
9.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
3.63
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6142
37.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5740
35.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Hutchinson

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.737
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Hutchinson

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
354
289.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
734
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
531.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
139.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
115.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.1
57.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
173.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
196.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
58.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
67.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
122.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.4
65.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
53.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.47
24.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
2.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
12.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71