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Clay
Kirby		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 25, 1948 in Usa, DC, WASHINGTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 21 WAS NL   7 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 3
1970 22 WAS NL   6 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 6
1971 23 WAS NL   6 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 5 4
1972 24 WAS NL   6 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 4 3
1973 25 WAS NL   6 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 7 7
1974 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1975 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 3 4 3
1976 28 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 3 4 4
1977 29 WAS NL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 3 4 3
1978 30 WAS NL $ 350,000 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 4 4 4
1979 31 WAS NL   6 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1980 32 WAS NL   6 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1981 33 WAS NL   6 5 6 6 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1969 21 AAA   2 3 .400 6 6 1 0 0 35.7 43 28 6 15 25 7.07 .293 .358 .503 .861  
1970 22 AAA   7 8 .467 22 22 1 1 0 129.3 146 76 25 58 97 5.29 .279 .351 .482 .833  
1971 23 AAA   14 7 .667 29 29 2 2 0 207.3 199 79 21 79 155 3.43 .251 .319 .380 .698  
1972 24 AAA   8 11 .421 28 28 2 1 0 174.7 192 88 32 68 121 4.53 .277 .342 .464 .806  
1973 25 AAA   9 13 .409 29 29 1 0 0 183.0 208 98 37 69 123 4.82 .281 .342 .474 .816  
1974 26 WAS NL 15 10 .600 33 33 4 0 0 226.0 229 88 20 72 107 3.50 .260 .319 .380 .699 16.5
1975 27 WAS NL 9 16 .360 35 35 1 0 0 228.0 264 128 24 84 119 5.05 .290 .353 .433 .786 7.1
1976 28 WAS NL 2 8 .200 19 13 0 0 0 91.0 115 61 13 42 39 6.03 .308 .377 .477 .854 0.4
1977 29 AAA   9 10 .474 21 21 2 0 0 141.3 146 67 17 39 103 4.27 .261 .309 .399 .708  
1978 30 AAA   14 8 .636 28 28 4 2 0 201.0 179 57 18 57 170 2.55 .235 .288 .349 .636  
1979 31 AAA   6 11 .353 22 22 1 0 0 157.7 154 61 20 51 115 3.48 .252 .310 .407 .717  
1980 32 AAA   9 2 .818 16 16 0 0 0 112.7 107 35 12 38 84 2.80 .249 .310 .382 .693  
1981 33 AAA   10 11 .476 25 25 2 2 0 178.0 185 76 24 59 116 3.84 .268 .325 .423 .748  
3 Years Sim 26 34 .433 87 81 5 0 0 545.0 608 277 57 198 265 4.57 .281 .343 .419 .763 24.0
10 Years AAA 88 84 .512 226 226 16 8 0 1520.6 1559 665 212 533 1109 3.94 .262 .323 .419 .742  
Season Average 8 11 .421 29 27 1 0 0 181.7 202 92 19 66 88 4.57 .281 .343 .419 .763  
Career Highs 15 16 .600 35 35 4 0 0 228.0 264 128 24 84 119 6.03 .308 .377 .477 .854  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   306 158 34 110 170   .259 .322 .397 .719
vs LH   302 119 23 88 95   .308 .365 .445 .810
Home 16 19 .457 49 44 5 0 0 307.3 337 154 32 101 149 4.51 .277 .332 .410 .742
Away 10 15 .400 38 37 0 0 0 237.7 271 123 25 97 116 4.66 .286 .353 .431 .784
Mar/Apr 5 6 .455 15 15 2 0 0 98.0 124 57 14 36 55 5.24 .312 .369 .465 .833
May 4 7 .364 16 16 0 0 0 103.7 110 52 11 49 50 4.51 .273 .352 .444 .796
June 3 8 .273 15 15 1 0 0 97.3 107 50 11 37 46 4.62 .275 .338 .401 .739
July 3 4 .429 11 10 0 0 0 66.0 78 38 5 22 31 5.18 .294 .348 .426 .775
August 5 4 .556 16 13 1 0 0 90.7 91 46 11 33 47 4.57 .256 .319 .396 .715
Sep/Oct 6 5 .545 14 12 1 0 0 89.3 98 34 5 21 36 3.43 .278 .318 .377 .695
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 26 WAS NL P 33 33 226.0 11 28 6 2 .867 1.55    
1975 27 WAS NL P 35 35 228.0 15 40 4 7 .932 2.17    
1976 28 WAS NL P 19 13 91.0 7 17 1 2 .960 2.37    
Career Totals   87 81 545.0 33 85 11 11 .915 1.95    
Career Highs   35 35 228.0 15 40 6 7 .960 2.37    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1974-10-15
 Losses
1975-8-16
 Games Started
1975-6-35
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Greg Harris (981)
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  4. Matt Young (965)
  5. Johnny Werts (965)
  6. Mel Queen (964)
  7. Pea Ridge Day (961)
  8. Tom Acker (961)
  9. Walt Terrell (960)
  10. Odell Jones (960)
History
Drafted in 7th round, 127th overall pick, by Washington in 1969
Injured on 8/22/1970 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 8/27/1972 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/26/1973 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/15/1974
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/3/1978: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
Injured on 8/1/1978 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/28/1980 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
 
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