Phil Clark vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee 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. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Bill Lee

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.53
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.84
51.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2953
9.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11270
35.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Bill Lee

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Bill Lee

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
535.52
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
90.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
78.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.02
21.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
108.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
114.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
32.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
68.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.76
16.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
96.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
40.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100