Clayton Mortensen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: April 10, 1985 in Rexburg, ID us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 25th round of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR) and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (36th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA).

High School: Madison HS (Rexburg, ID)

Schools: Treasure Valley Community College (Ontario, OR), Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA)

Debut: June 29, 2009 (Age 24-080d, 19,586th in major league history)
vs. SFG 3.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 10, 2013 (Age 28-061d)
vs. TBR 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

Agents: Sosnick Cobbe & Karon

Full Name: Clayton Grant Mortensen

Pronunciation: \MOERT-in-sin\

Twitter: @CGMorty59

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.68

167.1

112

WHIP

1.440

Summary of 26 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 7 go ahead

4 Tms
BOS	10
COL	9
OAK	6
STL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	13

Home/Road
Home	14
Away	12

Outs
0	14
2	7
1	5

15 Opps
KCR	3
SFG	3
TEX	3
NYY	3
BAL	3
DET	2
ARI	1
MIN	1
LAD	1
CHC	1
CLE	1
SEA	1
MIA	1
TOR	1
MIL	1

26 Batters
Andrés Torres	1
Mitch Moreland	1
José Bautista	1
Juan Uribe	1
Jonathan Lucroy	1
Miguel Montero	1
Mark Reynolds	1
Denard Span	1
Robinson Canó	1
Jayson Nix	1
Brennan Boesch	1
Chris Davis	1
Miguel Olivo	1
Matt Kemp	1
Nick Swisher	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Hank Blalock	1
Adam Jones	1
Francisco Cervelli	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Mike Jacobs	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Aramis Ramírez	1
John Buck	1
Nate Schierholtz	1
Miguel Cabrera	1

13 Parks
Coors Fld (DEN)	6
Fenway Pk (BOS)	6
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	8
9	7
8	5
89	5
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
4	6
1	5
3	3
6	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	6
12-	4
-2-	2

42 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	14
1 on	8
2 on	4
Any on	12

Inning
1	4
3	1
4	4
5	3
6	3
7	7
8	2
9	2

1-3	5
4-6	10
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	1
+2	3
+1	3
Tied	6
-1	2
-4..	2

Ahead	16
Tied	6
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
0-1	5
2-1	4
1-0	3
1-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
3-2	1
3-1	1
2-2	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	5
C	5
RF	5
2B	3
CF	3
DH	2
3B	2
LF	1

OrderPos
5th	5
4th	5
3rd	3
2nd	3
7th	2
1st	2
9th	2
8th	2
6th	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-06-29	Juan Uribe	SFG	@	STL	ahead 9-0	t 8	0	---	5,(1-2) CSBFX	1	8	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2009-08-08	Mike Jacobs	KCR		OAK	behind 2-3	b 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	DH	21%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Callaspo Scores
3	3	3	2	2009-08-08	Miguel Olivo	KCR		OAK	ahead 4-3	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	2	10%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
4	4	4	1	2009-09-11	Denard Span	MIN		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(1-2) CBSX	1	1	7	10%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2009-09-23	Hank Blalock	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	1--	3,(0-2) C1FX	2	5	3	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Byrd Scores
6	6	6	1	2009-09-30	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	4	DH	21%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); I. Suzuki Scores; F. Gutiérrez Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2010-07-03	Jayson Nix	CLE		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	2	4	16%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Crowe Scores
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2011-05-16	Andrés Torres	SFG	@	COL	behind 1-2	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	15%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
9	9	2	2	2011-05-16	Nate Schierholtz	SFG	@	COL	tied 2-2	t 6	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	9	28%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Huff Scores
10	10	3	1	2011-05-21	Jonathan Lucroy	MIL		COL	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	11%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	4	1	2011-05-26	Miguel Montero	ARI	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 4	0	12-	6,(3-2) BBBCSX	3	6	2	20%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Drew Scores; C. Young Scores
12	12	5	1	2011-05-31	Matt Kemp	LAD		COL	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	4,(2-1) SB*BX	2	4	8	20%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Ethier Scores
13	13	6	1	2011-06-19	Brennan Boesch	DET	@	COL	ahead 7-1	t 9	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	7	2	2011-06-19	Miguel Cabrera	DET	@	COL	ahead 8-1	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	8	1	2011-06-27	Aramis Ramírez	CHC		COL	ahead 6-2	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	4	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	9	1	2011-07-03	Eric Hosmer	KCR	@	COL	ahead 13-8	t 7	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	3	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Maier Scores; J. Francoeur Scores
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2012-05-05	Mark Reynolds	BAL	@	BOS	ahead 5-0	t 3	2	12-	6,(2-2) .BSSFBX	3	8	5	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Davis Scores; W. Betemit Scores
18	18	2	1	2012-06-20	John Buck	MIA	@	BOS	behind 4-13	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) ..CX	1	9	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
19	19	3	1	2012-08-08	Nelson Cruz	TEX	@	BOS	ahead 8-5	t 7	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	5	9	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
20	20	4	1	2012-08-17	Nick Swisher	NYY		BOS	ahead 5-4	b 7	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	2	3	11%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	5	1	2012-09-22	Adam Jones	BAL	@	BOS	ahead 5-3	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	6	1	2012-09-30	Chris Davis	BAL		BOS	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	3	9	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	7	1	2012-10-03	Robinson Canó	NYY		BOS	ahead 5-1	b 5	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	4	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Rodriguez Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2013-04-04	Francisco Cervelli	NYY		BOS	ahead 3-1	b 7	0	---	5,(3-1) .SBBBX	1	9	2	5%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	2	1	2013-05-12	José Bautista	TOR	@	BOS	ahead 8-1	t 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	2	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Kawasaki Scores
26	26	3	1	2013-06-04	Mitch Moreland	TEX	@	BOS	behind 3-17	t 8	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Gentry Scores