Mark Clear
Mark Alan Clear
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: May 27, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Northview (Covina, CA)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the 1974 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1974. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 4, 1979
Final Game: May 16, 1990
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1979 CAL AL 23 P 52 0 109.0 16 4 10 2 0 .875 1.16 0.27 .950 1.92 0.81 AS,MVP-19,RoY-3
1980 CAL AL 24 P 58 0 106.1 13 3 10 0 0 1.000 1.10 0.22 .954 1.85 0.77
1981 BOS AL 25 P 34 0 76.2 9 5 4 0 0 1.000 1.06 0.26 .967 1.98 0.81
1982 BOS AL 26 P 55 0 105.0 21 7 11 3 0 .857 1.54 0.33 .962 1.80 0.73 AS
1983 BOS AL 27 P 48 0 96.0 14 8 5 1 0 .929 1.22 0.27 .957 1.80 0.73
1984 BOS AL 28 P 47 0 67.0 12 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.61 0.26 .958 1.79 0.70
1985 BOS AL 29 P 41 0 55.2 18 4 12 2 0 .889 2.59 0.39 .956 1.86 0.70
1986 MIL AL 30 P 59 0 73.2 11 4 6 1 0 .909 1.22 0.17 .964 1.83 0.68
1987 MIL AL 31 P 58 1 78.1 21 8 12 1 0 .952 2.30 0.34 .957 1.84 0.67
1988 MIL AL 32 P 25 0 29.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.93 0.12 .967 1.77 0.67
1990 CAL AL 34 P 4 0 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.76 0.60
11 Seasons P 481 1 804.1 138 49 79 10 0 .928 1.43 0.27 .958 1.85 0.73
11 Seasons TOT 481 1 804.1 138 49 79 10 0 .928 1.43 0.27 .886 1.85 0.73

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
1979 CAL AL 23 52 0 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 CAL AL 24 58 0 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BOS AL 25 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 BOS AL 26 55 0 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 BOS AL 27 48 0 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 BOS AL 28 47 0 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BOS AL 29 41 0 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 MIL AL 30 59 0 59 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 MIL AL 31 58 0 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 MIL AL 32 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CAL AL 34 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 481 0 481 481 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1979 CAL AL 23 518 67% 15% 9 89% 1 4 0 4 8 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1980 CAL AL 24 490 64% 14% 14 100% 0 4 3 1 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1981 BOS AL 25 367 63% 15% 7 86% 0 4 1 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1982 BOS AL 26 492 64% 20% 18 72% 1 6 1 3 12 11 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 33%
1983 BOS AL 27 486 69% 18% 4 100% 0 7 0 7 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 BOS AL 28 349 58% 15% 7 100% 1 4 0 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1985 BOS AL 29 284 61% 17% 14 86% 0 4 1 3 12 10 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1986 MIL AL 30 323 63% 23% 9 67% 0 4 0 4 7 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1987 MIL AL 31 375 62% 20% 16 94% 1 7 1 6 14 12 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1988 MIL AL 32 136 65% 24% 2 50% 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CAL AL 34 39 56% 15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 3859 64% 18% 100 86% 4 46 7 36 81 68 1 10 2 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 27 81%
MLB Averages 78% 28% 91% 87%

* 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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