Clark Griffith

Clark Griffith

1891–1914 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'6", 156 lb · b. 1869 Clear Creek, MO

Career 237–146 · 3.31 ERA · 955 SO · 3385.2 IP · 485 G · 321 H · 8 HR · 166 RBI · .233 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

3 best in baseball 1 league only

17 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1897 Best season

Spanning 1897–1901, peaking at 1 titles in 1897.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
274th Best in baseball 3
653rd Top-5 finishes 17

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

Career leaderboards

28th Complete Games 337
62nd Wins 237
87th Innings Pitched 3385.2
218th Shutouts 22
313th Earned Run Average 3.31

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1900–1901)	1900 4 1901 AL 5
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1897 38
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1898 1.88
Innings Pitched	—	#3	—	1897 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1898 #3 1901 #3
Saves	—	#2	—	1891 #2 1901 #2 1905 #2 1906 #3
Wins	—	#3	—	1901 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1901	1	SHO 5
1900	1	SHO 4
1898	1	ERA 1.88
1897	1	CG 38

Pitching

20 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1891	SL4 +1	AA	14	9	3.74	34	21	2	226.1	242	94	11	73	88	1.39
1893	CHN	NL	1	2	5.03	4	2	0	19.2	24	11	1	5	9	1.48
1894	CHN	NL	21	14	4.92	36	30	0	261.1	328	143	12	85	71	1.58
1895	CHN	NL	26	14	3.93	42	41	0	353.0	434	154	11	91	79	1.49
1896	CHN	NL	23	11	3.54	36	35	0	317.2	370	125	3	70	81	1.39
1897	CHN	NL	21	18	3.72	41	38	1	343.2	410	142	3	86	102	1.44
1898	CHN	NL	24	10	1.88	38	38	0	325.2	305	68	1	64	97	1.13
1899	CHN	NL	22	14	2.79	38	38	0	319.2	329	99	5	65	73	1.23
1900	CHN	NL	14	13	3.05	30	30	0	248.0	245	84	6	51	61	1.19
1901	CHA	AL	24	7	2.67	35	30	1	266.2	275	79	4	50	67	1.22
1902	CHA	AL	15	9	4.18	28	24	0	213.0	247	99	11	47	51	1.38
1903	NYA	AL	14	11	2.70	25	24	0	213.0	201	64	3	33	69	1.10
1904	NYA	AL	7	5	2.87	16	11	0	100.1	91	32	3	16	36	1.07
1905	NYA	AL	9	6	1.68	25	7	1	101.2	82	19	1	15	46	0.95
1906	NYA	AL	2	2	3.02	17	2	2	59.2	58	20	0	15	16	1.22
1907	NYA	AL	0	0	8.64	4	0	0	8.1	15	8	0	6	5	2.52
1909	CIN	NL	0	1	6.00	1	1	0	6.0	11	4	0	2	3	2.17
1912	WS1	AL	0	0	—	1	0	0	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	—
1913	WS1	AL	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.00
1914	WS1	AL	0	0	0.00	1	0	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.00
Career	—	—	237	146	3.31	453	372	8	3385.2	3,670	1,246	76	774	955	1.31

Batting

21 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1891	SL4 +1	AA	37	100	17	16	2	1	2	11	14	20	3	.160	.282	.260	.542
1893	CHN	NL	4	11	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	.182	.182	.182	.364
1894	CHN	NL	46	142	27	33	5	4	0	15	23	9	6	.232	.339	.324	.663
1895	CHN	NL	43	144	20	46	3	0	1	27	16	9	2	.319	.391	.361	.752
1896	CHN	NL	38	135	22	36	5	2	1	16	9	7	3	.267	.313	.356	.668
1897	CHN	NL	46	162	27	38	8	4	0	21	18	8	2	.235	.311	.333	.644
1898	CHN	NL	38	122	15	20	2	3	0	15	13	6	1	.164	.244	.230	.474
1899	CHN	NL	39	120	15	31	5	0	0	14	14	9	2	.258	.346	.300	.646
1900	CHN	NL	30	95	16	24	4	1	1	7	8	7	2	.253	.311	.347	.658
1901	CHA	AL	35	89	21	27	3	1	2	14	23	5	0	.303	.446	.427	.873
1902	CHA	AL	35	92	11	20	3	0	0	8	7	4	0	.217	.273	.250	.523
1903	NYA	AL	25	69	5	11	4	0	1	7	11	13	1	.159	.284	.261	.545
1904	NYA	AL	16	42	2	6	2	0	0	1	4	13	0	.143	.217	.191	.408
1905	NYA	AL	26	32	2	7	1	1	0	5	3	11	0	.219	.286	.313	.598
1906	NYA	AL	17	18	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	.111	.238	.111	.349
1907	NYA	AL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1909	CIN	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1910	CIN	NL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1912	WS1	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1913	WS1	AL	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
1914	WS1	AL	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000
Career	—	—	485	1,380	202	321	49	17	8	166	166	126	22	.233	.318	.310	.628

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	453	179	863	64	22	.942
OF	18	13	2	5	0	.750
SS	4	6	9	6	1	.714
1B	1	0	0	0	0	—
3B	1	3	3	3	0	.667
2B	1	0	2	0	0	1.000