Phil Clark vs. Ad Lankford — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Ad Lankford 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. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Ad Lankford

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
11.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
41.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
868
36.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Ad Lankford

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Ad Lankford

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100