John Clarkson

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb (178cm, 70kg)

Born: July 1, 1861 in Cambridge, MA us

Died: February 4, 1909 in Belmont, MA

Buried: Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA

High School: Webster School (Cambridge, MA)

Last Game: July 12, 1894 (Age 33-011d)

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1963. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
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Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1884 season

Full Name: John Gibson Clarkson

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Relatives: Brother of Dad Clarkson, Walter Clarkson; Cousin of Mert Hackett, Walter Hackett

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

83.2

328

178

ERA

2.81

531

518

4536.1

1978

WHIP

1.209

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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
1882	20	-5.0	WOR	NL	Maj	WOR	1	2	.333	4.50	11.63	3	3	0	2	0	0	24.0	49	31	12	0	2		3		0	3	127	2.125	18.4	0.0	0.8	1.1	1.50

1884	22	-1.9	Saginaw	NWES	N/A		34	9	.791	0.64	3.10	45	42		41	9		391.1	250	135	28		55		388			20		0.779	5.7		1.3	8.9	7.05
1884	22	-2.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	3	.769	2.14	4.88	14	13	1	12	0	0	118.0	94	64	28	10	25		102		0	7	478	1.008	7.2	0.8	1.9	7.8	4.08
1885	23	-1.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	53	16	.768	1.85	3.68	70	70	0	68	10	0	623.0	497	255	128	21	97		308		0	14	2487	0.953	7.2	0.3	1.4	4.4	3.18
1886	24	-0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	36	17	.679	2.41	4.78	55	55	0	50	3	0	466.2	419	248	125	19	86		313		0	17	1914	1.082	8.1	0.4	1.7	6.0	3.64
1887	25	-0.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	38	21	.644	3.08	4.87	60	59	1	56	2	0	523.0	513	283	179	19	92		237	8	0	25	2183	1.157	8.8	0.3	1.6	4.1	2.58
1888	26	0.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	33	20	.623	2.76	4.60	54	54	0	53	3	0	483.1	448	247	148	17	119		223	10	0	33	2029	1.173	8.3	0.3	2.2	4.2	1.87
1889	27	1.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	49	19	.721	2.73	4.06	73	72	1	68	8	1	620.0	589	280	188	16	203		284	17	0	16	2641	1.277	8.6	0.2	2.9	4.1	1.40
1890	28	3.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	26	18	.591	3.27	4.37	44	44	0	43	2	0	383.0	370	186	139	14	140		138	16	0	21	1663	1.332	8.7	0.3	3.3	3.2	0.99
1891	29	3.2	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	33	19	.635	2.79	4.77	55	51	4	47	3	3	460.2	435	244	143	18	154		141	15	0	14	1982	1.279	8.5	0.4	3.0	2.8	0.92
1892	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	BSN-CLV	25	16	.610	2.48	4.56	45	44	1	42	5	1	389.0	350	197	107	8	132		139	9	0	9	1658	1.239	8.1	0.2	3.1	3.2	1.05
1892	30	4.7	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	8	6	.571	2.35	4.02	16	16	0	15	4	0	145.2	115	65	38	4	60		48	5	0	5	617	1.201	7.1	0.2	3.7	3.0	0.80
1892	30	4.7	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	17	10	.630	2.55	4.88	29	28	1	27	1	1	243.1	235	132	69	4	72		91	4	0	4	1041	1.262	8.7	0.1	2.7	3.4	1.26
1893	31	5.8	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	16	17	.485	4.45	7.32	36	35	1	31	0	0	295.0	358	240	146	11	95		62	5	0	15	1331	1.536	10.9	0.3	2.9	1.9	0.65
1894	32	6.7	CLV	NL	Maj	CLV	8	10	.444	4.42	6.51	22	18	3	13	1	0	150.2	173	109	74	6	46		28	0	0	8	653	1.454	10.3	0.4	2.7	1.7	0.61
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 (12 seasons)					Majors		328	178	.648	2.81	4.73	531	518	12	485	37	5	4536.1	4295	2384	1417	159	1191		1978	80	0	182	19146	1.209	8.5	0.3	2.4	3.9	1.66
Other (1 season)					Other		34	9	.791	0.64	3.10	45	42		41	9		391.1	250	135	28		55		388			20		0.779	5.7		1.3	8.9	7.05
All Levels (12 Seasons)							362	187	.659	2.64	4.60	576	560	12	526	46	5	4927.2	4545	2519	1445	159	1246		2366	80	0	202	19146	1.175	8.3		2.3	4.3	1.90