Tyler Clippard
mlbretiredRP·Arizona Diamondbacks·#39
6'3" · 200 lbs · Born February 14, 1985 — Lexington, KY
Background
Career
College
None
Draft
2003 Rd 9, #274
Active
2007–2021
New York Yankees2017
Washington Nationals2008-2014
New York Mets2015
Houston Astros2017
Minnesota Twins2020
MLB · Career
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NYY | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | -0.1 | 6.33 | 1.70 | 27.0 | 18 | 17 | 1.1 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | WAS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.1 | 4.35 | 1.84 | 10.1 | 8 | 7 | 1.1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | WAS | 41 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.3 | 2.69 | 1.13 | 60.1 | 67 | 32 | 2.1 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | WAS | 78 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 1.5 | 3.07 | 1.21 | 91.0 | 112 | 41 | 2.7 | 69 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 23 | 10 |
| 2011 | WAS | 72 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.3 | 1.83 | 0.84 | 88.1 | 104 | 26 | 4.0 | 48 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 38 | 7 |
| 2012 | WAS | 74 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0.3 | 3.72 | 1.16 | 72.2 | 84 | 29 | 2.9 | 55 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 13 | 5 |
| 2013 | WAS | 72 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.8 | 2.41 | 0.86 | 71.0 | 73 | 24 | 3.0 | 37 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2014 | WAS | 75 | 0 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 1.5 | 2.18 | 1.00 | 70.1 | 82 | 23 | 3.6 | 47 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 6 |
| 2015 | OAK | 37 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1.0 | 2.79 | 1.19 | 38.2 | 38 | 21 | 1.8 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | NYM | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 0.2 | 3.06 | 1.05 | 32.1 | 26 | 10 | 2.6 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 2015 | — | 69 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1.2 | 2.92 | 1.13 | 71.0 | 64 | 31 | 2.1 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 6 |
| 2016 | ARI | 40 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0.4 | 4.30 | 1.30 | 37.2 | 46 | 15 | 3.1 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 13 | 2 |
| 2016 | NYY | 29 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0.6 | 2.49 | 1.22 | 25.1 | 26 | 11 | 2.4 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
| 2016 | — | 69 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 1.0 | 3.57 | 1.27 | 63.0 | 72 | 26 | 2.8 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
| 2017 | NYY | 40 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | -0.2 | 4.95 | 1.29 | 36.1 | 42 | 19 | 2.2 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 2017 | CHW | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.80 | 1.30 | 10.0 | 12 | 5 | 2.4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | HOU | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | -0.3 | 6.43 | 1.29 | 14.0 | 18 | 7 | 2.6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | — | 67 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 0.1 | 4.77 | 1.29 | 60.1 | 72 | 31 | 2.3 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2018 | TOR | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.3 | 3.67 | 1.17 | 68.2 | 85 | 23 | 3.7 | 57 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
| 2019 | CLE | 53 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.90 | 0.85 | 62.0 | 64 | 15 | 4.3 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIN | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.4 | 2.77 | 0.88 | 26.0 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2021 | ARI | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0.6 | 3.20 | 1.30 | 25.1 | 21 | 11 | 1.9 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | WAS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | -0.1 | 7.20 | 2.00 | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 807 | 14 | 56 | 48 | .538 | -- | 3.16 | 1.11 | 872.1 | 956 | 344 | 2.8 | 625 | 327 | 306 | 74 | 226 | 58 |
Stats via ESPN · MLB career statistics · Through 2022
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