Phil Clark vs. Doug Rau — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Rau
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doug Rau 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. Doug Rau posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.312 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Doug Rau had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Doug Rau

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.58
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.45
57.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.23
84.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
3.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3783
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
8.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.73
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
4.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5314
37.93
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4801
34.27
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Doug Rau

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1.58
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.33
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3784
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.31
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.52
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.23
84.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Doug Rau

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
293.39
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
498.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
76.65
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
71.37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.96
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.88
15.7
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
83.26
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
114.98
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.75
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
55.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.91
13.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.32
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
125.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
60.79
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.64
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Rau
Career
Per 600 PA