The Hall of Fame case for San Francisco Giants legend Will Clark

San Francisco Giants legend Will Clark was one of the best players to play in the majors in the last 1980s and early 1990s.

However, he only played 15 years in the majors as he decided to retire to spend some more time with his family and his son, Trey. Trey, who was just four years old at the time, had recently been diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder, which put him on the autism spectrum. However, since then, his son was able to receive therapy to perform at a high functioning level, even playing on his high school’s baseball team, where Will was a volunteer coach.

Will has stayed in touch with the game as a special assistant for the Giants since 2009 and, previously, as a special assistant with the D-Backs (where his former agent, Jeff Moorad, became an executive) and with the Cardinals (his final MLB team).

In 2022, the Giants will finally retire Clark’s no. 22 but he had a career that should be heavily considered for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

San Francisco Giants legend Will Clark has a good case for the Baseball Hall of Fame

Will Clark played in the majors from 1986 through 2000, spending eight of his 15 seasons in the majors with the San Francisco Giants.

He was an All-Star six times and he was a two-time Silver Slugger Winner, a Gold Glove winner, and he received MVP votes in five seasons, including four seasons with top 5 finishes (1987-89, 1991, 1994).

He was a career .303/.384/.497 with a career OPS+ of 137. He also had six seasons with 20+ homers, seven seasons with 90+ RBI.