John Clarkson
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1861, Cambridge, USA · d. 1909 · MLB debut 1882-05-02, final game 1894-07-12
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | WOR | NL | 3 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .364 | .364 | .545 |
| 1884 | CHN | NL | 21 | 84 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .262 | .279 | .488 |
| 1885 | CHN | NL | 72 | 283 | 34 | 61 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 44 | .216 | .224 | .332 |
| 1886 | CHN | NL | 55 | 210 | 21 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 38 | .233 | .233 | .329 |
| 1887 | CHN | NL | 63 | 215 | 40 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 25 | .242 | .279 | .395 |
| 1888 | BSN | NL | 55 | 205 | 20 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 48 | .195 | .222 | .263 |
| 1889 | BSN | NL | 73 | 262 | 36 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 59 | .206 | .238 | .286 |
| 1890 | BSN | NL | 45 | 173 | 18 | 43 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 31 | .249 | .286 | .353 |
| 1891 | BSN | NL | 55 | 187 | 28 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 50 | .225 | .293 | .305 |
| 1892 | 2TM | NL | 45 | 158 | 15 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 39 | .171 | .225 | .209 |
| 1893 | CL4 | NL | 37 | 131 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 20 | .206 | .230 | .305 |
| 1894 | CL4 | NL | 22 | 55 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .200 | .279 | .255 |
| 1882–1894 | 546 | 1974 | 254 | 432 | 73 | 26 | 24 | 232 | 31 | 81 | 382 | .219 | .250 | .319 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | WOR | NL | 1 | 2 | 4.50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 49 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1884 | CHN | NL | 10 | 3 | 2.14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 94 | 28 | 10 | 25 | 102 |
| 1885 | CHN | NL | 53 | 16 | 1.85 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 623.0 | 497 | 128 | 21 | 97 | 308 |
| 1886 | CHN | NL | 36 | 17 | 2.41 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 466.2 | 419 | 125 | 19 | 86 | 313 |
| 1887 | CHN | NL | 38 | 21 | 3.08 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 523.0 | 513 | 179 | 19 | 92 | 237 |
| 1888 | BSN | NL | 33 | 20 | 2.76 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 483.1 | 448 | 148 | 17 | 119 | 223 |
| 1889 | BSN | NL | 49 | 19 | 2.73 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 8 | 1 | 620.0 | 589 | 188 | 16 | 203 | 284 |
| 1890 | BSN | NL | 26 | 18 | 3.27 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 383.0 | 370 | 139 | 14 | 140 | 138 |
| 1891 | BSN | NL | 33 | 19 | 2.79 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 460.2 | 435 | 143 | 18 | 154 | 141 |
| 1892 | 2TM | NL | 25 | 16 | 2.48 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 389.0 | 350 | 107 | 8 | 132 | 139 |
| 1893 | CL4 | NL | 16 | 17 | 4.45 | 36 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 295.0 | 358 | 146 | 11 | 95 | 62 |
| 1894 | CL4 | NL | 8 | 10 | 4.42 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 150.2 | 173 | 74 | 6 | 46 | 28 |
| 1882–1894 | 328 | 178 | 2.81 | 531 | 518 | 485 | 37 | 5 | 4536.1 | 4295 | 1417 | 159 | 1191 | 1978 |
Awards
- 1889 Pitching Triple Crown (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Veterans | 5 | 78 | 59 | |
| 1946 | Nominating Vote | 1 | 202 | ||
| 1953 | Veterans | ||||
| 1955 | Veterans | ||||
| 1957 | Veterans | ||||
| 1959 | Veterans | ||||
| 1961 | Veterans | ||||
| 1962 | Veterans | ||||
| 1963 | Veterans | Inducted |