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Years	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	WARP
16	8283	.303	.384	.497	131	41.5

Birth Date	3-13-1964
Height	6' 1"
Weight	190 lbs

Age	60 years, 1 months, 10 days
Bats	L
Throws	L

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MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
1986	SFN	22	111	458	117	27	2	11	34	76	3	4	7	.287	.343	.444	100	1.0	-3.1	-0.2	0.3
1987	SFN	23	150	588	163	29	5	35	49	98	5	5	17	.308	.371	.580	141	30.2	-4.7	1.9	3.4
1988	SFN	24	162	689	162	31	6	29	100	129	4	9	1	.282	.386	.508	149	37.4	2.7	0.3	5.1
1989	SFN	25	159	675	196	38	9	23	74	103	5	8	3	.333	.407	.546	158	44.2	0.4	9.3	6.6
1990	SFN	26	154	678	177	25	5	19	62	97	3	8	2	.295	.357	.448	116	12.7	3.2	3.2	2.7
1991	SFN	27	148	622	170	32	7	29	51	91	2	4	2	.301	.359	.536	138	28.9	-2.8	7.7	4.2
1992	SFN	28	144	601	154	40	1	16	73	82	4	12	7	.300	.384	.476	135	25.5	-1.2	-7.5	2.5
1993	SFN	29	132	567	139	27	2	14	63	68	6	2	2	.283	.367	.432	120	15.9	-2.3	-1.6	1.8
1994	TEX	30	110	469	128	24	2	13	71	59	3	5	1	.329	.431	.501	133	22.1	3.1	-2.8	2.6
1995	TEX	31	123	537	137	27	3	16	68	50	4	0	1	.302	.389	.480	134	24.7	-3.1	-7.2	2.0
1996	TEX	32	117	512	124	25	1	13	64	67	5	2	1	.284	.377	.436	110	8.9	-0.4	0.9	1.4
1997	TEX	33	110	450	128	29	1	12	49	62	3	0	0	.326	.400	.496	126	17.0	0.1	3.1	2.4
1998	TEX	34	149	636	169	41	1	23	72	97	3	1	0	.305	.384	.507	123	20.0	-1.6	-5.1	1.8
1999	BAL	35	77	294	76	15	0	10	38	42	2	2	2	.303	.395	.482	124	10.8	-2.2	-1.7	0.9
2000	BAL	36	79	310	77	15	1	9	47	45	4	4	2	.301	.413	.473	139	18.5	0.1	4.3	2.5
2000	SLN	36	51	197	59	15	1	12	22	24	3	1	0	.345	.426	.655	139	11.9	0.2	-0.2	1.3
Career			1976	8283	2176	440	47	284	937	1190	59	67	48	.303	.384	.497	131	329.5	-11.5	4.4	41.5

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
1985	FRE	A+	CLF	65	289	.000	.000	.000	.348			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1986	SFN	MLB	NL	111	458	.251	.316	.377	.326	97	12.6	12.7	-7.9	100	12	-0.2	-3.1	1.0	0.3
1986	PHX	AAA	PCL	6	24	.000	.000	.000	.278			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1987	SFN	MLB	NL	150	588	.259	.323	.401	.322	97	36.6	17.3	-10.9	141	8	1.9	-4.7	30.2	3.4
1988	SFN	MLB	NL	162	689	.246	.306	.362	.311	97	44.7	18.0	-11.5	149	13	0.3	2.7	37.4	5.1
1989	SFN	MLB	NL	159	675	.248	.310	.368	.368	100	59.1	17.6	-11.3	158	8	9.3	0.4	44.2	6.6
1990	SFN	MLB	NL	154	678	.255	.316	.381	.318	102	24.6	18.2	-11.7	116	10	3.2	3.2	12.7	2.7
1991	SFN	MLB	NL	148	622	.252	.312	.377	.314	99	39.4	16.8	-10.7	138	11	7.7	-2.8	28.9	4.2
1992	SFN	MLB	NL	144	601	.251	.312	.366	.324	100	31.6	15.6	-9.9	135	10	-7.5	-1.2	25.5	2.5
1993	SFN	MLB	NL	132	567	.264	.325	.400	.301	98	17.3	16.3	-10.4	120	8	-1.6	-2.3	15.9	1.8
1994	TEX	MLB	AL	110	469	.272	.342	.428	.356	100	29.4	14.2	-9.1	133	10	-2.8	3.1	22.1	2.6
1995	TEX	MLB	AL	123	537	.271	.342	.424	.303	101	28.8	16.1	-10.3	134	8	-7.2	-3.1	24.7	2.0
1996	TEX	MLB	AL	117	512	.278	.347	.453	.306	104	8.9	15.8	-10.1	110	7	0.9	-0.4	8.9	1.4
1996	TUL	AA	TXS	3	11	.000	.000	.000	.222			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1997	TEX	MLB	AL	110	450	.270	.335	.425	.358	107	17.3	12.4	-8.4	126	9	3.1	0.1	17.0	2.4
1998	TEX	MLB	AL	149	636	.268	.336	.428	.331	106	21.1	17.3	-12.1	123	10	-5.1	-1.6	20.0	1.8
1999	BAL	MLB	AL	77	294	.273	.342	.433	.327	96	16.8	8.2	-5.7	124	12	-1.7	-2.2	10.8	0.9
2000	BAL	MLB	AL	79	310	.278	.347	.450	.332	84	25.6	9.8	-6.2	139	11	4.3	0.1	18.5	2.5
2000	SLN	MLB	NL	51	197	.263	.340	.424	.346	112	16.3	6.2	-4	139	11	-0.2	0.2	11.9	1.3

Statistics For All Levels

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Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
1985	FRE	A+	CLF	289	217	41	67	14	0	10	111	48	62	46	11	2	.309	.461	.512	.203	3	3
1986	SFN	MLB	NL	458	408	66	117	27	2	11	181	41	34	76	4	7	.287	.343	.444	.157	4	9
1986	PHX	AAA	PCL	24	20	3	5	0	0	0	5	1	4	2	1	1	.250	.375	.250	.000	0	0
1987	SFN	MLB	NL	588	529	89	163	29	5	35	307	91	49	98	5	17	.308	.371	.580	.272	2	3
1988	SFN	MLB	NL	689	575	102	162	31	6	29	292	109	100	129	9	1	.282	.386	.508	.226	10	0
1989	SFN	MLB	NL	675	588	104	196	38	9	23	321	111	74	103	8	3	.333	.407	.546	.213	8	0
1990	SFN	MLB	NL	678	600	91	177	25	5	19	269	95	62	97	8	2	.295	.357	.448	.153	13	0
1991	SFN	MLB	NL	622	565	84	170	32	7	29	303	116	51	91	4	2	.301	.359	.536	.235	4	0
1992	SFN	MLB	NL	601	513	69	154	40	1	16	244	73	73	82	12	7	.300	.384	.476	.175	11	0
1993	SFN	MLB	NL	567	491	82	139	27	2	14	212	73	63	68	2	2	.283	.367	.432	.149	6	1
1994	TEX	MLB	AL	469	389	73	128	24	2	13	195	80	71	59	5	1	.329	.431	.501	.172	6	0
1995	TEX	MLB	AL	537	454	85	137	27	3	16	218	92	68	50	0	1	.302	.389	.480	.178	11	0
1996	TEX	MLB	AL	512	436	69	124	25	1	13	190	72	64	67	2	1	.284	.377	.436	.151	7	0
1996	TUL	AA	TXS	11	9	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.000	0	0
1997	TEX	MLB	AL	450	393	56	128	29	1	12	195	51	49	62	0	0	.326	.400	.496	.170	5	0
1998	TEX	MLB	AL	636	554	98	169	41	1	23	281	102	72	97	1	0	.305	.384	.507	.202	7	0
1999	BAL	MLB	AL	294	251	40	76	15	0	10	121	29	38	42	2	2	.303	.395	.482	.179	3	0
2000	BAL	MLB	AL	310	256	49	77	15	1	9	121	28	47	45	4	2	.301	.413	.473	.172	3	0
2000	SLN	MLB	NL	197	171	29	59	15	1	12	112	42	22	24	1	0	.345	.426	.655	.310	1	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2000-09-20	2000-09-21	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2000-07-07	2000-07-08	DTD	1	1	Right	Arm	Contusion	Triceps	-	-
2000-05-03	2000-05-18	15-DL	15	14	Left	Thigh	Strain	Hamstring	-	-
2000-04-25	2000-04-26	DTD	1	1	-	Upper Back	Spasms		-	-
1999-08-14	1999-10-03	60-DL	50	46	Left	Elbow	Surgery	Bone Chips	1999-08-27	-
1999-07-03	1999-07-07	DTD	4	4	Left	Knee	Swelling		-	-
1999-04-19	1999-05-25	15-DL	36	31	Left	Thumb	Fracture		-	-
1998-09-13	1998-09-15	DTD	2	2	Right		Fracture	Great Toe	-	-
1997-08-25	1997-09-28	15-DL	34	31	Right	Foot	Strain	Plantar Fascia Tear	-	-
1997-03-29	1997-04-18	15-DL	20	12	Left	Fingers	Fracture	Middle Finger	-	-
1996-07-17	1996-08-04	15-DL	18	17	Right	Lower Leg	Strain	Calf	-	-
1996-06-30	1996-07-15	15-DL	15	12	Right	Trunk	Contusion	Ribcage	-	-
1996-06-08	1996-06-23	15-DL	15	15	Left	Thigh	Strain	Quadriceps	-	-
1993-08-26	1993-09-12	15-DL	17	14	Left	Elbow	Hyperextension		-	-
1986-06-04	1986-07-26	15-DL	52	46	Left	Elbow	Hyperextension		-	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2000	BAL	$6,000,000

Years	Description	Salary
1 yr	Previous	$6,000,000
1 yr	Total	$6,000,000

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status

Details
retired 10/00 91:$3.75M 1 year/$0.32M (88) 1 year/$0.12M (87) 1 year/$60K (86)

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
Weighted Mean	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?	.000	.000	.000	0	0.0	?	0.0

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BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2017-06-27 20:00:00 (link to chat)	Jarrett, Giants are looking like they might get the #2 pick in the 2018 draft. The last time they picked that high they came away with a college 1B, not the most historically popular demographic for such an early pick. That guy, Will Clark, turned out pretty well. What are your thoughts on Seth Beer as a potential #2 pick for SF? (Cal Guy from Cal)	BP alum and good friend Michael Baumann wrote an article over at the Ringer appropriately destructive of first base draft picks a few weeks ago: https://theringer.com/2017-mlb-draft-first-base-prospects-brendan-mckay-eric-hosmer-7c4345729889 Beer's in the early mix, but the college folks seemed to think his stock is down after his sophomore season. Between him and Kumar Rocker, it's a hell of a draft for names, though. (Jarrett Seidler)
2017-03-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How bad is Malamud's The Natural? Where would you rank it between a late-career Steve Traschel start and Will Clark's mustache? (Patrick from Seattle)	Matt Christopher wrote better baseball fiction. Even adults should read Matt Christopher instead of Malamud. (Matthew Trueblood)
2016-08-17 13:00:00 (link to chat)	What kind of MLB players do you think the mets two top prospects, Rosario and Smith will become? (Ester from GA)	Not a prospect guy! For Dom Smith, I think he becomes a poor man's James Loney or Casey Kotchman, which is a shame because I want him to become mid-career Will Clark. Rosario is tougher for me, but I'm hoping for something resembling Alcides Escobar with more pop. (That would be crazy valuable, if not my ideal shortstop.) (Bryan Grosnick)
2013-02-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can you suggest some good reading on PEDs? I find myself wondering where exactly the line is drawn. No one cares whether some athletes eat better than others (eg, Bruce Allen vs. Will Clark) though it surely impacts performance. On the other hand, there's elective surgery (eg. removing bone spurs for a pitcher, whatever the hell Kobe did in Germany) that seems to fall close to Lance Armstrong territory. And then everything in between, whether it's caffeine - but not greenies - before games, stuff from Vitamin Shop that might set off a urinalysis, or black market sketchiness. Where exactly would you draw the line? (Hightower from Texas)	This is great question, and I hope everybody reads it and forms their own conclusions. My honest answer is that I don't know how to describe my line, but I think it exists. I'm not against athletes that have used or use PED for the simple fact that I don't know who hasn't or who isn't using them. (Jason Parks)
2012-06-26 13:00:00 (link to chat)	How many children are the result of Will Clark's swing? (Brian_K from Missouri)	Fully 10 percent of the children born between 1986 and 2000 are a direct result of Will Clark's swing. There are reports of female Dodgers fans being impregnated simply by watching him take BP. (Ian Miller)
2011-01-05 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Kevin Brown only got about 2% of the vote, and John Olerud got less than 1%. I know neither of them are clear choices...in fact, they're probably not Hall of Famers. But both are close enough that they deserved a few years of discussion, right? (John from Atlanta)	I agree, but the precedent with guys like David Cone, Dwight Gooden, Orel Hershiser and Will Clark going one and done on the ballot certainly suggested this was a possibility. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-07-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Where do you rank Jim Thome among possible Hall of Famers? There doesn't seem to be much buzz except from the bees. Care to stir up that nest? (WARPspeedfreak from Headspace)	I certainly think Thome belongs, and so does JAWS, which had him one point ahead of the 1B standard at the outset of the year. Even so, he's well behind Frank Thomas, Jeff Bagwell, Mark McGwire on the scale, and below Keith Hernandez and Will Clark. Not having an MVP award has led to the perception that he's just an accumulator, and I think he's gonna be a guy whose candidacy gets fought over for little reason. He belongs, though. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-06-07 18:30:00 (link to chat)	Will the 2005 draft ever be topped??? It was topped before it ever happened, in 1985. I just wrote this for tomorrow morning's draft piece: . The first round included, in order of selection, B.J. Surhoff, Will Clark, Bobby Witt, Barry Larkin, Barry Bonds, Pete Incaviglia, Walt Weiss, Brian McRae, Joe Magrane, Gregg Jeffries, Rafael Palmeiro, and Joey Cora, as well as Cameron Drew, who put up outstanding numbers in the minors until a knee injury ended his career at 24, while the second round held Bruce Ruffin, Mike Schooler, and Randy Johnson (John Smoltz was hiding down in round 22). And Bo Jackson too (a flyer in rd 20)! (PBSteve from Beautiful New Jersey)	See? Steven Goldman knows all. (Kevin Goldstein)
2010-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	As an older Mets fan who fondly remembers Ventura for his grand slam single, and a young baseball fan who fondly remembers Ventura for charging Nolan Ryan. He deserved better than being one and done, right? (J.P. from Hartford)	Absolutely. I'm not convinced yet that he belongs, but as with Will Clark, Lou Whitaker, Dwight Evans, Bobby Grich and several others, I certainly feel the debate should have gone on a whole lot longer before anyone made up their minds. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Off the top of your head, who are two or three very credible options for the Hall that few casual fans or even BP readers would see as such? Will Clark? Trammell? In other words, in your extensive research on the topic, who's really surprised you with good candidancies? (Grant from Chicago)	Bobby Grich is one. Will Clark another. Bill Dahlen and Rick Reuschel are two guys whose JAWS scores are near the line that nobody ever thinks of. Dahlen I can see, Reuschel I'm not even convinced of. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-20 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Well, this is it: proof that Sheehan's really from Tokyo. He's just voided his lucrative BP contract, taken his bat & ball, & headed for home. Re. Suzuki: is this the most $ you can think of being just left on the table? I can think of guys passing down coin in new contracts (Latrell Sprewell anyone?), but not just punting on a current one. (Jim Clancy from Exhibition Stadium)	There have also been guys who've walked away when they would clearly be able to get a lot of money, such as Will Clark, Larry Walker and Mike Mussina. Johjima's decision is surprising, and a fantastic gift for the Mariners. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)	How real are the Giants? (beta461 from SF)	Very. It's easier to find offensive help than get a pitching staff you're comfortable with. I'm interested in seeing which direction they take this. See if Brandon Wood could be a latter-day Matt Williams? Get Elijah Dukes in time for Jeff Leonard Bat Day? Audition the most foul-mouthed first basemen who are active to get themselves a Will Clark flashback? Beats me, but they really need to do something and take that shot at the NL Wild Card seriously. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-20 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Will Clark and/or John Olerud for the HOF? I know Clark went off after one year, but I think he should have stayed on. (Jon from SF)	Neither. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-03-30 18:30:00 (link to chat)	Keith, you mention that Rice looks better in a contemporary view rather than modern analytical views. How is that specific case similar or different than guys like Trammell, Whitaker, Mattingly, Will Clark, etc, who aren't going to be in the HoF, likely won't sniff enough votes to merit argument or discussion, and might not even have the pull later on with the Veteran's Committee? (Not saying any of them are HoF worthy, but now there's not even debate) (strupp from Madison)	For guys like Trammell and Whitaker, it's really more a matter of being underrated rather than overrated. The fact that players fall off the ballot means that the conversation for their case simply ends, whereas for someone who manages to stay on the ballot without getting elected like Rice, the consensus can build or ebb over the years. It might be nice to have a rule that players have to spend at least 5 years on the ballot before getting removed, just so the can get a little more attention, and give a chance for the Sweet Lou Whitaker fanclubs can get organized. Also, the fact that of the players you mentioned, Mattingly is the only one who actually won an MVP carries some of the weight, and I think Mattingly got more HOF attention than his case might have warranted otherwise. (Keith Woolner)
2009-02-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Let's play a hypothetical; if Manny Ramirez doesn't get a contract he wants and retires (I know, just play along) where would it rank in bizarre career endings in American sports history? Has a player of Manny's caliber ever retired in such circumstances? (Joe from Tewksbury, MA)	I'm not entirely sure how to frame the answer. Will Clark comes to mind. Barry Bonds. Michael Jordan's first two walkaways, maybe. Barry Sanders. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-04-29 14:00:00 (link to chat)	No question.... I just wanted to mention that my son was born 10 days ago and I gave him the middle name of "Clark" for Will the Thrill..... (davelamb from San Leandro)	Congratulations! Will Clark is one of my favorite players ever, and I'd love it if he were to rightfully earn his place in Cooperstown via the VC. Hopefully they fix it before he runs out of years. (Marc Normandin)
2008-02-25 12:00:00 (link to chat)	HOW MANY TEAMS DO YOU THINK ARE INTERESTED IN ERIC HOSMER AT THIS POINT? ARE THE O"S ONE OF THEM? (Izzy from MD)	Caps, yikes. Every team in the top fifteen will be scouting Hosmer hard this spring, and I can't imagine he makes it out of the top ten. Hosmer is a pure left-handed bat with good power, and one of about two dozen players that I've heard compared to Will Clark that I actually agree with. The Orioles could have a very interesting decision at 4 between two first baseman, Hosmer and Justin Smoak, if they go that route. (Bryan Smith)
2008-01-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)	With the benefit of (marginal) hindsight, how big a mistake was the BBWAA snub of Will Clark? What do you think the chances of the VC (in whatever structure it holds in 17 years) will redress this omission? Thanks for answering. (rawagman from Work)	I'll take this one and then one more... I don't know that Clark was a huge mistake. My system now shows him at 105.2 career, 65.8 peak, 85.5 JAWS, where the HOF 1B benchmark is at 115.1/66.9/91.0 - it's risen because Clay Davenport's WARP tweaks have given 19th and early 20th century players like Cap Anson, Roger Connor and Dan Brouthers far more value than they had before, enough to wrestle the top spot from Lou Gehrig. I'm not entirely comfortable with those tweaks, but it would appear Clark is a borderline guy at best. He'll have a chance if the VC ever clears out the deadwood that's clogged up the past several ballots, but guys who retire at 36 don't get a whole lot of charity from the voters. (Jay Jaffe)

BP Roundtables

Date	Roundtable Name	Comment
2010-04-05 09:30:00	Season Opener Roundtable	Just caught up on the fact of the Heyward homer... well, that's up there with Will Clark's homering off of Nolan Ryan his first time up in terms of fulfilling expectations from his first live-game introduction. (Christina Kahrl)