Will Clark

First Base

1986—2000

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#18

Player Detail

William Nuschler
GIVEN NAME
Clark
SURNAME
March 13, 1964, in New Orleans, LA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1986—2000
Playing Career
Played from 22-36
PLAYING AGE
San Francisco Giants
Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Cardinals
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
San Francisco Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
The Thrill
NICKNAME
22
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 190
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
April 8, 1986
Major League Debut
October 1, 2000
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 First Baseman —
— Giants ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Will Clark?

The Thrill always met the challenge: was a fiery competitor and a great postseason performer. Known for his shrill voice and scowl.
Will Clark was a college teammate of Rafael Palmeiro, and the two later exchanged places twice at first base in the big leagues.
  • Will Clark Scouting Report

70

HITTING

70

POWER

40

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1976
2176
284
1205
.303
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
46.2
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.880
.807
109.7

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.303
.384
.497

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Mark McGwire
Fred McGriff
Rafael Palmeiro
Andres Galarraga

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Ivan Rodriguez
Mark McGwire
Robby Thompson
Cal Ripken Jr.
Matt Williams
Barry Bonds
Brett Butler
Juan Gonzalez
Rick Reuschel
Kevin Brown
Roger Craig

Will Clark Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Clark
520
158
86
32
3
21
87
68
86
5
258
230
.303
.384
.497
880
AVG 1B
526
145
74
28
2
20
62
95
6
238
212
.276
.354
.453
.807

Will Clark Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
18
26
26
26
18
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
19
29
23
22
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Will Clark PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
56.5
36.0
28.2
20.4
4.63
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Will Clark
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
321.4
200.0
154.3
103.4
26.3
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Will Clark
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B