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.
"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)
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John ClappJohn Clapp 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 |
John ClappJohn Clapp 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 |
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 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
7 Years | 425 | 1,765 | 282 | 499 | 60 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 101 | - | 43 | - | - | 0 | - | .283 | .322 | .344 |
John ClappJohn Clapp Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
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 |
John ClappJohn Clapp 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 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
7 Years | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 882.5 | 41.0 | 9.9 | - | - | - |
John ClappJohn Clapp Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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