Phil Clark vs. Joe Lake — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Lake 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 Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Joe Lake

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Joe Lake

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
2.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.86
91.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Joe Lake

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
584.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100