Phil Clark vs. Scott Olsen — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Olsen
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Olsen 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. Scott Olsen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.85 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Scott Olsen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Scott Olsen

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.46
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.61
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.02
43.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
9.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.68
9.68
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.62
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
6.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.133
1.133
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3179
39.57
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
5.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.479
1.479
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
35.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Scott Olsen

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2169
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.23
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Scott Olsen

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
314.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
252
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
507.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
64.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
15.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
88.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
92.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
54.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
9.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
211.9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
2.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
76.19
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA