Clay Kirby stats

Last played for the Washington Nationals, 1976

Pitcher

Age 78

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Clay Kirby played 8 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1976.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
261
W
75
L
104
ERA
3.84
IP
1,548.0
K
1,061
BB
713
WHIP
1.38

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.

Standard by season
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.
1969SD357203.80215.21131001.41
1970SD3610164.53214.21541201.48
1971SD3815132.83267.12311031.18
1972SD3412143.13238.21751161.31
1973SD348184.79191.2129661.46
1974CIN361293.28230.2160911.30
1975CIN261064.72110.248541.51
1976WSH22185.7278.251631.83

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
42
SHO
8
K/9
6.2
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1969SD0204.70000
1970SD0616.50000
1971SD01327.80000
1972SD0926.60000
1973SD0426.10000
1974CIN0716.20000
1975CIN0103.90000
1976WSH0005.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
78 yearsJun 25, 1948
Debut
1969

What were Clay Kirby's career stats?

Clay Kirby played 8 seasons for the Padres, the Reds and the Nationals. He had 75 wins and 1,061 strikeouts with a 3.84 ERA over 1,548.0 innings. His best season was 1971: 15 wins, a 2.83 ERA and 231 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1969 to 1976

Clay Kirby finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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