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Donn
Clendenon		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 220
 
Born: July 15, 1935 in Usa, MO, NEOSHO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1964    1965    1966    1968   
All-Star Selections 1966    1967    1970   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 25 MIN AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1962 26 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1963 27 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1964 28 MIN AL $ 300,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4
1965 29 MIN AL $ 1,892,857   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4
1966 30 MIN AL $ 2,685,714   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4
1967 31 MIN AL $ 2,707,143   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1968 32 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   6 6 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1969 33 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1970 34 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1971 35 MIN AL $ 3,500,000   5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
1972 36 MIN AL $ 1,260,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 3 3 3
1973 37 MIN AL $ 1,260,000   3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1974 38 COL NL     1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,500,000   7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 5 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 25 MIN AL 117 328 42 78 20 9 6 40 4 3 21 109 .238 .284 .409 .693 34.6 5.9
    AAA   26 101 14 27 5 2 6 28 1 0 4 28 .267 .295 .535 .830 15.8  
1962 26 MIN AL 80 86 21 27 5 2 3 13 4 2 8 21 .314 .372 .523 .896 15.1 3.7
1963 27 MIN AL 82 110 9 28 3 0 2 16 5 2 5 21 .255 .282 .336 .618 9.8 1.1
1964 28 MIN AL 136 469 50 131 26 8 10 56 9 11 26 117 .279 .318 .433 .751 56.2 9.1
1965 29 MIN AL 138 469 61 138 30 10 12 63 22 12 29 84 .294 .337 .478 .814 68.3 17.6
1966 30 MIN AL 156 579 84 173 32 10 14 66 20 11 18 98 .299 .320 .461 .781 80.0 13.3
1967 31 MIN AL 157 607 84 189 41 4 20 96 24 18 36 102 .311 .347 .491 .838 96.1 19.1
1968 32 MIN AL 147 573 82 157 19 4 13 59 31 12 34 120 .274 .316 .389 .705 68.9 13.0
1969 33 MIN AL 154 562 69 123 18 5 9 54 22 8 45 147 .219 .275 .317 .592 48.5 3.2
1970 34 MIN AL 134 499 68 132 28 7 17 66 22 12 36 126 .265 .313 .451 .764 68.4 12.7
1971 35 MIN AL 101 375 42 100 26 2 12 48 12 5 27 94 .267 .314 .443 .756 51.1 8.9
1972 36 MIN AL 152 545 70 130 28 4 16 64 15 11 37 149 .239 .285 .393 .678 56.0 6.2
1973 37 MIN AL 103 302 30 85 24 3 1 34 14 5 26 64 .281 .338 .391 .729 37.1 4.8
1974 38 A   137 505 37 101 17 5 2 29 12 9 85 91 .200 .315 .265 .581 48.2  
13 Years Sim 1657 5504 712 1491 300 68 135 675 204 112 348 1252 .271 .313 .424 .737 690.2 118.6
1 Years AAA 26 101 14 27 5 2 6 28 1 0 4 28 .267 .296 .535 .831 15.8  
1 Years A 137 505 37 101 17 5 2 29 12 9 85 91 .200 .314 .265 .580 48.2  
2 Years Minors 163 606 51 128 22 7 8 57 13 9 89 119 .211 .311 .310 .622 64.0  
162 Game Average 538 69 145 29 6 13 65 19 10 34 122 .271 .313 .424 .737 67.5  
Career Highs 157 607 84 189 41 10 20 96 31 18 45 149 .314 .372 .523 .896 96.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3481 429 903 183 46 69 419 114 74 197 820 .259 .298 .398 .696 397.8
vs LH   2023 283 588 117 22 66 256 90 38 151 432 .291 .339 .468 .807 311.3
Home 826 2689 331 726 164 27 59 334 99 50 165 631 .270 .311 .417 .728 338.6
Away 831 2815 381 765 136 41 76 341 105 62 183 621 .272 .315 .430 .746 370.5
RISP   1222 0 330 60 13 31 479 0 0 102 275 .270 .319 .417 .735 163.4
Pinch Hitting   166 26 50 7 5 4 37 3 0 12 43 .301 .344 .476 .820 26.5
Close/Late   759 124 210 34 12 28 104 0 0 64 167 .277 .333 .464 .796 114.3
Mar/Apr 236 767 113 217 37 10 22 113 24 20 43 174 .283 .320 .443 .763 102.5
May 271 891 103 252 55 16 15 106 34 16 49 191 .283 .320 .431 .751 117.2
June 298 985 128 269 59 9 29 137 42 10 73 237 .273 .321 .440 .761 140.0
July 295 1001 131 263 42 12 23 103 36 20 57 228 .263 .303 .398 .700 117.5
August 268 884 115 219 58 9 21 97 28 19 59 201 .248 .293 .405 .698 102.0
Sep/Oct 289 976 122 271 49 12 25 119 40 27 67 221 .278 .324 .429 .754 129.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1961 25 MIN AL 1B 96 88 760.0 890 71 5 77 .995 11.38   1.3
    SS 3 0 10.7 4 4 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.1
    3B 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1962 26 MIN AL 1B 22 15 139.3 178 9 0 10 1.000 12.08   0.3
1963 27 MIN AL 1B 20 13 124.3 190 8 1 14 .995 14.33   0.3
1964 28 MIN AL 1B 130 125 1076.7 1296 108 4 129 .997 11.74   2.2
    3B 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1965 29 MIN AL 1B 130 122 1100.3 1365 108 14 105 .991 12.05   2.5
1966 30 MIN AL 1B 152 147 1323.3 1554 139 12 146 .993 11.51   3.5
1967 31 MIN AL 1B 155 147 1302.3 1485 129 16 131 .990 11.15   2.5
1968 32 MIN AL 1B 146 141 1247.3 1443 112 9 115 .994 11.22   3.6
    RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1969 33 MIN AL 1B 154 151 1344.3 1441 124 6 122 .996 10.48   4.6
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1970 34 MIN AL 1B 133 130 1138.0 1260 115 9 123 .993 10.87   3.7
1971 35 MIN AL 1B 7 7 61.0 67 5 1 6 .986 10.62   0.1
1972 36 MIN AL 1B 2 1 10.0 10 1 1 0 .917 9.90   0.0
1973 37 MIN AL 1B 8 7 60.0 71 9 0 7 1.000 12.00   0.1
  1B 1155 1094 9687.0 11250 938 78 985 .994 11.32   24.8
  SS 3 0 10.7 4 4 0 2 1.000 6.75   0.1
  3B 4 0 5.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1164 1094 9705.0 11254 942 78 987 .994 11.31   24.9
Career Highs   155 151 1345.3 1554 139 16 146 1.000 14.33    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1965 29 MIN AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1970 34 MIN AL 5 19 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 .105 .190 .105 .296
Career Post-Season Batting 7 20 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1965-9-.294*
1966-10-.299
1967-3-.311
 Slugging Pct
1965-7-.477*
1967-6-.491
 OPS
1967-10-.838
 XR
1967-5-96.1
 Games
1966-8-156
1967-1-157
 At-Bats
1966-10-579
1967-2-607
Hits
1966-6-173
1967-2-189
 Total Bases
1966-7-267
1967-4-298
 Singles
1966-10-117
1967-6-124
 Doubles
1967-2-41
 Triples
1961-2-9
1964-2-8
1965-1-10
1966-1-10
1969-8-5
1970-2-7
 RBIs
1967-5-96
Stolen Bases
1967-9-24
1968-7-31
 Caught Stealing
1961-10-3
1965-10-12
1966-7-11
1967-5-18
1968-10-12
1970-9-12
1972-9-11
 Strikeouts
1964-8-117
1969-7-147
1972-5-149
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 44    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dave Revering (933)
  2. Ed Morgan (912)
  3. Claudell Washington (910)
  4. Willie Upshaw (906)
  5. Ray Sanders (905)
  6. Leon Durham (905)
  7. Ken Henderson (904)
  8. Tony Armas (901)
  9. Fred Sington (900)
  10. Dan Thomas (897)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Minnesota in 1961
Had first career hit on 5/2/1961, off Glen Hobbie (STL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1961, off Dick Donovan (BSN)
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland (A) on 6/20/1964
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1964
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,892,857 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1965
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1966, hitting .522 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1966
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,707,143 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Tampa Bay on 6/4/1967
7/1/1967: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $3,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1967, hitting .357 with 5 HR, 13 RBI
Injured on 5/12/1968 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove at First Base in 1968
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Injured on 8/8/1970 with a Torn Abdominal Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/8/1971 with a Torn Groin Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks
10/13/1971: Signed a contract extension with Minnesota, $1,260,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 3/2/1974 to a minor league contract
 
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