Dad Clarke career ERA
4.17Career Regular Season
Dad Clarke has a career ERA of 4.17 over 7 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 3.39 in 1895.
- Most recent: 5.00 in 1898.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1888 |  CHC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 16.0 | 6 | 6 | 1.81 | 0 |
| 1891 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6.86 | 21.0 | 2 | 16 | 2.19 | 0 |
| 1894 |  SF | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4.93 | 84.0 | 15 | 26 | 1.67 | 1 |
| 1895 | SF | 37 | 18 | 15 | 3.39 | 281.2 | 67 | 60 | 1.41 | 1 |
| 1896 | SF | 48 | 17 | 24 | 4.26 | 351.0 | 66 | 60 | 1.40 | 1 |
| 1897 | — | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4.73 | 85.2 | 17 | 21 | 1.61 | 0 |
| 1898 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1.33 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV