Phil Clark vs. Eric Lauer — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Lauer
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Lauer 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. Eric Lauer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Eric Lauer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Eric Lauer

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
4.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
8.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
8.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.24
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3003
38.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2699
34.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Eric Lauer

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
1.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.85
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
1.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.26
91.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.81
85.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Eric Lauer

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
743.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
476.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
15.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
79.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
79.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
262.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
84.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Lauer
Career
Per 600 PA