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Willie Clark

William Otis Clark (Wee Willie)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 16, 1872 in Pittsburgh, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: June 20, 1895
Teams (by GP): Giants/Pirates 1895-1899

Final Game: August 3, 1899
Died: November 13, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
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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
1895 22 NYG NL 23 93 88 9 23 3 2 0 16 1 5 6 .261 .301 .341 .642 67 30 0 0 3
1896 23 NYG NL 72 272 247 38 72 12 4 0 33 8 15 12 .291 .352 .372 .724 93 92 8 2 3
1897 24 NYG NL 117 486 436 63 122 17 12 1 75 18 37 29 .280 .349 .381 .729 95 166 9 4 *3/O5
1898 25 PIT NL 57 236 209 29 64 9 7 1 31 0 22 7 .306 .378 .431 .808 133 90 2 3 3
1899 26 PIT NL 81 348 300 49 85 13 10 0 44 11 35 21 .283 .377 .393 .770 111 118 10 3 3
5 Yrs 350 1435 1280 188 366 54 35 2 199 38 114 75 .286 .358 .388 .745 102 496 29 12
162 Game Avg. 162 664 592 87 169 25 16 1 92 18 53 35 .286 .358 .388 .745 102 230 13 6
NYG (3 yrs) 212 851 771 110 217 32 18 1 124 27 57 47 .281 .344 .374 .718 91 288 17 6
PIT (2 yrs) 138 584 509 78 149 22 17 1 75 11 57 28 .293 .377 .409 .786 120 208 12 6

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
1895 22 NYG NL 23 93 -5 -0 0 1 0 -4 -0.3 3 -2 -0.1 .486 .498 -0.1 0.1 -3 $ 3
1896 23 NYG NL 72 272 -2 -1 0 -2 0 -5 -0.4 8 3 0.4 .495 .498 0.6 -0.2 5 $ 3
1897 24 NYG NL 117 486 -3 -1 0 6 -1 1 0.0 14 15 1.5 .501 .501 1.0 0.4 9 $ *3/O5
1898 25 PIT NL 57 236 10 1 0 3 -1 13 1.2 7 20 1.9 .522 .508 1.7 0.2 17 $ 3
1899 26 PIT NL 81 348 6 -1 0 2 -1 6 0.5 11 17 1.6 .507 .503 1.4 0.1 15 $ 3
5 Seasons 350 1435 6 -2 0 10 -3 11 1.0 42 54 5.3 .503 .501 4.6 0.6 44 $
NYG (3 yrs) 212 851 -10 -2 0 5 -1 -8 -0.7 24 17 1.8 .497 .499 1.5 0.3 12 $
PIT (2 yrs) 138 584 16 0 0 5 -2 19 1.7 18 37 3.5 .513 .505 3.1 0.3 32 $

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
1895 22 NYG NL 93 65 9 3.6 110 .280 .261 .300 .301 .366 .341 .405 .642 .771 67 .340 -4.8 -0.4 .554 .148 .080 .0
1896 23 NYG NL 272 177 31 4.6 105 .306 .291 .293 .352 .358 .372 .392 .724 .750 93 .472 -2.0 -0.2 .703 .174 .081 .0
1897 24 NYG NL 486 318 56 4.6 105 .298 .280 .294 .349 .358 .381 .391 .729 .749 95 .478 -3.6 -0.3 .732 .227 .101 1.9
1898 25 PIT NL 236 148 34 6.0 90 .313 .306 .275 .378 .340 .431 .353 .808 .693 133 .682 8.8 0.9 .786 .230 .124 .0
1899 26 PIT NL 348 218 42 5.0 100 .305 .283 .290 .377 .352 .393 .378 .770 .730 111 .566 5.7 0.6 .809 .263 .110 .0
5 Yrs 1435 926 172 4.8 101 .303 .286 .290 .358 .354 .388 .383 .745 .737 102 .525 4.2 0.5 .741 .220 .102 3.8
162 Game Avg. 664 429 80 4.8 101 .303 .286 .290 .358 .354 .388 .383 .745 .737 102 .525 2 0 .741 .220 .102 2
NYG (3 yrs) 851 560 96 4.4 105 .299 .281 .295 .344 .359 .374 .393 .718 .752 91 .461 -10.3 -1.0 .702 .201 .092 1.9
PIT (2 yrs) 584 366 76 5.4 96 .308 .293 .284 .377 .347 .409 .368 .786 .715 120 .616 14.5 1.5 .800 .250 .116 1.8

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
1895 22 23 93 88 9 23 3 2 0 16 1 5 6 .261 .301 .341 .642 67 30 0 0
1896 23 95 365 335 47 95 15 6 0 49 9 20 18 .284 .339 .364 .703 86 122 8 2
1897 24 212 851 771 110 217 32 18 1 124 27 57 47 .281 .344 .374 .718 91 288 17 6
1898 25 269 1087 980 139 281 41 25 2 155 27 79 54 .287 .352 .386 .737 99 378 19 9
1899 26 350 1435 1280 188 366 54 35 2 199 38 114 75 .286 .358 .388 .745 102 496 29 12

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
1895 22 28 106 101 7 22 3 2 0 13 1 5 7 .218 .255 .287 .542 7 23
1896 23 88 316 290 35 75 12 4 0 30 8 16 15 .259 .315 .328 .643 28 72
1897 24 140 554 502 58 125 17 12 1 69 18 38 35 .249 .313 .337 .650 52 117
1898 25 60 243 216 27 63 9 7 1 29 0 22 7 .292 .363 .412 .775 32 57
1899 26 85 353 307 44 81 12 10 0 39 10 33 22 .264 .354 .368 .722 38 81
5 Yrs 401 1572 1416 171 366 53 35 2 180 37 114 86 .258 .326 .350 .676 157 350
162 Game Avg. 162 635 572 69 148 21 14 1 73 15 46 35 .258 .326 .350 .676 63 350

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1505), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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