Dad Clarke
William H. Clarke
Bats: Both , Throws: Right

Born: January 7, 1865 in Oswego, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1888
Final Game: April 18, 1898
Died: June 3, 1911 in Lorain, OH
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Standard Pitching

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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
1888 23 CHC NL 1 0 1.000 5.06 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.0 23 17 9 2 6 6 2 0 3 81 59 1.813 12.9 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
1891 26 COL AA 1 2 .333 6.86 4 3 1 2 0 0 21.0 30 21 16 0 16 2 0 0 0 0 50 2.190 12.9 0.0 6.9 0.9 0.13
1894 29 NYG NL 3 4 .429 4.93 15 6 9 5 0 1 84.0 114 76 46 3 26 15 0 0 3 0 107 1.667 12.2 0.3 2.8 1.6 0.58
1895 30 NYG NL 18 15 .545 3.39 37 30 6 27 1 1 281.2 336 174 106 5 60 67 0 0 3 0 137 1.406 10.7 0.2 1.9 2.1 1.12
1896 31 NYG NL 17 24 .415 4.26 48 40 8 33 1 1 351.0 431 246 166 9 60 66 0 0 13 0 98 1.399 11.1 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.10
1897 32 TOT NL 4 5 .444 4.73 13 10 3 8 0 0 85.2 117 67 45 4 21 17 4 0 3 0 89 1.611 12.3 0.4 2.2 1.8 0.81
1897 32 NYG NL 2 1 .667 6.10 6 4 2 2 0 0 31.0 43 34 21 1 11 10 2 0 1 0 68 1.742 12.5 0.3 3.2 2.9 0.91
1897 32 LOU NL 2 4 .333 3.95 7 6 1 6 0 0 54.2 74 33 24 3 10 7 2 0 2 0 108 1.537 12.2 0.5 1.6 1.2 0.70
1898 33 LOU NL 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 10 7 5 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 71 1.333 10.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.50
7 Seasons 44 51 .463 4.17 120 92 27 77 2 3 848.1 1061 608 393 24 191 174 8 0 25 81 105 1.476 11.3 0.3 2.0 1.8 0.91
162 Game Avg. 14 16 .463 4.17 38 30 9 25 1 1 272 340 195 126 8 61 56 3 0 8 26 105 1.476 11.3 0.3 2.0 1.8 0.91
NYG (4 yrs) 40 44 .476 4.08 106 80 25 67 2 3 747.2 924 530 339 18 157 158 2 0 20 0 110 1.446 11.1 0.2 1.9 1.9 1.01
LOU (2 yrs) 2 5 .286 4.10 8 7 1 7 0 0 63.2 84 40 29 4 12 8 4 0 2 0 102 1.508 11.9 0.6 1.7 1.1 0.67
COL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.86 4 3 1 2 0 0 21.0 30 21 16 0 16 2 0 0 0 0 50 2.190 12.9 0.0 6.9 0.9 0.13
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.06 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.0 23 17 9 2 6 6 2 0 3 81 59 1.813 12.9 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
NL (6 yrs) 43 49 .467 4.10 116 89 26 75 2 3 827.1 1031 587 377 24 175 172 8 0 25 81 108 1.458 11.2 0.3 1.9 1.9 0.98
AA (1 yr) 1 2 .333 6.86 4 3 1 2 0 0 21.0 30 21 16 0 16 2 0 0 0 0 50 2.190 12.9 0.0 6.9 0.9 0.13

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1888 23 1 0 1.000 5.06 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.0 23 17 9 2 6 6 2 0 3 81 59 1.813 12.9 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00 59
1889 24 1 0 1.000 5.06 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.0 23 17 9 2 6 6 2 0 3 81 59 1.813 12.9 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00 59
1890 25 1 0 1.000 5.06 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.0 23 17 9 2 6 6 2 0 3 81 59 1.813 12.9 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00 59
1891 26 2 2 .500 6.08 6 5 1 3 0 0 37.0 53 38 25 2 22 8 2 0 3 81 54 2.027 12.9 0.5 5.4 1.9 0.36 54
1892 27 2 2 .500 6.08 6 5 1 3 0 0 37.0 53 38 25 2 22 8 2 0 3 81 54 2.027 12.9 0.5 5.4 1.9 0.36 54
1893 28 2 2 .500 6.08 6 5 1 3 0 0 37.0 53 38 25 2 22 8 2 0 3 81 54 2.027 12.9 0.5 5.4 1.9 0.36 54
1894 29 5 6 .455 5.28 21 11 10 8 0 1 121.0 167 114 71 5 48 23 2 0 6 81 88 1.777 12.4 0.4 3.6 1.7 0.48 88
1895 30 23 21 .523 3.96 58 41 16 35 1 2 402.2 503 288 177 10 108 90 2 0 9 81 117 1.517 11.2 0.2 2.4 2.0 0.83 117
1896 31 40 45 .471 4.10 106 81 24 68 2 3 753.2 934 534 343 19 168 156 2 0 22 81 108 1.462 11.2 0.2 2.0 1.9 0.93 108
1897 32 44 50 .468 4.16 119 91 27 76 2 3 839.1 1051 601 388 23 189 173 6 0 25 81 106 1.477 11.3 0.2 2.0 1.9 0.92 106
1898 33 44 51 .463 4.17 120 92 27 77 2 3 848.1 1061 608 393 24 191 174 8 0 25 81 105 1.476 11.3 0.3 2.0 1.8 0.91 105

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1888 23 1 1 .500 4.50 20.0 27 11 10 2 7 8 2 1.700 12.2 3.2 3.6 1.14 0.9 2
1891 26 0.00 0.0 0 18 16 0 0 0 0 4
1894 29 0.00 0.0 0 38 34 0 0 0 0 15
1895 30 0.00 0.0 0 99 89 0 0 0 0 37
1896 31 0.00 0.0 0 172 155 0 0 0 0 48
1897 32 0.00 0.0 0 47 42 0 0 0 0 13
1898 33 0.00 0.0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 1 1 .500 157.50 20.0 27 389 350 2 7 8 2 1.700 12.2 3.6 1.14 0.9 120

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1895 NL--3.387--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1895 NL--1.406--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1895 NL--1.917--2nd
1896 NL--1.539--2nd

Games Played s c a p y
1896 NL--48--5th

Saves s c a p y
1894 NL--1--9th
1896 NL--1--4th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1896 NL--351.0--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1896 NL--40--10th

Hits s c a p y
1896 NL--431--5th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1895 NL--1.117--7th
1896 NL--1.100--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1895 NL--.160--10th

Losses s c a p y
1896 NL--24--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1896 NL--166--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1896 NL--13--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1894 NL--9--5th
1896 NL--8--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1895 NL--137--8th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1166), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1146), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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