Clay Rapada

Q: When was Clay Rapada born?

Clay Rapada was born on March 9, 1981.

Q: Where was Clay Rapada born?

Clay Rapada was born in Portsmouth, VA .

Q: How tall is Clay Rapada?

Clay Rapada is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Clay Rapada weigh when playing?

Clay Rapada weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Clay Rapada in the Hall of Fame?

Clay Rapada has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Clay Rapada have?

Clay Rapada had 82 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Clay Rapada played for?

Clay Rapada played for 6 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians.

Q: When did Clay Rapada retire?

Clay Rapada last played in 2013.

Q: What is Clay Rapada's Twitter account?

Clay Rapada is on Twitter at pada5something .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-5, 195lb (196cm, 88kg)

Born: March 9, 1981 in Portsmouth, VA us

High School: Deep Creek HS (Chesapeake, VA)

School: Virginia State University (Petersburg, VA)

Debut: June 14, 2007 (Age 26-097d, 19,123rd in major league history)
vs. SEA 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 22, 2013 (Age 32-197d)
vs. HOU 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2010 season

Agents: Meister Sports Management

Full Name: Clayton Anthony Rapada

Pronunciation: \ra-pa-da\

Twitter: @pada5something

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.1

ERA

4.06

152

93.0

WHIP

1.366

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
2002	21	CHC-min	A-	0	0		1.50	12	0	2	0	0	1	18.0	18	7	3	0	8	0	12	3	0	0	85			1.444	9.0	0.0	4.0	6.0	1.50	BOI NORW
2003	22	CHC-min	A,A-	1	2	.333	4.96	22	4	2	0	0	0	45.1	48	29	25	3	20	0	27	3	0	1	205			1.500	9.5	0.6	4.0	5.4	1.35	LNS,BOI MIDW,NORW
2004	23	CHC-min	A	6	6	.500	2.33	57	0	18	0	0	3	85.0	65	30	22	2	30	4	91	4	0	4	353			1.118	6.9	0.2	3.2	9.6	3.03	LNS MIDW
2005	24	CHC-min	A+	1	3	.250	3.83	27	0	12	0	0	5	42.1	40	21	18	2	16	4	61	3	2	2	186			1.323	8.5	0.4	3.4	13.0	3.81	DYT FLOR
2006	25	CHC-min	AA,AAA	6	4	.600	1.60	61	0	33	0	0	21	67.1	57	15	12	1	25	3	66	4	1	3	278			1.218	7.6	0.1	3.3	8.8	2.64	WTN,IWA SOUL,PCL
2007	26	CHC-DET-min	AAA	7	2	.778	3.90	57	0	39	0	0	17	57.2	60	27	25	4	26	3	53	3	0	4	247			1.491	9.4	0.6	4.1	8.3	2.04	IWA,TOL PCL,IL
2007	26	TOT	MLB	0	0		10.13	5	0	2	0	0	0	2.2	3	3	3	2	2	0	4	0	0	2	13	56	12.24	1.875	10.1	6.8	6.8	13.5	2.00
2007	26	CHC	NL	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3.24	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2007	26	DET	AL	0	0		11.57	4	0	2	0	0	0	2.1	3	3	3	2	2	0	4	0	0	2	12	45	13.53	2.143	11.6	7.7	7.7	15.4	2.00
2008	27	DET-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.31	28	0	9	0	0	2	35.0	32	10	9	2	14	3	45	2	0	0	151			1.314	8.2	0.5	3.6	11.6	3.21	TOL IL
2008	27	DET	AL	3	0	1.000	4.22	25	0	3	0	0	0	21.1	19	11	10	0	14	1	15	1	0	1	94	107	3.84	1.547	8.0	0.0	5.9	6.3	1.07
2009	28	DET-min	AAA	4	2	.667	2.76	42	0	18	0	0	5	45.2	50	15	14	1	17	3	47	0	0	1	197			1.467	9.9	0.2	3.4	9.3	2.76	TOL IL
2009	28	DET	AL	0	0		5.40	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	2	2	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	16	92	7.60	1.800	10.8	2.7	5.4	5.4	1.00
2010	29	TEX-min	AAA	1	2	.333	1.82	50	0	16	0	0	2	59.1	32	16	12	1	21	2	61	4	0	0	231			0.893	4.9	0.2	3.2	9.3	2.90	OKC PCL
2010	29	TEX	AL	0	0		4.00	13	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	6	4	4	2	7	1	5	0	0	0	39	116	7.19	1.444	6.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	0.71
2011	30	BAL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	3.92	26	0	8	0	0	1	20.2	24	10	9	1	4	2	20	2	0	1	89			1.355	10.5	0.4	1.7	8.7	5.00	NFK IL
2011	30	BAL	AL	2	0	1.000	6.06	32	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	14	11	11	3	7	0	18	0	0	0	69	71	4.49	1.286	7.7	1.7	3.9	9.9	2.57
2012	31	NYY	AL	3	0	1.000	2.82	70	0	7	0	0	0	38.1	29	14	12	2	17	1	38	1	2	1	155	151	3.20	1.200	6.8	0.5	4.0	8.9	2.24
2013	32	CLE-NYY-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	2.14	37	0	9	0	0	2	33.2	31	10	8	2	13	0	24	0	0	0	139			1.307	8.3	0.5	3.5	6.4	1.85	CLB,SWB IL
2013	32	CLE	AL	0	0		0.00	4	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9		6.05	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
2014	33	SEA-BAL-min	AAA	6	1	.857	5.63	32	0	12	0	0	1	38.1	45	30	24	7	14	5	28	1	0	1	172			1.539	10.6	1.6	3.3	6.6	2.00	TAC,NFK PCL,IL
2015	34	SFG-min	AAA	1	3	.250	2.84	46	0	15	0	0	0	44.1	47	19	14	3	15	0	32	1	0	1	197			1.398	9.5	0.6	3.0	6.5	2.13	SAC PCL
7 Yrs				8	0	1.000	4.06	152	0	21	0	0	0	93.0	76	45	42	10	51	4	82	2	2	4	395	109	4.44	1.366	7.4	1.0	4.9	7.9	1.61
162 Game Avg.				4	0	1.000	4.06	68	0	9	0	0	0	42	34	20	19	4	23	2	37	1	1	2	177	109	4.44	1.366	7.4	1.0	4.9	7.9	1.61

DET (3 yrs)				3	0	1.000	5.00	32	0	6	0	0	0	27.0	26	16	15	3	18	2	21	1	0	3	122	93	5.14	1.630	8.7	1.0	6.0	7.0	1.17
TEX (1 yr)				0	0		4.00	13	0	2	0	0	0	9.0	6	4	4	2	7	1	5	0	0	0	39	116	7.19	1.444	6.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	0.71
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	4	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9		6.05	1.500	4.5	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3.24	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
NYY (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	2.82	70	0	7	0	0	0	38.1	29	14	12	2	17	1	38	1	2	1	155	151	3.20	1.200	6.8	0.5	4.0	8.9	2.24
BAL (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	6.06	32	0	4	0	0	0	16.1	14	11	11	3	7	0	18	0	0	0	69	71	4.49	1.286	7.7	1.7	3.9	9.9	2.57

AL (7 yrs)				8	0	1.000	4.08	151	0	21	0	0	0	92.2	76	45	42	10	51	4	82	2	2	4	394	108	4.44	1.371	7.4	1.0	5.0	8.0	1.61
NL (1 yr)				0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3.24	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Clay Rapada?

Clay Rapada is 43 years old.

When was Clay Rapada born?

Clay Rapada was born on March 9, 1981.

Where was Clay Rapada born?

Clay Rapada was born in Portsmouth, VA.

How tall is Clay Rapada?

Clay Rapada is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much did Clay Rapada weigh when playing?

Clay Rapada weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Clay Rapada play?

Clay Rapada played 7 seasons.

Is Clay Rapada in the Hall of Fame?

Clay Rapada has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Clay Rapada play?

Clay Rapada was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Clay Rapada have?

Clay Rapada had 82 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Clay Rapada played for?

Clay Rapada played for 6 teams; the Chicago Cubs, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians.

When did Clay Rapada retire?

Clay Rapada last played in 2013.

What is Clay Rapada's Twitter account?

Clay Rapada is on Twitter at pada5something.

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