John Clapp Stats

John Clapp was born on Tuesday, July 15, 1851, in Ithaca, New York. Clapp was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1876, with the St. Louis Brown Stockings. 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 John Clapp baseball stats page.

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"John (Clapp) is a cool, easy-going fellow, not easily 'rattled' and not much of a manager. As a player he ranks high." - The Sporting News (Frank V. Phelps, Nineteenth Century Stars, 1989)

John Clapp



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Birth Name:   John Edgar Clapp
Nickname:   Honest John
Born On:   07-15-1851  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Ithaca, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-18-1904 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Ithaca, New York
Cemetery:   Lake View Cemetery, Ithaca, New York
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07   Player Weight Chart Weight:   194
First Game:   04-26-1876 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-28-1883
Draft:   Not Applicable

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John Clapp Pitching Stats

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John Clapp Hitting Stats

1876 25 Brown Stockings 64 298 60 91 4 2 0 0 29 8 - 2 - - 0 - .305 .324 .332
1877 26 Brown Stockings 60 255 47 81 6 6 0 0 34 8 - 6 - - 0 - .318 .338 .388
1878 27 Blues 63 263 42 80 10 2 0 0 29 13 - 8 - - 0 - .304 .337 .357
1879 28 Bisons 70 292 47 77 12 5 1 0 36 11 - 11 - - 0 - .264 .290 .349
1880 29 Reds 80 323 33 91 16 4 1 0 20 21 - 10 - - 0 - .282 .326 .365
1881 30 Blues 68 261 47 66 12 2 0 0 25 35 - 6 - - 0 - .253 .341 .314
1883 32 Gothams 20 73 6 13 0 0 0 0 5 5 - - - - 0 - .178 .231 .178
7 Years 425 1,765 282 499 60 21 2 0 178 101 - 43 - - 0 - .283 .322 .344

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John Clapp Fielding Stats

1876 Brown Stockings 2B 1 - - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1876 Brown Stockings C 61 - - 445 7.3 389 333 56 56 5 52 52 - .874 0.00
1877 Brown Stockings 1B 1 - - 10 10.0 10 9 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1877 Brown Stockings C 53 - - 353 6.7 313 269 44 40 2 45 - - .887 0.00
1878 Blues 1B 12 - - 150 12.5 145 143 2 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00
1878 Blues 2B 1 - - 10 10.0 8 1 7 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00
1878 Blues C 9 - - 43 4.8 40 29 11 3 0 10 - - .930 0.00
1878 Blues LF 44 - - 73 1.7 65 60 5 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .890 0.00
1878 Blues SS 3 - - 12 4.0 9 1 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
1879 Bisons C 63 - - 382 6.1 346 286 60 36 4 56 - - .906 0.00
1879 Bisons RF 7 - - 15 2.1 11 11 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .733 0.00
1880 Reds C 73 - - 603 8.3 541 420 121 62 5 56 - - .897 0.00
1881 Blues C 48 - - 319 6.6 284 211 73 35 8 55 - - .890 0.00
1883 Gothams C 16 - - 124 7.8 111 80 31 13 1 26 - - .895 0.00
C Totals 323 0 0 2,269 7.0 2,024 1,628 396 245 25 300 52 n/a .892 0.00
LF Totals 44 0 0 73 1.7 65 60 5 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .890 0.00
1B Totals 13 0 0 160 12.3 155 152 3 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00
RF Totals 7 0 0 15 2.1 11 11 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .733 0.00
SS Totals 3 0 0 12 4.0 9 1 8 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00
2B Totals 2 0 0 11 5.5 8 1 7 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .727 0.00
7 Years 392 - - 2,540 6.5 2,272 1,853 419 268 31 300 52 n/a .894 0.00

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John Clapp Miscellaneous Stats

1876 Brown Stockings - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 149.0 10.3 - - -
1877 Brown Stockings - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 42.5 7.5 - - -
1878 Blues - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 32.9 9.1 - - -
1879 Bisons - - - 0 0 n/a 292.0 26.5 8.1 - - -
1880 Reds - - - 0 0 n/a 323.0 32.3 16.2 - - -
1881 Blues - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 43.5 10.4 - - -
1883 Gothams - - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 14.6 - - -
7 Years - - - 0 0 n/a 882.5 41.0 9.9 - - -

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John Clapp Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1876 St. Louis Brown Stockings n/a $3,000.00 n/a n/a
1877 St. Louis Brown Stockings n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1878 Indianapolis Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1879 Buffalo Bisons n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1880 Cincinnati Reds n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1881 Cleveland Blues n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1883 New York Gothams n/a Undetermined n/a n/a

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