Phil Clark vs. Albert Overton — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Albert Overton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaLittle Rock GraysNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Albert Overton 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. Albert Overton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.592 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Albert Overton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Albert Overton

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32.2
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
11.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.02
11.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.48
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
0.643
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
42.7
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.83
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.592
1.592
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
36.82
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
38.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Albert Overton

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42.2
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.32
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.59
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.95
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Albert Overton

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
378.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
19.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
19.11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Albert Overton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Albert Overton
Career
Per 600 PA