Ron Clark

Ronald Bruce Clark

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 14, 1943 in Fort Worth, TX
High School: Brewer HS (White Settlement, TX)
Signed
by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1966
Teams (by GP): Twins/Pilots/Brewers/Athletics/Phillies 1966-1975

Final Game: September 26, 1975
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Standard Batting

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
1966 23 MIN AL 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500 308 1 0 0 0 1 0 /5
1967 24 MIN AL 20 65 60 7 10 3 1 2 11 0 0 4 9 .167 .215 .350 .565 59 21 3 0 0 1 0 5
1968 25 MIN AL 104 250 227 14 42 5 1 1 13 3 2 16 44 .185 .245 .229 .474 41 52 2 2 5 0 2 564
1969 26 TOT AL 62 188 171 9 33 5 0 0 12 1 0 13 29 .193 .253 .222 .475 36 38 2 1 2 1 2 65/43
1969 26 MIN AL 5 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250 -31 1 1 0 0 0 0 /5
1969 26 SEP AL 57 180 163 9 32 5 0 0 12 1 0 13 29 .196 .258 .227 .485 39 37 1 1 2 1 2 65/43
1971 28 OAK AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 54 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 TOT AL 36 79 69 9 14 3 1 2 6 0 0 7 15 .203 .273 .362 .635 91 25 3 0 2 1 0 45
1972 29 OAK AL 14 18 15 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .267 .353 .400 .753 129 6 1 0 1 0 0 4/5
1972 29 MIL AL 22 61 54 8 10 1 1 2 5 0 0 5 11 .185 .250 .352 .602 80 19 2 0 1 1 0 45
1975 32 PHI NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 230 587 530 40 100 16 3 5 43 4 2 41 98 .189 .249 .258 .508 48 137 10 3 9 4 4
162 Game Avg. 162 413 373 28 70 11 2 4 30 3 1 29 69 .189 .249 .258 .508 48 96 7 2 6 3 3
MIN (4 yrs) 134 325 296 22 54 8 2 3 25 3 2 20 53 .182 .238 .253 .491 44 75 6 2 5 2 2
OAK (2 yrs) 16 20 16 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 .250 .368 .375 .743 126 6 1 0 1 0 0
MIL (2 yrs) 79 241 217 17 42 6 1 2 17 1 0 18 40 .194 .256 .258 .514 49 56 3 1 3 2 2
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 229 586 529 40 100 16 3 5 43 4 2 41 97 .189 .250 .259 .509 49 137 10 3 9 4 4
NL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1966 23 MIN AL 5 2 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .493 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /5
1967 24 MIN AL 20 65 -1 -0 -0 0 0 -1 -0.2 2 0 0.0 .491 .499 0.0 0.0 0 $ 5
1968 25 MIN AL 104 250 -13 -1 1 2 4 -8 -1.1 7 -1 -0.4 .490 .494 -0.6 0.6 -3 $ 564
1969 26 MIN AL 5 8 -1 0 -0 -0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .459 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $10,000 /5
1969 26 SEP AL 57 180 -13 -1 1 -12 3 -22 -2.5 5 -17 -2.0 .457 .485 -0.6 -1.1 -5 $ 65/43
1971 28 OAK AL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
1972 29 OAK AL 14 18 0 -0 -0 -0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $17,000 4/5
1972 29 MIL AL 22 61 -2 0 -0 -0 0 -1 -0.2 2 1 0.0 .493 .499 0.1 0.0 1 $ 45
1975 32 PHI NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
7 Seasons 230 587 -30 -2 1 -11 8 -35 -4.2 17 -18 -2.5 .482 .497 -1.2 -0.5 -7 $27,000
MIN (4 yrs) 134 325 -15 -2 -0 1 4 -12 -1.6 9 -2 -0.6 .489 .498 -0.8 0.6 -4 $10,000
OAK (2 yrs) 16 20 0 -0 -0 -0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 -0.0 1 $17,000
MIL (2 yrs) 79 241 -15 -0 1 -12 3 -23 -2.6 7 -16 -2.0 .467 .492 -0.5 -1.0 -4 $
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .466 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

Advanced Batting

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
1966 23 MIN AL 2 1 1 27.0 95 .500 1.000 .256 .500 .324 1.000 .394 1.500 .718 308 .972 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1967 24 MIN AL 65 54 4 2.0 91 .160 .167 .253 .215 .324 .350 .379 .565 .703 59 .241 -3.4 -0.4 .472 .250 .183 .0
1968 25 MIN AL 250 194 14 1.9 84 .225 .185 .244 .245 .314 .229 .361 .474 .676 41 .252 -16.8 -1.9 .376 .119 .044 1.5
1969 26 TOT AL 188 143 11 2.1 93 .231 .193 .251 .253 .327 .222 .379 .475 .707 36 .215 -14.6 -1.5 .379 .111 .029 .0
1969 26 MIN AL 8 8 0 0.0 98 .125 .125 .259 .125 .336 .125 .391 .250 .727 -31 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1969 26 SEP AL 180 135 11 2.2 92 .237 .196 .251 .258 .327 .227 .379 .485 .706 39 .233 -13.1 -1.4 .394 .117 .031 .0
1971 28 OAK AL 2 1 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .253 .500 .324 .000 .375 .500 .700 54 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
1972 29 TOT AL 79 61 7 3.1 80 .226 .203 .243 .273 .311 .362 .351 .635 .661 91 .427 -0.9 -0.1 .552 .261 .159 .0
1972 29 OAK AL 18 13 2 4.1 79 .364 .267 .241 .353 .309 .400 .348 .753 .657 129 .560 0.7 0.1 .667 .267 .133
1972 29 MIL AL 61 48 5 2.8 81 .190 .185 .243 .250 .312 .352 .351 .602 .663 80 .383 -1.6 -0.2 .522 .259 .167 .0
1975 32 PHI NL 1 1 0 0.0 100 .000 .270 .000 .342 .000 .390 .000 .732 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 587 455 37 2.2 87 .220 .189 .247 .249 .319 .258 .368 .508 .687 48 .269 -35.4 -3.9 .414 .151 .070 4.4
162 Game Avg. 413 320 26 2.2 87 .220 .189 .247 .249 .319 .258 .368 .508 .687 48 .269 -35.4 -3.9 .414 .151 .070 3
MIN (4 yrs) 325 257 19 2.0 86 .211 .182 .246 .238 .317 .253 .366 .491 .683 44 .255 -21.2 -2.4 .392 .142 .071 3.0
OAK (2 yrs) 20 14 2 3.8 80 .333 .250 .242 .368 .310 .375 .350 .743 .660 126 .521 0.7 0.1 .692 .313 .125
MIL (2 yrs) 241 183 16 2.4 89 .226 .194 .249 .256 .323 .258 .372 .514 .695 49 .269 -14.7 -1.5 .427 .152 .065 1.3
PHI (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 100 .000 .270 .000 .342 .000 .390 .000 .732 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
AL (6 yrs) 586 454 37 2.2 87 .220 .189 .247 .250 .319 .259 .368 .509 .687 49 .270 -35.2 -3.9 .415 .151 .070 4.4
NL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 100 .000 .270 .000 .342 .000 .390 .000 .732 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

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
1966 23 MIN AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.0 0.00 100%
1967 24 MIN AL 65 3.1% 13.9% 6.2% 9.2% 60% 2.25 6.7 30.0 5.5 1.35 77%
1968 25 MIN AL 250 0.4% 17.6% 6.4% 2.8% 17% 2.75 5.2 227.0 17.5 0.88 73%
1969 26 TOT AL 188 0.0% 15.4% 6.9% 2.7% 15% 2.23 5.9 14.3 0.96 76%
1969 26 MIN AL 8 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.67 100%
1969 26 SEP AL 180 0.0% 16.1% 7.2% 2.8% 16% 2.23 5.6 13.6 0.93 75%
1971 28 OAK AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 50%
1972 29 TOT AL 79 2.5% 19.0% 8.9% 7.6% 43% 2.14 4.6 34.5 11.5 1.00 67%
1972 29 OAK AL 18 0.0% 22.2% 11.1% 11.1% 50% 2.00 3.8 15.0 1.25 61%
1972 29 MIL AL 61 3.3% 18.0% 8.2% 6.6% 40% 2.20 4.9 27.0 10.8 0.95 69%
1975 32 PHI NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
7 Yrs 587 0.9% 16.7% 7.0% 4.1% 24% 2.39 5.4 106.0 12.3 0.96 73%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.6% 8.5% 6.0% 27% 1.71 6.1 45.3 9.1 1.11 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1966 23 MIN AL 0.5 0.0 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.73 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 0.0 1.24 0.3 3.45 0
1967 24 MIN AL -3.4 -0.4 66 0.3 1.0 -0.8 .73 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.98 -0.3 0.70 3
1968 25 MIN AL -17.0 -2.0 259 -2.1 2.8 -4.9 1.02 -1.7 -0.4 -13.5 -1.5 0.96 -14.6 1.81 12
1969 26 TOT AL -14.6 -1.5 192 -1.3 2.6 -3.9 1.18 -1.3 0.3 -13.8 -1.5 1.01 -14.5 0.84 3
1969 26 MIN AL -1.4 -0.2 8 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 1.16 -0.2 -0.0 -1.8 -0.2 1.00 -1.7 0.84 3
1969 26 SEP AL -13.1 -1.4 184 -1.1 2.5 -3.6 1.18 -1.2 0.3 -12.0 -1.3 1.01 -12.9 0
1971 28 OAK AL 0.1 0.0 2 0.1 0.1 -0.0 1.50 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.86 0.2 1.50 1
1972 29 TOT AL -0.9 -0.1 79 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 .94 -0.5 -0.1 -2.5 -0.3 0.92 0.1 1.05 7
1972 29 OAK AL 0.7 0.1 18 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 .81 -0.1 0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.95 -0.0 2.24 2
1972 29 MIL AL -1.6 -0.2 61 -0.4 0.6 -1.1 .98 -0.4 -0.1 -1.7 -0.2 0.91 0.2 0.57 5
1975 32 PHI NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 2.24 -0.0 -0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 2.24 1
7 Yrs -35.6 -3.9 601 -3.7 7.3 -11.0 1.03 -3.4 -0.1 -28.7 -3.1 0.97 -29.1 1.39 27

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1966 23 MIN AL 0 0 100% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1967 24 MIN AL 4 0 42% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 40% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1968 25 MIN AL 7 0 22% 86 3 2 60% 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 36% 5 4 1 3 2 1 6 1 3
1969 26 TOT AL 2 0 19% 61 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 55% 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 1 4
1969 26 MIN 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 0
1969 26 SEP AL 2 0 20% 61 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 55% 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 1 4
1971 28 OAK AL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 TOT AL 0 0 37% 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 60% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1972 29 OAK AL 0 0 17% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 29 MIL AL 0 0 46% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 67% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1975 32 PHI NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 13 0 25% 202 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 7 43% 16 11 5 4 2 1 17 3 10

Situational Hitting*

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
1966 23 MIN AL 2 50% 1 0 0 0 1 3.45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1967 24 MIN AL 65 32% 10 3 0 0 0 0.70 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% 7 2 29% 41 10 24% 4 2 50% 2 2 100% 0
1968 25 MIN AL 250 24% 42 12 1 0 1 1.81 1 0 10 0 1 1 0 0 5 5 100% 37 2 5% 26 6 23% 147 12 8% 12 1 8% 13 6 46% 0
1969 26 TOT AL 188 40% 33 3 1 0 0 0.84 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 43 2 5% 21 9 43% 135 12 9% 10 6 60% 5 3 60% 0
1969 26 MIN AL 8 75% 1 3 1 0 0 0.84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 26 SEP AL 180 39% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 41 1 2% 21 9 43% 130 12 9% 10 6 60% 5 3 60% 0
1971 28 OAK AL 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 29 TOT AL 79 32% 14 7 1 0 0 1.05 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 100% 15 3 20% 9 5 56% 44 4 9% 3 2 67% 4 2 50% 0
1972 29 OAK AL 18 44% 4 2 0 0 0 2.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 10 1 10% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1972 29 MIL AL 61 28% 10 5 1 0 0 0.57 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 12 2 17% 7 4 57% 34 3 9% 2 2 100% 3 2 67% 0
1975 32 PHI NL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 2.24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 587 31% 100 27 3 0 2 1.39 5 0 21 3 2 4 1 0 10 9 90% 105 10 10% 64 23 36% 369 39 11% 30 12 40% 24 13 54% 0
MLB Averages 54% 76% 11% 31% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

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
1966 23 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500 308 1 0 0 0 1 0
1967 24 25 67 61 8 11 3 1 2 12 0 0 4 9 .180 .224 .361 .585 64 22 3 0 0 2 0
1968 25 129 317 288 22 53 8 2 3 25 3 2 20 53 .184 .240 .257 .497 46 74 5 2 5 2 2
1969 26 191 505 459 31 86 13 2 3 37 4 2 33 82 .187 .245 .244 .489 42 112 7 3 7 3 4
1970 27 191 505 459 31 86 13 2 3 37 4 2 33 82 .187 .245 .244 .489 42 112 7 3 7 3 4
1971 28 193 507 460 31 86 13 2 3 37 4 2 34 82 .187 .246 .243 .489 42 112 7 3 7 3 4
1972 29 229 586 529 40 100 16 3 5 43 4 2 41 97 .189 .250 .259 .509 49 137 10 3 9 4 4
1973 30 229 586 529 40 100 16 3 5 43 4 2 41 97 .189 .250 .259 .509 49 137 10 3 9 4 4
1974 31 229 586 529 40 100 16 3 5 43 4 2 41 97 .189 .250 .259 .509 49 137 10 3 9 4 4
1975 32 230 587 530 40 100 16 3 5 43 4 2 41 98 .189 .249 .258 .508 48 137 10 3 9 4 4

Neutralized Batting

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
1966 23 5 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500 1 5
1967 24 20 65 60 8 10 3 1 2 12 0 4 9 .167 .215 .350 .565 5 20
1968 25 104 257 232 17 47 6 1 1 16 3 18 44 .203 .266 .250 .516 15 104
1969 26 62 192 174 10 36 5 0 0 14 1 14 29 .207 .268 .236 .504 11 62
1971 28 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 2
1972 29 38 85 74 12 17 4 1 2 8 0 8 16 .230 .301 .392 .693 9 36
1975 32 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
7 Yrs 232 604 543 48 111 18 3 5 51 4 45 99 .204 .267 .276 .543 41 230
162 Game Avg. 162 422 379 34 78 13 2 3 36 3 31 69 .204 .267 .276 .543 29 230

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