Tyler
Clippard
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 175
 
Born: February 14, 1985 in N/a
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 2020   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 19 PIT NL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
2005 20 PIT NL   6 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
2006 21 PIT NL   7 6 5 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
2007 22 PIT NL   7 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3
2008 23 ARI NL $ 300,000 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4
2009 24 ARI NL   7 7 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 4
2010 25 ARI NL   7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
2011 26 ARI NL $ 300,000 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 5 5 5
2012 27 ARI NL $ 300,000 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 5 5 5
2013 28 ARI NL $ 300,000 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 5 5 5
2014 29 ARI NL $ 350,000 7 10 9 10 7 7 7 6 6 6
2015 30 ARI NL $ 1,285,714 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5
2016 31 ARI NL $ 1,937,143 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 5 5 5
2017 32 OAK AL $ 7,000,000 7 10 10 10 8 7 8 5 5 5
2018 33 OAK AL $ 7,000,000 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 5 5 5
2019 34 OAK AL $ 7,000,000 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 4 4 4
2020 35 OAK AL $ 7,000,000 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 4 4 4
2021 36 ARI NL $ 7,000,000 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3
2022 37 TEX AL $ 470,000 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000 7 10 10 10 8 8 8 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 19 PIT NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2005 20 PIT NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2006 21 PIT NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2007 22 PIT NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2008 23 ARI NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2009 24 ARI NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2010 25 ARI NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2011 26 ARI NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2012 27 ARI NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2013 28 ARI NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2014 29 ARI NL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2015 30 ARI NL $ 1,285,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2016 31 ARI NL $ 1,937,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2017 32 OAK AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 33 OAK AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2019 34 OAK AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2020 35 OAK AL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2021 36 ARI NL $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
2022 37 TEX AL $ 470,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 19 AA   9 8 .529 22 22 1 1 0 134.3 127 49 13 35 132 3.28 .246 .293 .368 .661  
    A   0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 17 10 4 4 17 5.51 .266 .309 .453 .762  
2005 20 AA   8 8 .500 28 28 0 0 0 173.7 174 69 14 37 182 3.58 .254 .292 .353 .646  
2006 21 AAA   3 1 .750 8 8 0 0 0 45.7 56 27 12 10 46 5.32 .296 .332 .524 .855  
    AA   7 5 .583 18 18 0 0 0 121.3 103 50 16 31 127 3.71 .226 .276 .385 .660  
2007 22 AAA   7 9 .438 21 21 0 0 0 126.7 139 63 22 37 127 4.48 .275 .325 .465 .790  
2008 23 ARI NL 9 11 .450 33 33 0 0 0 191.0 198 97 37 66 185 4.57 .267 .335 .474 .809 8.9
2009 24 AAA   11 7 .611 31 31 1 1 0 214.3 214 97 49 65 240 4.07 .254 .308 .479 .787  
2010 25 AAA   5 14 .263 26 26 0 0 0 154.3 172 93 38 53 184 5.42 .279 .336 .511 .848  
2011 26 ARI NL 4 13 .235 20 20 0 0 0 108.7 132 71 23 31 119 5.88 .296 .346 .522 .869 0.0
    AAA   6 2 .750 8 8 0 0 0 51.0 51 23 8 16 57 4.06 .256 .312 .442 .754  
2012 27 ARI NL 4 5 .444 77 7 0 0 5 130.3 130 65 20 49 136 4.49 .257 .327 .453 .780 7.5
2013 28 ARI NL 6 6 .500 113 0 0 0 8 119.7 127 74 15 52 120 5.57 .270 .351 .462 .813 4.2
2014 29 ARI NL 6 6 .500 86 0 0 0 3 85.7 74 41 18 22 88 4.31 .236 .290 .475 .764 6.5
2015 30 ARI NL 8 5 .615 89 0 0 0 0 97.7 101 45 18 24 95 4.15 .268 .314 .483 .797 5.9
2016 31 ARI NL 7 7 .500 99 0 0 0 7 112.3 112 61 19 39 125 4.89 .255 .320 .462 .783 5.3
2017 32 OAK AL 6 16 .273 32 32 0 0 0 187.7 191 108 25 49 204 5.18 .259 .316 .446 .762 6.5
2018 33 OAK AL 10 15 .400 32 32 1 0 0 202.0 169 92 28 74 210 4.10 .225 .300 .399 .699 12.6
2019 34 OAK AL 11 15 .423 33 33 1 0 0 198.0 195 99 27 54 204 4.50 .251 .309 .433 .742 9.9
2020 35 OAK AL 13 13 .500 34 34 0 0 0 193.7 182 103 29 74 192 4.79 .247 .324 .438 .763 8.8
2021 36 OAK AL 4 1 .800 9 9 0 0 0 54.3 48 14 7 16 49 2.32 .236 .294 .429 .723 5.2
  ARI NL 3 6 .333 15 15 0 0 0 88.0 82 46 11 35 80 4.70 .246 .321 .435 .756 3.0
  TOT   7 7 .500 24 24 0 0 0 142.3 130 60 18 51 129 3.79 .243 .311 .433 .744 8.2
2022 37 TEX AL 3 6 .333 33 7 0 0 0 95.3 95 54 9 47 77 5.10 .254 .345 .385 .730 3.5
13 Years Sim 94 125 .429 705 222 2 0 23 1864.3 1836 970 286 632 1884 4.68 .255 .321 .448 .770 87.8
5 Years AAA 32 33 .492 94 94 1 1 0 592.0 632 303 129 181 654 4.61 .269 .321 .485 .806  
3 Years AA 24 21 .533 68 68 1 1 0 429.3 404 168 43 103 441 3.52 .244 .288 .366 .654  
1 Years A 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 17 10 4 4 17 5.51 .266 .309 .453 .762  
9 Years Minors 56 56 .500 165 165 2 2 0 1037.6 1053 481 176 288 1112 4.17 .259 .308 .436 .744  
Season Average 7 9 .438 54 17 0 0 1 143.4 141 74 22 48 144 4.68 .255 .321 .448 .770  
Career Highs 13 16 .615 113 34 1 0 8 202.0 198 108 37 74 210 5.88 .296 .351 .522 .869  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1016 553 172 372 1037   .253 .317 .452 .769
vs LH   820 417 114 260 847   .257 .313 .444 .756
Home 46 64 .418 358 113 0 0 13 958.0 951 509 142 353 984 4.78 .256 .321 .446 .767
Away 48 61 .440 347 109 2 0 10 906.3 885 461 144 279 900 4.58 .253 .309 .451 .759
Mar/Apr 12 19 .387 91 33 0 0 3 249.3 241 122 34 81 261 4.40 .249 .308 .416 .724
May 21 18 .538 118 43 0 0 3 330.0 315 154 47 111 309 4.20 .250 .310 .438 .748
June 10 30 .250 115 37 2 0 3 307.0 345 199 51 110 314 5.83 .279 .338 .487 .825
July 13 19 .406 113 36 0 0 5 303.6 302 162 57 103 299 4.80 .258 .318 .481 .799
August 22 21 .512 141 39 0 0 4 374.0 343 171 55 123 394 4.12 .241 .302 .428 .730
Sep/Oct 16 18 .471 127 34 0 0 5 300.3 290 162 42 104 307 4.86 .253 .315 .435 .750
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2008 23 ARI NL 33 64 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 30 .047 .075 .094 .168 -2.4 0.0
2011 26 ARI NL 20 35 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .029 .029 .057 .086 -2.4 0.0
2012 27 ARI NL 77 20 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .050 .095 .100 .195 -0.7 0.0
2013 28 ARI NL 113 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
2015 30 ARI NL 89 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
2016 31 ARI NL 99 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
2021 36 ARI NL 15 26 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .077 .111 .115 .226 -0.6 0.0
7 Years Sim 446 151 6 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 4 71 .046 .071 .086 .157 -6.7 0.0
162 Game Average 54 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 .046 .071 .086 .157 -2.4  
Career Highs 113 64 2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 30 .077 .111 .115 .226 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   117 4 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 60 .051 .074 .094 .168 -5.5
vs LH   34 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .029 .057 .059 .116 -2.1
Home 185 75 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 36 .040 .064 .080 .144 -4.1
Away 168 76 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 .053 .077 .092 .169 -3.6
RISP   38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .000 .025 .000 .025 -3.3
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
May 28 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .040 .000 .040 -2.0
June 62 24 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .125 .125 .250 .375 0.1
July 45 34 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .088 .086 .147 .233 -1.0
August 71 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 .000 .030 .000 .030 -2.7
Sep/Oct 30 27 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .037 .103 .074 .178 -1.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2008 23 ARI NL P 33 33 191.0 9 26 1 2 .972 1.65    
2011 26 ARI NL P 20 20 108.7 6 12 1 1 .947 1.49    
2012 27 ARI NL P 77 7 130.3 5 14 1 1 .950 1.31    
2013 28 ARI NL P 113 0 119.7 5 18 3 2 .885 1.73    
2014 29 ARI NL P 86 0 85.7 2 9 0 0 1.000 1.16    
2015 30 ARI NL P 89 0 97.7 2 16 0 2 1.000 1.66    
2016 31 ARI NL P 99 0 112.3 4 6 1 0 .909 0.80    
2017 32 OAK AL P 32 32 187.7 3 18 1 0 .955 1.01    
2018 33 OAK AL P 32 32 202.0 7 14 0 2 1.000 0.94    
2019 34 OAK AL P 33 33 198.0 10 20 0 4 1.000 1.36    
2020 35 OAK AL P 34 34 193.7 7 26 1 3 .971 1.53    
2021 36 OAK AL P 9 9 54.3 2 7 1 0 .900 1.49    
  ARI NL P 15 15 88.0 3 11 1 1 .933 1.43    
  TOT   P 24 24 142.3 5 18 2 1 .920 1.45    
2022 37 TEX AL P 33 7 95.3 7 9 1 0 .941 1.51    
Career Totals   705 222 1864.3 72 206 12 18 .959 1.34    
Career Highs   113 34 202.0 10 26 3 4 1.000 1.73    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2013 28 ARI NL 0 2 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 8 3 3 4 12.00 .273 .360 .727 1.087
2015 30 ARI NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 9.7 7 1 1 4 6 0.93 .212 .297 .394 .691
2019 34 OAK AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 12 8 3 6 8 8.64 .333 .429 .611 1.040
2020 35 OAK AL 2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 17.3 20 7 1 4 14 3.64 .290 .329 .406 .735
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 14 5 0 0 0 41.3 45 24 8 17 32 5.23 .281 .350 .494 .844
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2015 30 ARI NL 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2017-3-16
2018-9-15
2019-8-15
CAR-35-125
Games Pitched
2013-1-113
2015-10-89
2016-4-99
Homeruns Allowed
2008-1-37
2020-10-29
CAR-26-286
Strikeouts
2017-10-204
2018-5-210
2019-10-204
Hits per 9IP
2018-4-7.5
Strikeouts per 9IP
2017-2-9.8
2018-5-9.4
2019-3-9.3
2020-7-8.9
CAR-48-9.1
WHiP
2018-10-1.20
OAVG
2018-4-.225
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Injured on 5/16/2004 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days
Traded from New York (A) to Pittsburgh on 6/8/2004 (Going to NYA: P Kris Benson. Going to PIT: P Tyler Clippard, 3B Eric Duncan)
Injured on 8/5/2005 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 5/3/2006 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
Drafted in Rule 5 Draft, 1st round, by Arizona in 2008
Earned first career win on 4/23/2008
Had first career hit (double) on 6/15/2008, off Jake Peavy (SDN)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2011, going 2-1, 0.90
1/29/2014: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
1/29/2015: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,285,714 through salary arbitration
1/29/2016: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,937,143 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Oakland on 2/12/2017 to a 5-year deal worth $7,000,000 per year
Won World Championship with Oakland in 2020
Injured on 5/24/2021 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Was claimed off waivers by Arizona on 6/16/2021
8/1/2021: Signed a contract extension with Arizona, $470,000 per year, for 1 years
Was claimed off waivers by Texas on 2/18/2022
Injured on 4/20/2022 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week