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Clay Kirby

Clayton Laws Kirby

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 25, 1948 in Washington, DC
High School: Washington HS (Arlington, VA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1969
Teams (by GP): Padres/Reds/Expos 1969-1976

Final Game: September 28, 1976
Died: October 11, 1991 in Arlington, VA
Buried: National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 21 SDP NL 35 76 66 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 37 .061 .162 .076 .238 -30 5 0 1 2 0 0 1
1970 22 SDP NL 36 82 74 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 38 .149 .203 .162 .365 2 12 0 0 3 0 0 1
1971 23 SDP NL 40 97 86 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 35 .093 .152 .093 .245 -27 8 0 0 5 0 0 1
1972 24 SDP NL 35 84 74 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 30 .068 .115 .068 .183 -45 5 1 0 6 0 0 1
1973 25 SDP NL 35 66 54 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 21 .093 .109 .111 .220 -36 6 0 0 11 0 0 1
1974 26 CIN NL 36 88 74 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 36 .095 .163 .095 .257 -26 7 4 0 8 0 0 1
1975 27 CIN NL 26 38 32 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .188 .235 .219 .454 26 7 1 0 4 0 0 1
1976 28 MON NL 22 25 18 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .056 .105 .111 .216 -40 2 0 0 6 0 0 1
8 Yrs 265 556 478 22 47 5 0 0 15 0 0 32 217 .098 .157 .109 .265 -23 52 6 1 45 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 340 292 13 29 3 0 0 9 0 0 20 133 .098 .157 .109 .265 -23 32 4 1 28 0 0
SDP (5 yrs) 181 405 354 14 33 3 0 0 7 0 0 23 161 .093 .151 .102 .252 -26 36 1 1 27 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 62 126 106 7 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 51 .123 .184 .132 .316 -10 14 5 0 12 0 0
MON (1 yr) 22 25 18 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .056 .105 .111 .216 -40 2 0 0 6 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 21 SDP NL 35 76 -11 0 0 0 9 -1 -0.1 3 1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 1 $ 1
1970 22 SDP NL 36 82 -10 -1 0 0 10 -0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1971 23 SDP NL 40 97 -14 -0 1 0 10 -3 -0.3 3 -0 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.4 0.0 -0 $ 1
1972 24 SDP NL 35 84 -14 -0 1 0 8 -5 -0.6 2 -2 -0.6 .484 .496 -0.6 0.0 -2 $ 1
1973 25 SDP NL 35 66 -9 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 0.0 0 $ 1
1974 26 CIN NL 36 88 -14 0 -1 0 9 -5 -0.6 2 -3 -0.6 .484 .496 -0.6 0.0 -3 $ 1
1975 27 CIN NL 26 38 -4 0 -0 0 4 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1976 28 MON NL 22 25 -4 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
8 Seasons 265 556 -80 -0 2 0 61 -17 -1.9 16 -1 -1.9 .492 .498 -2.1 0.1 -1 $
SDP (5 yrs) 181 405 -58 -1 3 0 45 -11 -1.2 12 1 -1.2 .493 .498 -1.4 0.1 1 $
CIN (2 yrs) 62 126 -17 0 -1 0 13 -5 -0.5 4 -1 -0.5 .492 .498 -0.5 0.0 -1 $
MON (1 yr) 22 25 -4 0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1969 21 SDP NL 76 64 1 0.4 91 .138 .061 .255 .162 .324 .076 .378 .238 .702 -30 .015 -11.4 -1.2 .210 .121 .015
1970 22 SDP NL 82 66 3 1.2 99 .306 .149 .261 .203 .333 .162 .399 .365 .732 2 .080 -10.3 -1.0 .270 .081 .014
1971 23 SDP NL 97 83 2 0.6 87 .157 .093 .252 .152 .316 .093 .368 .245 .685 -27 .034 -14.0 -1.5 .179 .070 .000
1972 24 SDP NL 84 76 1 0.4 85 .114 .068 .247 .115 .314 .068 .365 .183 .679 -45 .012 -13.7 -1.5 .129 .054 .000
1973 25 SDP NL 66 60 1 0.4 89 .152 .093 .252 .109 .319 .111 .374 .220 .694 -36 .016 -9.5 -1.0 .143 .037 .019
1974 26 CIN NL 88 79 1 0.3 94 .184 .095 .261 .163 .333 .095 .378 .257 .711 -26 .010 -12.7 -1.3 .183 .081 .000
1975 27 CIN NL 38 31 2 1.7 98 .353 .188 .268 .235 .339 .219 .387 .454 .726 26 .159 -3.3 -0.3 .333 .094 .031
1976 28 MON NL 25 23 0 0.0 96 .077 .056 .268 .105 .336 .111 .382 .216 .718 -40 .000 -3.4 -0.4 .176 .111 .056
8 Yrs 556 482 11 0.6 91 .180 .098 .256 .157 .325 .109 .378 .265 .703 -23 .029 -78.4 -8.2 .195 .077 .010
162 Game Avg. 340 295 7 0.6 91 .180 .098 .256 .157 .325 .109 .378 .265 .703 -23 .029 -78.4 -8.2 .195 .077 .010
SDP (5 yrs) 405 349 8 0.6 90 .171 .093 .253 .151 .321 .102 .377 .252 .698 -26 .029 -58.9 -6.2 .186 .073 .008
CIN (2 yrs) 126 110 3 0.7 95 .236 .123 .263 .184 .335 .132 .380 .316 .715 -10 .038 -16.0 -1.7 .224 .085 .009
MON (1 yr) 25 23 0 0.0 96 .077 .056 .268 .105 .336 .111 .382 .216 .718 -40 .000 -3.4 -0.4 .176 .111 .056

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1969 21 SDP NL 76 0.0% 48.7% 9.2% 1.3% 25% 5.29 1.8 0.93 38%
1970 22 SDP NL 82 0.0% 46.3% 6.1% 1.2% 9% 7.60 1.9 74.0 2.00 44%
1971 23 SDP NL 97 0.0% 36.1% 6.2% 0.0% 0% 5.83 2.5 28.7 2.14 53%
1972 24 SDP NL 84 0.0% 35.7% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 7.50 2.5 37.0 2.62 52%
1973 25 SDP NL 66 0.0% 31.8% 1.5% 1.5% 20% 21.00 2.6 54.0 2.00 50%
1974 26 CIN NL 88 0.0% 40.9% 6.8% 0.0% 0% 6.00 2.1 24.7 1.75 43%
1975 27 CIN NL 38 0.0% 39.5% 5.3% 2.6% 17% 7.50 2.1 16.0 4.33 45%
1976 28 MON NL 25 0.0% 20.0% 4.0% 4.0% 100% 5.00 3.6 6.0 1.25 52%
8 Yrs 556 0.0% 39.0% 5.8% 0.9% 11% 6.78 2.2 31.9 1.90 47%
MLB Averages 1.9% 14.0% 8.8% 6.0% 27% 1.59 6.4 46.2 9.0 1.10 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1969 21 SDP NL -11.4 -1.2 77 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 1.07 -1.0 -0.1 -11.9 -1.3 0.96 -10.6 0
1970 22 SDP NL -10.4 -1.0 83 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 .97 -1.1 0.2 -10.3 -1.1 1.00 -11.6 0
1971 23 SDP NL -14.0 -1.5 92 -1.2 0.7 -1.9 1.03 -1.3 0.1 -11.9 -1.3 0.98 -12.6 0
1972 24 SDP NL -13.7 -1.5 84 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 1.10 -1.4 0.2 -11.9 -1.3 1.03 -13.5 0
1973 25 SDP NL -9.5 -1.0 67 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 1.11 -0.9 0.1 -9.4 -1.0 1.06 -9.3 0
1974 26 CIN NL -12.7 -1.3 90 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 .85 -1.3 -0.2 -14.5 -1.5 0.97 -13.6 0
1975 27 CIN NL -3.3 -0.3 38 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 .92 -0.4 -0.2 -5.5 -0.6 0.97 -4.2 0
1976 28 MON NL -3.4 -0.4 25 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 1.09 -0.4 0.3 -1.7 -0.2 1.00 -3.8 0
8 Yrs -78.5 -8.2 556 -7.4 4.0 -11.4 1.01 -7.8 0.5 -77.1 -8.3 1.00 -79.0 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1969 21 SDP NL 1 0 25% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1970 22 SDP NL 1 0 25% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 29% 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
1971 23 SDP NL 0 0 21% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 29% 5 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
1972 24 SDP NL 0 0 33% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1973 25 SDP NL 2 0 17% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 26 CIN NL 0 0 31% 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1975 27 CIN NL 0 0 38% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1976 28 MON NL 0 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 4 0 28% 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 30% 16 12 3 5 2 2 6 3 3

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1969 21 SDP NL 76 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 25% 10 0 0% 13 0 0% 47 0 0% 0 0 3 0 0% 0
1970 22 SDP NL 82 11% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 15 0 0% 18 3 17% 67 2 3% 5 1 20% 7 4 57% 0
1971 23 SDP NL 97 33% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 15 0 0% 15 3 20% 64 3 5% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0
1972 24 SDP NL 84 29% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 33% 22 1 5% 22 6 27% 59 2 3% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1973 25 SDP NL 66 35% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 79% 16 0 0% 21 4 19% 51 2 4% 3 0 0% 3 3 100% 0
1974 26 CIN NL 88 24% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 19 4 21% 21 5 24% 55 3 5% 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 0
1975 27 CIN NL 38 21% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 5 1 20% 7 2 29% 24 2 8% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1976 28 MON NL 25 28% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 6 0 0% 8 3 38% 16 3 19% 1 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
8 Yrs 556 27% 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 74 45 61% 108 6 6% 125 26 21% 383 17 4% 22 4 18% 23 13 57% 0
MLB Averages 54% 75% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 21 35 76 66 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 37 .061 .162 .076 .238 -30 5 0 1 2 0 0
1970 22 71 158 140 7 15 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 75 .107 .183 .121 .304 -13 17 0 1 5 0 0
1971 23 111 255 226 10 23 2 0 0 4 0 0 18 110 .102 .171 .111 .282 -18 25 0 1 10 0 0
1972 24 146 339 300 13 28 2 0 0 6 0 0 22 140 .093 .158 .100 .258 -24 30 1 1 16 0 0
1973 25 181 405 354 14 33 3 0 0 7 0 0 23 161 .093 .151 .102 .252 -26 36 1 1 27 0 0
1974 26 217 493 428 18 40 3 0 0 10 0 0 29 197 .093 .153 .100 .253 -26 43 5 1 35 0 0
1975 27 243 531 460 21 46 4 0 0 12 0 0 31 212 .100 .159 .109 .267 -22 50 6 1 39 0 0
1976 28 265 556 478 22 47 5 0 0 15 0 0 32 217 .098 .157 .109 .265 -23 52 6 1 45 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1969 21 35 79 67 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 37 .075 .195 .090 .284 1 35
1970 22 36 83 75 5 12 1 0 0 1 0 5 38 .160 .213 .173 .386 3 36
1971 23 40 95 85 2 7 0 0 0 2 0 5 35 .082 .133 .082 .216 1 40
1972 24 37 91 79 5 7 0 0 0 4 0 6 31 .089 .153 .089 .242 1 35
1973 25 35 67 55 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 21 .109 .125 .127 .252 1 35
1974 26 36 88 74 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 6 36 .095 .163 .095 .257 1 36
1975 27 26 39 33 4 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 15 .212 .257 .242 .500 2 26
1976 28 22 25 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 22
8 Yrs 267 567 486 26 51 4 0 0 14 0 35 218 .105 .167 .113 .280 10 265
162 Game Avg. 162 344 295 16 31 2 0 0 8 0 21 132 .105 .167 .113 .280 6 265

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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