Phil Clark vs. Dick Lange — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Lange
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Lange 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. Dick Lange posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.47 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Dick Lange had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Dick Lange

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.29
44.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
9.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.72
9.72
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
4.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
40.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
5.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1095
35.71
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Dick Lange

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
2.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
1.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.53
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.29
44.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Dick Lange

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
15
9000
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
15600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.3
-60
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA