Clarence Mitchell
1911–1932 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
651G
.252AVG
.293OBP
.315SLG
More career statistics
324H
7HR
133RBI
9SB
125–139W–L
2,217.0IP
543K
4.12ERA
278GS
9SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 1,287 | 1,288 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 1 | 4 |
| Batting · Doubles | 41 | 42 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 92 | 93 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,393 | 1,394 |
| Batting · Runs | 138 | 137 |
| Batting · RBI | 133 | 136 |
| Batting · Walks | 72 | 71 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,686 | 9,693 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,016 | 1,008 |
| Pitching · p gs | 278 | 277 |
| Pitching · p h | 2,613 | 2,620 |
| Pitching · p hr | 116 | 113 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,651 | 6,657 |
| Pitching · p k | 543 | 553 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651 | 1,393 | 1,287 | 138 | 324 | 41 | 10 | 7 | 133 | 72 | 92 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 406 | .252 | .293 | .315 | .608 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,217.0 | 390 | 278 | 145 | 125 | 139 | 9 | 2,613 | 1,217 | 1,016 | 116 | 624 | 543 | 0 | 0 | 4.12 | 1.460 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1917-06-20 to 1917-07-07
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1922-09-04 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1918-04-26 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 13 innings pitched | 1916-06-02 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 345 | 686 | 175 | 3 | 77 | 38 | 53 | .279 | .310 | .351 |
| Away | 306 | 708 | 149 | 4 | 59 | 33 | 40 | .225 | .257 | .283 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 124 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 8 | .200 | .250 | .245 |
| May | 113 | 215 | 42 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 10 | .209 | .233 | .269 |
| June | 139 | 305 | 75 | 1 | 33 | 17 | 22 | .269 | .302 | .351 |
| July | 146 | 338 | 91 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 25 | .291 | .325 | .355 |
| August | 101 | 216 | 55 | 2 | 24 | 4 | 14 | .267 | .273 | .330 |
| September | 96 | 191 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | .222 | .272 | .278 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 108 | 252 | 60 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 19 | .258 | .286 | .313 |
| chicago-cubs | 98 | 206 | 50 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 12 | .266 | .306 | .351 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 93 | 200 | 52 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | .278 | .305 | .337 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 83 | 179 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 16 | .206 | .240 | .255 |
| boston-braves | 76 | 189 | 45 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 8 | .256 | .280 | .330 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 68 | 132 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | .157 | .182 | .190 |
| cincinnati-reds | 66 | 103 | 28 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | .280 | .301 | .390 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 54 | 128 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | .298 | .352 | .360 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 |  Detroit Tigers | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | .500 | 14 | 4 |
| 1916 |  Cincinnati Reds | 56 | 117 | 28 | – | 10 | 1 | .239 | 193 | 52 |
| 1917 | Cincinnati Reds | 48 | 91 | 25 | – | 6 | – | .275 | 157 | 37 |
| 1918 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 24 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1919 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 48 | 18 | 1 | 2 | – | .375 | 108 | 43 |
| 1920 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 55 | 107 | 25 | – | 11 | 1 | .234 | 78 | 18 |
| 1921 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | 91 | 24 | – | 12 | 3 | .264 | 190 | 41 |
| 1922 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 56 | 155 | 45 | 3 | 28 | – | .290 | 12 | 2 |
| 1923 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 53 | 79 | 21 | 1 | 11 | – | .266 | 139 | 43 |
| 1924 | Philadelphia Phillies | 69 | 102 | 26 | – | 14 | 1 | .255 | 172 | 37 |
| 1925 | Philadelphia Phillies | 52 | 92 | 18 | – | 13 | 2 | .196 | 198 | 46 |
| 1926 | Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | 78 | 19 | – | 6 | – | .244 | 178 | 54 |
| 1927 | Philadelphia Phillies | 18 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 6 | – | .238 | 94 | 17 |
| 1928 | Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 60 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .133 | 155 | 32 |
| 1929 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 66 | 18 | – | 9 | 1 | .273 | 173 | 39 |
| 1930 | New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 49 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .265 | 131 | 42 |
| 1931 |  New York Giants | 27 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 4 | – | .219 | 190 | 39 |
| 1932 | New York Giants | 8 | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | .200 | 30 | 7 |