Clay Kirby Stats

Clay Kirby was born on Friday, June 25, 1948, in Washington, D.C.. Kirby was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 11, 1969, with the San Diego Padres. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Clay Kirby baseball stats page.

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Clay Kirby

Clay Kirby Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#79 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1970top01' title='1970 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Clay Kirby Autograph on a 1970 Topps Baseball Card (#79 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Clayton Laws Kirby, Jr.
Nickname:   Clay
Born On:   06-25-1948  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Washington, D.C.
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-11-1991 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Arlington, Virginia
Cemetery:   National Memorial Park, Falls Church, Virginia
High School:   Washington & Lee High School (Arlington, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-11-1969 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-28-1976
Draft:   1966 : 3rd Round (47th)

Clay Kirby

Clay Kirby Pitching Stats

1969 21 Padres 35 35 0 7 20 .259 3.80 2 0 0 215.2 931 204 91 108 18 100 13 113 7 6 0 0
1970 22 Padres 36 34 2 10 16 .385 4.53 6 1 0 214.2 949 198 108 118 29 120 5 154 7 9 0 -
1971 23 Padres 38 36 0 15 13 .536 2.83 13 2 0 267.1 1,107 213 84 99 20 103 14 231 13 3 0 -
1972 24 Padres 34 34 0 12 14 .462 3.13 9 2 0 238.2 1,004 197 83 87 21 116 11 175 8 2 0 0
1973 25 Padres 34 31 2 8 18 .308 4.79 4 2 0 191.2 841 214 102 122 30 66 7 129 13 1 1 -
1974 26 Reds 36 35 0 12 9 .571 3.28 7 1 0 230.2 981 210 84 97 15 91 3 160 15 2 0 -
1975 27 Reds 26 19 3 10 6 .625 4.72 1 0 0 110.2 499 113 58 63 13 54 3 48 12 5 1 -
1976 28 Expos 22 15 1 1 8 .111 5.72 0 0 0 78.2 370 81 50 61 10 63 1 51 8 2 0 -
8 Years 261 239 8 75 104 .419 3.84 42 8 0 1,548.0 6,682 1,430 660 755 156 713 57 1,061 83 30 2 0

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Clay Kirby Hitting Stats

1969 21 Padres 35 66 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 37 2 0 1 0 .061 .162 .076
1970 22 Padres 36 74 4 11 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 38 3 0 0 0 .149 .203 .162
1971 23 Padres 40 86 3 8 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 35 5 0 0 0 .093 .152 .093
1972 24 Padres 35 74 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 30 6 0 0 1 .068 .115 .068
1973 25 Padres 35 54 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 11 0 0 0 .093 .109 .111
1974 26 Reds 36 74 4 7 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 36 8 0 0 4 .095 .163 .095
1975 27 Reds 26 32 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 15 4 0 0 1 .188 .235 .219
1976 28 Expos 22 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 6 0 0 0 .056 .105 .111
8 Years 265 478 22 47 5 0 0 0 15 32 0 217 45 0 1 6 .098 .157 .109

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Clay Kirby Fielding Stats

1969 Padres P 35 35 647 44 1.3 40 17 23 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .909 1.67
1970 Padres P 36 34 644 31 0.9 29 6 23 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.22
1971 Padres P 38 36 802 52 1.4 50 17 33 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.68
1972 Padres P 34 34 716 45 1.3 40 11 29 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.51
1973 Padres P 34 31 575 31 0.9 28 9 19 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .903 1.31
1974 Reds P 36 35 692 48 1.3 38 11 27 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .792 1.48
1975 Reds P 26 19 332 19 0.7 16 7 9 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .842 1.30
1976 Expos P 22 15 236 10 0.5 10 1 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.14
P Totals 261 239 4,644 280 1.1 251 79 172 29 12 n/a n/a n/a .896 1.46
8 Years 261 239 4,644 280 1.1 251 79 172 29 12 n/a n/a n/a .896 1.46

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Clay Kirby Miscellaneous Stats

1969 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.13 4.72 4.17
1970 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 74.0 1.28 6.46 5.03
1971 Padres 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 2.5 28.7 2.24 7.78 3.47
1972 Padres 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.5 37.0 1.51 6.60 4.37
1973 Padres 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 2.6 54.0 1.95 6.06 3.10
1974 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 24.7 1.76 6.24 3.55
1975 Reds 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.1 16.0 0.89 3.90 4.39
1976 Expos 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.6 6.0 0.81 5.83 7.21
8 Years 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 0.0 2.2 31.9 1.49 6.17 4.15

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Clay Kirby Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1969 San Diego Padres 43 Undetermined - -
1970 San Diego Padres 43 Undetermined - -
1971 San Diego Padres 43 Undetermined - -
1972 San Diego Padres 43 Undetermined - -
1973 San Diego Padres 43 Undetermined - -
1974 Cincinnati Reds 31 Undetermined - -
1975 Cincinnati Reds 31 Undetermined - Stats
1976 Montreal Expos 31 Undetermined - -

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