Phil Clark vs. Seth Lugo — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Seth Lugo
MillenialLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Seth Lugo 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. Seth Lugo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.191 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Seth Lugo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Seth Lugo

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
8.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
2.5
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
954
8.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4098
37.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3740
33.9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Seth Lugo

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
3.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
993
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.89
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
1.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.86
98.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.483
0.483
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.17
34.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Seth Lugo

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
3232.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
519.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
80.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
27.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
134.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
98.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
62.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
89.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
16.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
179.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
53.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.96
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Lugo
Career
Per 600 PA