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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 (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
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 11, 2012, 8:08PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1286. Joe Crede… #1287. Leo Durocher… #1288. Carson Bigbee… #1289. CLIFF HEATHCOTE… #1290. Nick Etten… #1291. Daryl Spencer… #1292. Shanty Hogan… 

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
1918 20 STL NL 88 375 348 37 90 12 3 4 32 12 20 40 .259 .301 .345 .646 99 120 1 6 *O
1919 21 STL NL 114 433 401 53 112 13 4 1 29 27 20 41 .279 .315 .339 .654 102 136 1 11 *O/3
1920 22 STL NL 133 531 489 55 139 18 8 3 56 21 14 25 31 .284 .320 .372 .693 100 182 1 16 *O
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 O
1922 24 TOT NL 110 381 341 48 92 13 9 1 48 5 4 27 19 .270 .325 .370 .695 79 126 1 12 O89
1922 24 STL NL 34 112 98 11 24 5 2 0 14 0 2 9 4 .245 .315 .337 .652 72 33 1 4 8O
1922 24 CHC NL 76 269 243 37 68 8 7 1 34 5 2 18 15 .280 .330 .383 .712 82 93 0 8 O98
1923 25 CHC NL 117 431 393 48 98 14 3 1 27 32 17 25 22 .249 .298 .308 .606 60 121 2 11 *O
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 *O
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 O
1926 28 CHC NL 139 589 510 98 141 33 3 10 53 18 58 30 .276 .353 .412 .764 103 210 2 19 *O
1927 29 CHC NL 83 258 228 28 67 12 4 2 25 6 20 16 .294 .359 .408 .766 104 93 3 7 O
1928 30 CHC NL 67 159 137 26 39 8 0 3 18 6 17 12 .285 .364 .409 .772 102 56 0 5 O
1929 31 CHC NL 82 257 224 45 70 17 0 2 31 9 25 17 .313 .384 .415 .799 98 93 1 7 O
1930 32 CHC NL 70 171 150 30 39 10 1 9 18 4 18 15 .260 .343 .520 .863 104 78 1 2 O
1931 33 CIN NL 90 286 252 24 65 15 6 0 28 3 32 16 .258 .342 .365 .707 96 92 0 2 O
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 Seasons 1415 4966 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 3005 2657 435 743 135 30 33 275 121 54 248 181 .280 .345 .390 .735 91 1037 17 83
STL (5 yrs) 431 1628 1492 174 403 54 19 8 140 67 21 84 125 .270 .311 .348 .659 94 519 5 47
CIN (2 yrs) 98 289 255 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: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1918 20 STL NL 375 -1 0 0 0 0 -2 10 7 0.7 7 0.8 -0.1 $ *O
1919 21 STL NL 433 0 3 0 0 3 -3 12 15 1.6 12 1.4 0.2 $ *O/3
1920 22 STL NL 531 -3 0 0 0 4 -5 16 12 1.1 8 0.9 0.2 $ *O
1921 23 STL NL 177 -9 0 0 0 -5 -2 5 -11 -1.1 -6 -0.6 -0.5 $ O
1922 24 STL NL 112 -4 -1 0 0 3 -1 3 0 0.1 -3 -0.3 0.4 $ 8O
1922 24 CHC NL 269 -7 2 0 0 1 -2 8 2 0.2 1 0.1 0.1 $ O98
1923 25 CHC NL 431 -22 1 0 0 9 -5 13 -4 -0.4 -13 -1.3 0.9 $ *O
1924 26 CHC NL 433 5 -2 0 0 2 -5 13 13 1.3 11 1.1 0.2 $ *O
1925 27 CHC NL 438 -9 -1 0 0 9 -4 13 8 0.8 -1 -0.1 0.9 $ O
1926 28 CHC NL 589 2 4 0 0 13 -6 17 30 3.0 17 1.8 1.2 $ *O
1927 29 CHC NL 258 2 0 0 0 5 -2 8 13 1.3 8 0.8 0.5 $ O
1928 30 CHC NL 159 0 1 0 0 -1 -2 5 3 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $ O
1929 31 CHC NL 257 3 1 0 0 3 -2 8 13 1.2 10 0.9 0.3 $ O
1930 32 CHC NL 171 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 5 2 0.2 4 0.4 -0.2 $ O
1931 33 CIN NL 286 -1 -1 0 0 8 -3 9 12 1.2 4 0.4 0.8 $ O
1932 34 CIN NL 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $
1932 34 PHI NL 44 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ /3
15 Seasons 4966 -46 7 0 0 51 -45 146 113 11.3 62 6.6 4.7 $
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
CHC (9 yrs) 3005 -26 6 0 0 39 -29 90 80 7.9 41 4.1 3.8 $
STL (5 yrs) 1628 -17 2 0 0 5 -13 46 23 2.4 18 2.2 0.2 $
CIN (2 yrs) 289 -2 -1 0 0 8 -3 9 11 1.1 3 0.3 0.8 $
PHI (1 yr) 44 -1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1918 STL NL 20 OF 87 244 222 6 16 0 .934 2.62 .962 2.26 3-84-0
1919 STL NL 21 OF 101 243 225 10 8 2 .967 2.33 .964 2.26
1919 STL NL 21 1B 2 24 24 0 0 0 1.000 12.00 .988 11.25
1919 STL NL 21 CF 85 81 76 207 193 7 7 0 .966 2.35 .968 2.60
1919 STL NL 21 RF 18 18 15 36 32 3 1 0 .972 1.94 .959 1.99
1920 STL NL 22 OF 129 334 296 26 12 3 .964 2.50 .964 2.34
1920 STL NL 22 CF 62 56 54 181 161 15 5 3 .972 2.84 .963 2.75
1920 STL NL 22 RF 57 56 49 127 109 11 7 0 .945 2.11 .961 2.09
1920 STL NL 22 LF 12 10 10 26 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.17 .967 2.18
1921 STL NL 23 OF 51 95 83 5 7 0 .926 1.73 .965 2.40
1921 STL NL 23 CF 40 34 30 90 78 5 7 0 .922 2.08 .967 2.78
1921 STL NL 23 RF 10 3 3 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .964 2.08
1921 STL NL 23 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1922 TOT NL 24 OF 92 82 71 238 224 7 7 2 .971 2.51 .962 2.40
1922 TOT NL 24 CF 54 48 42 161 149 5 7 1 .957 2.85 .970 2.82
1922 STL NL 24 CF 32 27 23 100 93 2 5 1 .950 2.97 .970 2.82
1922 STL NL 24 OF 32 27 23 100 93 2 5 1 .950 2.97 .962 2.40
1922 CHC NL 24 OF 60 55 48 138 131 5 2 1 .986 2.27 .962 2.40
1922 CHC NL 24 RF 39 34 29 77 75 2 0 1 1.000 1.97 .955 2.18
1922 CHC NL 24 CF 22 21 19 61 56 3 2 0 .967 2.68 .970 2.82
1923 CHC NL 25 OF 112 250 231 14 5 1 .980 2.19 .964 2.44
1923 CHC NL 25 RF 111 109 96 249 230 14 5 1 .980 2.20 .958 2.18
1923 CHC NL 25 LF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .970 2.30
1924 CHC NL 26 OF 111 240 228 7 5 3 .979 2.12 .965 2.39
1924 CHC NL 26 RF 90 89 78 181 173 4 4 2 .978 1.97 .966 2.06
1924 CHC NL 26 CF 20 20 18 59 55 3 1 1 .983 2.90 .965 2.85
1924 CHC NL 26 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30
1925 CHC NL 27 OF 99 270 241 21 8 8 .970 2.65 .967 2.48
1925 CHC NL 27 RF 88 87 83 245 219 19 7 8 .971 2.70 .967 2.27
1925 CHC NL 27 CF 8 7 7 23 20 2 1 0 .957 2.75 .967 2.92
1925 CHC NL 27 LF 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .965 2.27
1926 CHC NL 28 OF 133 333 306 22 5 8 .985 2.47 .965 2.42
1926 CHC NL 28 RF 108 107 101 256 232 20 4 0 .984 2.33 .968 2.21
1926 CHC NL 28 CF 14 12 12 41 40 1 0 0 1.000 2.93 .965 2.85
1926 CHC NL 28 LF 14 14 11 36 34 1 1 0 .972 2.50 .961 2.21
1927 CHC NL 29 OF 57 151 136 13 2 7 .987 2.61 .970 2.49
1927 CHC NL 29 RF 49 47 43 133 120 12 1 6 .992 2.69 .968 2.26
1927 CHC NL 29 CF 9 7 7 18 16 1 1 1 .944 1.89 .973 2.97
1928 CHC NL 30 OF 39 74 67 5 2 1 .973 1.85 .972 2.47
1928 CHC NL 30 RF 20 16 16 44 38 4 2 0 .955 2.10 .968 2.26
1928 CHC NL 30 CF 13 5 5 17 16 1 0 0 1.000 1.31 .976 2.91
1928 CHC NL 30 LF 7 7 6 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.86 .972 2.24
1929 CHC NL 31 OF 52 137 131 4 2 2 .985 2.60 .973 2.47
1929 CHC NL 31 RF 45 44 42 124 118 4 2 2 .984 2.71 .971 2.37
1929 CHC NL 31 CF 7 4 4 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.86 .976 2.94
1929 CHC NL 31 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10
1930 CHC NL 32 OF 35 71 66 4 1 0 .986 2.00 .968 2.40
1930 CHC NL 32 RF 32 29 27 69 64 4 1 0 .986 2.13 .966 2.41
1930 CHC NL 32 CF 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.67 .970 2.77
1931 CIN NL 33 OF 59 179 164 13 2 4 .989 3.00 .973 2.48
1931 CIN NL 33 RF 59 56 56 179 164 13 2 4 .989 3.00 .969 2.33
1932 PHI NL 34 1B 7 4 4 52 47 3 2 7 .962 7.14 .990 10.19
14 Seasons OF 1157 82 71 2859 2620 157 82 41 .971 2.40 .966 2.40 43-399-726
13 Seasons RF 726 695 638 1725 1579 110 36 24 .979 2.33 .965 2.21
11 Seasons (incomplete) CF 315 274 255 812 743 40 29 6 .964 2.49 .967 2.76
8 Seasons (incomplete) LF 40 34 30 78 76 1 1 0 .987 1.93 .965 2.22
2 Seasons 1B 9 4 4 76 71 3 2 7 .974 8.22 .989 10.42
15 Seasons TOT 1166 86 75 2935 2691 160 84 48 .971 2.45 .966 2.46 43-399-726
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1923 NL  0.9 (6th)
1925 NL  0.9 (7th)
1926 NL  1.2 (6th)
1931 NL  0.8 (6th)

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)

Putouts as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  1,579 (88th)

Assists as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  110 (30th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1920 NL  26 (1st)
1925 NL  21 (3rd)
1926 NL  22 (2nd)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1918 NL  16 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1923 NL  2.20 (3rd)
1924 NL  1.97 (4th)
1925 NL  2.70 (1st)
1926 NL  2.33 (4th)
Career  2.33 (2nd)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1923 NL  .980 (2nd)
1924 NL  .978 (2nd)
1925 NL  .971 (3rd)
1926 NL  .984 (1st)
Career  .979 (90th)

Range Factor/Game as OF s c a p y
1918 NL  2.62 (5th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1924 NL  .979 (3rd)
1926 NL  .985 (1st)

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 23 (932), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1908), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1587), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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