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Dave Clark
David Earl Clark

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 210 lb.
School Jackson State University

Debut September 3, 1986
  vs. TOR 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 27, 1998
Born September 3, 1962 in Tupelo, MS

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 23 CLE AL  18   58   10   16   1  0   3    9   1  0   7  11  .276  .348  .448  117   26   2   1   0   0   1
 1987 24 CLE AL  29   87   11   18   5  0   3   12   1  0   2  24  .207  .225  .368   54   32   0   0   0   0   4
 1988 25 CLE AL  63  156   11   41   4  1   3   18   0  2  17  28  .263  .333  .359   93   56   0   1   2   0   8
 1989 26 CLE AL 102  253   21   60  12  0   8   29   0  2  30  63  .237  .317  .379   95   96   1   1   5   0   7
 1990 27 CHC NL  84  171   22   47   4  2   5   20   7  1   8  40  .275  .304  .409   89   70   0   2   1   0   4
 1991 28 KCR AL  11   10    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .200  .273  .200   34    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1992 29 PIT NL  23   33    3    7   0  0   2    7   0  0   6   8  .212  .325  .394  104   13   0   1   0   0   0
 1993 30 PIT NL 110  277   43   75  11  2  11   46   1  0  38  58  .271  .358  .444  115  123   0   2   5   1  10
 1994 31 PIT NL  86  223   37   66  11  1  10   46   2  2  22  48  .296  .355  .489  117  109   1   3   0   0   5
 1995 32 PIT NL  77  196   30   55   6  0   4   24   3  3  24  38  .281  .359  .372   92   73   0   2   1   1   9
 1996 33 TOT NL 107  226   28   61  12  2   8   36   2  1  34  53  .270  .364  .447  110  101   0   1   3   0   6
         PIT NL  92  211   28   58  12  2   8   35   2  1  31  51  .275  .366  .464  115   98   0   1   3   0   6
         LAD NL  15   15    0    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   3   2  .200  .333  .200   50    3   0   0   0   0   0
 1997 34 CHC NL 102  143   19   43   8  0   5   32   1  0  19  34  .301  .386  .462  120   66   0   2   3   2   2
 1998 35 HOU NL  93  131   12   27   7  0   0    4   1  1  14  45  .206  .288  .260   47   34   0   0   1   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     905 1964  248  518  81  8  62  284  19 12 222 451  .264  .338  .408   99  801   4  16  21   5  58
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        352   44   93  14  1  11   51   3  2  40  81  .264  .338  .408   99  143   1   3   4   1  10
 Career High    110  277   43   75  12  2  11   46   7  3  38  63  .296  .364  .489  117  123   2   3   5   2  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 23 CLE AL   68   46   10   5.8    99| .276  .259| .348  .327| .448  .404| .796  .731| 117  .599   1.5   0.1 100%
 1987 24 CLE AL   89   73    6   2.2   106| .207  .265| .225  .333| .368  .425| .593  .759|  54  .183  -6.1  -0.6 100%
 1988 25 CLE AL  174  126   17   3.6    96| .263  .262| .333  .327| .359  .394| .692  .721|  93  .409  -1.5  -0.2   0%
 1989 26 CLE AL  285  204   29   3.8    94| .237  .262| .317  .327| .379  .385| .696  .712|  95  .441  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1990 27 CHC NL  181  131   21   4.3   104| .275  .273| .304  .341| .409  .411| .713  .752|  89  .489  -3.7  -0.4  87%
 1991 28 KCR AL   11    8    1   3.4    97| .200  .260| .273  .329| .200  .395| .473  .724|  34  .366  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1992 29 PIT NL   40   27    5   5.0    91| .212  .258| .325  .323| .394  .380| .719  .703| 104  .587   0.3   0.0   0%
 1993 30 PIT NL  318  214   44   5.5   103| .271  .270| .358  .335| .444  .411| .802  .746| 115  .578   6.3   0.6 100%
 1994 31 PIT NL  249  168   38   6.1   110| .296  .275| .355  .343| .489  .431| .844  .774| 117  .594   5.4   0.5  50%
 1995 32 PIT NL  223  155   25   4.3   109| .281  .273| .359  .343| .372  .425| .731  .768|  92  .449  -1.6  -0.2  50%
 1996 33 TOT NL  261  173   37   5.7   110| .270  .274| .364  .343| .447  .428| .811  .771| 110  .577   3.8   0.4  66%
         PIT NL  243  161   36   6.0   110| .275  .275| .366  .344| .464  .429| .830  .774| 115  .597   4.7   0.5  66%
         LAD NL   18   12    1   2.2   101| .200  .261| .333  .329| .200  .409| .533  .738|  50  .196  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1997 34 CHC NL  166  104   27   7.0   110| .301  .273| .386  .345| .462  .428| .848  .773| 120  .657   4.8   0.5 100%
 1998 35 HOU NL  146  107   10   2.5   106| .206  .267| .288  .337| .260  .420| .548  .757|  47  .230  -9.8  -0.9  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons     2211 1536  270   4.7   104| .264  .269| .338  .337| .408  .414| .746  .750|  99  .503  -3.1  -0.5  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 23 CLE AL RF 10 26 0 0 0 1.000 .974 2.60 1.79 2.71 2.11 9 86.3 DH 7 1987 24 CLE AL OF 13 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.92 2.00 2.53 2.31 12 89.0 RF 12 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.08 1.75 2.74 2.12 11 82.0 DH 12 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.06 1 7.0 1988 25 CLE AL DH 27 OF 23 36 0 2 0 .947 .978 1.57 2.14 1.96 2.47 17 165.3 RF 15 25 0 2 0 .926 .973 1.67 1.89 2.23 2.24 10 101.0 LF 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.20 1.85 1.68 2.25 7 64.3 1989 26 CLE AL DH 55 OF 21 27 0 1 0 .964 .978 1.29 2.12 1.54 2.42 16 157.3 LF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.83 1.40 2.16 8 83.3 RF 11 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.27 1.90 1.70 2.34 8 74.0 1990 27 CHC NL LF 39 59 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.54 1.71 1.96 2.19 35 276.0 1991 28 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 DH 1 1992 29 PIT NL OF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.96 1.55 2.34 7 58.0 RF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.66 1.47 2.08 7 55.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1993 30 PIT NL OF 91 132 3 6 1 .957 .979 1.48 2.00 1.95 2.34 75 623.3 RF 52 74 2 6 1 .927 .976 1.46 1.78 1.98 2.17 42 345.3 LF 41 58 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.44 1.69 1.91 2.11 33 278.0 1994 31 PIT NL OF 57 107 5 3 1 .974 .980 1.96 1.90 2.23 2.24 54 452.0 RF 49 98 5 3 1 .972 .975 2.10 1.82 2.42 2.18 46 383.3 LF 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.44 1.31 1.91 8 68.7 1995 32 PIT NL OF 61 98 1 4 0 .961 .979 1.62 1.82 2.19 2.15 44 406.7 LF 34 55 0 3 0 .948 .972 1.62 1.43 2.21 1.87 24 224.0 RF 29 40 1 1 0 .976 .979 1.41 1.76 2.02 2.08 20 182.7 1996 33 TOT NL OF 62 81 3 1 1 .988 .978 1.35 1.80 1.83 2.13 46 413.0 TOT NL LF 35 47 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.37 1.45 2.01 1.85 25 214.7 PIT NL OF 61 81 3 1 1 .988 .978 1.38 1.80 1.87 2.13 45 404.0 LF 34 47 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.41 1.45 2.10 1.85 24 205.7 RF 28 34 2 1 1 .973 .973 1.29 1.71 1.63 2.07 21 198.3 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.90 1 9.0 1997 34 CHC NL OF 25 39 2 2 0 .953 .981 1.64 1.77 2.29 2.13 20 161.0 LF 24 39 2 2 1 .953 .981 1.71 1.48 2.31 1.95 20 160.0 DH 4 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 35 HOU NL OF 22 22 1 3 0 .885 .979 1.05 1.78 1.59 2.17 16 130.0 RF 13 13 1 1 0 .933 .979 1.08 1.66 1.73 2.08 9 72.7 LF 9 9 0 2 0 .818 .978 1.00 1.38 1.41 1.88 7 57.3 DH 4
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1986 23 CLE AL DH 7 1987 24 CLE AL DH 12 1988 25 CLE AL DH 27 1989 26 CLE AL DH 55 1991 28 KCR AL DH 1 1997 34 CHC NL DH 4 1998 35 HOU NL DH 4 1987 24 CLE AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.06 1 7.0 1988 25 CLE AL LF 10 12 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.20 1.85 1.68 2.25 7 64.3 1989 26 CLE AL LF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 1.08 1.83 1.40 2.16 8 83.3 1990 27 CHC NL LF 39 59 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.54 1.71 1.96 2.19 35 276.0 1992 29 PIT NL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.60 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 1993 30 PIT NL LF 41 58 1 0 0 1.000 .975 1.44 1.69 1.91 2.11 33 278.0 1994 31 PIT NL LF 9 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.11 1.44 1.31 1.91 8 68.7 1995 32 PIT NL LF 34 55 0 3 0 .948 .972 1.62 1.43 2.21 1.87 24 224.0 1996 33 TOT NL LF 35 47 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.37 1.45 2.01 1.85 25 214.7 PIT NL LF 34 47 1 0 0 1.000 .976 1.41 1.45 2.10 1.85 24 205.7 LAD NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.90 1 9.0 1997 34 CHC NL LF 24 39 2 2 1 .953 .981 1.71 1.48 2.31 1.95 20 160.0 1998 35 HOU NL LF 9 9 0 2 0 .818 .978 1.00 1.38 1.41 1.88 7 57.3 1986 23 CLE AL OF 10 26 0 0 0 1.000 .981 2.60 2.06 2.71 2.39 9 86.3 1987 24 CLE AL OF 13 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.92 2.00 2.53 2.31 12 89.0 1988 25 CLE AL OF 23 36 0 2 0 .947 .978 1.57 2.14 1.96 2.47 17 165.3 1989 26 CLE AL OF 21 27 0 1 0 .964 .978 1.29 2.12 1.54 2.42 16 157.3 1990 27 CHC NL OF 39 60 2 0 0 1.000 .981 1.59 2.01 2.02 2.39 35 276.0 1991 28 KCR AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1992 29 PIT NL OF 8 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.96 1.55 2.34 7 58.0 1993 30 PIT NL OF 91 132 3 6 1 .957 .979 1.48 2.00 1.95 2.34 75 623.3 1994 31 PIT NL OF 57 107 5 3 1 .974 .980 1.96 1.90 2.23 2.24 54 452.0 1995 32 PIT NL OF 61 98 1 4 0 .961 .979 1.62 1.82 2.19 2.15 44 406.7 1996 33 TOT NL OF 62 81 3 1 1 .988 .978 1.35 1.80 1.83 2.13 46 413.0 PIT NL OF 61 81 3 1 1 .988 .978 1.38 1.80 1.87 2.13 45 404.0 LAD NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 1 9.0 1997 34 CHC NL OF 25 39 2 2 0 .953 .981 1.64 1.77 2.29 2.13 20 161.0 1998 35 HOU NL OF 22 22 1 3 0 .885 .979 1.05 1.78 1.59 2.17 16 130.0 1986 23 CLE AL RF 10 26 0 0 0 1.000 .974 2.60 1.79 2.71 2.11 9 86.3 1987 24 CLE AL RF 12 24 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.08 1.75 2.74 2.12 11 82.0 1988 25 CLE AL RF 15 25 0 2 0 .926 .973 1.67 1.89 2.23 2.24 10 101.0 1989 26 CLE AL RF 11 14 0 1 0 .933 .979 1.27 1.90 1.70 2.34 8 74.0 1991 28 KCR AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1992 29 PIT NL RF 7 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.66 1.47 2.08 7 55.0 1993 30 PIT NL RF 52 74 2 6 1 .927 .976 1.46 1.78 1.98 2.17 42 345.3 1994 31 PIT NL RF 49 98 5 3 1 .972 .975 2.10 1.82 2.42 2.18 46 383.3 1995 32 PIT NL RF 29 40 1 1 0 .976 .979 1.41 1.76 2.02 2.08 20 182.7 1996 33 PIT NL RF 28 34 2 1 1 .973 .973 1.29 1.71 1.63 2.07 21 198.3 1997 34 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1998 35 HOU NL RF 13 13 1 1 0 .933 .979 1.08 1.66 1.73 2.08 9 72.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 433 662 18 22 3 .969 .979 1.57 1.92 2.03 2.27 351 3019.0 215 0 228# RF* 228 357 12 15 3 .961 .976 1.62 1.78 2.10 2.15 183 1582.7 LF* 215 303 5 7 1 .978 .977 1.43 1.58 1.93 2.02 168 1436.3 DH 110 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 433 662 18 22 3 .969 .979 1.57 1.92 2.03 2.27 351 3019
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   NLDS  LAD ATL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   NLDS  HOU SDP     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       0-2   4   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   2  .000  .500  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1983.

November 20, 1989: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Chicago Cubs for Mitch Webster.

April 1, 1991: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

April 29, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

December 20, 1991: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

January 29, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

August 31, 1996: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Carl South (minors).

October 28, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

January 29, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

November 24, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1988Cleveland Indians$72,000
1989Cleveland Indians$97,500
1990Chicago Cubs$195,000
1993Pittsburgh Pirates$180,000
1994Pittsburgh Pirates$380,000
1995Pittsburgh Pirates$647,233
1996Pittsburgh Pirates$800,000
1997Chicago Cubs$450,000
1998Houston Astros$700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,521,733

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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