Don Mattingly v. Will Clark MLB 1B WAR rank and OPS+ by year.

Don Mattingly

Positions: First Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: April 20, 1961 (Age: 64-235d) in Evansville, IN us

Will Clark

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left  •  Throws: Left

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: March 13, 1964 (Age: 61-273d) in New Orleans, LA us

Don Mattingly for Hall of Fame? MLB 1B WAR rank: 3,1,1,3,5,4,35,12,10,12,8, 33.  Monday, December 8, 2025

Will Clark MLB 1B WAR rank: x,4,1,1,10,2,8,16,5,8,12,12,14,x,6.  Thursday, December 11, 2025

Red in OPS+ means not full season.

	1B WAR rank	1B WAR rank	OPS+	OPS+
Year	Mattingly	Clark	Mattingly	Clark
1983			107
1984	3		156
1985	1		156
1986	1		161
1987	3	4	146	152
1988	5	1	128	160
1989	4	1	133	175
1990	35	10	81	125
1991	12	2	103	154
1992	10	8	108	148
1993	12	16	120	118
1994	8	5	113	141
1995	33	8	97	123
1996		12		101
1997		12		128
1998		14		126
1999		x		128
2000		6		145
Career			127	137

Will Clark MLB 1B WAR rank: x,4,1,1,10,2,8,16,5,8,12,12,14,x,6.

This post applies the same criteria used in evaluating Don Mattingly here:

Don Mattingly for Hall of Fame? MLB 1B WAR rank: 3,1,1,3,5,4,35,12,10,12,8, 33.  Monday, December 8, 2025

Click that for Clark's data for seasons 1986-1995. The rest of Clark's career 1996-2000 is below.

1996:

https://www.sports-reference.com/stathead/tiny/mwXoE

For single seasons, in 1996, Playing in the AL or NL, Played at least 75% of games at 1B, in the regular season, requiring Defensive WAR (dWAR) >= -99.9 and Offensive WAR (oWAR) >= -0.9 and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) >= 2.2 and Adjusted OPS+ >= 0 and Home Runs >= 0, sorted by descending Wins Above Replacement (WAR).

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Jeff Bagwell	7.5	7.6	-0.9	178	31	1996	28	HOU	NL	162	719	568	111	179	98	48	2	120	135	114	.315	.451	.570	1.021	324
2	Mark McGwire	6.4	6.6	-0.8	196	52	1996	32	OAK	AL	130	548	423	104	132	59	21	0	113	116	112	.312	.467	.730	1.198	309
3	Mo Vaughn	5.6	5.4	-0.6	150	44	1996	28	BOS	AL	161	752	635	118	207	133	29	1	143	95	154	.326	.420	.583	1.003	370
4	Frank Thomas	5.6	6.4	-1.5	178	40	1996	28	CHW	AL	141	649	527	110	184	118	26	0	134	109	70	.349	.459	.626	1.085	330
5	Rafael Palmeiro	4.5	4.4	-0.7	132	39	1996	31	BAL	AL	162	732	626	110	181	100	40	2	142	95	96	.289	.381	.546	.927	342
6	Andrés Galarraga	4.2	4.3	-0.9	127	47	1996	35	COL	NL	159	691	626	119	190	101	39	3	150	40	157	.304	.357	.601	.958	376
7	Mark Grace	3.8	3.0	0.1	123	9	1996	32	CHC	NL	142	616	547	88	181	132	39	1	75	62	41	.331	.396	.455	.851	249
8	Julio Franco	3.0	2.6	-0.1	123	14	1996	37	CLE	AL	112	499	432	72	139	104	20	1	76	61	82	.322	.407	.470	.877	203
9	Wally Joyner	2.8	1.9	0.3	112	8	1996	34	SDP	NL	121	510	433	59	120	82	29	1	65	69	71	.277	.377	.404	.781	175
10	Hal Morris	2.7	2.9	-0.9	124	16	1996	31	CIN	NL	142	594	528	82	165	113	32	4	80	50	76	.313	.374	.479	.853	253
11	John Olerud	2.5	1.8	0.1	116	18	1996	27	TOR	AL	125	469	398	59	109	66	25	0	61	60	37	.274	.382	.472	.854	188
12	Will Clark	2.2	1.7	0.0	101	13	1996	32	TEX	AL	117	512	436	69	124	85	25	1	72	64	67	.284	.377	.436	.813	190
13	Tino Martinez	2.2	2.1	-0.6	108	25	1996	28	NYY	AL	155	671	595	82	174	121	28	0	117	68	85	.292	.364	.466	.830	277

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1997:

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Jeff Bagwell	7.7	6.9	-0.1	168	43	1997	29	HOU	NL	162	717	566	109	162	77	40	2	135	127	122	.286	.425	.592	1.017	335
2	Jim Thome	5.5	6.0	-1.2	156	40	1997	26	CLE	AL	147	627	496	104	142	77	25	0	102	120	146	.286	.423	.579	1.001	287
3	Mark McGwire	5.1	6.2	-1.7	170	58	1997	33	OAK,STL	AL,NL	156	657	540	86	148	63	27	0	123	101	159	.274	.393	.646	1.039	349
4	Tino Martinez	5.1	4.7	-0.4	143	44	1997	29	NYY	AL	158	685	594	96	176	99	31	2	141	75	75	.296	.371	.577	.948	343
5	Mark Grace	4.2	3.0	0.3	127	13	1997	33	CHC	NL	151	654	555	87	177	127	32	5	78	88	45	.319	.409	.465	.874	258
6	John Olerud	4.1	3.8	-0.6	135	22	1997	28	NYM	NL	154	630	524	90	154	97	34	1	102	85	67	.294	.400	.489	.889	256
7	Mo Vaughn	3.9	5.0	-1.8	152	35	1997	29	BOS	AL	141	628	527	91	166	107	24	0	96	86	154	.315	.420	.560	.980	295
8	Andrés Galarraga	3.8	4.5	-1.6	131	41	1997	36	COL	NL	154	674	600	120	191	116	31	3	140	54	141	.318	.389	.585	.974	351
9	Wally Joyner	3.7	3.2	-0.2	135	13	1997	35	SDP	NL	135	518	455	59	149	105	29	2	83	51	51	.327	.390	.486	.876	221
10	Jeff King	3.7	2.0	1.0	104	28	1997	32	KCR	AL	155	647	543	84	129	70	30	1	112	89	96	.238	.341	.451	.792	245
11	Tony Clark	3.5	3.8	-1.0	128	32	1997	25	DET	AL	159	681	580	105	160	97	28	3	117	93	144	.276	.376	.500	.876	290
12	Will Clark	3.4	2.6	0.3	128	12	1997	33	TEX	AL	110	450	393	56	128	86	29	1	51	49	62	.326	.400	.496	.896	195

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1998:

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	John Olerud	7.6	6.2	0.6	163	22	1998	29	NYM	NL	160	665	557	91	197	135	36	4	93	96	73	.354	.447	.551	.998	307
2	Mark McGwire	7.5	9.3	-2.6	216	70	1998	34	STL	NL	155	681	509	130	152	61	21	0	147	162	155	.299	.470	.752	1.222	383
3	Jeff Bagwell	6.3	6.0	-0.5	158	34	1998	30	HOU	NL	147	661	540	124	164	96	33	1	111	109	90	.304	.424	.557	.981	301
4	Rafael Palmeiro	6.3	4.8	0.7	144	43	1998	33	BAL	AL	162	709	619	98	183	103	36	1	121	79	91	.296	.379	.565	.945	350
5	Mo Vaughn	5.6	5.2	-0.4	153	40	1998	30	BOS	AL	154	681	609	107	205	132	31	2	115	61	144	.337	.402	.591	.993	360
6	Carlos Delgado	5.4	4.8	0.0	151	38	1998	26	TOR	AL	142	620	530	94	155	73	43	1	115	73	139	.292	.385	.592	.978	314
7	Andrés Galarraga	5.0	5.6	-1.5	157	44	1998	37	ATL	NL	153	648	555	103	169	97	27	1	121	63	146	.305	.397	.595	.991	330
8	Tony Clark	3.3	3.3	-0.8	126	34	1998	26	DET	AL	157	673	602	84	175	104	37	0	103	63	128	.291	.358	.522	.880	314
9	Jim Thome	3.3	4.5	-1.8	153	30	1998	27	CLE	AL	123	537	440	89	129	63	34	2	85	89	141	.293	.413	.584	.997	257
10	David Segui	3.2	2.8	-0.2	119	19	1998	31	SEA	AL	143	580	522	79	159	103	36	1	84	49	80	.305	.359	.487	.845	254
11	Tino Martinez	3.2	2.8	-0.3	124	28	1998	30	NYY	AL	142	608	531	92	149	87	33	1	123	61	83	.281	.355	.505	.860	268
12	Todd Helton	3.2	2.4	0.0	119	25	1998	24	COL	NL	152	595	530	78	167	104	37	1	97	53	54	.315	.380	.530	.911	281
13	Fred McGriff	2.9	2.1	0.1	111	19	1998	34	TBD	AL	151	649	564	73	160	108	33	0	81	79	118	.284	.371	.443	.815	250
14	Will Clark	2.9	3.3	-1.2	126	23	1998	34	TEX	AL	149	636	554	98	169	104	41	1	102	72	97	.305	.384	.507	.891	281

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1999: only 77 games, 294 PA

2000:

Rk	Player	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	OPS+	HR	Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	1B	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1	Todd Helton	8.9	7.2	0.9	163	42	2000	26	COL	NL	160	697	580	138	216	113	59	2	147	103	61	.372	.463	.698	1.162	405
2	Jason Giambi	7.8	8.2	-1.2	187	43	2000	29	OAK	AL	152	664	510	108	170	97	29	1	137	137	96	.333	.476	.647	1.123	330
3	Carlos Delgado	7.3	8.1	-1.6	181	41	2000	28	TOR	AL	162	711	569	115	196	97	57	1	137	123	104	.344	.470	.664	1.134	378
4	Jeff Bagwell	5.4	5.5	-0.9	152	47	2000	32	HOU	NL	159	719	590	152	183	98	37	1	132	107	116	.310	.424	.615	1.039	363
5	Mark McGwire	4.2	4.1	-0.2	203	32	2000	36	STL	NL	89	321	236	60	72	32	8	0	73	76	78	.305	.483	.746	1.229	176
6	Will Clark	4.0	4.0	-0.7	145	21	2000	36	BAL,STL	AL,NL	130	507	427	78	136	83	30	2	70	69	69	.319	.418	.546	.964	233
7	John Olerud	3.7	2.6	0.4	117	14	2000	31	SEA	AL	159	683	565	84	161	102	45	0	103	102	96	.285	.392	.439	.831	248
8	Sean Casey	3.4	2.3	0.4	124	20	2000	25	CIN	NL	133	545	480	69	151	96	33	2	85	52	80	.315	.385	.517	.902	248
9	Ryan Klesko	3.2	3.6	-1.1	136	26	2000	29	SDP	NL	145	590	494	88	140	79	33	2	92	91	81	.283	.393	.516	.909	255
10	Mark Grace	3.1	2.0	0.3	111	11	2000	36	CHC	NL	143	621	510	75	143	90	41	1	82	95	28	.280	.394	.429	.824	219

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Post Season:

Season	Age	Team	Lg	Series	Opp	W/L	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB
1987	23	SFG	NL	NLCS	STL	L (3-4)	7	28	25	3	9	2	0	1	3	3	6	.360	.429	.560	.989	14
1989	25	SFG	NL	NLCS	CHC	W (4-1)	5	22	20	8	13	3	1	2	8	2	2	.650	.682	1.200	1.882	24
1989	25	SFG	WS	WS	OAK	L (0-4)	4	17	16	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.294	.313	.607	5
1996	32	TEX	AL	ALDS	NYY	L (1-3)	4	19	16	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	2	.125	.263	.125	.388	2
1998	34	TEX	AL	ALDS	NYY	L (0-3)	3	12	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.091	.167	.091	.258	1
2000	36	STL	NL	NLDS	ATL	W (3-0)	3	14	12	3	3	0	0	1	4	1	3	.250	.357	.500	.857	6
2000	36	STL	NL	NLCS	NYM	L (1-4)	5	20	17	3	7	2	0	1	1	2	1	.412	.500	.706	1.206	12
5 Yr	5 Yr	5 Yr	5 Yr	5 Yr	5 Yr	2-5	31	132	117	20	39	8	1	5	16	13	19	.333	.409	.547	.956	64
ALDS	ALDS	ALDS	ALDS	ALDS	ALDS	0-2	7	31	27	1	3	0	0	0	0	4	4	.111	.226	.111	.337	3
NLDS	NLDS	NLDS	NLDS	NLDS	NLDS	1-0	3	14	12	3	3	0	0	1	4	1	3	.250	.357	.500	.857	6
NLCS	NLCS	NLCS	NLCS	NLCS	NLCS	1-2	17	70	62	14	29	7	1	4	12	7	9	.468	.529	.806	1.335	50
WS (	WS (	WS (	WS (	WS (	WS (	0-1	4	17	16	2	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.294	.313	.607	5

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