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Rickey
Clark		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 180
 
Born: March 21, 1946 in Usa, MI, MOUNT CLEMENS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1967 21 MIN AL   7 4 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 3
1968 22 MIN AL   7 4 5 4 4 5 5 3 4 4
1969 23 DET AL   7 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 6 6
1970 24 DET AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
1971 25 DET AL   8 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 5 5
1972 26 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 5
1973 27 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6
1974 28 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1975 29 TAM AL   8 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1976 30 TAM AL   7 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 6 6
1977 31 TAM AL   7 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 6 6
1978 32 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 5 5 5
1979 33 TAM AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 5
1980 34 TAM AL $ 350,000 8 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 5 4
1981 35 TAM AL $ 350,000 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1967 21 AAA   7 17 .292 30 30 1 0 0 200.0 209 111 21 101 152 5.00 .271 .356 .413 .769  
1968 22 AAA   5 17 .227 30 30 4 1 0 197.7 204 97 29 88 139 4.42 .265 .341 .436 .776  
1969 23 AA   9 13 .409 29 29 1 1 0 205.0 176 65 12 68 217 2.85 .230 .293 .317 .610  
1970 24 DET AL 1 4 .200 6 6 1 0 0 42.7 46 23 7 18 21 4.85 .264 .340 .431 .771 1.5
    AAA   10 8 .556 27 27 1 0 0 180.0 198 76 25 65 153 3.80 .277 .337 .422 .759  
1971 25 AAA   9 10 .474 29 29 1 0 0 171.7 190 103 21 74 128 5.40 .279 .350 .421 .771  
1972 26 TAM AL 2 2 .500 24 0 0 0 4 33.0 39 19 5 12 13 5.18 .293 .347 .474 .821 1.4
    AA   1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 23.3 31 16 2 12 20 6.17 .304 .377 .412 .789  
1973 27 TAM AL 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 1 26.7 30 16 3 10 15 5.40 .275 .339 .413 .752 0.7
1974 28 TAM AL 4 2 .667 32 0 0 0 1 53.7 58 25 7 19 33 4.19 .279 .345 .442 .787 4.1
1975 29 AAA   9 6 .600 25 25 1 0 0 173.3 160 56 13 59 135 2.91 .245 .308 .354 .662  
1976 30 AAA   14 8 .636 30 30 2 1 0 205.0 209 80 25 77 133 3.51 .260 .324 .394 .718  
1977 31 AAA   2 1 .667 77 0 0 0 6 64.3 58 29 2 24 46 4.06 .249 .319 .369 .688  
1978 32 TAM AL 7 10 .412 58 0 0 0 10 90.3 113 55 11 41 34 5.48 .309 .376 .445 .822 1.7
1979 33 TAM AL 1 1 .500 8 0 0 0 0 12.7 9 4 1 5 1 2.84 .209 .286 .279 .565 1.2
1980 34 TAM AL 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 19.3 30 16 2 9 8 7.45 .341 .404 .466 .870 0.0
1981 35 TAM AL 4 6 .400 40 0 0 0 2 84.7 93 41 6 26 29 4.36 .278 .332 .385 .717 4.7
8 Years Sim 19 25 .432 191 6 1 0 18 363.0 418 199 42 140 154 4.93 .287 .351 .426 .777 15.4
7 Years AAA 56 67 .455 248 171 10 2 6 1192.0 1228 552 136 488 886 4.17 .266 .336 .405 .741  
2 Years AA 10 15 .400 33 33 1 1 0 228.3 207 81 14 80 237 3.19 .238 .303 .328 .631  
9 Years Minors 66 82 .446 281 204 11 3 6 1420.3 1435 633 150 568 1123 4.01 .261 .330 .393 .724  
Season Average 2 3 .400 23 0 0 0 2 45.4 52 24 5 17 19 4.93 .287 .351 .426 .777  
Career Highs 7 10 .667 58 6 1 0 10 90.3 113 55 11 41 34 7.45 .341 .404 .474 .870  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   217 107 25 74 96   .281 .344 .440 .784
vs LH   201 92 17 66 58   .294 .356 .409 .765
Home 12 11 .522 100 3 0 0 10 211.3 239 119 24 81 94 5.07 .282 .345 .421 .766
Away 7 14 .333 91 3 1 0 9 151.6 179 80 18 59 60 4.75 .294 .356 .432 .788
Mar/Apr 1 4 .200 28 0 0 0 2 57.0 63 29 6 22 32 4.58 .278 .341 .414 .755
May 0 8 .000 28 0 0 0 1 34.3 44 23 5 19 12 6.03 .310 .391 .472 .863
June 5 3 .625 34 0 0 0 1 68.7 75 36 7 29 28 4.72 .277 .347 .421 .767
July 4 1 .800 26 0 0 0 3 41.7 53 20 3 17 14 4.32 .317 .380 .425 .806
August 2 2 .500 34 0 0 0 7 53.0 62 38 8 17 21 6.46 .290 .342 .435 .777
Sep/Oct 7 7 .500 41 6 1 0 5 108.3 121 53 13 36 47 4.40 .278 .333 .416 .749
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 24 DET AL P 6 6 42.7 5 5 0 1 1.000 2.11    
1972 26 TAM AL P 24 0 33.0 5 4 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1973 27 TAM AL P 14 0 26.7 1 8 1 2 .900 3.04    
1974 28 TAM AL P 32 0 53.7 5 7 1 2 .923 2.01    
1978 32 TAM AL P 58 0 90.3 7 18 0 1 1.000 2.49    
1979 33 TAM AL P 8 0 12.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.71    
1980 34 TAM AL P 9 0 19.3 1 4 1 1 .833 2.33    
1981 35 TAM AL P 40 0 84.7 4 17 1 2 .955 2.23    
Career Totals   191 6 363.0 28 64 4 9 .958 2.28    
Career Highs   58 6 90.3 7 18 1 2 1.000 3.04    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1973 27 TAM AL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.3 14 11 1 6 3 13.51 .412 .500 .559 1.059
1974 28 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.7 2 3 0 4 2 10.15 .222 .462 .222 .684
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 1 10.0 16 14 1 10 5 12.61 .372 .491 .488 .979
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1978-7-10
 Games Pitched
1978-6-58
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dave Frost (988)
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  5. Rick Steirer (980)
  6. Harry Dorish (980)
  7. Chip Lang (977)
  8. Pete Ladd (977)
  9. Frank Lacorte (976)
  10. Dolan Nichols (975)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 71st overall pick, by Minnesota in 1967
Traded from Minnesota to Detroit on 2/3/1969 (Going to MIN: 3B Chico Ruiz. Going to DET: SS Ken Boyer, P Rickey Clark, P Frank Reberger)
Earned first career win on 9/23/1970
Injured on 9/1/1971 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1972 (Going to DET: P Ron Taylor. Going to TAM: P Bill Champion, P Rickey Clark)
Injured on 7/19/1975 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 7/4/1977 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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