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Old Hoss RadbournvsJohn Clarkson

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

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Old Hoss Radbourn

1880–1891 · 12 seasons

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Old Hoss Radbourn and John Clarkson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Old Hoss Radbourn	Stat	John Clarkson
12	Seasons	12
127.6	Career VAL	141.7
25.4 (1884)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (1889)
Inducted 1939	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 Old Hoss Radbourn and John Clarkson have
Old Hoss Radbourn	Stat	John Clarkson
Career
653	Games	546
Batting
585	Hits	432
9	Home runs	24
259	RBI	232
308	Runs	254
26	Stolen bases	31
158

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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.235	Batting avg	.219

.283	On-base %	.250

.281	Slugging %	.319

77	OPS+	72

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

Pitching

309

Wins

328

195

Losses

178

Saves

4535.1

Innings pitched

4536.1

1,830

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,978

2.67

ERA

2.81

1.15

WHIP

1.21

125

ERA+

127

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