Clay
Carroll
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 2, 1941 in Usa, AL, CLANTON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1964 23 WOR AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1965 24 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 9 8
1966 25 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 7 7
1967 26 KCR AL   6 3 4 3 5 5 5 6 7 7
1968 27 LAD NL   6 3 4 4 4 5 5 7 7 7
1969 28 LAD NL   6 3 4 4 4 5 5 7 8 7
1970 29 LAD NL   6 3 4 3 4 5 5 7 8 8
1971 30 LAD NL   6 3 4 3 4 5 5 8 8 8
1972 31 LAD NL   6 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 7 7
1973 32 LAD NL   6 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7
1974 33 LAD NL   6 2 3 2 4 4 4 6 7 7
1975 34 LAD NL   6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 9 8
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
1964 23 WOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 24 KCR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 25 KCR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 26 KCR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 27 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 28 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 29 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 30 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 31 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 32 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 33 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 34 LAD NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1964 23 WOR AL 6 26 .188 36 36 3 1 0 242.7 271 124 21 79 109 4.60 .284 .338 .414 .752 4.3
    AAA   1 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 2 0.00 .200 .200 .200 .400  
1965 24 KCR AL 3 6 .333 41 1 0 0 1 61.0 55 15 4 23 33 2.21 .239 .316 .339 .656 5.7
1966 25 KCR AL 12 5 .706 22 22 3 0 0 157.0 133 43 2 55 66 2.46 .233 .302 .292 .594 14.1
1967 26 AAA   5 7 .417 15 15 0 0 0 90.3 108 45 12 47 62 4.48 .290 .369 .440 .809  
1968 27 AAA   1 1 .500 27 0 0 0 2 41.0 41 20 2 22 31 4.39 .265 .356 .355 .711  
1969 28 AAA   1 1 .500 41 0 0 0 0 74.7 70 22 2 32 48 2.65 .249 .326 .313 .639  
1970 29 AAA   5 6 .455 69 3 0 0 3 93.7 94 42 4 43 67 4.04 .266 .345 .345 .690  
1971 30 AAA   0 1 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 4 5 2 2 0 27.11 .500 .600 1.250 1.850  
    A   2 2 .500 60 0 0 0 7 64.7 47 21 2 23 56 2.92 .201 .272 .291 .563  
1972 31 AA   7 5 .583 70 0 0 0 5 100.0 76 31 2 46 85 2.79 .210 .299 .276 .575  
    A   1 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 3 20.7 8 0 0 7 10 0.00 .127 .214 .143 .357  
1973 32 AA   4 2 .667 58 0 0 0 5 70.0 67 28 4 37 36 3.60 .258 .350 .350 .700  
1974 33 AA   5 3 .625 67 2 1 1 6 95.7 94 34 6 36 50 3.20 .267 .335 .372 .707  
1975 34 AA   5 0 1.000 40 0 0 0 0 41.3 45 16 1 13 31 3.48 .278 .331 .358 .689  
3 Years Sim 21 37 .362 99 59 6 1 1 460.7 459 182 27 157 208 3.56 .262 .323 .365 .688 24.2
6 Years AAA 13 16 .448 156 18 0 0 5 304.0 319 134 22 146 210 3.97 .270 .350 .373 .724  
4 Years AA 21 10 .677 235 2 1 1 16 307.0 282 109 13 132 202 3.20 .248 .326 .335 .661  
2 Years A 3 2 .600 78 0 0 0 10 85.3 55 21 2 30 66 2.22 .185 .260 .259 .519  
12 Years Minors 37 28 .569 469 20 1 1 31 696.3 656 264 37 308 478 3.41 .251 .330 .344 .673  
Season Average 7 12 .368 33 19 2 0 0 153.6 153 60 9 52 69 3.56 .262 .323 .365 .688  
Career Highs 12 26 .706 41 36 3 1 1 242.7 271 124 21 79 109 4.60 .284 .338 .414 .752  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   205 67 11 58 145   .227 .274 .310 .584
vs LH   254 115 16 99 63   .298 .371 .423 .794
Home 9 16 .360 47 27 0 0 1 209.7 215 84 11 82 95 3.61 .266 .334 .366 .700
Away 12 21 .364 52 32 6 1 0 251.0 244 98 16 75 113 3.51 .258 .312 .363 .675
Mar/Apr 4 7 .364 22 13 2 0 0 105.0 98 45 7 40 49 3.86 .254 .324 .368 .692
May 7 10 .412 24 14 1 0 0 119.0 108 45 3 41 40 3.40 .244 .308 .321 .630
June 4 8 .333 18 13 2 0 0 98.0 106 44 8 28 44 4.04 .274 .323 .403 .726
July 4 7 .364 18 10 1 1 0 72.3 65 21 4 26 38 2.61 .238 .304 .333 .638
August 2 5 .286 17 9 0 0 1 66.3 82 27 5 22 37 3.66 .307 .360 .408 .768
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
1964 23 WOR AL 36 69 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 27 .087 .137 .101 .238 -0.9 0.0
1965 24 KCR AL 41 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3 0.0
1966 25 KCR AL 22 56 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 25 .071 .086 .071 .158 -2.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 99 131 2 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 5 53 .084 .117 .099 .216 -2.9 0.0
162 Game Average 214 3 18 3 0 0 8 0 0 8 86 .084 .117 .099 .216 -4.7  
Career Highs 41 69 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 27 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   111 1 11 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 43 .099 .129 .117 .246 -2.3
vs LH   20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .048 .000 .048 -1.6
Home 47 55 0 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 23 .109 .155 .127 .282 -0.5
Away 52 76 2 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 30 .066 .089 .079 .168 -3.4
RISP   27 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .074 .071 .111 .183 -1.2
Close/Late   12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Mar/Apr 13 28 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .036 .034 .036 .070 -2.1
May 24 35 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .057 .108 .057 .165 -1.5
June 13 30 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .100 .156 .100 .256 -0.4
July 10 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .050 .095 .050 .145 -1.0
August 16 18 0 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .333 .556 1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1964 23 WOR AL P 36 36 242.7 29 39 4 3 .944 2.52    
1965 24 KCR AL P 41 1 61.0 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1966 25 KCR AL P 22 22 157.0 6 28 3 3 .919 1.95    
Career Totals   99 59 460.7 39 75 7 6 .942 2.23    
Career Highs   41 36 242.7 29 39 4 3 1.000 2.52    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1964-1-26
Winning Pct
1966-5-.706
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Gary Gentry (973)
  2. Matt Williams (962)
  3. Dan Osinski (950)
  4. Rick Lysander (950)
  5. Fred Gladding (949)
  6. Bob Heffner (948)
  7. Alejandro Pena (946)
  8. John Boozer (945)
  9. Joe Magrane (942)
  10. Hal Gregg (941)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Worcester in 1964
Earned first career win on 4/3/1964
Had first career hit on 4/7/1964, off Don Drysdale (NYA)
Injured on 7/7/1966 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 8/1/1966 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Kansas City to San Diego on 2/7/1968 (Going to KCR: C Dick Bertell. Going to SDP: P Clay Carroll)
Traded from San Diego to Los Angeles on 3/3/1968 (Going to LAD: SS Gene Freese, P Clay Carroll, LF Jose Herrera. Going to SDP: LF Danny Napoleon)
Injured on 3/25/1968 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 6/14/1968 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/2/1971 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 4/24/1973 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 5/13/1973 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/17/1973 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks