Joe Klink vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Klink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.26 and 1.549 for Joe Klink. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Klink and Bill Phyle

Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
9.35
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.1
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.91
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
39.65
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.37
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
34.43
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Joe Klink and Bill Phyle

Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.71
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.119
0.119
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Klink and Bill Phyle

Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
30
93.75
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100