Clay Carroll

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1978)

W–L 96–73
ERA 2.94
WHIP 1.28
SO 681
Pitcher PIV 10446.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 178 lb
Born
5/2/1941 in Clanton, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1964-09-02
Last Game
1978-10-01
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Clay Palmer Carroll

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
96 73 731 28 1 0 143 1353.3 1,296 442 67 442 681 2.94 10446.2

Career ERA 2.94 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — 17.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1964 ML1 NL 2 0 11 1 0 0 1 20.3 15 4 3 17 1.77 3.58 (+51%) 799.2
1965 ML1 NL 0 1 19 1 0 0 1 34.7 35 17 13 16 4.41 3.50 (-26%) -374.3
1966 ATL NL 8 7 73 3 0 0 11 144.3 127 38 29 67 2.37 3.52 (+33%) 1812.9
1967 ATL NL 6 12 42 7 1 0 0 93.0 111 57 29 35 5.52 3.30 (-67%) -822.7
1968 ATL NL 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 22.3 26 12 6 10 4.84 2.98 (-62%) 58.6
1968 CIN NL 7 7 58 1 0 0 17 121.7 102 31 32 61 2.29 2.98 (+23%) 1066.7
1969 CIN NL 12 6 71 4 0 0 7 150.7 149 59 78 90 3.52 3.61 (+2%) -640.7
1970 CIN NL 9 4 65 0 0 0 16 104.3 104 30 27 63 2.59 3.89 (+33%) 2991.7
1971 CIN NL 10 4 61 0 0 0 15 93.7 78 26 42 64 2.50 3.47 (+28%) 670.5
1972 CIN NL 6 4 65 0 0 0 37 96.0 89 24 32 51 2.25 3.26 (+31%) 536.4
1973 CIN NL 8 8 53 5 0 0 14 92.7 111 38 34 41 3.69 3.75 (+1%) 238.9
1974 CIN NL 12 5 57 3 0 0 6 100.7 96 24 30 46 2.15 3.63 (+41%) 1750.8
1975 CIN NL 7 5 56 2 0 0 7 96.3 93 28 32 44 2.62 3.71 (+29%) 1663.3
1976 CHA AL 4 4 29 0 0 0 6 77.3 67 22 24 38 2.56 3.51 (+27%) 1350.5
1977 SLN NL 4 2 51 1 0 0 4 90.0 77 25 24 34 2.50 4.00 (+37%) 62.2
1977 CHA AL 1 3 8 0 0 0 1 11.3 14 6 4 4 4.76 4.00 (-19%) -717.9
1978 PIT NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 3 0 2.25 — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 96 73 731 28 1 0 143 1,353.1 1,296 442 442 681 2.94 — 10,446

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
731 208 17 27 0 0 1 7 0 7 65 .130 .158 .144 .302 0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career SLG .144 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 61.2% below league average.

Career OPS .302 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 56.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1964 ML1 NL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1965 ML1 NL 19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1966 ATL NL 73 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 .100 — — — — 0.0
1967 ATL NL 42 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .062 — — — — 0.0
1968 ATL NL 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1968 CIN NL 58 24 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
1969 CIN NL 71 29 6 6 0 0 1 1 0 4 9 .207 — — — — 0.0
1970 CIN NL 65 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .071 — — — — 0.0
1971 CIN NL 61 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .100 — — — — 0.0
1972 CIN NL 65 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .182 — — — — 0.0
1973 CIN NL 53 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .214 — — — — 0.0
1974 CIN NL 57 18 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .167 — — — — 0.0
1975 CIN NL 56 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 CHA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 SLN NL 51 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .091 — — — — 0.0
1977 CHA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 PIT NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 731 208 17 27 0 0 1 7 0 7 65 .130 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1975 NLCS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 WS CIN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 NLCS CIN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 NLCS CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 WS CIN 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 NLCS CIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 WS CIN 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 2 22 0 2 32.3 24 5 13 22 1.39

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1975 NLCS CIN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 1 0.00
1975 WS CIN 1 0 5 0 0 5.7 4 2 2 3 3.18
1973 NLCS CIN 1 0 3 0 0 7.0 5 1 1 2 1.29
1972 NLCS CIN 1 1 2 0 0 2.7 2 1 3 0 3.38
1972 WS CIN 0 1 5 0 1 5.7 6 1 4 3 1.59
1970 NLCS CIN 0 0 2 0 1 1.3 2 0 0 2 0.00
1970 WS CIN 1 0 4 0 0 9.0 5 0 2 11 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home351815802.099
Away380127121915.150

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home351636.05851881823142.66
Away380717.17112542603673.19

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1978-10-01 PITPHI — 2.0211200
1978-09-11 PITPHI — 2.0000100
1977-09-21 CHWOAK L 1.0222001
1977-09-18 CHWLAA — 1.0000000
1977-09-17 CHWLAA — 0.2100000
1977-09-09 CHWLAA — 0.2200200
1977-09-08 CHWLAA L 0.1110000
1977-09-06 CHWOAK SV 3.1311211
1977-09-04 CHWBAL L 1.0333001
1977-09-03 CHWBAL W 3.1200030

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 731 27 60 310 11 24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1964 ML1 P 11 1 2 7 0 0
1965 ML1 P 19 1 3 5 1 1
1966 ATL P 73 3 6 31 0 2
1967 ATL P 42 7 3 22 0 4
1968 ATL P 10 0 1 5 0 0
1968 CIN P 58 1 3 31 1 1
1969 CIN P 71 4 6 39 1 3
1970 CIN P 65 0 8 22 2 1
1971 CIN P 61 0 8 29 1 3
1972 CIN P 65 0 4 21 1 1
1973 CIN P 53 5 4 20 1 0
1974 CIN P 57 3 4 25 2 3
1975 CIN P 56 2 2 14 0 0
1976 CHA P 29 0 0 15 0 2
1977 SLN P 51 0 6 19 1 3
1977 CHA P 8 0 0 3 0 0
1978 PIT P 2 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 731

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1972 TSN Fireman of the Year

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1974 Cy Young Award NL 8th 2.0 120 0
1972 Cy Young Award NL 5th 6.0 120 0
1972 Most Valuable Player NL 13th 16.0 336 0
1968 Most Valuable Player NL 25th 1.0 280 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Clay Carroll (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Burgmeier
    79-55, 3.23 ERA
  2. 95
    Ron Perranoski
    79-74, 2.79 ERA
  3. 89
    Gary Lavelle
    80-77, 2.93 ERA
  4. 88
    Kent Tekulve
    94-90, 2.85 ERA
  5. 86
    Mike Marshall
    97-112, 3.14 ERA
  6. 86
    Paul Lindblad
    68-63, 3.29 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Clay Carroll

What years did Clay Carroll play?
Clay Carroll played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1978.
Was Clay Carroll a pitcher?
Yes. Clay Carroll pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 681 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clay Carroll hit?
Clay Carroll hit 1 career home runs with 27 hits.