Ken Clay

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: April 6, 1954 in Lynchburg, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from E. C. Glass HS (Lynchburg, VA).

High School: E. C. Glass HS (Lynchburg, VA)

Debut: June 7, 1977 (Age 23-062d, 13,892nd in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 2, 1981 (Age 27-179d)
vs. TOR 7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Kenneth Earl Clay

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2x World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

4.68

111

353.2

129

WHIP

1.499

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Team Record in Appearances: 5-27 / in Starts: 0-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 24, Entered with runners on base: 17

1979 Pitching Game Log

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1979 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	50	2	Apr 7	NYY		MIL	L,3-4	4-GF		99	5.1	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	3.11	21	7	7	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.151	.68	0.13%	2.81	4t 1-- 2 out d4	9t end d 2
2	51	7	Apr 13	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-12	3-5		5	3.0	6	3	3	0	1	1	0	3.24	4.29	13	3	3	0	0	6		2	1	0	1	0	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	.28	-0.008	.37	-0.01%	-0.93	3b -23 0 out d3	5b 3 out d7
3	52	12	Apr 19	NYY		BAL	L,3-6	7-GF		5	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	3.91	7	5	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.046	.40	0.05%	1.57	7t 1-- 1 out d3	9t end d 3
4	53	14	Apr 21	NYY		TEX	L,0-5	8-GF		1	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	2.77	3.81	8	3	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	.10	-0.013	.17	-0.01%	0.03	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	54	22	May 1	NYY	@	CAL	W,12-8	9-9	BS(1)	9	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.77	3.81	2	0	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.93	-0.509	6.41	-0.33%	-2.00	9b 12- 1 out a2	9b 12- 1 out tie
6	55	24	May 4	NYY		OAK	L,5-11	7-GF		2	2.1	3	4	3	1	0	1	0	4.11	4.69	13	7	2	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.42	-0.007	.45	-0.01%	-2.46	7t 1-3 2 out d2	9t end d 6
7	56	27	May 7	NYY		SEA	L,4-12	5-8		2	3.0	4	4	4	4	1	0	0	5.40	4.91	17	6	2	0	0	4		2	0	0	1	0	12	1	0	1	0	0	1	.41	0.031	.41	0.02%	-1.30	5t 12- 0 out d4	8t 123 0 out d5
8	57	33	May 13	NYY		CAL	W,12-10	9-GF		5	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	5.59	5.37	4	2	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.037	1.05	0.03%	-1.14	9t 1-3 0 out a5	9t end a 2
9	58	34	May 14	NYY		DET	L,1-3	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.31	5.14	3	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.018	.31	0.01%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
10	59	42	May 23	NYY	@	DET	L,3-4	8-9	L(0-1)	8	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	5.57	5.26	5	1	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	-0.082	4.60	-0.08%	-0.56	8b 1-3 2 out tie	9b 123 1 out tie
11	60	44	May 27(1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,0-5	6-GF(8)		3	3.0	6	2	2	0	4	1	0	5.63	5.15	15	3	2	1	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.040	.22	-0.03%	-0.43	6b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 5
12	61	47	May 29	NYY	@	MIL	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.76	5.05	4	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	.07	-0.006	.13	-0.01%	-0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 5
13	62	49	May 31	NYY	@	MIL	L,4-5	7-9	H(1)	1	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.00	4.88	9	2	4	2	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	-0.028	3.59	-0.03%	0.09	7b 1-- 0 out a2	9b 1-3 0 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	63	51	Jun 2	NYY		CHW	L,0-7	4-8		1	5.0	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	5.63	4.54	20	11	3	0	0	6		0	0	0	0	0	20	4	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.005	.18	0.00%	0.57	4t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d7
15	64	57	Jun 8	NYY	@	KCR	W,11-10	9-GF(10)	BW(1-1)	5	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.35	4.34	8	3	1	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4.25	0.002	4.85	0.00%	0.24	9b -2- 1 out a1	10b end a 1
16	65	58	Jun 9	NYY	@	KCR	L,8-9	12-GF(13)	L(1-2)	0	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	5.45	4.66	5	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	-0.212	2.61	-0.16%	-0.47	12b --- 0 out tie	13b end d 1
17	66	61	Jun 13	NYY	@	MIN	L,7-8	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.35	4.63	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.077	1.55	0.06%	1.23	8b 1-3 1 out d1	8b end d 1
18	67	65	Jun 17	NYY	@	TEX	L,3-6	4-GF(8)		3	5.0	6	2	2	1	2	1	0	5.13	4.69	21	11	2	1	0	5		0	0	1	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.46	0.025	.40	0.01%	0.57	4b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
19	68	70	Jun 22	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	9-GF	S(1)	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.05	4.66	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.53	0.457	3.69	0.14%	1.59	9t 123 1 out a1	9t end a 1
20	69	73	Jun 25	NYY	@	TOR	L,1-3	GS-6	L(1-3)	2	5.1	4	3	3	2	2	1	0	5.05	4.76	22	11	3	0	0	4	48			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	-0.095	.44	-0.03%	-0.79	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	70	80	Jul 3	NYY		MIL	L,2-7	GS-1	L(1-4)	7	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	5.36	4.80	6	2	0	0	0	3	37			0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.186	.40	-0.05%	-1.99	1t start tie	1t 1-3 2 out d2
22	71	85	Jul 7	NYY	@	OAK	W,8-3	6-GF	S(2)	3	3.2	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	4.97	4.78	13	8	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.206	.37	0.07%	2.38	6b 12- 1 out a2	9b end a 5
23	72	87	Jul 10	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-5	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	4.78	4.65	6	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.09	0.011	.06	0.00%	1.07	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
24	73	88	Jul 11	NYY	@	SEA	L,1-16	1-3		0	2.2	4	4	4	3	1	2	1	5.20	5.21	16	3	4	2	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.060	.06	-0.02%	-3.71	1b 1-3 1 out d5	3b 3 out d11
25	74	99	Jul 25	NYY		CAL	L,5-9	3-6		13	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.85	5.01	13	9	2	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.114	.07	0.01%	2.68	3t -2- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d3
26	75	102	Jul 28	NYY	@	MIL	L,2-9	5-6		2	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	5.37	5.07	8	0	2	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	1	0	.37	-0.156	.04	-0.01%	-4.48	5b -2- 1 out d2	6b -2- 1 out d7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	76	111	Aug 7	NYY		CHW	L,5-9	1-6	L(1-5)	9	4.1	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.15	4.96	16	6	5	0	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	0	0	.80	0.109	.02	0.00%	1.67	1t 1-- 2 out d3	6t -2- 0 out tie
28	77	113	Aug 9	NYY		CHW	L,1-5	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.07	4.86	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.05	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.52	9t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
29	78	119	Aug 17	NYY		MIN	L,2-5	7-GF		7	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.85	4.77	9	5	4	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.046	.00	0.00%	1.54	7t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
30	79	128	Aug 28	NYY	@	TEX	L,2-10	GS-6	L(1-6)	10	5.1	7	4	3	0	0	1	0	4.86	4.80	23	11	6	0	0	6	40			1	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.20	-0.008	.01	0.00%	0.16	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
31	80	132	Sep 1	NYY		KCR	L,8-9	GS-3		3	2.1	5	4	4	1	1	1	0	5.19	4.92	12	3	2	0	0	5	31			2	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.185	.00	0.00%	-2.73	1t start tie	3t --- 1 out a1
32	81	138	Sep 7	NYY	@	DET	L,0-6	GS-3	L(1-7)	5	2.0	5	3	3	1	1	1	0	5.40	5.04	13	5	1	0	0	5	34			0	0	0	12	2	1	0	0	0	1	.67	-0.206	.00	0.00%	-2.31	1b start tie	3b 1-- 0 out d3
							5-27		W-L:1-7,Sv:2,BSv:2,Hld:1	3.4	78.1	88	49	47	25	28	12	2	5.40	5.04	338	2.08		5%	1%	86	38	28	32%	5	3	1	302	20	3	1	8	3	4	.74	-0.462	.59	-0.24%	-6.52

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