Phil Clark vs. Jim Lonborg — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Lonborg
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Lonborg 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. Jim Lonborg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.337 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Jim Lonborg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Jim Lonborg

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.4
53.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
3.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7393
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2400
8.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
3.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1475
5.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10498
38.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
4.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.24
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9468
34.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Jim Lonborg

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7394
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2464.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
0.98
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
1.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.67
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.41
95.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.59
86.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Jim Lonborg

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
283.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
902
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
770
512.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
69.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
55.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.76
17.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
104.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
27.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
28.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
53.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.6
8.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
33.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
330
219.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
51.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lonborg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33