Jack Clark was born on Thursday, November 10, 1955, in New Brighton, Pennsylvania. Clark was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 12, 1975, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jack Clark baseball stats page.
"I have two goals. The first is to play in the World Series and the second is to hit .400. And I think I'll do both - someday." - Clark, Jack. 100 Things Giants Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die. Chastain, Bill. Author. Triumph Books. 4 April 2015. Page 129.
Jack ClarkJack 'The Ripper' Clark Autograph on a 2012 Upper Deck SP Baseball Card (#7) |
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Jack ClarkJack Clark Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Jack ClarkJack Clark Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1975 | 20 | Giants | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .263 | .235 |
1976 | 21 | Giants | 26 | 102 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .277 | .382 |
1977 | 22 | Giants | 136 | 413 | 64 | 104 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .252 | .332 | .407 |
1978 | 23 | Giants | 156 | 592 | 90 | 181 | 46 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 98 | 50 | 8 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | .306 | .358 | .537 |
1979 | 24 | Giants | 143 | 527 | 84 | 144 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 86 | 63 | 6 | 95 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | .273 | .348 | .476 |
1980 | 25 | Giants | 127 | 437 | 77 | 124 | 20 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 82 | 74 | 13 | 52 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | .284 | .382 | .517 |
1981 | 26 | Giants | 99 | 385 | 60 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 53 | 45 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | .268 | .341 | .460 |
1982 | 27 | Giants | 157 | 563 | 90 | 154 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 103 | 90 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 | .274 | .372 | .481 |
1983 | 28 | Giants | 135 | 492 | 82 | 132 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 66 | 74 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 14 | .268 | .361 | .441 |
1984 | 29 | Giants | 57 | 203 | 33 | 65 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .320 | .434 | .537 |
1985 | 30 | Cardinals | 126 | 442 | 71 | 124 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 87 | 83 | 14 | 88 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | .281 | .393 | .502 |
1986 | 31 | Cardinals | 65 | 232 | 34 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 45 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .237 | .362 | .422 |
1987 | 32 | Cardinals | 131 | 419 | 93 | 120 | 23 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 106 | 136 | 13 | 139 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .286 | .459 | .597 |
1988 | 33 | Yankees | 150 | 496 | 81 | 120 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 93 | 113 | 6 | 141 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .242 | .381 | .433 |
1989 | 34 | Padres | 142 | 455 | 76 | 110 | 19 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 94 | 132 | 18 | 145 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | .242 | .410 | .459 |
1990 | 35 | Padres | 115 | 334 | 59 | 89 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 62 | 104 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .266 | .441 | .533 |
1991 | 36 | Red Sox | 140 | 481 | 75 | 120 | 18 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 87 | 96 | 3 | 133 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | .249 | .374 | .466 |
1992 | 37 | Red Sox | 81 | 257 | 32 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 56 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | .210 | .350 | .311 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 1,994 | 6,847 | 1,118 | 1,826 | 332 | 39 | 340 | 9 | 1,180 | 1,262 | 127 | 1,441 | 9 | 83 | 24 | 174 | .267 | .379 | .476 |
Jack ClarkJack Clark Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1975 Giants | 3B | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.60 |
1975 Giants | CF | 2 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.21 |
1975 Giants | LF | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.57 |
1975 Giants | RF | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1976 Giants | CF | 20 | 20 | 465 | 56 | 2.8 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 3.19 |
1976 Giants | LF | 4 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.53 |
1976 Giants | RF | 8 | 5 | 150 | 14 | 1.8 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.52 |
1977 Giants | CF | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.13 |
1977 Giants | RF | 113 | 93 | 2,718 | 244 | 2.2 | 238 | 227 | 11 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 2.36 |
1978 Giants | RF | 152 | 150 | 3,990 | 350 | 2.3 | 344 | 328 | 16 | 6 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.33 |
1979 Giants | 3B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1979 Giants | LF | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1979 Giants | RF | 140 | 134 | 3,530 | 275 | 2.0 | 270 | 258 | 12 | 5 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.07 |
1980 Giants | RF | 120 | 120 | 3,190 | 244 | 2.0 | 236 | 229 | 7 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 2.00 |
1981 Giants | RF | 98 | 97 | 2,618 | 207 | 2.1 | 202 | 188 | 14 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.08 |
1982 Giants | RF | 155 | 152 | 4,034 | 299 | 1.9 | 293 | 283 | 10 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.96 |
1983 Giants | 1B | 2 | 2 | 48 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1983 Giants | RF | 133 | 132 | 3,487 | 279 | 2.1 | 270 | 252 | 18 | 9 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.09 |
1984 Giants | 1B | 4 | 4 | 81 | 33 | 8.3 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 10.67 |
1984 Giants | RF | 54 | 52 | 1,397 | 98 | 1.8 | 97 | 96 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 1.87 |
1985 Cardinals | 1B | 121 | 120 | 3,130 | 1,196 | 9.9 | 1,182 | 1,116 | 66 | 14 | 102 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.20 |
1985 Cardinals | RF | 12 | 4 | 147 | 11 | 0.9 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
1986 Cardinals | 1B | 64 | 64 | 1,759 | 661 | 10.3 | 658 | 623 | 35 | 3 | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.10 |
1987 Cardinals | 1B | 126 | 125 | 3,317 | 1,242 | 9.9 | 1,228 | 1,151 | 77 | 14 | 116 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 10.00 |
1987 Cardinals | RF | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1988 Yankees | 1B | 10 | 10 | 252 | 101 | 10.1 | 98 | 91 | 7 | 3 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 10.50 |
1988 Yankees | LF | 5 | 5 | 120 | 10 | 2.0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.80 |
1988 Yankees | RF | 14 | 14 | 342 | 30 | 2.1 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.37 |
1989 Padres | 1B | 131 | 129 | 3,287 | 1,238 | 9.5 | 1,223 | 1,135 | 88 | 15 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .988 | 10.05 |
1989 Padres | RF | 12 | 12 | 291 | 24 | 2.0 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.23 |
1990 Padres | 1B | 110 | 104 | 2,666 | 930 | 8.5 | 924 | 855 | 69 | 6 | 72 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.36 |
1992 Red Sox | 1B | 13 | 12 | 291 | 120 | 9.2 | 119 | 111 | 8 | 1 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.04 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
RF Totals | 1,013 | 967 | 25,924 | 2,076 | 2.0 | 2,030 | 1,939 | 91 | 46 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.11 | |
1B Totals | 581 | 570 | 14,831 | 5,537 | 9.5 | 5,480 | 5,121 | 359 | 57 | 475 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.98 | |
CF Totals | 23 | 22 | 531 | 62 | 2.7 | 61 | 58 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 3.10 | |
LF Totals | 12 | 7 | 201 | 14 | 1.2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.61 | |
3B Totals | 4 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0.8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 | |
17 Years | 1,633 | 1,566 | 41,514 | 7,692 | 4.7 | 7,586 | 7,132 | 454 | 106 | 500 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 4.93 |
Jack ClarkJack Clark Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1975 Giants | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1976 Giants | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 51.0 | 5.7 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1977 Giants | 12 | 4 | .750 | 34 | 0 | n/a | 31.8 | 5.7 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1978 Giants | 15 | 11 | .577 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 23.7 | 8.2 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1979 Giants | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2 | 3 | n/a | 20.3 | 5.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1980 Giants | 2 | 5 | .286 | 6 | 1 | n/a | 19.9 | 8.4 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1981 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 22.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1982 Giants | 6 | 9 | .400 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 20.9 | 6.2 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1983 Giants | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 24.6 | 6.2 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1984 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 18.5 | 7.0 | 4.6 | - | - | - |
1985 Cardinals | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 20.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1986 Cardinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 25.8 | 3.8 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
1987 Cardinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5 | 0 | n/a | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | - | - | - |
1988 Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 14 | 0 | 112 | 18.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1989 Padres | 6 | 2 | .750 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 17.5 | 3.1 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
1990 Padres | 4 | 3 | .571 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 13.4 | 3.7 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1991 Red Sox | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 135 | 17.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1992 Red Sox | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 51.4 | 3.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 77 | 61 | .558 | 103 | 5 | 311 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
Jack ClarkJack Clark Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1975 San Francisco Giants | 15 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1976 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1978 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $60,000.00 | Stats | - |
1979 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $125,000.00 | Stats | - |
1980 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1981 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1982 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
1983 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $1,250,000.00 | - | - |
1984 San Francisco Giants | 22 | $1,555,000.00 | - | - |
1985 St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | $1,555,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1986 St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | $1,300,000.00 | - | - |
1987 St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | $1,300,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 New York Yankees | 6, 21, 33 | $1,500,000.00 | - | - |
1989 San Diego Padres | 25 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1990 San Diego Padres | 00, 25 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Boston Red Sox | 25 | $2,900,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Boston Red Sox | 25 | $2,900,000.00 | - | - |
Jack Clark Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Jack Clark was one of the most respected sluggers of his era, collecting 20-or-more home runs across 11 of his 18 seasons (1978-80, 1982-83, 1985, 1987-91). During that span (1978-91), The Ripper hit 320 homers, sixth most in the majors, behind Dale Murphy (394 HRs), Mike Schmidt (379 HRs), Eddie Murray (371 HRs), Andre Dawson (358 HRs) & Dave Winfield (330 HRs).
Jack Clark Rookie Card | 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#488 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
When Jack Clark won his second Silver Slugger Award in 1987, he broke the team-record for most Silver Sluggers won by a St. Louis Cardinals first baseman, eclipsing one-time recipient Keith Kernandez (1980), and George Hendrick (1981). Twenty-one years later, a Giant first baseman finally tied The Ripper, winning his second in 2008, then broke the mark a year later when he won his third - do you remember who it was? [Answer]
Did you know that when Jack Clark walked to first base, a National League leading 132 two times in 1989, he set a still-standing San Diego Padres single season record for most bases on balls, breaking the mark set previously by Gene Tenace, who "only" had 125 bases on balls in 1977? [Year by Year Leaders for Bases on Balls]