Phil Clark vs. Bill Lucas — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lucas
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Lucas 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 Lucas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Bill Lucas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Bill Lucas

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.86
85.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Bill Lucas

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.59
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Bill Lucas

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
560
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
74.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
94.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lucas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100