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Dad Clarke

William H. Clarke

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 7, 1865 in Oswego, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1888
Teams (by GP): Giants/Colonels/Solons/WhiteStockings 1888-1898

Final Game: October 15, 1898
Died: June 3, 1911 in Lorain, OH
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Lorain, OH
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 6:55AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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 61 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 1 0 6 109 51 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 3 0 5 385 107 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 11 0 3 1223 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 11 0 13 1510 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 3 388 90 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 1 145 69 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 2 243 108 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 40 75 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 34 0 33 3736 106 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 11 0 11 1198 106 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 27 0 22 3263 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 2 283 103 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 1 0 6 109 51 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 61 1.813 12.9 1.1 3.4 3.4 1.00
NL (6 yrs) NL 43 49 .467 4.10 116 89 26 75 2 3 827.1 1031 587 377 24 175 172 33 0 27 3627 108 1.458 11.2 0.3 1.9 1.9 0.98
AA (1 yr) AA 1 2 .333 6.86 4 3 1 2 0 0 21.0 30 21 16 0 16 2 1 0 6 109 51 2.190 12.9 0.0 6.9 0.9 0.13

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1888 23 CHC NL 16.0 2 17 9 0 1.0 -8 -0.7 $
1891 26 COL AA 21.0 3 21 16 1 1.0 -5 -0.6 $
1894 29 NYG NL 84.0 6 76 80 2 1.0 4 0.1 $
1895 30 NYG NL 281.2 30 174 239 0 1.0 65 4.6 $
1896 31 NYG NL 351.0 40 246 271 -1 1.0 25 1.3 $
1897 32 NYG NL 31.0 4 34 23 0 1.0 -11 -1.0 $
1897 32 LOU NL 54.2 6 33 41 0 1.0 8 0.6 $
1898 33 LOU NL 9.0 1 7 6 0 1.0 -1 -0.1 $
7 Seasons 848.1 92 608 685 2 1.0 77 4.2 $
NYG (4 yrs) 747.2 80 530 613 1 1.0 83 5.0 $
LOU (2 yrs) 63.2 7 40 47 0 1.0 7 0.5 $
COL (1 yr) 21.0 3 21 16 1 1.0 -5 -0.6 $
CHC (1 yr) 16.0 2 17 9 0 1.0 -8 -0.7 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1888 23 CHC NL 2 8 7 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 .286 .375 1.000 1.375 313 7 0 /1O
1891 26 COL AA 4 11 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 .111 .273 .222 .495 45 2 0 /1
1894 29 NYG NL 16 41 37 4 8 2 1 0 3 1 4 4 .216 .293 .324 .617 49 12 0 0 1
1895 30 NYG NL 37 130 121 16 29 2 1 0 10 0 8 15 .240 .292 .273 .565 47 33 1 0 1
1896 31 NYG NL 49 161 147 11 30 0 1 0 10 0 12 19 .204 .269 .218 .486 31 32 1 1 1
1897 32 TOT NL 13 36 35 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 .229 .250 .229 .479 28 8 0 0 1
1897 32 NYG NL 6 14 13 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .231 .286 .231 .516 39 3 0 0 /1
1897 32 LOU NL 7 22 22 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .227 .227 .227 .455 22 5 0 0 /1
1898 33 LOU NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 122 390 359 41 78 5 4 1 28 1 28 50 .217 .278 .262 .539 42 94 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 518 477 54 104 7 5 1 37 1 37 66 .217 .278 .262 .539 42 125 3
NYG (4 yrs) 108 346 318 35 70 4 3 0 24 1 25 39 .220 .281 .252 .533 40 80 2 1
LOU (2 yrs) 8 25 25 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .200 .200 .200 .400 8 5 0 0
COL (1 yr) 4 11 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 .111 .273 .222 .495 45 2 0
CHC (1 yr) 2 8 7 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 .286 .375 1.000 1.375 313 7 0
NL (6 yrs) 118 379 350 39 77 4 4 1 28 1 26 45 .220 .278 .263 .541 42 92 2 1
AA (1 yr) 4 11 9 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 .111 .273 .222 .495 45 2 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1888 23 CHC NL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1O
1891 26 COL AA 11 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1894 29 NYG NL 41 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.1 -2 -0.2 0.1 $ 1
1895 30 NYG NL 130 -10 -1 0 0 0 3 4 -4 -0.2 -4 -0.3 0.1 $ 1
1896 31 NYG NL 161 -17 -2 0 0 0 6 5 -8 -0.5 -8 -0.7 0.2 $ 1
1897 32 NYG NL 19 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /1
1897 32 LOU NL 22 -3 0 0 0 0 1 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
1898 33 LOU NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $ /1
7 Seasons 395 -38 -3 0 0 0 11 12 -18 -1.2 -18 -1.6 0.4 $
NYG (4 yrs) 351 -34 -3 0 0 0 10 11 -16 -1.0 -16 -1.4 0.4 $
LOU (2 yrs) 25 -4 0 0 0 0 1 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $
COL (1 yr) 11 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
CHC (1 yr) 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1888 CHC NL 23 P 2 16.0 8 2 4 2 1 .750 3.38 3.00 .895 2.36 2.30
1888 CHC NL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-1-0
1891 COL AA 26 P 4 21.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.14 1.25 .908 2.53 2.45
1894 NYG NL 29 P 15 84.0 23 6 15 2 1 .913 2.25 1.40 .912 2.18 2.09
1895 NYG NL 30 P 37 281.2 69 13 49 7 6 .899 1.98 1.68 .918 2.52 2.42
1896 NYG NL 31 P 48 351.0 92 12 72 8 1 .913 2.15 1.75 .916 2.72 2.62
1897 TOT NL 32 P 13 85.2 29 9 17 3 0 .897 2.73 2.00 .920 2.53 2.44
1897 NYG NL 32 P 6 31.0 13 3 7 3 0 .769 2.90 1.67 .920 2.53 2.43
1897 LOU NL 32 P 7 54.2 16 6 10 0 0 1.000 2.63 2.29 .920 2.54 2.44
1898 LOU NL 33 P 1 9.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 2.00 .920 2.60 2.60
7 Seasons P 120 848.1 228 42 164 22 9 .904 2.19 1.72 .916 2.57 2.46
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-1-0
7 Seasons TOT 121 848.1 228 42 164 22 9 .904 2.19 1.70 .916 2.57 2.46 0-1-0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
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  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1895 NL  4.6 (9th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1895 NL  3.39 (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  0.160 (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)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1896 NL  1,510 (9th)

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)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1895 NL  32 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1895 NL  2.7 (8th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1896 NL  48 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 19 (1104), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1203), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1245), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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