Clay Holmes

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 245lb (196cm, 111kg)

Born: March 27, 1993 in Dothan, AL us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9th round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Slocomb HS (Slocomb, AL).

High School: Slocomb HS (Slocomb, AL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2025 Contract Status: Not Updated, 2 yrs/$26M (25-26) & 27 player option

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Jet Sports Management

Full Name: Clayton Walter Holmes

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.7

4.2

ERA

3.14

3.71

311

63.0

337.1

360

WHIP

1.302

1.301

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2012	19	-2.2	State College	NYPL	A-	PIT	5	3	.625	2.28	2.58	13	13	0	0	0	0	59.1	35	17	15	1	29	0	34	5	1	4	236	1.079	5.3	0.2	4.4	5.2	1.17
2013	20	-1.7	West Virginia	SALL	A	PIT	5	6	.455	4.08	4.46	26	25	0	0	0	0	119.0	106	59	54	7	69	0	90	12	0	5	528	1.471	8.0	0.5	5.2	6.8	1.30

2015	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	PIT	1	2	.333	2.48	2.97	9	9	0	0	0	0	36.1	31	12	10	0	8	0	26	7	1	3	149	1.073	7.7	0.0	2.0	6.4	3.25
2015	22	-1.0	Bradenton	FLOR	A+	PIT	0	2	.000	2.74	2.74	6	6	0	0	0	0	23.0	18	7	7	0	7	0	16	4	0	1	93	1.087	7.0	0.0	2.7	6.3	2.29
2015	22	1.7	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	1	0	1.000	2.03	3.38	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.1	13	5	3	0	1	0	10	3	1	2	56	1.050	8.8	0.0	0.7	6.8	10.00
2016	23	-1.5	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	10	9	.526	4.22	4.62	26	26	0	0	0	0	136.1	138	70	64	10	64	1	101	14	1	8	597	1.482	9.1	0.7	4.2	6.7	1.58
2017	24	-2.4	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	10	5	.667	3.36	3.59	25	24	0	0	0	0	112.2	96	45	42	4	59	0	99	8	0	12	475	1.376	7.7	0.3	4.7	7.9	1.68
2018	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	PIT	8	3	.727	3.29	3.64	23	17	3	1	0	0	101.1	98	41	37	4	40	0	108	5	0	5	431	1.362	8.7	0.4	3.6	9.6	2.70
2018	25	-1.2	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	8	3	.727	3.40	3.78	22	16	3	1	0	0	95.1	94	40	36	4	40	0	100	5	0	5	409	1.406	8.9	0.4	3.8	9.4	2.50
2018	25	2.0	Bradenton	FLOR	A+	PIT	0	0		1.50	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	22	0.667	6.0	0.0	0.0	12.0
2018	25	-3.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	3	.250	6.84	7.18	11	4	6	0	0	0	26.1	30	21	20	2	23	1	21	2	0	4	129	2.013	10.3	0.7	7.9	7.2	0.91
2019	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	PIT	3	1	.750	6.41	8.24	12	0	4	0	0	1	19.2	22	18	14	1	16	1	16	2	1	1	99	1.932	10.1	0.5	7.3	7.3	1.00
2019	26	-0.2	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	2	1	.667	6.32	8.62	10	0	4	0	0	1	15.2	17	15	11	1	15	1	13	1	1	0	80	2.043	9.8	0.6	8.6	7.5	0.87
2019	26	1.7	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	1	0	1.000	6.75	6.75	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	3	3	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	19	1.500	11.3	0.0	2.3	6.8	3.00
2019	26	-2.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	2	.333	5.58	6.48	35	0	10	0	0	0	50.0	45	36	31	5	36	1	56	9	0	4	240	1.620	8.1	0.9	6.5	10.1	1.56
2020	27	-1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1.500	13.5	0.0	0.0	6.8
2021	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	8	4	.667	3.60	4.11	69	0	15	0	0	0	70.0	53	32	28	5	29	2	78	4	1	9	292	1.171	6.8	0.6	3.7	10.0	2.69
2021	28	-0.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	2	.600	4.93	5.14	44	0	10	0	0	0	42.0	35	24	23	3	25	2	44	4	1	5	189	1.429	7.5	0.6	5.4	9.4	1.76
2021	28	-0.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	2	.714	1.61	2.57	25	0	5	0	0	0	28.0	18	8	5	2	4	0	34	0	0	4	103	0.786	5.8	0.6	1.3	10.9	8.50
2022	29	0.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	4	.636	2.54	2.97	62	0	32	0	0	20	63.2	45	21	18	2	20	2	65	9	0	1	260	1.021	6.4	0.3	2.8	9.2	3.25
2023	30	1.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	4	.500	2.86	3.14	66	0	41	0	0	24	63.0	51	22	20	2	23	0	71	3	1	5	262	1.175	7.3	0.3	3.3	10.1	3.09
2024	31	2.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	5	.375	3.14	4.14	67	0	50	0	0	30	63.0	60	29	22	4	22	1	68	3	0	4	271	1.302	8.6	0.6	3.1	9.7	3.09
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (7 seasons)					Majors		24	22	.522	3.71	4.30	311	4	154	0	0	74	337.1	286	161	139	20	153	7	360	30	2	27	1460	1.301	7.6	0.5	4.1	9.6	2.35
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		42	29	.592	3.63	4.03	134	114	7	1	0	1	584.2	526	262	236	27	285	2	474	53	4	38	2515	1.387	8.1	0.4	4.4	7.3	1.66
All Levels (12 Seasons)							66	51	.564	3.66	4.13	445	118	161	1	0	75	922.0	812	423	375	47	438	9	834	83	6	65	3975	1.356	7.9	0.5	4.3	8.1	1.90

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		20	9	.690	3.58	4.02	57	40	7	1	0	1	223.2	207	100	89	9	114	1	212	14	1	17	964	1.435	8.3	0.4	4.6	8.5	1.86
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		11	9	.550	4.30	4.68	28	26	0	0	0	0	140.1	143	73	67	10	65	1	104	15	1	9	616	1.482	9.2	0.6	4.2	6.7	1.60
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		0	2	.000	2.48	2.48	7	7	0	0	0	0	29.0	22	8	8	0	7	0	24	4	0	1	115	1.000	6.8	0.0	2.2	7.4	3.43
A (1 season)					Minors		5	6	.455	4.08	4.46	26	25	0	0	0	0	119.0	106	59	54	7	69	0	90	12	0	5	528	1.471	8.0	0.5	5.2	6.8	1.30
A- (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	2.28	2.58	13	13	0	0	0	0	59.1	35	17	15	1	29	0	34	5	1	4	236	1.079	5.3	0.2	4.4	5.2	1.17
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	2.03	3.38	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.1	13	5	3	0	1	0	10	3	1	2	56	1.050	8.8	0.0	0.7	6.8	10.00