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Walter Clarkson

Walter Hamilton Clarkson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 3, 1878 in Cambridge, MA
School: Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 2, 1904
Teams (by GP): Highlanders/Naps 1904-1908

Final Game: April 28, 1908
Died: October 10, 1946 in Cambridge, MA
Buried: Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridge, MA
Relatives: Brother of Dad Clarkson, Brother of John Clarkson, Cousin of Mert Hackett and Cousin of Walter Hackett
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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
1904 25 NYY AL 1 2 .333 5.02 13 4 9 2 0 1 66.1 63 42 37 3 25 43 10 0 1 286 55 1.327 8.5 0.4 3.4 5.8 1.72
1905 26 NYY AL 3 3 .500 3.91 9 4 4 3 0 0 46.0 40 26 20 1 13 35 2 0 3 185 75 1.152 7.8 0.2 2.5 6.8 2.69
1906 27 NYY AL 9 4 .692 2.32 32 16 10 9 3 0 151.0 135 59 39 6 55 64 5 0 5 617 128 1.258 8.0 0.4 3.3 3.8 1.16
1907 28 TOT AL 5 7 .417 2.67 22 12 7 9 1 1 108.0 96 52 32 2 37 35 5 0 1 442 96 1.231 8.0 0.2 3.1 2.9 0.95
1907 28 NYY AL 1 1 .500 6.23 5 2 2 0 0 1 17.1 19 12 12 1 8 3 2 0 0 78 46 1.558 9.9 0.5 4.2 1.6 0.38
1907 28 CLE AL 4 6 .400 1.99 17 10 5 9 1 0 90.2 77 40 20 1 29 32 3 0 1 364 126 1.169 7.6 0.1 2.9 3.2 1.10
1908 29 CLE AL 0 0 10.80 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.1 6 4 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 19 26 2.400 16.2 0.0 5.4 2.7 0.50
5 Yrs 18 16 .529 3.17 78 37 31 23 4 2 374.2 340 183 132 12 132 178 24 0 10 1549 89 1.260 8.2 0.3 3.2 4.3 1.35
162 Game Avg. 11 9 .529 3.17 46 22 18 14 2 1 222 201 108 78 7 78 105 14 0 6 916 89 1.260 8.2 0.3 3.2 4.3 1.35
NYY (4 yrs) 14 10 .583 3.46 59 26 25 14 3 2 280.2 257 139 108 11 101 145 19 0 9 1166 84 1.276 8.2 0.4 3.2 4.6 1.44
CLE (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 2.30 19 11 6 9 1 0 94.0 83 44 24 1 31 33 5 0 1 383 110 1.213 7.9 0.1 3.0 3.2 1.06

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
1904 25 NYY AL 66.1 13 4 42 5.70 3.50 0.30 0.00 105.0 3.36 -17 -1.8 1.0 -0.1 -1.2 -12 .364 .489 $
1905 26 NYY AL 46.0 9 4 26 5.09 3.66 -0.19 0.00 110.0 4.24 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .449 .497 $
1906 27 NYY AL 151.0 32 16 59 3.52 3.60 -0.03 0.00 110.0 3.99 8 1.0 1.0 -0.1 2.3 21 .532 .506 $
1907 28 NYY AL 17.1 5 2 12 6.23 3.61 -0.57 0.00 110.0 4.60 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.2 -2 .430 .498 $
1907 28 CLE AL 90.2 17 10 40 3.97 3.70 0.32 0.00 98.0 3.31 -7 -0.8 1.0 -0.1 0.0 1 .456 .495 $
1908 29 CLE AL 3.1 2 1 4 10.80 3.42 0.29 0.00 99.0 3.09 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -3 .346 .498 $
5 Seasons 374.2 78 37 183 4.40 3.61 0.07 0.00 106.1 3.76 -25 -2.6 1.0 -0.3 0.5 6 .467 .497 $
NYY (4 yrs) 280.2 59 26 139 4.46 3.59 -0.01 0.00 108.8 3.92 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.2 0.8 7 .474 .498 $
CLE (2 yrs) 94.0 19 11 44 4.21 3.69 0.32 0.00 98.0 3.31 -9 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .444 .497 $

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+
1904 25 1 2 .333 5.02 13 4 9 2 0 1 66.1 63 42 37 3 25 43 10 0 1 286 55 1.327 8.5 0.4 3.4 5.8 1.72 55
1905 26 4 5 .444 4.57 22 8 13 5 0 1 112.1 103 68 57 4 38 78 12 0 4 471 62 1.255 8.3 0.3 3.0 6.2 2.05 62
1906 27 13 9 .591 3.28 54 24 23 14 3 1 263.1 238 127 96 10 93 142 17 0 9 1088 89 1.257 8.1 0.3 3.2 4.9 1.53 89
1907 28 18 16 .529 3.10 76 36 30 23 4 2 371.1 334 179 128 12 130 177 22 0 10 1530 91 1.250 8.1 0.3 3.2 4.3 1.36 91
1908 29 18 16 .529 3.17 78 37 31 23 4 2 374.2 340 183 132 12 132 178 24 0 10 1549 89 1.260 8.2 0.3 3.2 4.3 1.35 89

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
1904 25 2 4 .333 6.53 62.0 70 50 45 3 28 40 11 1.581 10.2 4.1 5.8 1.43 0.4 13
1905 26 2 3 .400 4.60 45.0 44 26 23 1 14 34 2 1.289 8.8 2.8 6.8 2.43 0.2 9
1906 27 11 5 .688 2.77 146.0 149 50 45 7 61 62 6 1.438 9.2 3.8 3.8 1.02 0.4 32
1907 28 6 5 .545 3.53 102.0 111 44 40 2 43 33 6 1.510 9.8 3.8 2.9 0.77 0.2 22
1908 29 0 0 15.00 3.0 7 6 5 0 2 1 2 3.000 21.0 6.0 3.0 0.50 0.0 2
5 Yrs 21 17 .553 3.97 358.0 381 176 158 13 148 170 27 1.478 9.6 4.3 1.15 0.3 78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1904 AL  1 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 AL  6 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1904 AL  9 (2nd)
1906 AL  10 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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