Clay Carroll

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 178lb (185cm, 80kg)

Born: May 2, 1941 in Clanton, AL us

High School: Chilton County HS (Chilton, AL)

Debut: September 2, 1964 (Age 23-123d, 12,286th in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 37-152d)
vs. PHI 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Clay Palmer Carroll

Nicknames: Hawk

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

17.7

ERA

2.94

731

143

1353.1

681

WHIP

1.284

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1961	20	MLN-min	D	7	10	.412	4.20	21	18		7	1		122.0	123	73	57	7	43		94	5	0	2				1.361	9.1	0.5	3.2	6.9	2.19	DAV MIDW
1962	21	MLN-min	C	14	7	.667	3.83	31	22		16	1		181.0	158	93	77	18	78	0	223	6	0	20				1.304	7.9	0.9	3.9	11.1	2.86	BOI PION
1963	22	MLN-min	AA,AAA	11	11	.500	4.30	35	26		11	1		182.0	186	112	87	20	55	3	105	5	1	7				1.324	9.2	1.0	2.7	5.2	1.91	AUS,DEN TL,PCL
1964	23	MLN-min	AAA,AA,WRk	10	8	.556	3.29	25	22		6	0		145.0	142	61	53	8	38	1	102	3	1	6				1.241	8.8	0.5	2.4	6.3	2.68	DEN,AUS,BRV PCL,TL,FECI
1964	23	MLN	NL	2	0	1.000	1.77	11	1	2	0	0	1	20.1	15	4	4	1	3	1	17	0	0	0	79	204	2.01	0.885	6.6	0.4	1.3	7.5	5.67
1965	24	MLN-min	AAA	3	6	.333	2.42	13	13		4	0		93.0	85	28	25	6	32	3	52	2	0	8				1.258	8.2	0.6	3.1	5.0	1.63	ATA IL
1965	24	MLN	NL	0	1	.000	4.41	19	1	4	0	0	1	34.2	35	18	17	3	13	2	16	1	0	2	148	80	3.93	1.385	9.1	0.8	3.4	4.2	1.23
1966	25	ATL	NL	8	7	.533	2.37	73	3	28	0	0	11	144.1	127	45	38	8	29	4	67	4	2	10	585	156	3.03	1.081	7.9	0.5	1.8	4.2	2.31
1967	26	ATL-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	0.82	4	3		1	1		22.0	16	2	2	0	5	1	13	0	0	2				0.955	6.5	0.0	2.0	5.3	2.60	RMD IL
1967	26	ATL	NL	6	12	.333	5.52	42	7	10	1	0	0	93.0	111	62	57	6	29	10	35	3	0	5	411	61	3.66	1.505	10.7	0.6	2.8	3.4	1.21
1968	27	TOT	NL	7	8	.467	2.69	68	1	44	0	0	17	144.0	128	50	43	4	38	12	71	6	0	1	585	118	2.68	1.153	8.0	0.3	2.4	4.4	1.87	MVP-25
1968	27	ATL	NL	0	1	.000	4.84	10	0	5	0	0	0	22.1	26	15	12	1	6	2	10	0	0	0	96	64	2.88	1.433	10.5	0.4	2.4	4.0	1.67
1968	27	CIN	NL	7	7	.500	2.29	58	1	39	0	0	17	121.2	102	35	31	3	32	10	61	6	0	1	489	139	2.64	1.101	7.5	0.2	2.4	4.5	1.91
1969	28	CIN	NL	12	6	.667	3.52	71	4	37	0	0	7	150.2	149	70	59	9	78	18	90	7	0	6	674	106	3.78	1.507	8.9	0.5	4.7	5.4	1.15
1970	29	CIN	NL	9	4	.692	2.59	65	0	31	0	0	16	104.1	104	38	30	4	27	9	63	2	1	2	437	162	2.76	1.256	9.0	0.3	2.3	5.4	2.33
1971	30	CIN	NL	10	4	.714	2.50	61	0	40	0	0	15	93.2	78	26	26	5	42	9	64	2	0	1	387	131	3.19	1.281	7.5	0.5	4.0	6.1	1.52	AS
1972	31	CIN	NL	6	4	.600	2.25	65	0	54	0	0	37	96.0	89	27	24	5	32	9	51	1	0	2	392	144	3.04	1.260	8.3	0.5	3.0	4.8	1.59	AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1973	32	CIN	NL	8	8	.500	3.69	53	5	24	0	0	14	92.2	111	47	38	5	34	11	41	5	0	2	415	93	3.65	1.565	10.8	0.5	3.3	4.0	1.21
1974	33	CIN	NL	12	5	.706	2.15	57	3	30	0	0	6	100.2	96	27	24	3	30	9	46	0	1	3	419	163	2.95	1.252	8.6	0.3	2.7	4.1	1.53	CYA-8
1975	34	CIN	NL	7	5	.583	2.62	56	2	27	0	0	7	96.1	93	30	28	2	32	8	44	3	0	3	407	138	3.03	1.298	8.7	0.2	3.0	4.1	1.38
1976	35	CHW	AL	4	4	.500	2.56	29	0	20	0	0	6	77.1	67	26	22	1	24	2	38	2	0	4	311	141	2.83	1.177	7.8	0.1	2.8	4.4	1.58
1977	36	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	2.75	59	1	22	0	0	5	101.1	91	35	31	11	28	8	38	1	1	0	406	143	4.26	1.174	8.1	1.0	2.5	3.4	1.36
1977	36	STL	NL	4	2	.667	2.50	51	1	16	0	0	4	90.0	77	28	25	8	24	8	34	1	1	0	357	156	3.97	1.122	7.7	0.8	2.4	3.4	1.42
1977	36	CHW	AL	1	3	.250	4.76	8	0	6	0	0	1	11.1	14	7	6	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	49	89	6.53	1.588	11.1	2.4	3.2	3.2	1.00
1978	37	PIT-min	AAA	3	6	.333	3.90	31	3		0	0	7	60.0	58	32	26	2	18	3	24	2	0	2				1.267	8.7	0.3	2.7	3.6	1.33	CLB IL
1978	37	PIT	NL	0	0		2.25	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	183	4.84	1.250	4.5	0.0	6.8	0.0	0.00
1979	38	MIL-min	AAA	0	2	.000	9.00	12	0		0	0	1	22.0	38	23	22	3	6	1	18	2	0	1				2.000	15.5	1.2	2.5	7.4	3.00	VAN PCL
15 Yrs				96	73	.568	2.94	731	28	373	1	0	143	1353.1	1296	506	442	67	442	112	681	37	5	41	5673	121	3.24	1.284	8.6	0.4	2.9	4.5	1.54
162 Game Avg.				9	7	.568	2.94	65	3	33	0	0	13	121	116	45	40	6	40	10	61	3	0	4	508	121	3.24	1.284	8.6	0.4	2.9	4.5	1.54
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CIN (8 yrs)				71	43	.623	2.73	486	15	282	0	0	119	856.0	822	300	260	36	307	83	460	26	2	20	3620	129	3.15	1.319	8.6	0.4	3.2	4.8	1.50
ATL (5 yrs)				16	21	.432	3.66	155	12	49	1	0	13	314.2	314	144	128	19	80	19	145	8	2	17	1319	96	3.24	1.252	9.0	0.5	2.3	4.1	1.81
CHW (2 yrs)				5	7	.417	2.84	37	0	26	0	0	7	88.2	81	33	28	4	28	2	42	2	0	4	360	130	3.30	1.229	8.2	0.4	2.8	4.3	1.50
PIT (1 yr)				0	0		2.25	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	183	4.84	1.250	4.5	0.0	6.8	0.0	0.00
STL (1 yr)				4	2	.667	2.50	51	1	16	0	0	4	90.0	77	28	25	8	24	8	34	1	1	0	357	156	3.97	1.122	7.7	0.8	2.4	3.4	1.42

NL (14 yrs)				91	66	.580	2.95	694	28	347	1	0	136	1264.2	1215	473	414	63	414	110	639	35	5	37	5313	121	3.24	1.288	8.6	0.4	2.9	4.5	1.54
AL (2 yrs)				5	7	.417	2.84	37	0	26	0	0	7	88.2	81	33	28	4	28	2	42	2	0	4	360	130	3.30	1.229	8.2	0.4	2.8	4.3	1.50

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