Clay Carroll

Q: When was Clay Carroll born?

Clay Carroll was born on May 2, 1941.

Q: Where was Clay Carroll born?

Clay Carroll was born in Clanton, AL .

Q: How tall is Clay Carroll?

Clay Carroll is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Clay Carroll weigh when playing?

Clay Carroll weighed 178 lbs (80 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Clay Carroll play?

Clay Carroll played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Clay Carroll in the Hall of Fame?

Clay Carroll has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Clay Carroll have?

Clay Carroll had 681 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Clay Carroll played for?

Clay Carroll played for 6 teams; the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Q: How many World Series has Clay Carroll won?

Clay Carroll has won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Clay Carroll retire?

Clay Carroll last played in 1978.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: May 2, 1941 in Clanton, AL us

High School: Chilton County HS (Clanton, AL)

Debut: September 2, 1964 (Age 23-123d, 12,279th 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
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
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

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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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1964	23	MLN	NL	0.0	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-143	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1965	24	MLN	NL	-0.1	19	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-190	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1966	25	ATL	NL	-0.2	73	38	30	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.100	.100	.100	.200	-45	.120	-99	3	0	0	8	0	0	1
1967	26	ATL	NL	-0.2	42	19	16	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	.063	.118	.063	.180	-47	.094	-89	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1968	27	2TM	NL	0.1	68	31	29	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	6	.207	.233	.207	.440	31	.206	9	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	MVP-25
1968	27	ATL	NL	-0.1	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-144	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1968	27	CIN	NL	0.2	58	26	24	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	5	.250	.280	.250	.530	57	.247	39	6	0	0	1	0	0	1
1969	28	CIN	NL	0.3	71	38	29	6	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	9	.207	.303	.310	.613	69	.292	57	9	1	0	5	0	0	1
1970	29	CIN	NL	-0.1	65	15	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.071	.133	.071	.205	-44	.109	-70	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1971	30	CIN	NL	-0.1	61	13	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	.100	.100	.200	-42	.091	-123	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	AS
1972	31	CIN	NL	0.1	65	12	11	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.182	.182	.182	.364	7	.251	43	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1973	32	CIN	NL	0.0	53	18	14	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.214	.214	.214	.429	22	.196	-25	3	0	0	4	0	0	1
1974	33	CIN	NL	-0.1	57	18	18	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	.167	.167	.167	.333	-6	.155	-32	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	CYA-8
1975	34	CIN	NL	-0.2	56	21	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.050	-136	0	0	0	2	0	0	1

1977	36	STL	NL	-0.1	51	14	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.091	.182	-51	.167	-59	1	1	0	3	0	0	1
1978	37	PIT	NL	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
14 Yrs				-0.7	694	245	208	17	27	0	0	1	7	0	0	7	65	.130	.158	.144	.302	-15	.161	-46	30	3	0	30	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				-0.2	162	57	49	4	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	15	.130	.158	.144	.302	-15	.161	-46	7	1	0	7	0	0

CIN (8 Yrs)				0.0	486	161	139	15	22	0	0	1	6	0	0	6	43	.158	.193	.180	.373	5	.190	-19	25	2	0	16	0	0	1
MLN (5 Yrs)				-0.6	155	70	58	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	20	.069	.085	.069	.154	-56	.088	-109	4	0	0	11	0	0	1
STL (1 Yr)				-0.1	51	14	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.091	.091	.091	.182	-51	.167	-59	1	1	0	3	0	0	1
PIT (1 Yr)				0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0								0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1970	29	CIN	NL,WS	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/*1

1972	31	CIN	NL,WS	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1
1973	32	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1

1975	34	CIN	NL,WS	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1
4 Yrs				22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
162 Game Avg				162	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0

NL (4 Yrs)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1
WS (3 Yrs)				14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	*1

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1964	23	MLN	NL	P	11	1	0	20.1	9	2	7	0	0	1.000	.953	3.98	2.12	0.82	2.13	0	0	2	100.0	39.5	0
1965	24	MLN	NL	P	19	1	0	34.2	9	3	5	1	1	.889	.956	2.08	2.08	0.42	2.08	2	3	2	40.0	36.6	0
1966	25	ATL	NL	P	73	3	0	144.1	37	6	31	0	2	1.000	.947	2.31	1.96	0.51	1.96	10	3	0	0.0	40.0	0
1967	26	ATL	NL	P	42	7	1	93.0	25	3	22	0	4	1.000	.960	2.42	2.00	0.60	2.00	5	5	5	50.0	40.3	0
1968	27	2TM	NL	P	68	1	0	144.0	41	4	36	1	1	.976	.958	2.50	2.01	0.59	2.02	1	3	4	57.1	39.6	0	MVP-25
1968	27	ATL	NL	P	10	0	0	22.1	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	.958	2.42	2.01	0.60	2.02	0	2	0	0.0	39.5	0
1968	27	CIN	NL	P	58	1	0	121.2	35	3	31	1	1	.971	.958	2.52	2.01	0.59	2.02	1	1	4	80.0	39.6	0
1969	28	CIN	NL	P	71	4	0	150.2	46	6	39	1	3	.978	.958	2.69	1.95	0.63	1.94	6	3	4	57.1	40.0	1
1970	29	CIN	NL	P	65	0	0	104.1	32	8	22	2	1	.938	.951	2.59	1.85	0.46	1.84	2	3	2	40.0	33.0	0
1971	30	CIN	NL	P	61	0	0	93.2	38	8	29	1	3	.974	.954	3.56	1.90	0.61	1.90	1	6	4	40.0	35.3	0	AS
1972	31	CIN	NL	P	65	0	0	96.0	26	4	21	1	1	.962	.950	2.34	1.78	0.38	1.78	2	0	3	100.0	37.0	0	AS,CYA-5,MVP-13
1973	32	CIN	NL	P	53	5	0	92.2	25	4	20	1	0	.960	.950	2.33	1.88	0.45	1.88	2	2	3	60.0	36.0	1
1974	33	CIN	NL	P	57	3	0	100.2	31	4	25	2	3	.935	.944	2.59	1.88	0.51	1.88	3	2	2	50.0	33.3	0	CYA-8
1975	34	CIN	NL	P	56	2	0	96.1	16	2	14	0	0	1.000	.946	1.49	1.86	0.29	1.86	3	6	1	14.3	32.1	0
1976	35	CHW	AL	P	29	0	0	77.1	15	0	15	0	2	1.000	.950	1.75	1.87	0.52	1.88	4	10	7	41.2	33.9	0
1977	36	2TM	2LG	P	59	1	0	101.1	29	6	22	1	3	.966	.950	2.49	1.86	0.47	1.86	0	4	6	60.0	35.5	0
1977	36	STL	NL	P	51	1	0	90.0	26	6	19	1	3	.962	.950	2.50	1.85	0.49	1.85	0	3	6	66.7	35.1	0
1977	36	CHW	AL	P	8	0	0	11.1	3	0	3	0	0	1.000	.947	2.38	1.91	0.38	1.93	0	1	0	0.0	39.0	0
1978	37	PIT	NL	P	2	0	0	4.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.950	4.50	1.80	1.00	1.90	0	0	0			0
15 Yrs					731	28	1	1353.1	381	60	310	11	24	.971	.952	2.46	1.92	0.51	1.91	41	50	45	47.4	36.2	2

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%	Awards
1970	29	CIN	NL,WS	P	4	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00	0	0

1972	31	CIN	NL,WS	P	4	0	5.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	3.38	0.50	0	0
1973	32	CIN	NL	P	3	0	7.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.29	0.33	0	1	100.0

1975	34	CIN	NL,WS	P	2	0	2.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	9.00	1.00	0	0
4 Yrs					13	0	17.0	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	2.65	0.38	0	1	100.0

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How old is Clay Carroll?

Clay Carroll is 83 years old.

When was Clay Carroll born?

Clay Carroll was born on May 2, 1941.

Where was Clay Carroll born?

Clay Carroll was born in Clanton, AL.

How tall is Clay Carroll?

Clay Carroll is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Clay Carroll weigh when playing?

Clay Carroll weighed 178 lbs (80 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Clay Carroll play?

Clay Carroll played 15 seasons.

Is Clay Carroll in the Hall of Fame?

Clay Carroll has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Clay Carroll play?

Clay Carroll was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Clay Carroll have?

Clay Carroll had 681 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Clay Carroll played for?

Clay Carroll played for 6 teams; the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates.

How many World Series has Clay Carroll won?

Clay Carroll has won 1 World Series.

When did Clay Carroll retire?

Clay Carroll last played in 1978.

What are Clay Carroll's nicknames?

Hawk is a nickname for Clay Carroll.

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