Clark Griffith
Clark Calvin Griffith (The Old Fox)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 156 lb.

Born: November 20, 1869 in Clear Creek, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1891
Final Game: October 7, 1914
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Pioneer/Executive in 1946.
Died: October 27, 1955 in Washington, DC
Relatives: Uncle of Sherry Robertson
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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
1891 21 TOT AA 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 0 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 0 0 0 0 106 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21
1891 21 STL AA 11 8 .579 3.33 27 17 10 12 0 0 186.1 195 122 69 8 58 68 0 0 0 0 121 1.358 9.4 0.4 2.8 3.3 1.17
1891 21 BOS AA 3 1 .750 5.62 7 4 3 3 0 0 40.0 47 33 25 3 15 20 0 0 0 0 65 1.550 10.6 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.33
1893 23 CHC NL 1 2 .333 5.03 4 2 2 2 0 0 19.2 24 14 11 1 5 9 0 0 0 0 96 1.475 11.0 0.5 2.3 4.1 1.80
1894 24 CHC NL 21 14 .600 4.92 36 30 6 28 0 0 261.1 328 193 143 12 85 71 0 0 5 0 114 1.580 11.3 0.4 2.9 2.4 0.84
1895 25 CHC NL 26 14 .650 3.93 42 41 1 39 0 0 353.0 434 228 154 11 91 79 0 0 7 0 130 1.487 11.1 0.3 2.3 2.0 0.87
1896 26 CHC NL 23 11 .676 3.54 36 35 1 35 0 0 317.2 370 189 125 3 70 81 0 0 1 0 128 1.385 10.5 0.1 2.0 2.3 1.16
1897 27 CHC NL 21 18 .538 3.72 41 38 3 38 1 1 343.2 410 231 142 3 86 102 17 0 11 0 120 1.443 10.7 0.1 2.3 2.7 1.19
1898 28 CHC NL 24 10 .706 1.88 38 38 0 36 4 0 325.2 305 105 68 1 64 97 20 0 6 0 190 1.133 8.4 0.0 1.8 2.7 1.52
1899 29 CHC NL 22 14 .611 2.79 38 38 0 35 0 0 319.2 329 163 99 5 65 73 14 2 1 0 134 1.233 9.3 0.1 1.8 2.1 1.12
1900 30 CHC NL 14 13 .519 3.05 30 30 0 27 4 0 248.0 245 126 84 6 51 61 16 0 5 0 119 1.194 8.9 0.2 1.9 2.2 1.20
1901 31 CHW AL 24 7 .774 2.67 35 30 5 26 5 1 266.2 275 114 79 4 50 67 4 0 2 0 130 1.219 9.3 0.1 1.7 2.3 1.34
1902 32 CHW AL 15 9 .625 4.18 28 24 4 20 3 0 213.0 247 117 99 11 47 51 16 0 3 0 81 1.380 10.4 0.5 2.0 2.2 1.09
1903 33 NYY AL 14 11 .560 2.70 25 24 1 22 2 0 213.0 201 92 64 3 33 69 6 0 6 880 115 1.099 8.5 0.1 1.4 2.9 2.09
1904 34 NYY AL 7 5 .583 2.87 16 11 5 8 1 0 100.1 91 40 32 3 16 36 4 0 4 397 94 1.066 8.2 0.3 1.4 3.2 2.25
1905 35 NYY AL 9 6 .600 1.68 25 7 17 4 2 1 101.2 82 30 19 1 15 46 1 0 3 0 173 0.954 7.3 0.1 1.3 4.1 3.07
1906 36 NYY AL 2 2 .500 3.02 17 2 15 1 0 2 59.2 58 30 20 0 15 16 4 1 3 0 98 1.223 8.7 0.0 2.3 2.4 1.07
1907 37 NYY AL 0 0 8.64 4 0 4 0 0 0 8.1 15 16 8 0 6 5 0 0 0 49 32 2.520 16.2 0.0 6.5 5.4 0.83
1909 39 CIN NL 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.0 11 8 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 31 43 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
1912 42 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1913 43 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1914 44 WSH AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
20 Seasons 237 146 .619 3.31 453 372 78 337 22 6 3385.2 3670 1852 1246 76 774 955 102 3 57 1366 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23
162 Game Avg. 20 12 .619 3.31 37 31 6 28 2 0 279 302 153 103 6 64 79 8 0 5 113 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23
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
CHC (8 yrs) 152 96 .613 3.40 265 252 13 240 9 1 2188.2 2445 1249 826 42 517 573 67 2 36 0 129 1.353 10.1 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.11
NYY (5 yrs) 32 24 .571 2.66 87 44 42 35 5 3 483.0 447 208 143 7 85 172 15 1 16 1326 111 1.101 8.3 0.1 1.6 3.2 2.02
WSH (3 yrs) 0 0 4.50 3 0 1 0 0 1 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 64 1.500 13.5 4.5 0.0 4.5
CHW (2 yrs) 39 16 .709 3.34 63 54 9 46 8 1 479.2 522 231 178 15 97 118 20 0 5 0 103 1.290 9.8 0.3 1.8 2.2 1.22
STL (1 yr) 11 8 .579 3.33 27 17 10 12 0 0 186.1 195 122 69 8 58 68 0 0 0 0 121 1.358 9.4 0.4 2.8 3.3 1.17
BOS (1 yr) 3 1 .750 5.62 7 4 3 3 0 0 40.0 47 33 25 3 15 20 0 0 0 0 65 1.550 10.6 0.7 3.4 4.5 1.33
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 6.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.0 11 8 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 31 43 2.167 16.5 0.0 3.0 4.5 1.50
AL (10 yrs) 71 40 .640 3.00 153 98 52 81 13 5 964.2 972 440 322 23 182 291 35 1 21 1335 106 1.196 9.1 0.2 1.7 2.7 1.60
NL (9 yrs) 152 97 .610 3.40 266 253 13 241 9 1 2194.2 2456 1257 830 42 519 576 67 2 36 31 129 1.356 10.1 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.11
AA (1 yr) 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 0 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 0 0 0 0 106 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21

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+
1891 21 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 0 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 0 0 0 0 106 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21 106
1892 22 14 9 .609 3.74 34 21 13 15 0 0 226.1 242 155 94 11 73 88 0 0 0 0 106 1.392 9.6 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.21 106
1893 23 15 11 .577 3.84 38 23 15 17 0 0 246.0 266 169 105 12 78 97 0 0 0 0 105 1.398 9.7 0.4 2.9 3.5 1.24 105
1894 24 36 25 .590 4.40 74 53 21 45 0 0 507.1 594 362 248 24 163 168 0 0 5 0 110 1.492 10.5 0.4 2.9 3.0 1.03 110
1895 25 62 39 .614 4.21 116 94 22 84 0 0 860.1 1028 590 402 35 254 247 0 0 12 0 118 1.490 10.8 0.4 2.7 2.6 0.97 118
1896 26 85 50 .630 4.03 152 129 23 119 0 0 1178.0 1398 779 527 38 324 328 0 0 13 0 120 1.462 10.7 0.3 2.5 2.5 1.01 120
1897 27 106 68 .609 3.96 193 167 26 157 1 1 1521.2 1808 1010 669 41 410 430 17 0 24 0 120 1.458 10.7 0.2 2.4 2.5 1.05 120
1898 28 130 78 .625 3.59 231 205 26 193 5 1 1847.1 2113 1115 737 42 474 527 37 0 30 0 127 1.400 10.3 0.2 2.3 2.6 1.11 127
1899 29 152 92 .623 3.47 269 243 26 228 5 1 2167.0 2442 1278 836 47 539 600 51 2 31 0 128 1.376 10.1 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.11 128
1900 30 166 105 .613 3.43 299 273 26 255 9 1 2415.0 2687 1404 920 53 590 661 67 2 36 0 127 1.357 10.0 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.12 127
1901 31 190 112 .629 3.35 334 303 31 281 14 2 2681.2 2962 1518 999 57 640 728 71 2 38 0 127 1.343 9.9 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.14 127
1902 32 205 121 .629 3.41 362 327 35 301 17 2 2894.2 3209 1635 1098 68 687 779 87 2 41 0 123 1.346 10.0 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.13 123
1903 33 219 132 .624 3.37 387 351 36 323 19 2 3107.2 3410 1727 1162 71 720 848 93 2 47 880 123 1.329 9.9 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.18 123
1904 34 226 137 .623 3.35 403 362 41 331 20 2 3208.0 3501 1767 1194 74 736 884 97 2 51 1277 122 1.321 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.20 122
1905 35 235 143 .622 3.30 428 369 58 335 22 3 3309.2 3583 1797 1213 75 751 930 98 2 54 1277 123 1.309 9.7 0.2 2.0 2.5 1.24 123
1906 36 237 145 .620 3.29 445 371 73 336 22 5 3369.1 3641 1827 1233 75 766 946 102 3 57 1277 122 1.308 9.7 0.2 2.0 2.5 1.24 122
1907 37 237 145 .620 3.31 449 371 77 336 22 5 3377.2 3656 1843 1241 75 772 951 102 3 57 1326 122 1.311 9.7 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 122
1908 38 237 145 .620 3.31 449 371 77 336 22 5 3377.2 3656 1843 1241 75 772 951 102 3 57 1326 122 1.311 9.7 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 122
1909 39 237 146 .619 3.31 450 372 77 337 22 5 3383.2 3667 1851 1245 75 774 954 102 3 57 1357 121 1.312 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1910 40 237 146 .619 3.31 450 372 77 337 22 5 3383.2 3667 1851 1245 75 774 954 102 3 57 1357 121 1.312 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1911 41 237 146 .619 3.31 450 372 77 337 22 5 3383.2 3667 1851 1245 75 774 954 102 3 57 1357 121 1.312 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1912 42 237 146 .619 3.31 451 372 77 337 22 5 3383.2 3668 1852 1246 76 774 954 102 3 57 1358 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1913 43 237 146 .619 3.31 452 372 77 337 22 5 3384.2 3669 1852 1246 76 774 954 102 3 57 1362 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121
1914 44 237 146 .619 3.31 453 372 78 337 22 6 3385.2 3670 1852 1246 76 774 955 102 3 57 1366 121 1.313 9.8 0.2 2.1 2.5 1.23 121

Neutralized Pitching

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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 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
1891 21 0.00 0.0 0 97 87 0 0 0 0 34
1893 23 0.00 0.0 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 4
1894 24 0.00 0.0 0 110 99 0 0 0 0 36
1895 25 0.00 0.0 0 130 117 0 0 0 0 42
1896 26 0.00 0.0 0 120 108 0 0 0 0 36
1897 27 0.00 0.0 0 137 123 0 0 0 0 41
1898 28 0.00 0.0 0 71 64 0 0 0 0 38
1899 29 0.00 0.0 0 100 90 0 0 0 0 38
1900 30 0.00 0.0 0 91 82 0 0 0 0 30
1901 31 0.00 0.0 0 90 81 0 0 0 0 35
1902 32 0.00 0.0 0 123 111 0 0 0 0 28
1903 33 18 9 .667 2.77 247.0 238 84 76 4 39 80 7 1.121 8.7 1.4 2.9 2.05 0.1 25
1904 34 5 5 .500 3.79 95.0 102 44 40 3 18 34 4 1.263 9.7 1.7 3.2 1.89 0.3 16
1905 35 0.00 0.0 0 24 22 0 0 0 0 25
1906 36 0.00 0.0 0 26 23 0 0 0 0 17
1907 37 0 1 .000 9.00 9.0 17 10 9 0 7 5 0 2.667 17.0 7.0 5.0 0.71 0.0 4
1909 39 0 0 7.50 6.0 12 6 5 0 2 3 0 2.333 18.0 3.0 4.5 1.50 0.0 1
1913 43 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1
1914 44 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 1
19 Seasons 23 15 .605 28.70 359.0 369 1272 1145 7 66 123 11 1.212 9.3 3.1 1.86 0.2 452
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1898 NL--1.879--1st
1899 NL--2.787--8th
1900 NL--3.048--9th
1901 AL--2.666--4th

Wins s c a p y
1895 NL--26--4th
1896 NL--23--9th
1897 NL--21--7th
1898 NL--24--10th
1899 NL--22--10th
1901 AL--24--3rd
Career--237--58th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1891 AA--.609--4th
1895 NL--.650--6th
1896 NL--.676--6th
1898 NL--.706--5th
1901 AL--.774--1st
1902 AL--.625--6th
Career--.619--71st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1894 NL--1.580--10th
1898 NL--1.133--3rd
1899 NL--1.233--9th
1900 NL--1.194--5th
1901 AL--1.219--3rd
1903 AL--1.099--8th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1898 NL--8.429--9th
1900 NL--8.891--7th
1901 AL--9.281--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1891 AA--2.903--5th
1894 NL--2.927--10th
1895 NL--2.320--6th
1896 NL--1.983--5th
1897 NL--2.252--9th
1898 NL--1.769--5th
1899 NL--1.830--7th
1900 NL--1.851--4th
1901 AL--1.688--4th
1902 AL--1.986--7th
1903 AL--1.394--8th
Career--2.058--106th

Games Played s c a p y
1895 NL--42--9th
1897 NL--41--8th

Saves s c a p y
1897 NL--1--8th
1901 AL--1--3rd
1905 AL--1--2nd
1906 AL--2--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1895 NL--353.0--6th
1897 NL--343.7--3rd
Career--3385.7--83rd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1897 NL--102--6th
1898 NL--97--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1895 NL--41--5th
1897 NL--38--9th
1899 NL--38--7th
Career--372--154th

Complete Games s c a p y
1895 NL--39--5th
1896 NL--35--9th
1897 NL--38--1st
1898 NL--36--9th
1899 NL--35--7th
Career--337--28th

Shutouts s c a p y
1898 NL--4--6th
1900 NL--4--1st
1901 AL--5--1st
1902 AL--3--5th
Career--22--217th

Home Runs s c a p y
1891 AA--11--7th
1895 NL--11--10th
1902 AL--11--4th

Hits s c a p y
1895 NL--434--4th
1897 NL--410--3rd
Career--3670--53rd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1891 AA--1.206--7th
1894 NL--.835--6th
1896 NL--1.157--3rd
1897 NL--1.186--9th
1898 NL--1.516--4th
1899 NL--1.123--8th
1900 NL--1.196--8th
1901 AL--1.340--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1896 NL--.085--5th
1897 NL--.079--4th
1898 NL--.028--2nd
1901 AL--.135--6th
Career--.202--171st

Losses s c a p y
Career--146--170th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1895 NL--154--10th
Career--1246--101st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1897 NL--11--10th
1903 AL--6--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1898 NL--20--8th
1900 NL--16--9th
1902 AL--16--2nd
Career--102--58th

Games Finished s c a p y
1891 AA--13--1st
1901 AL--5--8th
1902 AL--4--8th
1904 AL--5--7th
1905 AL--17--1st
1906 AL--15--1st

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1895 NL--130--9th
1896 NL--128--8th
1898 NL--190--1st
1899 NL--134--10th
1901 AL--130--4th
Career--121--98th

Oldest s c a p y
1907 AL--born 1869-11-20--10th
1909 NL--born 1869-11-20--3rd
1910 NL--born 1869-11-20--2nd
1912 AL--born 1869-11-20--5th
1913 AL--born 1869-11-20--2nd
1914 AL--born 1869-11-20--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 4 (339), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 69 (183), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 88 (124), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 39 (73), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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