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.

Vibert Clarke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955)

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

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

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

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

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

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

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	155.7	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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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	CBE	NAL	2	3	6	5	1	0	36.0	46	19	12	16	4.75	3.59 (-32%)	155.3
1947	CBE	NAL	4	0	4	4	4	1	36.0	36	11	12	21	2.75	3.97 (+31%)	1232.6
1948	CBE	NAL	5	3	9	8	6	0	62.3	59	24	26	29	3.47	4.10 (+16%)	478.5
1955	WS1	AL	0	0	7	2	0	0	21.3	17	11	14	9	4.64	4.00 (-16%)	-380.4
Career · 4 seasons			11	6	26	19	11	1	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

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

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

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

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

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	37	45	8	17	1	8	.378
Away	42	39	6	13	0	3	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	35	214.2	173	25	35	50	1.05
Away	37	221.0	204	22	48	39	0.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1955-09-24	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	0
1955-09-20	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1955-09-17	MIN	BAL	L	0	0	0	0
1955-09-16	MIN	BAL	L	1	0	0	0
1955-09-10	MIN	KC1	L	4	1	3	1
1955-09-05	MIN	BOS	L	1	0	0	0
1955-09-04	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
1949-08-31	LCB	CAG	L	6	1	1	0
1949-08-26	LCB	CAG	L	0	0	0	0
1949-07-31	LCB	IN9	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1955-09-24	MIN	BAL	—	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1955-09-20	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1955-09-17	MIN	BAL	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1955-09-16	MIN	BAL	—	3.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
1955-09-10	MIN	KC1	—	7.0	4	4	4	5	2	1
1955-09-05	MIN	BOS	—	5.0	4	2	2	6	2	1
1955-09-04	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1949-08-26	LCB	CAG	L	0.1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1949-07-31	LCB	IN9	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	LCB	HOE	L	8.0	7	7	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	19	10	49	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1946	CBE	P	6	5	1	16	0
1947	CBE	P	4	4	1	14	0
1948	CBE	P	9	8	7	15	2
1955	WS1	P	7	2	1	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	26

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.