John Clarkson played in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1894, appearing in 531 games over 12 seasons. He recorded a total of 328 W and 178 L, an ERA of 2.81, 1,978 SO, a WHIP of 1.209, and a WAR of 84.9.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | John Clarkson |
Date of Birth | July 1, 1861 |
Nationality | ![]() |
MLB Debut | 1882 |
๐ Career Summary
John Clarkson appeared in 531 games over 12 MLB seasons from 1882 to 1894. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 518 (MLB Rank: 45) |
GF | 12 (MLB Rank: 4,499) |
W | 328 (MLB Rank: 12) |
L | 178 (MLB Rank: 78) |
SV | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,895) |
ERA | 2.81 (MLB Rank: 1,115) |
IP | 4536.1 (MLB Rank: 23) |
SHO | 37 (MLB Rank: 57) |
CG | 485 (MLB Rank: 9) |
SO | 1,978 (MLB Rank: 95) |
BB | 1191 (MLB Rank: 55) |
H | 4,295 (MLB Rank: 26) |
HR | 159 (MLB Rank: 454) |
SO9 | 3.92 (MLB Rank: 7,289) |
BB9 | 2.36 (MLB Rank: 10,064) |
H9 | 8.52 (MLB Rank: 8,722) |
HR9 | 0.32 (MLB Rank: 8,165) |
WHIP | 1.209 (MLB Rank: 10,483) |
WAR | 84.9 (MLB Rank: 18) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1894)
In his final season (1894), John Clarkson recorded the following stats:
GS | 18 |
GF | 3 |
W | 8 |
L | 10 |
ERA | 4.42 |
IP | 150.2 |
SHO | 1 |
CG | 13 |
SO | 28 |
BB | 46 |
H | 173 |
HR | 6 |
SO9 | 1.67 |
BB9 | 2.75 |
H9 | 10.33 |
HR9 | 0.36 |
WHIP | 1.454 |
WAR | 2.6 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1885, 53 W
- Most SO: 1886, 313 SO
- Most IP: 1885, 623 IP
- Best WAR: 1889, 16.7 WAR
- Best ERA: 1885, 1.85 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
John Clarkson has no postseason appearances.
John Clarkson Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1882 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 | 0.333 | 0 | 3 | 24 | -0.7 | 2.125 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 70 | 2.76 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 |
1884 | 10 | 3 | 2.14 | 0.769 | 0 | 102 | 118 | 1.7 | 1.008 | 10 | 94 | 25 | 64 | 28 | 146 | 3.28 | 7.8 | 4.08 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 478 |
1885 | 53 | 16 | 1.85 | 0.768 | 0 | 308 | 623 | 12.9 | 0.953 | 21 | 497 | 97 | 255 | 128 | 163 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 3.18 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2487 |
1886 | 36 | 17 | 2.41 | 0.679 | 0 | 313 | 466.2 | 7.3 | 1.082 | 19 | 419 | 86 | 248 | 125 | 147 | 2.84 | 6 | 3.64 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0.4 | 8.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1914 |
1887 | 38 | 21 | 3.08 | 0.644 | 0 | 237 | 523 | 14.9 | 1.157 | 19 | 513 | 92 | 283 | 179 | 145 | 3.42 | 4.1 | 2.58 | 59 | 60 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2183 |
1888 | 33 | 20 | 2.76 | 0.623 | 0 | 223 | 483.1 | 4.3 | 1.173 | 17 | 448 | 119 | 247 | 148 | 105 | 2.92 | 4.2 | 1.87 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0.3 | 8.3 | 2.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2029 |
1889 | 49 | 19 | 2.73 | 0.721 | 1 | 284 | 620 | 16.7 | 1.277 | 16 | 589 | 203 | 280 | 188 | 150 | 3.49 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 72 | 73 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 2641 |
1890 | 26 | 18 | 3.27 | 0.591 | 0 | 138 | 383 | 8.6 | 1.332 | 14 | 370 | 140 | 186 | 139 | 116 | 3.89 | 3.2 | 0.99 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 1663 |
1891 | 33 | 19 | 2.79 | 0.635 | 3 | 141 | 460.2 | 9.7 | 1.279 | 18 | 435 | 154 | 244 | 143 | 129 | 3.53 | 2.8 | 0.92 | 51 | 55 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1982 |
1892 | 25 | 16 | 2.48 | 0.61 | 1 | 139 | 389 | 5.7 | 1.239 | 8 | 350 | 132 | 197 | 107 | 139 | 3.08 | 3.2 | 1.05 | 44 | 45 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1658 |
1893 | 16 | 17 | 4.45 | 0.485 | 0 | 62 | 295 | 1.2 | 1.536 | 11 | 358 | 95 | 240 | 146 | 109 | 4.33 | 1.9 | 0.65 | 35 | 36 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1331 |
1894 | 8 | 10 | 4.42 | 0.444 | 0 | 28 | 150.2 | 2.6 | 1.454 | 6 | 173 | 46 | 109 | 74 | 123 | 4.88 | 1.7 | 0.61 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 653 |