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Clyde King

Clyde Edward King

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 23, 1924 in Goldsboro, NC
School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, NC)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1944. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 21, 1944
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Reds 1944-1953

Final Game: September 27, 1953
Died: November 2, 2010 in Goldsboro, NC
Buried: Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, NC
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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
1944 20 BRO NL 2 1 .667 3.09 14 3 8 1 0 0 43.2 42 18 15 1 12 14 1 0 0 179 116 1.237 8.7 0.2 2.5 2.9 1.17
1945 21 BRO NL 5 5 .500 4.09 42 2 25 0 0 3 112.1 131 64 51 8 48 29 0 1 1 503 92 1.593 10.5 0.6 3.8 2.3 0.60
1947 23 BRO NL 6 5 .545 2.77 29 9 12 2 0 0 87.2 85 34 27 11 29 31 0 1 0 369 149 1.300 8.7 1.1 3.0 3.2 1.07
1948 24 BRO NL 0 1 .000 8.03 9 0 3 0 0 0 12.1 14 11 11 3 6 5 1 0 0 56 51 1.622 10.2 2.2 4.4 3.6 0.83
1951 27 BRO NL 14 7 .667 4.15 48 3 31 1 0 6 121.1 118 64 56 15 50 33 3 0 6 511 95 1.385 8.8 1.1 3.7 2.4 0.66
1952 28 BRO NL 2 0 1.000 5.06 23 0 9 0 0 0 42.2 56 25 24 5 12 17 1 0 0 191 73 1.594 11.8 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.42
1953 29 CIN NL 3 6 .333 5.21 35 4 18 0 0 2 76.0 78 47 44 15 32 21 2 0 1 326 83 1.447 9.2 1.8 3.8 2.5 0.66
7 Yrs 32 25 .561 4.14 200 21 106 4 0 11 496.0 524 263 228 58 189 150 8 2 8 2135 95 1.438 9.5 1.1 3.4 2.7 0.79
162 Game Avg. 10 8 .561 4.14 62 6 33 1 0 3 153 161 81 70 18 58 46 2 1 2 657 95 1.438 9.5 1.1 3.4 2.7 0.79
BRO (6 yrs) 29 19 .604 3.94 165 17 88 4 0 9 420.0 446 216 184 43 157 129 6 2 7 1809 98 1.436 9.6 0.9 3.4 2.8 0.82
CIN (1 yr) 3 6 .333 5.21 35 4 18 0 0 2 76.0 78 47 44 15 32 21 2 0 1 326 83 1.447 9.2 1.8 3.8 2.5 0.66

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
1944 20 BRO NL 43.2 14 3 18 3.71 4.33 -0.53 0.00 96.0 4.67 5 0.5 1.0 -0.0 0.9 9 .538 .503 $
1945 21 BRO NL 111.1 42 2 64 5.17 4.56 -0.08 0.00 100.6 4.67 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.2 5 .483 .496 $
1947 23 BRO NL 87.2 29 9 34 3.49 4.63 0.26 0.00 100.5 4.40 8 0.9 1.0 -0.1 1.7 19 .530 .505 $
1948 24 BRO NL 12.1 9 0 11 8.03 4.49 0.13 0.00 102.2 4.46 -5 -0.5 .6 0.1 -0.3 -3 .445 .497 $
1951 27 BRO NL 121.1 48 3 64 4.75 4.24 0.28 0.00 100.7 3.99 -10 -1.0 1.5 -0.4 -0.3 3 .478 .494 $13,000
1952 28 BRO NL 42.2 23 0 25 5.27 4.19 0.13 0.00 97.7 3.97 -6 -0.7 .5 0.1 -0.2 -2 .472 .496 $
1953 29 CIN NL 76.0 35 4 47 5.57 5.01 0.27 0.00 101.8 4.83 -6 -0.5 .8 -0.1 0.1 3 .484 .497 $
7 Seasons 495.0 200 21 263 4.78 4.51 0.10 0.00 100.2 4.41 -21 -2.1 1.0 -0.4 2.1 33 .490 .498 $13,000
BRO (6 yrs) 419.0 165 17 216 4.64 4.42 0.07 0.00 99.9 4.34 -15 -1.5 1.0 -0.4 2.0 31 .491 .498 $13,000
CIN (1 yr) 76.0 35 4 47 5.57 5.01 0.27 0.00 101.8 4.83 -6 -0.5 .8 -0.1 0.1 3 .484 .497 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1948 24 BRO NL 9 56 49 11 14 4 0 3 0 1 6 5 .286 .375 .551 .926 .268 27 0 1 0 0 1
1951 27 BRO NL 48 511 449 64 118 22 5 15 0 4 50 33 .263 .341 .434 .775 .257 195 16 3 9 0 3
1952 28 BRO NL 23 191 176 25 56 9 2 5 1 5 12 17 .318 .365 .477 .842 .331 84 2 1 2 0 3
1953 29 CIN NL 35 326 287 47 78 10 2 15 1 1 32 21 .272 .349 .477 .826 .251 137 5 2 5 0 3
4 Yrs 115 1084 961 147 266 45 9 38 2 11 100 76 .277 .349 .461 .810 .269 443 23 7 16 0 10
162 Game Avg. 64 604 536 82 148 25 5 21 1 6 56 42 .277 .349 .461 .810 .269 247 13 4 9 0 6
MLB Averages .261 .335 .353 .688 .277

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1948 24 BRO NL -4.6 -0.4 58 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 .54 -0.3 -0.3 -2.3 -0.2 0.54 -3.8 1 1 6
1951 27 BRO NL -3.3 -0.3 523 0.8 11.6 -10.9 1.23 0.5 0.2 -2.7 -0.3 1.23 -4.1 19 11 15
1952 28 BRO NL -5.7 -0.6 196 -0.6 1.5 -2.1 .53 -0.8 -0.4 -6.0 -0.6 0.53 -8.0 2 2 16
1953 29 CIN NL -6.0 -0.6 333 -0.7 5.2 -5.9 .92 -0.7 -0.1 -4.6 -0.4 0.92 -4.5 6 4 20
7 Yrs -11.2 -1.1 1110 -0.9 18.7 -19.6 .98 -1.4 0.5 -15.5 -1.5 0.98 -20.3 28 18 57

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1944 20 BRO NL 14 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 .667 0 0 1 0 1 33% 51.7 70 41 2 1 3.6 8.0
1945 21 BRO NL 42 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 1 50% 46.5 48 45 2 0 3.0 3.5
1947 23 BRO NL 29 9 4 3 2 1 1 6 3 .667 0 0 2 0 4 44% 49.7 73 18 6 3 6.0 5.5
1951 27 BRO NL 48 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 .333 1 1 1 0 1 33% 41.3 54 19 12 8 1 1 9.7 9.0 5.8
1953 29 CIN NL 35 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 .333 0 1 0 0 1 25% 36.8 42 30 6 2 1 1 5.6 5.8 4.3
5 Yrs 168 21 8 8 5 4 3 10 10 .500 1 2 4 0 8 38% 46 73 18 18 10 12 6 5.9 7.4 5.5
MLB Averages .500 52% 51 115 -11 4.5 4.6 6.7

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1944 20 BRO NL 14 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 5.4
1945 21 BRO NL 42 40 25 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 24 4 13 7.8
1947 23 BRO NL 29 20 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 2 3 5.7
1948 24 BRO NL 9 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 6 .540 1 1 6 2 0 7 2 7 4 2 5 2 4.1
1951 27 BRO NL 48 45 31 13 6 9 6 3 67% 9 0 38 17 45% 8 1.232 19 11 15 15 8 22 19 26 30 4 31 7 6.9
1952 28 BRO NL 23 23 9 2 0 1 0 1 0% 1 0 12 6 50% 7 .529 2 2 16 3 0 20 8 15 14 1 14 4 5.6
1953 29 CIN NL 35 31 18 2 4 3 2 1 67% 3 0 23 8 35% 8 .918 6 4 20 4 4 23 12 19 19 6 19 3 5.7
7 Yrs 200 179 106 24 17 13 11 5 85% 13 0 76 31 41% .978 28 18 57 24 12 72 41 67 106 21 69 36 6.4

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1944 20 BRO NL 179 0.6% 7.8% 6.7% 0.6% 2% 83%
1945 21 BRO NL 505 1.6% 5.7% 9.5% 81%
1947 23 BRO NL 370 3.0% 8.4% 7.8% 3.5% 15% 80%
1948 24 BRO NL 56 59% 5.4% 8.9% 10.7% 12.5% 50% 0.63 73% 12 0 0%
1951 27 BRO NL 511 57% 2.9% 6.5% 9.8% 8.2% 36% 0.80 78% 112 16 14%
1952 28 BRO NL 191 53% 2.6% 8.9% 6.3% 8.4% 29% 0.72 81% 46 2 4%
1953 29 CIN NL 326 64% 4.6% 6.4% 9.8% 8.3% 35% 0.68 77% 56 5 9%
7 Yrs 2138 58% 2.7% 7.0% 8.8% 5.0% 20% 0.74 80% 226 23 10%
MLB Averages 49% 1.9% 11.1% 10.8% 5.1% 19% 0.95 88% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1944 20 BRO NL 42 1 0
1945 21 BRO NL 131 8 1
1947 23 BRO NL 85 11 0
1948 24 BRO NL 56 14 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 0 24 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 27 BRO NL 511 118 15 0 19 10 4 9 5 32 15 2 47% 3 6 0 213 0 4 0% 0 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 0
1952 28 BRO NL 191 56 5 0 8 3 2 3 2 15 7 0 47% 3 0 0 79 1 5 17% 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
1953 29 CIN NL 326 78 15 2 15 13 2 3 12 22 13 2 59% 3 1 1 109 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 Yrs 1084 524 58 2 43 28 9 17 20 70 36 4 51% 10 8 1 425 2 11 15% 2 9 0 1 0 1 3 0 11 0
MLB Averages 53% 55%

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+
1944 20 2 1 .667 3.09 14 3 8 1 0 0 43.2 42 18 15 1 12 14 1 0 0 179 116 1.237 8.7 0.2 2.5 2.9 1.17 116
1945 21 7 6 .538 3.81 56 5 33 1 0 3 156.0 173 82 66 9 60 43 1 1 1 682 98 1.494 10.0 0.5 3.5 2.5 0.72 98
1946 22 7 6 .538 3.81 56 5 33 1 0 3 156.0 173 82 66 9 60 43 1 1 1 682 98 1.494 10.0 0.5 3.5 2.5 0.72 98
1947 23 13 11 .542 3.44 85 14 45 3 0 3 243.2 258 116 93 20 89 74 1 2 1 1051 112 1.424 9.5 0.7 3.3 2.7 0.83 112
1948 24 13 12 .520 3.66 94 14 48 3 0 3 256.0 272 127 104 23 95 79 2 2 1 1107 106 1.434 9.6 0.8 3.3 2.8 0.83 106
1949 25 13 12 .520 3.66 94 14 48 3 0 3 256.0 272 127 104 23 95 79 2 2 1 1107 106 1.434 9.6 0.8 3.3 2.8 0.83 106
1950 26 13 12 .520 3.66 94 14 48 3 0 3 256.0 272 127 104 23 95 79 2 2 1 1107 106 1.434 9.6 0.8 3.3 2.8 0.83 106
1951 27 27 19 .587 3.82 142 17 79 4 0 9 377.1 390 191 160 38 145 112 5 2 7 1618 102 1.418 9.3 0.9 3.5 2.7 0.77 102
1952 28 29 19 .604 3.94 165 17 88 4 0 9 420.0 446 216 184 43 157 129 6 2 7 1809 98 1.436 9.6 0.9 3.4 2.8 0.82 98
1953 29 32 25 .561 4.14 200 21 106 4 0 11 496.0 524 263 228 58 189 150 8 2 8 2135 95 1.438 9.5 1.1 3.4 2.7 0.79 95

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
1944 20 2 2 .500 3.43 42.0 45 18 16 1 13 14 1 1.381 9.6 2.8 3.0 1.08 0.2 14
1945 21 6 6 .500 4.22 113.0 137 59 53 8 50 29 0 1.655 10.9 4.0 2.3 0.58 0.6 42
1947 23 7 3 .700 2.70 90.0 86 30 27 11 29 32 0 1.278 8.6 2.9 3.2 1.10 1.1 29
1948 24 0 1 .000 9.00 12.0 15 13 12 3 6 5 1 1.750 11.3 4.5 3.8 0.83 2.3 9
1951 27 6 7 .462 4.42 118.0 122 64 58 16 52 32 3 1.475 9.3 4.0 2.4 0.62 1.2 48
1952 28 1 3 .250 5.79 42.0 61 30 27 5 13 17 1 1.762 13.1 2.8 3.6 1.31 1.1 23
1953 29 3 5 .375 4.97 76.0 78 47 42 15 32 21 2 1.447 9.2 3.8 2.5 0.66 1.8 35
7 Yrs 25 27 .481 4.29 493.0 544 261 235 59 195 150 8 1.499 9.9 2.7 0.77 1.1 200

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1951 NL  .667 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1945 NL  42 (7th)
1951 NL  48 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1945 NL  3 (9th)
1951 NL  6 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 NL  6 (10th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1945 NL  25 (5th)
1951 NL  31 (4th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 11 (1423), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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