Clyde Spearman
1934–1946 · bats L / throws R · BCG, Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, CCR, ECG, KCR, NNS, New York Black Yankees
234G
.283AVG
.360OBP
.374SLG
More career statistics
244H
4HR
101RBI
18SB
2Rare 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 · Games | 234 | 204 |
| Batting · At bats | 863 | 731 |
| Batting · Doubles | 27 | 20 |
| Batting · Hits | 244 | 212 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 7 | 5 |
| Batting · Home runs | 4 | 6 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 982 | 808 |
| Batting · Runs | 147 | 123 |
| Batting · RBI | 101 | 49 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 18 | 15 |
| Batting · Triples | 20 | 16 |
| Batting · Walks | 97 | 64 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | 982 | 863 | 147 | 244 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 101 | 97 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 323 | .283 | .360 | .374 | .734 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1935-09-01 to 1936-06-27
21longest on-base streak
The two rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1943-08-07 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1935-07-04 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 133 | 536 | 145 | 4 | 31 | 39 | 4 | .297 | .343 | .380 |
| Away | 71 | 272 | 67 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 0 | .277 | .338 | .397 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| May | 51 | 211 | 50 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 1 | .259 | .308 | .363 |
| June | 47 | 180 | 43 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 0 | .276 | .367 | .353 |
| July | 46 | 192 | 52 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | .301 | .349 | .416 |
| August | 44 | 166 | 46 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | .301 | .325 | .386 |
| September | 14 | 51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .417 | .451 | .521 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| homestead-grays | 33 | 131 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .235 | .290 | .319 |
| newark-eagles | 29 | 115 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .298 | .365 | .337 |
| pittsburgh-crawfords | 22 | 94 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | .264 | .319 | .333 |
| baltimore-elite-giants | 20 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .244 | .311 | .256 |
| new-york-black-yankees | 16 | 59 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .321 | .373 | .396 |
| kansas-city-monarchs | 14 | 56 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .260 | .304 | .380 |
| CI2 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .351 | .422 | .541 |
| philadelphia-stars | 12 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .353 | .405 | .676 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 1 | .750 | – | – |
| 1935 | New York Black Yankees, New York Cubans | 21 | 84 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .226 | – | – |
| 1936 | NCNew York Cubans | 41 | 151 | 52 | 2 | 15 | 4 | .344 | – | – |
| 1938 |  Philadelphia Stars | 65 | 250 | 75 | 1 | 13 | 1 | .300 | – | – |
| 1939 | Philadelphia Stars | 28 | 99 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .202 | – | – |
| 1941 | CGChicago American Giants | 2 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | .444 | – | – |
| 1942 | CGChicago American Giants | 10 | 22 | – | – | 1 | 1 | .000 | – | – |
| 1943 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 30 | 94 | 36 | 1 | 15 | 6 | .383 | – | – |
| 1946 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 6 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | .167 | – | – |