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Clay Parker
James Clayton Parker

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Louisiana State University

Debut September 14, 1987
  vs. CLE 2.3 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Final Game June 8, 1992
Born December 19, 1962 in Columbia, LA

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 15th round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1987 24 SEA AL   0   0   3   1   0   0   1  0    7.7   15   10    9   2    4    8   1   0    43   0   0 10.57  4.74   45 2.478
 1989 26 NYY AL   4   5  22  17   2   0   1  0  120.0  123   53   49  12   31   53   2   2   507   3   2  3.68  3.85  105 1.283
 1990 27 TOT AL   3   3  29   3   0   0   8  0   73.0   64   29   29  11   32   40   1   4   308   6   0  3.58  3.99  112 1.315
         NYY AL   1   1   5   2   0   0   1  0   22.0   19   11   11   5    7   20   0   1    91   1   0  4.50  3.99   89 1.182
         DET AL   2   2  24   1   0   0   7  0   51.0   45   18   18   6   25   20   1   3   217   5   0  3.18  3.99  126 1.373
 1992 29 SEA AL   0   2   8   6   0   0   1  0   33.3   47   28   28   6   11   20   2   1   154   0   0  7.56  3.95   52 1.740
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  4 Yr WL% .412   7  10  62  27   2   0  11  0  234.0  249  120  115  31   78  121   6   7  1012   9   2  4.42  3.94   89 1.397
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   7  47  20   1   0   8  0  178.7  190   91   87  23   59   92   4   5   773   6   1  4.42  3.94   89 1.397
 Career High      4   5  29  17   2   0   8  0  120.0  123   53   49  12   32   53   2   4   507   6   2  3.58  3.99  112 1.283

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1987 24 SEA AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.67 1.17 1.87 1 7.7 1989 26 NYY AL P 22 7 20 0 1 1.000 .961 1.23 0.66 2.02 1.87 17 120.0 1990 27 TOT AL P 29 5 10 0 1 1.000 .955 0.52 0.59 1.85 1.79 3 73.0 NYY AL P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.58 0.82 1.80 2 22.0 DET AL P 24 5 8 0 1 1.000 .956 0.54 0.59 2.29 1.78 1 51.0 1992 29 SEA AL P 8 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.62 0.56 1.35 1.73 6 33.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 24 SEA AL P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.67 1.17 1.87 1 7.7 1989 26 NYY AL P 22 7 20 0 1 1.000 .961 1.23 0.66 2.02 1.87 17 120.0 1990 27 TOT AL P 29 5 10 0 1 1.000 .955 0.52 0.59 1.85 1.79 3 73.0 NYY AL P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.40 0.58 0.82 1.80 2 22.0 DET AL P 24 5 8 0 1 1.000 .956 0.54 0.59 2.29 1.78 1 51.0 1992 29 SEA AL P 8 1 4 1 0 .833 .962 0.62 0.56 1.35 1.73 6 33.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 62 13 35 1 2 .980 .960 0.77 0.61 1.85 1.82 27 234.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 62 13 35 1 2 .980 .960 0.77 0.61 1.85 1.82 27 234
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Transactions 

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 21st round of the 1984 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 15th round of the 1985 amateur draft.

December 22, 1987: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Lee Guetterman and Wade Taylor to the New York Yankees for Steve Trout and Henry Cotto.

June 4, 1990: Traded by the New York Yankees with Lance McCullers to the Detroit Tigers for Matt Nokes.

March 15, 1991: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 15, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1989New York Yankees$68,000
1990New York Yankees$150,000
Career (may be incomplete)$218,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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