Cliff Pennington
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| 28-year-old Shortstop |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Date of Birth: June 15, 1984 |
| Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 |
| Bats/Throws: S/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2005 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 21 | NCAA | Texas A&M U. | 256 | 212 | 44 | 77 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 37 | 25 | .363 | .449 | .561 | 1010 | |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Kane County | 334 | 290 | 49 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 39 | 47 | .276 | .362 | .359 | 721 | |
| 2006 | 22 | Rookie | AZL Athletics | 32 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .464 | .531 | .643 | 1174 | |
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Stockton | 202 | 177 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 35 | .203 | .302 | .277 | 579 | |
| 2007 | 23 | Wint | Phoenix | 79 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .241 | .405 | .362 | 767 | |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Stockton | 333 | 286 | 50 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 43 | 54 | .255 | .348 | .399 | 747 | |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Midland | 315 | 272 | 42 | 69 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 38 | 35 | .254 | .343 | .338 | 681 | |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Midland | 244 | 204 | 42 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 36 | 20 | .260 | .377 | .314 | 691 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Sacramento | 294 | 236 | 47 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 34 | 11 | .297 | .422 | .386 | 808 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 117 | 99 | 14 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 4 | .242 | .333 | .293 | 626 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Sacramento | 417 | 360 | 48 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 2 | 45 | 54 | 26 | .264 | .341 | .367 | 708 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Oakland | 229 | 208 | 27 | 58 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 46 | 7 | .279 | .341 | .418 | 759 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 575 | 508 | 64 | 127 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 50 | 96 | 29 | .250 | .313 | .368 | 681 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Oakland | 570 | 515 | 57 | 136 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 1 | 42 | 104 | 14 | .264 | .314 | .369 | 683 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Sacramento | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .455 | .571 | .545 | 1116 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Oakland | 462 | 418 | 50 | 90 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 35 | 90 | 15 | .215 | .275 | .311 | 586 |
| 2013 | 29 | MLB | Arizona | 123 | 108 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 0 | .204 | .276 | .278 | 554 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 21 | NCAA | Texas A&M U. | 256 | 212 | .198 | 14.5% | 9.8% | .389 | 57 | 10.19 | .434 | ||||
| 2005 | 21 | A | Kane County | 334 | 290 | .083 | 11.7% | 14.1% | .321 | 40 | 4.84 | .329 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | Rookie | AZL Athletics | 32 | 28 | .179 | 12.5% | 6.3% | .500 | 18% | 18% | 10 | 18.00 | .508 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | A+ | Stockton | 202 | 177 | .074 | 11.9% | 17.3% | .243 | 44% | 8% | 15 | 2.87 | .272 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | Wint | Phoenix | 79 | 58 | .121 | 22.8% | 11.4% | .271 | 44% | 14% | 11 | 6.32 | .354 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Stockton | 333 | 286 | .144 | 12.9% | 16.2% | .296 | 37% | 16% | 42 | 5.20 | .328 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Midland | 315 | 272 | .084 | 12.1% | 11.1% | .285 | 41% | 16% | 33 | 4.26 | .311 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Midland | 244 | 204 | .054 | 16.0% | 14.8% | .315 | 45% | 21% | 28 | 4.91 | .326 | 98 | 85 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Sacramento | 294 | 236 | .089 | 18.4% | 11.6% | .340 | 41% | 22% | 40 | 6.24 | .366 | 106 | 105 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 117 | 99 | .051 | 11.1% | 15.4% | .296 | 36% | 22% | 10 | 3.42 | .292 | 88 | 66 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Sacramento | 417 | 360 | .103 | 10.8% | 12.9% | .304 | 39% | 15% | 32 | 2.64 | .315 | 96 | 88 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Oakland | 229 | 208 | .139 | 8.3% | 20.1% | .342 | 46% | 17% | 24 | 3.86 | .334 | 101 | 100 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 575 | 508 | .118 | 8.7% | 16.7% | .298 | 36% | 21% | 47 | 2.86 | .301 | 95 | 86 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Oakland | 570 | 515 | .105 | 7.4% | 18.2% | .318 | 37% | 24% | 44 | 2.67 | .300 | 95 | 88 |
| 2012 | 28 | AAA | Sacramento | 14 | 11 | .090 | 21.4% | 28.6% | .714 | 33% | 50% | 3 | 10.13 | .500 | 149 | 192 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Oakland | 462 | 418 | .096 | 7.6% | 19.5% | .261 | 41% | 21% | 24 | 1.70 | .263 | 83 | 62 |
| 2013 | 29 | MLB | Arizona | 123 | 108 | .074 | 9.8% | 23.6% | .269 | 34% | 23% | 7 | 1.99 | .236 | 77 | 59 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Arizona | 2012: Sacramento | 2012: Oakland
| Split Statistics with Oakland in 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| October | 11 | 10 | .000 | 0 | 9.1% | 9.1% | .222 | 33% | 33% | .200 | .273 | .200 | .229 |
| April | 91 | 80 | .200 | 3 | 11.0% | 15.4% | .270 | 36% | 23% | .250 | .330 | .450 | .337 |
| May | 112 | 97 | .041 | 0 | 9.8% | 19.6% | .227 | 33% | 20% | .175 | .250 | .216 | .219 |
| June | 88 | 77 | .104 | 0 | 10.2% | 14.8% | .406 | 44% | 16% | .338 | .398 | .442 | .370 |
| July | 84 | 75 | .134 | 0 | 8.3% | 17.9% | .367 | 31% | 20% | .293 | .357 | .427 | .344 |
| August | 96 | 83 | .084 | 0 | 8.3% | 19.8% | .312 | 34% | 28% | .241 | .302 | .325 | .280 |
| September | 93 | 86 | .174 | 3 | 4.3% | 12.9% | .239 | 39% | 19% | .233 | .269 | .407 | .288 |
| AWAY | 294 | 259 | .128 | 4 | 9.5% | 14.6% | .283 | 36% | 21% | .247 | .316 | .375 | .305 |
| HOME | 281 | 249 | .108 | 2 | 7.8% | 18.9% | .314 | 36% | 22% | .253 | .310 | .361 | .296 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 19 | MLB | @ Miami | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| May 17 | MLB | @ Miami | PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 15 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 13 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 12 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 9 | MLB | vs. Philadelphia | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 7 | MLB | @ LA Dodgers | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 5 | MLB | @ San Diego | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 4 | MLB | @ San Diego | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| May 3 | MLB | @ San Diego | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 1 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| April 30 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 29 | MLB | vs. San Francisco | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 28 | MLB | vs. Colorado | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 27 | MLB | vs. Colorado | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 26 | MLB | vs. Colorado | PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 25 | MLB | vs. Colorado | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 24 | MLB | @ San Francisco | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 22 | MLB | @ San Francisco | 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 20 | MLB | @ Colorado | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 19 | MLB | @ Colorado | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April 18 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 17 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April 16 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 14 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April 13 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| April 12 | MLB | vs. LA Dodgers | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 10 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| April 9 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
January 2013
MLB.com: D-backs reach two-year agreement with PenningtonJuly 2012
MLB.com: A's place Pennington on DL, recall SogardSeptember 2011
Athletics Nation: Project Greenlight! Pennington's 2-run Double On 3-0 Pitch Supports McCarthy GemUsually when Brandon McCarthy throws a complete game, he goes 8 innings and gets hung with a tough loss.
March 2011
MLB.com: Favoring left side, Pennington returns to actionJune 2010
Athletics Nation: Zooks Alive! Dingalingalingaling!!! HR Saves A's Against Comedic PiratesPennington walked and would have been picked off but the throw was wild.