Allie Clark
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1953)
Allie Clark was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1953 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 7 seasons. In 358 career games, he hit .262 with 267 hits, 32 home runs, and 149 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 11.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 185 lb
- Died
- 4/2/2012 in Morgan, NJ, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1947-08-05
- Last Game
- 1953-06-05
Full name: Alfred Aloysius Clark
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358 | 1,021 | 131 | 267 | 48 | 4 | 32 | 149 | 2 | 72 | 70 | .262 | .312 | .410 | .722 | 11 |
Career AVG .262 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .312 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 7.7% below league average.
Career SLG .410 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.
Career OPS .722 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 24 | 67 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .373 | .262 (+42%) | .336 (+24%) | .376 (+31%) | .712 (+28%) | 299.8 |
| 1948 | CLE | AL | 81 | 271 | 43 | 84 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 23 | 13 | .310 | .263 (+18%) | .340 (+7%) | .379 (+17%) | .719 (+12%) | 586.6 |
| 1949 | CLE | AL | 35 | 74 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .176 | .262 (-33%) | .343 (-37%) | .384 (-30%) | .727 (-33%) | -415.3 |
| 1950 | CLE | AL | 59 | 163 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .215 | .265 (-19%) | .346 (-24%) | .401 (-7%) | .747 (-15%) | -447.5 |
| 1951 | CLE | AL | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1951 | PHA | AL | 56 | 161 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 7 | .248 | .260 (-5%) | .336 (-5%) | .385 (+3%) | .721 (-1%) | 0.0 |
| 1952 | PHA | AL | 71 | 186 | 23 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 19 | .274 | .252 (+9%) | .326 (-4%) | .369 (+22%) | .696 (+10%) | 251.4 |
| 1953 | PHA | AL | 20 | 74 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .203 | .264 (-23%) | .335 (-30%) | .397 (-5%) | .733 (-17%) | -227.3 |
| 1953 | CHA | AL | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .067 | — | — | — | — | -227.3 |
| Career · 9 seasons | 358 | 1,021 | 131 | 267 | 48 | 4 | 32 | 149 | 2 | 72 | 70 | .262 | — | — | — | — | -179 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (357 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 176 | 480 | 67 | 137 | 16 | 70 | .285 |
| Away | 181 | 539 | 64 | 130 | 16 | 79 | .241 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-06-05 | CHW | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953-06-03 | CHW | NYY | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953-06-02 | CHW | NYY | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-05-31 | CHW | SLA | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-05-30 | CHW | CLE | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-05-29 | CHW | CLE | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-05-25 | CHW | SLA | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953-05-23 | CHW | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-05-13 | CHW | BOS | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953-05-10 | PHA | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3B | 15 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 4 | 5 |
| OF | 242 | 0 | 408 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NYA | OF | 16 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | CLE | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | CLE | 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1948 | CLE | OF | 65 | 0 | 108 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 1949 | CLE | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | CLE | OF | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | CLE | OF | 41 | 0 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1951 | CLE | OF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | PHA | 3B | 10 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 3 |
| 1951 | PHA | OF | 32 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1952 | PHA | 1B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | PHA | OF | 48 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | PHA | OF | 19 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | CHA | 1B | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1953 | CHA | OF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 5 |
| Third Base | 15 |
| Left Field | 58 |
| Center Field | 2 |
| Right Field | 183 |
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Allie Clark (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Allie Clark: the record in brief
Allie Clark's major league career runs from a debut on August 5, 1947 to a final game on June 5, 1953. By club, Clark's seasons break down as the New York Yankees (1947), the Cleveland Indians (1948 to 1951), the Philadelphia Athletics (1951 to 1953), and the Chicago White Sox (1953). Clark, born on June 16, 1923, in South Amboy, NJ, USA, is listed as an outfielder and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6'0" and 185 pounds. Clark's death is recorded on April 2, 2012, in Morgan, NJ, USA. On the record, Allie Clark was born Alfred Aloysius Clark.
Across 358 games at the plate, Clark's career line reads 267 hits in 1,021 at bats for a .262 average; the totals also include 32 home runs and 149 runs batted in. On-base and slugging figures of .312 and .410 give Clark a career OPS of .722. Clark hit .262 while the league hit .262 over the same span, a figure close to average. The highest hit total in a season was 84, in 1948.
Frequently Asked Questions about Allie Clark
- What years did Allie Clark play?
- Allie Clark played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1953.
- Was Allie Clark a pitcher?
- No. Allie Clark was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Allie Clark hit?
- Allie Clark hit 32 career home runs with 267 hits.
- What was Allie Clark's career batting average?
- Allie Clark batted .262 over his career, with 267 hits in 1,021 at bats.
- How many RBI did Allie Clark have?
- Allie Clark drove in 149 runs in his career.
- Is Allie Clark in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Allie Clark has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.