John Clarkson
John Gibson Clarkson
Born: July 1, 1861
Cambridge, MA USA
Deceased: 1909
Belmont, MA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155
Career: 1882-1894
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
Minor League Statistics
John Clarkson compiled a career record of 328 wins and 178 losses in his 546-game career with the Worcester Ruby Legs, Chicago White Stockings, Boston Beaneaters and Cleveland Spiders. He began playing during the 1882 season and last took the field during the 1894 campaign. Clarkson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1963.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.50 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 49 | 31 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 127 |
| 1884 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 10 | 3 | .769 | 2.14 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 94 | 64 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 478 |
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 53 | 16 | .768 | 1.85 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 623.0 | 497 | 255 | 128 | 21 | 97 | 0 | 308 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2487 |
| 1886 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 36 | 17 | .679 | 2.41 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 466.7 | 419 | 248 | 125 | 19 | 86 | 0 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1914 |
| 1887 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 38 | 21 | .644 | 3.08 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 523.0 | 513 | 283 | 179 | 19 | 92 | 0 | 237 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 2183 |
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 33 | 20 | .623 | 2.76 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 483.3 | 448 | 247 | 148 | 17 | 119 | 0 | 223 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 2029 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 49 | 19 | .721 | 2.73 | 73 | 72 | 1 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 620.0 | 589 | 280 | 188 | 16 | 203 | 0 | 284 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 2641 |
| 1890 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 26 | 18 | .591 | 3.27 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 383.0 | 370 | 186 | 139 | 14 | 140 | 0 | 138 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 1663 |
| 1891 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 33 | 19 | .635 | 2.79 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 460.7 | 435 | 244 | 143 | 18 | 154 | 0 | 141 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1982 |
| 1892 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2.35 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 145.7 | 115 | 65 | 38 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 617 |
| 1892 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.55 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 243.3 | 235 | 132 | 69 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1041 |
| 1893 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 16 | 17 | .485 | 4.45 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 295.0 | 358 | 240 | 146 | 11 | 95 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1331 |
| 1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.42 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 150.7 | 173 | 109 | 74 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 653 |
| Totals | 328 | 178 | .648 | 2.81 | 531 | 518 | 12 | 485 | 37 | 5 | 4536.3 | 4295 | 2384 | 1417 | 159 | 1191 | 0 | 1978 | 80 | 0 | 182 | 19146 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .364 | .364 | .545 | .909 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1884 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 21 | 86 | 84 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .262 | .279 | .488 | .767 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 72 | 286 | 283 | 34 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | .216 | .224 | .332 | .556 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 55 | 210 | 210 | 21 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | .233 | .233 | .329 | .562 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 63 | 226 | 215 | 40 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 25 | .242 | .279 | .395 | .674 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 55 | 212 | 205 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 48 | .195 | .222 | .263 | .485 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 73 | 273 | 262 | 36 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 59 | .206 | .238 | .286 | .524 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1890 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 45 | 182 | 173 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 31 | .249 | .286 | .353 | .638 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1891 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 55 | 205 | 187 | 28 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 50 | .225 | .293 | .305 | .597 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 16 | 60 | 57 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .228 | .267 | .333 | .600 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1892 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 29 | 109 | 101 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .139 | .202 | .139 | .340 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1893 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 37 | 135 | 131 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .206 | .230 | .305 | .535 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | 22 | 65 | 55 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .200 | .279 | .255 | .533 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 546 | 2060 | 1974 | 254 | 432 | 73 | 26 | 24 | 232 | 31 | 0 | 81 | 382 | .219 | .250 | .319 | .569 | 629 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | P | 3 | 0 | 24.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 2.625 | 2.333 |
| 1882 | NL | Worcester Ruby Legs | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1884 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 14 | 0 | 118.0 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 5 | .800 | 3.356 | 3.143 |
| 1884 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 8 | 0 | 64.0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .714 | 1.406 | 1.250 |
| 1884 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2.250 | 1.000 |
| 1884 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 1B | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 6.750 | 3.000 |
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 70 | 0 | 623.0 | 26 | 174 | 20 | 8 | .909 | 2.889 | 2.857 |
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .333 |
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1886 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 55 | 0 | 467.0 | 19 | 114 | 19 | 3 | .875 | 2.563 | 2.418 |
| 1886 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 5 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | .200 |
| 1887 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | P | 60 | 0 | 523.0 | 34 | 125 | 7 | 5 | .958 | 2.736 | 2.650 |
| 1887 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | OF | 5 | 0 | 29.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.552 | 1.000 |
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 54 | 0 | 483.0 | 22 | 117 | 19 | 3 | .880 | 2.590 | 2.574 |
| 1888 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .643 | 1.000 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 73 | 0 | 620.0 | 36 | 172 | 27 | 8 | .885 | 3.019 | 2.849 |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1889 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | .500 |
| 1890 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 44 | 0 | 383.0 | 21 | 72 | 14 | 3 | .869 | 2.185 | 2.114 |
| 1890 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .750 | 1.000 |
| 1891 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 55 | 0 | 461.0 | 27 | 114 | 13 | 2 | .916 | 2.753 | 2.564 |
| 1891 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1892 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | P | 29 | 0 | 243.0 | 9 | 51 | 10 | 1 | .857 | 2.222 | 2.069 |
| 1892 | NL | Boston Beaneaters | P | 16 | 0 | 146.0 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 3 | .884 | 2.342 | 2.375 |
| 1893 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | P | 36 | 0 | 295.0 | 15 | 82 | 7 | 1 | .933 | 2.959 | 2.694 |
| 1893 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | OF | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1894 | NL | Cleveland Spiders | P | 22 | 0 | 151.0 | 3 | 42 | 9 | 2 | .833 | 2.682 | 2.045 |
| Totals | 564 | 0 | 4692.0 | 239 | 1151 | 178 | 45 | .886 | 2.666 | 2.465 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | WS | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.03 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31.0 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.67 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 64.0 | 64 | 45 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | WS | 4 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1886 | NL | Chicago White Stockings | WS | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .133 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .139 | .139 | .250 | .389 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1889 - NL Pitching Triple Crown
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