Clarence White

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Clarence White was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Memphis Red Sox. Across 37 career appearances, he went 5-17 with a 6.17 ERA and 70 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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

W–L 5–17
ERA 6.17
WHIP 1.61
SO 70
Pitcher PIV -1309.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
— / L
Born
1901 in TN, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Clarence White — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
7.0 7.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .858

Pitching

Clarence White — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 1 2 2 4 0 29.0 20 21 0 0 15 6 0.00 1.21

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 White — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1942 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1945 3.0 3.0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Listed seasons · 2 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Clarence White — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1945 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Listed seasons · 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

Career Pitching Statistics

Clarence White — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
5 17 37 23 9 1 2 179.1 234 123 14 54 70 6.17 -1309.3

Career ERA 6.17 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 44.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Clarence White — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1928 MRS NNL 2 7 15 10 3 0 0 63.1 91 45 22 17 6.39 4.13 (-55%) -1003.7
1930 NEG NNL 0 6 9 6 0 0 0 43.2 64 39 17 18 8.04 4.80 (-68%) -1423.0
1931 LOW NNL 2 4 8 6 5 0 1 55.1 69 31 9 25 5.04 4.10 (-23%) 1117.4
1932 MGS NSL 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 5.0 2 0 1 4 0.00 — 0.0
1940 CBR NAL 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 6.0 4 6 4 2 9.00 — 0.0
1940 TIC NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 4 2 1 4 3.00 — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 5 17 37 23 9 1 2 179.1 234 123 54 70 6.17 — -1,309

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

Clarence White — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
39 65 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .092 .106 .092 .198 0

Career AVG .092 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Career OBP .106 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 68.9% below league average.

Career SLG .092 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 76.9% below league average.

Career OPS .198 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — 73.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Clarence White — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 MRS NNL 15 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .100 — — — — 0.0
1930 NEG NNL 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1931 LOW NNL 10 24 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1932 MGS NSL 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1940 CBR NAL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1940 TIC NAL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 6 seasons 39 65 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .092 — — — — 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.

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (13 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Clarence White — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home240300.750
Away520000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Clarence White — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home210.200010.00
Away46.160140.00

Last 7 Games — Batting

Clarence White — Last 7 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1945-09-04 KCMMEMW 303000000
1942-07-16 MEMKCML 100000000
1940-08-02 IN8KCML 100000000
1940-06-27 CV9BIRW 000000000
1940-06-02 CV9KCML 100000000
1940-05-20 CV9CAGL 000000000
1940-05-18 CV9CAGW 000000000

Last 6 Games — Pitching

Clarence White — Last 6 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1945-09-04 KCMMEM W 9.0020000
1940-08-02 IN8KCM — 5.0420140
1940-06-27 CV9BIR — 0.0000000
1940-06-02 CV9KCM — 1.2000010
1940-05-20 CV9CAG — 0.0200000
1940-05-18 CV9CAG — 1.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Clarence White — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 37 23 0 45 7 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Clarence White — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 MRS P 15 10 0 19 1 1
1930 NEG P 9 6 0 10 1 0
1931 LOW P 8 6 0 12 2 1
1932 MGS P 1 1 0 2 3 0
1940 CBR P 3 0 0 2 0 0
1940 TIC P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Clarence White — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 37

Clarence White: the record in brief

Clarence White's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1928 to 1940. Club by club, the record runs the Memphis Red Sox (1928), the Nashville Elite Giants (1930), the Louisville White Sox (1931), the Montgomery Grey Sox (1932), the Cleveland Bears (1940), and the Toledo-Indianapolis Crawfords (1940). White, born in 1901, in TN, USA, is listed as a pitcher.

White's career pitching line is 5 wins, 17 losses and a 6.17 ERA over 37 appearances. The same table counts 70 strikeouts. The league ERA over White's seasons was 4.28, so the 6.17 figure ran 44.3% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.04 in 1931, when the league's was 4.10.

White's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .429 average on 3 hits. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, White went 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA. Negro Leagues totals are drawn from box-score research and sit in their own table on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions about Clarence White

Was Clarence White a pitcher?
Yes. Clarence White pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 70 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clarence White hit?
Clarence White hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What was Clarence White's career batting average?
Clarence White batted .092 over his career, with 6 hits in 65 at bats.
How many RBI did Clarence White have?
Clarence White drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Clarence White's career ERA?
Clarence White finished with a 6.17 career ERA, going 5-17 with 70 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Clarence White have?
Clarence White recorded 70 career strikeouts.