Ken Clay
Kenneth Earl Clay
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: April 6, 1954 in Lynchburg, VA
High School: E.C. Glass (Lynchburg, VA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1977
Final Game: October 2, 1981
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1977 NYY AL 23 P 21 3 55.2 15 8 7 0 0 1.000 2.43 0.71 .947 1.96 0.84
1978 NYY AL 24 P 28 6 75.2 17 6 9 2 1 .882 1.78 0.54 .959 1.90 0.85
1979 NYY AL 25 P 32 5 78.1 21 8 12 1 0 .952 2.30 0.63 .948 1.92 0.81
1980 TEX AL 26 P 8 8 43.0 8 3 4 1 0 .875 1.47 0.88 .962 1.84 0.78
1981 SEA AL 27 P 22 14 101.0 17 6 10 1 1 .941 1.43 0.73 .965 1.98 0.81
5 Seasons P 111 36 353.2 78 31 42 5 2 .936 1.86 0.66 .955 1.93 0.82
5 Seasons TOT 111 36 353.2 78 31 42 5 2 .936 1.86 0.66 .891 1.93 0.82

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1977 NYY AL 23 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 NYY AL 24 28 0 1 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 NYY AL 25 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 TEX AL 26 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 SEA AL 27 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 111 0 1 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1977 NYY AL 23 249 82% 31% 8 88% 1 6 0 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 NYY AL 24 346 84% 31% 10 80% 0 7 0 5 8 8 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 67%
1979 NYY AL 25 353 84% 35% 12 83% 0 8 0 6 12 10 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1980 TEX AL 26 217 77% 23% 6 67% 0 3 0 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1981 SEA AL 27 467 83% 29% 10 100% 0 6 1 2 10 9 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
5 Seasons 1632 83% 30% 46 85% 1 30 1 21 40 35 0 5 0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 7 71%
MLB Averages 79% 27% 91% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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