Was Otey Clark a pitcher?

Yes. Otey Clark pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 20 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Otey Clark hit?

Otey Clark hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Otey Clark

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1945)

W–L 4–4

ERA 3.07

WHIP 1.28

SO 20

Pitcher PIV -503.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 5/22/1915 in Boscobel, WI, USA
Died: 10/20/2010 in Boscobel, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-04-17
Last Game: 1945-09-30

Full name: William Otis Clark

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	4	12	9	4	1	0	82.0	86	28	6	19	20	3.07	-503.1

Career ERA 3.07 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 16.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1945	BOS	AL	4	4	12	9	4	1	0	82.0	86	28	19	20	3.07	3.67 (+16%)	-503.1
Career · 1 season			4	4	12	9	4	1	0	82.0	86	28	19	20	3.07	—	-503

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
12	24	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	.208	.269	.208	.478	0

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 20.2% below league average.

Career OBP .269 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 18.1% below league average.

Career SLG .208 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OPS .478 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 30.1% below 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
1945	BOS	AL	12	24	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	.208	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			12	24	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	.208	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	13	0	2	0	0	.154
Away	6	11	0	3	0	2	.273

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	46.1	47	9	11	11	1.75
Away	6	36.0	39	18	8	6	4.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1945-09-30	BOS	NYY	L	2	2	1	0	0
1945-09-23	BOS	NYY	W	1	0	0	1	1
1945-09-19	BOS	PHA	W	3	1	0	0	1
1945-09-14	BOS	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1945-09-09	BOS	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0
1945-09-05	BOS	CLE	W	3	1	0	0	1
1945-08-31	BOS	PHA	L	1	0	0	1	0
1945-08-26	BOS	PHA	W	2	0	0	0	0
1945-08-21	BOS	SLA	L	2	0	0	0	0
1945-08-17	BOS	CHW	W	4	0	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-09-30	BOS	NYY	—	5.0	7	7	7	1	1	2
1945-09-23	BOS	NYY	W	6.1	2	1	0	3	2	0
1945-09-19	BOS	PHA	W	9.0	7	0	0	3	2	0
1945-09-14	BOS	SLA	L	6.0	11	4	4	1	3	1
1945-09-09	BOS	DET	—	8.1	12	3	3	1	0	1
1945-09-05	BOS	CLE	W	9.0	11	1	0	1	2	0
1945-08-31	BOS	PHA	L	6.1	11	5	4	2	0	1
1945-08-26	BOS	PHA	—	7.2	4	3	2	2	2	1
1945-08-21	BOS	SLA	L	8.0	4	2	1	1	0	0
1945-08-17	BOS	CHW	W	9.0	8	2	2	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	12	0	4	7	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1945	BOS	P	12	0	4	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	12

Frequently Asked Questions about Otey Clark

Was Otey Clark a pitcher?: Yes. Otey Clark pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 20 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Otey Clark hit?: Otey Clark hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.