What years did Henry Clarke play?

Henry Clarke played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1898.

Was Henry Clarke a pitcher?

Yes. Henry Clarke pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 4 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Henry Clarke hit?

Henry Clarke hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Henry Clarke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1898)

W–L 1–4

ERA 4.99

WHIP 1.44

SO 4

Pitcher PIV -1518.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Born: 8/4/1875 in Bellevue, NE, USA
Died: 3/28/1950 in Colorado Springs, CO, USA
MLB Debut: 1897-06-26
Last Game: 1898-07-05

Full name: Henry Tefft Clarke

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	4	6	5	4	0	0	39.7	40	22	4	17	4	4.99	-1518.1

Career ERA 4.99 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 27.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1897	CL4	NL	0	4	5	4	3	30.7	32	20	12	3	5.87	4.30 (-36%)	-1518.1
1898	CHN	NL	1	0	1	1	1	9.0	8	2	5	1	2.00	3.59 (+44%)	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			1	4	6	5	4	39.2	40	22	17	4	4.99	—	-1,518

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 Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	29	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	.276	.344	.276	.620	0

Career AVG .276 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .344 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .276 vs. league average .366 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career OPS .620 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 12.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1897	CL4	NL	7	25	3	7	3	2	.280	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	CHN	NL	2	4	0	1	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			9	29	3	8	3	3	.276	—	—	—	—	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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	2	4	0	1	0	0	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	9.0	8	1	5	1	1.00

Last 2 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1898-07-05	CHC	CL4	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1898-07-02	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1898-07-05	CHC	CL4	W	9.0	8	4	1	5	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	3	0	3	0	2	0
P	6	0	0	6	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1897	CL4	OF	2	3	0	2
1897	CL4	P	5	0	5	2
1898	CHN	OF	1	0	0	0
1898	CHN	P	1	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	6
Center Field	1
Right Field	2

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Chicago	Chicago	IL	1895, 1896, 1897
Williams College	Williamstown	MA	1894

Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Clarke

What years did Henry Clarke play?: Henry Clarke played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1898.
Was Henry Clarke a pitcher?: Yes. Henry Clarke pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 4 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Henry Clarke hit?: Henry Clarke hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.