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Clay
Bryant		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: November 16, 1911 in Usa, VA, MADISON HEIGH
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1935 23 SLC NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 7 3 3 3 9 9 9
1936 24 SLC NL $ 300,000 7 6 7 7 3 3 3 9 9 9
1937 25 MON NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 3 4 3 9 9 9
1938 26 MON NL $ 3,792,857 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
1939 27 MON NL $ 5,571,429 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1940 28 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1941 29 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
1942 30 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1943 31 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1944 32 MIN AL $ 5,500,000 6 6 7 7 3 4 4 9 9 9
1945 33 SEM AL $ 5,500,000 6 7 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1946 34 BOS AL $ 950,000 6 6 7 7 3 4 4 8 8 8
1947 35 BOS AL $ 950,000 6 6 7 6 3 4 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,571,429 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
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
1935 23 SLC NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1936 24 SLC NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1937 25 MON NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1938 26 MON NL $ 3,792,857   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1939 27 MON NL $ 5,571,429   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1940 28 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1941 29 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1942 30 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1943 31 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1944 32 MIN AL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1945 33 SEM AL $ 5,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1946 34 BOS AL $ 950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1947 35 BOS AL $ 950,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,571,429   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
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
1935 23 SLC NL 15 16 .484 42 42 4 1 0 289.3 320 143 13 153 127 4.45 .280 .363 .395 .758 17.4
1936 24 SLC NL 12 14 .462 41 41 5 1 0 281.7 311 148 7 129 97 4.73 .282 .354 .382 .736 16.2
1937 25 SLC NL 8 8 .500 22 22 1 0 0 154.7 136 57 4 71 58 3.32 .239 .322 .329 .652 13.7
  MON NL 8 8 .500 22 22 1 0 0 152.3 129 68 3 72 61 4.02 .232 .318 .316 .634 8.0
  TOT   16 16 .500 44 44 2 0 0 307.0 265 125 7 143 119 3.66 .236 .320 .323 .643 21.7
1938 26 MON NL 17 10 .630 41 41 3 2 0 291.0 256 102 9 127 130 3.15 .239 .318 .327 .645 24.9
1939 27 MON NL 12 4 .750 22 22 1 0 0 149.3 134 56 5 64 68 3.38 .239 .315 .332 .647 11.6
1940 28 MIN AL 15 12 .556 44 44 1 0 0 277.7 259 133 15 146 136 4.31 .246 .336 .362 .699 14.4
1941 29 MIN AL 11 15 .423 36 36 2 0 0 228.3 198 105 11 136 119 4.14 .234 .339 .335 .674 12.2
1942 30 MIN AL 15 15 .500 44 44 3 1 0 279.3 273 132 18 149 135 4.25 .257 .349 .392 .741 17.5
1943 31 MIN AL 8 11 .421 27 27 1 0 0 170.0 186 98 19 94 66 5.19 .278 .363 .418 .781 4.7
1944 32 MIN AL 9 18 .333 39 39 1 0 0 237.3 250 128 9 145 95 4.85 .270 .365 .372 .738 10.4
1945 33 NYG NL 4 6 .400 44 0 0 0 5 46.7 60 37 4 38 20 7.14 .317 .432 .460 .893 0.0
  SEM AL 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 2 17.3 18 11 1 13 9 5.71 .269 .383 .388 .771 0.4
  TOT   5 8 .385 54 0 0 0 7 64.0 78 48 5 51 29 6.75 .305 .419 .441 .861 0.4
1946 34 BOS AL 8 7 .533 69 0 0 0 4 75.7 82 51 11 45 39 6.07 .275 .369 .463 .832 1.5
1947 35 AAA   5 2 .714 75 0 0 0 4 66.0 40 22 3 28 46 3.00 .182 .274 .273 .547  
12 Years Sim 143 146 .495 503 380 23 5 11 2650.6 2612 1269 129 1382 1160 4.31 .258 .346 .369 .714 152.9
1 Years AAA 5 2 .714 75 0 0 0 4 66.0 40 22 3 28 46 3.00 .182 .274 .273 .547  
Season Average 11 12 .478 41 31 1 0 0 220.9 217 105 10 115 96 4.31 .258 .346 .369 .714  
Career Highs 17 18 .750 69 44 5 2 7 307.0 320 148 19 153 136 6.75 .305 .419 .463 .861  
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   1167 576 46 551 685   .236 .312 .330 .642
vs LH   1445 693 83 831 475   .280 .380 .406 .786
Home 70 71 .496 246 189 8 1 4 1310.6 1275 623 54 689 564 4.28 .255 .346 .359 .705
Away 73 75 .493 257 191 15 4 7 1339.9 1337 646 75 693 596 4.34 .261 .349 .378 .728
Mar/Apr 29 26 .527 90 67 3 0 3 463.9 429 191 19 228 186 3.71 .245 .332 .344 .676
May 27 25 .519 86 65 3 1 1 459.0 462 209 16 248 210 4.10 .262 .353 .372 .725
June 28 25 .528 100 68 5 0 1 491.3 496 248 30 258 217 4.54 .262 .350 .379 .729
July 12 28 .300 85 61 4 2 2 411.3 440 246 30 219 204 5.38 .275 .363 .409 .772
August 23 22 .511 79 56 2 1 4 410.3 406 189 20 206 174 4.15 .260 .346 .370 .716
Sep/Oct 24 20 .545 63 63 6 1 0 414.6 379 186 14 223 169 4.04 .245 .341 .338 .679
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
1935 23 SLC NL 42 107 12 30 1 0 0 8 0 0 2 9 .280 .294 .290 .583 8.8 0.5
1936 24 SLC NL 41 94 8 23 2 1 0 12 0 0 1 9 .245 .260 .287 .548 5.2 0.0
1937 25 SLC NL 22 54 4 13 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 6 .241 .255 .278 .532 3.4 0.0
  MON NL 22 55 2 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 .182 .179 .182 .360 0.7 0.0
  TOT   44 109 6 23 0 1 0 10 0 0 1 11 .211 .216 .229 .446 4.1 0.0
1938 26 MON NL 41 106 11 30 2 0 0 14 0 0 5 5 .283 .315 .302 .617 9.5 0.7
1939 27 MON NL 22 55 4 12 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .218 .218 .236 .455 2.4 0.0
1940 28 MIN AL 44 94 7 20 1 0 1 7 0 0 0 12 .213 .213 .255 .468 4.8 0.0
1941 29 MIN AL 36 75 4 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 11 .187 .197 .187 .384 1.3 0.0
1942 30 MIN AL 44 93 9 21 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 9 .226 .253 .258 .511 6.7 0.0
1943 31 MIN AL 27 65 9 10 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 5 .154 .167 .200 .367 0.5 0.0
1944 32 MIN AL 39 76 8 20 2 0 0 9 1 0 2 6 .263 .282 .289 .572 6.2 0.2
1945 33 NYG NL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  SEM AL 10 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3
  TOT   54 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .667 .667 .667 1.333 0.9 0.3
1946 34 BOS AL 69 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
12 Years Sim 503 878 78 206 10 3 2 72 2 0 17 87 .235 .249 .260 .509 50.8 1.9
162 Game Average 282 25 66 3 0 0 23 0 0 5 28 .235 .249 .260 .509 16.4  
Career Highs 69 109 12 30 2 1 1 14 1 0 5 12 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 9.5  
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   658 51 147 7 3 1 48 1 0 10 67 .223 .235 .248 .483 32.1
vs LH   220 27 59 3 0 1 24 1 0 7 20 .268 .291 .295 .586 18.2
Home 214 398 39 99 7 1 0 30 2 0 10 41 .249 .268 .271 .540 26.6
Away 257 480 39 107 3 2 2 42 0 0 7 46 .223 .233 .250 .483 23.7
RISP   243 0 51 5 0 0 67 0 0 2 23 .210 .214 .230 .444 8.8
Close/Late   40 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .225 .225 .225 .450 1.5
Mar/Apr 67 141 9 32 3 1 0 10 0 0 1 18 .227 .238 .262 .500 7.1
May 79 157 15 43 3 1 1 16 0 0 2 17 .274 .283 .325 .608 13.4
June 68 162 14 32 3 0 0 13 0 0 2 16 .198 .205 .216 .421 4.9
July 61 130 11 29 0 1 0 5 1 0 3 9 .223 .241 .238 .479 6.5
August 66 142 16 33 0 0 1 13 1 0 7 10 .232 .268 .254 .522 9.5
Sep/Oct 63 146 13 37 1 0 0 15 0 0 2 17 .253 .262 .260 .522 8.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1935 23 SLC NL P 42 42 289.3 15 48 1 6 .984 1.96    
1936 24 SLC NL P 41 41 281.7 18 48 2 5 .971 2.11    
1937 25 SLC NL P 22 22 154.7 11 28 2 4 .951 2.27    
  MON NL P 22 22 152.3 10 27 2 4 .949 2.19    
  TOT   P 44 44 307.0 21 55 4 8 .950 2.23    
1938 26 MON NL P 41 41 291.0 15 48 2 3 .969 1.95    
1939 27 MON NL P 22 22 149.3 6 27 2 0 .943 1.99    
1940 28 MIN AL P 44 44 277.7 14 52 2 4 .971 2.14    
1941 29 MIN AL P 36 36 228.3 11 31 4 2 .913 1.66    
1942 30 MIN AL P 44 44 279.3 15 43 3 2 .951 1.87    
1943 31 MIN AL P 27 27 170.0 2 39 3 1 .932 2.17    
1944 32 MIN AL P 39 39 237.3 9 40 5 2 .907 1.86    
1945 33 NYG NL P 44 0 46.7 4 8 1 0 .923 2.31    
  SEM AL P 10 0 17.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.08    
  TOT   P 54 0 64.0 5 11 1 0 .941 2.25    
1946 34 BOS AL P 69 0 75.7 6 13 2 1 .905 2.26    
Career Totals   503 380 2650.6 137 455 31 34 .950 2.01    
Career Highs   69 44 307.0 21 55 5 8 .984 2.26    
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
1937 25 MON NL 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 7 2 0 7 7 1.29 .146 .255 .229 .484
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 7 2 0 7 7 1.29 .146 .255 .229 .484
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
1937 25 MON NL 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Career Post-Season Batting 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1937-9-3.66
1938-3-3.15
 Losses
1935-6-16
1941-9-15
1942-10-15
1944-7-18
 Winning Pct
1938-8-.630
1939-2-.750
 Games Pitched
1946-4-69
 Games Started
1935-4-42
1937-1-44
1940-1-44
1942-1-44
 Shutouts
1936-9-1
1938-8-2
1942-8-1
Strikeouts
1935-8-127
 Walks Allowed
1935-2-153
1936-6-129
1937-1-143
1938-3-127
1940-2-146
1941-3-136
1942-1-149
1944-5-145
CAR-38-1382
 Hits per 9IP
1937-3-7.8
1938-2-7.9
1940-4-8.4
1941-3-7.8
1942-8-8.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1940-10-4.4
1941-6-4.7
1942-9-4.3
 OAVG
1937-5-.236
1938-3-.239
1940-3-.246
1941-3-.234
1942-8-.257
 OSLG
1937-2-.323
1938-2-.327
1940-4-.362
1941-2-.335
1944-9-.372
OOPS
1937-5-.643
1938-4-.645
1941-7-.674
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 42    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  2. Russ Meyer (937)
  3. Frank Barrett (925)
  4. Danny Frisella (917)
  5. Bill Voiselle (912)
  6. Charley Schanz (911)
  7. Joe Krakauskas (911)
  8. Bill Hallahan (911)
  9. Al Javery (910)
  10. Mort Cooper (909)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Murry Dickson (985)
  2. Dave Ferriss (983)
  3. Schoolboy Rowe (980)
  4. Ralph Birkofer (980)
  5. Fred Hutchinson (978)
  6. Johnny Sain (976)
  7. Don Newcombe (974)
  8. Ted Lyons (973)
  9. Jack Salveson (970)
  10. Pete Appleton (969)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by St. Louis (C) in 1935
Had first career hit on 4/4/1935, off Vito Tamulis (SDP)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1935
Injured on 8/7/1936 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks
Traded from St. Louis (C) to Montreal on 7/1/1937 (Going to SLC: P Ken Heintzelman, SS Bill Barrett. Going to MON: 2B Tony Lazzeri, 2B Mark Koenig, P Clay Bryant)
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,792,857 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1938, going 5-1, 2.60
2/1/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,571,429 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1939, going 5-0, 1.95
Injured on 6/25/1939 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
9/1/1939: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $5,500,000 per year, for 6 years
Injured on 9/26/1939 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Montreal to Minnesota on 2/1/1940 (Going to MON: C Ed Connolly. Going to MIN: P Clay Bryant, SS Odell Hale)
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1940, off Dutch Leonard (DET)
Injured on 4/27/1941 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 7/28/1943 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Traded from Minnesota to New York (N) on 4/2/1945 (Going to MIN: P Bob Muncrief. Going to NYG: P Clay Bryant)
Traded from New York (N) to Seattle on 7/31/1945 (Going to SEM: P Clay Bryant, P Cal Mclish, C Willard Hershberger, CF Ben Chapman. Going to NYG: 3B Mel Ott, P Mickey Harris)
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/8/1946 to a 3-year deal worth $950,000 per year
 
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