John Clarkson

Full Name: John Gibson Clarkson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 155lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: July 1, 1861 in Cambridge, MA

Died: February 4, 1909 in Belmont, MA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 23

Real-life MLB career: 1882–1894 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 NL Champion Hurler Award🏆 1885 NL Gold Glove Award (P)
 
1886
Career
WAR
3.7
17.4
W
18
70
L
11
40
ERA
3.36
3.23
G
34
136
GS
34
129
SV
0
2
IP
265.3
1034.3
SO
114
382
WHIP
1.330
1.200

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 CHC NL 52 29 3.18 10295484 2 769 754418272 134 268 1.15 13.7
1886 CHC NL 18 11 3.36 3434102 0 265.3 28714899 66 114 1.33 3.7
Career— 70403.23 13612958 62 1034.31041566 371200382 1.20 17.4
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188523CHCNL 102317317 4063 982 3423 043 .199.199.297.495 4494 0 PAS,CH-1,GG
188624CHCNL 34119113 1433 304 1900 018 .292.292.425.717 11148 10600 P
2 Yrs 1364364305496 12865323 061.223.223.330.553 6214210 600
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188523CHCNL317 -25.4-2.722.7-5.4-0.510.85.40.50.52.0 PAS,CH-1,GG
188624CHCNL119 0.30.21.31.80.23.95.60.50.50.1 P
2 Yrs436 -25.1-2.524.0-3.6-0.314.711.01.01.02.1
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188523CHCNL317 .224.0980.613.60.0 6.030.2 40.0
188624CHCNL119 .319.1333.415.10.0 5.921.2 0.9448.5 3.0613.7 .27717.90.7
2 Yrs436 .248.1071.414.00.0 6.027.10.9448.5 40.00.8313.70.7
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home186058715 301900 010.259.259.362.621.298
1886Away165955718 0031000 08.327.327.491.818.341
1886vs LH Starter133636010 100000 05.278.278.306.583.323
1886vs RH Starter267777023 204000 013.299.299.481.779.317
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188523CHCNL10295102102 102
188624CHCNL34343434 34
2 Yrs136129136136 136
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188523 CHC NLP1020769.0 101356060 .941.8891.111.01 0.93100 23890 2
188624 CHC NLP340265.3 40162221 .950.9091.290.95 1.1200 2724 0
CareerP13601034.3 141518281 .9431.16 0.98100 265114 2
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

  • 1885 NL  13.7 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  3.7 (5th)

Home Runs

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 NL  3.18 (6th)
  • 1886 NL  3.36 (8th)

Wins

  • 1885 NL  52 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  18 (3rd)

WHIP

  • 1885 NL  1.155 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  1.330 (7th)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 NL  769.0 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  265.1 (3rd)

Strikeouts

  • 1885 NL  268 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  114 (2nd)

Complete Games

  • 1885 NL  48 (1st) ★
  • 1886 NL  10 (4th)

Shutouts

Saves

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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