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Brett Butler League
4-1-2030
Clay Donaldson Relief Pitcher
Retired (2026, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 3.69 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 184-80 Status Retired (2026) Option Years 0  
SV 1 Age 40 (OS 41) Date of Birth 08-07-1989
K 1913 Drafted Round 1, Pick 3
(2007)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(28 games)
IP 2290.0
WHIP 1.33
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C+   Ldrship D-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D+ Velocity A-   Mentor Val C-
Speed C+ Bunt C+ Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range D  WS Rings 8
1B --- LF --- Arm F  WS Appearances 8
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 10
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
2011 TEX-CLE-TEX
0
 0
7
2
0
0
0
 0
10.1
 20 14 14 0 6
9
2.52
12.19
2012 TEX
9
 13
36
36
0
0
0
 0
185.1
 235 134 113 4 75
160
1.67
5.49
2013 TEX
8
 11
24
24
1
0
0
 0
125.1
 159 88 78 5 50
94
1.67
5.60
2014 TEX
6
 3
26
12
0
0
0
 2
79.0
 92 48 42 3 31
58
1.56
4.78
2015 TEX
12
 5
23
23
0
0
0
 0
149.2
 127 53 48 8 57
131
1.23
2.89
2016 TEX
12
 5
47
14
0
0
0
 2
128.2
 116 52 50 3 48
86
1.27
3.50
2017 TEX
14
 8
32
22
0
0
1
 1
153.0
 146 75 71 2 51
132
1.29
4.18
2018 TEX
12
 2
23
23
0
0
0
 0
147.0
 137 60 57 3 53
126
1.29
3.49
2019 TEX
16
 7
30
30
0
0
0
 0
205.2
 201 79 75 4 64
183
1.29
3.28
2020 TEX
18
 1
31
31
0
0
0
 0
205.0
 186 69 60 3 70
181
1.25
2.63
2021 TEX
17
 4
28
28
2
1
0
 0
198.0
 168 75 70 2 63
164
1.17
3.18
2022 TEX
14
 11
31
31
1
1
0
 0
206.1
 187 88 79 2 81
158
1.30
3.45
2023 TEX
20
 4
31
30
1
0
0
 0
214.0
 171 72 68 6 71
194
1.13
2.86
2024 TEX
20
 4
32
31
0
0
0
 0
205.1
 185 87 84 2 87
174
1.32
3.68
2025 TEX
6
 1
38
5
0
0
0
 1
69.2
 66 33 28 0 30
59
1.38
3.62
2026 ATL
0
 1
1
1
0
0
0
 0
7.2
 5 3 2 0 3
4
1.04
2.35
2030
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
184
 80
440
343
5
2
1
 6
2290.0
 2201 1030 939 47 840
1913
1.33
3.69
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Clay Donaldson has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2026-04-28The Atlanta Micronauts have waived Clay Donaldson.
2026-04-09The Atlanta Micronauts have designated Clay Donaldson for assignment.
2026-04-05The Atlanta Micronauts have acquired Clay Donaldson from the waiver wire.
2026-04-01The Texas Mavericks have promoted Steve Villegas to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted John Akers to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Chad Gomez to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Chick Dessau to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have designated Bill Foucault for assignment. The Texas Mavericks have designated Smokey Stover for assignment. The Texas Mavericks have designated Clay Donaldson for assignment. The Texas Mavericks have designated Juan Delmas for assignment.
2019-04-27Clay Donaldson of the Texas Mavericks is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
2017-10-14Clay Donaldson of the Texas Mavericks is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
2013-03-05The Texas Mavericks have promoted Wally Cooper to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Clay Donaldson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have sent Denney Brock to the minors. The Texas Mavericks have sent Pete Pinson to the minors.
2012-10-03The Texas Mavericks have promoted Denney Brock to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Pete Pinson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have sent John Velazquez to the minors. The Texas Mavericks have sent Lefty Slidell to the minors. The Texas Mavericks have sent Clay Donaldson to the minors.
2012-03-13The Texas Mavericks have promoted Clay Donaldson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have promoted Quilvio Biscan to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have sent Steve Draper to the minors. The Texas Mavericks have sent Ted Hughes to the minors.
2011-10-03Trade #1246772 has been completed between the Texas Mavericks and the Cleveland Clovers. The Cleveland Clovers receive from the Texas Mavericks in exchange for Clay Donaldson.
2011-09-28The Cleveland Clovers have sent Clay Donaldson to the minors.
2011-09-28The Cleveland Clovers have promoted Dave Lawrence to the major league team. The Cleveland Clovers have promoted Clay Donaldson to the major league team.
2011-06-28Trade #1240073 has been completed between the Texas Mavericks and the Cleveland Clovers. The Cleveland Clovers receive Derek Daniels, Clay Donaldson from the Texas Mavericks in exchange for .
2011-05-31The Texas Mavericks have promoted Steve Draper to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have sent Clay Donaldson to the minors.
2011-05-15The Texas Mavericks have promoted Clay Donaldson to the major league team. The Texas Mavericks have sent Steve Draper to the minors.
2011-04-01The Texas Mavericks have renamed Donald Gill to Clay Donaldson.
2011-04-01Trade #1232027 has been completed between the Texas Mavericks and the Minnesota Muskies. The Minnesota Muskies receive Ben Higginson from the Texas Mavericks in exchange for Donald Gill.