He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall, and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Clark was born in Letart, West Virginia, graduated from Wahama High School, and — after World War II service in the Pacific Theater in the United States Navy[1] — attended Ohio University.

Signed by the Phillies in 1947, he spent five years in their farm system before his September 1951 end-of-season recall.

He hit a robust .335 and .298 in his first two full years, but a knee injury suffered during 1953 took its toll on Clark's production.

The Phillies sent Clark to the Washington Senators in a July 1956 minor-league transaction; after a half-season at Triple-A, the Senators sold his contract to the Detroit Tigers, where in 1957 he batted seven times in five games before returning to the high minors for the final two seasons of his pro career.