Phil Clark vs. Mike O'Connor — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike O'Connor
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike O'Connor 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. Mike O'Connor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.3 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Mike O'Connor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Mike O'Connor

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
8.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.4
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
5.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
1.077
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
532
39.68
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
5.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
33.71
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Mike O'Connor

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
2.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.04
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Mike O'Connor

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
565.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
2.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.8
-30.92
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
325.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
1.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA