Bob Clarke

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .217
HR 7
RBI 185
H 462
OPS .544
PIV -8,070
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 175 lb
Born
1/8/1903 in Richmond, VA, USA
Died
1971 in Newark, NJ, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Robert Alfred Clarke

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1115.0 1016.0 90.0 211.0 37.0 4.0 1.0 64.0 79.0 9.0 4.0 .208 .267 .255 .522

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 1 0 0 0 6.1 7 6 6 2 0 0 8.53 1.10

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
705 2,131 210 462 78 7 7 185 16 156 12 .217 .274 .270 .544 -8,070

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .274 across their career seasons — 20.9% below league average.

Career OBP .274 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 19.3% below league average.

Career SLG .270 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OPS .544 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 25.1% 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
1923 BBS ECL 21 63 5 14 3 1 0 4 1 4 3 .222 .282 (-21%) .344 (-22%) .390 (-23%) .734 (-22%) -240.5
1925 BBS ECL 35 89 8 14 2 0 0 2 0 7 0 .157 .288 (-45%) .349 (-37%) .407 (-56%) .756 (-47%) -698.1
1926 BBS ECL 44 108 7 22 4 1 1 13 3 12 1 .204 .279 (-27%) .345 (-15%) .390 (-26%) .735 (-21%) -355.6
1927 BBS ECL 48 140 15 33 6 1 1 15 3 8 0 .236 .282 (-16%) .344 (-17%) .392 (-20%) .736 (-18%) -427.1
1928 BBS ECL 41 124 20 36 7 0 2 15 1 11 0 .290 .280 (+3%) .342 (+4%) .395 (avg) .737 (+2%) 67.9
1929 BBS ANL 72 230 34 61 11 1 0 23 2 12 0 .265 .289 (-8%) .353 (-13%) .415 (-23%) .769 (-18%) -705.2
1930 BBS IND 22 66 8 23 5 0 0 8 1 8 0 .348 .293 (+19%) .354 (+18%) .429 (-1%) .784 (+8%) 118.3
1931 BBS IND 41 128 9 23 1 1 0 6 1 6 1 .180 .276 (-35%) .338 (-36%) .388 (-48%) .726 (-42%) -868.0
1932 BBS EWL 45 144 14 29 6 0 2 21 2 14 0 .201 .275 (-27%) .335 (-19%) .391 (-27%) .726 (-23%) -532.2
1933 NBY IND 12 44 5 12 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
1934 NBY IND 22 71 6 13 4 0 1 5 0 5 0 .183 .278 (-34%) .340 (-30%) .392 (-28%) .733 (-29%) -348.1
1935 NBY IND 9 31 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .226 — — — — 0.0
1936 NBY NN2 22 64 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 .078 .283 (-72%) .349 (-59%) .404 (-81%) .753 (-70%) -749.5
1937 NBY NN2 28 92 10 19 5 0 0 8 0 5 0 .207 .276 (-25%) .342 (-26%) .398 (-34%) .740 (-30%) -459.3
1938 NBY NN2 11 34 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .147 — — — — 0.0
1939 NBY NN2 23 78 5 17 1 0 0 10 0 7 2 .218 .274 (-21%) .342 (-17%) .393 (-41%) .735 (-30%) -367.5
1940 NBY NN2 17 54 2 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .204 .267 (-24%) .335 (-35%) .387 (-47%) .722 (-42%) -356.9
1941 BEG NN2 30 88 11 22 5 0 0 10 0 11 0 .250 .262 (-5%) .332 (avg) .373 (-18%) .705 (-9%) -106.8
1942 BEG NN2 35 111 8 20 1 0 0 7 1 6 4 .180 .253 (-29%) .323 (-27%) .349 (-46%) .672 (-37%) -603.3
1943 BEG NN2 43 129 12 29 4 0 0 11 0 11 0 .225 .255 (-12%) .324 (-12%) .346 (-26%) .671 (-19%) -363.4
1943 PS NN2 2 7 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 — — — — -363.4
1944 BEG NN2 16 55 8 16 4 1 0 8 0 3 0 .291 .261 (+11%) .325 (+1%) .357 (+12%) .683 (+6%) 36.5
1945 BEG NN2 19 56 1 9 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 .161 .260 (-38%) .328 (-26%) .354 (-55%) .683 (-41%) -338.1
1946 BEG NN2 46 124 11 19 5 0 0 8 0 9 0 .153 .256 (-40%) .328 (-34%) .358 (-46%) .687 (-40%) -773.1
1948 NBY NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 25 seasons 705 2,131 210 462 78 7 7 185 16 156 12 .217 — — — — -8,433

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 0 3 1 0 0 0 12.3 10 6 0 3 8 4.38 0.0

Career ERA 4.38 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 6.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1923 BBS ECL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 5 2 2 12.27 — 0.0
1938 NBY NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 1 0 0 2 0.00 — 0.0
1941 BEG NN2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 4 1 1 4 1.29 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 12.1 10 6 3 8 4.38 — 0

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1503963977032.194
Away1213392864018.189

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away16.176008.53

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-05-02 NY5PH5L 100000000
1946-09-15 BLGNW2W 000000000
1946-09-15 BLGNW2W 400000000
1946-09-10 BLGPH5W 300000010
1946-09-08 BLGPH5W 000000000
1946-09-03 BLGNY6L 300000000
1946-09-02 BLGHOML 000000000
1946-09-02 BLGHOML 200000010
1946-09-01 BLGHOMW 210000010
1946-09-01 BLGHOMW 300000010

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-09-01 NY5PH5 L 6.1766002

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 10 5 60 3 0 3
3B 5 4 6 7 1 1
C 640 578 2886 445 92 57
OF 10 7 10 3 1 0
P 3 1 0 3 1 0
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 BBS C 19 17 80 13 3 2
1923 BBS P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1925 BBS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 BBS C 31 1 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS C 30 30 142 25 8 4
1926 BBS OF 3 1 1 1 1 0
1927 BBS C 37 37 182 33 9 5
1927 BBS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1928 BBS C 34 29 152 28 4 3
1928 BBS OF 1 1 0 1 0 0
1929 BBS 1B 3 2 22 2 0 0
1929 BBS C 68 61 262 47 12 6
1929 BBS OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1930 BBS C 22 20 83 18 1 3
1931 BBS 1B 2 1 10 0 0 1
1931 BBS C 40 37 170 25 6 2
1932 BBS 1B 1 1 13 0 0 1
1932 BBS 3B 2 2 4 5 0 0
1932 BBS C 39 36 198 37 12 5
1932 BBS OF 2 2 3 0 0 0
1933 NBY C 12 12 68 8 2 0
1934 NBY C 22 22 125 21 1 2
1935 NBY 1B 1 1 6 0 0 1
1935 NBY C 8 8 68 7 2 0
1936 NBY 3B 1 1 2 0 1 1
1936 NBY C 19 18 94 13 1 2
1937 NBY C 28 27 127 22 3 5
1938 NBY 1B 1 0 8 1 0 0
1938 NBY 3B 2 1 0 2 0 0
1938 NBY C 8 8 30 4 3 1
1938 NBY OF 1 1 2 1 0 0
1938 NBY P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1939 NBY C 22 22 109 19 5 3
1940 NBY C 16 16 71 8 1 1
1941 BEG C 29 27 148 21 3 2
1941 BEG P 1 1 0 2 1 0
1942 BEG C 35 34 191 24 0 1
1943 BEG 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1943 BEG C 40 40 197 24 7 2
1943 BEG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1943 PS C 2 2 17 1 3 0
1944 BEG C 16 16 85 11 1 2
1945 BEG C 18 16 93 11 2 2
1946 BEG C 45 42 194 25 3 4
1948 NBY PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 3
Catcher 640
First Base 10
Third Base 5
Left Field 3
Center Field 1
Right Field 6

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Clarke

Was Bob Clarke a pitcher?
No. Bob Clarke was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did Bob Clarke hit?
Bob Clarke hit 7 career home runs with 462 hits.