1985
Born February 14, 1985
Lexington, KY, USA
Tyler Clippard Marquee
b. February 14, 1985 · New York Yankees 2007, 2016–2017, Washington Nationals 2008–2014, 2022, Oakland Athletics 2015, New York Mets 2015, Arizona Diamondbacks 2016, 2021, Chicago White Sox 2017, Houston Astros 2017, Toronto Blue Jays 2018, Cleveland Indians 2019, Minnesota Twins 2020
He appeared in 70 or more games in six seasons, including four straight for Washington from 2011, and pitched 807 in all with a 3.16 earned run average and 956 strikeouts in 872 innings. He was an All-Star in 2011 and 2014 and saved 32 games in 2012 when the Nationals needed a closer.
The delivery was the trick: a high leg kick, a long pause and a release point hitters said they could not pick up, which is why a fastball at 91 miles an hour produced ten strikeouts per nine innings for a decade.
Ten clubs used him and he was traded five times in his last six years. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2011, 2014 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2012 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2008 | WSN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2009 | WSN | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | WSN | 78 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| 2011 | WSN | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | WSN | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | WSN | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | WSN | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | NYM/OAK | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | ARI/NYY | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | CHW/HOU/NYY | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | TOR | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | CLE | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | MIN | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | ARI | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | WSN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 807 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .200 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 27.0 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 6.33 |
| 2008 | WSN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4.35 |
| 2009 | WSN | 4 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 36 | 18 | 32 | 67 | 2.69 |
| 2010 | WSN | 11 | 8 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 91.0 | 69 | 31 | 41 | 112 | 3.07 |
| 2011 | WSN | 3 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 88.1 | 48 | 18 | 26 | 104 | 1.83 |
| 2012 | WSN | 2 | 6 | 74 | 0 | 32 | 72.2 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 84 | 3.72 |
| 2013 | WSN | 6 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 71.0 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 73 | 2.41 |
| 2014 | WSN | 7 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 70.1 | 47 | 17 | 23 | 82 | 2.18 |
| 2015 | NYM/OAK | 5 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 19 | 71.0 | 49 | 23 | 31 | 64 | 2.92 |
| 2016 | ARI/NYY | 4 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 63.0 | 54 | 25 | 26 | 72 | 3.57 |
| 2017 | CHW/HOU/NYY | 2 | 8 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 60.1 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 72 | 4.77 |
| 2018 | TOR | 4 | 3 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 68.2 | 57 | 28 | 23 | 85 | 3.67 |
| 2019 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 62.0 | 38 | 20 | 15 | 64 | 2.90 |
| 2020 | MIN | 2 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 26.0 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 2.77 |
| 2021 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 25.1 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 3.20 |
| 2022 | WSN | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7.20 |
| Career | — | 56 | 48 | 807 | 14 | 74 | 872.1 | 625 | 306 | 344 | 956 | 3.16 |
On this day & linked events
2007
Major-league debut: Tyler Clippard
Tyler Clippard made a major-league debut on May 20, 2007.
2022
Final major-league game: Tyler Clippard
Tyler Clippard played a final major-league game on August 20, 2022.
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