David
Clyde
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 22, 1955 in Usa, KS, KANSAS CITY
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1983   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 18 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 7
1974 19 KCR AL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 6 6
1975 20 KCR AL   6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 5 5
1976 21 KCR AL   6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
1977 22 MIL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
1978 23 MIL NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4
1979 24 MIL NL $ 350,000 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5
1980 25 MIL NL $ 662,857 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4
1981 26 MIL NL $ 500,000 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 4 4 4
1982 27 MIL NL $ 500,000 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 4 4
1983 28 MIL NL $ 500,000 7 7 6 7 5 4 5 4 3 4
1984 29 MIL NL $ 500,000 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3
1985 30 MIL NL   7 7 6 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1987 32 CLE AL $ 300,000 7 8 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3
1988 33 DET AL $ 400,000 7 8 7 7 4 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 662,857 7 8 7 7 6 5 5 7 6 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 18 KCR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 19 KCR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1975 20 KCR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 21 KCR AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 22 MIL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 23 MIL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 24 MIL NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 25 MIL NL $ 662,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 26 MIL NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1982 27 MIL NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1983 28 MIL NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1984 29 MIL NL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 30 MIL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1987 32 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1988 33 DET AL $ 400,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 662,857   2 2 2 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
1973 18 KCR AL 5 10 .333 17 17 0 0 0 111.7 136 84 12 45 68 6.77 .298 .360 .460 .819 1.3
    AAA   5 9 .357 17 17 1 0 0 106.0 127 58 11 39 91 4.92 .291 .349 .443 .792  
1974 19 KCR AL 3 7 .300 20 10 1 0 0 84.3 97 61 13 39 47 6.51 .285 .360 .462 .821 1.3
    AAA   4 3 .571 11 11 0 0 0 64.3 60 30 4 35 43 4.20 .247 .342 .354 .696  
1975 20 AAA   9 8 .529 25 25 0 0 0 147.0 159 81 20 71 94 4.96 .274 .353 .441 .793  
1976 21 AAA   15 7 .682 29 29 2 1 0 200.3 183 88 15 90 144 3.95 .241 .321 .353 .674  
1977 22 MIL NL 11 12 .478 31 31 4 2 0 218.7 217 98 22 78 108 4.03 .258 .323 .394 .717 12.1
1978 23 MIL NL 5 14 .263 26 26 0 0 0 183.0 178 82 20 73 81 4.03 .255 .325 .402 .727 9.7
1979 24 MIL NL 5 9 .357 82 0 0 0 15 131.0 117 47 14 51 69 3.23 .229 .302 .366 .668 10.9
1980 25 MIL NL 4 2 .667 38 1 0 0 9 60.0 50 28 6 34 33 4.20 .227 .327 .364 .691 4.6
1981 26 MIL NL 7 10 .412 38 20 1 1 4 155.3 161 68 13 59 103 3.94 .265 .330 .390 .720 6.2
1982 27 MIL NL 16 7 .696 30 30 6 3 0 212.7 183 83 20 83 115 3.51 .234 .308 .363 .671 13.4
1983 28 MIL NL 17 10 .630 34 34 2 1 0 240.0 193 91 24 106 160 3.41 .218 .302 .339 .642 16.2
1984 29 MIL NL 3 5 .375 13 13 1 1 0 87.3 85 44 9 32 51 4.53 .255 .322 .393 .716 2.4
1985 30 AAA   1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 16.7 12 8 3 7 14 4.32 .203 .288 .390 .678  
1986 31 AAA   6 11 .353 22 22 2 0 0 155.0 132 72 21 61 151 4.18 .231 .305 .393 .698  
1987 32 CLE AL 6 4 .600 47 0 0 0 4 96.0 90 41 9 54 62 3.84 .249 .350 .373 .723 7.0
1988 33 AA   1 4 .200 57 0 0 0 1 53.7 42 23 9 25 69 3.86 .218 .307 .389 .696  
11 Years Sim 82 90 .477 376 182 15 8 32 1580.0 1507 727 162 654 897 4.14 .250 .324 .386 .710 85.1
6 Years AAA 40 39 .506 115 104 5 1 0 689.3 673 337 74 303 537 4.40 .254 .330 .396 .727  
1 Years AA 1 4 .200 57 0 0 0 1 53.7 42 23 9 25 69 3.86 .218 .307 .389 .696  
7 Years Minors 41 43 .488 172 104 5 1 1 743.0 715 360 83 328 606 4.36 .251 .329 .396 .725  
Season Average 7 8 .467 34 16 1 0 2 143.6 137 66 14 59 81 4.14 .250 .324 .386 .710  
Career Highs 17 14 .696 82 34 6 3 15 240.0 217 98 24 106 160 6.77 .298 .360 .462 .821  
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   1144 530 122 495 635   .260 .335 .401 .736
vs LH   363 197 40 159 262   .221 .290 .348 .637
Home 45 42 .517 184 93 7 5 14 807.3 759 379 84 346 454 4.23 .246 .322 .389 .710
Away 37 48 .435 192 89 8 3 18 772.6 748 348 78 308 443 4.05 .254 .324 .384 .708
Mar/Apr 11 14 .440 62 25 3 1 4 239.6 239 124 33 90 121 4.66 .258 .323 .417 .740
May 10 17 .370 79 27 2 1 6 282.6 276 130 26 116 153 4.14 .254 .326 .390 .716
June 16 15 .516 60 31 3 2 3 253.6 241 119 29 117 151 4.22 .248 .329 .394 .723
July 7 13 .350 48 27 1 0 6 200.6 206 110 19 87 112 4.93 .263 .337 .414 .751
August 18 12 .600 57 32 3 2 5 275.3 249 108 21 108 174 3.53 .240 .311 .348 .660
Sep/Oct 20 19 .513 70 40 3 2 8 328.0 296 136 34 136 186 3.73 .240 .316 .368 .684
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
1973 18 KCR AL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7 0.3
1974 19 KCR AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1 0.0
1986 31 AAA   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1988 33 AA   11 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.6  
2 Years Sim 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8 0.3
1 Years AAA 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1 Years AA 11 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .333 .500 .833 0.6  
2 Years Minors 15 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583 0.5  
162 Game Average 108 0 54 0 0 0 0 108 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 41.6  
Career Highs 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7  
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   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.8
Home 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1
Away 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7
Close/Late   2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4
June 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.1
Sep/Oct 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 18 KCR AL P 17 17 111.7 9 18 1 1 .964 2.18    
1974 19 KCR AL P 20 10 84.3 6 10 0 0 1.000 1.71    
1977 22 MIL NL P 31 31 218.7 12 28 4 0 .909 1.65    
1978 23 MIL NL P 26 26 183.0 9 26 1 2 .972 1.72    
1979 24 MIL NL P 82 0 131.0 6 13 3 3 .864 1.31    
1980 25 MIL NL P 38 1 60.0 5 4 1 0 .900 1.35    
1981 26 MIL NL P 38 20 155.3 4 25 5 2 .853 1.68    
1982 27 MIL NL P 30 30 212.7 6 30 1 0 .973 1.52    
1983 28 MIL NL P 34 34 240.0 10 30 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1984 29 MIL NL P 13 13 87.3 6 7 0 1 1.000 1.34    
1987 32 CLE AL P 47 0 96.0 2 12 0 4 1.000 1.31    
Career Totals   376 182 1580.0 75 203 16 14 .946 1.58    
Career Highs   82 34 240.0 12 30 5 4 1.000 2.18    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1982 27 MIL NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1983-9-17
Winning Pct
1982-9-.696
Games Pitched
1979-2-82
Shutouts
1977-9-2
1982-4-3
Walks Allowed
1983-5-106
Hits per 9IP
1982-7-7.7
1983-6-7.2
OAVG
1983-5-.218
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Rick Rhoden (939)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1973
Injured on 4/23/1973 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 8/11/1973
Had first career hit on 9/5/1973, off Dave Giusti (TAM)
Injured on 8/16/1974 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/19/1975 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 8/9/1975 with a Spasms Back, out for 6 weeks
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $662,857 through salary arbitration
7/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/27/1981 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 8/18/1982 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1983 Allstar game
4/3/1984: Signed a minor league contract extension with Milwaukee
Injured on 6/30/1984 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Injured on 6/1/1986 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Released by Milwaukee on 10/3/1986
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 4/3/1987 to a minor league deal
Injured on 6/22/1987 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/3/1988 to a 2-year deal worth $400,000 per year
Injured on 7/4/1988 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week