Photo of Cliff Heathcote


Cliff Heathcote

Clifton Earl Heathcote

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: January 24, 1898 in Glen Rock, PA
School: Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1918
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/Reds/Phillies 1918-1932

Final Game: September 24, 1932
Died: January 18, 1939 in York, PA
Buried: Mount Carmel Cemetery, Littlestown, PA
    About biographical information

15

Standard Batting

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
1918 20 STL NL 88 375 348 37 90 12 3 4 32 12 20 40 .259 .301 .345 .646 99 120 1 6 *O8/7
1919 21 STL NL 114 433 401 53 112 13 4 1 29 27 20 41 .279 .315 .339 .654 101 136 1 11 *O89/3
1920 22 STL NL 133 532 489 55 139 18 8 3 56 21 14 25 31 .284 .320 .372 .693 100 182 1 16 *O897
1921 23 STL NL 62 177 156 18 38 6 2 0 9 7 5 10 9 .244 .293 .308 .601 61 48 1 10 O89/7
1922 24 TOT NL 110 383 341 48 92 13 9 1 48 5 4 27 19 .270 .325 .370 .695 79 126 1 12 O89/7
1922 24 STL NL 34 113 98 11 24 5 2 0 14 0 2 9 4 .245 .315 .337 .652 72 33 1 4 O8/7
1922 24 CHC NL 76 270 243 37 68 8 7 1 34 5 2 18 15 .280 .330 .383 .712 82 93 0 8 O98
1923 25 CHC NL 117 432 393 48 98 14 3 1 27 32 17 25 22 .249 .298 .308 .606 60 121 2 11 *O9/7
1924 26 CHC NL 113 433 392 66 121 19 7 0 30 26 24 28 28 .309 .356 .393 .749 100 154 1 12 *O98/7
1925 27 CHC NL 109 438 380 57 100 14 5 5 39 15 11 39 26 .263 .343 .366 .709 80 139 7 12 O9/87
1926 28 CHC NL 139 589 510 98 141 33 3 10 53 18 58 30 .276 .353 .412 .764 104 210 2 19 *O987
1927 29 CHC NL 83 258 228 28 67 12 4 2 25 6 20 16 .294 .359 .408 .766 103 93 3 7 O9/8
1928 30 CHC NL 67 159 137 26 39 8 0 3 18 6 17 12 .285 .364 .409 .772 102 56 0 5 O98/7
1929 31 CHC NL 82 258 224 45 70 17 0 2 31 9 25 17 .313 .384 .415 .799 98 93 1 7 O9/87
1930 32 CHC NL 70 171 150 30 39 10 1 9 18 4 18 15 .260 .343 .520 .863 104 78 1 2 O9/8
1931 33 CIN NL 90 287 252 24 65 15 6 0 28 3 32 16 .258 .342 .365 .707 96 92 0 2 O9
1932 34 TOT NL 38 47 42 10 11 2 0 1 5 0 3 3 .262 .311 .381 .692 77 16 0 2 /3
1932 34 CIN NL 8 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
1932 34 PHI NL 30 44 39 7 11 2 0 1 5 0 3 3 .282 .333 .410 .744 90 16 0 2 /3
15 Yrs 1415 4972 4443 643 1222 206 55 42 448 191 75 367 325 .275 .333 .375 .708 92 1664 22 134
162 Game Avg. 162 569 509 74 140 24 6 5 51 22 42 37 .275 .333 .375 .708 92 191 3 15
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
CHC (9 yrs) 856 3008 2657 435 743 135 30 33 275 121 54 248 181 .280 .345 .390 .735 91 1037 17 83
STL (5 yrs) 431 1630 1492 174 403 54 19 8 140 67 21 84 125 .270 .311 .348 .659 93 519 5 47
CIN (2 yrs) 98 290 255 27 65 15 6 0 28 3 32 16 .255 .338 .361 .699 94 92 0 2
PHI (1 yr) 30 44 39 7 11 2 0 1 5 0 3 3 .282 .333 .410 .744 90 16 0 2

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1918 20 STL NL 88 375 -1 -0 0 0 -2 -4 -0.5 11 7 0.6 .495 .497 0.7 -0.3 7 $ *O8/7
1919 21 STL NL 114 433 0 2 0 3 -3 1 0.0 12 13 1.2 .502 .501 1.0 -0.1 10 $ *O89/3
1920 22 STL NL 133 532 -0 1 0 4 -5 -1 -0.2 16 15 1.4 .500 .500 1.0 -0.2 11 $ *O897
1921 23 STL NL 62 177 -8 0 0 -5 -2 -15 -1.6 5 -10 -1.1 .475 .490 -0.5 -0.7 -5 $ O89/7
1922 24 STL NL 34 113 -4 -1 0 3 -1 -2 -0.2 3 1 0.1 .494 .499 -0.2 0.2 -2 $ O8/7
1922 24 CHC NL 76 270 -7 1 0 1 -2 -7 -0.7 8 0 0.1 .491 .496 0.0 -0.1 -1 $ O98
1923 25 CHC NL 117 432 -22 0 0 9 -5 -18 -1.8 12 -6 -0.6 .484 .489 -1.5 0.4 -15 $ *O9/7
1924 26 CHC NL 113 433 -0 -3 0 2 -5 -6 -0.8 13 6 0.5 .494 .496 0.4 -0.3 4 $ *O98/7
1925 27 CHC NL 109 438 -11 -1 0 9 -4 -8 -0.8 13 5 0.5 .493 .496 -0.3 0.4 -4 $ O9/87
1926 28 CHC NL 139 589 4 0 0 13 -6 11 1.1 17 28 2.8 .508 .507 1.4 0.7 15 $ *O987
1927 29 CHC NL 83 258 1 -0 0 5 -2 4 0.3 7 11 1.1 .505 .502 0.6 0.2 6 $ O9/8
1928 30 CHC NL 67 159 1 0 0 -1 -2 -2 -0.2 4 3 0.3 .498 .499 0.4 -0.3 4 $ O98/7
1929 31 CHC NL 82 258 0 0 0 3 -2 1 0.1 7 8 0.9 .501 .501 0.6 0.1 5 $ O9/87
1930 32 CHC NL 70 171 -0 0 0 -2 -2 -4 -0.3 5 1 0.2 .495 .498 0.4 -0.3 3 $ O9/8
1931 33 CIN NL 90 287 -0 -0 0 8 -3 5 0.4 8 13 1.3 .506 .503 0.5 0.5 5 $ O9
1932 34 CIN NL 8 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
1932 34 PHI NL 30 44 -1 0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /3
15 Seasons 1415 4972 -49 -1 0 51 -47 -46 -5.2 142 96 9.1 .497 .498 4.4 0.1 45 $
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
CHC (9 yrs) 856 3008 -34 -2 0 39 -31 -28 -3.0 86 58 5.8 .497 .498 2.0 0.8 19 $
STL (5 yrs) 431 1630 -13 1 0 5 -13 -20 -2.4 46 26 2.2 .495 .497 2.0 -1.1 21 $
CIN (2 yrs) 98 290 -1 -0 0 8 -3 4 0.4 8 12 1.2 .504 .501 0.4 0.5 4 $
PHI (1 yr) 30 44 -1 0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 $

Advanced Batting

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
1918 20 STL NL 375 264 36 3.7 77 .283 .259 .258 .301 .315 .345 .333 .646 .648 99 .532 -1.1 -0.1 .593 .178 .086 6.0
1919 21 STL NL 433 300 43 3.9 78 .309 .279 .258 .315 .312 .339 .340 .654 .651 101 .539 0.1 0.0 .637 .177 .060 1.9
1920 22 STL NL 532 380 56 4.0 89 .299 .284 .274 .320 .327 .372 .364 .693 .692 100 .517 -1.0 -0.1 .591 .153 .088 5.3
1921 23 STL NL 177 133 13 2.6 104 .259 .244 .294 .293 .344 .308 .405 .601 .749 61 .263 -8.5 -0.8 .496 .141 .064 .0
1922 24 TOT NL 383 265 41 4.1 111 .283 .270 .300 .325 .358 .370 .418 .695 .776 79 .421 -11.1 -1.1 .613 .182 .100 1.7
1922 24 STL NL 113 80 10 3.3 108 .255 .245 .295 .315 .352 .337 .410 .652 .762 72 .330 -3.9 -0.4 .539 .163 .092
1922 24 CHC NL 270 185 31 4.5 113 .295 .280 .302 .330 .360 .383 .421 .712 .781 82 .456 -7.2 -0.7 .644 .189 .103 1.7
1923 25 CHC NL 432 323 35 2.9 107 .262 .249 .293 .298 .352 .308 .408 .606 .760 60 .290 -23.0 -2.2 .522 .160 .059 1.9
1924 26 CHC NL 433 307 50 4.4 105 .332 .309 .291 .356 .347 .393 .406 .749 .752 100 .480 0.0 0.0 .627 .161 .084 .0
1925 27 CHC NL 438 303 45 4.0 116 .272 .263 .303 .343 .361 .366 .432 .709 .793 80 .386 -11.6 -1.1 .649 .216 .103 7.5
1926 28 CHC NL 589 388 74 5.1 104 .279 .276 .288 .353 .348 .412 .400 .764 .748 104 .553 4.3 0.4 .780 .284 .135 12.9
1927 29 CHC NL 258 168 33 5.3 106 .310 .294 .293 .359 .351 .408 .404 .766 .755 103 .563 1.2 0.1 .758 .228 .114 3.0
1928 30 CHC NL 159 103 20 5.2 108 .295 .285 .289 .364 .354 .409 .411 .772 .765 102 .536 1.0 0.1 .806 .292 .124 4.0
1929 31 CHC NL 258 161 35 5.8 121 .332 .313 .304 .384 .368 .415 .443 .799 .812 98 .525 0.6 0.0 .831 .254 .103 3.3
1930 32 CHC NL 171 113 26 6.1 127 .238 .260 .313 .343 .372 .520 .466 .863 .837 104 .519 0.4 0.0 .910 .407 .260 5.5
1931 33 CIN NL 287 189 31 4.4 97 .275 .258 .276 .342 .334 .365 .390 .707 .725 96 .476 -0.3 -0.0 .679 .246 .107 .0
1932 34 TOT NL 47 33 5 4.1 112 .263 .262 .297 .311 .351 .381 .430 .692 .781 77 .436 -1.5 -0.1 .613 .190 .119 .0
1932 34 CIN NL 3 3 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .279 .000 .332 .000 .404 .000 .736 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1932 34 PHI NL 44 30 5 4.5 113 .286 .282 .298 .333 .352 .410 .432 .744 .784 90 .479 -0.6 -0.1 .679 .205 .128 .0
15 Yrs 4972 3430 543 4.2 101 .289 .275 .286 .333 .344 .375 .395 .708 .739 92 .473 -50.6 -4.9 .658 .208 .099 68.9
162 Game Avg. 569 393 62 4.2 101 .289 .275 .286 .333 .344 .375 .395 .708 .739 92 .473 -50.6 -4.9 .658 .208 .099 8
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
CHC (9 yrs) 3008 2051 349 4.5 110 .291 .280 .296 .345 .355 .390 .417 .735 .772 91 .470 -34.4 -3.3 .696 .229 .111 51.9
STL (5 yrs) 1630 1157 158 3.7 86 .291 .270 .270 .311 .324 .348 .358 .659 .681 93 .483 -14.4 -1.4 .589 .165 .078 14.3
CIN (2 yrs) 290 192 31 4.3 97 .272 .255 .276 .338 .334 .361 .390 .699 .725 94 .469 -1.2 -0.1 .668 .243 .106 .0
PHI (1 yr) 44 30 5 4.5 113 .286 .282 .298 .333 .352 .410 .432 .744 .784 90 .479 -0.6 -0.1 .679 .205 .128 .0

Postseason Batting

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
1929 31 CHC NL WS PHA L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1918 20 STL NL 375 1.1% 10.7% 5.3% 5.1% 21% 2.00 8.7 87.0 10.9 81%
1919 21 STL NL 433 0.2% 9.5% 4.6% 4.2% 16% 2.05 9.8 401.0 13.8 83%
1920 22 STL NL 532 0.6% 5.8% 4.7% 5.5% 21% 1.24 15.8 163.0 8.7 86%
1921 23 STL NL 177 0.0% 5.1% 5.7% 4.5% 21% 0.90 17.3 17.3 83%
1922 24 TOT NL 383 0.3% 5.0% 7.1% 6.0% 25% 0.70 17.9 341.0 7.1 84%
1922 24 STL NL 113 0.0% 3.5% 8.0% 6.2% 29% 0.44 24.5 7.0 83%
1922 24 CHC NL 270 0.4% 5.6% 6.7% 5.9% 24% 0.83 16.2 243.0 7.1 84%
1923 25 CHC NL 432 0.2% 5.1% 5.8% 4.2% 18% 0.88 17.9 393.0 14.6 86%
1924 26 CHC NL 433 0.0% 6.5% 6.5% 6.0% 22% 1.00 14.0 13.1 84%
1925 27 CHC NL 438 1.1% 5.9% 8.9% 5.5% 24% 0.67 14.6 76.0 9.7 80%
1926 28 CHC NL 589 1.7% 5.1% 9.9% 7.8% 33% 0.52 17.0 51.0 9.6 80%
1927 29 CHC NL 258 0.8% 6.2% 7.8% 7.0% 27% 0.80 14.3 114.0 9.1 81%
1928 30 CHC NL 159 1.9% 7.6% 10.7% 6.9% 28% 0.71 11.4 45.7 7.6 77%
1929 31 CHC NL 258 0.8% 6.6% 9.7% 7.4% 27% 0.68 13.2 112.0 7.2 79%
1930 32 CHC NL 171 5.3% 8.8% 10.5% 11.7% 51% 0.83 10.0 16.7 8.3 74%
1931 33 CIN NL 287 0.0% 5.6% 11.2% 7.3% 32% 0.50 15.8 9.0 82%
1932 34 TOT NL 47 2.1% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 27% 1.00 14.0 42.0 8.4 81%
1932 34 CIN NL 3 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1932 34 PHI NL 44 2.3% 6.8% 6.8% 6.8% 27% 1.00 13.0 39.0 7.8 80%
15 Yrs 4972 0.8% 6.5% 7.4% 6.1% 25% 0.89 13.7 105.8 9.9 82%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.5% 7.8% 6.5% 26% 0.97 11.8 85.8 8.0 80%
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Cumulative Batting

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
1918 20 88 375 348 37 90 12 3 4 32 12 20 40 .259 .301 .345 .646 99 120 1 6
1919 21 202 808 749 90 202 25 7 5 61 39 40 81 .270 .308 .342 .650 100 256 2 17
1920 22 335 1340 1238 145 341 43 15 8 117 60 14 65 112 .275 .313 .354 .667 100 438 3 33
1921 23 397 1517 1394 163 379 49 17 8 126 67 19 75 121 .272 .311 .349 .660 95 486 4 43
1922 24 507 1900 1735 211 471 62 26 9 174 72 23 102 140 .271 .314 .353 .667 92 612 5 55
1923 25 624 2332 2128 259 569 76 29 10 201 104 40 127 162 .267 .311 .344 .655 85 733 7 66
1924 26 737 2765 2520 325 690 95 36 10 231 130 64 155 190 .274 .318 .352 .670 88 887 8 78
1925 27 846 3203 2900 382 790 109 41 15 270 145 75 194 216 .272 .321 .354 .675 86 1026 15 90
1926 28 985 3792 3410 480 931 142 44 25 323 163 75 252 246 .273 .326 .362 .689 89 1236 17 109
1927 29 1068 4050 3638 508 998 154 48 27 348 169 75 272 262 .274 .328 .365 .694 90 1329 20 116
1928 30 1135 4209 3775 534 1037 162 48 30 366 175 75 289 274 .275 .330 .367 .696 91 1385 20 121
1929 31 1217 4467 3999 579 1107 179 48 32 397 184 75 314 291 .277 .333 .370 .702 91 1478 21 128
1930 32 1287 4638 4149 609 1146 189 49 41 415 188 75 332 306 .276 .333 .375 .708 92 1556 22 130
1931 33 1377 4925 4401 633 1211 204 55 41 443 191 75 364 322 .275 .334 .374 .708 92 1648 22 132
1932 34 1415 4972 4443 643 1222 206 55 42 448 191 75 367 325 .275 .333 .375 .708 92 1664 22 134

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1918 20 112 498 460 59 131 17 4 6 51 17 29 51 .285 .329 .378 .707 57 88
1919 21 132 524 483 78 149 17 5 1 42 36 27 47 .308 .346 .371 .717 62 114
1920 22 140 572 526 66 158 20 9 3 67 24 28 33 .300 .337 .390 .727 69 133
1921 23 66 188 165 19 40 6 2 0 10 7 11 10 .242 .294 .303 .597 15 62
1922 24 115 389 349 44 89 13 9 1 44 5 26 20 .255 .309 .352 .661 38 110
1923 25 123 446 407 45 97 14 3 1 26 32 25 23 .238 .286 .295 .581 34 117
1924 26 119 453 410 67 125 20 7 0 31 27 29 29 .305 .352 .388 .740 56 113
1925 27 115 449 392 51 96 13 5 5 35 14 37 28 .245 .321 .342 .663 41 109
1926 28 145 611 530 99 144 34 3 10 53 18 59 31 .272 .347 .404 .751 74 139
1927 29 87 267 237 28 68 12 4 2 25 6 20 17 .287 .350 .397 .747 33 83
1928 30 70 164 142 26 39 8 0 3 18 6 17 13 .275 .352 .394 .747 20 67
1929 31 86 258 227 39 65 16 0 2 27 8 23 18 .286 .355 .383 .738 31 82
1930 32 73 169 150 24 34 9 1 8 14 3 16 16 .227 .305 .460 .765 21 70
1931 33 94 301 265 26 70 16 6 0 31 3 34 17 .264 .348 .370 .718 34 90
1932 34 40 49 44 10 12 2 0 1 5 0 3 3 .273 .319 .386 .706 5 38
15 Yrs 1517 5338 4787 681 1317 217 58 43 479 206 384 356 .275 .332 .372 .703 590 1415
162 Game Avg. 162 570 511 73 141 23 6 5 51 22 41 38 .275 .332 .372 .703 63 1415

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Runs Scored s c a p y
1926 NL  98 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1926 NL  33 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 NL  4 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1926 NL  58 (10th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1918 NL  40 (8th)
1919 NL  41 (9th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1919 NL  27 (7th)
1920 NL  21 (9th)
1923 NL  32 (3rd)
1924 NL  26 (3rd)
1925 NL  15 (9th)
1926 NL  18 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1925 NL  7 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
Career  134 (226th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1923 NL  17 (7th)
1924 NL  24 (2nd)
1925 NL  11 (8th)
Career  75 (247th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1918 NL  6.0 (10th)
1926 NL  12.9 (4th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1918 NL  87.0 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1918 NL  born 1898-01-24 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 23 (939), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1589), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     DeadBallEra Obituary     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Cliff Heathcote    

Viewed 7,601 times through May 31, 2012.
Name and misspellings: Clifton Cliff Earl Heathcote

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.