Phil Clark vs. Chris Zachary — Career Comparison

Phil Clark
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Zachary
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Zachary 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. Chris Zachary posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.57 and WHIP 1.491 compared to 7.98 and 2.114 for Phil Clark. By the career numbers, Chris Zachary had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Clark and Chris Zachary

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.81
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.64
25.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.61
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.98
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
11.66
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
9.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.66
11.66
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.23
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.62
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.75
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.42
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.61
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.68
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.159
1.159
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
43.57
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1415
39.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.07
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.84
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.82
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.13
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36.82
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
35.51
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Phil Clark and Chris Zachary

Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
8.59
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
3.02
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.12
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
964
27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321.1
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.53
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.84
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.37
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.84
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.9
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.15
93.15
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.214
0.214
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.04
37.04
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Clark and Chris Zachary

Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9000
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
750
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
600
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
565.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
102.27
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.64
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
19.78
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
115.91
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
122.73
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
54.55
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
13.51
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
211.36
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
2.84
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Phil Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Zachary
Career
Per 600 PA