Career wins
328
Best season wins
53
Career strikeouts
1,978
Career ERA
2.8
Career complete games
485
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 10 | |
| 1885 | 53 | |
| 1886 | 36 | |
| 1887 | 38 | |
| 1888 | 33 | |
| 1889 | 49 | |
| 1890 | 26 | |
| 1891 | 33 | |
| 1892 | 25 | |
| 1893 | 16 | |
| 1894 | 8 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Clarkson ranks #88 in Baseball
John Clarkson ranks #88 in Baseball and #2354 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.1/100.
The verified career covers 1882–1894 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 328, Best season wins 53, Career strikeouts 1978, Career ERA 2.81.
Nearest context: ahead Mordecai Brown (88.1); behind Ray Brown (88.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
John Clarkson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Clarkson comparisons
John Clarkson — frequently asked
- Is John Clarkson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, John Clarkson ranks #88 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is John Clarkson's GOAT Score?
- 88.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does John Clarkson rank all time?
- #2354 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #88 in Baseball.
- John Clarkson vs Mordecai Brown: who ranks higher?
- John Clarkson ranks higher at 88.1 versus Mordecai Brown at 88.1, a margin of 0.0 points.