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Historical player · 1882–1894 · ★ Hall of Fame 1963

John Clarkson

B/T R/R · HT 70 · WT 155 · Born 7/1/1861 · From Cambridge, MA USA · Debut 1882-05-02 · Final 1894-07-12

Career · batting

G
546
 
 
AB
1,974
 
 
H
432
 
 
HR
24
 
 
RBI
232
 
 
SB
31
 
 
BB
81
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.219 · 0.569
 
 

Career · pitching

G
531
 
 
GS
518
 
 
IP
4,536.3
 
 
W-L
328-178
 
 
SV
5
 
 
SO
1,978
 
 
ERA
2.81
 
 
WHIP
1.21
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Chicago White Stockings · 1884–1887

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HR
16
#206 on the Stockings
1 M. Amaya
1 O. Timmons
Hits
184
#258 on the Stockings
3 J. Callison
2 W. Terwilliger
RBI
97
#224 on the Stockings
1 C. Coghlan
1 J. Callahan
SB
8
#303 on the Stockings
1 A. Alcantara
1 J. Borbon
Runs
111
#224 on the Stockings
3 A. Dark
4 L. Novikoff
BB
16
#627 on the Stockings
1 S. Clevenger
1 M. Baldwin

Career with the Boston Beaneaters · 1888–1892

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HR
6
#328 on the Beaneaters
1 E. Abbaticchio
1 G. Yeager
Hits
192
#278 on the Beaneaters
1 V. Correll
2 B. Surhoff
RBI
105
#227 on the Beaneaters
1 B. Bonnell
2 M. Kemp
SB
18
#179 on the Beaneaters
1 D. Bancroft
1 G. Browne
Runs
109
#246 on the Beaneaters
1 M. McCormick
1 T. Gonzalez
BB
47
#337 on the Beaneaters
1 D. Litwhiler
1 C. Conatser

Career with the Cleveland Spiders · 1892–1894

HR
2
#20 on the Spiders
1 P. Hotaling
1 J. Toy
Hits
52
#52 on the Spiders
3 C. O'Brien
3 C. Reipschlager
RBI
28
#49 on the Spiders
1 E. Beatin
1 C. O'Brien
SB
5
#54 on the Spiders
1 B. Crowell
1 T. Delahanty
Runs
34
#45 on the Spiders
2 J. McGlone
1 O. Pickering
BB
18
#49 on the Spiders
1 Z. Wilson
1 J. Ardner

Career with the Worcester Ruby Legs · 1882–1882

Hits
4
#28 on the Legs
2 H. McCormick
1 B. Taylor
RBI
2
#26 on the Legs
1 J. Clinton
1 C. Reilley

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
24
#2,905 all-time MLB
1 J. Andrews
1 S. Wood
Hits
432
#3,077 all-time MLB
1 C. Abrams
1 B. Williams
RBI
232
#2,635 all-time MLB
1 S. Brown
1 T. Veryzer
SB
31
#2,478 all-time MLB
1 D. Berra
1 M. Allen

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1882 Worcester Ruby Legs NL 31104 20 0 2 003 0.3640.545
1884 Stockings NL 21841622 62 3 17 0216 0.2620.488
1885 Stockings NL 722833461 115 4 32 0344 0.2160.332
1886 Stockings NL 552102149 91 3 23 2038 0.2330.329
1887 Stockings NL 632154052 55 6 25 61125 0.2420.395
1888 Beaneaters NL 552052040 91 1 17 5748 0.1950.263
1889 Beaneaters NL 732623654 93 2 23 81159 0.2060.286
1890 Beaneaters NL 451731843 63 2 26 2831 0.2490.353
1891 Beaneaters NL 551872842 74 0 26 21850 0.2250.305
1892 Beaneaters NL 1657713 30 1 13 1315 0.2280.333
1892 Cleveland Spiders NL 29101814 00 0 4 2824 0.1390.139
1893 Cleveland Spiders NL 371311827 62 1 17 2420 0.2060.305
1894 Cleveland Spiders NL 2255811 00 1 7 169 0.2000.255
Career 546 1,974 254 432 73 26 24 232 31 81 382 0.219 0.250 0.319

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1882 Worcester Ruby Legs NL 12330 24.0491223 4.502.13
1884 Stockings NL 10314130 118.0942825102 2.141.01
1885 Stockings NL 531670700 623.049712897308 1.850.95
1886 Stockings NL 361755550 466.741912586313 2.411.08
1887 Stockings NL 382160590 523.051317992237 3.081.16
1888 Beaneaters NL 332054540 483.3448148119223 2.761.17
1889 Beaneaters NL 491973721 620.0589188203284 2.731.28
1890 Beaneaters NL 261844440 383.0370139140138 3.271.33
1891 Beaneaters NL 331955513 460.7435143154141 2.791.28
1892 Beaneaters NL 8616160 145.7115386048 2.351.20
1892 Cleveland Spiders NL 171029281 243.3235697291 2.551.26
1893 Cleveland Spiders NL 161736350 295.03581469562 4.451.54
1894 Cleveland Spiders NL 81022180 150.7173744628 4.421.45
Career 328 178 531 518 5 4,536.3 4,295 1,417 1,191 1,978 2.81 1.21

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
P53104,537.02211,14316244
OF270137.0155111
3B4012.00320
1B206.03030

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1963VeteransInducted
1962VeteransBallot
1961VeteransBallot
1959VeteransBallot
1957VeteransBallot
1955VeteransBallot
1953VeteransBallot
1946Nominating Vote1Ballot
1936Veterans559Ballot
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