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Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
1882 20 WOR NL -0.7 1 2 .333 4.50 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 49 31 12 0 2 3 0 3 127 70 2.76 2.125 18.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.50
1884 22 CHC NL 1.7 10 3 .769 2.14 14 13 1 12 0 0 118.0 94 64 28 10 25 102 0 7 478 146 3.28 1.008 7.2 0.8 1.9 7.8 4.08
1885 23 CHC NL 12.9 53 16 .768 1.85 70 70 0 68 10 0 623.0 497 255 128 21 97 308 0 14 2487 163 2.80 0.953 7.2 0.3 1.4 4.4 3.18
1886 24 CHC NL 7.3 36 17 .679 2.41 55 55 0 50 3 0 466.2 419 248 125 19 86 313 0 17 1914 147 2.84 1.082 8.1 0.4 1.7 6.0 3.64
1887 25 CHC NL 14.9 38 21 .644 3.08 60 59 1 56 2 0 523.0 513 283 179 19 92 237 8 0 25 2183 145 3.42 1.157 8.8 0.3 1.6 4.1 2.58
1888 26 BSN NL 4.3 33 20 .623 2.76 54 54 0 53 3 0 483.1 448 247 148 17 119 223 10 0 33 2029 105 2.92 1.173 8.3 0.3 2.2 4.2 1.87
1889 27 BSN NL 16.7 49 19 .721 2.73 73 72 1 68 8 1 620.0 589 280 188 16 203 284 17 0 16 2641 150 3.49 1.277 8.6 0.2 2.9 4.1 1.40
1890 28 BSN NL 8.6 26 18 .591 3.27 44 44 0 43 2 0 383.0 370 186 139 14 140 138 16 0 21 1663 116 3.89 1.332 8.7 0.3 3.3 3.2 0.99
1891 29 BSN NL 9.7 33 19 .635 2.79 55 51 4 47 3 3 460.2 435 244 143 18 154 141 15 0 14 1982 129 3.53 1.279 8.5 0.4 3.0 2.8 0.92
1892 30 2TM NL 5.7 25 16 .610 2.48 45 44 1 42 5 1 389.0 350 197 107 8 132 139 9 0 9 1658 139 3.08 1.239 8.1 0.2 3.1 3.2 1.05
1892 30 BSN NL 3.2 8 6 .571 2.35 16 16 0 15 4 0 145.2 115 65 38 4 60 48 5 0 5 617 150 3.47 1.201 7.1 0.2 3.7 3.0 0.80
1892 30 CLV NL 2.5 17 10 .630 2.55 29 28 1 27 1 1 243.1 235 132 69 4 72 91 4 0 4 1041 133 2.84 1.262 8.7 0.1 2.7 3.4 1.26
1893 31 CLV NL 1.2 16 17 .485 4.45 36 35 1 31 0 0 295.0 358 240 146 11 95 62 5 0 15 1331 109 4.33 1.536 10.9 0.3 2.9 1.9 0.65
1894 32 CLV NL 2.6 8 10 .444 4.42 22 18 3 13 1 0 150.2 173 109 74 6 46 28 0 0 8 653 123 4.88 1.454 10.3 0.4 2.7 1.7 0.61
12 Yrs 85.0 328 178 .648 2.81 531 518 12 485 37 5 4536.1 4295 2384 1417 159 1191 1978 80 0 182 19146 133 3.35 1.209 8.5 0.3 2.4 3.9 1.66
162 Game Avg 5.5 21 12 .648 2.81 34 34 1 31 2 0 294 278 155 92 10 77 128 0 12 1241 133 1.209 8.5 0.3 2.4 3.9 1.66
BSN (5 Yrs) 42.6 149 82 .645 2.82 242 237 5 226 20 4 2092.2 1957 1022 656 69 676 834 63 0 89 8932 128 3.44 1.258 8.4 0.3 2.9 3.6 1.23
CHC (4 Yrs) 36.8 137 57 .706 2.39 199 197 2 186 15 0 1730.2 1523 850 460 69 300 960 8 0 63 7062 151 3.03 1.053 7.9 0.4 1.6 5.0 3.20
CLV (3 Yrs) 6.3 41 37 .526 3.78 87 81 5 71 2 1 689.0 766 481 289 21 213 181 9 0 27 3025 118 3.92 1.421 10.0 0.3 2.8 2.4 0.85
WOR (1 Yr) -0.7 1 2 .333 4.50 3 3 0 2 0 0 24.0 49 31 12 0 2 3 0 3 127 70 2.76 2.125 18.4 0.0 0.8 1.1 1.50
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Value Pitching

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Season Age Team Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Awards
1882 20 WOR NL 24.0 3 3 31 11.63 5.54 -0.72 0.00 107 6.69 -13 -0.9 0.0 -0.7 -11 .216 .495
1884 22 CHC NL 118.0 14 13 64 4.88 5.24 0.14 0.00 104 5.31 6 0.8 1.00 -0.3 1.7 18 .559 .505
1885 23 CHC NL 623.0 70 70 255 3.68 4.60 0.35 0.00 107 4.55 60 7.5 -0.6 12.9 125 .607 .546
1886 24 CHC NL 466.2 55 55 248 4.78 4.99 0.15 0.00 108 5.23 23 3.5 -0.6 7.3 74 .563 .521
1887 25 CHC NL 523.0 60 59 283 4.87 6.04 0.09 0.00 110 6.55 98 10.7 1.00 -0.8 14.9 165 .679 .566
1888 26 BSN NL 483.1 54 54 247 4.60 4.51 0.08 0.00 102 4.52 -5 0.3 -0.5 4.3 41 .506 .502
1889 27 BSN NL 620.0 73 72 280 4.06 5.79 0.26 0.00 102 5.64 109 11.5 1.00 -0.6 16.7 185 .657 .571
1890 28 BSN NL 383.0 44 44 186 4.37 5.56 0.39 0.00 106 5.48 47 5.7 -0.7 8.6 92 .630 .535
1891 29 BSN NL 460.2 55 51 244 4.77 5.46 0.14 0.00 108 5.75 50 5.8 1.00 -0.4 9.7 104 .605 .536
1892 30 2TM NL 389.0 45 44 197 4.56 5.07 0.33 0.00 104 4.95 17 2.3 1.00 -0.3 5.7 59 .551 .506
1892 30 BSN NL 145.2 16 16 65 4.02 5.06 0.34 0.00 107 5.05 17 1.9 -0.1 3.2 32 .620 .512
1892 30 CLV NL 243.1 29 28 132 4.88 5.07 0.32 0.00 103 4.89 0 0.4 1.00 -0.2 2.5 26 .513 .502
1893 31 CLV NL 295.0 36 35 240 7.32 6.48 0.06 0.00 104 6.67 -21 -1.3 1.00 -0.3 1.2 20 .464 .492
1894 32 CLV NL 150.2 22 18 109 6.51 7.41 0.28 0.00 102 7.27 13 1.3 1.00 -0.1 2.6 37 .559 .508
12 Yrs 4536.1 531 518 2384 4.73 5.40 0.21 0.00 106 5.49 383 47.3 1.00 -5.1 85.0 910 .589 .533
162 Game Avg 294 34 34 155 4.73 5.40 0.21 0.00 106 5.49 25 3.1 1.00 -0.3 5.5 59 .589 .533
BSN (5 Yrs) 2092.2 242 237 1022 4.40 5.33 0.22 0.00 104 5.33 218 25.2 1.00 -2.3 42.6 455 .604 .537
CHC (4 Yrs) 1730.2 199 197 850 4.42 5.18 0.20 0.00 108 5.39 186 22.5 1.00 -2.2 36.8 382 .613 .543
CLV (3 Yrs) 689.0 87 81 481 6.28 6.18 0.20 0.00 103 6.17 -8 0.4 1.00 -0.6 6.3 83 .505 .500
WOR (1 Yr) 24.0 3 3 31 11.63 5.54 -0.72 0.00 107 6.69 -13 -0.9 0.0 -0.7 -11 .216 .495

Advanced Pitching

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Pitching Ratios
Season Age Team Lg IP HR% K% BB% Awards
1882 20 WOR NL 24.0 0.0 2.4 1.6
1884 22 CHC NL 118.0 2.1 21.3 5.2
1885 23 CHC NL 623.0 0.8 12.4 3.9
1886 24 CHC NL 466.2 1.0 16.4 4.5
1887 25 CHC NL 523.0 0.9 10.9 4.2
1888 26 BSN NL 483.1 0.8 11.0 5.9
1889 27 BSN NL 620.0 0.6 10.8 7.7
1890 28 BSN NL 383.0 0.8 8.3 8.4
1891 29 BSN NL 460.2 0.9 7.1 7.8
1892 30 2TM NL 389.0 0.5 8.4 8.0
1892 30 BSN NL 145.2 0.6 7.8 9.7
1892 30 CLV NL 243.1 0.4 8.7 6.9
1893 31 CLV NL 295.0 0.8 4.7 7.1
1894 32 CLV NL 150.2 0.9 4.3 7.0
12 Yrs 4536.1 0.8 10.3 6.2
MLB Average 0.6 9.0 7.4

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Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1882 20 WOR NL 11 .371 148 .500 .182 0.0 27.3 0.0 0.0 /13
1884 22 CHC NL 86 .328 114 .292 .226 3.5 18.6 2.3 61.9 1/O53
1885 23 CHC NL 286 .247 65 .243 .117 1.4 15.4 1.0 50.0 1/O5
1886 24 CHC NL 210 .246 56 .272 .095 1.4 18.1 0.0 39.1 1/O
1887 25 CHC NL 226 .291 68 .250 .153 2.7 11.1 4.9 59.6 1/O
1888 26 BSN NL 212 .208 47 .250 .068 0.5 22.6 3.3 41.3 1/O
1889 27 BSN NL 273 .232 34 .259 .080 0.7 21.6 4.0 54.0 1/O5
1890 28 BSN NL 182 .292 69 .293 .104 1.1 17.0 4.4 32.0 1/O
1891 29 BSN NL 205 .272 59 .307 .080 0.0 24.4 8.8 46.7 1/O
1892 30 2TM NL 169 .200 25 .220 .038 0.6 23.1 6.5 37.8 1
1892 30 BSN NL 60 .267 60 .293 .105 1.7 25.0 5.0 40.0 1
1892 30 CLV NL 109 .164 6 .182 .000 0.0 22.0 7.3 36.4 1
1893 31 CLV NL 135 .238 28 .236 .099 0.7 14.8 3.0 56.7 1/O
1894 32 CLV NL 65 .252 19 .222 .055 1.5 13.8 9.2 43.8 1
12 Yrs 2060 .252 53 .260 .100 1.2 18.5 3.9 46.9 1O/53
MLB Average .319 100 .272 .091 0.6 6.5 7.4 46.0

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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1882 20 WOR NL P 3 24.0 8 1 6 1 0 .875 .906 2.63 2.18 2.33 2.17
1882 20 WOR NL 1B 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 10.35 0.00 10.40
1884 22 CHC NL P 14 118.0 55 6 38 11 5 .800 .892 3.36 2.29 3.14 2.24
1884 22 CHC NL OF 8 64.0 14 5 5 4 1 .714 .867 1.41 1.83 1.25 1.79
1884 22 CHC NL 3B 2 8.0 4 0 2 2 0 .500 .848 2.25 3.26 1.00 3.15
1884 22 CHC NL 1B 1 4.0 6 3 0 3 0 .500 .962 6.75 10.80 3.00 10.50
1885 23 CHC NL P 70 623.0 220 26 174 20 8 .909 .899 2.89 2.43 2.86 2.37
1885 23 CHC NL OF 3 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .880 1.80 1.98 0.33 1.87
1885 23 CHC NL 3B 1 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .870 4.50 3.15 1.00 3.30
1886 24 CHC NL P 55 467.0 152 19 114 19 3 .875 .915 2.56 2.27 2.42 2.16
1886 24 CHC NL OF 5 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .890 1.50 1.80 0.20 1.76
1887 25 CHC NL P 60 523.0 166 34 125 7 5 .958 .902 2.74 2.02 2.65 1.96
1887 25 CHC NL OF 5 29.0 6 5 0 1 0 .833 .883 1.55 2.05 1.00 1.98
1888 26 BSN NL P 54 483.0 158 22 117 19 3 .880 .895 2.59 2.36 2.57 2.30
1888 26 BSN NL OF 1 14.0 3 1 0 2 0 .333 .907 0.64 1.99 1.00 1.90
1889 27 BSN NL P 73 620.0 235 36 172 27 8 .885 .905 3.02 2.22 2.85 2.16
1889 27 BSN NL OF 2 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .910 9.00 1.80 0.50 2.00
1889 27 BSN NL 3B 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.60 0.00 3.60
1890 28 BSN NL P 44 383.0 107 21 72 14 3 .869 .898 2.19 2.24 2.11 2.19
1890 28 BSN NL OF 1 12.0 4 1 0 3 0 .250 .915 0.75 1.95 1.00 1.90
1891 29 BSN NL P 55 461.0 154 27 114 13 2 .916 .915 2.75 2.29 2.56 2.25
1891 29 BSN NL OF 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.90
1892 30 2TM NL P 45 389.0 113 11 87 15 4 .867 .901 2.27 2.48 2.18 2.41
1892 30 BSN NL P 16 146.0 43 2 36 5 3 .884 .901 2.34 2.48 2.38 2.41
1892 30 CLV NL P 29 243.0 70 9 51 10 1 .857 .901 2.22 2.48 2.07 2.41
1893 31 CLV NL P 36 295.0 104 15 82 7 1 .933 .913 2.96 2.50 2.69 2.45
1893 31 CLV NL OF 1 4.0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 .910 0.00 2.25 0.00 2.20
1894 32 CLV NL P 22 151.0 54 3 42 9 2 .833 .912 2.68 2.19 2.05 2.09
Standard Range Factor
Pos G Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
12 Yrs 564 4692.0 1568 239 1151 178 45 .886 .904 2.67 2.30 2.46 2.25
P (12 Yrs) P 531 4537.0 1526 221 1143 162 44 .894 .904 2.71 2.30 2.57 2.23
OF (9 Yrs) OF 27 137.0 31 15 5 11 1 .645 .884 1.31 1.92 0.74 1.87
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 4 12.0 5 0 3 2 0 .600 .852 2.25 3.30 0.75 3.30
1B (2 Yrs) 1B 2 6.0 6 3 0 3 0 .500 .962 4.50 10.65 1.50 10.45

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was John Clarkson born?

John Clarkson was born on July 1, 1861.

Where was John Clarkson born?

John Clarkson was born in Cambridge, MA.

How tall was John Clarkson?

John Clarkson was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did John Clarkson weigh when playing?

John Clarkson weighed 155 lbs (70 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John Clarkson play?

John Clarkson played 12 seasons.

Is John Clarkson in the Hall of Fame?

John Clarkson was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1963.

What position did John Clarkson play?

John Clarkson was a Pitcher and Rightfielder.

How many strikeouts did John Clarkson have?

John Clarkson had 1,978 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has John Clarkson played for?

John Clarkson played for 4 teams; the Boston, Chicago White Stockings, Cleveland Spiders and Worcester Ruby Legs.

How many World Series has John Clarkson won?

John Clarkson never won a World Series.

When did John Clarkson retire?

John Clarkson last played in 1894.

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