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Clayton Richard

Clayton C. Richard

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 245 lb.

Born: September 12, 1983 in Lafayette, IN
High School: McCutcheon HS (Lafayette, IN)
School: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 2005 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 2005. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 23, 2008
Teams (by GP): Padres/WhiteSox 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$2.71M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.070, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: SFX [*]
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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
2008 24 CHW AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 25 TOT MLB 39 27 23 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .087 .083 .130 .214 -43 3 0 0 3 1 0 1
2009 25 CHW AL 27 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 149 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 25 SDP NL 12 24 20 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .050 .048 .050 .098 -73 1 0 0 3 1 0 1
2010 26 SDP NL 33 72 61 5 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 21 .148 .172 .180 .352 -1 11 0 1 8 1 0 1
2011 27 SDP NL 20 32 28 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .107 .138 .143 .281 -20 4 1 0 3 0 0 1
2012 28 SDP NL 11 23 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .045 .045 .045 .091 -74 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
5 Yrs 116 154 134 8 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 58 .112 .129 .142 .271 -24 19 2 1 15 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 215 187 11 21 6 0 0 13 0 0 3 81 .112 .129 .142 .271 -24 27 3 1 21 3 0
SDP (4 yrs) 76 151 131 7 14 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 57 .107 .125 .130 .255 -28 17 2 1 15 2 0
CHW (2 yrs) 40 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 149 2 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 76 151 131 7 14 3 0 0 9 0 0 2 57 .107 .125 .130 .255 -28 17 2 1 15 2 0
AL (2 yrs) 40 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 149 2 0 0 0 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
2008 24 CHW AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2009 25 CHW AL 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $405,000 1
2009 25 SDP NL 12 24 -5 0 0 0 3 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .489 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ 1
2010 26 SDP NL 33 72 -8 0 1 0 10 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .506 .501 0.2 0.0 4 $423,700 1
2011 27 SDP NL 20 32 -5 -0 -0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 $468,800 1
2012 28 SDP NL 11 23 -5 0 -0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .482 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
5 Seasons 116 154 -23 0 0 0 21 -2 -0.2 4 3 -0.1 .498 .500 -0.1 0.1 3 $1,297,500
SDP (4 yrs) 76 151 -23 0 0 0 20 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .497 .500 -0.2 0.0 2 $892,500
CHW (2 yrs) 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $405,000

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 25 TOT MLB 27 25 1 1.1 100 .143 .087 .256 .083 .327 .130 .408 .214 .735 -43 .060 -4.5 -0.4 .143 .043 .043
2009 25 CHW AL 3 2 1 13.3 112 .500 .333 .273 .333 .343 .667 .438 1.000 .781 149 .855 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
2009 25 SDP NL 24 23 0 0.0 98 .083 .050 .254 .048 .325 .050 .403 .098 .728 -73 .000 -4.7 -0.5 .053 .000 .000
2010 26 SDP NL 72 61 2 0.9 94 .220 .148 .251 .172 .320 .180 .396 .352 .715 -1 .047 -8.2 -0.8 .250 .049 .033
2011 27 SDP NL 32 29 1 0.9 91 .188 .107 .250 .138 .316 .143 .389 .281 .704 -20 .054 -4.4 -0.4 .192 .071 .036
2012 28 SDP NL 23 23 0 0.0 93 .143 .045 .250 .045 .317 .045 .395 .091 .712 -74 .000 -5.2 -0.5 .045 .000 .000
5 Yrs 154 138 4 0.8 94 .192 .112 .252 .129 .320 .142 .396 .271 .716 -24 .038 -22.3 -2.2 .182 .045 .030
162 Game Avg. 215 193 6 0.8 94 .192 .112 .252 .129 .320 .142 .396 .271 .716 -24 .038 -22.3 -2.2 .182 .045 .030
SDP (4 yrs) 151 136 3 0.6 94 .184 .107 .251 .125 .319 .130 .395 .255 .714 -28 .023 -22.5 -2.3 .168 .038 .023
CHW (2 yrs) 3 2 1 13.3 112 .500 .333 .273 .333 .343 .667 .438 1.000 .781 149 .855 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .333
NL (4 yrs) 151 136 3 0.6 94 .184 .107 .251 .125 .319 .130 .395 .255 .714 -28 .023 -22.5 -2.3 .168 .038 .023
AL (2 yrs) 3 2 1 13.3 112 .500 .333 .273 .333 .343 .667 .438 1.000 .781 149 .855 0.2 0.0 1.000 .333 .333

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 24 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 25 TOT MLB 27 0.0% 37.0% 0.0% 3.7% 50% 2.3 11.5 0.86 1.80 52% 18% 0.0% 0%
2009 25 CHW AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 33.3% 100% 3.0 0.00 0.00 67% 50% 0.0% 0%
2009 25 SDP NL 24 0.0% 37.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.2 10.0 1.20 2.25 50% 13% 0.0% 0%
2010 26 SDP NL 72 0.0% 29.2% 1.4% 2.8% 22% 21.00 2.9 12.2 1.71 3.00 57% 6% 0.0% 36%
2011 27 SDP NL 32 0.0% 37.5% 3.1% 3.1% 33% 12.00 2.3 14.0 1.00 2.40 50% 21% 0.0% 0%
2012 28 SDP NL 23 0.0% 65.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 2.50 7.00 30% 13% 0.0% 0%
5 Yrs 154 0.0% 37.7% 1.3% 2.6% 27% 29.00 2.3 14.9 1.39 2.76 51% 12% 0.0% 16%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 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
2008 24 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
2009 25 TOT MLB -4.5 -0.4 27 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 .87 -0.4 0.1 -3.1 -0.3 1.07 -4.2 0
2009 25 CHW AL 0.2 0.0 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .57 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.53 0.1 0
2009 25 SDP NL -4.7 -0.5 24 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 .91 -0.4 0.2 -3.0 -0.3 1.14 -4.3 0
2010 26 SDP NL -8.2 -0.8 73 -0.5 0.6 -1.2 .89 -0.8 0.2 -5.9 -0.6 0.91 -8.0 0
2011 27 SDP NL -4.5 -0.5 32 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 1.03 -0.5 -0.1 -4.7 -0.5 1.05 -4.7 0.84 1
2012 28 SDP NL -5.2 -0.5 23 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 .98 -0.5 0.0 -6.1 -0.7 0.96 -5.4 1.25 1
5 Yrs -22.3 -2.2 155 -1.9 0.9 -2.8 .93 -2.2 0.2 -19.9 -2.1 0.97 -22.3 1.04 2

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 25 TOT MLB 1 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
2009 25 CHW AL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2009 25 SDP NL 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2010 26 SDP NL 1 0 46% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 6 5 1 0 0 0 3 1 2
2011 27 SDP NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 28 SDP NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 2 0 44% 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43% 9 7 2 0 0 0 5 1 4

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 25 TOT MLB 27 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 0 0% 8 3 38% 24 3 13% 3 2 67% 2 2 100% 0
2009 25 CHW AL 3 100% 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
2009 25 SDP NL 24 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 6 0 0% 8 3 38% 24 3 13% 3 2 67% 2 2 100% 0
2010 26 SDP NL 72 72% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 14 0 0% 13 5 38% 39 5 13% 3 3 100% 2 2 100% 0
2011 27 SDP NL 32 75% 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.84 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 6 1 17% 6 2 33% 20 2 10% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
2012 28 SDP NL 23 43% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.25 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 4 1 25% 4 0 0% 12 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 154 73% 15 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.04 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 19 15 79% 30 2 7% 31 10 32% 95 10 11% 9 7 78% 5 5 100% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

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 25 TOT MLB 27 80 2.96 64 80% 19% 31% 23% 27% 81% 0% 65% 62% 48% 0% 0 0 4% 1 1 0% 0 0 10% 0 0 0
2009 25 CHW AL 3 5 1.67 5 100% 20% 40% 0% 40% 80% 80% 50% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
2009 25 SDP NL 24 75 3.13 59 79% 19% 31% 25% 25% 81% 0% 64% 63% 46% 0% 0 0 4% 1 1 0% 0 0 11% 0 0 0
2010 26 SDP NL 72 254 3.53 186 73% 23% 24% 27% 26% 77% 0% 56% 69% 33% 0% 0 0 6% 4 2 3% 2 2 29% 0 0 0
2011 27 SDP NL 32 116 3.63 83 72% 31% 14% 31% 23% 69% 0% 49% 79% 38% 3% 1 0 13% 4 0 3% 1 0 25% 0 0 0
2012 28 SDP NL 23 90 3.91 69 77% 33% 32% 23% 12% 67% 0% 51% 52% 22% 0% 0 0 4% 1 1 0% 0 0 20% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 154 540 3.51 402 74% 26% 24% 27% 23% 74% 0% 55% 67% 35% 1% 1 0 6% 10 4 2% 3 2 22% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 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 25 52 27 23 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .087 .083 .130 .214 -43 3 0 0 3 1 0
2010 26 85 99 84 7 11 3 0 0 7 0 0 1 31 .131 .148 .167 .314 -12 14 0 1 11 2 0
2011 27 105 131 112 7 14 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 43 .125 .145 .161 .306 -14 18 1 1 14 2 0
2012 28 116 154 134 8 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 58 .112 .129 .142 .271 -24 19 2 1 15 2 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 25 39 29 25 3 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 10 .160 .154 .240 .394 1 39
2010 26 33 73 62 6 10 2 0 0 6 0 1 21 .161 .185 .194 .378 2 33
2011 27 20 33 29 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 12 .138 .167 .172 .339 1 20
2012 28 11 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 11
4 Yrs 103 158 138 9 18 5 0 0 13 0 2 58 .130 .147 .167 .314 4 103
162 Game Avg. 162 249 217 14 28 8 0 0 20 0 3 91 .130 .147 .167 .314 6 103

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