Bill Claire  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
God, who doesn't love a knuckler? I saw a slow-motion version of one of his pitches on TV, it's no wonder they're unhittable! Claire can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. Claire also has a decent changeup. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Claire is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Claire has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Claire as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2002 SSM 84 68 42 40 53 46 55 50 51 60 48 42 0 0 0 43 20 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 2 41 29 241
2003 SSM 85 72 52 45 53 46 55 50 51 60 48 42 0 0 0 47 21 1 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 8 31 266
2004 SSM 85 76 59 48 53 46 55 50 51 60 48 42 0 0 0 51 22 2 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 37 284
2005 WIN 85 80 67 50 53 46 55 50 51 60 54 42 0 0 0 55 23 3 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 41 309
2006 CAL 85 81 78 53 53 46 55 50 51 64 54 42 0 0 0 63 24 4 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 44 337
2007 CAL 85 81 86 60 53 46 55 50 51 64 54 42 0 0 0 74 25 5 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 48 361
2008 CAL 85 81 86 63 53 46 55 50 51 68 54 42 0 0 0 77 26 6 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 370
2009 CAL 85 81 86 66 53 46 55 50 51 68 54 45 0 0 0 77 27 7 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 373
2010 CAL 85 81 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 70 54 45 0 0 0 77 28 8 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 369
2011 CHA 83 81 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 71 54 45 0 0 0 77 29 9 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 367
2012 CHA 83 81 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 71 54 47 0 0 0 77 30 10 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 367
2013 CHA 82 80 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 71 57 47 0 0 0 77 31 11 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 367
2014 CHA 82 80 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 72 57 47 0 0 0 77 32 12 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 367
2015 WIN 85 80 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 72 59 47 0 0 0 77 33 13 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 51 372
2016 WIN 85 80 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 73 60 47 0 0 0 77 34 14 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 50 373
2017 WIN 85 81 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 73 60 47 0 0 0 77 35 15 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 50 373
2018 WIN 82 80 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 73 60 48 0 0 0 77 36 16 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 50 368
2019 WIN 85 81 85 66 47 46 55 50 51 73 60 48 0 0 0 77 37 17 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 48 371
2020 GRR 85 81 86 66 47 46 55 50 51 73 60 48 0 0 0 77 38 18 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 49 371
Ratings Delta     +1                           +1 +1           +1  

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2003 21 PALS 12 15 0 0 36 36 20 1 200.2 5.2 211 21 89 132 0 0 5.93 1.48 1.50 .265 .394 .270 .261 4.58
2004 22 PALS 13 16 0 0 37 37 14 0 195 5.1 216 29 102 116 0 0 5.35 1.14 1.63 .274 .449 .286 .267 5.86
2005 23 PALL 12 15 0 0 38 38 18 3 230.2 6.0 273 35 83 146 0 0 5.71 1.76 1.55 .290 .475 .284 .294 5.11
Totals     37 46 0 0 111 111 52 4 626.1 5.2 700 85 274 394 0 0 5.66 1.44 1.56 .277 .441 .286 .268 5.18

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2002 20 SSM 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5.2 5.2 2 0 7 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.73 .111 .111 .286 .000 0.00
2006 24 CAL 9 15 0 0 28 28 11 1 162 5.2 183 33 38 71 0 0 3.94 1.87 1.36 .284 .509 .278 .289 5.06
2007 25 CAL 10 13 1 0 34 29 19 2 215 6.1 186 37 47 178 7 1 7.45 3.79 1.08 .225 .416 .232 .219 3.73
2008 26 CAL 16 14 0 0 39 39 21 4 276 7.0 255 56 47 269 0 0 8.77 5.72 1.09 .240 .442 .261 .221 4.30
2009 27 CAL 15 13 0 0 40 38 22 7 280.2 7.0 273 57 37 254 3 0 8.16 6.86 1.11 .250 .469 .247 .253 4.14
2010 28 CAL 7 6 2 0 28 12 8 1 121.2 4.1 118 27 23 106 6 0 7.87 4.61 1.16 .247 .491 .246 .248 4.36
2011 29 CHA 17 9 0 0 33 26 14 6 213 6.1 210 57 31 188 4 2 7.94 6.06 1.13 .253 .520 .244 .260 4.14
2012 30 CHA 19 8 0 0 34 34 23 4 240.1 7.0 208 49 26 224 0 0 8.40 8.62 0.97 .229 .443 .236 .223 3.33
2013 31 CHA 21 7 0 0 33 33 20 6 247.1 7.1 218 47 41 199 0 0 7.25 4.85 1.05 .233 .437 .248 .222 3.35
2014 32 CHA 14 3 7 4 37 25 16 3 212.1 5.2 175 42 22 186 2 1 7.89 8.45 0.93 .220 .421 .270 .187 2.97
2015 33 WPG 15 11 0 0 32 32 22 6 231 7.1 202 43 45 212 0 0 8.26 4.71 1.07 .231 .427 .240 .224 3.16
2016 34 WPG 16 14 0 0 33 33 16 3 229.2 7.0 240 53 38 204 0 0 8.01 5.37 1.21 .264 .499 .292 .237 4.47
2017 35 WPG 18 14 0 0 33 33 19 4 235.1 7.0 227 40 42 192 0 0 7.35 4.57 1.14 .251 .442 .239 .261 3.86
2018 36 WPG 14 15 0 0 33 33 23 8 249.2 7.2 213 45 34 207 0 0 7.48 6.09 0.99 .225 .422 .225 .226 3.43
2019 37 WPG 17 11 0 0 32 32 20 6 235 7.1 193 36 34 247 0 0 9.46 7.26 0.97 .219 .384 .232 .208 3.29
2020 38 GRR 14 13 0 0 33 33 18 4 227 7.0 228 45 33 207 0 0 8.21 6.27 1.15 .254 .455 .286 .228 4.16
Totals     222 166 10 4 503 461 272 65 3381.2 6.2 3131 667 545 2944 22 4 7.84 5.40 1.09 .241 .449 .251 .229 3.81

Transfer History for Bill Claire
Date Transferred with Claire To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
July 29 2002 Sault Ste. Marie Stampede Stewart Gilks
Taber Rig Pigs
April 6 2006 Kersten Farish
Lincoln Beermann
Calgary Remparts Alijah Doakes
Jamorian Voiselle
Windsor Spitfires
April 4 2011 Asmar Coleburn
Otto Coplen
Charlottetown Blues Brent Ponson
Ernie Clemens
1st Rd 2011 - 18th pick
2nd Rd 2011 - 46th pick
3rd Rd 2011 - 74th pick
Calgary Remparts
June 17 2015 Odie Cushman
Winnipeg Cobras Mark Twitchell
Aron Adger
1st Rd 2015 - 9th pick
3rd Rd 2015 - 65th pick
Charlottetown Blues

Bill Claire's Career Highlights
Year Details
2002 1st round - 12th overall selection by Taber Rig Pigs in the 2002 Amateur Draft
2012 Fishermen League All Star
2013 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, April
2013 Fishermen League All Star
2013 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, July
2014 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, June
2014 Fishermen League All Star
2017 Complete Game No-Hitter vs Yellowknife Bluenotes, 17th June
2019 Farmers League All Star

Bill Claire's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
September 18, 2015 8 Tight elbow 19%  
August 9, 2020 4 Pulled tricep tendon 17%  

Bill Claire's Comparable Players
Player Names
Santana Mulkhey 95.1% Elisha Rhymer 91.3%      

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