RF Joe Clayton #37
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
RF JOE CLAYTON #37 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/15/1945
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 170 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 3rd Pick in Round 1
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Alexandria - R 17 57 221 60 5 1 2 12 28 21 1 2 35 1 1 .271 .335 .330 .665 61 51 -1.8
1964 Alexandria - R 18 58 213 75 9 1 5 32 39 40 1 2 27 2 7 .352 .453 .474 .927 119 122 0.7
1964 San Bernardino - A 18 1 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750 366 447 0.2
1965 San Bernardino - A 19 22 56 12 0 0 2 6 3 1 0 1 12 0 0 .214 .224 .321 .546 51 44 -0.3
1965 Des Moines - A 19 27 78 19 2 0 2 11 7 12 0 0 11 0 0 .244 .344 .346 .691 85 93 -0.1
1966 Gulfport - R 20 21 29 9 5 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .310 .355 .483 .838 102 94 0.1
1966 Miami - A 20 44 91 22 3 0 2 8 10 10 0 0 24 0 0 .242 .317 .341 .657 71 69 -0.2
1967 Gulfport - R 21 47 139 44 5 2 0 13 21 16 1 0 17 2 2 .317 .391 .381 .772 119 121 0.7
1967 Miami - A 21 19 45 9 1 0 2 8 4 7 0 0 12 0 0 .200 .308 .356 .663 101 97 0.2
1967 Peoria - A 21 23 29 8 0 3 0 2 5 5 1 0 6 1 0 .276 .400 .483 .883 175 181 0.4
1968 Gulfport - R 22 12 14 7 0 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .562 .857 1.420 270 282 0.4
1968 Beaumont - R 22 27 48 13 1 1 0 5 8 15 1 0 11 0 1 .271 .453 .333 .786 105 126 0.2
1968 Total - R 22 39 62 20 1 2 1 9 10 17 1 0 12 0 2 .323 .475 .452 .927 138 157 0.6
1968 Bakersfield - A 22 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .200 .629 74 76 -0.0
1968 Miami - A 22 25 53 15 2 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 11 1 0 .283 .345 .358 .703 110 104 0.2
1968 Total - A 22 28 58 16 2 1 0 2 7 7 0 0 11 1 0 .276 .354 .345 .699 106 100 0.2
1968 Allentown - A 22 12 33 6 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .270 .182 .452 31 8 -0.2
1968 Peoria - A 22 4 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167 288 302 0.2
1968 Total - A 22 16 39 8 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 8 0 0 .205 .279 .282 .561 67 49 -0.0
1969 Bakersfield - A 23 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 207 247 0.1
1969 Allentown - A 23 32 91 18 4 1 0 11 10 13 1 1 25 1 2 .198 .302 .264 .566 66 60 -0.1
1969 Jackson - AA 23 16 30 6 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .200 .226 .233 .459 37 12 -0.4
1970 Bakersfield - A 24 10 15 4 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 .267 .333 .333 .667 81 82 0.0
1970 Allentown - A 24 18 59 12 1 0 0 6 1 4 0 0 17 0 0 .203 .254 .220 .474 35 24 -0.4
1970 Jackson - AA 24 12 26 7 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .269 .296 .346 .642 97 104 -0.0
1971 Bismarck - A 25 36 50 16 2 0 2 13 6 9 0 1 4 2 2 .320 .417 .480 .897 133 116 0.2
1972 Bismarck - A 26 74 205 63 12 2 2 33 36 47 1 3 43 2 1 .307 .434 .415 .848 125 111 1.1
1973 Bismarck - A 27 69 157 44 4 1 3 35 28 53 1 1 33 3 3 .280 .462 .376 .838 114 107 0.7
Total DIX 28 56 13 3 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 9 0 0 .232 .259 .286 .544 64 54
Total HL 54 113 29 2 3 3 14 13 17 1 0 18 1 0 .257 .359 .407 .766 119 126
Total MAL 62 183 36 5 1 0 17 13 21 1 1 49 1 2 .197 .282 .235 .517 50 40
Total SEL 88 189 46 6 1 4 18 20 22 0 0 47 1 0 .243 .322 .349 .671 89 86
Total COW 39 82 20 1 0 3 12 8 6 0 2 13 1 0 .244 .289 .366 .655 78 78
Total GSL 222 664 208 25 6 8 70 100 96 4 4 97 5 12 .313 .401 .405 .806 102 101
Total WBL 179 412 123 18 3 7 81 70 109 2 5 80 7 6 .299 .443 .408 .851 121 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Alexandria - R CF 57 57 143 2 1 150 5 .967 465.0 2.81 -12.9 .896
1964 San Bernardino - A CF 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.0 1.034
1964 Alexandria - R CF 57 57 127 16 2 146 3 .979 478.0 2.69 -5.9 .963
1965 Des Moines - A 1B 16 15 121 9 13 132 2 .985 125.0 9.36 -1.0 .986
1965 San Bernardino - A 1B 7 7 55 4 4 61 2 .967 55.0 9.65 +0.2 .989
1965 Des Moines - A LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 +0.1 1.037
1965 San Bernardino - A LF 4 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 32.0 1.41 -0.3 .872
1965 Des Moines - A CF 9 2 4 1 0 6 1 .833 31.1 1.44 -0.7 .825
1965 San Bernardino - A CF 5 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 12.2 3.55 -0.2 1.017
1965 Des Moines - A RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 -0.1 1.045
1965 San Bernardino - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Miami - A 1B 12 7 57 4 4 61 0 1.000 67.0 8.19 -1.3 .828
1966 Gulfport - R 1B 2 1 4 2 0 7 1 .857 10.0 5.40 -0.1 .807
1966 Gulfport - R 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Gulfport - R SS 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 1.116
1966 Miami - A LF 7 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.0 2.00 +0.3 1.062
1966 Miami - A CF 12 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 53.2 2.18 +0.3 1.030
1966 Gulfport - R CF 4 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.1 3.24 -0.0 1.010
1966 Miami - A RF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 33.0 1.64 -0.1 .856
1966 Gulfport - R RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Peoria - A 1B 3 1 12 1 1 13 0 1.000 15.0 7.80 -0.3 .794
1967 Miami - A 1B 2 2 17 1 1 18 0 1.000 18.0 9.00 +0.1 1.066
1967 Gulfport - R 1B 8 8 68 4 8 72 0 1.000 73.0 8.88 +0.9 1.073
1967 Gulfport - R SS 3 3 7 4 0 11 0 1.000 29.0 3.41 +0.7 1.117
1967 Peoria - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Miami - A LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 -0.3 1.081
1967 Gulfport - R LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1967 Peoria - A CF 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 13.2 1.98 +0.0 1.029
1967 Miami - A CF 6 5 11 1 0 13 1 .923 48.1 2.23 +0.4 .939
1967 Gulfport - R CF 19 17 41 2 0 44 1 .977 147.0 2.63 -3.6 .919
1967 Peoria - A RF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 16.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1967 Miami - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.069
1967 Gulfport - R RF 3 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.2 1.051
1968 Peoria - A 1B 1 1 4 2 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 +0.0 1.041
1968 Miami - A 1B 4 2 28 0 3 28 0 1.000 22.0 11.45 -0.1 1.055
1968 Gulfport - R 1B 1 1 6 1 0 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.4 1.075
1968 Beaumont - R 1B 2 2 11 2 0 14 1 .929 16.0 7.31 -0.4 .538
1968 Beaumont - R 2B 2 2 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 16.1 5.51 +0.0 1.132
1968 Beaumont - R SS 4 3 6 4 0 12 2 .833 30.0 3.00 -1.6 .682
1968 Allentown - A LF 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 .500 17.0 0.53 -0.2 1.030
1968 Miami - A LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 14.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1968 Bakersfield - A LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
1968 Beaumont - R LF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.2 1.86 +0.2 1.050
1968 Peoria - A CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Allentown - A CF 6 6 17 1 0 18 0 1.000 50.1 3.22 +0.5 1.026
1968 Miami - A CF 8 3 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 45.0 2.40 +0.2 1.031
1968 Bakersfield - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.023
1968 Beaumont - R CF 7 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 +0.3 1.034
1968 Allentown - A RF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.3 1.027
1968 Miami - A RF 5 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 30.0 2.10 +0.3 1.053
1968 Gulfport - R RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Beaumont - R RF 7 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 26.1 1.71 +0.2 1.023
1969 Jackson - AA 1B 4 1 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 10.0 14.40 +0.2 1.057
1969 Allentown - A 1B 2 2 17 0 1 17 0 1.000 16.0 9.56 +0.2 1.068
1969 Jackson - AA LF 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.1 1.027
1969 Allentown - A LF 9 6 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 61.2 2.04 +0.5 1.038
1969 Jackson - AA CF 5 3 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 31.0 1.16 -0.8 1.027
1969 Allentown - A CF 13 9 23 0 0 24 1 .958 96.0 2.16 -1.0 .980
1969 Jackson - AA RF 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 20.0 1.35 -0.7 .771
1969 Allentown - A RF 9 4 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 45.2 1.77 +0.9 1.042
1969 Bakersfield - A RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 Jackson - AA LF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.044
1970 Allentown - A LF 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 20.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Bakersfield - A LF 6 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 24.1 1.48 -0.2 1.041
1970 Jackson - AA CF 7 6 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 55.0 2.78 -1.3 .926
1970 Allentown - A CF 12 12 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 110.0 2.29 -0.5 .993
1970 Jackson - AA RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.1 1.026
1970 Allentown - A RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Bakersfield - A RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Bismarck - A 1B 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.1 5.40 +0.0 1.061
1971 Bismarck - A LF 7 0 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.2 3.72 +0.1 1.017
1971 Bismarck - A CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.2 2.08 -0.0 1.021
1971 Bismarck - A RF 18 8 14 0 0 14 0 1.000 83.0 1.52 +0.4 1.052
1972 Bismarck - A 1B 7 6 34 7 6 41 0 1.000 49.0 7.53 +0.5 1.059
1972 Bismarck - A LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.2 0.71 +0.0 1.010
1972 Bismarck - A CF 3 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 16.2 3.78 -0.1 1.013
1972 Bismarck - A RF 57 47 72 1 0 73 0 1.000 416.2 1.58 +3.3 1.050
1973 Bismarck - A 1B 2 2 12 2 2 14 0 1.000 17.0 7.41 +0.1 1.068
1973 Bismarck - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Bismarck - A CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.3 1.020
1973 Bismarck - A RF 57 38 63 2 0 69 4 .942 365.0 1.60 +2.5 1.028
TOTAL 1B 75 58 462 41 43 509 6 .988 513.1 8.82 -0.5 .977
TOTAL 2B 2 2 8 2 0 10 0 1.000 16.1 5.51 +0.0 1.132
TOTAL SS 8 6 15 9 0 26 2 .923 65.0 3.32 -0.9 .849
TOTAL LF 69 26 42 1 0 44 1 .977 300.2 1.29 -0.2 1.017
TOTAL CF 244 185 463 29 3 505 13 .974 1699.1 2.61 -25.1 .945
TOTAL RF 184 118 190 3 0 197 4 .980 1120.2 1.55 +7.1 1.030
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick) by the Dallas Wranglers, out of high school Richmond (Richmond; Richmond, KY).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
03/24/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate gap power at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
04/13/1964 Named the #44 prospect in the FABL
02/16/1965 Successfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Dallas Wranglers development complex.
06/23/1965 Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/06/1965 Released by the Dallas organization.
11/10/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the San Francisco Sailors organization.
07/14/1967 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/31/1967 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 1-2 weeks.
09/08/1967 Wins the 1967 Heartland League Heartland League Championship Series with the Peoria Pastimers!
07/23/1968 Released by the San Francisco organization.
07/29/1968 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Philadelphia Keystones organization.
09/27/1969 Wins the 1969 C-O-W League COW Championship Series with the Bakersfield Bears!
07/21/1970 Released by the Philadelphia organization.
03/21/1971 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Bismarck Rough Riders organization.
04/20/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Bismarck Rough Riders development complex.
06/18/1973 Injured (foot soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/23/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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