Jack Clements was born on Sunday, July 24, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Clements was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 22, 1884, with the Philadelphia Keystones. 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 Jack Clements baseball stats page.
"Although he was not the first, John Clements certainly was the best left-handed catcher in all baseball history." - Historian Al Glynn in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)
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Jack ClementsJack Clements 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 |
Jack ClementsJack Clements 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 |
1884 | 20 | Keystones | 41 | 177 | 37 | 50 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .282 | .317 | .429 |
1884 | 20 | Phillies | 9 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .233 | .324 | .233 |
1885 | 21 | Phillies | 52 | 188 | 14 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .191 | .200 | .298 |
1886 | 22 | Phillies | 54 | 185 | 15 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .205 | .234 | .243 |
1887 | 23 | Phillies | 66 | 237 | 48 | 60 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 9 | - | 24 | - | - | 4 | - | .253 | .292 | .342 |
1888 | 24 | Phillies | 86 | 326 | 26 | 80 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 10 | - | 36 | - | - | 4 | - | .245 | .276 | .304 |
1889 | 25 | Phillies | 78 | 310 | 51 | 88 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 29 | - | 21 | - | - | 1 | - | .284 | .347 | .384 |
1890 | 26 | Phillies | 97 | 381 | 64 | 120 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 45 | - | 30 | - | - | 3 | - | .315 | .392 | .472 |
1891 | 27 | Phillies | 107 | 423 | 58 | 131 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 43 | - | 19 | - | - | 5 | - | .310 | .380 | .426 |
1892 | 28 | Phillies | 109 | 402 | 50 | 106 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 43 | - | 40 | - | - | 3 | - | .264 | .339 | .415 |
1893 | 29 | Phillies | 94 | 376 | 64 | 107 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 80 | 39 | - | 29 | - | - | 5 | - | .285 | .360 | .489 |
1894 | 30 | Phillies | 45 | 159 | 26 | 55 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 24 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 8 | - | .346 | .455 | .503 |
1895 | 31 | Phillies | 88 | 322 | 64 | 127 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 75 | 22 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 8 | - | .394 | .446 | .612 |
1896 | 32 | Phillies | 57 | 184 | 35 | 66 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 17 | - | 14 | 6 | - | 5 | - | .359 | .427 | .543 |
1897 | 33 | Phillies | 55 | 185 | 18 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 12 | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | .238 | .305 | .378 |
1898 | 34 | Browns | 99 | 335 | 39 | 86 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 21 | - | - | 8 | - | 7 | - | .257 | .314 | .370 |
1899 | 35 | Spiders | 4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | .250 | .308 | .250 |
1900 | 36 | Beaneaters | 16 | 42 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | .310 | .370 | .405 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
17 Years | 1,157 | 4,274 | 619 | 1,217 | 226 | 60 | 77 | 1 | 687 | 339 | 0 | 227 | 24 | 0 | 61 | - | .285 | .346 | .420 |
Jack ClementsJack Clements Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1884 Keystones | C | 20 | - | - | 164 | 8.2 | 146 | 114 | 32 | 18 | 0 | 45 | - | - | .890 | 0.00 |
1884 Keystones | OF | 22 | - | - | 55 | 2.5 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .764 | 0.00 |
1884 Keystones | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1884 Phillies | C | 9 | - | - | 81 | 9.0 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 12 | - | - | .827 | 0.00 |
1885 Phillies | C | 41 | - | - | 256 | 6.2 | 228 | 181 | 47 | 28 | 2 | 44 | - | 0 | .891 | 0.00 |
1885 Phillies | OF | 11 | - | - | 21 | 1.9 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .810 | 0.00 |
1886 Phillies | C | 47 | - | - | 398 | 8.5 | 370 | 318 | 52 | 28 | 3 | 30 | - | - | .930 | 0.00 |
1886 Phillies | OF | 7 | - | - | 20 | 2.9 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | 3B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | C | 59 | - | - | 433 | 7.3 | 407 | 328 | 79 | 26 | 8 | 40 | - | - | .940 | 0.00 |
1887 Phillies | SS | 3 | - | 0 | 17 | 5.7 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1888 Phillies | C | 85 | - | - | 645 | 7.6 | 598 | 494 | 104 | 47 | 6 | 39 | - | 39 | .927 | 0.00 |
1888 Phillies | OF | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1889 Phillies | C | 78 | - | - | 499 | 6.4 | 457 | 380 | 77 | 42 | 7 | 34 | - | - | .916 | 0.00 |
1890 Phillies | 1B | 5 | - | 0 | 49 | 9.8 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Phillies | C | 91 | - | - | 630 | 6.9 | 595 | 503 | 92 | 35 | 12 | 36 | - | - | .944 | 0.00 |
1891 Phillies | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1891 Phillies | C | 107 | - | - | 564 | 5.3 | 523 | 415 | 108 | 41 | 10 | 31 | - | - | .927 | 0.00 |
1892 Phillies | C | 109 | - | - | 699 | 6.4 | 664 | 557 | 107 | 35 | 12 | 29 | - | - | .950 | 0.00 |
1893 Phillies | 1B | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .667 | 18.00 |
1893 Phillies | C | 92 | - | - | 429 | 4.7 | 404 | 329 | 75 | 25 | 5 | 17 | - | - | .942 | 0.00 |
1894 Phillies | C | 45 | - | - | 222 | 4.9 | 210 | 178 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 12 | - | - | .946 | 0.00 |
1895 Phillies | C | 88 | - | - | 360 | 4.1 | 349 | 280 | 69 | 11 | 7 | 13 | - | - | .969 | 0.00 |
1896 Phillies | C | 53 | - | - | 207 | 3.9 | 200 | 149 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 9 | - | - | .966 | 0.00 |
1897 Phillies | C | 49 | - | - | 211 | 4.3 | 203 | 163 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 7 | - | - | .962 | 0.00 |
1898 Browns | C | 86 | - | - | 379 | 4.4 | 368 | 287 | 81 | 11 | 8 | 17 | - | - | .971 | 0.00 |
1899 Spiders | C | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4.0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | .938 | 0.00 |
1900 Beaneaters | C | 10 | - | - | 58 | 5.8 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | .948 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,073 | 0 | 0 | 6,251 | 5.8 | 5,859 | 4,780 | 1,079 | 392 | 93 | 417 | n/a | 39 | .937 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 41 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 2.4 | 79 | 61 | 18 | 19 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .806 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 8 | 1 | 3 | 52 | 6.5 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 459.00 | |
SS Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4.3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
17 Years | 1,130 | 4 | 3 | 6,423 | 5.7 | 6,011 | 4,898 | 1,113 | 412 | 101 | 417 | n/a | 39 | .936 | 54,099.00 |
Jack ClementsJack Clements 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 |
1884 Keystones | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1884 Phillies | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1885 Phillies | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 188.0 | 0.0 | 13.4 | - | - | - |
1886 Phillies | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.8 | - | - | - |
1887 Phillies | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 237.0 | 9.9 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1888 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 326.0 | 9.1 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
1889 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 77.5 | 14.8 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1890 Phillies | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 54.4 | 12.7 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1891 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 105.8 | 22.3 | 5.6 | - | - | - |
1892 Phillies | 7 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.3 | 10.1 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
1893 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 22.1 | 13.0 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1894 Phillies | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 53.0 | 22.7 | 4.4 | - | - | - |
1895 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 24.8 | 46.0 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1896 Phillies | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 36.8 | 13.1 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1897 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 30.8 | 0.0 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1898 Browns | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 111.7 | 0.0 | 8.2 | - | - | - |
1899 Spiders | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1900 Beaneaters | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
17 Years | 55 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 55.5 | 18.8 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
Jack ClementsJack Clements Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1884 Philadelphia Keystones | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1897 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1898 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1900 Boston Beaneaters | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Jack Clements Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Being left-handed in baseball, except in rare cases, means exclusion from the position of catcher. This is due in large part to the game's counterclockwise flow. There have only been 28 left-handed throwing players who caught in at least 1 defensive inning. Did you know that Jack Clements is one of those rare left-handed catchers?
Left Handed Catchers |
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Name | Games Caught | Fielding % |
Jack Clements | 1,073 | .973 |
Sam Trott | 272 | .906 |
Pop Tate | 202 | .905 |
Sy Sutcliffe | 186 | .887 |
Bill Harbridge | 128 | .855 |
Mike Hines | 99 | .896 |
John Humphries | 75 | .876 |
Fred Tenney | 71 | .936 |
Art Twineham | 52 | .936 |
Phil Baker | 50 | .911 |
Jiggs Donahue | 45 | .943 |
Dave Oldfield | 35 | .857 |
Charlie Householder | 34 | .895 |
Fergy Malone | 21 | .780 |
Jack McMahon | 16 | .900 |
Charlie Krehmeyer | 12 | .864 |
Joe Wall | 7 | .903 |
Benny Distefano | 3 | 1.000 |
Homer Hillebrand | 3 | .899 |
Jim Egan | 2 | 1.000 |
Dale Long | 2 | 1.000 |
Mike Squires | 2 | 1.000 |
Charlie Eden | 1 | 1.000 |
John Cassidy | 1 | 1.000 |
John Mullen | 1 | .714 |
Lefty Marr | 1 | .000 |
Martin Powell | 1 | .000 |
Billy Redmond | 1 | .000 |
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