Vibert Clarke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955)

Vibert Clarke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1955 for the Cleveland Buckeyes and the Washington Senators. Across 26 career appearances, he went 11-6 with a 3.76 ERA and 75 strikeouts. Vibert Clarke was a 3-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1485.9.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 11–6
ERA 3.76
WHIP 1.43
SO 75
Pitcher PIV 1485.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 165 lb
Born
6/8/1928 in Colon, Colón, Panama
Died
6/14/1970 in Cristobal, CZ, USA
MLB Debut
1955-09-04
Last Game
1955-09-24
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Vibert Ernesto Clarke

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Vibert Clarke — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
95.0 86.0 15.0 31.0 3.0 0 2.0 9.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 .360 .402 .465 .867

Pitching

Vibert Clarke — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
28 30 66 43 11 1 450.0 392 215 46 16 74 92 0.92 1.04

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Vibert Clarke — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 17.0 16.0 4.0 6.0 0 0 2.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
1950 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1951 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 3 19 18 4 6 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 .333 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Vibert Clarke — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1949 1 10 11 7 2 0 54.1 47 43 0 6 12 0 0.00 1.09
1950 0 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 1 1 3 3.00 1.00
1951 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 6 2 2 0 1 1 6.75 2.62
Listed seasons · 3 1 11 12 7 2 0 60.0 55 46 3 7 14 4 0.45 1.15

Career Pitching Statistics

Vibert Clarke — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
11 6 26 19 11 1 0 155.2 158 65 6 64 75 3.76 1485.9

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Vibert Clarke — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1946 CBE NAL 2 3 6 5 1 0 0 36.0 46 19 12 16 4.75 3.59 (-32%) 155.3
1947 CBE NAL 4 0 4 4 4 1 0 36.0 36 11 12 21 2.75 3.97 (+31%) 1232.6
1948 CBE NAL 5 3 9 8 6 0 0 62.1 59 24 26 29 3.47 4.10 (+16%) 478.5
1955 WS1 AL 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 21.1 17 11 14 9 4.64 4.00 (-16%) -380.4
Career · 4 seasons 11 6 26 19 11 1 0 155.2 158 65 64 75 3.76 — 1,486

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

Vibert Clarke — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
28 62 7 19 2 0 0 6 1 3 1 .306 .338 .339 .677 0

Career AVG .306 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Career OBP .338 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .339 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OPS .677 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vibert Clarke — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1946 CBE NAL 8 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .214 — — — — 0.0
1947 CBE NAL 4 15 1 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .533 — — — — 0.0
1948 CBE NAL 9 27 4 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259 — — — — 0.0
1955 WS1 AL 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
Career · 4 seasons 28 62 7 19 2 0 0 6 1 3 1 .306 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Vibert Clarke — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Vibert Clarke — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 NWS CBE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Vibert Clarke — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 1 0 0.0 4 2 1 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Vibert Clarke — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 NWS CBE 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 4 2 1 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Vibert Clarke — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home374581718.378
Away423961303.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Vibert Clarke — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home35214.21732535501.05
Away37221.02042248390.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vibert Clarke — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1955-09-24 MINBALL 000000000
1955-09-20 MINNYYL 000000000
1955-09-17 MINBALL 000000000
1955-09-16 MINBALL 100000000
1955-09-10 MINKC1L 401000301
1955-09-05 MINBOSL 100000000
1955-09-04 MINNYYL 000000000
1949-08-31 LCBCAGL 601000100
1949-08-26 LCBCAGL 000000000
1949-07-31 LCBIN9L 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vibert Clarke — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1955-09-24 MINBAL — 3.0000030
1955-09-20 MINNYY — 1.0100010
1955-09-17 MINBAL — 1.0211100
1955-09-16 MINBAL — 3.1333200
1955-09-10 MINKC1 — 7.0444521
1955-09-05 MINBOS — 5.0422621
1955-09-04 MINNYY — 1.0311010
1949-08-26 LCBCAG L 0.1010000
1949-07-31 LCBIN9 L 0.0000000
1949-07-24 LCBHOE L 8.0770001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vibert Clarke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 26 19 10 49 0 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vibert Clarke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1946 CBE P 6 5 1 16 0 0
1947 CBE P 4 4 1 14 0 0
1948 CBE P 9 8 7 15 0 2
1955 WS1 P 7 2 1 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Vibert Clarke — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 26

Vibert Clarke: the record in brief

Vibert Clarke appears in the season tables from 1946, when the club was a Negro Leagues team; the bio's debut date, September 4, 1955, marks the first game in the American or National League era of the record, and the final game as September 24, 1955. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Buckeyes (1946 to 1948) and the Washington Senators (1955). Clarke played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 8, 1928, in Colon, Colón, Panama and a listed size of 165 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Clarke died on June 14, 1970, in Cristobal, CZ, USA. The given name on file is Vibert Ernesto Clarke.

The pitching table credits Clarke with a 11-6 record and a 3.76 ERA in 26 games. The same table counts 75 strikeouts and 11 complete games. Clarke's 3.76 ERA was close to the 3.91 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 5 wins of 1948.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vibert Clarke

Was Vibert Clarke a pitcher?
Yes. Vibert Clarke pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 75 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vibert Clarke hit?
Vibert Clarke hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.
What was Vibert Clarke's career batting average?
Vibert Clarke batted .306 over his career, with 19 hits in 62 at bats.
How many RBI did Vibert Clarke have?
Vibert Clarke drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Vibert Clarke's career ERA?
Vibert Clarke finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 11-6 with 75 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Vibert Clarke have?
Vibert Clarke recorded 75 career strikeouts.