What years did Clay Holmes play?

Clay Holmes played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2026.

Was Clay Holmes a pitcher?

Yes. Clay Holmes pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 567 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Clay Holmes hit?

Clay Holmes hit 0 career home runs.

What was Clay Holmes's career batting average?

Clay Holmes batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 12 at bats.

What was Clay Holmes's career ERA?

Clay Holmes finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 42-38 with 567 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Clay Holmes have?

Clay Holmes recorded 567 career strikeouts.

Clay Holmes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2018-2026)

Clay Holmes is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2018 for 4 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 9 seasons. Across 362 career appearances, he has gone 42-38 with a 3.59 ERA, 567 strikeouts, and 74 saves. Clay Holmes is a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6710.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 42–38

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.28

SO 567

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 6710.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 245 lb
Born: 3/27/1993 in Dothan, AL, USA
MLB Debut: 2018-04-06
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Clayton Walter Holmes

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Career Pitching Statistics

Clay Holmes — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	38	362	53	0	0	74	604.1	515	241	40	261	567	3.59	6710.6

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 14.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Clay Holmes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2018	PIT	NL	1	3	11	4	0	26.1	30	20	23	21	6.84	4.15 (-65%)	-824.4
2019	PIT	NL	1	2	35	0	0	50.0	45	31	36	56	5.58	4.51 (-24%)	-586.3
2020	PIT	NL	0	0	1	0	0	1.1	2	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
2021	PIT	NL	3	2	44	0	0	42.0	35	23	25	44	4.93	4.27 (-16%)	202.0
2021	NYA	AL	5	2	25	0	0	28.0	18	5	4	34	1.61	4.27 (+62%)	1525.6
2022	NYA	AL	7	4	62	0	20	63.2	45	18	20	65	2.54	3.97 (+36%)	1810.7
2023	NYA	AL	4	4	66	0	24	63.0	51	20	23	71	2.86	4.33 (+34%)	2680.1
2024	NYA	AL	3	5	67	0	30	63.0	60	22	22	68	3.14	4.08 (+23%)	1682.3
2025	NYN	NL	12	8	33	31	0	165.2	150	65	66	129	3.53	4.16 (+15%)	220.7
2026	CHC	NL	6	8	18	18	0	101.1	79	37	42	78	3.29	4.18 (+21%)	-
Career · 10 seasons			42	38	362	53	74	604.1	515	241	261	567	3.59	—	6,711

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

Clay Holmes — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
344	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Clay Holmes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2018	PIT	NL	11	6	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	PIT	NL	35	5	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	PIT	NL	44	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	NYA	AL	25	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	NYA	AL	62	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	NYA	AL	66	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	NYA	AL	67	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	NYN	NL	33	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			344	12	1	7	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Clay Holmes — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Clay Holmes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2024	ALCS	NYA	4	.000
2024	ALDS2	NYA	4	.000
2024	WS	NYA	5	.000
2022	ALCS	NYA	1	.000
2022	ALDS1	NYA	4	.000
2021	ALWC	NYA	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Clay Holmes — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	19	0	0	20.0	11	3	7	20	1.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Clay Holmes — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2024	ALCS	NYA	1	1	4	2.2	4	3	2	3	10.12
2024	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	4	5.0	3	0	1	3	0.00
2024	WS	NYA	1	0	5	4.1	1	0	2	6	0.00
2022	ALCS	NYA	0	0	1	2.2	2	0	0	2	0.00
2022	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	4	3.1	0	0	2	5	0.00
2021	ALWC	NYA	0	0	1	2.0	1	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Clay Holmes — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	175	8	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	169	4	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Clay Holmes — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	175	258.2	206	93	101	262	3.24
Away	169	244.1	230	111	118	227	4.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Clay Holmes — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-27	NYN	MIA	W	6.0	1	0	0	3	2	0
2025-09-24	NYN	CHC	—	1.0	0	1	0	0	0	0
2025-09-21	NYN	WAS	—	3.2	4	0	0	0	3	0
2025-09-16	NYN	SDP	—	4.0	3	2	2	1	2	2
2025-09-10	NYN	PHI	L	4.0	6	4	4	3	5	0
2025-09-03	NYN	DET	L	4.2	5	3	2	3	6	0
2025-08-28	NYN	MIA	—	5.0	5	4	2	1	2	0
2025-08-23	NYN	ATL	W	6.1	3	2	2	2	4	0
2025-08-17	NYN	SEA	W	5.0	5	1	1	1	4	0
2025-08-12	NYN	ATL	—	3.2	6	5	5	5	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Clay Holmes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	344	35	46	71	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Clay Holmes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2018	PIT	P	11	4	3	6	0	1
2019	PIT	P	35	0	4	14	1	1
2020	PIT	P	1	0	1	0	0	0
2021	PIT	P	44	0	5	7	0	0
2021	NYA	P	25	0	2	4	0	0
2022	NYA	P	62	0	8	8	0	0
2023	NYA	P	66	0	4	8	1	0
2024	NYA	P	67	0	6	4	0	0
2025	NYN	P	33	31	13	20	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Clay Holmes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	344

Awards & Honors

Clay Holmes — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2023	Reliever of the Month	September
2022	Reliever of the Month	May

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Clay Holmes: the record in brief

Clay Holmes's major league record starts with the debut on April 6, 2018 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. By club, Holmes's seasons break down as the Pittsburgh Pirates (2018 through 2021), the New York Yankees (2021 through 2024), and the New York Mets (2025). Holmes is listed as a pitcher at 6'5" and 245 pounds. The bio says Holmes threw and hit right-handed. The recorded birth is March 27, 1993, in Dothan, AL, USA. On the record, Clay Holmes was born Clayton Walter Holmes.

Holmes has gone 42-38 with a 3.59 ERA in 362 games, 53 of them starts. Holmes has 567 strikeouts and 74 saves. The leagues Holmes pitched in allowed 4.22 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 14.9% better than average. No season topped the 12 wins of 2025. Holmes saved 30 games in 2024, the season high. In 2026, one of the busiest seasons, Holmes posted a 3.29 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.18.

Frequently Asked Questions about Clay Holmes

What years did Clay Holmes play?: Clay Holmes played in Major League Baseball from 2018 to 2026.
Was Clay Holmes a pitcher?: Yes. Clay Holmes pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 567 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clay Holmes hit?: Clay Holmes hit 0 career home runs.
What was Clay Holmes's career batting average?: Clay Holmes batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 12 at bats.
What was Clay Holmes's career ERA?: Clay Holmes finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 42-38 with 567 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Clay Holmes have?: Clay Holmes recorded 567 career strikeouts.