Clyde Shoun
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1949)
Clyde Shoun was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1949 for 5 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 15 seasons. Across 454 career appearances, he went 73-59 with a 3.91 ERA, 483 strikeouts, and 29 saves. He also batted .202 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2799.7.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 188 lb
- Died
- 3/20/1968 in Mountain Home, TN, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1935-08-07
- Last Game
- 1949-07-19
Full name: Clyde Mitchell Shoun
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHN | NL | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2.84 | 4.35 (+35%) | -408.7 |
| 1936 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12.46 | — | 0.0 |
| 1937 | CHN | NL | 7 | 7 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93.0 | 118 | 58 | 45 | 43 | 5.61 | 4.34 (-29%) | -1509.0 |
| 1938 | SLN | NL | 6 | 6 | 40 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 117.1 | 130 | 54 | 43 | 37 | 4.14 | 4.35 (+5%) | -369.7 |
| 1939 | SLN | NL | 3 | 1 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 103.0 | 98 | 43 | 42 | 50 | 3.76 | 4.28 (+12%) | 1053.1 |
| 1940 | SLN | NL | 13 | 11 | 54 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 197.1 | 193 | 86 | 46 | 82 | 3.92 | 4.21 (+7%) | 2339.7 |
| 1941 | SLN | NL | 3 | 5 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 98 | 44 | 20 | 34 | 5.66 | 3.94 (-44%) | -745.0 |
| 1942 | SLN | NL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | CIN | NL | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 55 | 18 | 24 | 32 | 2.23 | 3.57 (+38%) | 966.2 |
| 1943 | CIN | NL | 14 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 147.0 | 131 | 50 | 46 | 61 | 3.06 | 3.50 (+13%) | 1139.2 |
| 1944 | CIN | NL | 13 | 10 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 202.2 | 193 | 68 | 42 | 55 | 3.02 | 3.57 (+16%) | 696.1 |
| 1946 | CIN | NL | 1 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 87 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 4.10 | 3.59 (-14%) | -16.1 |
| 1947 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5.02 | 3.97 (-26%) | -292.9 |
| 1947 | BSN | NL | 5 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73.2 | 73 | 36 | 21 | 23 | 4.40 | 3.97 (-11%) | -25.8 |
| 1948 | BSN | NL | 5 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74.0 | 77 | 33 | 20 | 25 | 4.01 | 4.10 (+2%) | -65.1 |
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1949 | CHA | AL | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 5.79 | 4.12 (-40%) | 37.5 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 73 | 59 | 454 | 85 | 34 | 3 | 29 | 1,287.0 | 1,325 | 559 | 404 | 483 | 3.91 | — | 2,800 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454 | 362 | 24 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 45 | .202 | .219 | .229 | .448 | -792 |
Career AVG .202 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.
Career OBP .219 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.
Career SLG .229 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.
Career OPS .448 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 37.3% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHN | NL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1936 | CHN | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1937 | CHN | NL | 37 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .138 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1938 | SLN | NL | 40 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .258 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1939 | SLN | NL | 53 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .115 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1940 | SLN | NL | 54 | 63 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .190 | .267 (-29%) | .335 (-43%) | .387 (-51%) | .722 (-47%) | -474.8 |
| 1941 | SLN | NL | 26 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .182 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | SLN | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1942 | CIN | NL | 34 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | CIN | NL | 45 | 42 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .310 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1944 | CIN | NL | 38 | 67 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .224 | .261 (-14%) | .325 (-28%) | .357 (-33%) | .683 (-31%) | -317.0 |
| 1946 | CIN | NL | 27 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .095 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1947 | CIN | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1947 | BSN | NL | 26 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .158 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1948 | BSN | NL | 36 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .190 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1949 | BSN | NL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1949 | CHA | AL | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 17 seasons | 454 | 362 | 24 | 73 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 45 | .202 | — | — | — | — | -792 | ||
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
View full game log (908 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 167 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 9 | .240 |
| Away | 222 | 194 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 16 | .170 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 232 | 637.1 | 634 | 275 | 211 | 251 | 3.88 |
| Away | 222 | 650.0 | 687 | 291 | 193 | 235 | 4.03 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-07-19 | CHW | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-02 | CHW | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-26 | CHW | PHA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-23 | CHW | PHA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-06-21 | CHW | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-17 | CHW | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-14 | CHW | NYY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-07 | CHW | PHA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-05 | CHW | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-03 | CHW | NYY | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-07-19 | CHW | BOS | — | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-02 | CHW | DET | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-26 | CHW | PHA | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-23 | CHW | PHA | — | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1949-06-21 | CHW | MIN | — | 2.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-17 | CHW | BOS | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-06-14 | CHW | NYY | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-07 | CHW | PHA | — | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-06-05 | CHW | MIN | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-06-03 | CHW | NYY | L | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHN | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | CHN | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1937 | CHN | P | 37 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938 | SLN | P | 40 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1939 | SLN | P | 53 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 1940 | SLN | P | 54 | 0 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 3 |
| 1941 | SLN | P | 26 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| 1942 | SLN | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | CIN | P | 34 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 1943 | CIN | P | 45 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 5 |
| 1944 | CIN | P | 38 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
| 1946 | CIN | P | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | CIN | P | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | BSN | P | 26 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | BSN | P | 36 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1949 | BSN | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | CHA | P | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 454 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 10th | 24.0 | 336 | 1 |
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Clyde Shoun: the record in brief
August 7, 1935 and July 19, 1949 bracket Clyde Shoun's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1935 through 1937), the St. Louis Cardinals (1938 to 1942), the Cincinnati Reds (1942 to 1947), the Boston Braves (1947 to 1949), and the Chicago White Sox (1949). Shoun played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 20, 1912, in Mountain City, TN, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 1 inch and 188 pounds. Shoun's death is recorded on March 20, 1968, in Mountain Home, TN, USA. The given name on file is Clyde Mitchell Shoun.
Shoun's career pitching line is 73 wins, 59 losses and a 3.91 ERA over 454 appearances. Shoun had 483 strikeouts, 34 complete games, and 29 saves. Shoun's 3.91 ERA was close to the 4.03 league figure for those seasons. Shoun won 14 games in 1943, the most of any season listed.
Frequently Asked Questions about Clyde Shoun
- What years did Clyde Shoun play?
- Clyde Shoun played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1949.
- Was Clyde Shoun a pitcher?
- Yes. Clyde Shoun pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 483 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Clyde Shoun hit?
- Clyde Shoun hit 0 career home runs with 73 hits.
- What was Clyde Shoun's career batting average?
- Clyde Shoun batted .202 over his career, with 73 hits in 362 at bats.
- How many RBI did Clyde Shoun have?
- Clyde Shoun drove in 25 runs in his career.
- What was Clyde Shoun's career ERA?
- Clyde Shoun finished with a 3.91 career ERA, going 73-59 with 483 strikeouts.