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Bill Clarkson

William Henry Clarkson (Blackie)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: September 27, 1898 in Portsmouth, VA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1927
Teams (by GP): Giants/Braves 1927-1929

Final Game: October 6, 1929
Died: August 27, 1971 in Raleigh, NC
Buried: Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1927 28 NYG NL 3 9 .250 4.36 26 7 11 2 0 2 86.2 92 50 42 3 52 28 1 0 5 397 89 1.662 9.6 0.3 5.4 2.9 0.54
1928 29 TOT NL 0 2 .000 6.92 23 2 10 0 0 0 40.1 63 35 31 2 23 11 1 0 2 211 57 2.132 14.1 0.4 5.1 2.5 0.48
1928 29 NYG NL 0 0 7.94 4 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 10 6 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 25 52 1.941 15.9 0.0 1.6 4.8 3.00
1928 29 BSN NL 0 2 .000 6.75 19 2 9 0 0 0 34.2 53 29 26 2 22 8 1 0 2 186 57 2.163 13.8 0.5 5.7 2.1 0.36
1929 30 BSN NL 0 1 .000 10.29 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 16 10 8 0 4 0 0 0 1 40 47 2.857 20.6 0.0 5.1 0.0 0.00
3 Yrs 3 12 .200 5.44 51 10 22 2 0 2 134.0 171 95 81 5 79 39 2 0 8 648 73 1.866 11.5 0.3 5.3 2.6 0.49
162 Game Avg. 3 13 .200 5.44 57 11 25 2 0 2 149 191 106 90 6 88 43 2 0 9 722 73 1.866 11.5 0.3 5.3 2.6 0.49
NYG (2 yrs) 3 9 .250 4.58 30 7 12 2 0 2 92.1 102 56 47 3 53 31 1 0 5 422 85 1.679 9.9 0.3 5.2 3.0 0.58
BSN (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 7.34 21 3 10 0 0 0 41.2 69 39 34 2 26 8 1 0 3 226 55 2.280 14.9 0.4 5.6 1.7 0.31

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1927 28 NYG NL 86.2 26 7 50 5.19 4.56 0.14 0.00 98.8 4.37 -8 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 1 .470 .495 $
1928 29 NYG NL 5.2 4 0 6 9.53 4.49 0.33 0.00 94.5 3.93 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .417 .498 $
1928 29 BSN NL 35.2 19 2 29 7.32 4.69 -0.27 0.00 96.1 4.77 -10 -1.0 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -7 .449 .494 $
1929 30 BSN NL 7.0 2 1 10 12.86 5.76 -0.15 0.00 110.7 6.53 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .313 .498 $
3 Seasons 135.0 51 10 95 6.33 4.65 0.03 0.00 98.5 4.57 -26 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.4 -13 .452 .496 $
NYG (2 yrs) 92.1 30 7 56 5.46 4.56 0.15 0.00 98.6 4.34 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 -2 .463 .497 $
BSN (2 yrs) 42.2 21 3 39 8.23 4.86 -0.25 0.00 98.5 5.06 -15 -1.3 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .436 .496 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1927 28 NYG NL 397 0.8% 7.1% 13.1% 1.3% 5% 75%
1928 29 TOT NL 211 1.0% 5.2% 10.9% 76%
1928 29 NYG NL 25 0.0% 12.0% 4.0% 76%
1928 29 BSN NL 186 1.1% 4.3% 11.8% 76%
1929 30 BSN NL 40 0.0% 0.0% 10.0% 83%
3 Yrs 648 0.8% 6.0% 12.2% 0.8% 3% 76%
MLB Averages 1.2% 7.3% 8.0% 3.2% 13% 80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1927 28 3 9 .250 4.36 26 7 11 2 0 2 86.2 92 50 42 3 52 28 1 0 5 397 89 1.662 9.6 0.3 5.4 2.9 0.54 89
1928 29 3 11 .214 5.17 49 9 21 2 0 2 127.0 155 85 73 5 75 39 2 0 7 608 75 1.811 11.0 0.4 5.3 2.8 0.52 75
1929 30 3 12 .200 5.44 51 10 22 2 0 2 134.0 171 95 81 5 79 39 2 0 8 648 73 1.866 11.5 0.3 5.3 2.6 0.49 73

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1927 28 4 5 .444 4.35 89.0 96 48 43 3 54 29 1 1.685 9.7 5.5 2.9 0.54 0.3 26
1928 29 1 3 .250 6.55 44.0 66 36 32 2 24 12 1 2.045 13.5 4.9 2.5 0.50 0.4 23
1929 30 0 0 7.88 8.0 15 8 7 0 4 0 0 2.375 16.9 4.5 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
3 Yrs 5 8 .385 5.23 141.0 177 92 82 5 82 41 2 1.837 11.3 2.6 0.50 0.3 51

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1927 NL  5 (6th)

                                         

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