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John ClarksonvsAmos Rusie

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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Amos Rusie

1889–1901 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

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

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 John Clarkson and Amos Rusie have
John Clarkson	Stat	Amos Rusie
Career
546	Games	487
Batting
432	Hits	429
24	Home runs	8
232	RBI	176
254	Runs	209
31	Stolen bases	25
81

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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.219	Batting avg	.248

.250	On-base %	.262

.319	Slugging %	.320

72	OPS+	65

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

Pitching

328

Wins

246

178

Losses

174

Saves

4536.1

Innings pitched

3778.2

1,978

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,950

2.81

ERA

3.07

1.21

WHIP

1.35

127

ERA+

130

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