Watty Clark
William Watson Clark (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 16, 1902 in St. Joseph, LA
School: Mississippi College (All Transactions)
Debut: May 28, 1924
Final Game: May 9, 1937
Died: March 4, 1972 in Clearwater, FL
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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
1924 22 CLE AL 1 3 .250 7.01 12 1 4 0 0 0 25.2 38 27 20 0 14 6 2 0 2 133 61 2.026 13.3 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.43
1927 25 BRO NL 7 2 .778 2.32 27 3 17 1 0 2 73.2 74 23 19 2 19 32 0 0 0 305 170 1.262 9.0 0.2 2.3 3.9 1.68
1928 26 BRO NL 12 9 .571 2.68 40 19 13 10 2 3 194.2 193 75 58 4 50 85 1 0 1 829 148 1.248 8.9 0.2 2.3 3.9 1.70
1929 27 BRO NL 16 19 .457 3.74 41 36 2 19 3 1 279.0 295 136 116 14 71 140 3 0 6 1189 123 1.312 9.5 0.5 2.3 4.5 1.97
1930 28 BRO NL 13 13 .500 4.18 44 24 14 9 1 6 200.0 209 110 93 20 38 81 0 0 1 827 118 1.235 9.4 0.9 1.7 3.6 2.13
1931 29 BRO NL 14 10 .583 3.20 34 28 2 16 3 1 233.1 243 86 83 4 52 96 1 1 3 981 119 1.264 9.4 0.2 2.0 3.7 1.85 MVP-20
1932 30 BRO NL 20 12 .625 3.49 40 36 4 19 2 0 273.0 282 122 106 10 49 99 4 1 3 1136 109 1.212 9.3 0.3 1.6 3.3 2.02
1933 31 TOT NL 5 8 .385 4.75 27 13 6 4 1 1 94.2 119 54 50 5 17 25 4 0 0 414 67 1.437 11.3 0.5 1.6 2.4 1.47
1933 31 BRO NL 2 4 .333 4.80 11 8 1 4 1 1 50.2 61 29 27 2 6 14 3 0 0 215 67 1.322 10.8 0.4 1.1 2.5 2.33
1933 31 NYG NL 3 4 .429 4.70 16 5 5 0 0 0 44.0 58 25 23 3 11 11 1 0 0 199 68 1.568 11.9 0.6 2.3 2.3 1.00
1934 32 TOT NL 3 2 .600 5.93 22 5 8 1 0 0 44.0 63 34 29 5 14 16 1 0 3 210 65 1.750 12.9 1.0 2.9 3.3 1.14
1934 32 NYG NL 1 2 .333 6.75 5 4 1 1 0 0 18.2 23 15 14 5 5 6 0 0 2 83 57 1.500 11.1 2.4 2.4 2.9 1.20
1934 32 BRO NL 2 0 1.000 5.33 17 1 7 0 0 0 25.1 40 19 15 0 9 10 1 0 1 127 73 1.934 14.2 0.0 3.2 3.6 1.11
1935 33 BRO NL 13 8 .619 3.30 33 25 5 11 1 0 207.0 215 93 76 11 28 35 1 0 1 854 120 1.174 9.3 0.5 1.2 1.5 1.25
1936 34 BRO NL 7 11 .389 4.42 33 16 7 1 1 2 120.0 162 73 59 11 28 28 0 0 1 548 93 1.583 12.2 0.8 2.1 2.1 1.00
1937 35 BRO NL 0 0 7.71 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.1 4 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 52 3.000 15.4 0.0 11.6 0.0 0.00
12 Seasons 111 97 .534 3.66 355 206 84 91 14 16 1747.1 1897 836 711 86 383 643 17 2 21 7442 112 1.305 9.8 0.4 2.0 3.3 1.68
162 Game Avg. 13 12 .534 3.66 43 25 10 11 2 2 212 230 101 86 10 46 78 2 0 3 902 112 1.305 9.8 0.4 2.0 3.3 1.68
BRO (11 yrs) 106 88 .546 3.55 322 196 74 90 14 16 1659.0 1778 769 654 78 353 620 14 2 17 7027 117 1.285 9.6 0.4 1.9 3.4 1.76
NYG (2 yrs) 4 6 .400 5.31 21 9 6 1 0 0 62.2 81 40 37 8 16 17 1 0 2 282 64 1.548 11.6 1.1 2.3 2.4 1.06
CLE (1 yr) 1 3 .250 7.01 12 1 4 0 0 0 25.2 38 27 20 0 14 6 2 0 2 133 61 2.026 13.3 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.43
NL (11 yrs) 110 94 .539 3.61 343 205 80 91 14 16 1721.2 1859 809 691 86 369 637 15 2 19 7309 114 1.294 9.7 0.4 1.9 3.3 1.73
AL (1 yr) 1 3 .250 7.01 12 1 4 0 0 0 25.2 38 27 20 0 14 6 2 0 2 133 61 2.026 13.3 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.43

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+
1924 22 1 3 .250 7.01 12 1 4 0 0 0 25.2 38 27 20 0 14 6 2 0 2 133 61 2.026 13.3 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.43 61
1925 23 1 3 .250 7.01 12 1 4 0 0 0 25.2 38 27 20 0 14 6 2 0 2 133 61 2.026 13.3 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.43 61
1926 24 1 3 .250 7.01 12 1 4 0 0 0 25.2 38 27 20 0 14 6 2 0 2 133 61 2.026 13.3 0.0 4.9 2.1 0.43 61
1927 25 8 5 .615 3.53 39 4 21 1 0 2 99.1 112 50 39 2 33 38 2 0 2 438 114 1.460 10.1 0.2 3.0 3.4 1.15 114
1928 26 20 14 .588 2.97 79 23 34 11 2 5 294.0 305 125 97 6 83 123 3 0 3 1267 135 1.320 9.3 0.2 2.5 3.8 1.48 135
1929 27 36 33 .522 3.35 120 59 36 30 5 6 573.0 600 261 213 20 154 263 6 0 9 2456 129 1.316 9.4 0.3 2.4 4.1 1.71 129
1930 28 49 46 .516 3.56 164 83 50 39 6 12 773.0 809 371 306 40 192 344 6 0 10 3283 125 1.295 9.4 0.5 2.2 4.0 1.79 125
1931 29 63 56 .529 3.48 198 111 52 55 9 13 1006.1 1052 457 389 44 244 440 7 1 13 4264 124 1.288 9.4 0.4 2.2 3.9 1.80 124
1932 30 83 68 .550 3.48 238 147 56 74 11 13 1279.1 1334 579 495 54 293 539 11 2 16 5400 121 1.272 9.4 0.4 2.1 3.8 1.84 121
1933 31 88 76 .537 3.57 265 160 62 78 12 14 1374.0 1453 633 545 59 310 564 15 2 16 5814 116 1.283 9.5 0.4 2.0 3.7 1.82 116
1934 32 91 78 .538 3.64 287 165 70 79 12 14 1418.0 1516 667 574 64 324 580 16 2 19 6024 113 1.298 9.6 0.4 2.1 3.7 1.79 113
1935 33 104 86 .547 3.60 320 190 75 90 13 14 1625.0 1731 760 650 75 352 615 17 2 20 6878 114 1.282 9.6 0.4 1.9 3.4 1.75 114
1936 34 111 97 .534 3.66 353 206 82 91 14 16 1745.0 1893 833 709 86 380 643 17 2 21 7426 112 1.303 9.8 0.4 2.0 3.3 1.69 112
1937 35 111 97 .534 3.66 355 206 84 91 14 16 1747.1 1897 836 711 86 383 643 17 2 21 7442 112 1.305 9.8 0.4 2.0 3.3 1.68 112

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1924 22 1 2 .333 5.59 29.0 37 20 18 0 14 7 2 1.759 11.5 4.3 2.2 0.50 0.0 12
1927 25 6 2 .750 2.25 76.0 75 21 19 2 19 33 0 1.237 8.9 2.3 3.9 1.74 0.2 27
1928 26 17 6 .739 2.48 207.0 198 63 57 4 51 90 1 1.203 8.6 2.2 3.9 1.76 0.2 40
1929 27 21 12 .636 3.08 298.0 285 113 102 14 69 150 3 1.188 8.6 2.1 4.5 2.17 0.4 41
1930 28 14 9 .609 3.28 211.0 195 86 77 19 35 85 0 1.090 8.3 1.5 3.6 2.43 0.8 44
1931 29 15 11 .577 3.28 239.0 253 97 87 4 54 98 1 1.285 9.5 2.0 3.7 1.81 0.2 34
1932 30 17 14 .548 3.50 280.0 292 121 109 10 51 102 4 1.225 9.4 1.6 3.3 2.00 0.3 40
1933 31 3 7 .300 5.87 92.0 133 67 60 6 19 24 4 1.652 13.0 1.9 2.3 1.26 0.6 27
1934 32 2 3 .400 5.74 47.0 68 33 30 5 15 17 1 1.766 13.0 2.9 3.3 1.13 1.0 22
1935 33 14 9 .609 3.17 216.0 221 84 76 11 29 37 1 1.157 9.2 1.2 1.5 1.28 0.5 33
1936 34 7 7 .500 3.97 127.0 163 62 56 11 28 30 0 1.504 11.6 2.0 2.1 1.07 0.8 33
1937 35 0 0 6.00 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 2.333 12.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
12 Seasons 117 82 .588 3.42 1825.0 1924 769 693 86 387 673 17 1.266 9.5 3.3 1.74 0.4 355

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1931-NL-20-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1928 NL--2.682--4th
1929 NL--3.742--10th
1930 NL--4.185--9th
1931 NL--3.201--9th
1935 NL--3.304--10th

Wins s c a p y
1929 NL--16--8th
1932 NL--20--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1931 NL--.583--10th
1932 NL--.625--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1928 NL--1.248--9th
1929 NL--1.312--6th
1930 NL--1.235--2nd
1932 NL--1.213--7th
1935 NL--1.174--6th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1929 NL--9.516--9th
1930 NL--9.405--5th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1929 NL--2.290--5th
1930 NL--1.710--1st
1931 NL--2.006--4th
1932 NL--1.615--8th
1935 NL--1.217--1st
Career--1.973--81st

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL--3.930--4th
1929 NL--4.516--3rd
1930 NL--3.645--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1928 NL--40--9th
1929 NL--41--7th
1930 NL--44--6th
1932 NL--40--9th

Saves s c a p y
1928 NL--3--5th
1930 NL--6--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1929 NL--279.0--1st
1932 NL--273.0--5th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1928 NL--85--6th
1929 NL--140--2nd
1932 NL--99--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1929 NL--36--1st
1932 NL--36--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1929 NL--19--2nd
1932 NL--19--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1928 NL--2--7th
1929 NL--3--4th
1931 NL--3--5th
1932 NL--2--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1930 NL--20--10th

Hits s c a p y
1929 NL--295--1st
1931 NL--243--9th
1932 NL--282--4th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1928 NL--1.700--2nd
1929 NL--1.972--2nd
1930 NL--2.132--3rd
1931 NL--1.846--7th
1932 NL--2.020--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1928 NL--.185--4th
1929 NL--.452--9th
1931 NL--.154--1st
1932 NL--.330--8th

Losses s c a p y
1929 NL--19--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1929 NL--116--5th
1932 NL--106--5th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1929 NL--6--3rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1929 NL--1189--1st
1932 NL--1136--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1927 NL--17--5th
1928 NL--13--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1928 NL--148--3rd
1929 NL--123--10th
1930 NL--118--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 86 (266), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 10 (925), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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