Cornelius
Clayson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 8, 1943 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 OMA JL $ 4,485,000   6 6 7 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6
1974 31 MAN FL $ 4,485,000   5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 6 6
1975 32 MAN FL $ 4,485,000   5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 7
1976 33 LOU JL $ 4,485,000   5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1977 34 AUS FL $ 4,485,000   5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 4,485,000   5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 7 6 6
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,485,000   6 6 7 7 4 5 4 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 30 OMA JL $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 31 MAN FL $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 32 MAN FL $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 33 LOU JL $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 34 AUS FL $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,485,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 30 OMA JL 12 8 .600 36 36 0 0 0 205.7 180 88 29 91 124 3.85 .237 .317 .424 .741 10.6
1974 31 OMA JL 7 8 .467 22 22 2 1 0 121.3 142 82 21 61 89 6.08 .293 .372 .485 .856 0.0
  MAN FL 3 6 .333 11 11 1 0 0 78.3 73 35 11 35 54 4.02 .247 .328 .414 .742 3.1
  TOT   10 14 .417 33 33 3 1 0 199.7 215 117 32 96 143 5.27 .276 .355 .458 .813 3.1
1975 32 MAN FL 11 18 .379 33 33 2 0 0 214.3 235 131 36 128 151 5.50 .277 .374 .496 .870 0.0
1976 33 MAN FL 4 5 .444 20 13 1 0 0 94.3 85 49 17 50 69 4.68 .244 .337 .470 .807 1.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 3 3 0 0 0 23.3 21 8 3 8 25 3.09 .239 .302 .477 .779  
1977 34 AAA   7 3 .700 15 15 0 0 0 102.3 83 37 10 51 106 3.25 .221 .315 .368 .683  
    A   7 2 .778 10 10 2 0 0 81.0 50 28 5 18 97 3.11 .172 .221 .286 .507  
4 Years Sim 37 45 .451 122 115 6 1 0 714.0 715 385 114 365 487 4.85 .261 .348 .462 .810 14.9
2 Years AAA 7 4 .636 18 18 0 0 0 125.7 104 45 13 59 131 3.22 .225 .312 .389 .701  
1 Years A 7 2 .778 10 10 2 0 0 81.0 50 28 5 18 97 3.11 .172 .221 .286 .507  
3 Years Minors 14 6 .700 28 28 2 0 0 206.7 154 73 18 77 228 3.18 .205 .278 .349 .628  
Season Average 9 11 .450 30 28 1 0 0 178.5 178 96 28 91 121 4.85 .261 .348 .462 .810  
Career Highs 12 18 .600 36 36 3 1 0 214.3 235 131 36 128 151 5.50 .277 .374 .496 .870  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   351 183 57 177 252   .243 .326 .426 .752
vs LH   364 202 57 188 235   .282 .373 .502 .875
Home 18 27 .400 62 58 1 0 0 356.7 344 199 58 193 266 5.02 .253 .346 .455 .800
Away 19 18 .514 60 57 5 1 0 357.3 371 186 56 172 221 4.68 .270 .351 .469 .820
Mar/Apr 6 5 .545 24 21 1 0 0 139.3 129 70 22 65 91 4.52 .249 .332 .447 .779
May 10 7 .588 23 23 1 0 0 141.7 133 77 22 83 94 4.89 .252 .354 .467 .821
June 5 10 .333 20 20 1 0 0 125.7 125 71 23 61 89 5.09 .256 .339 .465 .804
July 5 8 .385 20 16 1 1 0 91.3 108 62 18 55 63 6.11 .296 .388 .515 .903
August 7 8 .467 16 16 1 0 0 107.3 112 54 14 46 70 4.53 .267 .340 .451 .791
Sep/Oct 4 7 .364 19 19 1 0 0 108.7 108 51 15 55 80 4.22 .258 .344 .434 .778
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 30 OMA JL 36 67 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 1 3 20 .090 .129 .119 .248 -1.2 0.0
1974 31 OMA JL 22 37 3 6 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 10 .162 .279 .243 .522 3.1 0.1
  MAN FL 11 27 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 .074 .107 .185 .292 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   33 64 3 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 7 21 .125 .211 .219 .430 2.9 0.1
1975 32 MAN FL 33 83 7 6 4 2 0 4 0 1 3 28 .072 .105 .169 .273 -1.3 0.0
1976 33 MAN FL 21 36 3 5 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 18 .139 .135 .278 .413 1.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 123 250 15 25 10 4 1 11 1 2 13 87 .100 .144 .184 .328 1.4 0.1
162 Game Average 329 19 32 13 5 1 14 1 2 17 114 .100 .144 .184 .328 1.8  
Career Highs 36 83 7 8 4 2 1 4 1 1 7 28 .139 .211 .278 .430 2.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   168 10 20 7 4 1 9 0 2 7 63 .119 .153 .226 .380 2.2
vs LH   82 5 5 3 0 0 2 1 0 6 24 .061 .125 .098 .223 -2.0
Home 63 115 6 10 4 2 0 4 0 0 4 44 .087 .118 .157 .274 -1.8
Away 60 135 9 15 6 2 1 7 1 2 9 43 .111 .166 .207 .373 1.9
RISP   69 0 6 1 1 0 10 0 0 2 20 .087 .111 .130 .242 -1.6
Close/Late   14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .071 .133 .143 .276 -0.2
Mar/Apr 24 49 5 5 2 1 0 4 1 0 4 12 .102 .167 .184 .350 0.8
May 23 49 4 6 3 1 0 3 0 1 3 18 .122 .173 .224 .398 0.8
June 20 45 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 17 .089 .109 .178 .286 -0.4
July 16 34 3 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 13 .147 .171 .265 .436 1.0
August 16 40 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 3 11 .075 .140 .150 .290 -0.3
Sep/Oct 19 33 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 16 .061 .088 .091 .179 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 30 OMA JL P 36 36 205.7 17 46 2 5 .969 2.76    
1974 31 OMA JL P 22 22 121.3 10 20 2 1 .938 2.23    
  MAN FL P 11 11 78.3 6 13 1 1 .950 2.18    
  TOT   P 33 33 199.7 16 33 3 2 .942 2.21    
1975 32 MAN FL P 33 33 214.3 15 43 5 4 .921 2.44    
1976 33 MAN FL P 20 13 94.3 5 21 0 3 1.000 2.48    
Career Totals   122 115 714.0 53 143 10 14 .951 2.47    
Career Highs   36 36 214.3 17 46 5 5 1.000 2.76    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1973 30 OMA JL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 7 9 1 8 5 9.35 .226 .385 .419 .804
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 7 9 1 8 5 9.35 .226 .385 .419 .804
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 30 OMA JL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1975-3-18
Games Started
1973-7-36
Hits Allowed
1975-5-235
Homeruns Allowed
1975-6-36
Walks Allowed
1973-7-91
1975-1-128
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 88th overall pick, by Las Vegas in 1973
Had first career hit (double) on 4/23/1973, off Denny Estrada (DM)
Earned first career win on 4/30/1973
Traded from Las Vegas to Omaha on 6/21/1973 (Going to OMA: P C. Clayson, CF K. McLish. Going to LV: CF W. Consolo, P O. Santamaria)
Traded from Omaha to Manhattan on 7/31/1974 (Going to MAN: P C. Clayson. Going to OMA: C B. Yagi, 3B J. Stringer)
Hit first career homerun on 6/4/1976, off Denny Estrada (SEA)
Traded from Louisville to Austin on 7/3/1977 (Going to AUS: P C. Clayson, 3B D. Smithson, P J. Mooney, SS R. Domeno. Going to LOU: P D. Morgan, SS K. Crover, 3B I. Dolly)