Phil Clark vs. King Lear — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
King Lear
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

King Lear 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. King Lear posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, King Lear had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and King Lear

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
2.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
670
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
9.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.66
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.582
0.582
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
37.56
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
860
34.66
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and King Lear

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.842
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and King Lear

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
481.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
532.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
67.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
23.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
101.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
67.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
20.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
177.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
King Lear
Career
Per 600 PA