Fred Clarke

Fred Clarke

1894–1915 · Bats L · Throws R · 5'10", 165 lb · b. 1872 Winterset, IA

Career 2,246 G · 2,678 H · 67 HR · 1,015 RBI · .312 AVG

Seasons leading his league

9

5 best in baseball 4 league only

50 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

8 Categories led

1903 Best season

Spanning 1900–1909, peaking at 3 titles in 1903.

Clubs 500 Stolen Base Club 200 Hit Seasons ×2

Team records #1 Louisville Colonels career HR #1 Louisville Colonels career SB #2 Louisville Colonels career AVG #2 Louisville Colonels career OPS #2 Louisville Colonels 1897 AVG #2 Louisville Colonels 1896 HR #2 Louisville Colonels 1899 H #2 Louisville Colonels 1897 OPS #3 Louisville Colonels career RBI #3 Louisville Colonels career H

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

597th League titles 9
505th Best in baseball 5
375th Top-5 finishes 50

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

7th Triples 220
22nd Outfield Assists 254
32nd Outfield Putouts 4,795
35th Stolen Bases 509
43rd Runs 1,622
71st Hits 2,678
93rd Batting Average .312
119th Outfield Range Factor 2.30
141st Total Bases 3,680
142nd On-Base Percentage .386
196th Walks 875
287th Doubles 361
291st Runs Batted In 1,015
391st On-Base Plus Slug. .814
468th Outfield Fielding Percentage .952

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Outfield Fielding Percentage	2	1st	—	1909 .987 1907 NL .987 1901 #3
Outfield Range Factor	1	1st	—	1900 2.61 1895 #2 1908 #3 1909 #2
Outfield Putouts	1	1st	—	1909 362 1895 #2 1898 #3 1907 #3 1908 #2
Walks	1	1st	—	1909 NL 80
Triples	1	1st	—	1906 NL 13
Doubles	1	1st	—	1903 NL 32 1902 #2
Slugging Percentage	1	1st	—	1903 .532 1902 #3
On-Base Plus Slug.	1	1st	—	1903 .946 1897 #2 1902 #2
On-Base Percentage	—	#3	—	1907 #3 1909 #3
Runs	—	#2	—	1902 #2 1909 #2
Hits	—	#2	—	1897 #2
Batting Average	—	#2	—	1897 #2 1903 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1909	3	BB 80 OF PO 362 OF FPCT .987
1907	1	OF FPCT .987
1906	1	3B 13
1903	3	OPS .946 SLG .532 2B 32
1900	1	OF RF 2.61

Batting

led the league 21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1894	LS3	NL	76	314	55	86	11	7	7	48	26	27	26	.274	.337	.420	.758
1895	LS3	NL	132	550	96	191	21	5	4	82	34	24	40	.347	.396	.426	.821
1896	LS3	NL	131	517	96	168	15	18	9	79	43	34	34	.325	.392	.476	.868
1897	LS3	NL	130	526	122	205	30	13	6	67	45	26	59	.390	.461	.530	.992
1898	LS3	NL	149	599	116	184	23	12	3	47	48	21	40	.307	.373	.401	.774
1899	LS3	NL	149	606	122	206	23	9	5	70	49	18	49	.340	.404	.432	.836
1900	PIT	NL	106	399	84	110	15	12	3	32	51	20	21	.276	.368	.396	.764
1901	PIT	NL	129	527	118	171	24	15	6	60	51	44	23	.325	.395	.461	.856
1902	PIT	NL	113	459	103	145	27	14	2	53	51	38	29	.316	.401	.449	.850
1903	PIT	NL	104	427	88	150	32	15	5	70	41	27	21	.351	.414	.532	.946
1904	PIT	NL	72	278	51	85	7	11	0	25	22	25	11	.306	.367	.410	.777
1905	PIT	NL	141	525	95	157	18	15	2	51	55	41	24	.299	.368	.402	.770
1906	PIT	NL	118	417	69	129	14	13	1	39	40	25	18	.309	.371	.413	.784
1907	PIT	NL	148	501	97	145	18	13	2	59	68	32	37	.289	.383	.389	.772
1908	PIT	NL	151	551	83	146	18	15	2	53	65	23	24	.265	.349	.363	.712
1909	PIT	NL	152	550	97	158	16	11	3	68	80	36	31	.287	.384	.373	.756
1910	PIT	NL	123	429	57	113	23	9	2	63	53	23	12	.263	.350	.373	.723
1911	PIT	NL	110	392	73	127	25	13	5	49	53	27	10	.324	.407	.492	.900
1913	PIT	NL	9	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.154	.231
1914	PIT	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1915	PIT	NL	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000
Career	—	—	2,246	8,584	1,622	2,678	361	220	67	1,015	875	511	509	.312	.386	.429	.814

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1894	LS3	NL	OF	76	—	653.0	163	15	23	2	201	.886	2.34
1895	LS3	NL	OF	132	—	1116.0	344	20	49	4	413	.881	2.76
1896	LS3	NL	OF	131	—	1106.0	277	18	30	2	325	.908	2.25
1897	LS3	NL	OF	129	—	1131.0	285	18	24	0	327	.927	2.35
1898	LS3	NL	OF	149	—	1299.0	344	19	23	3	386	.940	2.44
1899	LS3	NL	OF	145	—	1259.0	328	20	13	2	361	.964	2.40
			SS	3	—	34.0	13	9	7	0	29	.759	7.33
1900	PIT	NL	OF	104	—	927.0	263	8	16	2	287	.944	2.61
1901	PIT	NL	OF	127	—	1129.0	282	13	9	0	304	.970	2.32
			3B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
			SS	1	—	9.0	1	2	3	1	6	.500	3.00
1902	PIT	NL	OF	113	—	1029.0	215	13	10	2	238	.958	2.02
1903	PIT	NL	OF	101	—	886.0	168	10	7	3	185	.962	1.76
			SS	2	—	7.0	3	1	0	0	4	1.000	2.00
1904	PIT	NL	OF	70	70	638.0	135	4	3	2	142	.979	1.99
1905	PIT	NL	OF	137	136	1186.0	270	16	7	4	293	.976	2.09
1906	PIT	NL	OF	110	109	984.0	209	15	6	3	230	.974	2.04
1907	PIT	NL	OF	144	143	1219.0	298	15	4	2	317	.987	2.17
1908	PIT	NL	OF	151	151	1338.0	350	15	10	2	375	.973	2.42
1909	PIT	NL	OF	152	152	1373.0	362	17	5	2	384	.987	2.49
1910	PIT	NL	OF	118	117	1047.0	284	10	10	4	304	.967	2.49
1911	PIT	NL	OF	101	—	—	216	8	7	3	231	.970	2.22
1913	PIT	NL	OF	2	—	—	2	0	0	0	2	1.000	1.00
1915	PIT	NL	OF	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
Career	—	—	OF	2,193	878	18320.0	4,795	254	256	42	5,305	.952	2.30
	—	—	SS	6	—	50.0	17	12	10	1	39	.744	4.83
	—	—	3B	1	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00