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Bob Clarke

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: January 8, 1903 in Richmond, VA us

Died: January, 1971 in Newark, NJ

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1925 season

Full Name: Robert Alfred Clarke

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-5.8

1826

393

.215

183

RBI

165

OBP

.274

SLG

.268

OPS

.542

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1922	19	-9.1	Richmond	BLK	Non		8	20	19	2	5	2	0	0	1	0		0		.263	.263	.368	.632	7		0	1
1923	20	-8.1	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	21	67	63	5	14	3	1	0	4	1		4		.222	.269	.302	.570	19		0	0

1925	22	-6.3	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	36	114	99	9	17	2	0	0	3	0		7		.172	.234	.192	.426	19		1
1926	23	-5.9	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	44	129	108	7	22	4	1	1	13	3		12		.204	.295	.287	.582	31		2
1927	24	-5.3	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	49	158	143	16	34	6	1	1	15	3		9		.238	.292	.315	.607	45		2
1928	25	-5.2	BBS	ECL	Maj	BBS	41	138	124	20	36	7	0	2	15	1		11		.290	.358	.395	.753	49		2
1929	26	-3.9	BBS	ANL	Maj	BBS	72	254	230	34	61	11	1	0	23	2		12		.265	.307	.322	.629	74		2
1930	27	-3.6	Baltimore	BLK	Non		22	76	66	8	23	5	0	0	8	1		8		.348	.419	.424	.843	28		0	2
1931	28	-2.2	Baltimore	BLK	Non		41	139	128	9	23	1	1	0	6	1		6		.180	.216	.203	.420	26		0	5
1932	29	0.3	BBS	EWL	Maj	BBS	47	168	148	14	29	6	0	2	21	2		15		.196	.270	.277	.547	41		0	5
1933	30	-1.9	New York	BLK	Non		12	47	44	5	12	3	0	0	2	0		3		.273	.319	.341	.660	15		0	0
1934	31	1.0	New York	BLK	Non		22	76	71	6	13	4	0	1	5	0		5		.183	.237	.282	.519	20		0	0
1935	32	2.1	New York	BLK	Non		9	34	31	4	7	0	0	0	2	0		2		.226	.273	.226	.499	7		0	1
1936	33	3.5	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	25	79	73	5	6	0	0	0	2	1		5		.082	.141	.082	.223	6		0	1
1937	34	5.0	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	30	109	99	11	21	5	0	0	8	0		6		.212	.264	.263	.527	26		1	3
1938	35	5.8	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	11	35	34	1	5	1	0	0	1	0		0		.147	.147	.176	.324	6		0	1
1939	36	6.4	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	24	87	80	6	19	2	0	0	11	0		7		.238	.299	.263	.561	21		0
1940	37	8.1	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	17	56	54	2	11	0	0	0	2	0		1		.204	.218	.204	.422	11		0	1
1941	38	8.8	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	30	103	88	11	22	5	0	0	10	0		11		.250	.333	.307	.640	27		0	4
1942	39	8.6	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	35	121	111	8	20	1	0	0	7	1		6		.180	.235	.189	.424	21		2	2
1943	40		2 Teams	NN2	Maj	BEG-PS	45	147	136	14	32	4	1	0	11	0		11		.235	.293	.279	.572	38		0	0
1943	40	8.5	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	43	140	129	12	29	4	0	0	11	0		11		.225	.286	.256	.542	33		0	0
1943	40	8.5	PS	NN2	Maj	PS	2	7	7	2	3	0	1	0	0	0		0		.429	.429	.714	1.143	5		0	0
1944	41	10.0	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	16	59	55	8	16	4	1	0	8	0		3		.291	.328	.400	.728	22		0	1
1945	42	10.3	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	19	65	56	1	9	0	0	0	3	1		6		.161	.242	.161	.403	9		0	3
1946	43	12.9	BEG	NN2	Maj	BEG	46	135	124	11	19	5	0	0	8	0		9		.153	.216	.194	.410	24		1	1

1948	45	16.3	NBY	NN2	Maj	NBY	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		609	2025	1826	183	393	66	6	6	165	15		135		.215	.274	.268	.542	489		13	22
Black Baseball (6 seasons)					Black Baseball		114	392	359	34	83	15	1	1	24	2		24		.231	.279	.287	.566	103		0	9
All Levels (25 Seasons)							723	2417	2185	217	476	81	7	7	189	17		159		.218	.275	.271	.546	592		13	31