What years did Cliff Pennington play?

Cliff Pennington played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2018.

Was Cliff Pennington a pitcher?

No. Cliff Pennington was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Cliff Pennington hit?

Cliff Pennington hit 36 career home runs with 678 hits.

Cliff Pennington

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2018)

AVG .242

HR 36

RBI 242

H 678

OPS .648

PIV -4,454

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 200 lb
Born: 6/15/1984 in Corpus Christi, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-08-12
Last Game: 2018-04-25

Full name: Clifton Randolph Pennington

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
971	2,799	324	678	120	21	36	242	84	266	619	.242	.309	.339	.648	-4,454

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career OBP .309 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .339 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Career OPS .648 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 11.2% 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
2008	OAK	AL	36	99	14	24	5	0	0	9	4	13	18	.242	.263 (-8%)	.333 (+2%)	.416 (-30%)	.749 (-16%)	-214.4
2009	OAK	AL	60	208	27	58	11	3	4	21	7	19	46	.279	.262 (+6%)	.332 (+3%)	.417 (avg)	.750 (+1%)	53.6
2010	OAK	AL	156	508	64	127	26	8	6	46	29	50	96	.250	.257 (-3%)	.325 (-2%)	.402 (-9%)	.728 (-6%)	-465.5
2011	OAK	AL	148	515	57	136	26	2	8	58	14	42	104	.264	.255 (+4%)	.320 (-1%)	.399 (-8%)	.719 (-4%)	-359.5
2012	OAK	AL	125	418	50	90	18	2	6	28	15	35	90	.215	.254 (-15%)	.318 (-13%)	.405 (-23%)	.724 (-19%)	-1234.0
2013	ARI	NL	96	269	25	65	13	1	1	18	2	26	54	.242	.253 (-5%)	.317 (-2%)	.396 (-22%)	.714 (-13%)	-519.2
2014	ARI	NL	68	177	21	45	5	3	2	10	6	20	36	.254	.251 (+1%)	.313 (+8%)	.386 (-9%)	.700 (-1%)	25.6
2015	ARI	NL	72	135	15	32	3	0	1	10	3	16	29	.237	.254 (-7%)	.316 (-1%)	.404 (-30%)	.721 (-17%)	-334.0
2015	TOR	AL	33	75	9	12	3	0	2	11	0	11	20	.160	.254 (-37%)	.316 (-15%)	.404 (-31%)	.721 (-24%)	-334.0
2016	LAA	AL	74	172	18	36	4	2	3	10	1	13	55	.209	.255 (-18%)	.321 (-18%)	.417 (-26%)	.738 (-22%)	-626.4
2017	LAA	AL	87	194	23	49	6	0	3	21	3	16	58	.253	.254 (-1%)	.324 (-6%)	.425 (-23%)	.750 (-15%)	-497.0
2018	CIN	NL	16	29	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	.138	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			971	2,799	324	678	120	21	36	242	84	266	619	.242	—	—	—	—	-4,505

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	0	2	1	9.00	0.0

Career ERA 9.00 vs. league average 4.15 across their career seasons — 116.9% worse 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
2018	CIN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	2	1	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	2	1	9.00	—	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
9	15	1	4	0	0	0	1	4	4	.267

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	ALCS	TOR	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
2015	ALDS2	TOR	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2012	ALDS2	OAK	5	14	1	4	1	3	4	.286

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.3	2	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2015	ALCS	TOR	0	0	1	0	0	0.3	2	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	492	1356	162	322	15	120	.237
Away	479	1443	162	356	21	122	.247

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	1	1	2	1	9.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
2018-04-25	CIN	ATL	L	2	0	1	0	0
2018-04-23	CIN	ATL	W	3	1	0	1	1
2018-04-21	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2018-04-20	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2018-04-18	CIN	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	1
2018-04-17	CIN	MIL	L	3	0	0	0	1
2018-04-14	CIN	STL	L	4	0	0	0	1
2018-04-13	CIN	STL	L	2	0	0	0	1
2018-04-12	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0	1
2018-04-11	CIN	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	2

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2018-04-12	CIN	STL	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	0	2	1	0	1
2B	233	168	312	506	11	119
3B	64	36	25	80	5	5
OF	8	4	11	1	0	0
P	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	609	544	817	1663	82	365

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	OAK	2B	16	15	33	44	0	17
2008	OAK	3B	9	8	8	11	1	2
2008	OAK	SS	10	6	10	16	4	5
2009	OAK	SS	60	60	90	181	8	41
2010	OAK	SS	156	147	218	496	25	100
2011	OAK	SS	147	143	216	374	22	90
2012	OAK	2B	32	26	67	85	2	12
2012	OAK	SS	93	90	150	272	9	58
2013	ARI	2B	29	19	33	64	2	14
2013	ARI	3B	2	2	0	6	1	0
2013	ARI	SS	51	47	58	152	5	30
2014	ARI	2B	18	15	34	48	0	12
2014	ARI	3B	8	8	5	19	0	2
2014	ARI	SS	23	20	24	54	2	13
2015	ARI	2B	11	7	10	25	1	4
2015	ARI	3B	12	1	2	6	1	0
2015	ARI	OF	5	2	6	1	0	0
2015	ARI	SS	24	16	17	60	4	13
2015	TOR	2B	22	18	28	56	2	10
2015	TOR	3B	6	1	0	5	0	0
2015	TOR	OF	3	2	5	0	0	0
2015	TOR	SS	5	0	1	1	1	1
2016	LAA	1B	3	0	2	1	0	1
2016	LAA	2B	58	33	66	98	1	27
2016	LAA	3B	1	0	1	0	0	0
2016	LAA	SS	17	10	25	34	1	8
2017	LAA	2B	47	35	41	86	3	23
2017	LAA	3B	18	11	8	19	0	0
2017	LAA	SS	18	4	7	21	1	5
2018	CIN	3B	8	5	1	14	2	1
2018	CIN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2018	CIN	SS	5	1	1	2	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
First Base	3
Second Base	233
Third Base	64
Shortstop	609
Left Field	8
Designated Hitter	4

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	LAA	AL	$1,500,000
2015	ARI	NL	$3,275,000
2014	ARI	NL	$3,250,000
2013	ARI	NL	$1,750,000
2012	OAK	AL	$490,000
2011	OAK	AL	$420,000
2010	OAK	AL	$405,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,090,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas A&M University	College Station	TX	2003, 2004, 2005

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Frequently Asked Questions about Cliff Pennington

What years did Cliff Pennington play?: Cliff Pennington played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2018.
Was Cliff Pennington a pitcher?: No. Cliff Pennington was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Cliff Pennington hit?: Cliff Pennington hit 36 career home runs with 678 hits.