Phil Clark vs. Joey Nation — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joey Nation
Gen XOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joey Nation 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. Joey Nation posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.94 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Joey Nation had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Joey Nation

Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.81
6.81
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
9.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.17
6.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
42.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
33.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Joey Nation

Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.54
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Joey Nation

Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
140.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
158.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Nation
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Nation
Career
Per 600 PA