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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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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

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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 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 14 41 40 4 8 0 0 0 3 0 1 .200 .220 .200 .420 12 8 0 0 1/3
1897 32 NYG NL 7 19 18 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167 .211 .167 .377 1 3 0 0 /13
1897 32 LOU NL 7 22 22 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .227 .227 .227 .455 21 5 0 0 /1
1898 33 LOU NL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
7 Seasons 123 395 364 41 78 5 4 1 28 1 28 45 .214 .274 .258 .532 41 94 2 1
162 Game Avg. 162 520 479 54 103 7 5 1 37 1 37 .214 .274 .258 .532 41 124 3
NYG (4 yrs) 109 351 323 35 70 4 3 0 24 1 25 38 .217 .277 .248 .525 38 80 2 1
LOU (2 yrs) 8 25 25 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 .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) 119 384 355 39 77 4 4 1 28 1 26 40 .217 .274 .259 .533 40 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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1888 CHC NL 23 P 2 8 2 4 2 1 .750 3.00 .912 2.25
1888 CHC NL 23 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-1-0
1891 COL AA 26 P 4 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 1.25 .900 2.15
1894 NYG NL 29 P 15 23 6 15 2 1 .913 1.40 .913 1.74
1895 NYG NL 30 P 37 69 13 49 7 6 .899 1.68 .919 2.01
1896 NYG NL 31 P 48 92 12 72 8 1 .913 1.75 .916 2.20
1897 TOT NL 32 P 13 29 9 17 3 0 .897 2.00 .921 2.10
1897 NYG NL 32 P 6 13 3 7 3 0 .769 1.67 .931 2.10
1897 NYG NL 32 1B 1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 13.00 .977 10.00
1897 LOU NL 32 P 7 16 6 10 0 0 1.000 2.29 .912 2.10
1898 LOU NL 33 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 2.20
7 Seasons P 120 228 42 164 22 9 .904 1.72 .917 2.07
1 Season 1B 1 13 12 1 0 0 1.000 13.00 .977 10.00
1 Season OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-1-0
7 Seasons TOT 122 241 54 165 22 9 .909 1.80 .829 2.14 0-1-0

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
1888 NL--0--6th
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

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1891 AA--0--4th
1894 NL--0--3rd
1895 NL--0--3rd
1896 NL--0--4th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1894 NL--0--6th
1895 NL--0--3rd
1896 NL--0--5th
1897 NL--0--7th

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

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Gray InkPitching - 22 (1014), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 6 (1139), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1201), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Nick Strincevich (960)
  6. Bill Steele (959)
  7. Ed Morris (958)
  8. Mule Watson (956)
  9. Zeke Wilson (954)
  10. Allan Anderson (954)
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  1. Terry Clark (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  3. Hub Perdue (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Hub Perdue (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Jock Menefee (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

May, 1888: Purchased by the Chicago White Stockings from Omaha (Western Association).

July 20, 1891: Signed as a Free Agent with the Columbus Solons.

August 14, 1891: Released by the Columbus Solons.

August 4, 1897: Traded by the New York Giants with cash to the Louisville Colonels for Tom McCreery.

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