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Dave Clark

David Earl Clark

Positions: Outfielder and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 3, 1962 in Tupelo, MS
High School: Shannon HS (Shannon, MS)
School: Jackson State University (Jackson, MS)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1986 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Indians/Cubs/Astros/Dodgers/... 1986-1998

Final Game: September 27, 1998 (Age 36)
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1986 23 CLE AL 18 68 58 10 16 1 0 3 9 1 0 7 11 .276 .348 .448 .797 117 26 1 0 2 1 0 9/D
1987 24 CLE AL 29 89 87 11 18 5 0 3 12 1 0 2 24 .207 .225 .368 .593 54 32 4 0 0 0 0 D9/7
1988 25 CLE AL 63 174 156 11 41 4 1 3 18 0 2 17 28 .263 .333 .359 .692 93 56 8 0 0 1 2 D97
1989 26 CLE AL 102 285 253 21 60 12 0 8 29 0 2 30 63 .237 .317 .379 .696 95 96 7 0 1 1 5 D79
1990 27 CHC NL 84 181 171 22 47 4 2 5 20 7 1 8 40 .275 .304 .409 .713 89 70 4 0 0 2 1 7
1991 28 KCR AL 11 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200 .473 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 /D9
1992 29 PIT NL 23 40 33 3 7 0 0 2 7 0 0 6 8 .212 .325 .394 .719 103 13 0 0 0 1 0 /97
1993 30 PIT NL 110 318 277 43 75 11 2 11 46 1 0 38 58 .271 .358 .444 .803 115 123 10 1 0 2 5 97
1994 31 PIT NL 86 249 223 37 66 11 1 10 46 2 2 22 48 .296 .355 .489 .844 117 109 5 0 1 3 0 9/7
1995 32 PIT NL 77 223 196 30 55 6 0 4 24 3 3 24 38 .281 .359 .372 .731 93 73 9 1 0 2 1 79
1996 33 TOT NL 107 261 226 28 61 12 2 8 36 2 1 34 53 .270 .364 .447 .811 111 101 6 0 0 1 3 79
1996 33 PIT NL 92 243 211 28 58 12 2 8 35 2 1 31 51 .275 .366 .464 .831 115 98 6 0 0 1 3 79
1996 33 LAD NL 15 18 15 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1997 34 CHC NL 102 166 143 19 43 8 0 5 32 1 0 19 34 .301 .386 .462 .847 120 66 2 2 0 2 3 7/D9
1998 35 HOU NL 93 146 131 12 27 7 0 0 4 1 1 14 45 .206 .288 .260 .547 47 34 2 1 0 0 1 9/7D
13 Yrs 905 2211 1964 248 518 81 8 62 284 19 12 222 451 .264 .338 .408 .745 99 801 58 5 4 16 21
162 Game Avg. 162 396 352 44 93 14 1 11 51 3 2 40 81 .264 .338 .408 .745 99 143 10 1 1 3 4
PIT (5 yrs) 388 1073 940 141 261 40 5 35 158 8 6 121 203 .278 .358 .443 .801 111 416 30 2 1 9 9
CLE (4 yrs) 212 616 554 53 135 22 1 17 68 2 4 56 126 .244 .312 .379 .691 91 210 20 0 3 3 7
CHC (2 yrs) 186 347 314 41 90 12 2 10 52 8 1 27 74 .287 .343 .433 .776 103 136 6 2 0 4 4
KCR (1 yr) 11 11 10 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .200 .473 34 2 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 15 18 15 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .200 .333 .200 .533 50 3 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 93 146 131 12 27 7 0 0 4 1 1 14 45 .206 .288 .260 .547 47 34 2 1 0 0 1
NL (8 yrs) 682 1584 1400 194 381 59 7 45 215 17 8 165 324 .272 .348 .421 .769 103 589 38 5 1 13 14
AL (5 yrs) 223 627 564 54 137 22 1 17 69 2 4 57 127 .243 .311 .376 .687 90 212 20 0 3 3 7

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1986 23 CLE AL 18 68 2 0 1 1 -1 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .517 .502 0.4 0.0 4 9/D
1987 24 CLE AL 29 89 -6 0 -1 -1 -2 -9 -0.9 3 -6 -0.6 .469 .494 -0.5 -0.3 -5 D9/7
1988 25 CLE AL 63 174 -2 -2 -1 -2 -3 -10 -1.0 6 -4 -0.5 .483 .493 -0.3 -0.5 -3 $72,000 D97
1989 26 CLE AL 102 285 -4 -1 -1 -4 -6 -16 -1.6 10 -6 -0.6 .483 .490 -0.3 -0.9 -2 $97,500 D79
1990 27 CHC NL 84 181 -3 -0 0 -6 -1 -9 -1.0 6 -3 -0.4 .488 .494 0.1 -0.7 2 $195,000 7
1991 28 KCR AL 11 11 -1 -0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 /D9
1992 29 PIT NL 23 40 0 -0 0 -1 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.0 .494 .499 0.1 -0.2 1 /97
1993 30 PIT NL 110 318 7 1 0 -2 -4 3 0.4 10 13 1.3 .503 .502 1.5 -0.6 15 $180,000 97
1994 31 PIT NL 86 249 5 1 1 -0 -2 5 0.4 8 12 1.2 .505 .503 1.2 -0.3 13 $380,000 9/7
1995 32 PIT NL 77 223 -1 -2 -1 -3 -3 -9 -0.9 7 -2 -0.2 .488 .494 0.0 -0.5 1 $647,233 79
1996 33 PIT NL 92 243 4 1 1 -6 -2 -2 -0.3 7 5 0.4 .498 .499 1.0 -0.9 11 $800,000 79
1996 33 LAD NL 15 18 -1 -0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.0 -0.0 -0 /7
1997 34 CHC NL 102 166 3 1 0 -3 -1 1 0.1 5 6 0.6 .501 .501 0.9 -0.4 9 $450,000 7/D9
1998 35 HOU NL 93 146 -10 1 -0 -4 -1 -14 -1.5 5 -10 -1.1 .484 .491 -0.7 -0.6 -6 $700,000 9/7D
13 Seasons 905 2211 -6 1 0 -30 -26 -61 -6.4 71 10 0.5 .493 .497 3.4 -5.9 40 $3,521,733
PIT (5 yrs) 388 1073 16 2 1 -12 -11 -4 -0.5 33 29 2.7 .499 .499 3.8 -2.5 41 $2,007,233
CLE (4 yrs) 212 616 -10 -2 -2 -5 -12 -32 -3.2 22 -10 -1.2 .484 .495 -0.7 -1.7 -5 $169,500
CHC (2 yrs) 186 347 1 1 1 -8 -2 -8 -0.9 11 3 0.2 .495 .497 1.0 -1.1 11 $645,000
KCR (1 yr) 11 11 -1 -0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .491 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1
LAD (1 yr) 15 18 -1 -0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .493 .499 -0.0 -0.0 -0
HOU (1 yr) 93 146 -10 1 -0 -4 -1 -14 -1.5 5 -10 -1.1 .484 .491 -0.7 -0.6 -6 $700,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 33 LAD NL NLDS ATL L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 35 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 CLE AL 23 OF 10 10 8 86.1 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 1 17 2.71 2.60 .980 2.39 2.37
1986 CLE AL 23 RF 10 10 8 86.1 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 1 17 2.71 2.60 .975 2.10 2.08
1986 CLE AL 23 DH 7 6
1987 CLE AL 24 OF 13 12 4 89.0 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -18 2.53 1.92 .980 2.31 2.29
1987 CLE AL 24 DH 12 10
1987 CLE AL 24 RF 12 11 4 82.0 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -13 2.74 2.08 .979 2.12 2.10
1987 CLE AL 24 LF 1 1 0 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -69 0.00 0.00 2.06 2.10
1988 CLE AL 25 DH 27 21
1988 CLE AL 25 OF 23 17 16 165.1 38 36 0 2 0 .947 -2 -11 1.96 1.57 .979 2.47 2.45
1988 CLE AL 25 RF 15 10 10 101.0 27 25 0 2 0 .926 -0 -6 2.23 1.67 .974 2.24 2.22
1988 CLE AL 25 LF 10 7 6 64.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -19 1.68 1.20 .977 2.25 2.24
1989 CLE AL 26 DH 54 47
1989 CLE AL 26 OF 21 16 15 157.1 28 27 0 1 0 .964 -4 -27 1.54 1.29 .980 2.42 2.39
1989 CLE AL 26 LF 12 8 8 83.1 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -14 1.40 1.08 .977 2.16 2.14
1989 CLE AL 26 RF 11 8 7 74.0 15 14 0 1 0 .933 -2 -41 1.70 1.27 .979 2.34 2.30
1990 CHC NL 27 LF 39 35 13 276.0 60 59 1 0 0 1.000 -6 -24 1.96 1.54 .979 2.19 2.18
1990 CHC NL 27 OF 39 35 13 276.0 62 60 2 0 0 1.000 -6 -24 2.02 1.59 .981 2.39 2.37
1991 KCR AL 28 DH 1 0
1991 KCR AL 28 OF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1991 KCR AL 28 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.20
1992 PIT NL 29 OF 8 7 4 58.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -29 1.55 1.25 .983 2.34 2.34
1992 PIT NL 29 RF 7 7 4 55.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -31 1.47 1.29 .979 2.08 2.09
1992 PIT NL 29 LF 1 0 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 3.00 1.00 .980 2.10 2.20
1993 PIT NL 30 OF 91 75 44 623.1 141 132 3 6 1 .957 -2 -4 1.95 1.48 .979 2.34 2.33
1993 PIT NL 30 RF 52 42 23 345.1 82 74 2 6 1 .927 1 3 1.98 1.46 .976 2.17 2.15
1993 PIT NL 30 LF 41 33 21 278.0 59 58 1 0 0 1.000 -3 -13 1.91 1.44 .975 2.11 2.10
1994 PIT NL 31 OF 57 54 34 452.0 115 107 5 3 1 .974 -0 -1 2.23 1.96 .980 2.24 2.23
1994 PIT NL 31 RF 49 46 27 383.1 106 98 5 3 1 .972 0 1 2.42 2.10 .975 2.18 2.17
1994 PIT NL 31 LF 9 8 7 68.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -12 1.31 1.11 .981 1.91 1.90
1995 PIT NL 32 OF 61 44 32 406.2 103 98 1 4 0 .961 -3 -8 2.19 1.62 .979 2.15 2.14
1995 PIT NL 32 LF 34 24 14 224.0 58 55 0 3 0 .948 -4 -21 2.21 1.62 .972 1.87 1.86
1995 PIT NL 32 RF 29 20 18 182.2 42 40 1 1 0 .976 1 9 2.02 1.41 .978 2.08 2.07
1996 TOT NL 33 OF 62 46 26 413.0 84 80 3 1 1 .988 -6 -17 1.81 1.34 .978 2.13 2.12
1996 TOT NL 33 LF 35 25 9 214.2 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 -3 -19 2.05 1.40 .975 1.85 1.83
1996 PIT NL 33 OF 61 45 26 404.0 84 80 3 1 1 .988 -6 -17 1.85 1.36 .978 2.13 2.12
1996 PIT NL 33 LF 34 24 9 205.2 49 48 1 0 0 1.000 -3 -19 2.14 1.44 .975 1.85 1.83
1996 PIT NL 33 RF 28 21 17 198.1 36 33 2 1 1 .972 -2 -15 1.59 1.25 .974 2.06 2.05
1996 LAD NL 33 LF 1 1 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -13 0.00 0.00 1.90 1.80
1996 LAD NL 33 OF 1 1 0 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -13 0.00 0.00 2.10 2.10
1997 CHC NL 34 OF 25 20 9 161.0 43 39 2 2 0 .953 -3 -20 2.29 1.64 .980 2.13 2.12
1997 CHC NL 34 LF 24 20 9 160.0 43 39 2 2 0 .953 -3 -20 2.31 1.71 .980 1.95 1.93
1997 CHC NL 34 DH 4 4
1997 CHC NL 34 RF 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 2.00
1998 HOU NL 35 OF 22 16 4 130.0 26 22 1 3 0 .885 -4 -37 1.59 1.05 .980 2.17 2.16
1998 HOU NL 35 RF 13 9 1 72.2 15 13 1 1 0 .933 -1 -20 1.73 1.08 .976 2.08 2.07
1998 HOU NL 35 LF 9 7 3 57.1 11 9 0 2 0 .818 -3 -59 1.41 1.00 .975 1.88 1.88
1998 HOU NL 35 DH 4 3
13 Seasons OF 433 352 209 3019.0 701 661 18 22 3 .969 -30 -12 2.02 1.57 .979 2.27 2.25
12 Seasons RF 228 184 119 1582.2 383 356 12 15 3 .961 -5 -4 2.09 1.61 .976 2.15 2.13
11 Seasons LF 215 168 90 1436.1 316 304 5 7 0 .978 -24 -20 1.94 1.44 .976 2.02 2.00
13 Seasons TOT 433 352 209 3019.0 701 661 18 22 3 .969 -30 -12 2.02 1.57 .979 2.27 2.25
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Errors Committed as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1993 NL  6 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1936), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1815), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Right Field (357th), 0.5 career WAR/4.0 7yr-peak WAR/2.2 JAWS
Average HOF RF (out of 23) = 70.9 career WAR/42.0 7yr-peak WAR/56.4 JAWS

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
198825Cleveland Indians$72,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198926Cleveland Indians$97,5001989 USA Today survey
199027Chicago Cubs$195,000USA Today
199330Pittsburgh Pirates$180,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199431Pittsburgh Pirates$380,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199532Pittsburgh Pirates$647,2331996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $22,223 earned bonus
199633Pittsburgh Pirates$800,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $75,000 earned bonus
199734Chicago Cubs$450,0001997 postseason AP surveyIncludes $150,000 earned bonus
199835Houston Astros$700,0004/3/98 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$3,521,733
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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