Cliff Pennington

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-10, 200lb (178cm, 90kg)

Born: June 15, 1984 in Corpus Christi, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (21st) of the 2005 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas A&M University (College Station, TX).

High School: Mary Carroll HS (Corpus Christi, TX)

School: Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)

Debut: August 12, 2008 (Age 24-058d, 19,393rd in major league history)
vs. TBR 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 25, 2018 (Age 33-314d)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2009 season

Agents: Apex Baseball

Full Name: Clifton Randolph Pennington

Nicknames: Penny

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.1

2799

678

.242

324

RBI

242

OBP

.309

SLG

.339

OPS

.648

OPS+

Summary of 36 Home Runs

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 4 tying, 5 go ahead

4 Tms
OAK	24
LAA	6
ARI	4
TOR	2

Platoon
vs RHP	31
vs LHP	5

Home/Road
Away	21
Home	15

Outs
1	14
0	12
2	10

16 Opps
SEA	6
TEX	4
NYY	4
TBR	3
LAA	3
SFG	2
OAK	2
DET	2
KCR	2
CLE	2
MIN	1
COL	1
SDP	1
ATL	1
WSN	1
MIA	1

36 Pitchers
Brian Stokes	1
Kendall Graveman	1
Jeff Gray	1
Chris Hatcher	1
Jake Peavy	1
Dale Thayer	1
Félix Hernández	1
Max Scherzer	1
Brandon Kintzler	1
Ryan Perry	1
Colby Lewis	1
Ryan Rowland-Smith	1
Luke French	1
Vicente Padilla	1
Iván Nova	1
Phil Hughes	1
Jeremy Guthrie	1
Corey Kluber	1
Wade Davis	1
Jeremy Hellickson	1
Aaron Crow	1
Matt Wisler	1
Anthony Varvaro	1
Scott Feldman	1
Brandon Gomes	1
Brad Hand	1
Dan Haren	1
Tim Lincecum	1
Justin Masterson	1
Jason Bulger	1
Cory Wade	1
Clay Rapada	1
Ian Kennedy	1
Nick Blackburn	1
Jason Vargas	1
Hiroki Kuroda	1

14 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	8
Angel Stad (ANA)	6
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	4
Chase Field (PHO)	3
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	3
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	23
89	7
7	5
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	7
1	6
2	6
7+	6
6	4
5	4
3	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	36

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	19
1--	5
-2-	3
-23	3
12-	2
1-3	2
123	1
--3	1

62 RBI
RISP	12
0 on	19
1 on	9
2 on	7
3 on	1
Any on	17

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

1-3	13
4-6	11
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	3
+1	9
Tied	2
-1	4
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	7

Ahead	17
Tied	2
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-2	7
0-0	6
3-2	5
2-1	5
1-0	3
0-1	3
0-2	2
1-2	2
1-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	23
2B	10
PH	2
3B	1

OrderPos
9th	25
7th	4
8th	3
2nd	3
1st	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	17

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2009-08-05	OAK		TEX	Vicente Padilla	ahead 4-3	b 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	9	6	0.099	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2	2	2	1	2009-08-23	OAK		DET	Ryan Perry	ahead 8-4	b 8	1	---	8,(3-2) CBBBFFFX	1	9	6	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
3	3	3	1	2009-09-05	OAK		SEA	Luke French	behind 0-3	b 3	0	1--	4,(2-1) BCB1X	2	9	6	0.160	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Barton Scores
4	4	4	1	2009-09-11	OAK	@	MIN	Nick Blackburn	tied 1-1	t 3	0	---	8,(2-2) BSBCFFFX	1	9	6	0.110	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2010-04-09	OAK	@	LAA	Jason Bulger	ahead 7-2	t 7	2	-23	6,(3-2) BSBCBX	3	9	6	0.023	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ellis Scores; T. Buck Scores
6	6	2	1	2010-04-12	OAK	@	SEA	Ryan Rowland-Smith	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	4,(0-2) FCFX	1	9	6	0.123	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	2010-04-27	OAK	@	TBR	Wade Davis	behind 0-4	t 3	0	12-	4,(1-2) CSBX	3	1	6	0.175	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Patterson Scores; A. Rosales Scores
8	8	4	1	2010-09-03	OAK		LAA	Brian Stokes	ahead 6-0	b 7	1	-2-	6,(3-2) B*BBC>S.X	2	9	6	0.004	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); G. Gross Scores
9	9	5	1	2010-09-25	OAK		TEX	Clay Rapada	behind 1-3	b 7	2	1--	5,(2-2) BCBCX	2	9	6	0.350	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); L. Powell Scores
10	10	6	1	2010-09-30	OAK	@	SEA	Anthony Varvaro	ahead 7-0	t 8	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCFX	1	9	6	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2011-04-23	OAK	@	SEA	Jason Vargas	ahead 2-1	t 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	6	0.203	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Kouzmanoff Scores
12	12	2	1	2011-05-07	OAK	@	KCR	Aaron Crow	behind 0-3	t 8	0	-23	4,(2-1) CBBX	3	9	6	0.274	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. LaRoche Scores; R. Sweeney Scores
13	13	3	1	2011-05-10	OAK	@	TEX	Colby Lewis	behind 0-5	t 6	1	---	9,(3-2) CCBFFBFBX	1	9	6	0.030	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	2011-07-22	OAK	@	NYY	Phil Hughes	behind 2-14	t 4	0	1--	7,(1-2) CCBFFFX	2	9	6	0.001	1%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); K. Suzuki Scores
15	15	5	1	2011-07-25	OAK		TBR	Jeremy Hellickson	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	6	0.215	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Jackson Scores
16	16	6	1	2011-08-25	OAK	@	NYY	Cory Wade	ahead 4-1	t 3	2	1-3	1,(0-0) .X	3	7	6	0.137	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Willingham Scores; D. DeJesus Scores
17	17	7	1	2011-09-02	OAK		SEA	Jeff Gray	ahead 6-2	b 7	1	-23	1,(0-0) .X	3	7	6	0.014	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Willingham Scores; S. Sizemore Scores
18	18	8	1	2011-09-15	OAK		DET	Max Scherzer	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	6	0.046	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2012-05-04	OAK	@	TBR	Brandon Gomes	behind 1-7	t 9	0	---	7,(2-2) .CBBFFFX	1	2	6	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
20	20	2	1	2012-06-12	OAK	@	COL	Jeremy Guthrie	ahead 5-4	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	6	0.103	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	3	1	2012-06-28	OAK	@	TEX	Scott Feldman	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	9	6	0.098	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
22	22	4	1	2012-08-30	OAK	@	CLE	Justin Masterson	ahead 4-1	t 4	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBTX	2	9	4	0.102	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Kottaras Scores
23	23	5	1	2012-09-10	OAK	@	LAA	Dan Haren	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	4	0.123	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	6	1	2012-09-23	OAK	@	NYY	Hiroki Kuroda	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	9	4	0.144	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Donaldson Scores
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2013-05-01	ARI		SFG	Tim Lincecum	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1-3	2,(0-1) FX	3	8	6	0.236	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Pollock Scores; E. Chavez Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2014-08-15	ARI	@	MIA	Brad Hand	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	1	2	5	0.109	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
27	27	2	1	2014-08-24	ARI		SDP	Dale Thayer	behind 3-7	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) .CBFBX	1	9	PH	0.027	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2015-07-18	ARI		SFG	Jake Peavy	behind 3-7	b 7	1	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	9	PH	0.044	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	2	1	2015-09-12 (2)	TOR	@	NYY	Iván Nova	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	--3	8,(2-2) CFFB.FFB.X	2	9	4	0.120	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Goins Scores
30	30	3	1	2015-09-17	TOR	@	ATL	Matt Wisler	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	12-	3,(0-2) CTX	3	8	4	0.214	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Navarro Scores; R. Goins Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2016-04-23	LAA		SEA	Félix Hernández	behind 0-1	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	4	0.124	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
32	32	2	1	2016-08-03	LAA		OAK	Kendall Graveman	behind 3-4	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	4	0.142	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
33	33	3	1	2016-08-11	LAA	@	CLE	Corey Kluber	behind 1-7	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	4	0.031	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
34	34	1	1	2017-06-16	LAA		KCR	Ian Kennedy	behind 0-2	b 6	2	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	9	4	0.128	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
35	35	2	1	2017-08-15	LAA	@	WSN	Brandon Kintzler	behind 0-3	t 8	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	9	4	0.053	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
36	36	3	1	2017-08-30	LAA		OAK	Chris Hatcher	behind 6-8	b 7	2	123	5,(2-2) CBBFX	4	7	6	0.598	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Pujols Scores; K. Calhoun Scores; L. Valbuena Scores