Dad Clarke

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-7, 160lb (170cm, 72kg)

Born: January 7, 1865 in Oswego, NY us

Died: June 3, 1911 in Lorain, OH

Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Lorain, OH

Last Game: October 15, 1898 (Age 33-281d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1894 season

Full Name: William H. Clarke

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Career

WAR

6.2

ERA

4.16

121

850.1

175

WHIP

1.475

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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
1887	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A		26	17	.605	1.08	4.81	47	45		44	2		398.2	417	213	48		66		278	17		13		1.212	9.4		1.5	6.3	4.21
1887	22	-1.0	Sandusky	OHSL	N/A		21	14	.600	1.13	4.93	37	35		34	2		317.2	332	174	40		52		236	13		11		1.209	9.4		1.5	6.7	4.54
1887	22	-1.1	Des Moines	NWES	N/A		5	3	.625	0.89	4.33	10	10		10	0		81.0	85	39	8		14		42	4		2		1.222	9.4		1.6	4.7	3.00
1888	23	-0.4	Omaha	WA	A		22	13	.629	1.87	4.63	35	35		35	2		313.0	270	161	65		46		151	7		23		1.010	7.8		1.3	4.3	3.28
1888	23	-2.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	0	1.000	5.06	9.56	2	2	0	1	0	0	16.0	23	17	9	2	6		6	2	0	3	81	1.813	12.9	1.1	3.4	3.4	1.00
1889	24	1.8	Omaha	WA	N/A		35	15	.700	1.87	5.03	52	52		49	1		462.0	440	258	96		110		239	15		31		1.190	8.6		2.1	4.7	2.17

1891	26	1.9	Omaha	WA	N/A		11	6	.647	3.04	6.87	18	15		15			148.0	172	113	50		45		36	10		8		1.466	10.5		2.7	2.2	0.80
1891	26	2.2	COL	AA	Maj	COL	1	2	.333	6.26	8.22	5	3	2	2	0	0	23.0	32	21	16	0	16		3	1	0	6	117	2.087	12.5	0.0	6.3	1.2	0.19
1892	27	2.0	Toledo	WL	A		14	8	.636	1.96	4.57	24	22		20			193.0	197	98	42		36		64					1.207	9.2		1.7	3.0	1.78
1892	27	3.1	Jacksonville	ILIA	N/A		3	3	.500	0.87	4.85	6				1		52.0	49	28	5		4		24					1.019	8.5		0.7	4.2	6.00
1893	28	2.4	Erie	EL	N/A		31	14	.689	2.62	5.73	47	45		41	3		388.0	407	247	113		108		80					1.327	9.4		2.5	1.9	0.74
1894	29	3.7	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	3	4	.429	4.93	8.14	15	6	9	5	0	1	84.0	114	76	46	3	26		15	3	0	5	385	1.667	12.2	0.3	2.8	1.6	0.58
1895	30	4.6	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	18	15	.545	3.39	5.56	37	30	6	27	1	1	281.2	336	174	106	5	60		67	11	0	3	1223	1.406	10.7	0.2	1.9	2.1	1.12
1896	31	5.2	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	17	24	.415	4.26	6.31	48	40	8	33	1	1	351.0	431	246	166	9	60		66	11	0	13	1510	1.399	11.1	0.2	1.5	1.7	1.10
1897	32		2 Teams	NL	Maj	LOU-NYG	4	5	.444	4.73	7.04	13	10	3	8	0	0	85.2	117	67	45	4	21		17	4	0	3	388	1.611	12.3	0.4	2.2	1.8	0.81
1897	32	6.5	NYG	NL	Maj	NYG	2	1	.667	6.10	9.87	6	4	2	2	0	0	31.0	43	34	21	1	11		10	2	0	1	145	1.742	12.5	0.3	3.2	2.9	0.91
1897	32	6.5	LOU	NL	Maj	LOU	2	4	.333	3.95	5.43	7	6	1	6	0	0	54.2	74	33	24	3	10		7	2	0	2	243	1.537	12.2	0.5	1.6	1.2	0.70
1898	33	7.2	LOU	NL	Maj	LOU	0	1	.000	5.00	7.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	10	7	5	1	2		1	2	0	0	40	1.333	10.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.50
1899	34	7.7	Worcester	EL	A		2	5	.286		9.82	7	7		6	0		55.0	78	60			23		16	4	1	2		1.836	12.8		3.8	2.6	0.70
1900	35	9.0	Buffalo	AL	A		0	2	.000		7.04	3	2		1	0		23.0	28	18			3		3					1.348	11.0		1.2	1.2	1.00

1902	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind		3	6	.333			11	6					51.0	116	32			18							2.627
1902	37	10.2	Minneapolis	AA	Ind		1	4	.200			7	6					51.0	66				12							1.529	11.6		2.1
1902	37	13.9	Devil's Lake	NORL	Ind		2	2	.500			4							50	32			6

1905	40		Oskaloosa	ILPB	D		1	5	.167										47	29			6
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 (7 seasons)					Majors		44	51	.463	4.16	6.44	121	92	28	77	2	3	850.1	1063	608	393	24	191		175	34	0	33	3744	1.475	11.3	0.3	2.0	1.9	0.92
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		39	33	.542			69	66		62	2		584.0	620	366	107		114		234	11	1	25		1.257
Other (6 seasons)					Other		109	61	.641			181	163		149	7		1499.2	1601	891	312		351		657	42		52		1.302
All Levels (15 Seasons)							192	145	.570			371	321	28	288	11	3	2934.0	3284	1865	812	24	656		1066	87	1	110	3744	1.343

A (4 seasons)					Minors		38	28	.576		5.19	69	66		62	2		584.0	573	337	107		108		234	11	1	25		1.166	8.8		1.7	3.6	2.17
D (1 season)					Minors		1	5	.167										47	29			6
Ind (1 season)					Other		3	6	.333			11	6					51.0	116	32			18							2.627
N/A (5 seasons)					Other		106	55	.658	1.94	5.34	170	157		149	7		1448.2	1485	859	312		333		657	42		52		1.255	9.2		2.1	4.1	1.97