Tony Clark

Q: When was Tony Clark born?

Tony Clark was born on June 15, 1972.

Q: Where was Tony Clark born?

Tony Clark was born in Newton, KS .

Q: How tall is Tony Clark?

Tony Clark is 6-8 (203 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Tony Clark weigh when playing?

Tony Clark weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Tony Clark in the Hall of Fame?

Tony Clark has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Tony Clark drafted?

Tony Clark was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christian HS (El Cajon, CA) .

Q: What position did Tony Clark play?

Tony Clark was a First Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Tony Clark have?

Tony Clark had 1,188 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Tony Clark have?

Tony Clark had 251 home runs over his career.

Q: What was Tony Clark's average?

Tony Clark had a .262 average over his career.

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-8, 205lb (203cm, 92kg)

Born: June 15, 1972 in Newton, KS us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christian HS (El Cajon, CA).

High School: Christian HS (El Cajon, CA)

Schools: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA), University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Debut: September 3, 1995 (Age 23-080d, 16,766th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 12, 2009 (Age 37-027d)
vs. FLA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates

Full Name: Anthony Christopher Clark

Nicknames: Tony the Tiger

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

1x All-Star

+10

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.3

4532

1188

251

.262

629

RBI

824

OBP

.339

SLG

.485

OPS

.824

OPS+

112

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
1990	18	DET-min	Rk	25	80	73	2	12	2	0	1	8	0	0	6	28	.164	.238	.233	.470		17		1	0	0	0		BRS · APPY
1991			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1992	20	DET-min	A-	27	94	85	12	26	9	0	5	17	1	0	9	34	.306	.372	.588	.961		50	0	0	0	0	0		NFL · NYPL
1993	21	DET-min	A+	36	139	117	14	31	4	1	1	22	0	1	18	32	.265	.358	.342	.700		40	1	0	2	2	2		LAK · FLOR
1994	22	DET-min	AA,AAA	132	543	486	60	134	29	0	23	99	2	4	52	138	.276	.344	.477	.822		232	10	1	0	4	6		TRE,TOL · EL,IL
1995	23	DET-min	AAA	110	463	405	50	98	17	2	14	63	0	2	52	129	.242	.330	.398	.728		161	8	3	0	3	1		TOL · IL
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-min	AAA	55	225	194	42	58	7	1	14	36	1	1	31	58	.299	.396	.562	.957		109	3	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
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/H	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-min	AAA	1	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250		0	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
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/H
2000	28	DET-min	AAA	6	23	22	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	.091	.130	.273	.403		6	0	0	0	0	0		TOL · IL
2000	28	DET	AL	60	232	208	32	57	14	0	13	37	0	0	24	51	.274	.349	.529	.878	125	110	10	0	0	0	2	3/DH
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	3DH	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/HD
2003	31	NYM-min	A+	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500		1	0	0	0	0	0		SCE · FLOR
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	3H/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	3H/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	3H/D
2006	34	ARI-min	AAA	2	7	6	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.833	1.262		5	1	1	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
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	3H
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	3H
2008	36	TOT	NL	108	184	151	12	34	5	0	3	24	0	0	31	55	.225	.359	.318	.677	84	48	8	1	0	1	1	H3/D
2008	36	SDP	NL	70	107	88	5	21	3	0	1	11	0	0	19	32	.239	.374	.307	.681	93	27	2	0	0	0	0	H/D3
2008	36	ARI	NL	38	77	63	7	13	2	0	2	13	0	0	12	23	.206	.338	.333	.671	73	21	6	1	0	1	1	3H
2009	37	ARI-min	AAA	7	30	25	1	4	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	4	.160	.300	.320	.620		8	0	0	0	0	0		REN · PCL
2009	37	ARI	NL	36	78	66	7	12	4	0	4	11	0	0	11	24	.182	.295	.424	.719	84	28	3	0	0	1	0	3H
15 Yrs				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
SDP (1 yr)				70	107	88	5	21	3	0	1	11	0	0	19	32	.239	.374	.307	.681	93	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
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

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

for the free Baseball Reference newsletter and get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day.

It's also available for football, basketball and hockey.

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Advanced Batting

See More Advanced Batting

Compare Tony Clark to

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

Player News

Postseason Batting

Postseason Game Log

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Name + "Statistics" Translations

Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please report any suggested corrections. "Statistics" is included to allow non-English speakers to find our pages.

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Tony Clark?

Tony Clark is 52 years old.

When was Tony Clark born?

Tony Clark was born on June 15, 1972.

Where was Tony Clark born?

Tony Clark was born in Newton, KS.

How tall is Tony Clark?

Tony Clark is 6-8 (203 cm) tall.

How much did Tony Clark weigh when playing?

Tony Clark weighed 205 lbs (92 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Tony Clark play?

Tony Clark played 15 seasons.

Is Tony Clark in the Hall of Fame?

Tony Clark has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Tony Clark drafted?

Tony Clark was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christian HS (El Cajon, CA).

What position did Tony Clark play?

Tony Clark was a First Baseman.

How many hits did Tony Clark have?

Tony Clark had 1,188 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Tony Clark have?

Tony Clark had 251 home runs over his career.

What was Tony Clark's average?

Tony Clark had a .262 average over his career.

How many teams has Tony Clark played for?

Tony Clark played for 6 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres.

How many World Series has Tony Clark won?

Tony Clark has never won a World Series.

When did Tony Clark retire?

Tony Clark last played in 2009.

What are Tony Clark's nicknames?

Tony the Tiger is a nickname for Tony Clark.

Other Resources & Links

More Clark Pages

Tony Clark Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Batting Splits

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Tony Clark Pages at Baseball Reference

Tony Clark page at the Bullpen Wiki

More Tony Clark Pages at Sports Reference

College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com