Will Clark
[edit] Biography
Will Clark (William Nuschler Clark) was born on March 13, 1964 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He made his Major League debut on April 8, 1986 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1986, his rookie year, he hit .287 with 11 home runs and 41 RBI. Clark played for the San Francisco Giants, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 15 year career.
Most people believe that Will Clark's best season was 1989, when he slugged 23 home runs, hit for a .333 average and knocked in 111 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 111
| 408
| 66
| 117
| 11
| 41
| .287
| .343
| .444
| 27
| 2
| 34
| 76
| 3
| 9
| 4
| 10
| 3
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 150
| 529
| 89
| 163
| 35
| 91
| .308
| .371
| .580
| 29
| 5
| 49
| 98
| 5
| 3
| 5
| 11
| 2
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 162
| 575
| 102
| 162
| 29
| 109
| .282
| .386
| .508
| 31
| 6
| 100
| 129
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 27
| 9
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 159
| 588
| 104
| 196
| 23
| 111
| .333
| .407
| .546
| 38
| 9
| 74
| 103
| 5
| 0
| 8
| 14
| 6
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 154
| 600
| 91
| 177
| 19
| 95
| .295
| .357
| .448
| 25
| 5
| 62
| 97
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 9
| 7
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 148
| 565
| 84
| 170
| 29
| 116
| .301
| .359
| .536
| 32
| 7
| 51
| 91
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 5
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 144
| 513
| 69
| 154
| 16
| 73
| .300
| .384
| .476
| 40
| 1
| 73
| 82
| 4
| 0
| 12
| 23
| 5
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 132
| 491
| 82
| 139
| 14
| 73
| .283
| .367
| .432
| 27
| 2
| 63
| 68
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 10
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 110
| 389
| 73
| 128
| 13
| 80
| .329
| .431
| .501
| 24
| 2
| 71
| 59
| 3
| 0
| 5
| 11
| 5
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 123
| 454
| 85
| 137
| 16
| 92
| .302
| .389
| .480
| 27
| 3
| 68
| 50
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 117
| 436
| 69
| 124
| 13
| 72
| .284
| .377
| .436
| 25
| 1
| 64
| 67
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 10
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| 110
| 393
| 56
| 128
| 12
| 51
| .326
| .400
| .496
| 29
| 1
| 49
| 62
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 4
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| 149
| 554
| 98
| 169
| 23
| 102
| .305
| .384
| .507
| 41
| 1
| 72
| 97
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 15
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 77
| 251
| 40
| 76
| 10
| 29
| .303
| .395
| .482
| 15
| 0
| 38
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 5
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 51
| 171
| 29
| 59
| 12
| 42
| .345
| .426
| .655
| 15
| 1
| 22
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| 79
| 256
| 49
| 77
| 9
| 28
| .301
| .413
| .473
| 15
| 1
| 47
| 45
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 130
| 427
| 78
| 136
| 21
| 70
| .319
| .418
| .546
| 30
| 2
| 69
| 69
| 7
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1211
| 4440
| 716
| 1337
| 188
| 751
| .301
| .375
| .505
| 264
| 38
| 528
| 768
| 35
| 13
| 53
| 112
| 50
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 765
| 2733
| 470
| 839
| 96
| 454
| .307
| .397
| .483
| 176
| 9
| 409
| 422
| 24
| 0
| 14
| 43
| 50
|
| Total
|
|
| 1976
| 7173
| 1186
| 2176
| 284
| 1205
| .303
| .384
| .497
| 440
| 47
| 937
| 1190
| 59
| 13
| 67
| 155
| 100
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 101
| 98
| 882.2
| 942
| 72
| 11
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1987
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 139
| 133
| 1196.2
| 1253
| 103
| 13
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 158
| 157
| 1369.1
| 1492
| 104
| 12
| 126
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 158
| 157
| 1374
| 1445
| 111
| 10
| 117
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1990
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 153
| 152
| 1337.1
| 1456
| 119
| 12
| 118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 144
| 143
| 1234.1
| 1273
| 110
| 4
| 115
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 141
| 141
| 1230
| 1275
| 105
| 10
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 129
| 129
| 1113.1
| 1078
| 88
| 14
| 113
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 107
| 106
| 920
| 968
| 73
| 10
| 87
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 122
| 122
| 1058.1
| 1076
| 88
| 7
| 125
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 117
| 116
| 994.2
| 956
| 73
| 4
| 90
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 100
| 98
| 848
| 880
| 62
| 4
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| 1B
| 134
| 133
| 1147.1
| 1079
| 73
| 13
| 112
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 15
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 63
| 62
| 532.1
| 575
| 42
| 3
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 2000
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 50
| 46
| 403.2
| 364
| 27
| 3
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 72
| 71
| 607.1
| 584
| 43
| 6
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 2000
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 1B
| 122
| 117
| 1011
| 948
| 70
| 9
| 92
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1888
| 1864
| 16249.1
| 16696
| 1293
| 136
| 1571
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 33
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1982).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1993).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 22, 1993).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1998).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 7, 1998).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with cash to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Jose Leon (July 31, 2000).
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- Homered in first swing in majors off hall-of-famer Nolan Ryan
- 6 Time All-Star: 1988-1992, 1994
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