Joe McClain vs. Ed Phillips — Career Comparison

Joe McClain
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Phillips
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McClain built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McClain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 5.32 and 1.690 for Ed Phillips. By the career numbers, Joe McClain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McClain and Ed Phillips

Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.85
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.84
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.42
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
9.69
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.03
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.69
9.69
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.13
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.75
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
38.52
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
40.69
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
4.96
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
945
36.04
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
35.37
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69

Fielding Stats for Joe McClain and Ed Phillips

Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.64
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.75
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.26
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.61
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.75
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.72
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.83
97.83
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.056
0.056
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McClain and Ed Phillips

Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
326.58
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
569.62
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
113.92
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
83.54
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.92
29.77
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
144.3
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
28.02
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
16
121.52
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McClain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA