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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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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
1995 23 DET AL 27 109 101 10 24 5 1 3 11 0 0 8 30 .238 .294 .396 .690 78 40 2 0 0 0 0 3
1996 24 DET AL 100 411 376 56 94 14 0 27 72 0 1 29 127 .250 .299 .503 .802 98 189 7 0 0 6 1 3D RoY-3
1997 25 DET AL 159 681 580 105 160 28 3 32 117 1 3 93 144 .276 .376 .500 .876 128 290 11 3 0 5 13 *3/D MVP-18
1998 26 DET AL 157 673 602 84 175 37 0 34 103 3 3 63 128 .291 .358 .522 .880 126 314 16 3 0 5 5 *3D
1999 27 DET AL 143 609 536 74 150 29 0 31 99 2 1 64 133 .280 .361 .507 .869 120 272 14 6 0 3 7 *3D
2000 28 DET AL 60 232 208 32 57 14 0 13 37 0 0 24 51 .274 .349 .529 .878 124 110 10 0 0 0 2 3/D
2001 29 DET AL 126 497 428 67 123 29 3 16 75 0 1 62 108 .287 .374 .481 .856 131 206 14 1 0 6 10 3D AS
2002 30 BOS AL 90 298 275 25 57 12 1 3 29 0 0 21 57 .207 .265 .291 .556 47 80 11 1 0 1 0 3/D
2003 31 NYM NL 125 280 254 29 59 13 0 16 43 0 0 24 73 .232 .300 .472 .772 100 120 8 1 0 1 2 3/7
2004 32 NYY AL 106 283 253 37 56 12 0 16 49 0 0 26 92 .221 .297 .458 .755 95 116 6 2 0 2 3 3/D
2005 33 ARI NL 130 393 349 47 106 22 2 30 87 0 0 37 88 .304 .366 .636 1.003 154 222 10 1 0 6 6 3/D
2006 34 ARI NL 79 147 132 13 26 4 0 6 16 0 0 13 40 .197 .279 .364 .643 60 48 5 2 0 0 2 3
2007 35 ARI NL 113 245 221 31 55 5 1 17 51 0 0 21 59 .249 .310 .511 .822 102 113 8 0 0 3 3 3
2008 36 TOT NL 108 184 151 12 34 5 0 3 24 0 0 31 55 .225 .359 .318 .677 83 48 8 1 0 1 1 3/D
2008 36 SDP NL 70 107 88 5 21 3 0 1 11 0 0 19 32 .239 .374 .307 .681 92 27 2 0 0 0 0 /D3
2008 36 ARI NL 38 77 63 7 13 2 0 2 13 0 0 12 23 .206 .338 .333 .671 72 21 6 1 0 1 1 3
2009 37 ARI NL 36 78 66 7 12 4 0 4 11 0 0 11 24 .182 .295 .424 .719 81 28 3 0 0 1 0 3
15 Seasons 1559 5120 4532 629 1188 233 11 251 824 6 9 527 1209 .262 .339 .485 .824 112 2196 133 21 0 40 55
162 Game Avg. 162 532 471 65 123 24 1 26 86 1 1 55 126 .262 .339 .485 .824 112 228 14 2 0 4 6
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
DET (7 yrs) 772 3212 2831 428 783 156 7 156 514 6 9 343 721 .277 .355 .502 .857 121 1421 74 13 0 25 38
ARI (5 yrs) 396 940 831 105 212 37 3 59 178 0 0 94 234 .255 .330 .520 .850 113 432 32 4 0 11 12
NYM (1 yr) 125 280 254 29 59 13 0 16 43 0 0 24 73 .232 .300 .472 .772 100 120 8 1 0 1 2
BOS (1 yr) 90 298 275 25 57 12 1 3 29 0 0 21 57 .207 .265 .291 .556 47 80 11 1 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 70 107 88 5 21 3 0 1 11 0 0 19 32 .239 .374 .307 .681 92 27 2 0 0 0 0
NYY (1 yr) 106 283 253 37 56 12 0 16 49 0 0 26 92 .221 .297 .458 .755 95 116 6 2 0 2 3
AL (9 yrs) 968 3793 3359 490 896 180 8 175 592 6 9 390 870 .267 .343 .481 .825 113 1617 91 16 0 28 41
NL (6 yrs) 591 1327 1173 139 292 53 3 76 232 0 0 137 339 .249 .327 .494 .821 109 579 42 5 0 12 14

Postseason Batting

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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
2004 32 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 32 NYY AL ALCS BOS L 5 21 21 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .190 .333 4 0 0 0 0 0
2007 35 ARI NL NLDS CHC W 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 35 ARI NL NLCS COL L 3 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .333 .633 3 0 0 0 0 1
2 Seasons (4 Series) 12 38 37 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .135 .158 .189 .347 7 0 0 0 0 1
1 ALDS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 3 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222 .300 .333 .633 3 0 0 0 0 1
1 ALCS 5 21 21 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .190 .333 4 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2001 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1997-AL-18-3%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Slugging % s c a p y
Active--.485--46th
Career--.485--156th

Games Played s c a p y
1997 AL--159--4th
Active--1559--46th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1997 AL--105--10th

Total Bases s c a p y
1998 AL--314--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
Active--251--38th
Career--251--192nd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1997 AL--117--6th
Active--824--49th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1997 AL--93--7th
Active--527--50th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1997 AL--144--5th
1998 AL--128--10th
1999 AL--133--6th
Active--1209--23rd
Career--1209--134th

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1997 AL--13--6th
2001 AL--10--8th
Active--55--48th

AB per HR s c a p y
2005 NL--11.6--9th**
Active--18.1--21st
Career--18.1--72nd

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1373), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (703), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (940), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1990.

November 20, 2001: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Detroit Tigers.

October 30, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 12, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

October 29, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

January 24, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 30, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 11, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

July 17, 2008: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Evan Scribner (minors).

October 31, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

January 2, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

July 13, 2009: Released by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1996Detroit Tigers$109,000
1997Detroit Tigers$260,000
1998Detroit Tigers$762,500
1999Detroit Tigers$2,362,500
2000Detroit Tigers$4,062,500
2001Detroit Tigers$4,462,500
2002Boston Red Sox$5,000,000
2004New York Yankees$750,000
2005Arizona Diamondbacks$750,000
2006Arizona Diamondbacks$1,034,000
2007Arizona Diamondbacks$1,034,000
2008San Diego Padres$900,000
2009Arizona Diamondbacks$800,000
Career (may be incomplete)$22,287,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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