Phil Clark vs. Denny Neagle — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Neagle
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Neagle 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. Denny Neagle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.24 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Denny Neagle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Denny Neagle

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.59
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
4.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1887
8.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
2.83
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
6.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8031
38.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
948
4.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.38
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7250
34.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Denny Neagle

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.87
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5671
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1890.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
1.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
97.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Denny Neagle

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
398
380.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
628
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
507.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
83.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
62.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.2
23.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
113.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
102.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
29.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
66.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.77
16.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
148.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
71.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.91
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Neagle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Neagle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0