Phil Clark vs. Zip Zabel — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zip Zabel
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zip Zabel 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. Zip Zabel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Zip Zabel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Zip Zabel

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.01
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.36
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.88
37.88
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
7.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.68
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
3.34
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
36.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.94
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
32.75
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.91
36.91

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Zip Zabel

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
27
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.2
9
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.576
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Zip Zabel

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
394.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
552.94
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
11.23
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
64.71
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
88.24
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-1.72
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
76.47
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
7.85
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.76
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Zip Zabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100