Clay Gillespie
Retired
Clay Gillespie
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Birthdate:
Aug. 7, 1925 (42 y, 8 m, 15 d)
Born In:
Warsaw, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'9"/197
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1954 (3rd) Detroit (MLB)
1952 (3rd) Detroit (MLB)
1950 (3rd) Detroit (MLB)
1949 (2nd) Detroit (MLB)
All-Star 1959 Detroit (MLB)
1957 Detroit (MLB)
1956 Detroit (MLB)
1954 Detroit (MLB)
1953 Detroit (MLB)
1952 Detroit (MLB)
1951 Detroit (MLB)
1950 Detroit (MLB)
1949 Detroit (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1952 Detroit (MLB)
Sep 1950 Detroit (MLB)
Player of the Week Aug 4, 1947 Detroit (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink10
Grey Ink206
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Millard Silver 929
Chuck Hathaway 922
Berry Hocker 920
Elmer Deaton 902
Catfish Hoff 894
John Deloge 886
Fish Bridge 879
Leon Hawkins 868
Charlie Sinclair 867
Orlando Nolan 865
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1945 16 7
1947 15 6
1948 19 6
1950 17 4
1951 22 3
1952 24 1
1953 16 7
1954 24 1
1955 13 6
1956 18 2
1957 15 7
1958 14 9
1959 21 2
Year GS Rank
1944 35 8
1945 36 2
1946 39 2
1947 36 8
1948 37 1
1949 36 3
1950 35 5
1951 36 4
1952 37 3
1953 38 1
1954 37 2
1955 38 1
1956 37 2
1957 37 4
1958 37 5
1959 41 1
1960 33 10
Year W Rank
1949 19 3
1950 16 8
1952 21 4
1953 16 9
1954 17 7
1958 19 6
1959 19 6
Year L Rank
1944 15 9
1945 18 4
1946 18 2
1947 17 3
1953 15 6
1955 18 1
Year Win % Rank
1949 0.655 5
1951 0.583 10
1952 0.677 6
1954 0.654 7
1959 0.655 7
Year IP Rank
1947 295.2 7
1948 274.0 9
1949 289.1 4
1950 261.1 9
1951 268.1 10
1952 278.1 6
1953 280.0 6
1954 276.2 9
1955 255.1 6
1956 276.1 7
1957 265.0 8
1958 269.2 10
1959 292.2 7
Year BF Rank
1947 1215 7
1948 1144 10
1949 1181 9
1950 1112 9
1952 1115 10
1953 1205 4
1954 1133 9
1955 1098 6
1956 1155 6
1957 1095 10
1959 1207 9
Year HR Rank
1944 15 7
1946 13 10
1947 27 5
1948 25 5
Year BB Rank
1961 98 9
Year K Rank
1946 142 6
1947 117 5
1948 110 6
1949 86 10
1950 105 8
1951 121 6
1952 127 8
Year WP Rank
1943 6 8
1949 6 5
1950 7 5
1956 6 8
1957 6 9
1959 7 8
1961 10 6
Year ERA Rank
1943 2.728 10
1946 2.523 8
1947 2.740 5
1948 3.055 5
1949 2.955 3
1950 3.788 8
1951 2.683 3
1952 2.781 6
1953 3.054 8
1957 2.785 6
1958 3.204 9
1959 3.014 7
Year BABIP Rank
1947 0.240 5
1949 0.234 2
1951 0.253 5
1952 0.250 5
1954 0.245 5
1959 0.253 8
Year WHIP Rank
1946 1.110 6
1947 1.106 3
1948 1.219 5
1949 1.130 2
1950 1.297 5
1951 1.103 2
1952 1.071 4
1954 1.146 6
1959 1.117 5
Year H/9 Rank
1949 7.621 3
1951 7.916 4
1952 7.567 5
1954 7.872 6
1959 7.719 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1944 1.707 3
1945 1.885 2
1946 2.064 4
1947 1.918 4
1948 1.774 1
1949 2.551 2
1950 2.066 1
1951 2.012 4
1952 2.070 1
1953 2.089 5
1957 1.868 8
1958 2.036 10
1960 2.407 9
Year SHO Rank
1950 2 5
1952 4 3
1953 3 8
1954 3 5
1959 3 4
Year BB (Low) Rank
1944 49 6
1945 55 8
1946 63 5
1947 63 6
1948 54 3
1949 82 7
1950 60 1
1951 60 4
1952 64 5
1957 55 10
Year Hits Rank
1945 264 9
1948 280 4
1950 279 5
1953 301 4
1955 283 1
1956 267 3
1957 261 6
1958 263 6
1959 251 10
Year HR (Low) Rank
1945 6 6
1953 15 7
1956 9 2
1957 11 3
1959 11 4
Year WAR Rank
1945 6.6 6
1946 7.1 5
1947 5.5 9
1948 5.8 8
1949 7.1 2
1950 7.1 3
1951 7.6 4
1952 7.7 3
1953 7.2 4
1954 6.9 6
1955 5.0 7
1956 8.4 4
1957 8.0 5
1958 6.0 7
1959 8.2 2
Year W (Low) Rank
1961 8 3
Year L (Low) Rank
1948 9 8
1949 10 8
1951 10 8
1954 9 9
1960 10 9