Clay Holmes stats
CubsStarting Pitcher · #25
Bio
- Age
- 33 yearsMar 27, 1993
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 245 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Dothan, AL
- Draft
- 2011Rd 9, Pk 272
Bio
- Age
- 33 yearsMar 27, 1993
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 245 lbs
- Experience
- 9 yearsDebut 2018
- Birthplace
- Dothan, AL
- Draft
- 2011Rd 9, Pk 272
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 17
- W
- 6
- L
- 8
- ERA
- 3.25
- IP
- 97.0
- K
- 75
- BB
- 39
- WHIP
- 1.16
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PIT | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6.84 | 26.1 | 21 | 23 | 2.01 |
| 2019 | PIT | 35 | 1 | 2 | 5.58 | 50.0 | 56 | 36 | 1.62 |
| 2020 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 2021 |  PIT/NYY | 69 | 8 | 4 | 3.60 | 70.0 | 78 | 29 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | NYY | 62 | 7 | 4 | 2.54 | 63.2 | 65 | 20 | 1.02 |
| 2023 | NYY | 66 | 4 | 4 | 2.86 | 63.0 | 71 | 23 | 1.17 |
| 2024 | NYY | 67 | 3 | 5 | 3.14 | 63.0 | 68 | 22 | 1.30 |
| 2025 | NYM | 33 | 12 | 8 | 3.53 | 165.2 | 129 | 66 | 1.30 |
| 2026 |  NYM/CHC | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3.25 | 97.0 | 75 | 39 | 1.16 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 361
- W
- 42
- L
- 38
- ERA
- 3.59
- IP
- 600.0
- K
- 564
- BB
- 258
- WHIP
- 1.28
Career Postseason
- GP
- 19
- W
- 3
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 1.35
- IP
- 20.0
- K
- 20
- BB
- 7
- WHIP
- 0.90
Expanded
- QS
- 7
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.0
- GB
- 170
- FB
- 112
- G/F
- 1.50
- WP
- 2
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 48 | 35 | 1.4 | 4 |
| 2019 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 83 | 55 | 1.5 | 4 |
| 2020 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | PIT/NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 99 | 29 | 3.4 | 9 |
| 2022 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 127 | 38 | 3.3 | 1 |
| 2023 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 110 | 55 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 115 | 63 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 2025 | NYM | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 279 | 220 | 1.3 | 6 |
| 2026 | NYM/CHC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 170 | 112 | 1.5 | 2 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 16
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 8.5
- GB
- 1,034
- FB
- 609
- G/F
- 1.70
- WP
- 35
Latest performance
Clay Holmes
Sep 18 · @ CIN · L 6-4
- IP
- 5.1
- H
- 3
- R
- 6
- ER
- 6
- BB
- 5
- K
- 4
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 3.25
Games
All gamesNext
vs MIATue, Sep 22
vs MIA since 2023
- 8
- GP
- 26.5
- IP
- 26
- H
- 23
- R
- 19
- ER
- 25
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Sep 18 | at CINL 6-4 | 5.1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Sat, Sep 12 | vs PITW 4-3 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Sun, Sep 06 | at MIAL 10-3 | 4.1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Mon, Aug 31 | vs MILW 17-3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tue, Aug 25 | at ARIL 5-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wed, Aug 19 | vs CHWL 3-0 | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
What are Clay Holmes's career stats?
Clay Holmes has played 9 seasons for the Pirates, the Yankees and the Mets. He has 42 wins and 564 strikeouts with a 3.58 ERA over 600.0 innings. His best season so far is 2025: 12 wins, a 3.53 ERA and 129 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 10 vs MIA on Apr 8, 2025, W 10-5
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2018.
League leaderboards and awards
9 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2018 to 2026
Clay Holmes finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
All-time career rank
- 251st in saves (74)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Clay Holmes
Playoff series
Clay Holmes played 18 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 3 won, 2 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  KC | Won 3-1 | 4 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 |  CLE | Won 3-1 | 4 | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 |  LAD | Lost 1-4 | 5 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | CLE | Won 3-1 | 4 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Clay Holmes against each club
- vs Baltimore Orioles (19)
- vs Boston Red Sox (19)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (17)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (17)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (17)
- vs Kansas City Royals (14)
- vs Detroit Tigers (12)
- vs Houston Astros (10)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (10)
- vs Minnesota Twins (9)
- vs Seattle Mariners (9)
- vs Chicago White Sox (8)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (8)
- vs Miami Marlins (8)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (7)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (7)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (7)
- vs Texas Rangers (7)
- vs Athletics (6)
- vs Atlanta Braves (6)
- vs Chicago Cubs (6)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (6)
- vs Colorado Rockies (5)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (5)
- vs San Diego Padres (5)
- vs San Francisco Giants (5)
- vs Washington Nationals (5)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (4)
- vs New York Mets (4)
- vs New York Yankees (1)
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