Was Cap Clark a pitcher?

No. Cap Clark was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Cap Clark hit?

Cap Clark hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

Cap Clark

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938)

AVG .257

HR 0

RBI 4

H 19

OPS .635

PIV -143

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 9/19/1906 in Snow Camp, NC, USA
Died: 2/16/1957 in Fayetteville, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-04-23
Last Game: 1938-09-16

Full name: John Carroll Clark

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
52	74	11	19	1	1	0	4	0	9	10	.257	.337	.297	.635	-143

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career OBP .337 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .297 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 24.3% below league average.

Career OPS .635 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 13.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	PHI	NL	52	74	11	19	1	1	0	4	0	9	10	.257	.272 (-6%)	.341 (-1%)	.392 (-24%)	.734 (-14%)	-143.1
Career · 1 season			52	74	11	19	1	1	0	4	0	9	10	.257	—	—	—	—	-143

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	25	33	5	8	0	2	.242
Away	27	41	6	11	0	2	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1938-09-16	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-14	PHI	STL	L	2	1	1	0	0	1
1938-09-11	PHI	BSN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-10	PHI	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-08	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	1	0
1938-09-05	PHI	NY1	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-04	PHI	BSN	L	4	1	1	1	0	0
1938-09-03	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1938-09-01	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-28	PHI	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	29	0	65	8	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1938	PHI	C	29	0	65	8	5	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	29

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Elon University	Elon	NC	1927, 1928, 1929, 1930

Frequently Asked Questions about Cap Clark

Was Cap Clark a pitcher?: No. Cap Clark was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Cap Clark hit?: Cap Clark hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.