Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
John Clarkson
Birthdate:
July 1, 1861 (156 y, 3 m, 10 d)Born In:
Cambridge, MA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/155
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 31 | 42.9 | 30.6 |
| Grey Ink | 151 | 202.2 | 164.6 |
| HoF Standard | 64 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| WAR | 69.0 | 73.4 | 65.4 |
| WAR7 | 60.9 | 48.7 | 41.5 |
| JAWS | 65.0 | 61.1 | 53.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Old Hoss Radbourn R | 907 |
| Mickey Welch R | 897 |
| Kid Nichols R | 885 |
| Tim Keefe R | 880 |
| Eddie Plank R | 871 |
| Jim Palmer R | 849 |
| Lefty Grove R | 847 |
| Tony Mullane R | 843 |
| Pete Alexander R | 826 |
| Tom Seaver R | 819 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 70 | 1 |
| 1886 | 55 | 9 |
| 1887 | 60 | 3 |
| 1888 | 54 | 6 |
| 1889 | 73 | 1 |
| 1891 | 55 | 6 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 70 | 1 |
| 1886 | 55 | 9 |
| 1887 | 59 | 3 |
| 1888 | 54 | 5 |
| 1889 | 72 | 1 |
| 1891 | 51 | 7 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 53 | 1 |
| 1886 | 36 | 6 |
| 1887 | 38 | 2 |
| 1888 | 33 | 4 |
| 1889 | 49 | 1 |
| 1891 | 33 | 4 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.768 | 2 |
| 1886 | 0.679 | 8 |
| 1887 | 0.644 | 9 |
| 1889 | 0.721 | 2 |
| 1891 | 0.635 | 8 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 | 4 |
| 1891 | 3 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 623.0 | 1 |
| 1886 | 466.2 | 9 |
| 1887 | 523.0 | 3 |
| 1888 | 483.1 | 4 |
| 1889 | 620.0 | 1 |
| 1891 | 460.2 | 5 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 2464 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2183 | 4 |
| 1888 | 2027 | 5 |
| 1889 | 2671 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1973 | 5 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 21 | 1 |
| 1886 | 20 | 1 |
| 1887 | 20 | 4 |
| 1888 | 17 | 4 |
| 1889 | 16 | 5 |
| 1890 | 14 | 2 |
| 1891 | 18 | 2 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 97 | 9 |
| 1888 | 119 | 6 |
| 1889 | 203 | 3 |
| 1891 | 154 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 308 | 1 |
| 1886 | 313 | 5 |
| 1887 | 237 | 2 |
| 1888 | 223 | 5 |
| 1889 | 284 | 2 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 25 | 5 |
| 1888 | 33 | 1 |
| 1893 | 15 | 6 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1.849 | 3 |
| 1886 | 2.411 | 7 |
| 1887 | 3.080 | 4 |
| 1889 | 2.729 | 2 |
| 1891 | 2.794 | 8 |
| 1892 | 2.476 | 3 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.233 | 4 |
| 1891 | 0.251 | 6 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 0.954 | 2 |
| 1886 | 1.082 | 6 |
| 1887 | 1.157 | 2 |
| 1889 | 1.277 | 6 |
| 1891 | 1.279 | 9 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 7.180 | 5 |
| 1887 | 8.828 | 7 |
| 1889 | 8.550 | 9 |
| 1891 | 8.499 | 10 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1.401 | 7 |
| 1886 | 1.659 | 4 |
| 1887 | 1.583 | 5 |
| 1893 | 2.898 | 6 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 68 | 1 |
| 1886 | 50 | 9 |
| 1887 | 56 | 3 |
| 1888 | 53 | 5 |
| 1889 | 68 | 1 |
| 1890 | 43 | 9 |
| 1891 | 47 | 6 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 10 | 1 |
| 1886 | 3 | 8 |
| 1887 | 2 | 7 |
| 1889 | 8 | 1 |
| 1891 | 3 | 8 |
| 1892 | 5 | 4 |
| 1894 | 1 | 7 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 95 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 497 | 3 |
| 1887 | 513 | 6 |
| 1888 | 448 | 4 |
| 1889 | 589 | 1 |
| 1891 | 435 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 9.9 | 3 |
| 1886 | 9.3 | 6 |
| 1887 | 10.9 | 2 |
| 1889 | 11.4 | 1 |
| 1892 | 6.8 | 8 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 16 | 9 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 22.6 | 1 |
| 1886 | 11.9 | 9 |
| 1887 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 1888 | 11.0 | 9 |
| 1889 | 23.0 | 1 |
| 1890 | 10.7 | 7 |
| 1891 | 11.8 | 8 |
| 1892 | 9.1 | 9 |