John Clarkson

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 155 lb · b. 1861 Cambridge, MA

Career 328–178 · 2.81 ERA · 1,978 SO · 4536.1 IP · 546 G · 432 H · 24 HR · 232 RBI · .219 AVG

Seasons leading his league

19

10 best in baseball 9 league only

49 Top-5 finishes

6 Title seasons

9 Categories led

1889 Best season

Spanning 1884–1891, peaking at 7 titles in 1889.

1889 Pitching Triple Crown

Led the NL in 49 W, 2.73 ERA, 284 SO

Led in Innings Pitched for 3 straight seasons (1887–1889) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

67th League titles 19
69th Best in baseball 10
105th Top-5 finishes 49

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

Career leaderboards

9th Complete Games 485
12th Wins 328
23rd Innings Pitched 4536.1
57th Shutouts 37
95th Strikeouts 1,978
108th Earned Run Average 2.81
184th Walks + Hits / IP 1.21

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Innings Pitched	4	1st	3 yrs (1887–1889)	1885 623.0 1889 620.0 1887 NL 523.0 1888 NL 483.1 1891 #3
Complete Games	3	1st	—	1885 68 1889 68 1887 NL 56 1888 #2
Strikeouts	3	1st	—	1885 308 1887 NL 237 1889 NL 284 1886 #2 1888 #2
Wins	3	1st	—	1885 53 1889 49 1887 NL 38 1886 #3 1888 #2 1891 #2
Shutouts	2	1st	—	1885 10 1889 8
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1884 NL 7.78 1886 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	1	1st	—	1889 NL 1.28 1885 #2 1887 #2 1894 #3
Saves	1	1st	—	1891 3 1892 #3
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1889 NL 2.73 1885 #3 1892 #3

Title Seasons

6 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1891	1	SV 3
1889	7	ERA 2.73 W 49 SO 284 WHIP 1.28 IP 620.0 SHO 8 CG 68
1888	1	IP 483.1
1887	4	W 38 SO 237 IP 523.0 CG 56
1885	5	W 53 SO 308 IP 623.0 SHO 10 CG 68
1884	1	K/9 7.78

Pitching

12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1882	WOR	NL	1	2	4.50	3	3	0	24.0	49	12	0	2	3	2.13
1884	CHN	NL	10	3	2.14	14	13	0	118.0	94	28	10	25	102	1.01
1885	CHN	NL	53	16	1.85	70	70	0	623.0	497	128	21	97	308	0.95
1886	CHN	NL	36	17	2.41	55	55	0	466.2	419	125	19	86	313	1.08
1887	CHN	NL	38	21	3.08	60	59	0	523.0	513	179	19	92	237	1.16
1888	BSN	NL	33	20	2.76	54	54	0	483.1	448	148	17	119	223	1.17
1889	BSN	NL	49	19	2.73	73	72	1	620.0	589	188	16	203	284	1.28
1890	BSN	NL	26	18	3.27	44	44	0	383.0	370	139	14	140	138	1.33
1891	BSN	NL	33	19	2.79	55	51	3	460.2	435	143	18	154	141	1.28
1892	CL4 +1	NL	25	16	2.48	45	44	1	389.0	350	107	8	132	139	1.24
1893	CL4	NL	16	17	4.45	36	35	0	295.0	358	146	11	95	62	1.54
1894	CL4	NL	8	10	4.42	22	18	0	150.2	173	74	6	46	28	1.45
Career	—	—	328	178	2.81	531	518	5	4536.1	4,295	1,417	159	1,191	1,978	1.21

Batting

12 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1882	WOR	NL	3	11	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	.364	.364	.546	.909
1884	CHN	NL	21	84	16	22	6	2	3	17	2	16	0	.262	.279	.488	.767
1885	CHN	NL	72	283	34	61	11	5	4	32	3	44	0	.216	.224	.332	.556
1886	CHN	NL	55	210	21	49	9	1	3	23	0	38	2	.233	.233	.329	.562
1887	CHN	NL	63	215	40	52	5	5	6	25	11	25	6	.242	.279	.395	.674
1888	BSN	NL	55	205	20	40	9	1	1	17	7	48	5	.195	.222	.263	.485
1889	BSN	NL	73	262	36	54	9	3	2	23	11	59	8	.206	.238	.286	.524
1890	BSN	NL	45	173	18	43	6	3	2	26	8	31	2	.249	.286	.353	.638
1891	BSN	NL	55	187	28	42	7	4	0	26	18	50	2	.225	.293	.305	.598
1892	CL4 +1	NL	45	158	15	27	3	0	1	17	11	39	3	.171	.225	.209	.434
1893	CL4	NL	37	131	18	27	6	2	1	17	4	20	2	.206	.230	.305	.535
1894	CL4	NL	22	55	8	11	0	0	1	7	6	9	1	.200	.279	.255	.533
Career	—	—	546	1,974	254	432	73	26	24	232	81	382	31	.219	.250	.319	.569

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	531	221	1,143	162	44	.894
OF	27	15	5	11	1	.645
3B	4	0	3	2	0	.600
1B	2	3	0	3	0	.500