Mark Clark

Born: 5/12/1968 in Havana, La Habana, Cuba

MLB Debut: 1991-09-06 | Final Game: 2000-07-01

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 225 lbs

Full name: Mark Willard Clark

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Biography

Mark Clark was a professional baseball pitcher born in 1968, whose career spanned from 1991 until his retirement on July 1, 2000. Known for his competitive spirit and versatility on the mound, Clark played a significant role in several teams during the late 1990s, contributing to the evolving landscape of Major League Baseball. With a career record of 74-71 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.61, he showcased his ability to handle pressure in crucial situations, striking out a total of 728 batters over his career. Clark's playing style was characterized by a mix of finesse and power, allowing him to navigate through tough lineups during an era that increasingly favored offensive production. While he did not record any saves, his presence in the starting rotation and ability to keep his team in games were integral to his teams' successes. As a pitcher in the late 1990s, Clark experienced the transition of baseball through the steroid era, which brought about significant changes in player performance and offensive statistics. His contributions to the game remain a testament to the hard work and dedication required to succeed in Major League Baseball.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
74	71	219	197	15	3	0	1246.3	1364	638	154	367	728	4.61	0

Career ERA 4.61 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 5.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	STL	NL	1	1	7	2	0	0	22.3	17	10	11	13	4.03	3.91 (-3%)	-
1992	STL	NL	3	10	20	20	1	1	113.3	117	56	36	44	4.45	3.75 (-19%)	-
1993	CLE	AL	7	5	26	15	1	0	109.3	119	52	25	57	4.28	4.19 (-2%)	-1701.2
1994	CLE	AL	11	3	20	20	4	1	127.3	133	54	40	60	3.82	4.51 (+15%)	-466.9
1995	CLE	AL	9	7	22	21	2	0	124.7	143	73	42	68	5.27	4.45 (-18%)	-76.3
1996	NYN	NL	14	11	32	32	2	0	212.3	217	81	48	142	3.43	4.61 (+26%)	4608.5
1997	NYN	NL	8	7	23	22	1	0	142.0	158	67	47	72	4.25	4.39 (+3%)	-1497.7
1997	CHC	NL	6	1	9	9	2	0	63.0	55	20	12	51	2.86	4.39 (+35%)	-
1998	CHC	NL	9	14	33	33	2	1	213.7	236	115	48	161	4.84	4.43 (-9%)	-
1999	TEX	AL	3	7	15	15	0	0	74.3	103	71	34	44	8.60	4.71 (-83%)	-3070.3
2000	TEX	AL	3	5	12	8	0	0	44.0	66	39	24	16	7.98	4.77 (-67%)	-2700.3

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
219	242	7	14	3	0	1	9	0	8	106	0.058	0.088	0.083	0.170	-1864.0

Career AVG .058 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 78.2% below league average.

Career OBP .088 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 73.9% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 80.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.170 vs. league average 0.751 across their career seasons — 77.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	STL	NL	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	STL	NL	20	36	0	5	0	0	1	0	18	0.139	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CLE	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CLE	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CLE	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYN	NL	32	69	3	3	1	0	2	1	26	0.043	.269 (-84%)	.340 (-83%)	.426 (-86%)	.767 (-85%)	-1062.3
1997	NYN	NL	23	43	1	2	0	1	2	2	19	0.047	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHC	NL	9	23	2	0	0	0	1	2	12	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CHC	NL	33	62	1	4	2	0	3	3	27	0.065	.266 (-76%)	.335 (-68%)	.420 (-77%)	.755 (-73%)	-801.7
1999	TEX	AL	15	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TEX	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1998	NLDS1	CHN	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.500

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	6.0	7	2	1	4	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1998	NLDS1	CHN	0	1	1	1	0	6.0	7	2	1	4	3.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	219	197	57	153	6	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	SLN	P	7	2	2	1	0	0
1992	SLN	P	20	20	2	13	1	0
1993	CLE	P	26	15	4	10	2	0
1994	CLE	P	20	20	5	23	0	3
1995	CLE	P	22	21	8	16	0	3
1996	NYN	P	32	32	10	24	0	1
1997	NYN	P	23	22	6	22	1	1
1997	CHN	P	9	9	5	10	1	0
1998	CHN	P	33	33	11	24	0	0
1999	TEX	P	15	15	3	4	1	1
2000	TEX	P	12	8	1	6	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
Pitcher	219

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-09-13

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	TEX	AL	$5,000,000
1999	TEX	AL	$4,000,000
1998	CHN	NL	$5,050,000
1997	NYN	NL	$2,200,000
1996	NYN	NL	$1,100,000
1995	CLE	AL	$750,000
1994	CLE	AL	$325,000
1993	CLE	AL	$130,000
1992	SLN	NL	$109,000
1991	SLN	NL	$100,000
Total Career Earnings			$18,764,000