Should be judged year by year. Pretty hard to tell how Phil would have placed in 91. He would have looked really awkward next to the 80s guys who were still placing high: Haney, Labrada, Vince Taylor, etc.....I guess he could have placed between 3rd and 5th in 1992 depending on what you focus on. No way he beats Yates and Levrone. Same in 93: Yates and Flex way better than he will ever be. 1994 weirdly would be even worse, I'll have him 5th, he would have looked really bad next to Dillett (even from the back- Dillett didn't have a weak back, he just couldn't pose to save his life).
1995: 4th or 5th, I still think it would have been tough to have a positive outlook on him next to guys like Ray or even Nasser. As the 90s went on, I think he would have placed better, specially from 1999 on when Flex, Ray, Nasser, Levrone (sure he looked great in 2000 and 2002 if you count legs completely out) went downhill. Could have been Ronnie's runner-up at his best but 'til 2007, I don't see Ronnie playing lower than Phil at his best. That's just ridiculous.