Phil Clark vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead 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. Fred Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Olmstead

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.48
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
9.49
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Olmstead

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Fred Olmstead

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
563.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
72.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
20.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
109.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
15.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA