Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Clark Griffith
Nickname:
The Old FoxBirthdate:
Nov. 20, 1869 (130 y, 1 m, 4 d)Born In:
Clear Creek, MO, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'6"/156
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 11 | 39.4 | 32.3 |
| Grey Ink | 131 | 188.1 | 176.8 |
| HoF Standard | 38 | 52.3 | 50.7 |
| WAR | 45.4 | 73.5 | 60.8 |
| WAR7 | 37.5 | 49.0 | 39.5 |
| JAWS | 41.5 | 61.2 | 50.2 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Joe McGinnity R | 921 |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons R | 919 |
| Charlie Buffinton R | 919 |
| Stan Coveleski R | 910 |
| Jesse Haines R | 890 |
| Carl Mays R | 890 |
| Carl Hubbell R | 888 |
| Herb Pennock R | 887 |
| Lon Warneke R | 879 |
| Silver King R | 879 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 42 | 8 |
| 1897 | 41 | 6 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 41 | 5 |
| 1897 | 38 | 7 |
| 1898 | 38 | 9 |
| 1899 | 38 | 7 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 26 | 4 |
| 1896 | 23 | 8 |
| 1897 | 21 | 7 |
| 1898 | 24 | 10 |
| 1899 | 22 | 10 |
| 1901 | 24 | 3 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 18 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 0.650 | 4 |
| 1896 | 0.677 | 6 |
| 1898 | 0.706 | 5 |
| 1901 | 0.774 | 1 |
| 1902 | 0.625 | 6 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 1 | 6 |
| 1901 | 1 | 3 |
| 1905 | 1 | 2 |
| 1906 | 2 | 3 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 353.0 | 6 |
| 1897 | 343.2 | 3 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 1586 | 6 |
| 1897 | 1545 | 3 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 11 | 8 |
| 1902 | 11 | 4 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 102 | 5 |
| 1898 | 97 | 8 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 11 | 9 |
| 1903 | 6 | 9 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 3.926 | 9 |
| 1897 | 3.719 | 10 |
| 1898 | 1.879 | 1 |
| 1899 | 2.787 | 8 |
| 1900 | 3.048 | 9 |
| 1901 | 2.666 | 4 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 0.256 | 10 |
| 1900 | 0.258 | 5 |
| 1901 | 0.269 | 9 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 1.580 | 9 |
| 1896 | 1.385 | 10 |
| 1898 | 1.133 | 3 |
| 1899 | 1.233 | 9 |
| 1900 | 1.194 | 5 |
| 1901 | 1.219 | 3 |
| 1903 | 1.099 | 8 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 8.429 | 9 |
| 1900 | 8.891 | 7 |
| 1901 | 9.281 | 9 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 2.801 | 7 |
| 1894 | 2.927 | 9 |
| 1895 | 2.320 | 5 |
| 1896 | 1.983 | 5 |
| 1897 | 2.252 | 7 |
| 1898 | 1.769 | 5 |
| 1899 | 1.830 | 7 |
| 1900 | 1.851 | 4 |
| 1901 | 1.688 | 4 |
| 1902 | 1.986 | 7 |
| 1903 | 1.394 | 8 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 39 | 5 |
| 1896 | 35 | 8 |
| 1897 | 38 | 1 |
| 1898 | 36 | 8 |
| 1899 | 35 | 7 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 4 | 6 |
| 1900 | 4 | 1 |
| 1901 | 5 | 1 |
| 1902 | 3 | 5 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 58 | 3 |
| 1894 | 85 | 6 |
| 1899 | 65 | 10 |
| 1900 | 51 | 6 |
| 1901 | 50 | 8 |
| 1902 | 47 | 7 |
| 1903 | 33 | 2 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 434 | 4 |
| 1897 | 410 | 3 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 195 | 3 |
| 1900 | 245 | 10 |
| 1903 | 201 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 3 | 4 |
| 1897 | 3 | 4 |
| 1898 | 1 | 2 |
| 1901 | 4 | 8 |
| 1903 | 3 | 5 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 5.1 | 8 |
| 1896 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1897 | 5.6 | 5 |
| 1898 | 6.2 | 4 |
| 1899 | 5.0 | 5 |
| 1901 | 4.7 | 3 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 11 | 8 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 8 | 1 |
| 1896 | 11 | 10 |
| 1898 | 10 | 5 |
| 1900 | 13 | 9 |
| 1901 | 7 | 2 |
| 1902 | 9 | 4 |
| 1903 | 11 | 8 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 1898 | 13.2 | 2 |
| 1900 | 5.8 | 8 |
| 1901 | 8.3 | 2 |