Read Me Jack Clark
Jack Clark
Full name Jack Anthony Clark Born November 10, 1955, New Brighton, Pennsylvania First Game: September 12, 1975 ; Final Game: August 28, 1992 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175 Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1987) Named outfielder on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1978) Named first baseman on The Sporting News NL Silver Slugger Team (1985 and 1987) Ejections as player: 1982 (1), 1985 (1), 1986 (1), 1987 (1), 1988 (2), 1989 (2), 1990 (4) , 1992 (3) . Total: 15 Ejections as coach: 2001 (1) SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Discrepancies Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1975 SF N Daily Splits 8 17 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .235 .263 .235 -0.1 1975 SF N
1976 SF N Daily Splits 26 102 14 23 6 2 2 10 8 0 18 0 3 2 0 3 0 6 2 .225 .277 .382 0.0 1976 SF N
1977 SF N Daily Splits 136 413 64 104 17 4 13 51 49 2 73 2 1 3 0 8 7 12 4 .252 .332 .407 0.0 1977 SF N
1978 SF N Daily Splits 156 592 90 181 46 8 25 98 50 8 72 3 3 9 0 10 15 15 11 .306 .358 .537 4.1 1978 SF N
1979 SF N Daily Splits 143 527 84 144 25 2 26 86 63 6 95 1 1 6 0 23 9 11 8 .273 .348 .476 1.8 1979 SF N
1980 SF N Daily Splits 127 437 77 124 20 8 22 82 74 13 52 2 1 10 0 10 12 2 5 .284 .382 .517 2.4 1980 SF N
1981 SF N Daily Splits 99 385 60 103 19 2 17 53 45 6 45 1 0 6 0 8 12 1 1 .268 .341 .460 1.6 1981 SF N
1982 SF N Daily Splits 157 563 90 154 30 3 27 103 90 7 91 1 0 5 0 9 20 6 9 .274 .372 .481 1.9 1982 SF N
1983 SF N Daily Splits 135 492 82 132 25 0 20 66 74 6 79 1 0 7 0 11 14 5 3 .268 .361 .441 1.9 1983 SF N
1984 SF N Daily Splits 57 203 33 65 9 1 11 44 43 7 29 0 0 3 0 5 9 1 1 .320 .434 .537 2.0 1984 SF N
1985 STL N Daily Splits 126 442 71 124 26 3 22 87 83 14 88 2 0 5 0 5 10 1 4 .281 .393 .502 1.7 1985 STL N
1986 STL N Daily Splits 65 232 34 55 12 2 9 23 45 4 61 1 0 1 1 4 4 1 1 .237 .362 .422 -0.3 1986 STL N
1987 STL N Daily Splits 131 419 93 120 23 1 35 106 136 13 139 0 0 3 1 6 5 1 2 .286 .459 .597 3.9 1987 STL N
1988 NY A Daily Splits 150 496 81 120 14 0 27 93 113 6 141 2 0 5 0 7 14 3 2 .242 .381 .433 1.9 1988 NY A
1989 SD N Daily Splits 142 455 76 110 19 1 26 94 132 18 145 1 0 5 1 7 10 6 2 .242 .410 .459 3.2 1989 SD N
1990 SD N Daily Splits 115 334 59 89 12 1 25 62 104 11 91 2 0 2 0 5 12 4 3 .266 .441 .533 2.9 1990 SD N
1991 BOS A Daily Splits 140 481 75 120 18 1 28 87 96 3 133 3 0 5 2 7 17 0 2 .249 .374 .466 1.4 1991 BOS A
1992 BOS A Daily Splits 81 257 32 54 11 0 5 33 56 3 87 2 0 5 0 4 4 1 1 .210 .350 .311 -0.7 1992 BOS A
Total NL (15 Years) 1623 5613 930 1532 289 38 280 967 997 115 1080 17 9 68 3 116 139 73 56 .273 .380 .488 27.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 3 Years) 371 1234 188 294 43 1 60 213 265 12 361 7 0 15 2 18 35 4 5 .238 .372 .421 2.6 Total AL
Total (18 Years) Splits 1994 6847 1118 1826 332 39 340 1180 1262 127 1441 24 9 83 5 134 174 77 61 .267 .379 .476 29.6 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1985 STL N Daily Splits 6 21 4 8 0 0 1 4 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .381 .500 .524 1985 STL N
1987 STL N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 STL N
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 7 22 4 8 0 0 1 4 5 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .481 .500 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1985 STL N Daily Splits 7 25 1 6 2 0 0 4 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .321 .320 1985 STL N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1978 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1978 NL
1979 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1979 NL
1985 NL Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 1985 NL
1987 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1987 NL
Total ( 4 Years) Splits 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1975 SF N Daily Splits OF 3 3 1 25 7 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 1
1975 SF N 3B 2 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1975 SF N CF 2 1 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 1.000
1975 SF N RF 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
1975 SF N LF 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 SF N Daily Splits OF 26 26 14 222 71 3 1 1 0 .987 4 20 8
1976 SF N CF 20 20 8 155 52 3 1 1 0 .982
1976 SF N RF 8 5 5 50 14 0 0 0 0 1.000
1976 SF N LF 4 1 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1977 SF N Daily Splits OF 114 94 94 914 226 11 6 2 0 .975 0 1 113
1977 SF N RF 113 93 93 906 227 11 6 2 0 .975
1977 SF N CF 1 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1978 SF N Daily Splits OF 152 150 139 1330.2 320 16 6 5 0 .982 0 0 152
1978 SF N RF 152 150 139 1330.2 328 16 6 5 0 .983
1979 SF N Daily Splits OF 140 134 127 1180.2 261 13 5 7 0 .982 1 0 139
1979 SF N RF 139 134 127 1179.2 258 12 5 7 0 .982
1979 SF N 3B 2 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1979 SF N LF 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1980 SF N Daily Splits OF 120 120 116 1063.1 229 7 8 1 0 .967 0 0 120
1980 SF N RF 120 120 116 1063.1 229 7 8 1 0 .967
1981 SF N Daily Splits OF 98 97 90 872.2 193 14 4 4 0 .981 0 0 98
1981 SF N RF 98 97 90 872.2 188 14 5 4 0 .976
1982 SF N Daily Splits OF 155 152 140 1344.2 281 10 6 2 0 .980 0 0 155
1982 SF N RF 155 152 140 1344.2 283 10 6 2 0 .980
1983 SF N Daily Splits OF 133 132 124 1162.1 249 17 9 3 0 .967 0 0 133
1983 SF N RF 133 132 124 1162.1 252 18 9 3 0 .968
1983 SF N 1B 2 2 0 16 13 3 0 2 0 1.000
1984 SF N Daily Splits OF 55 52 49 465.2 94 3 1 0 0 .990 0 0 55
1984 SF N RF 55 52 49 465.2 96 1 1 0 0 .990
1984 SF N 1B 4 4 1 27 26 6 1 3 0 .970
1985 STL N Daily Splits 1B 120 120 101 1043.1 1116 66 14 102 0 .988
1985 STL N RF 12 4 3 49 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1985 STL N OF 12 4 3 49 12 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 12
1986 STL N Daily Splits 1B 64 64 61 586.1 623 35 3 66 0 .995
1987 STL N Daily Splits 1B 126 125 113 1105.2 1151 77 14 116 0 .989
1987 STL N RF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 STL N OF 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 1
1988 NY A Daily Splits DH 112 107 103 -
1988 NY A OF 19 19 13 154 38 1 2 0 0 .951 5 0 14
1988 NY A RF 14 14 10 114 29 1 0 0 0 1.000
1988 NY A 1B 10 10 8 84 91 7 3 8 0 .970
1988 NY A LF 5 5 3 40 8 0 2 0 0 .800
1989 SD N Daily Splits 1B 131 129 94 1095.2 1135 88 15 99 1 .988
1989 SD N RF 12 12 5 97 23 1 0 0 0 1.000
1989 SD N OF 12 12 5 97 22 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 12
1990 SD N Daily Splits 1B 109 104 82 888.2 855 69 6 72 0 .994
1991 BOS A Daily Splits DH 135 134 113 -
1992 BOS A Daily Splits DH 64 62 50 -
1992 BOS A 1B 13 12 6 97 111 8 1 7 0 .992
Total (14 Years) Splits OF 1040 996 915 8887 2004 96 48 25 0 .978 11 23 1013
Total (14 Years) RF 1013 967 901 8645 1939 91 46 24 0 .978
Total ( 9 Years) 1B 579 570 466 4943.2 5121 359 57 475 1 .990
Total ( 3 Years) DH 311 303 266 -
Total ( 3 Years) CF 23 22 10 177 58 3 1 1 0 .984
Total ( 4 Years) LF 11 7 4 65 12 0 2 0 0 .857
Total ( 2 Years) 3B 4 0 0 9 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1985 STL N Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 52 57 0 0 4 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits 1B 6 6 6 52 57 0 0 4 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1985 STL N Daily Splits 1B 7 7 7 61.1 49 4 0 6 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1978 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
1978 NL RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
1985 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1.000
1987 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 6 7 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 1B 2 1 0 11 11 1 0 1 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total ( 1 Year ) OF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Coaching Record
Year Team Position START END
2001 LA N Hitting 4- 2 10- 7
2002 LA N Hitting 4- 2 9-29
2003 LA N Hitting 3-31 8- 3
Total ( 3 Years)
Ejection Information
As player:
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-22-1982 BOX SF N Dave Pallone Balls and strikes
5-19-1985 BOX STL N Dave Pallone Balls and strikes
4-30-1986 BOX STL N Harry Wendelstedt Balls and strikes
9- 5-1987 BOX STL N Doug Harvey Fair/foul call (Claim ball bunted twice)
4-17-1988 BOX NY A Drew Coble Called third strike
7- 4-1988 BOX NY A Joe Brinkman Bench jockeying
4-19-1989 BOX SD N Bob Davidson Balls and strikes (from bench)
7-26-1989 BOX SD N Terry Tata Called third strike
7-19-1990 BOX SD N Gerry Davis Balls and strikes
7-22-1990 BOX SD N Jerry Layne Called third strike
9- 4-1990 BOX SD N Gary Darling Balls and strikes
9-26-1990 BOX SD N Bill Hohn Balls and strikes
4-19-1992 BOX BOS A Rick Reed Called third strike
6- 2-1992 BOX BOS A Jim Joyce Balls and strikes
6-20-1992 BOX BOS A Dale Ford Called third strike
As coach:
Date Team Umpire Reason
7-17-2001 BOX LA N Mark Hirschbeck Balls and strikes
Transaction Information
Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 13th round of the free-agent draft (June 5,
1973 ).
Traded by San Francisco Giants to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for David Green ,
Gary Rajsich , Dave LaPoint and Jose Uribe (February 1, 1985 ).
Granted free agency (November 9, 1987 ).
Signed by New York Yankees (January 6, 1988 ).
Traded by New York Yankees with Pat Clements to San Diego Padres in exchange for
Lance McCullers , Jimmy Jones and Stan Jefferson (October 24, 1988 ).
Granted free agency (December 7, 1990 ).
Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 15, 1990 ).
Read Me