John Clarkson Career Pitching Summary

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.

John Clarkson Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for John Clarkson.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    John Clarkson
    NameJohn Clarkson
    Date of BirthJuly 1, 1861
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1882

    📊 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:

    GS518 (MLB Rank: 45)
    GF12 (MLB Rank: 4,499)
    W328 (MLB Rank: 12)
    L178 (MLB Rank: 78)
    SV5 (MLB Rank: 1,895)
    ERA2.81 (MLB Rank: 1,115)
    IP4536.1 (MLB Rank: 23)
    SHO37 (MLB Rank: 57)
    CG485 (MLB Rank: 9)
    SO1,978 (MLB Rank: 95)
    BB1191 (MLB Rank: 55)
    H4,295 (MLB Rank: 26)
    HR159 (MLB Rank: 454)
    SO93.92 (MLB Rank: 7,289)
    BB92.36 (MLB Rank: 10,064)
    H98.52 (MLB Rank: 8,722)
    HR90.32 (MLB Rank: 8,165)
    WHIP1.209 (MLB Rank: 10,483)
    WAR84.9 (MLB Rank: 18)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1894)

    In his final season (1894), John Clarkson recorded the following stats:

    GS18
    GF3
    W8
    L10
    ERA4.42
    IP150.2
    SHO1
    CG13
    SO28
    BB46
    H173
    HR6
    SO91.67
    BB92.75
    H910.33
    HR90.36
    WHIP1.454
    WAR2.6

    📈 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

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    John Clarkson has no postseason appearances.

    John Clarkson Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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