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John ClarksonvsJim Whitney

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

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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Jim Whitney

1881–1890 · 10 seasons

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At a glance

John Clarkson and Jim Whitney: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Clarkson	Stat	Jim Whitney
12	Seasons	10
141.7	Career VAL	91.9
23.5 (1889)	Peak-season VAL	22.1 (1883)
Inducted 1963	Hall of Fame	—

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 Jim Whitney have
John Clarkson	Stat	Jim Whitney
Career
546	Games	550
Batting
432	Hits	559
24	Home runs	18
232	RBI	280
254	Runs	316
31	Stolen bases	20
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	.261

.250	On-base %	.313

.319	Slugging %	.375

72	OPS+	116

Pitching
328	Wins	191
178	Losses	204
5	Saves	2
4536.1	Innings pitched	3496.1
1,978	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,571
2.81	ERA	2.97
1.21	WHIP	1.15
127	ERA+	106

Pitching

328

Wins

191

178

Losses

204

Saves

4536.1

Innings pitched

3496.1

1,978

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,571

2.81

ERA

2.97

1.21

WHIP

1.15

127

ERA+

106

Age	John Clarkson	Jim Whitney
22	1.6	—
23	20.7	13.4
24	14.2	8.7
25	21.4	22.1
26	6.5	10.6
27	23.5	8.3
28	11.4	4.4
29	14.8	17.5
30	11.6	6.7
31	8.8	0
32	7.2	0.2