Jack Clark

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1992)

AVG .267
HR 340
RBI 1,180
H 1,826
OPS .854
PIV 30,243
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 175 lb
Born
11/10/1955 in New Brighton, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1975-09-12
Last Game
1992-08-28
Awards
4× All-Star · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Jack Anthony Clark

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,994 6,847 1,118 1,826 332 39 340 1,180 77 1,262 1,441 .267 .379 .476 .854 30,243

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .379 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.

Career SLG .476 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — +23.3% above league average.

Career OPS .854 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — +20.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1975 SFN NL 8 17 3 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 .235 — — — — 0.0
1976 SFN NL 26 102 14 23 6 2 2 10 6 8 18 .225 .255 (-12%) .320 (-14%) .360 (+6%) .681 (-3%) -99.8
1977 SFN NL 136 413 64 104 17 4 13 51 12 49 73 .252 .264 (-5%) .329 (+1%) .401 (+1%) .730 (+1%) 129.0
1978 SFN NL 156 592 90 181 46 8 25 98 15 50 72 .306 .257 (+19%) .323 (+11%) .378 (+42%) .702 (+27%) 2970.3
1979 SFN NL 143 527 84 144 25 2 26 86 11 63 95 .273 .265 (+3%) .329 (+6%) .397 (+20%) .727 (+13%) 1418.2
1980 SFN NL 127 437 77 124 20 8 22 82 2 74 52 .284 .264 (+7%) .326 (+17%) .387 (+33%) .714 (+26%) 2282.8
1981 SFN NL 99 385 60 103 19 2 17 53 1 45 45 .268 .255 (+5%) .320 (+7%) .368 (+25%) .688 (+16%) 1092.0
1982 SFN NL 157 563 90 154 30 3 27 103 6 90 91 .274 .261 (+5%) .324 (+15%) .388 (+24%) .712 (+20%) 2433.0
1983 SFN NL 135 492 82 132 25 0 20 66 5 74 79 .268 .260 (+3%) .324 (+11%) .389 (+13%) .714 (+12%) 1328.1
1984 SFN NL 57 203 33 65 9 1 11 44 1 43 29 .320 .259 (+23%) .322 (+34%) .384 (+40%) .707 (+37%) 1476.2
1985 SLN NL 126 442 71 124 26 3 22 87 1 83 88 .281 .257 (+9%) .323 (+22%) .390 (+28%) .714 (+25%) 2408.6
1986 SLN NL 65 232 34 55 12 2 9 23 1 45 61 .237 .257 (-8%) .325 (+11%) .395 (+7%) .720 (+9%) 474.2
1987 SLN NL 131 419 93 120 23 1 35 106 1 136 139 .286 .262 (+9%) .331 (+39%) .415 (+44%) .746 (+41%) 4258.7
1988 NYA AL 150 496 81 120 14 0 27 93 3 113 141 .242 .254 (-5%) .317 (+20%) .377 (+15%) .695 (+17%) 2185.8
1989 SDN NL 142 455 76 110 19 1 26 94 6 132 145 .242 .254 (-5%) .319 (+28%) .375 (+22%) .694 (+25%) 2909.8
1990 SDN NL 115 334 59 89 12 1 25 62 4 104 91 .266 .257 (+3%) .324 (+36%) .385 (+38%) .710 (+37%) 2954.0
1991 BOS AL 140 481 75 120 18 1 28 87 0 96 133 .249 .255 (-2%) .323 (+16%) .384 (+21%) .708 (+19%) 2067.5
1992 BOS AL 81 257 32 54 11 0 5 33 1 56 87 .210 .255 (-18%) .322 (+9%) .377 (-17%) .699 (-5%) -46.1
Career · 18 seasons 1,994 6,847 1,118 1,826 332 39 340 1,180 77 1,262 1,441 .267 — — — — 30,243

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 47 5 14 2 0 1 8 8 15 .298

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1987 NLCS SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1985 NLCS SLN 6 21 4 8 0 0 1 4 5 5 .381
1985 WS SLN 7 25 1 6 2 0 0 4 3 9 .240

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home10093346563895155566.267
Away9853501555931185614.266

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-08-28 BOSLAAW 300000013
1992-08-24 BOSOAKL 300000110
1992-08-22 BOSSEAW 000000010
1992-08-21 BOSSEAL 311000011
1992-08-20 BOSLAAL 201000001
1992-08-19 BOSLAAL 402100101
1992-08-18 BOSLAAW 422000012
1992-08-15 BOSMILW 400000001
1992-08-14 BOSMILL 511100012
1992-08-13 BOSCLEW 310000012

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 580 573 5121 359 57 475
3B 4 0 2 1 0 0
OF 1039 996 2004 96 48 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1975 SFN 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0
1975 SFN OF 3 3 7 0 0 0
1976 SFN OF 26 26 71 3 1 1
1977 SFN OF 114 94 226 11 6 2
1978 SFN OF 152 150 320 16 6 5
1979 SFN 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0
1979 SFN OF 140 134 261 13 5 7
1980 SFN OF 120 120 229 7 8 1
1981 SFN OF 98 97 193 14 4 4
1982 SFN OF 155 152 281 10 6 2
1983 SFN 1B 2 2 13 3 0 2
1983 SFN OF 133 132 249 17 9 3
1984 SFN 1B 4 4 26 6 1 3
1984 SFN OF 54 52 94 3 1 0
1985 SLN 1B 121 121 1116 66 14 102
1985 SLN OF 12 4 12 0 0 0
1986 SLN 1B 64 64 623 35 3 66
1987 SLN 1B 126 125 1151 77 14 116
1987 SLN OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1988 NYA 1B 10 10 91 7 3 8
1988 NYA OF 19 19 38 1 2 0
1989 SDN 1B 131 129 1135 88 15 99
1989 SDN OF 12 12 22 1 0 0
1990 SDN 1B 109 106 855 69 6 72
1992 BOS 1B 13 12 111 8 1 7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 579
Third Base 4
Left Field 11
Center Field 23
Right Field 1013
Designated Hitter 311

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-05-22
1987 Silver Slugger 1B
1987 TSN All-Star 1B
1985 Silver Slugger 1B
1982 Player of the Week Week of 1982-05-28
1980 Player of the Week Week of 1980-06-20
1978 Player of the Month May
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-05-12
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-06-30
1978 TSN All-Star OF

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1993 MON NL $109,000
1992 BOS AL $2,900,000
1991 BOS AL $2,900,000
1990 SDN NL $2,000,000
1989 SDN NL $2,000,000
1988 NYA AL $1,500,000
1987 SLN NL $1,300,000
1986 SLN NL $1,300,000
1985 SLN NL $1,555,000
Total Career Earnings $15,564,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1989 Most Valuable Player NL 12th 16.0 336 0
1987 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 186.0 336 3
1985 Most Valuable Player NL 10th 20.0 336 0
1982 Most Valuable Player NL 7th 53.0 336 0
1980 Most Valuable Player NL 18th 6.0 336 0
1978 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 107.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jack Clark (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Greg Luzinski
    .276 avg, 307 HR
  2. 94
    Tim Salmon
    .282 avg, 299 HR
  3. 94
    Rocky Colavito
    .266 avg, 374 HR
  4. 93
    Jose Bautista
    .247 avg, 344 HR
  5. 92
    Fred Lynn
    .283 avg, 306 HR
  6. 90
    Bryce Harper
    .279 avg, 390 HR

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Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Clark

What years did Jack Clark play?
Jack Clark played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992.
Was Jack Clark a pitcher?
No. Jack Clark was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Jack Clark hit?
Jack Clark hit 340 career home runs with 1826 hits.