Cliff Pennington
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| 27-year-old Shortstop |
| Oakland Athletics |
| 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 |
| 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 | 99 |
| 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 |
Extended Statistics
2011: Oakland | 2010: Oakland | 2009: Sacramento
| Split Statistics with Oakland in 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 88 | 79 | .076 | 1 | 5.7% | 18.2% | .274 | 37% | 20% | .228 | .261 | .304 | .248 |
| May | 104 | 94 | .096 | 2 | 7.7% | 13.5% | .321 | 40% | 20% | .287 | .346 | .383 | .326 |
| June | 105 | 94 | .053 | 0 | 7.6% | 18.1% | .253 | 44% | 25% | .202 | .257 | .255 | .234 |
| July | 90 | 82 | .135 | 2 | 6.7% | 13.3% | .382 | 39% | 28% | .341 | .378 | .476 | .362 |
| August | 99 | 87 | .138 | 1 | 10.1% | 25.3% | .377 | 22% | 33% | .276 | .343 | .414 | .332 |
| September | 84 | 79 | .139 | 2 | 6.0% | 21.4% | .305 | 40% | 14% | .253 | .298 | .392 | .302 |
| AWAY | 275 | 249 | .129 | 5 | 7.3% | 18.2% | .351 | 41% | 22% | .293 | .338 | .422 | .331 |
| HOME | 295 | 266 | .083 | 3 | 7.5% | 18.3% | .287 | 34% | 25% | .237 | .292 | .320 | .272 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 23 | MLB | @ LA Angels | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 22 | MLB | vs. Texas | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 21 | MLB | vs. Texas | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | vs. Texas | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 17 | MLB | vs. Detroit | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 16 | MLB | vs. Detroit | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 15 | MLB | vs. Detroit | SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September 14 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | SS | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 13 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 12 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 11 | MLB | @ Texas | SS | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 10 | MLB | @ Texas | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 9 | MLB | @ Texas | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 7 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 6 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 5 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 4 | MLB | vs. Seattle | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| September 3 | MLB | vs. Seattle | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 2 | MLB | vs. Seattle | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| September 1 | MLB | @ Cleveland | SS | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 31 | MLB | @ Cleveland | SS | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 30 | MLB | @ Cleveland | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 29 | MLB | @ Cleveland | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 27 | MLB | @ Boston | SS | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 27 | MLB | @ Boston | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 26 | MLB | @ Boston | SS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 25 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| August 24 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 23 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 21 | MLB | vs. Toronto | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
September 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.