Bus Clarkson
1938–1952 · bats R / throws R · ASE, Boston Braves, Homestead Grays, IN8, Newark Eagles, Philadelphia Stars, Pittsburgh Crawfords, TLC
203G
.324AVG
.390OBP
.545SLG
222H
27HR
113RBI
11SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203 | 760 | 685 | 130 | 222 | 42 | 14 | 27 | 113 | 74 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 373 | .324 | .390 | .545 | .935 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1946-06-30 to 1946-07-21
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1940-06-30 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1949-06-02 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1938-07-09 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 112 | 422 | 114 | 12 | 58 | 38 | 2 | .298 | .360 | .491 |
| Away | 91 | 338 | 108 | 15 | 55 | 36 | 3 | .358 | .426 | .613 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| May | 52 | 178 | 43 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 3 | .267 | .343 | .441 |
| June | 58 | 216 | 61 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 2 | .310 | .370 | .523 |
| July | 53 | 204 | 63 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 0 | .352 | .426 | .581 |
| August | 28 | 112 | 37 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | .363 | .411 | .647 |
| September | 11 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .386 | .438 | .636 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-elite-giants | 39 | 166 | 57 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 0 | .380 | .440 | .633 |
| newark-eagles | 25 | 85 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 0 | .312 | .388 | .468 |
| homestead-grays | 24 | 91 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .275 | .363 | .525 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 22 | 94 | 32 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .386 | .457 | .639 |
| new-york-cubans | 17 | 68 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .270 | .324 | .413 |
| philadelphia-stars | 16 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .316 | .328 | .596 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 12 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .390 | .469 | .756 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 9 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .290 | .333 | .484 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | PCPittsburgh Crawfords | 20 | 58 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 1 | .293 | – | – |
| 1939 | TLC | 17 | 61 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .344 | – | – |
| 1940 | IN8, Newark Eagles | 31 | 110 | 42 | 11 | 22 | 3 | .382 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Philadelphia Stars | 43 | 158 | 51 | 5 | 18 | 2 | .323 | – | – |
| 1946 | Philadelphia Stars | 41 | 150 | 45 | 2 | 23 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Stars | 37 | 123 | 41 | 3 | 27 | 1 | .333 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Boston Braves | 14 | 25 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |