John Clarkson
John Gibson Clarkson
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: July 1, 1861 in Cambridge, MA
Signed as a Free Agent with the Worcester Ruby Legs in 1882. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1882
Final Game: July 12, 1894
Died: February 4, 1909 in Belmont, MA
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1963.
Relatives: Brother of Dad Clarkson, Brother of Walter Clarkson, Cousin of Mert Hackett and Cousin of Walter Hackett
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Standard Batting

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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
1882 20 WOR NL 3 11 11 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .364 .364 .545 .909 185 6 /13
1884 22 CHC NL 21 86 84 16 22 6 2 3 17 2 16 .262 .279 .488 .767 129 41 1/O53
1885 23 CHC NL 72 286 283 34 61 11 5 4 32 3 44 .216 .224 .332 .556 68 94 1/O5
1886 24 CHC NL 55 210 210 21 49 9 1 3 23 2 0 38 .233 .233 .329 .562 60 69 1/O
1887 25 CHC NL 63 226 215 40 52 5 5 6 25 6 11 25 .242 .279 .395 .674 76 85 0 1/O
1888 26 BSN NL 55 212 205 20 40 9 1 1 17 5 7 48 .195 .222 .263 .485 51 54 0 1/O
1889 27 BSN NL 73 273 262 36 54 9 3 2 23 8 11 59 .206 .238 .286 .524 43 75 0 1/O5
1890 28 BSN NL 45 182 173 18 43 6 3 2 26 2 8 31 .249 .286 .353 .638 80 61 1 1/O
1891 29 BSN NL 55 205 187 28 42 7 4 0 26 2 18 50 .225 .293 .305 .597 66 57 0 1/O
1892 30 TOT NL 45 169 158 15 27 3 0 1 17 3 11 39 .171 .225 .209 .434 28 33 0 1
1892 30 BSN NL 16 60 57 7 13 3 0 1 13 1 3 15 .228 .267 .333 .600 75 19 0 1
1892 30 CLV NL 29 109 101 8 14 0 0 0 4 2 8 24 .139 .202 .139 .340 2 14 0 1
1893 31 CLV NL 37 135 131 18 27 6 2 1 17 2 4 20 .206 .230 .305 .535 38 40 0 1/O
1894 32 CLV NL 22 61 55 8 11 0 0 1 7 1 6 9 .200 .279 .255 .533 27 14 0 1
12 Seasons 546 2056 1974 254 432 73 26 24 232 31 81 382 .219 .250 .319 .569 60 629 1
162 Game Avg. 162 610 586 75 128 22 8 7 69 24 113 .219 .250 .319 .569 60 187
BSN (5 yrs) 244 932 884 109 192 34 11 6 105 18 47 203 .217 .258 .301 .558 59 266 1
CHC (4 yrs) 211 808 792 111 184 31 13 16 97 8 16 123 .232 .248 .365 .612 74 289 0
CLV (3 yrs) 88 305 287 34 52 6 2 2 28 5 18 53 .181 .230 .237 .466 24 68 0
WOR (1 yr) 3 11 11 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .364 .364 .545 .909 185 6

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1882 20 WOR NL 11 7 2 7.7 72 .500 .364 .256 .364 .284 .545 .349 .909 .632 185 .795 1.1 0.1 .182
1884 22 CHC NL 86 62 11 4.7 79 .292 .262 .259 .279 .300 .488 .359 .767 .659 129 .611 2.6 0.3 .226
1885 23 CHC NL 286 222 21 2.5 79 .243 .216 .261 .224 .306 .332 .350 .556 .656 68 .366 -11.1 -1.3 .117
1886 24 CHC NL 210 161 16 2.6 90 .272 .233 .273 .233 .324 .329 .374 .562 .697 60 .340 -10.9 -1.2 .441 .105 .095 2.4
1887 25 CHC NL 226 163 24 3.9 107 .250 .242 .289 .279 .349 .395 .412 .674 .761 76 .436 -8.6 -0.9 .626 .233 .153 6.0
1888 26 BSN NL 212 165 12 1.9 75 .250 .195 .250 .222 .298 .263 .342 .485 .641 51 .276 -11.3 -1.3 .400 .127 .068 1.7
1889 27 BSN NL 273 208 18 2.3 100 .259 .206 .280 .238 .352 .286 .382 .524 .734 43 .237 -22.1 -2.3 .452 .153 .080 3.2
1890 28 BSN NL 182 130 17 3.4 94 .293 .249 .268 .286 .346 .353 .363 .638 .709 80 .438 -5.8 -0.6 .554 .162 .104 2.0
1891 29 BSN NL 205 145 17 3.1 97 .307 .225 .273 .293 .349 .305 .372 .597 .721 66 .392 -8.8 -0.9 .531 .187 .080 .0
1892 30 TOT NL 169 131 8 1.6 86 .220 .171 .258 .225 .332 .209 .345 .434 .678 28 .182 -14.3 -1.6 .359 .127 .038 1.5
1892 30 BSN NL 60 44 5 3.0 88 .293 .228 .261 .267 .336 .333 .350 .600 .686 75 .409 -2.0 -0.2 .523 .175 .105 1.0
1892 30 CLV NL 109 87 3 0.9 84 .182 .139 .256 .202 .330 .139 .343 .340 .673 2 .072 -12.3 -1.4 .276 .099 .000 .0
1893 31 CLV NL 135 104 9 2.3 111 .236 .206 .293 .230 .372 .305 .399 .535 .772 38 .198 -13.0 -1.3 .442 .145 .099 1.3
1894 32 CLV NL 61 44 4 2.4 130 .222 .200 .321 .279 .393 .255 .452 .533 .845 27 .155 -7.0 -0.6 .477 .182 .055 1.0
12 Seasons 2056 1542 159 2.7 93 .260 .219 .272 .250 .334 .319 .372 .569 .706 60 .334 -109.1 -11.6 .481 .157 .100 27.1
162 Game Avg. 610 458 47 2.7 93 .260 .219 .272 .250 .334 .319 .372 .569 .706 60 .334 -109.1 -11.6 .481 .157 .100 8
BSN (5 yrs) 932 692 69 2.6 92 .276 .217 .268 .258 .337 .301 .365 .558 .702 59 .330 -49.9 -5.3 .480 .157 .084 9.0
CHC (4 yrs) 808 608 72 3.1 90 .257 .232 .272 .248 .322 .365 .374 .612 .696 74 .410 -28.1 -3.1 .285 .091 .133 15.1
CLV (3 yrs) 305 235 16 1.8 105 .216 .181 .285 .230 .361 .237 .390 .466 .751 24 .148 -32.2 -3.3 .387 .136 .056 2.9
WOR (1 yr) 11 7 2 7.7 72 .500 .364 .256 .364 .284 .545 .349 .909 .632 185 .795 1.1 0.1 .182

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1885 23 CHC NL WS STL T 4 13 13 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385 3 0
1886 24 CHC NL WS STL L 4 15 15 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 .067 .067 .067 .133 1 0
1892 30 CLV NL CS BSN L 2 8 8 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .250 .625 .875 5 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 10 36 36 2 5 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 .139 .139 .250 .389 9 0
2 WS 8 28 28 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 .107 .107 .143 .250 4 0
1 CS 2 8 8 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .250 .250 .625 .875 5 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1882 20 3 11 11 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .364 .364 .545 .909 185 6
1883 21 3 11 11 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 .364 .364 .545 .909 185 6
1884 22 24 97 95 16 26 8 2 3 19 2 19 .274 .289 .495 .783 135 47
1885 23 96 383 378 50 87 19 7 7 51 5 63 .230 .240 .373 .613 85 141
1886 24 151 593 588 71 136 28 8 10 74 2 5 101 .231 .238 .357 .595 76 210
1887 25 214 819 803 111 188 33 13 16 99 8 16 126 .234 .249 .367 .616 76 295 0
1888 26 269 1031 1008 131 228 42 14 17 116 13 23 174 .226 .243 .346 .590 71 349 0
1889 27 342 1304 1270 167 282 51 17 19 139 21 34 233 .222 .242 .334 .576 65 424 0
1890 28 387 1486 1443 185 325 57 20 21 165 23 42 264 .225 .248 .336 .584 67 485 1
1891 29 442 1691 1630 213 367 64 24 21 191 25 60 314 .225 .253 .333 .586 67 542 1
1892 30 487 1860 1788 228 394 67 24 22 208 28 71 353 .220 .251 .322 .572 63 575 1
1893 31 524 1995 1919 246 421 73 26 23 225 30 75 373 .219 .249 .320 .570 62 615 1
1894 32 546 2056 1974 254 432 73 26 24 232 31 81 382 .219 .250 .319 .569 60 629 1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1882 20 6 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 4 3
1884 22 30 117 115 18 27 7 2 4 19 0 2 23 .235 .248 .435 .683 13 21
1885 23 105 404 400 38 76 14 6 5 36 0 4 64 .190 .198 .293 .491 23 72
1886 24 72 274 274 20 0 0 0 0 22 3 0 50 .000 .000 .000 .000 16 55
1887 25 80 270 259 32 51 5 5 6 20 6 11 32 .197 .230 .324 .554 19 63
1888 26 66 250 242 22 45 10 1 1 19 6 8 57 .186 .212 .248 .460 13 55
1889 27 89 319 308 32 55 9 3 2 20 8 11 72 .179 .207 .247 .454 16 73
1890 28 54 209 200 16 44 6 3 2 24 2 8 37 .220 .254 .310 .564 16 45
1891 29 65 229 211 24 41 7 4 0 22 2 18 59 .194 .258 .265 .523 14 55
1892 30 47 173 163 12 25 3 0 1 14 3 10 41 .153 .202 .190 .392 6 45
1893 31 46 159 155 15 26 6 2 1 14 2 4 25 .168 .189 .252 .440 7 37
1894 32 27 68 63 5 9 0 0 1 4 1 5 11 .143 .206 .190 .396 2 22
12 Seasons 687 2493 2411 234 399 67 26 23 217 33 81 477 .165 .193 .243 .436 149 546
162 Game Avg. 162 588 569 55 94 16 6 5 51 19 112 .165 .193 .243 .436 35 546

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1889-NL-Triple Crown

Strikeouts s c a p y
1889 NL--59--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1885 NL--70.750--8th

Youngest s c a p y
1882 NL--born 1861-07-01--4th

Similarity Scores

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  2. Mickey Welch (953) *
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  5. Clark Griffith (929) *
  6. Walter Johnson (924) *
  7. Charlie Buffinton (923)
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  9. Harry Howell (922)
  10. Early Wynn (921) *
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  3. Pink Hawley (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Walter Johnson (956) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Pink Hawley (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Walter Johnson (953) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Kid Nichols (954) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Kid Nichols (957) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Kid Nichols (961) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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