Clarence Palm

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

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

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

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

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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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

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

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

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (195 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home882222363320.284
Away1072893777727.266

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-08-27 NY5NW2L 100000000
1946-07-02 NY5NW2L 100000000
1946-06-30 NY5HOML 101000000
1946-06-23 NY5BLGL 100000000
1946-06-22 NY5PH5L 100000000
1946-06-21 NY5NW2L 000000000
1946-06-21 NY5NW2L 301000000
1946-06-18 NY5PH5L 200000010
1946-05-20 NY5HOML 400000000
1946-05-19 NY5NY6L 100000000

Fielding Statistics

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

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 433
Left Field 3
Right Field 3

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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.