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 (Rexburg, ID)
School: Gonzaga University
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 vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Athletics/Cardinals 2009-2011
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 0.109 [*],
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Greg Maddux… #3. Cy Young… #4. Randy Johnson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Christy Mathewson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Greg Maddux… #3. Cy Young… #4. Randy Johnson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Christy Mathewson…

Standard Pitching

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2007	22	STL-min	A,A-	1	3	.250	2.67	16	14	0	0	0	0	60.2	57	21	18	2	19	0	68	6	0	3	255		1.253	8.5	0.3	2.8	10.1	3.58	DAV,BAT · MIDW,NYPL
2008	23	STL-min	AAA,AA	8	10	.444	4.96	26	25	0	0	0	0	139.2	146	81	77	18	64	1	105	10	1	18	619		1.504	9.4	1.2	4.1	6.8	1.64	MEM,SPD · PCL,TL
2009	24	STL-OAK-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.39	23	23	0	1	0	0	137.1	143	78	67	13	48	0	100	4	0	5	588		1.391	9.4	0.9	3.1	6.6	2.08	MEM,SAC · PCL
2009	24	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	7.63	7	6	1	0	0	0	30.2	42	34	26	6	13	0	13	3	0	1	149	59	1.793	12.3	1.8	3.8	3.8	1.00
2009	24	OAK	AL	2	4	.333	7.81	6	6	0	0	0	0	27.2	37	28	24	5	12	0	11	2	0	1	133	57	1.771	12.0	1.6	3.9	3.6	0.92
2009	24	STL	NL	0	0		6.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	6	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	16	76	2.000	15.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
2010	25	OAK-min	AAA	13	6	.684	4.25	26	26	0	0	0	0	165.1	161	91	78	20	53	3	112	2	0	14	688		1.294	8.8	1.1	2.9	6.1	2.11	SAC · PCL
2010	25	OAK	AL	0	0		4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	4	3	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	26	97	1.333	9.0	1.5	3.0	10.5	3.50
2011	26	COL-min	AAA	2	8	.200	9.42	15	15	0	0	0	0	64.0	104	71	67	13	29	1	54	2	0	6	317		2.078	14.6	1.8	4.1	7.6	1.86	CSP · PCL
2011	26	COL	NL	2	4	.333	3.86	16	6	6	0	0	0	58.1	55	30	25	9	24	2	30	2	0	3	244	117	1.354	8.5	1.4	3.7	4.6	1.25
3 Seasons				4	8	.333	5.12	24	13	7	0	0	0	95.0	103	68	54	16	39	2	50	5	0	4	419	88	1.495	9.8	1.5	3.7	4.7	1.28
162 Game Avg.				7	15	.333	5.12	44	24	13	0	0	0	175	189	125	99	29	72	4	92	9	0	7	770	88	1.495	9.8	1.5	3.7	4.7	1.28

OAK (2 yrs)				2	4	.333	7.22	7	7	0	0	0	0	33.2	43	32	27	6	14	0	18	2	0	1	159	62	1.693	11.5	1.6	3.7	4.8	1.29
COL (1 yr)				2	4	.333	3.86	16	6	6	0	0	0	58.1	55	30	25	9	24	2	30	2	0	3	244	117	1.354	8.5	1.4	3.7	4.6	1.25
STL (1 yr)				0	0		6.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	6	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	16	76	2.000	15.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	2.00

NL (2 yrs)			NL	2	4	.333	3.96	17	6	7	0	0	0	61.1	60	36	27	10	25	2	32	3	0	3	260	114	1.386	8.8	1.5	3.7	4.7	1.28
AL (2 yrs)			AL	2	4	.333	7.22	7	7	0	0	0	0	33.2	43	32	27	6	14	0	18	2	0	1	159	62	1.693	11.5	1.6	3.7	4.8	1.29

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
2009	24	STL	NL	3.0	0	6	1	0	.1	-5	-0.3	$
2009	24	OAK	AL	27.2	6	28	18	-2	.8	-10	-0.9	$
2010	25	OAK	AL	6.0	1	4	3	0	.9	-1	-0.1	$
2011	26	COL	NL	58.1	6	30	38	-2	.7	8	0.7	$
3 Seasons				95.0	13	68	61	-4	.7	-7	-0.6	$

OAK (2 yrs)				33.2	7	32	21	-2	.8	-11	-1.0	$
COL (1 yr)				58.1	6	30	38	-2	.7	8	0.7	$
STL (1 yr)				3.0	0	6	1	0	.1	-5	-0.3	$

Standard Batting

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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
2007	22	STL-min	A-,A	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	BAT,DAV · NYPL,MIDW
2008	23	STL-min	AAA,AA	26	39	27	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	11	.185	.313	.222	.535		6	0	0	7	0	0	MEM,SPD · PCL,TL
2009	24	STL-OAK-min	AAA	24	29	26	3	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	7	.115	.179	.192	.371		5	0	0	1	0	0	MEM,SAC · PCL
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	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/11
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	/11
2010	25	OAK-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	SAC · PCL
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-min	AAA	16	14	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.231	.231	.231	.462		3	0	0	1	0	0	CSP · PCL
2011	26	COL	NL	15	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 Seasons				23	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	113	99	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	7	63	.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)				15	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

NL (2 yrs)				16	16	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	9	.000	.063	.000	.063	-82	0	1	0	0	1	0
AL (2 yrs)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
2009	24	STL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/11

2011	26	COL	NL	15	-4	0	-0	-0	0	2	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	1
2 Seasons				16	-4	0	-0	-0	0	2	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$

COL (1 yr)				15	-4	0	-0	-0	0	2	0	-2	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$
STL (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	PO
2009	TOT	MLB	24	P	7			30.2	6	2	3	1	0	.833	0	0	1.47	0.71	.953	1.56	1.54
2009	OAK	AL	24	P	6			27.2	6	2	3	1	0	.833	0	0	1.63	0.83	.953	1.53	1.52
2009	STL	NL	24	P	1			3.0	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		1.80	1.70
2010	OAK	AL	25	P	1			6.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0	0	1.50	1.00	.950	1.65	1.60
2011	COL	NL	26	P	16	6	0	58.1	13	3	9	1	1	.923	1	3	1.85	0.75	.955	1.81	1.79	4	3	43%	2
	3 Seasons			P	24	6	0	95.0	20	5	13	2	1	.900	1	2	1.71	0.75	.954	1.71	1.71	4	3	43%	2
	3 Seasons			TOT	24	6	0	95.0	20	5	13	2	1	.900	1	12	1.71	0.75	.954	1.71	1.71	4	3	43%	2

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Transactions

June 7, 2007: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (36th pick) of the 2007 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 2007.
July 24, 2009: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Shane Peterson (minors) and Brett Wallace to the Oakland Athletics for Matt Holliday.
January 24, 2011: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Ethan Hollingsworth (minors).
January 21, 2012: Traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Boston Red Sox for Marco Scutaro.

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