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Silver KingvsJohn Clarkson

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

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Silver King

1886–1897 · 10 seasons

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John Clarkson

1882–1894 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Silver King and John Clarkson: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Silver King	Stat	John Clarkson
10	Seasons	12
92.8	Career VAL	141.7
25.1 (1888)	Peak-season VAL	23.5 (1889)
—	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 Silver King and John Clarkson have
Silver King	Stat	John Clarkson
Career
419	Games	546
Batting
259	Hits	432
4	Home runs	24
135	RBI	232
182	Runs	254
24	Stolen bases	31
166

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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.198	Batting avg	.219

.290	On-base %	.250

.267	Slugging %	.319

65	OPS+	72

Pitching
203	Wins	328
153	Losses	178
6	Saves	5
3181.2	Innings pitched	4536.1
1,222	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,978
3.18	ERA	2.81
1.28	WHIP	1.21
121	ERA+	127

Pitching

203

Wins

328

153

Losses

178

Saves

3181.2

Innings pitched

4536.1

1,222

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,978

3.18

ERA

2.81

1.28

WHIP

1.21

121

ERA+

127

Age	Silver King	John Clarkson
18	0	—
19	12.1	—
20	25.1	—
21	16.4	—
22	19	1.6
23	9.9	20.7
24	4.6	14.2
25	0	21.4
26	—	6.5
27	—	23.5
28	3.7	11.4
29	2	14.8
30	—	11.6
31	—	8.8
32	—	7.2