Clyde Spearman

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .288
HR 5
RBI 108
H 269
OPS .754
PIV 1,161
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
7/23/1912 in Arkadelphia, AR, USA
Died
2/13/1955 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
1036.0 932.0 156.0 275.0 25.0 18.0 9.0 74.0 88.0 4.0 21.0 .295 .360 .389 .749

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 18.0 16.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .188 .313
Listed seasons · 1 18 16 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
254 934 161 269 31 23 5 108 20 107 3 .288 .368 .387 .754 1,161

Career AVG .288 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career OBP .368 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +9.5% above league average.

Career SLG .387 vs. league average .381 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .754 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — +5.3% 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
1932 PC IND 5 11 0 4 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 .364 — — — — 0.0
1934 NBY IND 21 76 17 26 5 2 1 6 1 10 0 .342 .278 (+23%) .340 (+25%) .392 (+27%) .733 (+26%) 355.1
1935 NBY IND 7 34 7 9 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 .265 — — — — 0.0
1935 NYC NN2 17 67 12 17 2 2 0 7 1 6 1 .254 .279 (-9%) .342 (-5%) .399 (-14%) .742 (-10%) 0.0
1936 NYC NN2 42 162 31 54 11 5 2 34 4 14 2 .333 .283 (+17%) .349 (+13%) .404 (+24%) .753 (+19%) 532.8
1938 PS NN2 65 245 41 74 10 5 1 28 2 29 0 .302 .272 (+11%) .341 (+11%) .392 (+1%) .734 (+5%) 290.2
1939 PS NN2 27 93 13 20 1 2 0 7 1 15 0 .215 .274 (-22%) .342 (-5%) .393 (-32%) .735 (-19%) -263.5
1940 NYC NN2 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 CAG NAL 4 17 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .471 — — — — 0.0
1942 CAG NAL 13 35 6 5 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1943 BBB NAL 43 160 27 48 1 4 0 18 7 21 0 .300 .255 (+17%) .324 (+19%) .346 (+3%) .671 (+11%) 357.1
1946 NBY NN2 8 26 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 .154 — — — — 0.0
Career · 12 seasons 254 934 161 269 31 23 5 108 20 107 3 .288 — — — — 1,272

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
16 61 10 18 1 0 2 9 8 1 .295

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1943 ALC BBB 2 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
1943 NWS BBB 7 28 3 7 1 0 0 2 5 0 .250
1935 NLC NYC 7 27 5 9 0 0 2 7 2 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12545278135431.299
Away652153560117.279

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1946-05-26 NY5HOML 401000000
1946-05-23 NY5HOML 311010010
1946-05-22 NY5HOML 400000000
1946-05-20 NY5HOML 300000010
1946-05-19 NY5NY6L 301000000
1946-05-12 NY5NW2L 100000000
1943-09-08 BIRCI2W 411000010
1943-08-29 BIRCVBL 401000000
1943-08-29 BIRCVBW 401000100
1943-08-18 BIRMEMW 001000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 248 246 376 17 15 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1932 PC OF 3 3 3 0 0 0
1934 NBY OF 21 21 21 4 2 0
1935 NBY OF 7 7 12 0 0 0
1935 NYC OF 17 16 25 1 1 1
1936 NYC OF 41 41 45 2 3 0
1938 PS OF 65 65 120 4 6 1
1939 PS OF 27 27 42 1 2 0
1940 NYC OF 2 2 4 0 0 0
1941 CAG OF 4 4 6 2 0 0
1942 CAG OF 10 10 16 0 0 0
1943 BBB OF 43 43 69 2 1 0
1946 NBY OF 8 7 13 1 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Left Field 4
Center Field 4
Right Field 240

Frequently Asked Questions about Clyde Spearman

Was Clyde Spearman a pitcher?
No. Clyde Spearman was a position player (Right Fielder).
How many home runs did Clyde Spearman hit?
Clyde Spearman hit 5 career home runs with 269 hits.