Was Clarence Palm a pitcher?

No. Clarence Palm was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Clarence Palm hit?

Clarence Palm hit 52 career home runs with 435 hits.

What was Clarence Palm's career batting average?

Clarence Palm batted .291 over his career, with 435 hits in 1,496 at bats.

How many RBI did Clarence Palm have?

Clarence Palm drove in 286 runs in his career.

Is Clarence Palm in the Hall of Fame?

No. Clarence Palm has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Clarence Palm play for?

Clarence Palm played for the Birmingham Black Barons, the St. Louis Stars, the Detroit Stars, the Homestead Grays, the Chicago American Giants, and the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, among 11 clubs in all.

Clarence Palm

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Clarence Palm was a catcher who played in Major League Baseball for 11 teams, including the Birmingham Black Barons. In 510 career games, he hit .291 with 435 hits, 52 home runs, and 286 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 2,922.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .291

HR 52

RBI 286

H 435

OPS .808

PIV 2,922

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 176 lb
Born: 10/27/1907 in Georgetown, TX, USA
Died: 4/21/1969 in New York, NY, USA

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Clarence Palm — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
616.0	553.0	67.0	157.0	16.0	1.0	14.0	64.0	54.0	2.0	7.0	.284	.352	.392	.744

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

Clarence Palm — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1937	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Listed seasons · 1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—

Career Batting Statistics

Clarence Palm — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
510	1,496	216	435	66	17	52	286	22	123	3	.291	.346	.462	.808	2,922

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .273 across their career seasons — +6.6% above league average.

Career OBP .346 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — +20.0% above league average.

Career OPS .808 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — +11.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Clarence Palm Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1927	BBB	NNL	54	155	22	44	6	3	8	27	2	9	0	.284	.282 (+1%)	.344 (-6%)	.392 (+32%)	.736 (+14%)	310.2
1928	SLS	NNL	41	109	19	35	4	1	7	21	0	7	0	.321	.280 (+14%)	.342 (+6%)	.395 (+44%)	.737 (+26%)	463.2
1929	SLS	NNL	65	201	36	67	13	3	17	60	3	17	1	.333	.289 (+15%)	.353 (+10%)	.415 (+64%)	.769 (+39%)	1397.2
1930	DS	NNL	48	143	25	43	7	2	6	33	5	9	0	.301	.293 (+2%)	.354 (-3%)	.429 (+17%)	.784 (+8%)	173.9
1931	DS	NNL	42	161	23	50	9	1	3	32	3	10	0	.311	.276 (+12%)	.338 (+4%)	.388 (+12%)	.726 (+8%)	207.1
1932	HG	EWL	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	CAG	NSL	2	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	ID	NN2	12	41	3	12	3	1	0	6	0	1	0	.293	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	ACG	NN2	10	34	4	9	1	2	1	6	0	2	0	.265	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	HG	IND	7	17	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	PC	NN2	11	27	3	7	1	2	1	6	0	1	0	.259	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BE	NN2	41	130	22	37	5	2	3	27	2	11	0	.285	.279 (+2%)	.342 (-1%)	.399 (+6%)	.742 (+3%)	53.0
1936	NBY	NN2	23	57	12	20	2	0	1	11	6	5	0	.351	.283 (+24%)	.349 (+18%)	.404 (+9%)	.753 (+13%)	148.2
1938	NBY	NN2	17	56	9	13	5	0	2	12	0	5	1	.232	.272 (-15%)	.341 (-14%)	.392 (+9%)	.734 (-1%)	-31.5
1939	NBY	NN2	9	28	3	9	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	.321	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	PS	NN2	12	38	5	11	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	.289	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PS	NN2	22	56	6	18	1	0	1	10	0	10	0	.321	.267 (+20%)	.335 (+27%)	.387 (+1%)	.722 (+13%)	171.5
1941	PS	NN2	15	41	6	13	1	0	1	3	1	10	0	.317	—	—	—	—	205.2
1941	HG	NN2	4	13	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.231	—	—	—	—	205.2
1942	PS	NN2	29	84	8	18	4	0	1	12	0	8	1	.214	.253 (-15%)	.323 (-13%)	.349 (-15%)	.672 (-14%)	-176.3
1943	NBY	NN2	9	20	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	15	33	1	5	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	PS	NN2	3	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	NBY	NN2	4	12	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	NBY	NN2	12	20	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 25 seasons			510	1,496	216	435	66	17	52	286	22	123	3	.291	—	—	—	—	3,127

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

Clarence Palm — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	46	7	16	1	0	1	4	5	0	.348

Playoff Batting by Year

Clarence Palm — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG
1930	NNC	DS	7	28	3	10	1	1	4	2	.357
1928	NNC	SLS	5	11	4	4	0	0	0	2	.364
1927	NNC	BBB	3	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	.286

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Clarence Palm — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	88	222	23	63	3	20	.284
Away	107	289	37	77	7	27	.266

Last 10 Games — Batting

Clarence Palm — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB
1946-08-27	NY5	NW2	L	1	0	0
1946-07-02	NY5	NW2	L	1	0	0
1946-06-30	NY5	HOM	L	1	1	0
1946-06-23	NY5	BLG	L	1	0	0
1946-06-22	NY5	PH5	L	1	0	0
1946-06-21	NY5	NW2	L	0	0	0
1946-06-21	NY5	NW2	L	3	1	0
1946-06-18	NY5	PH5	L	2	0	1
1946-05-20	NY5	HOM	L	4	0	0
1946-05-19	NY5	NY6	L	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Clarence Palm — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	433	400	1832	275	70	27
OF	6	3	4	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Clarence Palm — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1927	BBB	C	50	46	212	28	10	3
1928	SLS	C	34	32	100	18	6	0
1929	SLS	C	55	54	200	36	5	2
1930	DS	C	39	37	193	21	7	3
1931	DS	C	42	42	223	46	8	6
1932	HG	C	2	0	3	1	1	0
1932	CAG	C	2	2	9	2	1	0
1933	ID	C	12	12	59	6	3	4
1933	ID	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1933	ACG	C	9	9	54	9	1	0
1934	HG	C	5	2	19	1	0	0
1934	HG	OF	2	2	2	0	0	0
1934	PC	C	7	6	32	5	3	0
1934	PC	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1935	BE	C	35	32	157	22	4	1
1936	NBY	C	19	15	77	15	3	3
1938	NBY	C	17	13	67	8	3	0
1939	NBY	C	7	7	24	4	1	0
1939	NBY	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1939	PS	C	11	11	49	6	0	0
1940	PS	C	19	16	70	5	1	1
1941	PS	C	12	12	59	11	1	1
1941	HG	C	4	4	20	2	1	2
1942	PS	C	26	25	84	17	2	0
1943	NBY	C	9	8	36	2	1	1
1944	PS	C	6	6	39	3	3	0
1944	PS	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1945	PS	C	2	2	11	2	1	0
1945	NBY	C	3	2	15	2	3	0
1946	NBY	C	6	5	20	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Clarence Palm Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	433
Left Field	3
Right Field	3

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Clarence Palm: the record in brief

Clarence Palm's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1927 to 1946. The season rows list, in order, the Birmingham Black Barons (1927), the St. Louis Stars (1928 through 1929), the Detroit Stars (1930 to 1931), the Homestead Grays (1932 through 1941), the Chicago American Giants (1932), the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars (1933), the Akron Grays / Cleveland Giants (1933), and the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1934), among other clubs in the table. Born on October 27, 1907, in Georgetown, TX, USA, Palm is listed as a catcher and batted and threw right-handed. Palm's listed size is 5 feet, 11 inches and 176 pounds. Palm's death is recorded on April 21, 1969, in New York, NY, USA.

Palm collected 435 hits in 1,496 at bats across 510 games, good for a .291 batting average; the totals also include 52 homers, 286 RBI, and 22 stolen bases. On-base and slugging figures of .346 and .462 give Palm a career OPS of .808.

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarence Palm

Was Clarence Palm a pitcher?: No. Clarence Palm was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Clarence Palm hit?: Clarence Palm hit 52 career home runs with 435 hits.
What was Clarence Palm's career batting average?: Clarence Palm batted .291 over his career, with 435 hits in 1,496 at bats.
How many RBI did Clarence Palm have?: Clarence Palm drove in 286 runs in his career.
Is Clarence Palm in the Hall of Fame?: No. Clarence Palm has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Clarence Palm play for?: Clarence Palm played for the Birmingham Black Barons, the St. Louis Stars, the Detroit Stars, the Homestead Grays, the Chicago American Giants, and the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, among 11 clubs in all.