Phil Clark vs. Bobo Newsom — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobo Newsom
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bobo Newsom 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. Bobo Newsom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.463 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Bobo Newsom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Bobo Newsom

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
1.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.5
80.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
3.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11278
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3759.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
9.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1732
4.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2082
4.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.015
1.015
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16467
39.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14674
35.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Bobo Newsom

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Bobo Newsom

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
253.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1441
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1337
556.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
253
105.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
92.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.22
20.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
120.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
112.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
42.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
77.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.48
17.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
110.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.42
5.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
35.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Career
Per 600 PA
30
12.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobo Newsom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50