#85 Watty "Lefty" Clark, Closer, 26 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Watty Clark Lefty 5/16/1902 26 USA,LA,ST. JOSEPH 6"0 175
Closer L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good GREAT Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 685,714 1928 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 128 Days (816 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 128 Days (816 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 8 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 4 | 8 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 62 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .993 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 47 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3.74 | 55.1 | 77 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
Projected | 47 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3.74 | 55.0 | 77 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 21 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 22 | 5 | 72.2 | 47 | 24 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 21 | 7 | 33.3 | 5.23 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 79 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .380 | .412 | .456 | .867 |
vs. RHB | 153 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .331 | .444 | .776 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 25 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.40 | 28.1 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 11 |
Road | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2.00 | 27.0 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Postseason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.03 | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 12.2 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
May | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.30 | 14.2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
June | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.91 | 14.2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
July | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.80 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
August | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.38 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1924 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 4.26 | 213.1 | 268 | 113 | 101 | 9 | 35 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 1.42 | .325 | PHA |
1925 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 4.68 | 306.0 | 381 | 181 | 159 | 20 | 54 | 127 | 9 | 1 | 1.42 | .328 | PHA |
1926 | 48 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 4.70 | 258.2 | 340 | 154 | 135 | 11 | 50 | 83 | 9 | 0 | 1.51 | .335 | PHA |
1927 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.43 | 21.0 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | .276 | PHA |
1928 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3.74 | 55.1 | 77 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | .356 | PHA,AL |
Total | 178 | 99 | 48 | 47 | 14 | 4.49 | 854.1 | 1088 | 484 | 426 | 44 | 154 | 292 | 26 | 2 | 1.45 | .330 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1924, AAA | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2.51 | 96.2 | 89 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 1.06 | .267 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1924 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 8.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1928 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27.00 | 1.0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.0 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1924 | 27 | 80 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .222 | .263 | .485 | PHA |
1925 | 40 | 121 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .207 | .220 | .273 | .492 | PHA |
1926 | 48 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .156 | .116 | .272 | PHA |
1927 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA |
1928 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | PHA,AL |
Total | 178 | 290 | 52 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 109 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .199 | .221 | .419 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 47 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1.000 | 55.1 | 2.60 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1924... Injured on 5/18/1924 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days... Had first career hit on 6/7/1924, off Ben Tincup (SLA)... Earned first career win on 6/7/1924... Injured on 8/23/1926 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $685,714 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1925 - 18 - 9th 1926 - 16 - 10th
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