Fred Clarke was born on Thursday, October 3, 1872, in Winterset, Iowa. Clarke was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 30, 1894, with the Louisville Colonels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Fred Clarke baseball stats page.
"With the possible exception of Ty Cobb and John McGraw, baseball never knew a sturdier competitor than (Fred) Clarke." - Sportswriter Fred Lieb in Deadball Stars of the National League (2004)
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Fred ClarkeFred Clarke Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Fred ClarkeFred Clarke Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1894 | 22 | Colonels | 75 | 310 | 54 | 83 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 25 | - | 27 | 1 | - | 4 | - | .268 | .330 | .416 |
1895 | 23 | Colonels | 132 | 550 | 96 | 191 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 34 | - | 24 | 3 | - | 10 | - | .347 | .396 | .425 |
1896 | 24 | Colonels | 131 | 517 | 96 | 168 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 43 | - | 34 | 7 | - | 14 | - | .325 | .392 | .476 |
1897 | 25 | Colonels | 128 | 518 | 120 | 202 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 45 | - | - | 3 | - | 24 | - | .390 | .462 | .533 |
1898 | 26 | Colonels | 149 | 599 | 116 | 184 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 48 | - | - | 5 | - | 15 | - | .307 | .373 | .401 |
1899 | 27 | Colonels | 148 | 602 | 122 | 206 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 49 | - | - | 10 | - | 16 | - | .342 | .406 | .435 |
1900 | 28 | Pirates | 106 | 399 | 84 | 110 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 51 | - | - | 9 | - | 7 | - | .276 | .368 | .396 |
1901 | 29 | Pirates | 129 | 527 | 118 | 171 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 60 | 51 | - | - | 13 | - | 10 | - | .324 | .395 | .461 |
1902 | 30 | Pirates | 113 | 459 | 103 | 145 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 51 | - | - | 6 | - | 14 | - | .316 | .401 | .449 |
1903 | 31 | Pirates | 104 | 427 | 88 | 150 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 70 | 41 | - | - | 13 | - | 5 | - | .351 | .414 | .532 |
1904 | 32 | Pirates | 72 | 278 | 51 | 85 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | - | - | 8 | - | 5 | - | .306 | .367 | .410 |
1905 | 33 | Pirates | 141 | 525 | 95 | 157 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 55 | - | - | 22 | - | 2 | - | .299 | .368 | .402 |
1906 | 34 | Pirates | 118 | 417 | 69 | 129 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 40 | - | - | 20 | - | 1 | - | .309 | .371 | .412 |
1907 | 35 | Pirates | 148 | 501 | 97 | 145 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 68 | - | - | 16 | - | 8 | - | .289 | .383 | .389 |
1908 | 36 | Pirates | 151 | 551 | 83 | 146 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 65 | - | - | 22 | - | 6 | - | .265 | .349 | .363 |
1909 | 37 | Pirates | 152 | 550 | 97 | 158 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 80 | - | - | 24 | - | 6 | - | .287 | .384 | .373 |
1910 | 38 | Pirates | 123 | 429 | 57 | 113 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 53 | - | 23 | 29 | - | 4 | - | .263 | .350 | .373 |
1911 | 39 | Pirates | 110 | 392 | 73 | 127 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 53 | - | 27 | 13 | - | 2 | - | .324 | .407 | .492 |
1913 | 41 | Pirates | 9 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | .077 | .077 | .154 |
1914 | 42 | Pirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1915 | 43 | Pirates | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
21 Years | 2,242 | 8,568 | 1,619 | 2,672 | 361 | 220 | 67 | 0 | 1,015 | 874 | 0 | 135 | 225 | 0 | 153 | - | .312 | .386 | .429 |
Fred ClarkeFred Clarke Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1894 Colonels | LF | 75 | - | - | 200 | 2.7 | 177 | 162 | 15 | 23 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 0.00 |
1895 Colonels | LF | 132 | - | - | 413 | 3.1 | 364 | 344 | 20 | 49 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .881 | 0.00 |
1896 Colonels | LF | 131 | - | - | 325 | 2.5 | 295 | 277 | 18 | 30 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .908 | 0.00 |
1899 Colonels | LF | 144 | - | - | 360 | 2.5 | 347 | 327 | 20 | 13 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 0.00 |
1899 Colonels | SS | 3 | - | - | 29 | 9.7 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .759 | 0.00 |
1900 Pirates | LF | 104 | - | - | 287 | 2.8 | 271 | 263 | 8 | 16 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 0.00 |
1901 Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1901 Pirates | LF | 127 | - | - | 304 | 2.4 | 295 | 282 | 13 | 9 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 |
1901 Pirates | SS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 9.00 |
1903 Pirates | LF | 101 | - | - | 185 | 1.8 | 178 | 168 | 10 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 0.00 |
1903 Pirates | SS | 2 | - | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1904 Pirates | LF | 70 | - | - | 142 | 2.0 | 139 | 135 | 4 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 0.00 |
1905 Pirates | LF | 137 | - | - | 293 | 2.1 | 286 | 270 | 16 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 0.00 |
1906 Pirates | LF | 110 | - | - | 230 | 2.1 | 224 | 209 | 15 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 0.00 |
1907 Pirates | LF | 144 | - | - | 317 | 2.2 | 313 | 298 | 15 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 0.00 |
1909 Pirates | LF | 152 | - | - | 384 | 2.5 | 379 | 362 | 17 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 0.00 |
1910 Pirates | LF | 118 | - | - | 304 | 2.6 | 294 | 284 | 10 | 10 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 0.00 |
1911 Pirates | LF | 101 | 101 | 2,635 | 231 | 2.3 | 224 | 216 | 8 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.30 |
1913 Pirates | LF | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1915 Pirates | LF | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 1,649 | 102 | 2,635 | 3,977 | 2.4 | 3,788 | 3,599 | 189 | 189 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 38.81 | |
SS Totals | 6 | 1 | 9 | 39 | 6.5 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .744 | 87.00 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
16 Years | 1,656 | 103 | 2,644 | 4,016 | 2.4 | 3,817 | 3,616 | 201 | 199 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 38.98 |
Fred ClarkeFred Clarke Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1894 Colonels | 25 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 44.3 | 11.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1895 Colonels | 40 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 137.5 | 22.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1896 Colonels | 34 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 57.4 | 15.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1897 Colonels | 57 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 86.3 | 0.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1898 Colonels | 40 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 199.7 | 0.0 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
1899 Colonels | 49 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 120.4 | 0.0 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1900 Pirates | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 133.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | - | - | - |
1901 Pirates | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 87.8 | 0.0 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1902 Pirates | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 229.5 | 0.0 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1903 Pirates | 21 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 85.4 | 0.0 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1904 Pirates | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1905 Pirates | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 262.5 | 0.0 | 10.3 | - | - | - |
1906 Pirates | 18 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 417.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1907 Pirates | 37 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 250.5 | 0.0 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1908 Pirates | 24 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 275.5 | 0.0 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1909 Pirates | 31 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 183.3 | 0.0 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1910 Pirates | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 214.5 | 18.7 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1911 Pirates | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 78.4 | 14.5 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1913 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1914 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1915 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
21 Years | 506 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 127.9 | 63.5 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Fred ClarkeFred Clarke Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1894 Louisville Colonels | n/a | $900.00 | n/a | n/a |
1895 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1897 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1898 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 Louisville Colonels | n/a | $2,400.00 | n/a | n/a |
1900 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $3,000.00 | n/a | n/a |
1901 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $3,600.00 | n/a | n/a |
1902 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1903 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1904 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | n/a |
1905 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1906 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $7,500.00 | n/a | - |
1907 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1908 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $12,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
1910 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1911 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1913 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1914 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1915 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
Fred Clarke Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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