John Clarkson

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1882–1894 BORN: CAMBRIDGE, USA

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Career

328 W · 2.81 ERA · 1978 K

4536.1 IP · 1.21 WHIP · 531 G

1894 Season

8-10 · 4.42 ERA

150.2 IP · 28 K · 1.45 WHIP

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John Clarkson was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 531 career appearances, with a 2.81 ERA and 1978 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1882	WOR	1	2	4.50	3	3	0	24.0	49	12	2	3	2.13
1884	CHC	10	3	2.14	14	13	0	118.0	94	28	25	102	1.01
1885	CHC	53	16	1.85	70	70	0	623.0	497	128	97	308	0.95
1886	CHC	36	17	2.41	55	55	0	466.2	419	125	86	313	1.08
1887	CHC	38	21	3.08	60	59	0	523.0	513	179	92	237	1.16
1888	BSN	33	20	2.76	54	54	0	483.1	448	148	119	223	1.17
1889	BSN	49	19	2.73	73	72	1	620.0	589	188	203	284	1.28
1890	BSN	26	18	3.27	44	44	0	383.0	370	139	140	138	1.33
1891	BSN	33	19	2.79	55	51	3	460.2	435	143	154	141	1.28
1892	BSN	8	6	2.35	16	16	0	145.2	115	38	60	48	1.20
1892	CL4	17	10	2.55	29	28	1	243.1	235	69	72	91	1.26
1893	CL4	16	17	4.45	36	35	0	295.0	358	146	95	62	1.54
1894	CL4	8	10	4.42	22	18	0	150.2	173	74	46	28	1.45
Career Totals	—	328	178	2.81	531	518	5	4536.1	4295	1417	1191	1978	1.21

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1882	WOR	3	11	0	4	2	0	0	2		0	3	.364	.364	.545	.909
1884	CHC	21	84	16	22	6	2	3	17		2	16	.262	.279	.488	.767
1885	CHC	72	283	34	61	11	5	4	32		3	44	.216	.224	.332	.556
1886	CHC	55	210	21	49	9	1	3	23	2	0	38	.233	.233	.329	.562
1887	CHC	63	215	40	52	5	5	6	25	6	11	25	.242	.279	.395	.674
1888	BSN	55	205	20	40	9	1	1	17	5	7	48	.195	.222	.263	.485
1889	BSN	73	262	36	54	9	3	2	23	8	11	59	.206	.238	.286	.524
1890	BSN	45	173	18	43	6	3	2	26	2	8	31	.249	.286	.353	.638
1891	BSN	55	187	28	42	7	4	0	26	2	18	50	.225	.293	.305	.597
1892	BSN	16	57	7	13	3	0	1	13	1	3	15	.228	.267	.333	.600
1892	CL4	29	101	8	14	0	0	0	4	2	8	24	.139	.202	.139	.340
1893	CL4	37	131	18	27	6	2	1	17	2	4	20	.206	.230	.305	.535
1894	CL4	22	55	8	11	0	0	1	7	1	6	9	.200	.279	.255	.533
Career Totals	—	546	1974	254	432	73	26	24	232	31	81	382	.219	.250	.319	.569

Awards & Achievements

Pitching Triple Crown (1): 1889

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.