Craig Clayton
Craig Cory Clayton
Born: November 29, 1970
Bellflower, CA US
Primary Position: Third base
All Position(s) Played: 2B, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Draft: Round 6 (1991 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
School: Cal State Northridge
Career: 1991-1997
Craig Clayton compiled a career batting average of .294 with 11 home runs and 114 RBI in his 351-game career with the Bellingham Mariners, San Bernardino Spirit, Riverside Pilots, Jacksonville Suns, Clinton LumberKings, Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Memphis Chicks, Grand Forks Varmints and Mobile BayBears. He began playing during the 1991 season and last took the field during the 1997 campaign.
 San Bernardino Spirit |
 Bellingham Mariners |
 Jacksonville Suns |
 Riverside Pilots |
 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
 Memphis Chicks |
 Clinton LumberKings |
 Mobile BayBears |
 Grand Forks Varmints |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Pilots | 1 | 1 | .500 | 7.86 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 26 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 135 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 52 | |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Pilots | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.00 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160.3 | 171 | 102 | 89 | 16 | 83 | 3 | 156 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 738 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.45 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 37.3 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 154 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | 0 | 0 | 5.59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 52 | |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.76 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.3 | 34 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 127 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 2 | 1 | .667 | 6.57 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
| 1997 | Ind | PRAI | Grand Forks Varmints | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.64 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 191 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Totals | 18 | 16 | .529 | 4.68 | 129 | 39 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 336.3 | 346 | 208 | 175 | 38 | 162 | 5 | 325 | 22 | 5 | 31 | 1537 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | 43 | 184 | 159 | 16 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 30 | .264 | .319 | .384 | .702 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Spirit | 20 | 84 | 75 | 8 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | .333 | .398 | .493 | .891 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Spirit | 63 | 240 | 217 | 21 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | .249 | .304 | .359 | .664 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 59 | 240 | 215 | 23 | 64 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 29 | .298 | .353 | .367 | .721 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Pilots | 60 | 272 | 235 | 37 | 77 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | .328 | .401 | .413 | .814 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Ind | PRAI | Grand Forks Varmints | 21 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .406 | .412 | .594 | 1.006 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 277 | 1055 | 934 | 113 | 275 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 114 | 22 | 18 | 90 | 128 | .294 | .353 | .397 | .751 | 371 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | 3B | 36 | 14 | 63 | 10 | 6 | .885 | 2.139 |
| 1991 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Spirit | 3B | 17 | 12 | 28 | 1 | 1 | .976 | 2.353 |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NORW | Bellingham Mariners | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Spirit | 3B | 48 | 28 | 70 | 23 | 8 | .810 | 2.042 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Spirit | OF | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .667 | .400 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | CALL | San Bernardino Spirit | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | OF | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1993 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Pilots | 3B | 57 | 39 | 127 | 14 | 8 | .922 | 2.912 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 3B | 43 | 20 | 79 | 10 | 2 | .908 | 2.302 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1993 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Pilots | P | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .100 |
| 1994 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .100 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | CALL | Riverside Pilots | P | 28 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .960 | .857 |
| 1996 | AA | SOUL | Memphis Chicks | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1996 | A | MIDW | Clinton LumberKings | P | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .929 | .481 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | P | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 |
| 1997 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | Ind | PRAI | Grand Forks Varmints | P | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .636 |
| 1997 | Advanced A | CALL | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | P | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 1997 | Ind | PRAI | Grand Forks Varmints | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | Ind | PRAI | Grand Forks Varmints | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1997 | Ind | PRAI | Grand Forks Varmints | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| Totals | 351 | 160 | 396 | 62 | 26 | .900 | 1.584 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Bellingham Mariners | SEA | ||
| 1991 | Advanced A | California League | San Bernardino Spirit | SEA | ||
| 1992 | Advanced A | California League | San Bernardino Spirit | SEA | ||
| 1993 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | SEA | ||
| 1993 | Advanced A | California League | Riverside Pilots | SEA | ||
| 1994 | Advanced A | California League | Riverside Pilots | SEA | ||
| 1994 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | SEA | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | California League | Riverside Pilots | SEA | ||
| 1996 | A | Midwest League | Clinton LumberKings | SDN | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | California League | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | SDN | ||
| 1996 | AA | Southern League | Memphis Chicks | SDN | ||
| 1997 | Ind | Prairie League | Grand Forks Varmints | |||
| 1997 | Advanced A | California League | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | SDN | ||
| 1997 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN |
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