2023 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.89
WHIP
1.21
K
32
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
RANKSFrom Preseason

Serving as opener Friday
Clarke will serve as the Royals' opening pitcher for Friday's road game against the Angels, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Clarke will likely work an inning or two before giving way to Ryan Yarbrough, who is expected to work the bulk of the innings in relief while the Royals look to replace the injured Kris Bubic (elbow) in the rotation. It's the first opener assignment for Clarke, who holds a 6.75 ERA but a 12:3 K:BB over eight innings out of the bullpen this season.
Clarke will likely work an inning or two before giving way to Ryan Yarbrough, who is expected to work the bulk of the innings in relief while the Royals look to replace the injured Kris Bubic (elbow) in the rotation. It's the first opener assignment for Clarke, who holds a 6.75 ERA but a 12:3 K:BB over eight innings out of the bullpen this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Taylor Clarke generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
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41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Taylor Clarke generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-4%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .265 | 48 | 13 | 53 | 4 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .269 | 71 | 18 | 74 | 9 | |||
2023vs Left | .235 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .245 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 3 | |||
2022vs Left | .250 | 17 | 4 | 19 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .267 | 31 | 4 | 31 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .301 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .283 | 27 | 9 | 30 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-37%
ERA on Road
2023
-60%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 5.00 | 1.40 | 63.0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.14 | 1.22 | 57.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2023Home | 3.86 | 1.41 | 16.1 | 10.5 | 2.8 | ||||
2023Away | 1.54 | 0.94 | 11.2 | 10.0 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Home | 5.40 | 1.29 | 23.1 | 7.7 | 1.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.81 | 1.09 | 25.2 | 9.8 | 1.1 | ||||
2021Home | 5.40 | 1.50 | 23.1 | 8.5 | 2.3 | ||||
2021Away | 4.50 | 1.55 | 20.0 | 7.7 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Taylor Clarke compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.56K/9
10.3BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.0Fastball
94.7 mphERA
2.89WHIP
1.21BABIP
.319GB/FB
0.83Left On Base
80.5%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
5.3%Spin Rate
2170 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.7%Swinging Strike
13.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Clarke broke through to the major leagues in 2019 and worked primarily as a starter. He posted a 5.31 ERA, buried by allowing 2.4 HR/9 across 84.2 innings. In 2020, his role changed thanks to the addition of Madison Bumgarner as he began the season in middle and long relief. He posted a passable 3.54 ERA, as a reliever, though his skills were far from spectacular, as he mustered only a 17:10 K:BB across 20.1 innings. Things only worsened once he was pushed back into the starting rotation after Bumgarner and Merrill Kelly landed on the injured list, as he logged a 5.09 ERA and 23:11 K:BB. Whether a starter or reliever, Clarke has been prone to the long ball, logging a 2.2 HR/9 across 128 total innings in the big leagues. Heading into 2021, Clarke projects to start the season as a long reliever and potential swing man.
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Collects first win
Clarke (1-0) earned the win Saturday versus the Giants. He allowed three hits and struck out three without walking a batter in a scoreless eighth inning.
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Moves past injury
Clarke (lower body) made his Cactus League debut in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Guardians, giving up one run on two hits over an inning of relief.
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Set for live BP on Sunday
Clarke (lower body) is set to throw live batting practice Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Tending to lower-body injury
Royals manager Matt Quatraro said Monday that Clarke 's throwing progression will be slowed down after the right-hander experienced lower-body soreness in a bullpen session Sunday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Avoids arbitration
Clarke signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the Royals on Friday to avoid arbitration, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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