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Clay Kirby
Clayton Laws Kirby Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 11, 1969
  vs. SFG 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L
Final Game September 28, 1976
Born June 25, 1948 in Washington, DC
Died October 11, 1991 in Arlington, VA

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1969 21 SDP NL   7  20  35  35   2   0   0  0  215.7  204  108   91  18  100  113   6   7   931  13   0  3.80  3.53   93 1.410
 1970 22 SDP NL  10  16  36  34   6   1   2  0  214.7  198  118  108  29  120  154   9   7   949   5   0  4.53  3.97   88 1.481
 1971 23 SDP NL  15  13  38  36  13   2   0  0  267.3  213   99   84  20  103  231   3  13  1107  14   0  2.83  3.30  117 1.182
 1972 24 SDP NL  12  14  34  34   9   2   0  0  238.7  197   87   83  21  116  175   2   8  1004  11   0  3.13  3.28  105 1.311
 1973 25 SDP NL   8  18  34  31   4   2   2  0  191.7  214  122  102  30   66  129   1  13   841   7   1  4.79  3.45   72 1.461
 1974 26 CIN NL  12   9  36  35   7   1   0  0  230.7  210   97   84  15   91  160   2  15   981   3   0  3.28  3.52  107 1.305
 1975 27 CIN NL  10   6  26  19   1   0   3  0  110.7  113   63   58  13   54   48   5  12   499   3   1  4.72  3.60   76 1.509
 1976 28 MON NL   1   8  22  15   0   0   1  0   78.7   81   61   50  10   63   51   2   8   370   1   0  5.72  3.75   66 1.831
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .419  75 104 261 239  42   8   8  0 1548.0 1430  755  660 156  713 1061  30  83  6682  57   2  3.84  3.52   92 1.384
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  14  35  32   5   1   1  0  210.3  194  102   89  21   96  144   4  11   908   7   0  3.84  3.52   92 1.384
 Career High     15  20  38  36  13   2   3  0  267.3  214  122  108  30  120  231   9  15  1107  14   1  2.83  3.97  117 1.182

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 21 SDP NL  35   66    3    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   7  37  .061  .162  .076  -30    5   2   0   0   1   0
 1970 22 SDP NL  36   74    4   11   1  0   0    1   0  0   5  38  .149  .203  .162    1   12   3   0   0   0   0
 1971 23 SDP NL  40   86    3    8   0  0   0    3   0  0   6  35  .093  .152  .093  -27    8   5   0   0   0   0
 1972 24 SDP NL  35   74    3    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  30  .068  .115  .068  -45    5   6   0   0   0   1
 1973 25 SDP NL  35   54    1    5   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  21  .093  .109  .111  -36    6  11   0   0   0   0
 1974 26 CIN NL  36   74    4    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   6  36  .095  .163  .095  -26    7   8   0   0   0   4
 1975 27 CIN NL  26   32    3    6   1  0   0    2   0  0   2  15  .188  .235  .219   26    7   4   0   0   0   1
 1976 28 MON NL  22   18    1    1   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   5  .056  .105  .111  -40    2   6   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      265  478   22   47   5  0   0   15   0  0  32 217  .098  .157  .109  -23   52  45   0   0   1   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        292   13   29   3  0   0    9   0  0  20 133  .098  .157  .109  -23   32  28   0   0   1   4
 Career High     40   86    4   11   1  0   0    3   0  0   7  38                          12  11   0   0   1   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 21 SDP NL   76   64    1   0.4    91| .061  .255| .162  .324| .076  .377| .238  .702| -30  .015 -11.4  -1.2   0%
 1970 22 SDP NL   82   66    3   1.2   100| .149  .262| .203  .334| .162  .400| .365  .735|   1  .080 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 1971 23 SDP NL   97   83    2   0.6    87| .093  .252| .152  .316| .093  .368| .245  .685| -27  .034 -14.0  -1.5   0%
 1972 24 SDP NL   84   76    1   0.4    85| .068  .247| .115  .314| .068  .365| .183  .679| -45  .012 -13.7  -1.5   0%
 1973 25 SDP NL   66   60    1   0.4    89| .093  .252| .109  .319| .111  .374| .220  .694| -36  .016  -9.5  -1.0   0%
 1974 26 CIN NL   88   79    1   0.3    94| .095  .261| .163  .333| .095  .378| .258  .710| -26  .010 -12.7  -1.3   0%
 1975 27 CIN NL   38   31    2   1.7    98| .188  .268| .235  .339| .219  .387| .454  .725|  26  .159  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1976 28 MON NL   25   23    0   0.0    96| .056  .268| .105  .335| .111  .382| .216  .718| -40  .000  -3.4  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       556  482   11   0.6    92| .098  .256| .157  .325| .109  .378| .266  .703| -23  .029 -78.4  -8.2   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1969 21 SDP NL P 35 17 23 4 4 .909 .957 1.14 0.78 1.67 1.95 35 215.7 1970 22 SDP NL P 36 6 23 2 1 .935 .951 0.81 0.71 1.22 1.85 34 214.7 1971 23 SDP NL P 38 17 33 2 1 .962 .954 1.32 0.78 1.68 1.90 36 267.3 1972 24 SDP NL P 34 11 29 5 3 .889 .950 1.18 0.73 1.51 1.78 34 238.7 1973 25 SDP NL P 34 9 19 3 1 .903 .949 0.82 0.73 1.31 1.88 31 191.7 1974 26 CIN NL P 36 11 27 10 1 .792 .943 1.06 0.71 1.48 1.88 35 230.7 1975 27 CIN NL P 26 7 9 3 0 .842 .947 0.62 0.72 1.30 1.86 19 110.7 1976 28 MON NL P 22 1 9 0 1 1.000 .952 0.45 0.72 1.14 1.88 15 78.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1969 21 SDP NL P 35 17 23 4 4 .909 .957 1.14 0.78 1.67 1.95 35 215.7 1970 22 SDP NL P 36 6 23 2 1 .935 .951 0.81 0.71 1.22 1.85 34 214.7 1971 23 SDP NL P 38 17 33 2 1 .962 .954 1.32 0.78 1.68 1.90 36 267.3 1972 24 SDP NL P 34 11 29 5 3 .889 .950 1.18 0.73 1.51 1.78 34 238.7 1973 25 SDP NL P 34 9 19 3 1 .903 .949 0.82 0.73 1.31 1.88 31 191.7 1974 26 CIN NL P 36 11 27 10 1 .792 .943 1.06 0.71 1.48 1.88 35 230.7 1975 27 CIN NL P 26 7 9 3 0 .842 .947 0.62 0.72 1.30 1.86 19 110.7 1976 28 MON NL P 22 1 9 0 1 1.000 .952 0.45 0.72 1.14 1.88 15 78.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 261 79 172 29 12 .896 .951 0.96 0.74 1.46 1.87 239 1548.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 261 79 172 29 12 .896 .951 0.96 0.74 1.46 1.87 239 1548
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1973 NL-11-10

ERA
1971 NL-2.83-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1971 NL-7.17-3
1972 NL-7.43-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1971 NL-7.78-2
1972 NL-6.60-10

Strikeouts
1971 NL-231-4
1972 NL-175-6

Games Started
1971 NL-36-9
1972 NL-34-8

Home Runs Allow.
1970 NL-29-6
1972 NL-21-4
1973 NL-30-2

Bases On Balls Allow.
1969 NL-100-3
1970 NL-120-2
1971 NL-103-5
1972 NL-116-2

Losses
1969 NL-20-1
1970 NL-16-3
1972 NL-14-10
1973 NL-18-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1970 NL-108-10
1973 NL-102-7

Wild Pitches
1971 NL-13-2
1973 NL-13-2
1974 NL-15-2
1975 NL-12-5

Hit Batsmen
1970 NL-9-5

Batters Faced
1971 NL-1107-8

         

Gray Ink: Pitching - 18 (1113) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 5.0 (1322) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1211) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the San Diego Padres from the St. Louis Cardinals as the 12th pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

November 9, 1973: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Cincinnati Reds for Bobby Tolan and Dave Tomlin.

December 12, 1975: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Montreal Expos for Bob Bailey.

December 2, 1976: Released by the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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