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Full Name: Anthony Christopher Clark Current Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
Height/Weight: 6'7"/245 Number: 13
Birthdate: June 15, 1972 Entry Draft: 1st round (2nd) in 1990
Birthplace: Newton, Kansas Drafted By: Detroit Tigers
Position: 1B College: San Diego State

Biography[]

Tony Clark (Anthony Christopher Clark) was born on June 15, 1972 in Newton, Kansas. He made his Major League debut on September 3, 1995 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1996, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 27 home runs and 72 RBI. Clark played for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks over the course of his 12 year career.

Most people believe that Tony Clark's best season was 1997, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .276 average and knocked in 117 runs.

Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

Batting Stats[]

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1995 DET A 27 101 10 24 3 11 .238 .294 .396 5 1 8 30 0 0 0 0 2
1996 DET A 100 376 56 94 27 72 .250 .299 .503 14 0 29 127 0 0 0 1 7
1997 DET A 159 580 105 160 32 117 .276 .376 .500 28 3 93 144 3 0 1 13 11
1998 DET A 157 602 84 175 34 103 .291 .358 .522 37 0 63 128 3 0 3 5 16
1999 DET A 143 536 74 150 31 99 .280 .361 .507 29 0 64 133 6 0 2 7 14
2000 DET A 60 208 32 57 13 37 .274 .349 .529 14 0 24 51 0 0 0 2 10
2001 DET A 126 428 67 123 16 75 .287 .374 .481 29 3 62 108 1 0 0 10 14
2002 BOS A 90 275 25 57 3 29 .207 .265 .291 12 1 21 57 1 0 0 0 11
2003 NY N 125 254 29 59 16 43 .232 .300 .472 13 0 24 73 1 0 0 2 8
2004 NY A 106 253 37 56 16 49 .221 .297 .458 12 0 26 92 2 0 0 3 6
2005 ARI N 130 349 47 106 30 87 .304 .366 .636 22 2 37 88 1 0 0 6 10
2006 ARI N 79 132 13 26 6 16 .197 .279 .364 4 0 13 40 2 0 0 2 5
2007 ARI N 113 221 31 55 17 51 .249 .310 .511 5 1 21 59 0 0 0 3 8
2008 SDP N 70 88 5 21 1 11 .239 .374 .307 3 0 19 32 0 0 0 0 2
2008 ARI N
2008 Total
Total NL 447 956 120 246 69 197 .257 ? ? 44 3 95 260 4 0 0 13 31
Total AL 968 3359 490 896 175 592 .267 .343 .481 180 8 390 870 16 0 6 41 91
Total 1302 4094 579 1087 227 738 .266 .341 .490 219 10 464 1071 20 0 6 51 114

*These stats were updated up to 2007.

Fielding Stats[]

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1995 DET A 1B 27 27 231 252 18 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1996 DET A 1B 86 86 760 766 54 6 82 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1996 DET A DH 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 DET A 1B 158 157 1383.2 1423 100 10 131 0 0 0 0 0 .993
1997 DET A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 DET A 1B 142 142 1234 1265 102 13 134 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1998 DET A DH 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 DET A 1B 132 130 1147.2 1126 85 10 111 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1999 DET A DH 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 DET A 1B 58 58 472.1 488 45 4 49 0 0 0 0 0 .993
2000 DET A DH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 DET A 1B 78 75 611.2 647 48 3 69 0 0 0 0 0 .996
2001 DET A DH 42 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 BOS A 1B 85 70 638 651 58 6 54 0 0 0 0 0 .992
2002 BOS A DH 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 NYM N 1B 80 50 499.2 464 25 4 42 0 0 0 0 0 .992
2003 NYM N OF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2003 NYM N LF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2004 NYY A 1B 99 64 623.2 603 49 4 64 0 0 0 0 0 .994
2004 NYY A DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 ARI N 1B 83 70 642.2 661 45 2 59 0 0 0 0 0 .997
2005 ARI N DH 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ARI N 1B 53 23 256.1 274 22 2 27 0 0 0 0 0 .993
2007 ARI N 1B 83 43 452.2 432 32 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 .996
2008 SDP N DH
2008 SDP N 1B
2008 ARI N 1B
2008 Total 1B
Total 1B 1164 995 8953.1 9052 683 70 897 0 0 0 0 0 .993
Total DH 92 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total OF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total LF 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

*These stats were updated up to 2006.

Transactions[]

  • Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed July 10, 1990).
  • Claimed on waivers by Boston Red Sox from Detroit Tigers (November 20, 2001).
  • Granted free agency (October 30, 2002).
  • Signed by New York Mets (January 20, 2003).
  • Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
  • Signed by New York Yankees (January 12, 2004).
  • Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
  • Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (January 24, 2005).

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