John Clarkson Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

John Clarkson
NameJohn Clarkson
Date of BirthJuly 1, 1861
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher and Rightfielder
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1882
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John Clarkson Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 4,573)
W328 (MLB Rank: 12)
L178 (MLB Rank: 78)
SV5 (MLB Rank: 1,922)
ERA2.81 (MLB Rank: 1,134)
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: 467)
SO93.92 (MLB Rank: 7,428)
BB92.36 (MLB Rank: 10,225)
H98.52 (MLB Rank: 8,829)
HR90.32 (MLB Rank: 8,321)
WHIP1.209 (MLB Rank: 10,632)
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