Cliff Pennington stats
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsJun 15, 1984
- Height
- 5' 10"
Cliff Pennington played 11 MLB seasons, 2008 to 2018.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 971
- AB
- 2,799
- R
- 324
- H
- 678
- HR
- 36
- RBI
- 242
- SB
- 84
- AVG
- .242
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATH | 36 | 99 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .242 |
| 2009 | ATH | 60 | 208 | 27 | 58 | 4 | 21 | 7 | .279 |
| 2010 | ATH | 156 | 508 | 64 | 127 | 6 | 46 | 29 | .250 |
| 2011 | ATH | 148 | 515 | 57 | 136 | 8 | 58 | 14 | .264 |
| 2012 | ATH | 125 | 418 | 50 | 90 | 6 | 28 | 15 | .215 |
| 2013 | ARI | 96 | 269 | 25 | 65 | 1 | 18 | 2 | .242 |
| 2014 | ARI | 68 | 177 | 21 | 45 | 2 | 10 | 6 | .254 |
| 2015 |  ARI/TOR | 105 | 210 | 24 | 44 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .210 |
| 2016 | LAA | 74 | 172 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .209 |
| 2017 | LAA | 87 | 194 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 21 | 3 | .253 |
| 2018 | CIN | 16 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- AB
- 15
- R
- 1
- H
- 4
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 1
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .267
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,142
- TB
- 948
- XBH
- 177
- HBP
- 15
- IBB
- 8
- GIDP
- 40
- P/PA
- 4.04
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATH | 117 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2009 | ATH | 229 | 87 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | ATH | 576 | 187 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | ATH | 570 | 190 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.1 |
| 2012 | ATH | 462 | 130 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| 2013 | ARI | 299 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3.9 |
| 2014 | ARI | 201 | 62 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2015 | ARI/TOR | 249 | 59 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | LAA | 188 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 2017 | LAA | 217 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | CIN | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 9.5
- RC
- 307.5
- RC/27
- 3.70
- ISOP
- .096
- SECA
- .212
- BB/K
- 0.43
- AB/HR
- 77.8
- GO/FO
- 0.70
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATH | -0.6 | 11.7 | 3.9 | .051 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | ATH | -0.1 | 28.5 | 4.8 | .139 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 52 | 0.8 |
| 2010 | ATH | 4.1 | 65.5 | 4.3 | .118 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 84.7 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | ATH | 0.6 | 61.8 | 4.1 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 64.4 | 0.6 |
| 2012 | ATH | 1.6 | 38.2 | 3 | .096 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 69.7 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | ARI | 1.8 | 25.7 | 3.2 | .067 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 269 | 0.7 |
| 2014 | ARI | 1.6 | 23.5 | 4.7 | .096 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 88.5 | 0.8 |
| 2015 | ARI/TOR | 0.2 | 18.6 | 2.7 | .071 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 70 | 1 |
| 2016 | LAA | 0.4 | 12.9 | 2.4 | .099 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 57.3 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | LAA | 0.3 | 20.8 | 3.6 | .077 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 64.7 | 0.7 |
| 2018 | CIN | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsJun 15, 1984
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 2008
- Birthplace
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Draft
- 2005Rd 1, Pk 21
- College
- Texas A&M
Latest performance
Cliff Pennington
Apr 25 · vs ATL · L 5-4
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- BB
- 0
- SO
- 0
- AVG
- .138
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | AB | R | H | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Apr 25 | vs ATLL 5-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Apr 23 | vsATLW 10-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Apr 21 | at STLL 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri, Apr 20 | atSTLL 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wed, Apr 18 | at MILL 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tue, Apr 17 | atMILL 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Cliff Pennington's career stats?
Cliff Pennington played 11 seasons for the Athletics, the Diamondbacks, the Angels and the Reds. He was a career .242 hitter with 678 hits, 36 home runs and 242 RBI. His best season was 2009: a .279 batting average, 4 home runs and 21 RBI.
More on Cliff Pennington
Playoff series
Cliff Pennington played 9 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 3 series — 0 won, 3 lost.
| AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |  TEX | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  KC | Lost 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 |  DET | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Cliff Pennington’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Cliff Pennington against each club
- vs Texas Rangers (96)
- vs Seattle Mariners (95)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (70)
- vs Kansas City Royals (45)
- vs San Francisco Giants (44)
- vs Detroit Tigers (43)
- vs New York Yankees (43)
- vs Boston Red Sox (36)
- vs Chicago White Sox (36)
- vs Minnesota Twins (36)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (36)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (35)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (33)
- vs San Diego Padres (33)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (32)
- vs Colorado Rockies (32)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (30)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (23)
- vs Athletics (21)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (20)
- vs Houston Astros (19)
- vs New York Mets (18)
- vs Miami Marlins (17)
- vs Chicago Cubs (16)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (15)
- vs Atlanta Braves (14)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (14)
- vs Washington Nationals (14)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (9)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (5)
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