Mel Clark
Melvin Earl Clark
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 7, 1926 in Letart, WV
School: Ohio University
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1947. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1951
Final Game: May 1, 1957
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Standard Batting

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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
1951 24 PHI NL 10 31 31 2 10 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 .323 .323 .452 .774 107 14 0 0 0 /O
1952 25 PHI NL 47 167 155 20 52 6 4 1 15 2 1 6 13 .335 .364 .445 .809 124 69 4 1 5 O/5
1953 26 PHI NL 60 212 198 31 59 10 4 0 19 1 0 11 17 .298 .338 .389 .727 90 77 10 1 2 O
1954 27 PHI NL 83 256 233 26 56 9 7 1 24 0 1 17 21 .240 .291 .352 .643 67 82 13 0 5 1 97
1955 28 PHI NL 10 35 32 3 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .156 .229 .250 .479 29 8 2 0 0 0 0 /9
1957 30 DET AL 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 /7
6 Seasons 215 708 656 82 182 29 15 3 63 3 3 37 61 .277 .318 .381 .699 85 250 30 2 12 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 533 494 62 137 22 11 2 47 2 2 28 46 .277 .318 .381 .699 85 188 23 2 9
PHI (5 yrs) 210 701 649 82 182 29 15 3 62 3 3 37 58 .280 .321 .385 .706 87 250 29 2 12 1 0
DET (1 yr) 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 210 701 649 82 182 29 15 3 62 3 3 37 58 .280 .321 .385 .706 87 250 29 2 12 1 0
AL (1 yr) 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1951 24 PHI NL 31 22 4 4.9 102 .333 .323 .266 .323 .340 .452 .403 .774 .743 107 .536 0.1 0.0 .591 .097 .129 .0
1952 25 PHI NL 167 113 25 5.9 96 .362 .335 .260 .364 .333 .445 .387 .809 .720 124 .657 4.3 0.4 .713 .155 .110 1.3
1953 26 PHI NL 212 151 26 4.6 109 .326 .298 .273 .338 .344 .389 .425 .727 .769 90 .473 -3.1 -0.3 .604 .152 .091 .0
1954 27 PHI NL 256 197 24 3.3 109 .259 .240 .274 .291 .345 .352 .424 .643 .769 67 .331 -12.4 -1.2 .513 .180 .112 .0
1955 28 PHI NL 35 29 2 1.8 104 .179 .156 .263 .229 .334 .250 .417 .479 .750 29 .153 -3.2 -0.3 .379 .188 .094
1957 30 DET AL 7 8 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .000 .339 .000 .402 .000 .741 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
6 Seasons 708 520 81 4.2 105 .302 .277 .270 .318 .341 .381 .414 .699 .755 85 .451 -16.3 -1.6 .570 .160 .104 3.0
162 Game Avg. 533 392 61 4.2 105 .302 .277 .270 .318 .341 .381 .414 .699 .755 85 .451 -16.3 -1.6 .570 .160 .104 2
PHI (5 yrs) 701 512 81 4.2 105 .304 .280 .270 .321 .341 .385 .414 .706 .755 87 .457 -14.3 -1.4 .579 .162 .105 3.0
DET (1 yr) 7 8 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .000 .339 .000 .402 .000 .741 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
NL (5 yrs) 701 512 81 4.2 105 .304 .280 .270 .321 .341 .385 .414 .706 .755 87 .457 -14.3 -1.4 .579 .162 .105 3.0
AL (1 yr) 7 8 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .267 .000 .339 .000 .402 .000 .741 -100 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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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
1951 24 PHI NL 31 3.2% 9.7% 0.0% 6.5% 20% 10.3 31.0 10.3 87%
1952 25 PHI NL 167 0.6% 7.8% 3.6% 6.6% 21% 2.17 11.9 155.0 10.3 84%
1953 26 PHI NL 212 0.0% 8.0% 5.2% 6.6% 24% 1.55 11.6 10.4 85%
1954 27 PHI NL 256 0.4% 8.2% 6.6% 6.6% 30% 1.24 11.1 233.0 9.7 1.38 83%
1955 28 PHI NL 35 0.0% 11.4% 8.6% 8.6% 60% 1.33 8.0 32.0 1.88 80%
1957 30 DET AL 7 0.0% 42.9% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3 7.0 1.50 57%
6 Seasons 708 0.4% 8.6% 5.2% 6.6% 26% 1.65 10.8 218.7 10.4 1.43 84%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1954 27 PHI NL 4 0 35% 73 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 63% 8 3 5 3 2 1 5 1 4
1955 28 PHI NL 1 0 38% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
1957 30 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 5 0 36% 84 3 3 50% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 55% 10 4 6 4 3 1 6 2 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1954 27 PHI NL 222 57% 56 18 2 0 1 1.35 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 5 100% 47 13 28% 22 10 45% 140 19 14% 12 5 42% 12 5 42% 34
1955 28 PHI NL 34 35% 5 2 0 0 0 1.75 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 33% 2 0 0% 18 1 6% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1
1957 30 DET AL 7 86% 0 3 0 0 1 2.83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 263 55% 182 23 2 0 2 1.57 3 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 5 12 240% 56 30 54% 26 11 42% 164 21 13% 14 6 43% 13 5 38% 35
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1951 24 10 31 31 2 10 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 3 .323 .323 .452 .774 107 14 0 0 0
1952 25 57 198 186 22 62 7 4 2 18 2 2 6 16 .333 .358 .446 .804 121 83 4 1 5
1953 26 117 410 384 53 121 17 8 2 37 3 2 17 33 .315 .347 .417 .764 104 160 14 2 7
1954 27 200 666 617 79 177 26 15 3 61 3 3 34 54 .287 .326 .392 .718 90 242 27 2 12 1
1955 28 210 701 649 82 182 29 15 3 62 3 3 37 58 .280 .321 .385 .706 87 250 29 2 12 1 0
1956 29 210 701 649 82 182 29 15 3 62 3 3 37 58 .280 .321 .385 .706 87 250 29 2 12 1 0
1957 30 215 708 656 82 182 29 15 3 63 3 3 37 61 .277 .318 .381 .699 85 250 30 2 12 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1951 24 10 32 32 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 10
1952 25 49 173 165 23 57 7 4 1 17 2 7 14 .345 .376 .455 .830 28 47
1953 26 62 215 203 30 59 10 4 0 18 1 11 18 .291 .330 .379 .710 25 60
1954 27 87 263 244 27 58 9 7 1 25 0 18 22 .238 .289 .344 .633 24 83
1955 28 11 34 32 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 4 .125 .176 .188 .364 1 10
1957 30 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
6 Seasons 224 724 683 84 178 28 15 2 65 3 38 64 .261 .301 .354 .655 82 215
162 Game Avg. 162 524 494 61 129 20 11 1 47 2 27 46 .261 .301 .354 .655 59 215

* 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

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

Similarity Scores

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