Taylor Clarke

#45 - Relief Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	5/13/1993 (30)
Height, Weight	6'4", 217 lb
Hometown	Ashburn, VA

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	3	58.0	5.90	1.60	24.9%	9.2%	29.0%

	62^nd 3 Sv	89^th 43 IP	308^th 4.17 ERA	301^st 1.33 WHIP	137^th 23.6% K%	157^th 9.5% BB%	188^th 29.3% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	94.8	13.9%	26.1%	36.9%	5.22	5.46

	152^nd 94.3 FB MPH	114^th 12.6% SwStr%	222^nd 24.8% HC%	292^nd 45.6% GB%	36^th 4.97 PLV	303^rd 4.26 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2019	ARI	23	15	84.2	5	5	5.31	-	6.44	-	1.37	9.1	18.4%	8.1%	.261	-	-	2.44	-	74.6%	11.2%	25.0%	-
2020	ARI	12	5	43.1	3	0	4.36	4.88	5.21	4.89	1.29	7.3	21.9%	11.5%	.237	26.4%	43.8%	1.66	18.2%	73.7%	9.7%	28.0%	5.03
2021	ARI	43	0	43.1	1	3	4.98	4.69	3.55	4.63	1.52	10.8	20.1%	7.2%	.350	31.6%	40.7%	0.83	7.8%	62.9%	11.7%	24.5%	5.16
2022	KC	47	0	49.0	3	1	4.04	3.57	3.30	3.76	1.18	9.2	23.6%	3.9%	.314	27.6%	37.7%	1.10	9.8%	67.2%	13.5%	24.3%	5.31
2023	KC	57	2	58.0	3	6	5.90	5.46	5.09	4.70	1.60	10.7	24.9%	9.2%	.368	26.1%	36.9%	1.86	16.7%	69.4%	13.9%	29.0%	5.22
RP MLB Percentile		70	100	73	54	4	11	12	16	25	13	10	60	53	5	35	16	7	22	36	65	45	89
RP MLB AVG		39	0	43.0	3	2	4.17	4.26	4.17	4.20	1.33	8.3	23.6%	9.5%	.294	24.8%	45.6%	1.08	13.0%	72.3%	12.6%	29.3%	4.97
5 Years		182	22	278.1	15	15	5.01	-	-	-	1.40	9.4	21.5%	8.0%	.304	24.7%	39.5%	1.71	23.2%	69.9%	12.1%	26.1%	5.19

Repertoire

Slider | 56%
Four-Seamer | 29%
Changeup | 15%
Curveball | 0%
Sinker | 0%
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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	85.2	7.5%	-	-	27.4%	8.0%	35.4%	59.3%	57.5%	-	-	.091	.211	.143	-	-	-	-	-
2020	86.4	27.9%	38.4%	42.9%	16.3%	16.8%	33.2%	66.3%	60.7%	53.1%	28.1%	.220	.268	.323	11.1%	.188	.243	19.6%	2,270
2021	87.6	28.8%	29.7%	31.8%	18.4%	12.4%	30.9%	54.4%	51.2%	37.0%	44.4%	.156	.168	.259	0.0%	.129	.152	17.0%	2,164
2022	88.4	36.2%	36.6%	43.7%	19.0%	11.6%	30.5%	65.0%	60.5%	32.7%	46.9%	.192	.235	.255	8.7%	.171	.209	12.8%	2,187
2023	87.0	55.8%	40.3%	43.6%	17.3%	14.2%	31.5%	67.2%	61.2%	30.5%	50.5%	.257	.335	.326	12.5%	.222	.307	22.5%	2,263
RP MLB Percentile	80	92	88	65	66	43	55	83	75	21	83	29	27	29	42	42	35	40	25
RP MLB AVG	84.5	34.1%	31.8%	41.0%	15.4%	15.0%	30.4%	61.7%	56.7%	41.0%	37.9%	.222	.287	.279	13.5%	.217	.288	21.2%	2,426

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.188	.243	.271	.316	19.6%	0.0%	34.4%	19.6%	85.9	85.0	11.9	2.2	2.5	-1.1	6.1	6.2	2,270
2021	.129	.152	.214	.214	17.0%	0.0%	33.3%	19.1%	86.5	84.1	20.7	1.2	2.7	-0.9	6.0	6.2	2,164
2022	.171	.209	.226	.289	12.8%	2.0%	32.7%	20.5%	85.1	82.9	22.0	1.9	2.3	-0.9	5.9	6.1	2,187
2023	.222	.307	.274	.383	22.5%	9.5%	31.6%	19.9%	86.8	88.3	22.2	3.5	1.7	-1.0	6.0	6.2	2,263
RP MLB Percentile	42	35	42	38	40	25	66	66	50	33	17	54	64	68	80	28	25
RP MLB AVG	.217	.288	.267	.362	21.2%	6.9%	36.3%	23.5%	86.5	86.6	15.4	3.9	1.1	-1.0	5.6	6.4	2,426

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	113	28	0	2	0	0	9	4	1	0	67	46	.091	.182	.211
2020	196	56	8	2	0	1	19	5	0	0	130	66	.220	.320	.268
2021	217	47	6	1	0	0	18	2	0	2	118	99	.156	.178	.168
2022	311	78	9	2	1	2	26	2	1	1	202	109	.192	.329	.235
2023	585	151	22	6	1	6	41	14	0	3	393	191	.257	.449	.335
RP MLB Percentile	97	97	2	5	1	1	93	1	39	3	97	3	29	29	27
RP MLB AVG	208	52	6	2	0	1	15	3	1	1	130	77	.222	.383	.287

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11.5%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	53.1%	18.8%	28.1%	9.4%	11.1%	43.8%	34.4%	21.9%	16.8%	9.4%	34.4%	21.9%	21.9%	12.5%	37.5%
2021	37.0%	18.5%	44.4%	18.5%	0.0%	48.1%	40.7%	11.1%	11.1%	0.0%	33.3%	33.3%	22.2%	11.1%	33.3%
2022	32.7%	20.4%	46.9%	12.2%	8.7%	32.7%	36.7%	30.6%	18.6%	4.1%	24.5%	38.8%	26.5%	4.1%	40.8%
2023	30.5%	18.9%	50.5%	15.8%	12.5%	47.4%	29.5%	23.2%	19.5%	8.4%	18.9%	41.1%	18.9%	3.2%	35.8%
RP MLB Percentile	21	57	83	77	42	53	38	64	84	82	18	84	67	66	46
RP MLB AVG	41.0%	21.1%	37.9%	10.7%	13.5%	46.3%	33.4%	20.3%	15.4%	4.7%	29.3%	30.0%	23.2%	6.0%	35.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	.091	.211	.143	.143	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	19.6%	0.0%	34.4%	19.6%	.220	.268	.323	.344	.188	.243	.271	.316	85.9	85.0	11.9
2021	17.0%	0.0%	33.3%	19.1%	.156	.168	.259	.259	.129	.152	.214	.214	86.5	84.1	20.7
2022	12.8%	2.0%	32.7%	20.5%	.192	.235	.255	.286	.171	.209	.226	.289	85.1	82.9	22.0
2023	22.5%	9.5%	31.6%	19.9%	.257	.335	.326	.368	.222	.307	.274	.383	86.8	88.3	22.2
RP MLB Percentile	40	25	66	66	29	27	29	26	42	35	42	38	50	33	17
RP MLB AVG	21.2%	6.9%	36.3%	23.5%	.222	.287	.279	.315	.217	.288	.267	.362	86.5	86.6	15.4

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%
2019	-	-	27.4%	8.0%	35.4%	59.3%	57.5%	53.4%	51.3%	46.6%	-	-	12.7%	-	58.8%	52.9%
2020	38.4%	42.9%	16.3%	16.8%	33.2%	66.3%	60.7%	33.0%	49.5%	67.0%	48.8%	81.5%	23.5%	31.0%	65.9%	48.8%
2021	29.7%	31.8%	18.4%	12.4%	30.9%	54.4%	51.2%	44.0%	41.9%	56.0%	45.5%	66.0%	15.7%	28.4%	55.9%	44.1%
2022	36.6%	43.7%	19.0%	11.6%	30.5%	65.0%	60.5%	35.5%	53.4%	64.5%	45.3%	76.5%	17.1%	23.9%	61.9%	56.0%
2023	40.3%	43.6%	17.3%	14.2%	31.5%	67.2%	61.2%	32.6%	53.0%	67.4%	49.6%	80.8%	18.8%	30.0%	72.6%	55.6%
RP MLB Percentile	88	65	66	43	55	83	75	50	83	50	43	52	37	71	89	67
RP MLB AVG	31.8%	41.0%	15.4%	15.0%	30.4%	61.7%	56.7%	32.9%	46.7%	67.1%	46.8%	81.3%	21.0%	26.8%	60.0%	51.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	48.7%	8.0%	43.4%	-	9.1%	18.4%
2020	7.1%	21.9%	70.9%	21.9%	17.9%	60.2%	7.7%	9.2%	68.9%	52.0%	11.7%	36.2%	42.9%	14.7%	26.8%
2021	6.5%	16.6%	77.0%	24.4%	19.8%	55.8%	3.2%	10.1%	73.3%	58.5%	7.4%	34.1%	31.8%	11.0%	24.3%
2022	6.4%	22.8%	70.7%	20.3%	19.0%	60.8%	6.1%	20.9%	56.3%	56.3%	7.4%	36.3%	43.7%	9.7%	23.0%
2023	12.5%	28.0%	59.5%	18.8%	22.7%	58.5%	8.5%	23.2%	48.7%	52.6%	10.3%	37.1%	43.6%	13.0%	18.9%
RP MLB Percentile	16	82	62	65	59	37	86	43	39	19	22	66	65	58	41
RP MLB AVG	20.6%	23.0%	56.4%	17.0%	21.7%	61.4%	6.1%	25.3%	51.7%	58.2%	7.7%	34.1%	41.0%	12.7%	20.1%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2019	113	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	196	5.29	1,036	49.0%	15.3%	35.7%	13.3%	-1.4	3.13	+0
2021	217	5.16	1,120	45.2%	19.8%	35.0%	10.1%	-1.5	3.55	+0
2022	311	5.51	1,715	53.1%	18.0%	28.9%	24.1%	-1.0	2.21	0
2023	585	5.48	3,199	51.5%	28.9%	19.5%	32.0%	9.4	2.73	+11
RP MLB Percentile	97	79	98	84	77	81	81	3	-	9
RP MLB AVG	208	5.17	1,086	45.3%	25.6%	29.1%	16.2%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	93.9	13.6%	-	-	8.3%	19.4%	27.7%	66.0%	59.2%	-	-	.326	.419	.290	-	-	-	-	-
2020	94.3	45.8%	19.8%	46.6%	6.8%	20.5%	27.3%	62.4%	57.8%	26.4%	49.1%	.217	.330	.220	15.4%	.263	.376	29.5%	2,340
2021	95.5	53.6%	32.8%	51.7%	9.4%	11.6%	21.0%	69.3%	59.9%	39.8%	34.9%	.380	.435	.430	13.8%	.350	.420	38.5%	2,194
2022	95.6	42.3%	32.8%	50.4%	8.5%	12.1%	20.7%	67.8%	61.2%	27.7%	49.2%	.296	.363	.339	9.4%	.273	.364	38.4%	2,278
2023	94.8	28.8%	30.2%	46.4%	7.3%	18.9%	26.2%	64.2%	57.0%	38.8%	34.7%	.355	.420	.400	23.5%	.346	.457	35.6%	2,236
RP MLB Percentile	57	20	75	29	20	66	35	45	34	60	31	11	21	14	21	11	13	19	42
RP MLB AVG	94.3	42.4%	26.2%	49.5%	10.7%	17.2%	27.9%	64.4%	58.9%	36.9%	39.9%	.261	.357	.307	15.7%	.257	.357	28.9%	2,260

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.263	.376	.286	.421	29.5%	11.3%	40.7%	27.8%	93.2	91.3	25.4	3.5	11.0	-1.1	6.0	6.2	2,340
2021	.350	.420	.383	.485	38.5%	9.6%	45.8%	34.9%	93.0	84.9	16.8	3.9	10.3	-0.9	6.0	6.2	2,194
2022	.273	.364	.292	.428	38.4%	9.2%	44.6%	33.7%	90.5	89.2	25.9	3.5	10.4	-0.9	5.9	6.2	2,278
2023	.346	.457	.357	.566	35.6%	16.3%	59.2%	39.7%	94.4	89.9	19.2	3.2	10.2	-0.9	5.9	6.2	2,236
RP MLB Percentile	11	13	19	5	19	14	6	5	11	42	43	19	77	61	64	24	42
RP MLB AVG	.257	.357	.299	.402	28.9%	9.7%	42.0%	26.7%	90.7	88.7	17.6	4.9	9.0	-0.7	5.7	6.4	2,260

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	206	46	8	1	0	5	8	2	0	0	136	70	.326	.698	.419
2020	322	79	7	4	0	4	15	10	0	0	201	121	.217	.449	.330
2021