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Mark Clark
Mark Willard Clark

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 225 lb.
School MacMurray College

Debut September 6, 1991
  vs. SDP 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 1, 2000
Born May 12, 1968 in Bath, IL

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1991 23 STL NL   1   1   7   2   0   0   1  0   22.3   17   10   10   3   11   13   0   2    93   0   0  4.03  3.69   92 1.254
 1992 24 STL NL   3  10  20  20   1   1   0  0  113.3  117   59   56  12   36   44   0   4   488   2   0  4.45  3.40   77 1.350
 1993 25 CLE AL   7   5  26  15   1   0   1  0  109.3  119   55   52  18   25   57   1   1   454   1   0  4.28  4.38  102 1.317
 1994 26 CLE AL  11   3  20  20   4   1   0  0  127.3  133   61   54  14   40   60   4   9   540   0   1  3.82  4.66  122 1.359
 1995 27 CLE AL   9   7  22  21   2   0   0  0  124.7  143   77   73  13   42   68   4   8   552   0   0  5.27  4.67   89 1.484
 1996 28 NYM NL  14  11  32  32   2   0   0  0  212.3  217   98   81  20   48  142   3   6   883   8   2  3.43  4.01  117 1.248
 1997 29 TOT NL  14   8  32  31   3   0   0  0  205.0  213   96   87  24   59  123   4   4   866   3   1  3.82  4.15  109 1.327
         NYM NL   8   7  23  22   1   0   0  0  142.0  158   74   67  18   47   72   3   4   608   2   0  4.25  4.08   96 1.444
         CHC NL   6   1   9   9   2   0   0  0   63.0   55   22   20   6   12   51   1   0   258   1   1  2.86  4.29  150 1.063
 1998 30 CHC NL   9  14  33  33   2   1   0  0  213.7  236  116  115  23   48  161   4   5   918   4   2  4.84  4.36   90 1.329
 1999 31 TEX AL   3   7  15  15   0   0   0  0   74.3  103   73   71  17   34   44   1   7   353   1   0  8.60  5.12   60 1.843
 2000 32 TEX AL   3   5  12   8   0   0   1  0   44.0   66   42   39  10   24   16   3   1   220   2   0  7.98  5.02   63 2.045
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 10 Yr WL% .510  74  71 219 197  15   3   3  0 1246.3 1364  687  638 154  367  728  24  47  5367  21   6  4.61  4.30   93 1.389
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  11  35  32   2   0   0  0  203.7  222  112  104  25   59  119   3   7   877   3   0  4.61  4.30   93 1.389
 Career High     14  14  33  33   4   1   1  0  213.7  236  116  115  24   59  161   4   9   918   8   2  3.43  5.12  122 1.248

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 23 STL NL   7    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   1
 1992 24 STL NL  20   36    0    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  18  .139  .139  .139  -20    5   4   0   0   0   0
 1996 28 NYM NL  32   69    3    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1  26  .043  .056  .058  -69    4  10   1   0   0   0
 1997 29 TOT NL  32   66    3    2   0  0   1    3   0  0   4  31  .030  .086  .076  -57    5   6   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  23   43    1    2   0  0   1    2   0  0   2  19  .047  .089  .116  -46    5   4   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL   9   23    2    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   2  12  .000  .080  .000  -77    0   2   0   0   0   0
 1998 30 CHC NL  31   62    1    4   2  0   0    3   0  0   3  27  .065  .108  .097  -46    6   8   0   0   0   1
 1999 31 TEX AL   2    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     204  242    7   14   3  0   1    9   0  0   8 106  .058  .088  .083  -54   20  29   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        192    6   11   2  0   1    7   0  0   6  84  .058  .088  .083  -54   16  23   1   0   0   2
 Career High     32   69    3    5   2  0   1    3   0  0   4  31                           6  10   1   0   0   1
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1991 23 STL NL    8    9    0   0.0    94| .000  .258| .000  .325| .000  .386| .000  .711|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1992 24 STL NL   40   35    1   0.8    90| .139  .256| .139  .321| .139  .376| .278  .697| -20  .044  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1996 28 NYM NL   81   77    0   0.0   102| .043  .264| .056  .332| .058  .413| .114  .745| -69  .000 -16.6  -1.6   0%
 1997 29 TOT NL   76   70    1   0.4   107| .030  .269| .086  .341| .076  .422| .162  .763| -57  .009 -15.6  -1.5   0%
         NYM NL   49   45    1   0.6   106| .047  .267| .089  .338| .116  .419| .205  .757| -46  .021  -9.4  -0.9   0%
         CHC NL   27   25    0   0.0   110| .000  .273| .080  .345| .000  .428| .080  .773| -77  .000  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1998 30 CHC NL   73   67    1   0.4   110| .065  .272| .108  .344| .097  .430| .205  .773| -46  .010 -13.7  -1.3   0%
 1999 31 TEX AL    2    2    0   0.0   118| .000  .281| .000  .354| .000  .450| .000  .804|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      280  260    3   0.3   104| .058  .266| .088  .336| .083  .414| .171  .750| -54  .007 -54.0  -5.3   0%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 23 STL NL P 7 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.59 1.21 1.86 2 22.3 1992 24 STL NL P 20 2 13 1 0 .938 .955 0.75 0.60 1.19 1.94 20 113.3 1993 25 CLE AL P 26 4 10 2 0 .875 .952 0.54 0.56 1.15 1.79 15 109.3 1994 26 CLE AL P 20 5 23 0 3 1.000 .956 1.40 0.52 1.98 1.72 20 127.3 1995 27 CLE AL P 22 8 16 0 3 1.000 .960 1.09 0.53 1.73 1.79 21 124.7 1996 28 NYM NL P 32 10 24 0 1 1.000 .955 1.06 0.52 1.44 1.84 32 212.3 1997 29 TOT NL P 32 11 32 2 1 .956 .953 1.34 0.52 1.89 1.85 31 205.0 NYM NL P 23 6 22 1 1 .966 .952 1.22 0.52 1.77 1.85 22 142.0 CHC NL P 9 5 10 1 0 .938 .955 1.67 0.52 2.14 1.86 9 63.0 1998 30 CHC NL P 33 11 24 0 0 1.000 .962 1.06 0.54 1.47 1.85 33 213.7 1999 31 TEX AL P 15 3 4 1 1 .875 .946 0.47 0.47 0.85 1.70 15 74.3 2000 32 TEX AL P 12 1 6 0 3 1.000 .959 0.58 0.46 1.43 1.62 8 44.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 23 STL NL P 7 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.43 0.59 1.21 1.86 2 22.3 1992 24 STL NL P 20 2 13 1 0 .938 .955 0.75 0.60 1.19 1.94 20 113.3 1993 25 CLE AL P 26 4 10 2 0 .875 .952 0.54 0.56 1.15 1.79 15 109.3 1994 26 CLE AL P 20 5 23 0 3 1.000 .956 1.40 0.52 1.98 1.72 20 127.3 1995 27 CLE AL P 22 8 16 0 3 1.000 .960 1.09 0.53 1.73 1.79 21 124.7 1996 28 NYM NL P 32 10 24 0 1 1.000 .955 1.06 0.52 1.44 1.84 32 212.3 1997 29 TOT NL P 32 11 32 2 1 .956 .953 1.34 0.52 1.89 1.85 31 205.0 NYM NL P 23 6 22 1 1 .966 .952 1.22 0.52 1.77 1.85 22 142.0 CHC NL P 9 5 10 1 0 .938 .955 1.67 0.52 2.14 1.86 9 63.0 1998 30 CHC NL P 33 11 24 0 0 1.000 .962 1.06 0.54 1.47 1.85 33 213.7 1999 31 TEX AL P 15 3 4 1 1 .875 .946 0.47 0.47 0.85 1.70 15 74.3 2000 32 TEX AL P 12 1 6 0 3 1.000 .959 0.58 0.46 1.43 1.62 8 44.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 219 57 153 6 12 .972 .956 0.96 0.53 1.52 1.81 197 1246.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 219 57 153 6 12 .972 .956 0.96 0.53 1.52 1.81 197 1246
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  CHC ATL     L   1   1   3.00  0  1  0  0   6     7   2   1   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1998   NLDS  CHC ATL     L   1   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wins
1994 AL-11-10

Won-Loss %
1994 AL-.786-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1996 NL-2.03-8
1998 NL-2.02-8

Home Runs Allow.
1997 NL-24-10

Hits Allowed
1997 NL-213-8
1998 NL-236-7

Losses
1998 NL-14-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1998 NL-115-7

Wild Pitches
1994 AL-9-9

       

Gray Ink: Pitching - 11 (1389) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1467) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1592) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 9th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

March 31, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Juan Andujar (minors) to the Cleveland Indians for Mark Whiten.

March 31, 1996: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the New York Mets for Reid Cornelius and Ryan Thompson.

August 11, 1997: Sent by the New York Mets to the Chicago Cubs to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 1997. The New York Mets sent players to be named later and Lance Johnson to the Chicago Cubs for Brian McRae, Mel Rojas, and Turk Wendell. The New York Mets sent Mark Clark (August 11, 1997) and Manny Alexander (August 14, 1997) to the Chicago Cubs to complete the trade.

October 28, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 10, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

July 3, 2000: Released by the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1991St. Louis Cardinals$100,000
1992St. Louis Cardinals$109,000
1993Cleveland Indians$130,000
1994Cleveland Indians$325,000
1995Cleveland Indians$750,000
1996New York Mets$1,100,000
1997New York Mets$2,200,000
1998Chicago Cubs$5,050,000
1999Texas Rangers$4,000,000
2000Texas Rangers$5,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$18,764,000

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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