Tony Clark
Anthony Christopher Clark
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 240 lb.

Born: June 15, 1972 in Newton, KS
High School: Christian (El Cajon, CA)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed July 10, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1995
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 DET AL 23 1B 27 27 231.0 274 252 18 4 25 .985 2.4 12.5 2.4 2.8 -0.4 0 10.52 10.00 .993 9.61 8.32
1996 DET AL 24 1B 86 86 760.0 826 766 54 6 82 .993 -8.8 -13.9 -8.8 -2.5 -6.3 0 9.71 9.53 .992 9.24 7.92 RoY-3
1996 DET AL 24 DH 12 RoY-3
1997 DET AL 25 1B 158 157 1383.2 1533 1423 100 10 131 .993 -2.9 -2.5 -3.9 0.9 -4.8 1 9.91 9.64 .992 6.50 6.33 MVP-18
1997 DET AL 25 DH 1 MVP-18
1998 DET AL 26 1B 142 142 1234.0 1380 1265 102 13 134 .991 0.4 0.4 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 1 9.97 9.63 .992 7.29 7.04
1998 DET AL 26 DH 15
1999 DET AL 27 1B 132 130 1147.2 1221 1126 85 10 111 .992 5.0 5.2 5.0 0.5 4.5 0 9.50 9.17 .992 7.84 7.58
1999 DET AL 27 DH 12
2000 DET AL 28 1B 58 58 472.1 537 488 45 4 49 .993 -0.5 -1.3 -0.5 -1.9 1.4 0 10.16 9.19 .993 9.37 8.17
2000 DET AL 28 DH 1
2001 DET AL 29 1B 78 75 611.2 698 647 48 3 69 .996 -5.4 -10.6 -5.4 -1.7 -3.7 0 10.23 8.91 .993 9.39 8.27 AS
2001 DET AL 29 DH 41 AS
2002 BOS AL 30 1B 85 70 638.0 715 651 58 6 54 .992 2.7 5.1 2.7 4.9 -2.2 0 10.00 8.34 .993 9.33 8.02
2002 BOS AL 30 DH 2
2003 NYM NL 31 1B 80 50 499.2 493 464 25 4 42 .992 -8.2 -19.7 -8.2 -5.8 -2.4 0 8.81 6.11 .993 9.60 7.98
2003 NYM NL 31 LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.50
2003 NYM NL 31 OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
2004 NYY AL 32 1B 99 64 623.2 656 603 49 4 64 .994 1.0 1.9 0.0 -0.4 0.4 1 9.41 6.59 .994 9.31 8.01
2004 NYY AL 32 DH 1
2005 ARI NL 33 1B 83 70 642.2 710 663 45 2 59 .997 2.6 4.9 1.6 -0.8 2.4 1 9.91 8.53 .993 9.64 8.29
2005 ARI NL 33 DH 7
2006 ARI NL 34 1B 53 23 256.1 297 274 21 2 26 .993 -1.3 -6.1 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 0 10.36 5.57 .994 9.41 8.05
2007 ARI NL 35 1B 83 43 452.2 466 432 32 2 50 .996 3.1 8.2 3.1 0.6 2.5 0 9.23 5.59 .993 9.21 7.85
2008 TOT NL 36 1B 26 13 155.0 182 165 15 2 19 .989 2.7 20.9 2.7 0.6 2.1 0 10.45 6.92 .992 9.34 8.23
2008 SDP NL 36 DH 9
2008 SDP NL 36 1B 1 1 22.0 18 17 1 0 4 1.000 0.4 21.8 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 7.36 18.00 .994 9.33 8.20
2008 ARI NL 36 1B 25 12 133.0 164 148 14 2 15 .988 2.3 20.8 2.3 0.6 1.7 0 10.96 6.48 .992 9.34 8.23
2009 ARI NL 37 1B 21 14 131.0 144 128 13 3 11 .979 9.69 6.71 .993 9.29 8.31
15 Seasons 1B 1211 1022 9239.1 10132 9347 710 75 926 .993 -7.2 -0.9 -11.2 -3.4 -7.8 4 9.80 8.30 .993 8.49 7.67
10 Seasons DH 101
1 Season LF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.50
1 Season OF 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 60.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
15 Seasons TOT 1212 1022 9241.1 10133 9348 710 75 926 .993 -7.1 -0.9 -11.1 -3.3 -7.8 0 4 9.80 8.30 .985 8.48 7.67
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1995 DET AL 23 27 27 27 27 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 DET AL 24 100 97 100 86 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0
1997 DET AL 25 159 158 159 158 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1998 DET AL 26 157 157 157 142 0 0 142 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
1999 DET AL 27 143 141 143 132 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0
2000 DET AL 28 60 59 60 58 0 0 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
2001 DET AL 29 126 116 126 78 0 0 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 10 0
2002 BOS AL 30 90 71 90 85 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
2003 NYM NL 31 125 50 125 81 0 0 80 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 53 0
2004 NYY AL 32 106 64 106 99 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
2005 ARI NL 33 130 77 130 83 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 48 0
2006 ARI NL 34 79 23 79 53 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
2007 ARI NL 35 113 43 113 83 0 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
2008 SDP NL 36 70 10 70 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 60 0
2008 ARI NL 36 38 12 38 25 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
2009 ARI NL 37 36 14 36 21 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
15 Seasons 1559 1119 1559 1212 0 0 1211 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 97 301 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1995 DET AL 23 1052 46% 77% 34% 67 91% 3 251 10 240 1 34 19 12 2 0 0 4 0 3 1 3 25 1 0 0 25 1 0 0 0 4 75%
1996 DET AL 24 3614 54% 74% 31% 175 93% 0 763 61 692 10 60 54 33 7 2 4 6 1 4 1 4 82 1 1 0 73 3 9 4 5 0
1997 DET AL 25 6202 54% 76% 32% 339 94% 2 1425 110 1302 16 124 98 59 22 1 6 10 4 5 1 4 131 5 5 0 123 10 7 2 5 10 70%
1998 DET AL 26 5644 52% 76% 32% 318 82% 4 1263 67 1182 13 113 102 63 18 0 9 13 1 12 0 9 134 3 2 3 128 9 6 2 3 8 100%
1999 DET AL 27 5221 52% 74% 31% 300 92% 0 1127 93 1017 16 108 84 58 17 0 3 10 0 10 0 8 111 4 4 0 106 8 5 0 5 7 57%
2000 DET AL 28 2125 50% 76% 30% 121 98% 0 486 41 435 10 42 42 29 7 0 1 4 0 3 1 3 49 1 0 1 46 2 3 2 0 4 100%
2001 DET AL 29 2900 49% 77% 29% 140 98% 2 647 42 592 14 55 48 31 8 2 2 3 1 2 0 1 69 0 2 1 68 3 1 1 0 6 83%
2002 BOS AL 30 2712 49% 73% 31% 150 96% 0 689 44 643 2 86 19 4 11 1 3 6 2 3 1 3 54 1 3 0 49 4 5 1 3 3 100%
2003 NYM NL 31 2295 63% 76% 31% 92 95% 0 465 34 423 7 30 25 18 4 1 1 4 1 1 2 2 42 1 0 0 40 2 2 0 2 9 89%
2004 NYY AL 32 2756 48% 75% 31% 151 95% 0 603 43 549 11 54 49 33 13 1 1 4 0 2 2 3 64 6 1 1 58 8 6 2 4 3 100%
2005 ARI NL 33 2880 56% 75% 31% 129 96% 1 663 42 607 15 45 44 26 10 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 59 4 1 1 56 7 3 0 3 5 100%
2006 ARI NL 34 1118 49% 74% 34% 55 95% 1 274 12 256 6 23 21 13 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 27 1 0 0 25 2 1 0 1 1 100%
2007 ARI NL 35 2004 51% 73% 30% 103 94% 0 432 25 395 11 44 32 22 6 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 50 2 0 1 48 3 2 0 2 3 100%
2008 ARI NL 36 569 57% 75% 36% 36 92% 0 148 5 135 6 15 14 12 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 15 0 0 0 13 0 2 1 1 1 100%
2008 SDP NL 36 88 70% 68% 26% 3 100% 0 17 1 16 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
2009 ARI NL 37 591 52% 73% 31% 32 97% 0 128 6 121 2 13 13 10 3 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 11 0 0 1 10 1 1 0 1 2 100%
15 Seasons 41771 52% 75% 31% 2211 93% 13 9381 636 8605 140 847 665 424 132 10 35 75 13 53 9 47 927 30 19 9 872 63 53 15 35 66 86%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 93% 83%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2003 NYM NL 31 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 0 0 0 0 0 7 86% 100% 57% 1 100%
1 Season 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 0 0 0 0 0 7 86% 100% 57% 1 100%
MLB Averages 61.7% 2.3% 56% 74% 38% 47%

* 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.

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