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John ClarksonvsOld Hoss Radbourn

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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Old Hoss Radbourn

1880–1891 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

John Clarkson and Old Hoss Radbourn: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Clarkson	Stat	Old Hoss Radbourn
12	Seasons	12
141.7	Career VAL	127.6
23.5 (1889)	Peak-season VAL	25.4 (1884)
Inducted 1963	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1939

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 Old Hoss Radbourn have
John Clarkson	Stat	Old Hoss Radbourn
Career
546	Games	653
Batting
432	Hits	585
24	Home runs	9
232	RBI	259
254	Runs	308
31	Stolen bases	26
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	.235

.250	On-base %	.283

.319	Slugging %	.281

72	OPS+	77

Pitching
328	Wins	309
178	Losses	195
5	Saves	2
4536.1	Innings pitched	4535.1
1,978	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,830
2.81	ERA	2.67
1.21	WHIP	1.15
127	ERA+	125

Pitching

328

Wins

309

178

Losses

195

Saves

4536.1

Innings pitched

4535.1

1,978

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,830

2.81

ERA

2.67

1.21

WHIP

1.15

127

ERA+

125

Age	John Clarkson	Old Hoss Radbourn
22	1.6	—
23	20.7	—
24	14.2	—
25	21.4	—
26	6.5	6.5
27	23.5	13.6
28	11.4	24.6
29	14.8	25.4
30	11.6	12.7
31	8.8	11.8
32	7.2	5.3
33	—	3.6
34	—	8.2
35	—	12.6
36	—	3.3