Clay Kirby

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: June 25, 1948 in Washington, DC us

Died: October 11, 1991 in Arlington, VA

Buried: National Memorial Park, Falls Church, VA

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 3rd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington-Lee HS (Arlington, VA).

High School: Washington-Lee HS (Arlington, VA)

Debut: April 11, 1969 (Age 20-290d, 10,398th in MLB history)
vs. SFG 4.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: September 28, 1976 (Age 28-095d)
vs. NYM 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Clayton Laws Kirby

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.0

W

L

104

ERA

3.84

G

261

GS

239

SV

IP

1548.0

SO

1061

WHIP

1.384

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	18	STL-min	Rk,A	5	3	.625	3.60	12	9		1	1		45.0	29	22	18	0	18	0	51	3	0	7				1.044	5.8	0.0	3.6	10.2	2.83	CDS,SPT GULF,FLOR
1967	19	STL-min	A	3	4	.429	4.38	16	14		0	0		74.0	63	39	36	8	31	2	75	4	0	2				1.270	7.7	1.0	3.8	9.1	2.42	MOD CALL
1968	20	STL-min	AAA,AA	12	9	.571	2.93	29	29		7	3		175.0	139	69	57	9	86	3	152	3	4	11				1.286	7.1	0.5	4.4	7.8	1.77	TUL,ARK PCL,TL
1969	21	SDP	NL	7	20	.259	3.80	35	35	0	2	0	0	215.2	204	108	91	18	100	13	113	6	0	7	931	93	4.02	1.410	8.5	0.8	4.2	4.7	1.13
1970	22	SDP	NL	10	16	.385	4.53	36	34	2	6	1	0	214.2	198	118	108	29	120	5	154	9	0	7	949	88	4.76	1.481	8.3	1.2	5.0	6.5	1.28
1971	23	SDP	NL	15	13	.536	2.83	38	36	0	13	2	0	267.1	213	99	84	20	103	14	231	3	0	13	1107	117	2.88	1.182	7.2	0.7	3.5	7.8	2.24
1972	24	SDP	NL	12	14	.462	3.13	34	34	0	9	2	0	238.2	197	87	83	21	116	11	175	2	0	8	1004	105	3.56	1.311	7.4	0.8	4.4	6.6	1.51
1973	25	SDP	NL	8	18	.308	4.79	34	31	2	4	2	0	191.2	214	122	102	30	66	7	129	1	1	13	841	72	4.30	1.461	10.0	1.4	3.1	6.1	1.95
1974	26	CIN	NL	12	9	.571	3.28	36	35	0	7	1	0	230.2	210	97	84	15	91	3	160	2	0	15	981	107	3.25	1.305	8.2	0.6	3.6	6.2	1.76
1975	27	CIN	NL	10	6	.625	4.72	26	19	3	1	0	0	110.2	113	63	58	13	54	3	48	5	1	12	499	77	4.85	1.509	9.2	1.1	4.4	3.9	0.89
1976	28	MON	NL	1	8	.111	5.72	22	15	1	0	0	0	78.2	81	61	50	10	63	1	51	2	0	8	370	65	5.47	1.831	9.3	1.1	7.2	5.8	0.81
1977	29	SDP-min	AAA	1	7	.125	7.95	17	16		2	0	0	86.0	129	87	76	13	48	0	59	1	1	13				2.058	13.5	1.4	5.0	6.2	1.23	HAW PCL
8 Yrs				75	104	.419	3.84	261	239	8	42	8	0	1548.0	1430	755	660	156	713	57	1061	30	2	83	6682	92	3.91	1.384	8.3	0.9	4.1	6.2	1.49
162 Game Avg.				10	14	.419	3.84	35	33	1	6	1	0	211	194	103	90	21	97	8	144	4	0	11	909	92	3.91	1.384	8.3	0.9	4.1	6.2	1.49

SDP (5 yrs)				52	81	.391	3.73	177	170	4	34	7	0	1128.0	1026	534	468	118	505	50	802	21	1	48	4832	94	3.84	1.357	8.2	0.9	4.0	6.4	1.59
CIN (2 yrs)				22	15	.595	3.74	62	54	3	8	1	0	341.1	323	160	142	28	145	6	208	7	1	27	1480	94	3.76	1.371	8.5	0.7	3.8	5.5	1.43
MON (1 yr)				1	8	.111	5.72	22	15	1	0	0	0	78.2	81	61	50	10	63	1	51	2	0	8	370	65	5.47	1.831	9.3	1.1	7.2	5.8	0.81

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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