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Clayton Mortensen

Clayton Grant Mortensen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 10, 1985 in Rexburg, ID
High School: Madison HS (Rexburg, ID)
School: Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (36th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 29, 2009
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Athletics/RedSox/Cardinals 2009-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$487k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 0.109, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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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
2009 24 TOT MLB 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 24 STL NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2009 24 OAK AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2010 25 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2011 26 COL NL 16 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .067 .000 .067 -81 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
3 Yrs 24 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .063 .000 .063 -82 0 1 0 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 108 95 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 61 .000 .063 .000 .063 -82 0 7 0 0 7 0
OAK (2 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COL (1 yr) 16 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .067 .000 .067 -81 0 1 0 0 1 0
STL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 17 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .063 .000 .063 -82 0 1 0 0 1 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
2009 24 STL NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
2009 24 OAK AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2010 25 OAK AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2011 26 COL NL 16 15 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .487 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
2012 27 BOS AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 0.0 $
4 Seasons 27 16 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .491 .500 -0.2 0.0 -2 $
OAK (2 yrs) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
COL (1 yr) 16 15 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .487 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $
STL (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .479 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
BOS (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 0.0 $

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
2009 24 TOT MLB 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .263 .000 .336 .000 .418 .000 .754 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2009 24 STL NL 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .263 .000 .336 .000 .418 .000 .754 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2011 26 COL NL 15 15 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .278 .067 .347 .000 .432 .067 .780 -81 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .071 .077 .000
3 Yrs 16 16 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .277 .063 .347 .000 .431 .063 .778 -82 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .067 .071 .000
162 Game Avg. 108 108 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .277 .063 .347 .000 .431 .063 .778 -82 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .067 .071 .000
COL (1 yr) 15 15 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .278 .067 .347 .000 .432 .067 .780 -81 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .071 .077 .000
STL (1 yr) 1 1 0 0.0 105 .000 .000 .263 .000 .336 .000 .418 .000 .754 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (2 yrs) 16 16 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .277 .063 .347 .000 .431 .063 .778 -82 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .067 .071 .000

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
2009 24 TOT MLB 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
2009 24 STL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 0.0% 0%
2011 26 COL NL 15 0.0% 60.0% 6.7% 0.0% 9.00 1.4 13.0 1.00 2.00 33% 0% 100%
4 Yrs 16 0.0% 56.3% 6.3% 0.0% 9.00 1.6 14.0 0.67 1.33 38% 0% 0.0% 67%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.5% 8.5% 7.6% 33% 2.18 4.8 35.0 8.1 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2009 24 TOT MLB -0.3 -0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
2009 24 STL NL -0.3 -0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
2009 24 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
2010 25 OAK AL 0.0 0.0
2011 26 COL NL -3.5 -0.4 15 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .95 -0.3 0.1 -2.8 -0.3 0.99 -2.9 0
2012 27 BOS AL
4 Yrs -3.8 -0.4 16 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .89 -0.3 0.0 -2.9 -0.3 0.95 -3.2 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
2009 24 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 STL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 COL NL 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 0 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
2009 24 TOT MLB 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 STL NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 COL NL 15 47% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 1 20% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 16 44% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 5 1 20% 8 1 13% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 55% 69% 11% 32% 14% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2009 24 TOT MLB 1 5 5.00 3 60% 33% 0% 33% 33% 67% 0% 40% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 24 STL NL 1 5 5.00 3 60% 33% 0% 33% 33% 67% 0% 40% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 COL NL 15 70 4.67 47 67% 36% 23% 30% 11% 64% 0% 43% 63% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 11% 0 0 0
2 Yrs 16 75 4.69 50 67% 36% 22% 30% 12% 64% 0% 43% 66% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 11% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.82 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2009 24 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 25 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 26 24 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .000 .063 .000 .063 -82 0 1 0 0 1 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
2009 24 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
2011 26 16 15 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 .000 .067 .000 .067 0 16
2 Yrs 23 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 23
162 Game Avg. 162 113 99 7 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 63 .000 .063 .000 .063 0 23

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