Mark Clear

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: May 27, 1956 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 8th round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Northview HS (Covina, CA).

High School: Northview HS (Covina, CA)

Debut: April 4, 1979 (Age 22-312d, 14,144th in major league history)
vs. SEA 2.1 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 16, 1990 (Age 33-354d)
vs. MIL 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: Mark Alan Clear

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.8

ERA

3.85

481

804.1

804

WHIP

1.527

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 60 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 3 walk-off, 2 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
BOS	35
MIL	17
CAL	8

Platoon
vs RHB	31
vs LHB	29

Home/Road
Away	34
Home	26

Outs
2	22
0	21
1	17

14 Opps
OAK	8
TOR	8
CHW	7
KCR	4
TEX	4
CAL	4
SEA	4
BAL	4
BOS	3
CLE	3
NYY	3
DET	3
MIL	3
MIN	2

56 Batters
Harold Baines	2
Dave Kingman	2
John Lowenstein	2
Willie Upshaw	2
Jim Morrison	1
Pete O'Brien	1
Lance Parrish	1
Bill Stein	1
Mike Heath	1
Greg Luzinski	1
Pat Borders	1
Bill Almon	1
Jim Dwyer	1
Jamie Allen	1
Rick Manning	1
Ken Williams	1
Dave Revering	1
John Mayberry	1
Dusty Baker	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Fred Lynn	1
Gorman Thomas	1
Terry Crowley	1
Rance Mulliniks	1
Larry Parrish	1
Bruce Bochte	1
Al Cowens	1
Barry Bonnell	1
Daryl Sconiers	1
Bill Madlock	1
Rich Gedman	1
Frank White	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Gene Larkin	1
Toby Harrah	1
Wally Joyner	1
Brian Downing	1
Mark McLemore	1
Dwight Evans	1
Willie Aikens	1
Iván Calderón	1
Dave Henderson	1
Julio Franco	1
Ted Simmons	1
Ken Griffey	1
Ned Yost	1
Rick Cerone	1
Buddy Bell	1
Butch Wynegar	1
Pete LaCock	1
Hal McRae	1
Lloyd Moseby	1
Dwayne Murphy	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Dan Meyer	1
Dave Winfield	1

14 Parks
Fenway Pk (BOS)	16
County Stad (MIL)	10
RingCentral Col (OAK)	5
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	4
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	4
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Arlington St (ARL)	3
Kingdome (SEA)	3
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	24
9	22
8	3
89	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	56
3	2
2	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	46
2·HR gms	7

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	10
12-	7
-2-	3
123	2
--3	2
-23	2
1-3	2

103 Runs
RISP	18
0 on	32
1 on	15
2 on	11
3 on	2
Any on	28

Inning
1	1
3	1
4	2
5	2
6	4
7	11
8	18
9	17
Extra	4

1-3	2
4-6	8
7-end	50

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	5
+2	5
+1	4
Tied	10
-1	5
-2	4
-3	7
-4..	12

Ahead	22
Tied	10
Behind	28

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	56
1-1	2
1-0	1
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	12
RF	9
1B	8
CF	8
C	8
3B	6
LF	3
2B	2
SS	2
PH/DH	1
PH	1

OrderPos
7th	11
4th	11
5th	10
2nd	8
3rd	7
6th	6
8th	4
1st	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	16
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	35

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1979-05-09	Fred Lynn	BOS		CAL	behind 4-5	b 7	0	12-		3	3	8	32%	88%		Home Run (Deep CF); J. Remy Scores; R. Burleson Scores
2	2	2	1	1979-05-31	Dan Meyer	SEA		CAL	behind 3-6	b 5	2	12-		3	6	5	32%	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Bochte Scores; W. Horton Scores
3	3	3	2	1979-05-31	Bruce Bochte	SEA		CAL	behind 6-8	b 6	2	12-		3	3	3	44%	70%		Home Run (Deep RF); L. Milbourne Scores; J. Cruz Scores
4	4	4	1	1979-08-06	Dave Revering	OAK		CAL	behind 1-5	b 9	0	---		1	4	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	1979-08-26	Rick Cerone	TOR		CAL	ahead 5-1	b 6	0	1--		2	8	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Woods Scores
6	6	6	1	1979-09-17	Pete LaCock	KCR		CAL	ahead 5-0	b 5	2	1--		2	7	3	3%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Porter Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1980-06-27	Gorman Thomas	MIL	@	CAL	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	---		1	4	8	7%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	2	1	1980-08-30	Terry Crowley	BAL		CAL	behind 5-12	b 8	1	---		1	5	DH	0%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1981-04-12	Jim Morrison	CHW	@	BOS	behind 3-5	t 9	0	---		1	7	5	9%	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
10	10	2	1	1981-04-17	Greg Luzinski	CHW		BOS	behind 3-8	b 8	0	---		1	4	DH	2%	3%		Home Run (Deep CF)
11	11	3	2	1981-04-17	Harold Baines	CHW		BOS	behind 4-8	b 8	1	---		1	6	9	3%	5%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	4	1	1981-04-22	Buddy Bell	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 13-8	t 7	1	1-3		3	4	5	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Wills Scores; M. Rivers Scores
13	13	5	1	1981-05-11	Willie Upshaw	TOR		BOS	behind 5-6	b 7	0	---		1	5	DH	23%	59%		Home Run (Deep RF)
14	14	6	1	1981-05-25	Toby Harrah	CLE	@	BOS	tied 6-6	t 8	0	---		1	6	5	25%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	7	1	1981-06-04	Rick Manning	CLE		BOS	behind 3-6	b 9	0	1--		2	7	8	11%	18%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Harrah Scores
16	16	8	1	1981-06-07	Dwayne Murphy	OAK		BOS	tied 3-3	b 11	1	---		1	2	8	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
17	17	9	1	1981-08-10	Harold Baines	CHW	@	BOS	ahead 3-1	t 7	2	1--		2	5	9	13%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Luzinski Scores
18	18	10	1	1981-08-29	Mike Heath	OAK	@	BOS	behind 4-7	t 8	2	--3		2	7	2	11%	15%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Spencer Scores
19	19	11	1	1981-09-22	Ted Simmons	MIL	@	BOS	behind 6-7	t 7	2	1--		2	4	DH	41%	66%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Cooper Scores
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1982-04-19	Barry Bonnell	TOR	@	BOS	tied 4-4	t 8	1	---		1	6	7	26%	72%		Home Run
21	21	2	1	1982-04-25	John Mayberry	TOR		BOS	behind 3-5	b 12	2	---		1	8	3	3%	5%		Home Run (CF-RF)
22	22	3	1	1982-06-15	Ken Griffey	NYY		BOS	behind 3-4	b 8	1	1--		2	2	8	55%	86%		Home Run (Deep RF); A. Robertson Scores
23	23	4	1	1982-07-07	Larry Parrish	TEX		BOS	behind 0-8	b 9	0	123		4	7	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Hostetler Scores; J. Grubb Scores; L. Johnson Scores
24	24	5	2	1982-07-07	Bill Stein	TEX		BOS	behind 4-8	b 9	0	---		1	8	PH	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep CF)
25	25	6	1	1982-07-17	Hal McRae	KCR	@	BOS	behind 2-8	t 9	0	---		1	5	DH	0%	1%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	7	2	1982-07-17	Frank White	KCR	@	BOS	behind 3-8	t 9	2	---		1	8	4	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	8	1	1982-08-03 (2)	Jim Dwyer	BAL		BOS	tied 3-3	b 4	2	-23		3	2	9	27%	85%		Home Run; R. Dauer Scores; A. Bumbry Scores
28	28	9	1	1982-08-16	John Lowenstein	BAL	@	BOS	tied 3-3	t 6	1	---		1	5	7	17%	63%		Home Run (Deep RF)
29	29	10	1	1982-08-23	Al Cowens	SEA		BOS	behind 1-2	b 7	2	-2-		2	3	9	42%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Simpson Scores/unER; A. Cowens Scores/Team unER
30	30	11	1	1982-09-29	Ned Yost	MIL	@	BOS	tied 3-3	t 9	2	12-		3	4	2	48%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); P. Molitor Scores; C. Cooper Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1983-04-11	Willie Aikens	KCR		BOS	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	---		1	7	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
32	32	2	1	1983-04-30	Daryl Sconiers	CAL		BOS	tied 1-1	b 11	1	12-		3	5	PH/DH	29%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); J. Beníquez Scores; D. DeCinces Scores
33	33	3	1	1983-05-08	Jamie Allen	SEA	@	BOS	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	---		1	2	5	11%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	4	1	1983-05-24	Carlton Fisk	CHW		BOS	ahead 10-4	b 3	2	1--		2	2	2	3%	98%		Home Run; J. Hairston Scores
35	35	5	1	1983-05-28	Willie Upshaw	TOR		BOS	behind 1-4	b 4	0	---		1	3	3	9%	32%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	6	1	1983-06-15	Lance Parrish	DET		BOS	ahead 3-2	b 8	0	---		1	4	2	7%	94%		Home Run
37	37	7	1	1983-07-01	Butch Wynegar	NYY		BOS	ahead 11-8	b 8	2	---		1	2	2	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
38	38	8	1	1983-07-15	Bill Almon	OAK	@	BOS	behind 5-10	t 9	1	--3		2	7	6	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lansford Scores
39	39	9	1	1983-09-07	John Lowenstein	BAL		BOS	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	---		1	5	7	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
40	40	10	1	1983-09-18	Kirk Gibson	DET	@	BOS	ahead 8-1	t 8	2	---		1	5	DH	0%	100%		Home Run
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1984-07-04	Dave Kingman	OAK	@	BOS	behind 5-8	t 7	2	-2-		2	4	DH	15%	23%		Home Run; M. Davis Scores
42	42	2	1	1984-07-18	Dave Kingman	OAK		BOS	ahead 6-1	b 7	1	---		1	4	DH	1%	99%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1985-08-28	Julio Franco	CLE		BOS	ahead 3-2	b 7	2	123		4	3	6	18%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Vukovich Scores; J. Willard Scores; T. Bernazard Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1986-06-05	Rich Gedman	BOS	@	MIL	behind 3-7	t 9	1	---		1	6	2	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
45	45	2	2	1986-06-05	Dwight Evans	BOS	@	MIL	behind 4-7	t 9	1	---		1	7	9	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46	46	3	1	1986-07-18	Dusty Baker	OAK		MIL	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	1--		2	6	9	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Lansford Scores
47	47	4	1	1986-09-01	Gary Gaetti	MIN		MIL	ahead 6-3	b 8	2	12-		3	3	5	3%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); K. Puckett Scores; R. Smalley Scores
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1987-04-11	Pete O'Brien	TEX		MIL	behind 5-8	b 9	0	---		1	1	3	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
49	49	2	1	1987-06-17	Gene Larkin	MIN	@	MIL	tied 4-4	t 6	1	---		1	7	DH	16%	62%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	3	1	1987-06-27	Lloyd Moseby	TOR	@	MIL	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	12-		3	2	8	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); G. Iorg Scores; T. Fernández Scores
51	51	4	1	1987-06-30	Bill Madlock	DET	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---		1	2	DH	9%	57%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	5	1	1987-07-02	Mark McLemore	CAL		MIL	tied 7-7	b 13	2	1--		2	9	4	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; G. Pettis Scores
53	53	6	1	1987-07-18	Brian Downing	CAL	@	MIL	ahead 8-6	t 9	0	---		1	1	DH	5%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	7	2	1987-07-18	Wally Joyner	CAL	@	MIL	ahead 10-6	t 9	0	-2-		2	4	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. White Scores
55	55	8	1	1987-07-31	Iván Calderón	CHW	@	MIL	ahead 6-3	t 9	0	1--		2	4	9	3%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Hairston Scores
56	56	9	1	1987-08-09	Ken Williams	CHW		MIL	behind 3-5	b 8	0	---		1	7	8	14%	33%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	1988-04-08	Dave Winfield	NYY		MIL	ahead 5-4	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ..CBX	1	5	9	7%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
58	58	2	1	1988-05-23	Pat Borders	TOR	@	MIL	behind 2-7	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line)
59	59	3	2	1988-05-23	Rance Mulliniks	TOR	@	MIL	behind 3-8	t 8	1	-23	5,(3-1) B.BBCX	3	3	DH	5%	10%		Home Run (CF-RF); N. Liriano Scores; L. Moseby Scores
60	60	4	1	1988-06-29	Dave Henderson	OAK		MIL	ahead 4-2	b 7	2	1-3	2,(1-0) .BX	3	5	8	9%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Javier Scores; J. Canseco Scores