Sam Clay
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 238LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 4, #110, Minnesota Twins | Buford HS
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 5 5.60 58 0 0 45 34 1.71
2022 0 0 8.44 7 0 0 5.1 5 1.50
2 Seasons 0 5 5.90 65 0 0 50.1 39 1.69
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 58 0-5 5.60 45 34 1.71
2022 7 0-0 8.44 5.1 5 1.50
2 Seasons 65 0-5 5.90 50.1 39 1.69
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 28 803 153 9 5.9 4.2 89.7 112.0 0.6 29.4 .269 .414 .342 .335 .358 40.5 15.9 10.3 5.60 4.82
2022 29 100 16 1 6.3 3.4 95.3 111.2 -8.8 6.3 .208 .316 .370 .370 .311 62.5 17.2 13.8 8.44 5.97
Player 903 169 10 5.9 4.1 90.2 112.0 -0.2 27.2 .264 .405 .345 .339 .354 42.6 16.0 10.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Clay relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(71.0%) ,
Slider
(19.0%) ,
Changeup
(10.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 60.1 13.7 23.5 2.6 27.5 42.5 30.1 2.0 50.3 13.1 25.5 2.6 5.9 4.2
2022 87.5 6.3 6.3 0.0 37.5 43.8 18.8 6.3 56.3 6.3 18.8 0.0 6.3 3.4
Player 62.7 13.0 21.9 2.4 28.4 42.6 29.0 2.4 50.9 12.4 24.9 2.4 5.9 4.1
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2022 Sinker NYM L 71 91.9 27.8 5.9 14.9ARM 0.8 4.5 4.4 14.9ARM -0.3
2022 Slider NYM L 19 83.2 45.9 6.7 14.0GLV 7.6 -6.1 8.0 14.0GLV 9.1
2022 Changeup NYM L 10 87.9 33.1 3.8 11.4ARM -2.8 2.1 4.7 11.4ARM -2.9
2021 Sinker WSH L 528 92.3 25.4 3.3 15.7ARM 1.2 6.7 2.8 15.7ARM 1.0
2021 Changeup WSH L 79 87.0 32.3 2.7 14.8ARM 0.6 3.8 4.0 14.8ARM 0.9
2021 Slider WSH L 196 84.4 42.9 6.1 11.2GLV 6.1 -4.3 5.9 11.2GLV 6.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2022 Sinker -3.3 -2 71 71.0 19 .250 .500 .524 21.7 10.5 18.2 .232 .408 .426 63.6
2022 Slider -0.4 0 19 19.0 6 .000 .000 .233 25.0 33.3 28.6 .178 .200 .346 50.0
2022 Changeup -4.4 0 10 10.0 4 .250 .250 .225 20.0 25.0 33.3 .171 .177 .158 66.7
2021 Sinker -1.0 -5 528 65.8 140 .325 .447 .376 17.1 12.1 13.7 .284 .427 .349 43.9
2021 Slider 1.1 2 196 24.4 47 .186 .279 .244 35.2 31.9 22.7 .222 .411 .303 25.0
2021 Changeup -2.7 -2 79 9.8 22 .350 .450 .443 17.1 9.1 13.3 .284 .342 .315 44.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2022 Changeup 10 87.9 81 12.4 10:00 9:00 60
2022 Sinker 66 91.8 81 16.1 10:30 9:30 60
2022 Slider 19 83.2 50 17.0 5:00 4:00 60
2021 Changeup 74 87.0 89 15.9 10:15 9:15 60
2021 Sinker 513 92.3 91 17.5 10:30 9:45 45
2021 Slider 194 84.4 33 13.7 5:00 4:00 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

! Note: Data is available from 2020 through the present.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 209 803 3 3 -7 -4 -5
2022 29 100 0 1 -1 -3 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2021 803 49.8 63.2 85.8 25.8 56.7 44.1 52.2 44.5 21.6 6.7 79.6
2022 100 49.0 44.9 81.8 19.6 70.0 48.0 51.7 32.0 21.9 6.0 83.3
Player 903 49.7 61.2 85.5 25.1 57.9 44.5 52.1 43.1 21.6 6.6 80.0
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2021 23 16 40 63 7 87 79 29 33 6 23 17 27 27 3 7
2022 19 10 4
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 22.5 4 4.3 0 3 2 2 50.0
2022 23.3 1 0.8 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 22.7 5 5.1 0 3 3 2 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2021 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 2 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5
2022 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 5 4 4 6 6 5 5 4 3 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 7 6 5 5 5 6 6 5 6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2021 2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.3 91.9 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 87.0 87.9 0.9
Breaking Velocity 84.4 83.2 -1.2
Exit Velocity 89.7 95.3 5.6
Launch Angle 0.6 -8.8 -9.4
Barrel % 5.9 6.3 0.4
Hard Hit % 40.5 62.5 22.0
LA Sweet-Spot % 29.4 6.3 -23.1
xBA .269 .208 -0.061
BA .296 .200 -0.096
xwOBA .335 .370 0.035
wOBA .342 .370 0.028
xSLG .414 .316 -0.098
SLG .409 .350 -0.059
K% 15.9 17.2 1.3
BB% 10.3 13.8 3.5
Swing % 44.5 32.0 -12.5
Whiff% 21.6 21.9 0.3
In Zone % 49.8 49.0 -0.8
Out of Zone % 50.2 51.0 0.8
Out of Zone Swing % 25.8 19.6 -6.2
First Pitch Swing % 23.9 17.2 -6.7
First Pitch Strike % 52.2 51.7 -0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2021 Shifts 209 .342 116 15 12.9 93 39 41.9
2022 Shifts 29 .370 13 0 0.0 16 9 56.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2021 205 18.3 7.8% 0.5% 179 23.2 0.6% 3.9%
2022 34 18.4 2.9% 2.9% 23 21.8 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution