Clarence Blethen

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: July 11, 1893 in Dover-Foxcroft, ME us

Died: April 11, 1973 in Frederick, MD

Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD

School: University of Maine (Orono, ME)

Last Game: September 26, 1929 (Age 36-077d)
vs. PHI 1.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Full Name: Clarence Waldo Blethen

Nicknames: Climax

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Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

7.32

19.2

WHIP

2.186

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1920	26	-1.9	Frederick	BLRI	D		9	7	.563		4.46	16						119.0	121	59			33							1.294	9.2		2.5
1921	27	-0.3	Frederick	BLRI	D		9	3	.750		5.08	20						133.0	128	75			29							1.180	8.7		2.0
1922	28	0.2	Frederick	BLRI	D		13	7	.650		3.63	22						156.0	140	63			27							1.071	8.1		1.6
1923	29	2.7	Frederick	BLRI	D		8	9	.471		4.06	18						142.0	126	64			39							1.162	8.0		2.5
1923	29	1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		7.13	7.64	5	0	4	0	0	0	17.2	29	15	14	0	7		2	0	1	1	87	2.038	14.8	0.0	3.6	1.0	0.29
1924	30		3 Teams	3 Lgs	B-A		10	10	.500	5.13	6.27	34						165.0	183	115	94		43							1.370	10.0		2.3
1924	30	1.4	San Antonio	TL	A		3	1	.750	4.50	6.84	15						50.0	46	38	25		9							1.100	8.3		1.6
1924	30	2.5	Little Rock	SOUA	A		0	1	.000	27.00	30.00	2						3.0	13	10	9		1							4.667	39.0		3.0
1924	30	4.3	Greenville	SALL	B		7	8	.467	4.82	5.38	17						112.0	124	67	60		33							1.402	10.0		2.7
1925	31		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A		17	8	.680	4.95	5.65	37						191.0	257	120	105		46							1.586	12.1		2.2
1925	31	1.3	Mobile	SOUA	A		1	3	.250	9.00	10.29	5						21.0	34	24	21		9							2.048	14.6		3.9
1925	31	5.6	Macon	SALL	B		16	5	.762	4.45	5.08	32						170.0	223	96	84		37							1.529	11.8		2.0
1926	32	5.3	Macon	SALL	B		19	13	.594	4.07	4.80	42						270.0	288	144	122		57							1.278	9.6		1.9
1927	33	6.6	Macon	SALL	B		25	11	.694	4.56	4.34	45						288.0	235	139	146		61							1.028	7.3		1.9
1928	34	4.5	Atlanta	SOUA	A		14	10	.583	4.47	4.94	40						175.0	204	96	87		33							1.354	10.5		1.7
1929	35	6.1	Atlanta	SOUA	A		22	11	.667	3.11	3.45	43						313.0	307	120	108		65							1.188	8.8		1.9
1929	35	4.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	0	0		9.00	9.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	2	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.500	18.0	0.0	13.5	0.0	0.00
1930	36	5.5	Atlanta	SOUA	A		16	9	.640	3.63	4.78	42						228.0	248	121	92		60							1.351	9.8		2.4
1931	37	6.6	Atlanta	SOUA	A		20	11	.645	3.26	4.46	40	28					240.0	293	119	87		41							1.392	11.0		1.5
1932	38	8.2	Atlanta	SOUA	A		13	15	.464	4.18	5.27	33						241.0	288	141	112		47							1.390	10.8		1.8
1933	39		2 Teams	SOUA	A		17	12				43						263.0	309	139	121		44
1933	39	8.8	Atlanta	SOUA	A
1933	39	8.8	Knoxville	SOUA	A
1934	40	11.1	Knoxville	SOUA	A		8	14	.364	4.41	5.15	27						194.0	228	111	95		29							1.325	10.6		1.3
1935	41	12.6	Knoxville	SOUA	A	BOS	8	13	.381	3.88	4.71	34						216.0	265	113	93		35							1.389	11.0		1.5
1936	42		3 Teams	2 Lgs	A-C	NYY	12	15				31			6			173.0	254	127	111		29		55	1	0	1
1936	42	15.9	Wilkes-Barre	NYPL	A		8	10	.444	5.89	6.93	22			6			113.0	174	87	74		22		29	1	0	1		1.735	13.9		1.8	2.3	1.32
1936	42	19.0	Akron	MATL	C	NYY
1936	42	19.0	Johnstown	MATL	C
1937	43		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-D	PIT	10	10				24			19			173.0	186	60	44		25		51	1	0	2
1937	43	18.4	Savannah	SALL	B	PIT	10	10	.500	2.29	3.12	24			19			173.0	186	60	44		25		51	1	0	2		1.220	9.7		1.3	2.7	2.04
1937	43	19.8	Leaksville-Draper-Spray	BIST	D
1938	44	18.2	Savannah	SALL	B	PIT	11	10	.524	3.20	4.03	37			11			183.0	209	82	65		16		54	0	1	3		1.230	10.3		0.8	2.7	3.38
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (2 seasons)					Majors		0	0		7.32	7.78	7	0	5	0	0	0	19.2	33	17	16	0	10	0	2	0	1	1	100	2.186	15.1	0.0	4.6	0.9	0.20
Minors (19 seasons)					Minors		240	181				576	28		36			3540.0	3880	1829	1324		708		134	2	1	6
All Levels (19 Seasons)							240	181				583	28	5	36	0	0	3559.2	3913	1846	1340	0	718	0	136	2	2	7	100

A (11 seasons)					Minors		113	98				303	28		6			1794.0	2100	980	803		351		29	1	0	1
B (6 seasons)					Minors		88	57	.607	3.92	4.42	197			30			1196.0	1265	588	521		229		105	1	1	5		1.249	9.5		1.7
C (1 season)					Minors
D (5 seasons)					Minors		39	26				76						550.0	515	261			128