Phil Clark vs. Max Lanier — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Lanier
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Max Lanier 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. Max Lanier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Max Lanier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Max Lanier

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.6
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.84
56.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
8.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
4.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.884
0.884
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
37.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
3.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6143
34.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.64
37.64

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Max Lanier

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Max Lanier

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
328.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
535.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
99.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.71
18.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
122.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
46.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.69
18.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.31
13.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
41.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Lanier
Career
Per 600 PA