1983
Born September 12, 1983
Lafayette, IN, USA
Clayton Richard Notable
b. September 12, 1983 · Chicago White Sox 2008–2009, San Diego Padres 2009–2013, 2016–2018, Chicago Cubs 2015–2016, Toronto Blue Jays 2019
Clayton Richard played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 2008 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2019. His longest stay was with the San Diego Padres, from 2009 to 2013.
He went 69 and 84 with a 4.51 earned run average, pitching 1,284 innings in 275 games. He struck out 824 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 285 games he batted .114, with 37 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 3 home runs and 10 doubles.
He was born in Lafayette, IN, USA on September 12, 1983. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CHW | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | CHW/SDP | 39 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | .087 |
| 2010 | SDP | 33 | 61 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .148 |
| 2011 | SDP | 20 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .107 |
| 2012 | SDP | 36 | 69 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 0 | .087 |
| 2013 | SDP | 14 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .214 |
| 2015 | CHC | 23 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 |
| 2016 | CHC/SDP | 37 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .059 |
| 2017 | SDP | 32 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .123 |
| 2018 | SDP | 28 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .095 |
| 2019 | TOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 285 | 325 | 19 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 158 | 0 | .114 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | CHW | 2 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 47.2 | 61 | 32 | 13 | 29 | 6.04 |
| 2009 | CHW/SDP | 9 | 5 | 38 | 26 | 0 | 153.0 | 154 | 75 | 71 | 114 | 4.41 |
| 2010 | SDP | 14 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 201.2 | 206 | 84 | 78 | 153 | 3.75 |
| 2011 | SDP | 5 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 99.2 | 104 | 43 | 38 | 53 | 3.88 |
| 2012 | SDP | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 218.2 | 228 | 97 | 42 | 107 | 3.99 |
| 2013 | SDP | 2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 52.2 | 65 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 7.01 |
| 2015 | CHC | 4 | 2 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 42.1 | 47 | 18 | 7 | 22 | 3.83 |
| 2016 | CHC/SDP | 3 | 4 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 67.2 | 81 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 3.33 |
| 2017 | SDP | 8 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 197.1 | 240 | 105 | 59 | 151 | 4.79 |
| 2018 | SDP | 7 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 158.2 | 159 | 94 | 60 | 108 | 5.33 |
| 2019 | TOR | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 45.1 | 53 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 5.96 |
| Career | — | 69 | 84 | 275 | 210 | 1 | 1284.2 | 1398 | 644 | 438 | 824 | 4.51 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Clayton Richard
Clayton Richard made a major-league debut on July 23, 2008.
2019
Final major-league game: Clayton Richard
Clayton Richard played a final major-league game on July 13, 2019.