Phil Clark vs. Garrett Olson — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Garrett Olson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Garrett Olson 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. Garrett Olson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.26 and WHIP 1.679 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Garrett Olson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Garrett Olson

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
6.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
10.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.23
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
4.47
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
6.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.159
1.159
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1328
41.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.53
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
6.41
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153
36.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Garrett Olson

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.78
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.09
84.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.31
42.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Garrett Olson

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
6933.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
400
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.25
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-12.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Garrett Olson
Career
Per 600 PA