MLB / Players

Jim Clinton

HandednessBats Right · Throws Right
Listed at5 ft 8 in · 174 lb
BornAugust 10, 1850 · New York, NY, USA
MLB debutMay 18, 1872
Final gameJuly 15, 1886
Seasons10 (1872–1886)

Brooklyn Eckfords 1872; Elizabeth Resolutes 1873; Brooklyn Atlantics 1874–1875; Louisville Grays 1876; Worcester Ruby Legs 1882; Baltimore Orioles 1883–1884; Cincinnati Red Stockings 1885; Baltimore Orioles 1886

Percentile snapshot

1885 season — qualified batters

G
105
46.3
PA
430
40
AB
408
41.1
R
48
15.8
H
97
28.4
2B
5
0
3B
5
25.3
HR
0
0
RBI
34
20
BB
15
24.2
SO
0
49.5
BA
.238
25.3
OBP
.277
24.2
SLG
.275
10.5
OPS
.551
13.7
wRC+
81.9
13.7
OPS+
74.5
13.7
wOBA
.261
13.7
sWAR
0.6
20

of 96 qualified 1885 batters (min 347 PA) · 2 stats not shown: every qualified player held the same value, so a percentile there carries no information

1875 season — qualified pitchers

G
17
28.6
GS
14
23.8
W
1
0
L
13
52.4
SV
0
0
CG
9
19
SHO
0
0
H
141
81
ER
33
81
BB
5
76.2
SO
7
19
HR
0
61.9
IP
123.0
23.8
ERA
2.41
38.1
WHIP
1.187
38.1
K/9
0.51
33.3
FIP
2.25
42.9
FIP-
101.0
42.9
ERA+
92.2
38.1
sWAR
0.5
23.8

of 22 qualified 1875 pitchers (min 44 IP)

Career, era-adjusted

sWAR
6.0
81.4

sWAR measured against every career in history, 24,011 of them. Only era-adjusted career stats carry a percentile — a raw career total gets a rank instead, because pooling the 1890s with the 2020s is a choice, not a measurement.

Season by season

Batting

SeasonGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSwRC+OPS+wOBAsWAR
1872259898112441060301.245.245.306.55183.268.6.2520.0
1873939395920040200.231.231.282.51371.650.8.2330.0
1874211113210020200.182.182.273.45566.943.3.2050.0
187522818131000000000.123.123.123.24731.5-14.4.1130.5
187616656582220000000.338.338.369.708122.2135.0.3270.1
18822610598916200371300.163.219.184.40352.530.9.192-0.4
188394426399691251680027000.313.357.393.750128.5140.5.3452.7
1884104479437821181264029000.270.334.352.686118.4123.9.3192.8
188510543040848975503415000.238.277.275.55181.974.5.2610.6
188623888381510064030.181.227.193.42052.032.5.210-0.2

Pitching

SeasonGGSWLSVCGSHOHERBBSOHRIPERAWHIPK/9FIPFIP-ERA+sWAR
187211010102571119.07.002.8891.004.99136.452.20.0
1875171411309014133570123.02.411.1870.512.25101.092.20.5
187611010101260109.06.001.3331.002.0187.238.50.1

sWAR is the season TOTAL for a player who both hit and pitched: the record book carries one figure per season, not a split, so the same number appears on both lines rather than being counted twice.

Career totals

Batting

G
426
PA
1,822
AB
1,719
R
246
H
438
2B
45
3B
20
HR
4
RBI
55
BB
82
SO
20
SB
3
BA
.2548
OBP
.2969
SLG
.3112
OPS
.6081

Pitching

G (P)
19
GS
16
W
1
L
15
SV
0
CG
11
SHO
0
IP
141
SO (P)
9
BB allowed
6
ERA
2.936
WHIP
1.3050
K/9
0.57

A total is called out only where it ranks in the all-time top 500; hover a figure for its rank and the size of the field it was ranked in. Ranks are absolute facts and carry no percentile — the population for "career home runs" would be an editorial choice, and the rank is not.