Howie Clark
Howard Roddy Clark
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 191 lb.

Born: February 13, 1974 in San Diego, CA
High School: Huntington Beach (Huntington Beach, CA)
Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 27th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 2002
Final Game: May 24, 2008
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
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
2002 28 BAL AL 14 58 53 3 16 5 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 .302 .362 .396 .758 107 21 5 2 0 0 0 /D73
2003 29 TOR AL 38 77 70 9 25 3 1 0 7 0 1 3 6 .357 .400 .429 .829 116 30 3 2 2 0 0 5/D74396
2004 30 TOR AL 40 133 115 17 25 6 0 3 12 0 0 13 15 .217 .292 .348 .640 64 40 2 0 3 2 0 39/7D45
2006 32 BAL AL 7 10 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .143 .333 .143 .476 31 1 0 0 1 0 0 /5D
2007 33 TOR AL 31 57 49 6 10 2 0 0 2 1 0 7 5 .204 .298 .245 .543 46 12 1 0 0 1 1 5/346
2008 34 MIN AL 4 8 8 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 /345
6 Seasons 134 343 302 36 79 18 1 3 26 1 1 28 36 .262 .329 .358 .687 80 108 11 4 6 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 415 365 44 96 22 1 4 31 1 1 34 44 .262 .329 .358 .687 80 131 13 5 7 4 1
TOR (3 yrs) 109 267 234 32 60 11 1 3 21 1 1 23 26 .256 .324 .350 .675 75 82 6 2 5 3 1
BAL (2 yrs) 21 68 60 4 17 5 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 .283 .358 .367 .725 97 22 5 2 1 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 4 8 8 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .500 .750 97 4 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2002 28 BAL AL 58 42 6 3.8 101 .340 .302 .258 .362 .325 .396 .416 .758 .741 107 .384 0.8 0.1 .619 .151 .094
2003 29 TOR AL 77 51 11 5.8 110 .391 .357 .272 .400 .339 .429 .436 .829 .775 116 .562 1.6 0.2 .694 .100 .071
2004 30 TOR AL 133 97 12 3.3 113 .222 .217 .275 .292 .344 .348 .442 .640 .786 64 .306 -6.3 -0.6 .576 .243 .130 .0
2006 32 BAL AL 10 7 1 3.8 110 .200 .143 .274 .333 .339 .143 .436 .476 .775 31 .360 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .286 .000
2007 33 TOR AL 57 41 4 2.6 107 .222 .204 .271 .298 .339 .245 .424 .543 .762 46 .229 -3.6 -0.3 .500 .204 .041 .0
2008 34 MIN AL 8 6 1 4.5 102 .333 .250 .263 .250 .331 .500 .414 .750 .744 97 .452 0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .250
6 Seasons 343 244 35 3.8 109 .286 .262 .271 .329 .338 .358 .432 .687 .770 80 .375 -8.2 -0.8 .596 .189 .096 1.5
162 Game Avg. 415 295 42 3.8 109 .286 .262 .271 .329 .338 .358 .432 .687 .770 80 .375 -8.2 -0.8 .596 .189 .096 2
TOR (3 yrs) 267 189 27 3.8 111 .274 .256 .273 .324 .341 .350 .436 .675 .778 75 .370 -8.3 -0.8 .591 .192 .094 1.5
BAL (2 yrs) 68 49 7 3.8 102 .327 .283 .260 .358 .327 .367 .418 .725 .745 97 .380 0.1 0.0 .604 .167 .083
MIN (1 yr) 8 6 1 4.5 102 .333 .250 .263 .250 .331 .500 .414 .750 .744 97 .451 0.0 0.0 .667 .250 .250

Ratio Batting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2002 28 BAL AL 58 0.0% 10.3% 5.2% 8.6% 31% 2.00 8.8 13.3 0.62 1.31 81% 32% 0.0% 7%
2003 29 TOR AL 77 0.0% 7.8% 3.9% 5.2% 16% 2.00 11.7 10.0 1.00 1.87 83% 24% 0.0% 3%
2004 30 TOR AL 133 2.3% 11.3% 9.8% 6.8% 36% 1.15 7.7 38.3 9.6 0.85 1.38 74% 14% 6.3% 13%
2006 32 BAL AL 10 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 3.5 1.50 1.50 50% 0% 0.0% 50%
2007 33 TOR AL 57 0.0% 8.8% 12.3% 3.5% 20% 0.71 9.8 24.5 0.80 1.12 79% 27% 0.0% 12%
2008 34 MIN AL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 100% 4.0 8.0 0.50 1.00 75% 50% 0.0% 25%
6 Seasons 343 0.9% 10.5% 8.2% 6.4% 28% 1.29 8.4 100.7 11.6 0.83 1.40 78% 22% 2.3% 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2002 28 BAL AL 0 0 14% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11% 5 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 1
2003 29 TOR AL 2 0 30% 43 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 6 4 2 2 1 1 4 3 1
2004 30 TOR AL 1 0 40% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 40% 11 7 4 4 2 1 5 2 3
2006 32 BAL AL 0 0 33% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2007 33 TOR AL 0 0 35% 26 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 25% 7 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0
2008 34 MIN AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 3 0 31% 151 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 30% 29 21 8 7 4 2 14 9 5
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2002 28 BAL AL 58 95% 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.70 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 31% 8 1 13% 41 4 10% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
2003 29 TOR AL 77 99% 25 2 0 6 2 0 1 1.91 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 9 3 33% 5 2 40% 39 7 18% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 0
2004 30 TOR AL 133 93% 25 1 0 6 0 0 0 0.95 3 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 3 3 100% 31 2 6% 23 10 43% 80 10 13% 10 6 60% 8 2 25% 0
2006 32 BAL AL 10 80% 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1.76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 2 1 50% 9 0 0% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
2007 33 TOR AL 57 96% 10 0 0 11 2 0 1 1.47 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 9 3 33% 40 2 5% 6 1 17% 12 6 50% 0
2008 34 MIN AL 8 63% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 5 1 20% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 343 94% 79 3 0 27 5 0 2 1.49 3 0 11 3 0 3 0 0 6 6 100% 73 11 15% 49 17 35% 214 24 11% 21 9 43% 29 13 45% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear)
Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2002 28 BAL AL 58 188 3.24 127 68% 25% 7% 31% 37% 75% 0% 51% 91% 33% 2% 1 0 14% 8 7 3% 2 2 50% 0 0 0
2003 29 TOR AL 77 279 3.62 189 68% 29% 8% 29% 35% 71% 0% 48% 89% 23% 4% 3 0 16% 12 6 6% 5 3 50% 0 0 0
2004 30 TOR AL 133 494 3.71 314 64% 35% 5% 27% 33% 65% 0% 41% 93% 26% 8% 10 0 17% 23 4 12% 16 7 40% 0 0 0
2006 32 BAL AL 10 39 3.90 21 54% 33% 19% 19% 29% 67% 0% 36% 71% 20% 30% 3 0 30% 3 0 10% 1 1 0% 0 0 0
2007 33 TOR AL 57 226 3.96 133 59% 35% 5% 26% 34% 65% 4% 38% 93% 12% 5% 3 0 25% 14 5 14% 8 4 20% 0 0 0
2008 34 MIN AL 8 36 4.50 22 61% 41% 18% 14% 27% 59% 0% 36% 69% 0% 25% 2 0 25% 2 0 25% 2 1 0% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 343 1262 3.68 806 64% 32% 7% 27% 34% 68% 1% 43% 90% 23% 6% 22 0 18% 62 22 10% 34 18 36% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2002 28 14 58 53 3 16 5 0 0 4 0 0 3 6 .302 .362 .396 .758 107 21 5 2 0 0 0
2003 29 52 135 123 12 41 8 1 0 11 0 1 6 12 .333 .383 .415 .798 112 51 8 4 2 0 0
2004 30 92 268 238 29 66 14 1 3 23 0 1 19 27 .277 .338 .382 .721 88 91 10 4 5 2 0
2005 31 92 268 238 29 66 14 1 3 23 0 1 19 27 .277 .338 .382 .721 88 91 10 4 5 2 0
2006 32 99 278 245 30 67 14 1 3 23 0 1 21 29 .273 .338 .376 .714 86 92 10 4 6 2 0
2007 33 130 335 294 36 77 16 1 3 25 1 1 28 34 .262 .331 .354 .685 80 104 11 4 6 3 1
2008 34 134 343 302 36 79 18 1 3 26 1 1 28 36 .262 .329 .358 .687 80 108 11 4 6 3 1

Neutralized Batting

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) ·

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2002 28 14 56 51 3 14 4 0 0 4 0 3 6 .275 .339 .353 .692 6 14
2003 29 38 73 68 8 23 3 1 0 6 0 3 6 .338 .384 .412 .795 10 38
2004 30 40 128 114 15 24 6 0 3 11 0 12 15 .211 .281 .342 .623 11 40
2006 32 7 12 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .250 .500 .250 .750 1 7
2007 33 31 59 50 6 11 2 0 0 2 1 8 5 .220 .322 .260 .582 4 31
2008 34 4 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 4
6 Seasons 134 336 299 34 74 15 1 3 24 1 30 36 .247 .321 .334 .656 33 134
162 Game Avg. 162 406 361 41 89 18 1 4 29 1 36 44 .247 .321 .334 .656 40 134

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Howie Clark    

Viewed 17,312 times through December 6, 2009.
Name and misspellings: Howard howard Howie Roddy Clark

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.