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Name Team Age
Clay Irwin Retired (2012, Age 34) 49
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 3, Pick 47
(2003)		 C R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Bobby Doerr League 0 5 years (37 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B  B 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
C+ B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B+ B+ F 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- C-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
B+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B  0 10/25/1978
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
2004 AHP 52 207 44 6 0 1 17 9 58 .501 .245 .256 .213
2004 HHP 52 195 52 2 0 4 25 14 40 .654 .316 .338 .267
2004 LHP 45 96 28 1 0 3 12 5 19 .719 .324 .396 .292
2004 RHP 96 306 68 7 0 2 30 18 79 .531 .267 .265 .222
2005 AHP 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .125 .125 .125
2005 RHP 2 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .125 .125 .125
2006 AHP 60 219 46 5 2 5 22 15 52 .582 .263 .320 .210
2006 HHP 58 213 55 12 0 8 38 17 37 .742 .315 .427 .258
2006 LHP 44 48 10 4 0 2 5 4 7 .686 .269 .417 .208
2006 RHP 118 384 91 13 2 11 55 28 82 .658 .291 .367 .237
2007 AHP 42 129 23 4 0 3 6 12 27 .533 .254 .279 .178
2007 HHP 30 97 23 3 0 2 12 10 25 .638 .308 .330 .237
2007 LHP 45 126 32 6 0 4 12 9 29 .706 .309 .397 .254
2007 RHP 55 100 14 1 0 1 6 13 23 .419 .239 .180 .140
2008 AHP 70 254 67 8 0 7 39 24 50 .707 .329 .378 .264
2008 HHP 62 219 56 10 0 5 30 22 39 .692 .322 .370 .256
2008 LHP 67 135 38 6 0 2 25 13 23 .708 .338 .370 .281
2008 RHP 121 338 85 12 0 10 44 33 66 .697 .321 .376 .251
2009 AHP 35 119 26 5 0 2 8 20 18 .639 .329 .311 .218
2009 HHP 32 113 34 4 1 1 12 8 22 .722 .341 .381 .301
2009 LHP 52 145 42 9 1 1 13 21 24 .761 .375 .386 .290
2009 RHP 49 87 18 0 0 2 7 7 16 .539 .263 .276 .207
2010 AHP 10 37 9 3 0 0 1 3 8 .624 .300 .324 .243
2010 HHP 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .250 .250 .250
2010 LHP 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2010 RHP 11 39 10 3 0 0 1 3 9 .643 .310 .333 .256
2012 AHP 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
2012 HHP 3 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .258 .167 .091 .091
2012 LHP 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
2012 RHP 5 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 .161 .105 .056 .056
Total AHP 273 981 216 31 2 18 93 83 218 .593 .282 .311 .220
Total HHP 238 852 222 31 1 20 117 72 168 .687 .318 .370 .261
Total LHP 256 553 150 26 1 12 67 52 103 .719 .332 .387 .271
Total RHP 457 1280 288 36 2 26 143 103 283 .601 .284 .317 .225
Total 511 1833 438 62 3 38 210 155 386 .637 .299 .338 .239
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2012-11-01Clay Irwin has retired from the Kansas City Royals
2012-05-24The Kansas City Royals have acquired Clay Irwin from the waiver wire.
2012-05-08The Kansas City Royals have waived Clay Irwin.
2012-04-12The Kansas City Royals have promoted Jake Hunter to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Clay Irwin for assignment.
2012-04-11Clay Irwin of the Kansas City Royals is injured and is expected to be out 37 days.
2012-04-04The Kansas City Royals have promoted Steve Ancker to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Charlie Coggin to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Frank Sloan to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Harry Brown to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Danny McKeithan to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clay Irwin to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Shane Judnich to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have sent Ed Mangan to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated Ron Mails for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have sent Phil Howard to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have sent Clem Elliott to the minors. The Kansas City Royals have designated Minnie Patton for assignment.
2010-04-18The Kansas City Royals have designated Clay Irwin for assignment.
2006-04-01The Kansas City Royals have promoted Randy McElwee to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clay Irwin to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Tim Comer to the major league team.
2005-04-18The Kansas City Royals have demoted Clay Irwin to the minor leagues.
2005-03-25The Kansas City Royals have promoted Ross Rohr-Beck to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Johnny Gerner to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clay Irwin to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Vern Hippauf for assignment.
2004-10-20The Kansas City Royals have promoted John Barrett to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Cliff Fuentes to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Paul Hooper for assignment. The Kansas City Royals have sent Clay Irwin to the minors.
2004-03-25The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clay Irwin to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Randy McElwee to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have promoted Clete Schoonmaker to the major league team. The Kansas City Royals have designated Gene Smykal for assignment.
2001-05-07Trade #1896239 has been completed between the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals receive Draft Pick 2003 Round 3 SF (Clay Irwin), Draft Pick 2002 Round 3 SF (Chris Dalesandro) from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Brian Davis.