Cliff Pennington
Clifton Randoulph Pennington
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: June 15, 1984 in Corpus Christi, TX
High School: Mary Carroll (Corpus Christi, TX)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 2008
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2008 OAK AL 24 2B 16 15 136.0 77 33 44 0 17 1.000 -1.6 -14.1 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 1 5.10 4.81 .987 5.01 4.51
2008 OAK AL 24 SS 10 6 56.0 30 10 16 4 5 .867 -4.0 -85.7 -4.0 -2.6 -1.4 0 4.18 2.60 .973 4.39 3.84
2008 OAK AL 24 3B 9 8 64.0 20 8 11 1 2 .950 -1.4 -26.2 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 0 2.67 2.11 .960 2.74 2.37
2009 OAK AL 25 SS 60 60 533.2 279 90 181 8 41 .971 -6.8 -15.3 -6.8 -1.8 -5.0 0 4.57 4.52 .972 4.36 3.89
2 Seasons SS 70 66 589.2 309 100 197 12 46 .961 -10.8 -22.0 -10.8 -4.4 -6.4 0 4.53 4.24 .972 4.36 3.88
1 Season 2B 16 15 136.0 77 33 44 0 17 1.000 -1.6 -14.1 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 1 5.10 4.81 .987 5.01 4.51
1 Season 3B 9 8 64.0 20 8 11 1 2 .950 -1.4 -26.2 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 0 2.67 2.11 .960 2.74 2.37
2 Seasons TOT 95 89 789.2 406 141 252 13 65 .968 -13.8 -21.0 -14.8 -3.9 -10.9 1 4.48 4.14 .942 4.34 3.85

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
2008 OAK AL 24 36 29 36 34 0 0 0 16 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2009 OAK AL 25 60 60 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 96 89 96 94 0 0 0 16 9 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
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 -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2008 OAK AL 24 268 66% 75% 27% 25 68% 0 10 6 4 0 16 14 1 0 1 4 0 0 4 4 5 0 1 2 1 0 4 1 3 1 0 0
2009 OAK AL 25 2350 59% 74% 33% 214 88% 1 90 29 48 14 181 146 32 1 1 8 1 3 4 6 41 12 6 15 3 3 40 18 21 1 0 1
2 Seasons 2618 59% 74% 32% 239 86% 1 100 35 52 14 197 160 33 1 2 12 1 3 8 10 46 12 7 17 4 3 44 19 24 2 0 1
MLB Averages 55% 73% 30% 89%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
2008 OAK AL 24 603 63% 74% 28% 52 85% 0 33 14 17 2 44 32 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 1 5 0 16 5 11 1 1 0
1 Season 603 63% 74% 28% 52 85% 0 33 14 17 2 44 32 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 1 5 0 16 5 11 1 1 0
MLB Averages 55% 73% 30% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2008 OAK AL 24 293 60% 71% 27% 19 84% 0 8 5 3 0 11 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 67%
1 Season 293 60% 71% 27% 19 84% 0 8 5 3 0 11 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 67%
MLB Averages 55% 73% 30% 87% 65%

* 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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