Clay Kirby
1969–1976 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Montreal Expos, San Diego Padres
265G
.098AVG
.157OBP
.109SLG
More career statistics
47H
0HR
15RBI
0SB
75–104W–L
1,548.0IP
1,061K
3.84ERA
239GS
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 · Batters faced | 6,681 | 6,684 |
| Pitching · p er | 660 | 661 |
| Pitching · p r | 755 | 756 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | 556 | 478 | 22 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 217 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | .098 | .157 | .109 | .266 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,548.0 | 261 | 239 | 42 | 75 | 104 | 0 | 1,430 | 755 | 660 | 156 | 713 | 1,061 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 1.384 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1970-07-08 to 1970-07-17
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1972-06-07 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Ten Walks | 1969-07-15 | 1 in 747 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | 15 strikeouts | 1971-09-24 | 1 in 3,776 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 138 | 273 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 99 | .099 | .143 | .108 |
| Away | 127 | 283 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 118 | .098 | .141 | .110 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 36 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 22 | .111 | .167 | .133 |
| May | 47 | 94 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 39 | .139 | .181 | .139 |
| June | 46 | 101 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 39 | .102 | .158 | .114 |
| July | 47 | 106 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 37 | .110 | .132 | .132 |
| August | 44 | 102 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 39 | .065 | .118 | .065 |
| September | 43 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 39 | .064 | .106 | .064 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 31 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26 | .089 | .129 | .125 |
| houston-astros | 29 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 24 | .056 | .114 | .074 |
| cincinnati-reds | 25 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | .061 | .130 | .061 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 25 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .114 | .116 | .114 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 24 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .145 | .158 | .145 |
| atlanta-braves | 24 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .114 | .122 | .114 |
| chicago-cubs | 24 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | .150 | .156 | .175 |
| new-york-mets | 22 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  San Diego Padres | 35 | 66 | 4 | – | – | – | .061 | 215 | 113 |
| 1970 | San Diego Padres | 36 | 74 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .149 | 214 | 154 |
| 1971 | San Diego Padres | 40 | 86 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .093 | 267 | 231 |
| 1972 | San Diego Padres | 35 | 74 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .068 | 238 | 175 |
| 1973 | San Diego Padres | 35 | 54 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .093 | 191 | 129 |
| 1974 |  Cincinnati Reds | 36 | 74 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .095 | 230 | 160 |
| 1975 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 32 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .188 | 110 | 48 |
| 1976 |  Montreal Expos | 22 | 18 | 1 | – | 3 | – | .056 | 78 | 51 |