Clay Bryant
1935–1940 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs
185G
.266AVG
.291OBP
.391SLG
More career statistics
51H
5HR
28RBI
0SB
32–20W–L
543.1IP
272K
3.73ERA
44GS
7SV
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · p er | 225 | 221 |
| Pitching · p hr | 13 | 15 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 1,630 | 1,629 |
| Pitching · p k | 272 | 271 |
| Pitching · p r | 254 | 252 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | 204 | 192 | 48 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | .266 | .291 | .391 | .682 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543.3 | 129 | 44 | 23 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 511 | 254 | 225 | 13 | 262 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 3.73 | 1.423 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1938-04-19 to 1938-05-07
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1937-05-01 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1937-08-15 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1939-05-07 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 106 | 89 | 23 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11 | .274 | .270 | .333 |
| Away | 79 | 115 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 10 | .259 | .296 | .435 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .417 | .533 | .833 |
| May | 35 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .216 | .205 | .243 |
| June | 28 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .276 | .312 | .483 |
| July | 34 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .194 | .235 | .226 |
| August | 34 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .342 | .342 | .553 |
| September | 36 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .244 | .318 |
| October | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 35 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .314 | .333 | .429 |
| new-york-giants | 33 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .182 | .229 | .182 |
| cincinnati-reds | 29 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .269 | .458 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 24 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .278 | .333 | .444 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 23 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .379 | .367 | .414 |
| boston-braves | 22 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .269 | .269 | .462 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 19 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .185 | .407 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 |  Chicago Cubs | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | .333 | 22 | 13 |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 12 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .417 | 57 | 35 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 47 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .311 | 135 | 75 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 50 | 106 | 24 | 3 | 15 | – | .226 | 270 | 136 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 28 | 14 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .214 | 31 | 7 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 16 | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 26 | 5 |