Players · C · Pitcher · 2022
Sam Clay
- Age
- 29
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 238 lb
- Number
- #49
- Born
- June 21, 1993 in Knoxville, TN, United States
- MLB debut
- April 7, 2021
- dbWAR
- -.2 3 season(s)
- IP
- 5.1
- ERA
- 8.44
- FIP
- 8.17
- K/9
- 8.4
- FIP−
- 206 100 = avg
Sam Clay was a relief pitcher for the Washington Nationals. In 2022 he struck out 5 batters over 5.1 innings across 7 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 8.44 was 112.6% higher than the league average of 3.97. Stripping out defence, his 8.17 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 21.9% of swings (7.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 13.8% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.2%. His -0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2022.
WAR by season
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2021 | WSH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 50.0% | .000 | -0.5 | -122 | -0.0 | — |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .125 | .533 | .125 | .398 | 18.8% |
| vs RHB | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .308 | .500 | .349 | 15.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Sam Clay throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sinker | 71 | 91.9 | 2,019 | 43.7% | 21.7% | 12 | — | — | |
| Slider | 19 | 83.2 | 2,583 | 31.6% | 25.0% | 4 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 10 | 87.9 | 1,679 | 50.0% | 20.0% | 4 | — | — |
Head to head
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.