Tyler Clippard

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2022)

W–L 56–48
ERA 3.16
WHIP 1.11
SO 956
Pitcher PIV 5601.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
2/14/1985 in Lexington, KY, USA
MLB Debut
2007-05-20
Last Game
2022-08-20
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Tyler Lee Clippard

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
56 48 807 14 0 0 74 872.3 625 306 112 344 956 3.16 5601.1

Career ERA 3.16 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 23.9% 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
2007 NYA AL 3 1 6 6 0 0 0 27.0 29 19 17 18 6.33 4.47 (-42%) -1492.4
2008 WAS NL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 10.3 12 5 7 8 4.35 4.32 (-1%) -467.1
2009 WAS NL 4 2 41 0 0 0 0 60.3 36 18 32 67 2.69 4.32 (+38%) -202.8
2010 WAS NL 11 8 78 0 0 0 1 91.0 69 31 41 112 3.07 4.08 (+25%) 2090.1
2011 WAS NL 3 0 72 0 0 0 0 88.3 48 18 26 104 1.83 3.94 (+53%) 1731.0
2012 WAS NL 2 6 74 0 0 0 32 72.7 55 30 29 84 3.72 4.01 (+7%) 1290.2
2013 WAS NL 6 3 72 0 0 0 0 71.0 37 19 24 73 2.41 3.87 (+38%) 77.4
2014 WAS NL 7 4 75 0 0 0 1 70.3 47 17 23 82 2.18 3.74 (+42%) 1770.0
2015 OAK AL 1 3 37 0 0 0 17 38.7 25 12 21 38 2.79 3.96 (+29%) 0.3
2015 NYN NL 4 1 32 0 0 0 2 32.3 24 11 10 26 3.06 3.96 (+23%) -555.8
2016 ARI NL 2 3 40 0 0 0 1 37.7 34 18 15 46 4.30 4.19 (-3%) -117.5
2016 NYA AL 2 3 29 0 0 0 2 25.3 20 7 11 26 2.49 4.19 (+41%) 86.2
2017 NYA AL 1 5 40 0 0 0 1 36.3 28 20 19 42 4.95 4.36 (-14%) -584.7
2017 CHA AL 1 1 11 0 0 0 2 10.0 8 2 5 12 1.80 4.36 (+59%) 526.2
2017 HOU AL 0 2 16 0 0 0 2 14.0 11 10 7 18 6.43 4.36 (-48%) -254.9
2018 TOR AL 4 3 73 1 0 0 7 68.7 57 28 23 85 3.67 4.15 (+12%) -153.5
2019 CLE AL 1 0 53 3 0 0 0 62.0 38 20 15 64 2.90 4.51 (+36%) 963.1
2020 MIN AL 2 1 26 2 0 0 0 26.0 19 8 4 26 2.77 4.45 (+38%) 1176.5
2021 ARI NL 1 1 26 0 0 0 6 25.3 22 9 11 21 3.20 4.27 (+25%) -281.2
2022 WAS NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 4 4 4 7.20 — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 56 48 807 14 0 0 74 872.1 625 306 344 956 3.16 — 5,601

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
807 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .267 .467 0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 21.4% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Career SLG .267 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 34.9% below league average.

Career OPS .467 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 36.2% 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
2007 NYA AL 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2008 WAS NL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
2009 WAS NL 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 WAS NL 78 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2011 WAS NL 72 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 WAS NL 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 WAS NL 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 WAS NL 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 OAK AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2015 NYN NL 32 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 ARI NL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 NYA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 NYA AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 CHA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2017 HOU AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 TOR AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2019 CLE AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 MIN AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 ARI NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 WAS NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 807 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 — — — — 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
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2015 NLCS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 NLDS2 NYN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2015 WS NYN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS1 WAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 NLDS1 WAS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 14 0 0 12.7 9 6 5 11 4.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2015 NLCS NYN 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 4 2 0 2 6.00
2015 NLDS2 NYN 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 2 1 0 0 5.40
2015 WS NYN 0 1 3 0 0 2.0 1 2 3 2 9.00
2014 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 2 0.00
2012 NLDS1 WAS 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 5 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home42740100.250
Away380110200.182

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home427451.13521761704823.51
Away380421.02731301744742.78

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-08-20 WASSDP — 1.0000110
2022-08-14 WASSDP — 1.0222210
2022-08-12 WASSDP — 1.0322111
2022-07-14 WASATL — 2.0100010
2021-10-01 AZCOL — 1.0000120
2021-09-29 AZSFG — 1.0200010
2021-09-28 AZSFG — 1.0000100
2021-09-26 AZLAD — 1.0000010
2021-09-24 AZLAD — 1.0200120
2021-09-22 AZATL — 1.0333001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 807 14 28 60 6 8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 NYA P 6 6 2 2 0 1
2008 WAS P 2 2 0 0 0 0
2009 WAS P 41 0 5 4 0 1
2010 WAS P 78 0 2 3 0 1
2011 WAS P 72 0 0 8 0 1
2012 WAS P 74 0 3 8 2 0
2013 WAS P 72 0 3 5 0 2
2014 WAS P 75 0 1 7 0 1
2015 OAK P 37 0 1 2 0 0
2015 NYN P 32 0 2 4 0 1
2016 ARI P 40 0 2 4 0 0
2016 NYA P 29 0 1 1 1 0
2017 NYA P 40 0 0 3 1 0
2017 CHA P 11 0 1 1 1 0
2017 HOU P 16 0 0 1 0 0
2018 TOR P 73 1 2 3 0 0
2019 CLE P 53 3 2 3 1 0
2020 MIN P 26 2 1 1 0 0
2021 ARI P 26 0 0 0 0 0
2022 WAS P 4 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 807

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2012 Reliever of the Month June

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 ARI NL $6,100,000
2015 OAK AL $8,300,001
2014 WAS NL $5,875,000
2013 WAS NL $4,000,000
2012 WAS NL $1,650,000
2011 WAS NL $443,000
2010 WAS NL $401,000
Total Career Earnings $26,769,001

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Tyler Clippard (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Steve Cishek
    33-43, 2.98 ERA
  2. 96
    Hector Neris
    46-43, 3.47 ERA
  3. 93
    Joe Smith
    55-34, 3.14 ERA
  4. 92
    Ryan Pressly
    37-39, 3.33 ERA
  5. 91
    Jonathan Broxton
    43-38, 3.41 ERA
  6. 90
    Luke Gregerson
    35-36, 3.15 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Tyler Clippard

What years did Tyler Clippard play?
Tyler Clippard played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2022.
Was Tyler Clippard a pitcher?
Yes. Tyler Clippard pitched in the major leagues, recording 56 wins and 956 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tyler Clippard hit?
Tyler Clippard hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.