Clayton Richard

Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Left / Left
Date of Birth	9/12/1983 (39)
Height, Weight	6'5", 240 lb
Hometown	Lafayette, IN

2019 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	1-5	45.1	5.96	1.57	10.9%	9.0%	22.7%				90.2	6.9%	36.8%	56.2%	7.65	.366

	180^th 7 W	175^th 117 IP	163^rd 4.78 ERA	171^st 1.35 WHIP	199^th 21.9% K%	149^th 7.8% BB%	199^th 28.0% CSW%				158^th 92.0 FB MPH	198^th 11.4% SwStr%	199^th 20.1% HC%	15^th 46.1% GB%	187^th 4.82 xERA	187^th .286 xwOBA

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Show 2019 MLB Average

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	SD	27	27	158.2	7	11	5.33	0.52	4.68	3.34	1.38	9.0	15.8%	8.8%	.292	.296	8.2%	68.3%	316.7%	64.7%	9.0%	25.6%
2019	TOR	10	10	45.1	1	5	5.96	6.92	6.30	6.55	1.57	10.6	10.9%	9.0%	.297	.298	36.8%	56.2%	29.0%	67.3%	6.9%	22.7%
SP MLB AVG		22	22	117.0	7	7	4.78	4.82	4.73	4.69	1.35	9.2	21.9%	7.9%	.300	.281	20.0%	46.1%	38.4%	71.8%	11.4%	28.0%
2 Years		37	37	204.0	8	16	5.47	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.42	9.4	14.7%	8.8%	.293	.297	21.5%	58.8%	75.7%	65.3%	8.5%	24.9%

Repertoire

Sinker | 51%
Slider | 22%
Four-Seamer | 14%
Changeup | 2%
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2018 2019 All

Show 2019 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	90.0	4.2%	24.4%	55.0%	6.0%	16.0%	22.0%	70.0%	59.0%	69.2%	7.7%	.367	.430	.400	50.0%	.366	.398	51.6%	2,115
2019	90.2	50.6%	31.2%	53.0%	4.1%	19.8%	23.9%	70.4%	60.6%	66.7%	12.0%	.321	.362	.321	15.4%	.302	.341	47.2%	2,182
SP MLB AVG	92.0	17.0%	26.8%	45.6%	6.0%	17.6%	23.6%	62.8%	55.0%	54.2%	23.3%	.338	.410	.340	24.8%	.314	.386	32.6%	2,163

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.366	.398	.408	.448	51.6%	3.8%	42.3%	35.5%	95.0	100.5	-1.3	1.5	0.2	2.6	5.8	5.3	2,115
2019	.302	.341	.302	.318	47.2%	5.6%	34.3%	30.1%	93.1	87.1	-0.6	1.5	0.1	2.6	5.4	5.5	2,182
SP MLB AVG	.314	.386	.318	.379	32.6%	7.3%	40.2%	30.7%	89.9	87.7	6.9	1.2	0.8	-0.9	5.9	6.1	2,163

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	100	31	6	3	1	1	4	1	0	0	70	30	.367	.633	.430
2019	368	123	25	8	1	2	4	11	0	0	259	109	.321	.464	.362
SP MLB AVG	183	51	9	3	0	2	6	5	1	0	119	65	.338	.557	.410

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	69.2%	23.1%	7.7%	0.0%	50.0%	30.8%	26.9%	42.3%	22.0%	0.0%	53.8%	3.8%	26.9%	11.5%	26.9%
2019	66.7%	21.3%	12.0%	3.7%	15.4%	39.8%	43.5%	16.7%	17.1%	1.9%	51.9%	12.0%	23.1%	5.6%	25.0%
SP MLB AVG	54.2%	22.7%	23.3%	5.0%	24.8%	37.3%	35.6%	27.1%	18.1%	4.4%	38.4%	17.1%	27.3%	5.7%	33.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	51.6%	3.8%	42.3%	35.5%	.367	.430	.400	.423	.366	.398	.408	.448	95.0	100.5	-1.3
2019	47.2%	5.6%	34.3%	30.1%	.321	.362	.321	.333	.302	.341	.302	.318	93.1	87.1	-0.6
SP MLB AVG	32.6%	7.3%	40.2%	30.7%	.338	.410	.340	.375	.314	.386	.318	.379	89.9	87.7	6.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	24.4%	55.0%	6.0%	16.0%	22.0%	70.0%	59.0%	11.1%	54.0%	88.9%	90.9%	88.4%	17.5%	12.5%	59.4%	40.6%
2019	31.2%	53.0%	4.1%	19.8%	23.9%	70.4%	60.6%	8.1%	50.5%	91.9%	79.6%	97.0%	25.5%	21.5%	66.1%	50.4%
SP MLB AVG	26.8%	45.6%	6.0%	17.6%	23.6%	62.8%	55.0%	13.7%	45.2%	86.3%	78.9%	90.2%	21.1%	21.0%	59.7%	45.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	42.0%	26.0%	32.0%	7.0%	42.0%	51.0%	12.0%	30.0%	44.0%	63.0%	36.0%	16.0%	55.0%	23.8%	18.8%
2019	36.7%	27.2%	36.1%	13.0%	27.2%	59.8%	7.1%	32.9%	39.9%	63.9%	41.0%	17.7%	53.0%	26.0%	6.2%
SP MLB AVG	54.9%	22.8%	22.3%	26.3%	29.6%	44.1%	6.4%	36.7%	40.6%	63.0%	32.1%	21.8%	45.6%	18.1%	12.4%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	80.9	3.0%	37.5%	33.3%	15.3%	15.3%	30.6%	63.9%	62.5%	70.0%	20.0%	.059	.119	.100	0.0%	.105	.159	10.5%	2,246
2019	79.7	22.1%	33.3%	29.2%	13.7%	9.9%	23.6%	54.0%	49.7%	37.5%	31.3%	.259	.446	.250	80.0%	.274	.448	21.9%	2,217
SP MLB AVG	84.5	15.0%	34.3%	39.8%	15.7%	13.9%	29.6%	62.3%	56.2%	45.4%	32.3%	.252	.313	.319	19.4%	.233	.296	22.1%	2,402

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.105	.159	.176	.164	10.5%	0.0%	20.0%	10.5%	85.4	95.0	3.0	0.1	-0.3	2.6	5.7	5.0	2,246
2019	.274	.448	.307	.673	21.9%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	88.3	82.8	8.9	0.2	-0.2	2.4	5.4	5.6	2,217
SP MLB AVG	.233	.296	.292	.376	22.1%	7.8%	37.6%	24.4%	87.5	86.3	12.9	0.4	0.2	-0.9	5.9	5.8	2,402

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	72	19	1	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	46	26	.059	.059	.119
2019	161	32	2	1	0	4	11	1	4	3	87	74	.259	.741	.446
SP MLB AVG	166	45	6	2	0	2	14	2	0	0	106	60	.252	.436	.313

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	70.0%	10.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	80.0%	10.0%	10.0%	19.4%	10.0%	50.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	20.0%
2019	37.5%	31.3%	31.3%	0.0%	80.0%	50.0%	25.0%	25.0%	20.5%	12.5%	25.0%	12.5%	18.8%	6.3%	62.5%
SP MLB AVG	45.4%	22.6%	32.3%	8.2%	19.4%	46.7%	33.6%	19.7%	15.7%	4.4%	32.2%	26.0%	24.8%	5.1%	35.6%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	10.5%	0.0%	20.0%	10.5%	.059	.119	.100	.100	.105	.159	.176	.164	85.4	95.0	3.0
2019	21.9%	25.0%	50.0%	25.0%	.259	.446	.250	.438	.274	.448	.307	.673	88.3	82.8	8.9
SP MLB AVG	22.1%	7.8%	37.6%	24.4%	.252	.313	.319	.362	.233	.296	.292	.376	87.5	86.3	12.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	37.5%	33.3%	15.3%	15.3%	30.6%	63.9%	62.5%	31.4%	48.6%	68.6%	50.0%	88.2%	22.7%	47.6%	70.6%	64.7%
2019	33.3%	29.2%	13.7%	9.9%	23.6%	54.0%	49.7%	31.0%	44.1%	69.0%	55.3%	84.8%	15.2%	35.0%	38.2%	32.4%
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	39.8%	15.7%	13.9%	29.6%	62.3%	56.2%	32.3%	48.4%	67.7%	50.4%	81.2%	20.1%	29.1%	60.8%	50.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	36.1%	26.4%	37.5%	9.7%	15.3%	75.0%	5.6%	31.9%	41.7%	61.1%	20.8%	29.2%	33.3%	9.1%	33.3%
2019	39.1%	16.8%	44.1%	21.1%	12.4%	66.5%	3.1%	44.7%	38.5%	61.5%	12.4%	37.3%	29.2%	9.1%	18.3%
SP MLB AVG	18.1%	21.3%	60.6%	15.9%	20.4%	63.7%	5.5%	25.2%	53.5%	55.2%	22.7%	36.2%	39.8%	13.6%	19.7%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	90.1	1.0%	23.1%	43.5%	21.7%	4.3%	26.1%	56.5%	56.5%	33.3%	66.7%	.000	.180	.000	0.0%	.173	.294	0.0%	2,227
2019	91.1	14.4%	26.5%	35.2%	5.7%	12.4%	18.1%	52.4%	45.7%	5.3%	68.4%	.304	.401	.294	15.4%	.323	.410	20.8%	2,286
SP MLB AVG	92.6	23.8%	24.8%	49.3%	8.9%	19.1%	28.0%	64.6%	58.8%	35.5%	42.2%	.281	.374	.304	19.5%	.262	.353	29.0%	2,260

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.173	.294	.173	.152	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	73.8	73.5	52.4	0.9	1.0	2.5	6.0	5.1	2,227
2019	.323	.410	.310	.482	20.8%	21.1%	47.4%	37.5%	87.3	83.1	35.7	1.1	0.9	2.3	5.7	5.5	2,286
SP MLB AVG	.262	.353	.283	.395	29.0%	10.4%	41.4%	28.5%	90.1	88.2	19.3	0.6	1.3	-0.7	6.0	6.1	2,260

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	10	.000	.000	.180
2019	105	24	3	2	0	2	4	1	0	0	55	50	.304	.652	.401
SP MLB AVG	366	86	12	4	1	4	18	9	1	0	239	126	.281	.542	.374

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	17.4%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	5.3%	26.3%	68.4%	21.1%	15.4%	31.6%	42.1%	26.3%	16.2%	5.3%	5.3%	42.1%	26.3%	0.0%	52.6%
SP MLB AVG	35.5%	22.7%	42.2%	12.6%	19.5%	32.2%	35.0%	32.8%	20.4%	4.0%	22.1%	32.7%	24.1%	7.1%	37.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.180	.000	.000	.173	.294	.173	.152	73.8	73.5	52.4
2019	20.8%	21.1%	47.4%	37.5%	.304	.401	.294	.368	.323	.410	.310	.482	87.3	83.1	35.7
SP MLB AVG	29.0%	10.4%	41.4%	28.5%	.281	.374	.304	.359	.262	.353	.283	.395	90.1	88.2	19.3

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	23.1%	43.5%	21.7%	4.3%	26.1%	56.5%	56.5%	41.7%	52.2%	58.3%	33.3%	66.7%	6.3%	0.0%	71.4%	57.1%
2019	26.5%	35.2%	5.7%	12.4%	18.1%	52.4%	45.7%	14.3%	40.0%	85.7%	72.2%	95.8%	17.6%	29.0%	57.6%	45.5%
SP MLB AVG	24.8%	49.3%	8.9%	19.1%	28.0%	64.6%	58.8%	19.4%	45.6%	80.6%	71.4%	84.3%	24.7%	21.8%	63.1%	52.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	34.8%	30.4%	34.8%	82.6%	13.0%	4.3%	4.3%	39.1%	30.4%	69.6%	13.0%	21.7%	43.5%	6.3%	0.0%
2019	11.4%	20.0%	68.6%	46.7%	34.3%	19.0%	5.7%	63.8%	16.2%	64.8%	14.3%	29.5%	35.2%	13.2%	12.9%
SP MLB AVG	33.6%	27.0%	39.4%	45.0%	27.3%	27.7%	7.2%	31.4%	41.6%	58.7%	28.6%	27.8%	49.3%	13.1%	16.5%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	84.8	0.4%	37.5%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	50.0%	50.0%	100.0%	0.0%	.000	.230	.000	-	.110	.306	0.0%	1,744
2019	82.2	1.8%	20.0%	23.1%	7.7%	15.4%	23.1%	46.2%	46.2%	100.0%	0.0%	.000	.173	.000	-	.136	.261	0.0%	1,581
SP MLB AVG	84.5	10.1%	34.8%	35.8%	14.0%	10.4%	24.4%	60.4%	54.2%	49.4%	28.4%	.251	.312	.272	19.4%	.248	.307	24.1%	1,750

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.110	.306	.110	.114	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	78.5	-	-21.1	1.3	0.3	3.0	5.9	5.0	1,744
2019	.136	.261	.136	.118	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	71.2	-	-8.7	1.1	0.3	2.2	5.5	5.3	1,581
SP MLB AVG	.248	.307	.273	.340	24.1%	5.7%	36.2%	27.2%	86.9	86.5	10.4	1.1	0.6	-0.5	5.9	6.1	1,750

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	5	.000	.000	.230
2019	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	7	.000	.000	.173
SP MLB AVG	132	37	5	2	0	1	8	2	0	0	82	50	.251	.436	.312

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	30.0%	0.0%