Player
Fred Clarke HOF 1945
Player Info
- Full Name
- Fred Clifford
- Born
-
October 3, 1872
Winterset, IA, USA - Died
- August 14, 1960
- Size
- 5'10" / 165 lbs
- B/T
- L / R
- Debut
- June 30, 1894
- Final Game
- September 23, 1915
- Career
- 22 years
Teams
- Louisville Colonels 1894-1899
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1900-1915
Honors
1911 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1911 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1909 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1909 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1908 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1908 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
2,246
G
.312
AVG
2,678
H
67
HR
1,015
RBI
.804
OPS
140
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1914 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| 1911 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 392 | 127 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 73 | .324 |
| 1910 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 123 | 429 | 113 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 57 | .263 |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 550 | 158 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 97 | .287 |
| 1908 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 551 | 146 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 83 | .265 |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 148 | 501 | 145 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 97 | .289 |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 118 | 417 | 129 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 69 | .309 |
| 1905 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 141 | 525 | 157 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 95 | .299 |
| 1904 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 278 | 85 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 51 | .306 |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 104 | 427 | 150 | 32 | 15 | 5 | 88 | .351 |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 113 | 459 | 145 | 27 | 14 | 2 | 103 | .316 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 129 | 527 | 171 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 118 | .324 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 106 | 399 | 110 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 84 | .276 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | 149 | 606 | 206 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 122 | .340 |
| 1898 | Louisville Colonels | 149 | 599 | 184 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 116 | .307 |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | 130 | 526 | 205 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 122 | .390 |
| 1896 | Louisville Colonels | 131 | 517 | 168 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 96 | .325 |
| 1895 | Louisville Colonels | 132 | 550 | 191 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 96 | .347 |
| 1894 | Louisville Colonels | 76 | 314 | 86 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 55 | .274 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | NL | 2 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 213 | 0.0 | |
| 1914 | NL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1913 | NL | 14 | .077 | .077 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -33 | 0.0 | |
| 1911 | NL | 460 | .168 | .339 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 159 | 5.2 | |
| 1910 | NL | 515 | .110 | .275 | 10.3 | 4.5 | 117 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1909 | NL | 660 | .086 | .303 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 142 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1908 | NL | 644 | .098 | .274 | 10.1 | 3.6 | 135 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1907 | NL | 593 | .100 | .306 | 11.5 | 5.4 | 151 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1906 | NL | 478 | .103 | .327 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 153 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| 1905 | NL | 604 | .103 | .322 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 138 | 2.1 | ✓ |
| 1904 | NL | 313 | .104 | .336 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 147 | 0.0 | |
| 1903 | NL | 486 | .180 | .367 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 177 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| 1902 | NL | 530 | .133 | .341 | 9.6 | 7.2 | 170 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| 1901 | NL | 601 | .137 | .346 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 153 | 6.9 | ✓ |
| 1900 | NL | 466 | .120 | .285 | 10.9 | 4.3 | 117 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| 1899 | NL | 681 | .092 | .345 | 7.2 | 2.6 | 136 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| 1898 | NL | 667 | .094 | .315 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 127 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| 1897 | NL | 599 | .141 | .403 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 168 | 7.2 | ✓ |
| 1896 | NL | 581 | .151 | .335 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 133 | 10.9 | ✓ |
| 1895 | NL | 597 | .078 | .358 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 116 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 1894 | NL | 345 | .147 | .282 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 86 | 8.7 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 2,193 | 4,795 | 254 | 256 | 42 | .952 |
| SS | 6 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 1 | .744 |
| 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1913 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1911 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 101 | 216 | 8 | 7 | 3 | .970 |
| 1910 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 118 | 284 | 10 | 10 | 4 | .967 |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 152 | 362 | 17 | 5 | 2 | .987 |
| 1908 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 151 | 350 | 15 | 10 | 2 | .973 |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 144 | 298 | 15 | 4 | 2 | .987 |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 110 | 209 | 15 | 6 | 3 | .974 |
| 1905 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 137 | 270 | 16 | 7 | 4 | .976 |
| 1904 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 70 | 135 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .979 |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 101 | 168 | 10 | 7 | 3 | .962 |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 113 | 215 | 13 | 10 | 2 | .958 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 127 | 282 | 13 | 9 | 0 | .970 |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .500 |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 104 | 263 | 8 | 16 | 2 | .944 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 145 | 328 | 20 | 13 | 2 | .964 |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | SS | 3 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .759 |
| 1898 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 149 | 344 | 19 | 23 | 3 | .940 |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 129 | 285 | 18 | 24 | 0 | .927 |
| 1896 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 131 | 277 | 18 | 30 | 2 | .908 |
| 1895 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 132 | 344 | 20 | 49 | 4 | .881 |
| 1894 | Louisville Colonels | OF | 76 | 163 | 15 | 23 | 2 | .886 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 15 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 9 | .245 | ||
| 1909 | World Series | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 7 | .211 |
| 1903 | World Series | Pittsburgh Pirates | 8 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
Managerial record: 1602-1181 (.576)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 157 | 73 | 81 | .474 | 5 | Player-Mgr |
| 1914 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 158 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 7 | Player-Mgr |
| 1913 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 155 | 78 | 71 | .523 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1912 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 153 | 93 | 58 | .616 | 2 | |
| 1911 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 156 | 85 | 69 | .552 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1910 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 154 | 86 | 67 | .562 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1909 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 154 | 110 | 42 | .724 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1908 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 155 | 98 | 56 | .636 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1907 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 157 | 91 | 63 | .591 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1906 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 154 | 93 | 60 | .608 | 3 | Player-Mgr |
| 1905 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 155 | 96 | 57 | .627 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1904 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 156 | 87 | 66 | .569 | 4 | Player-Mgr |
| 1903 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 141 | 91 | 49 | .650 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1902 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 142 | 103 | 36 | .741 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1901 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 140 | 90 | 49 | .647 | 1 | Player-Mgr |
| 1900 | Pittsburgh Pirates | NL | 140 | 79 | 60 | .568 | 2 | Player-Mgr |
| 1899 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 156 | 75 | 77 | .493 | 9 | Player-Mgr |
| 1898 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 154 | 70 | 81 | .464 | 9 | Player-Mgr |
| 1897 | Louisville Colonels | NL | 92 | 35 | 54 | .393 | 11 | Player-Mgr |