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Amos RusievsJohn Clarkson

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Amos Rusie

1889–1901 · 10 seasons

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Amos Rusie and John Clarkson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Amos Rusie	Stat	John Clarkson
10	Seasons	12
117.9	Career VAL	141.7
25.7 (1894)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (1889)
Inducted 1977	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1963

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Amos Rusie and John Clarkson have
Amos Rusie	Stat	John Clarkson
Career
487	Games	546
Batting
429	Hits	432
8	Home runs	24
176	RBI	232
209	Runs	254
25	Stolen bases	31
27

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.248	Batting avg	.219

.262	On-base %	.250

.320	Slugging %	.319

65	OPS+	72

Pitching
246	Wins	328
174	Losses	178
5	Saves	5
3778.2	Innings pitched	4536.1
1,950	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,978
3.07	ERA	2.81
1.35	WHIP	1.21
130	ERA+	127

Pitching

246

Wins

328

174

Losses

178

Saves

3778.2

Innings pitched

4536.1

1,950

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,978

3.07

ERA

2.81

1.35

WHIP

1.21

130

ERA+

127

Age	Amos Rusie	John Clarkson
18	0	—
19	17	—
20	12.1	—
21	9.3	—
22	18.7	1.6
23	25.7	20.7
24	13.5	14.2
25	—	21.4
26	15.1	6.5
27	6.5	23.5
28	—	11.4
29	—	14.8
30	—	11.6
31	—	8.8
32	—	7.2