Watty Clark
1924–1937 · bats L / throws L · Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, New York Giants
357G
.196AVG
.238OBP
.229SLG
More career statistics
117H
1HR
38RBI
0SB
111–97W–L
1,747.1IP
643K
3.66ERA
209GS
16SV
1Rare feat
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 · Caught stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 81 | 79 |
| Batting · RBI | 38 | 40 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,441 | 7,431 |
| Pitching · p er | 711 | 712 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,897 | 1,894 |
| Pitching · p hr | 86 | 88 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,242 | 5,239 |
| Pitching · p k | 643 | 646 |
| Pitching · p w | 383 | 381 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 656 | 598 | 49 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 33 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | .196 | .238 | .229 | .467 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,747.3 | 355 | 209 | 91 | 111 | 97 | 16 | 1,897 | 836 | 711 | 86 | 383 | 643 | 0 | 0 | 3.66 | 1.305 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1929-08-31 to 1929-09-14
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1930-07-15 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1932-05-26 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1929-05-28 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 178 | 312 | 57 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 38 | .204 | .250 | .233 |
| Away | 179 | 344 | 60 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 41 | .188 | .209 | .226 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | .114 | .137 | .136 |
| May | 55 | 124 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | .243 | .282 | .288 |
| June | 56 | 107 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 13 | .168 | .178 | .218 |
| July | 91 | 140 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 18 | .171 | .236 | .179 |
| August | 70 | 111 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | .186 | .225 | .206 |
| September | 54 | 119 | 26 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | .230 | .244 | .283 |
| October | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 67 | 132 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9 | .242 | .273 | .275 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 56 | 92 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | .218 | .272 | .231 |
| new-york-giants | 53 | 117 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .193 | .214 | .202 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 52 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .117 | .128 | .156 |
| boston-braves | 40 | 83 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | .211 | .253 | .250 |
| cincinnati-reds | 37 | 68 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .167 | .191 | .182 |
| chicago-cubs | 36 | 61 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | .193 | .230 | .281 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 |  Cleveland Guardians | 12 | 10 | 2 | – | 3 | – | .200 | 25 | 6 |
| 1927 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 20 | 3 | – | – | – | .150 | 73 | 32 |
| 1928 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 66 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .152 | 194 | 85 |
| 1929 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 42 | 97 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .165 | 279 | 142 |
| 1930 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 44 | 68 | 14 | 1 | 9 | – | .206 | 199 | 81 |
| 1931 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 84 | 21 | – | 5 | – | .250 | 233 | 96 |
| 1932 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 97 | 21 | – | 6 | – | .216 | 273 | 99 |
| 1933 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants | 27 | 24 | 5 | – | – | – | .208 | 94 | 25 |
| 1934 | Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants | 22 | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | .143 | 44 | 17 |
| 1935 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 79 | 14 | – | 8 | – | .177 | 207 | 35 |
| 1936 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 33 | 39 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .231 | 119 | 28 |
| 1937 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |