Phil Clark vs. Mat Latos — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mat Latos
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mat Latos 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. Mat Latos posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Mat Latos had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Mat Latos

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.55
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.62
54.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
3.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
8.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.75
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
7.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4791
37.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
3.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4338
33.85
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Mat Latos

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3460
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
1.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
1.75
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.25
98.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Mat Latos

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
311.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
517.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
52.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.73
16.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
96.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
80.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
41.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
234.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mat Latos
Career
Per 600 PA