Clayton
Pursel
 
Nickname: Champagne
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 5, 1999 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Rookie of the Year 2019   
All-Star Selections 2021    2025   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2018 18 MIL VL     7 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
2019 19 MIL VL $ 100,000   10 8 8 8 1 1 1 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
2020 20 MIL VL $ 100,000   10 8 8 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
2021 21 MIL VL $ 100,000   10 8 8 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7
2022 22 MIL VL $ 100,000   10 8 8 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
2023 23 MIL VL $ 100,000   10 8 8 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
2024 24 MIL VL $ 13,950,000   9 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 8 8 8
2025 25 MIL VL $ 13,950,000   9 7 7 7 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
Min Ratings     7 7 7 7 1 1 1 9 9 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
Max Ratings $ 13,950,000   10 8 8 8 2 2 2 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2018 18 AAA   8 13 .381 24 24 2 0 0 160.7 167 80 20 43 168 4.48 .263 .310 .464 .774  
2019 19 MIL VL 14 12 .538 35 35 4 0 0 240.3 209 100 20 75 127 3.74 .233 .295 .411 .706 15.4
2020 20 MIL VL 20 7 .741 37 37 6 2 0 260.0 202 83 17 41 122 2.87 .212 .250 .352 .603 21.9
2021 21 MIL VL 18 8 .692 37 37 2 0 0 246.7 196 84 15 47 126 3.06 .212 .255 .344 .599 20.1
2022 22 MIL VL 22 6 .786 34 34 4 0 0 223.0 200 78 20 59 100 3.15 .235 .288 .386 .674 18.8
2023 23 MIL VL 20 9 .690 37 37 5 2 0 260.0 194 84 12 66 122 2.91 .205 .260 .338 .598 23.4
2024 24 MIL VL 11 10 .524 32 32 0 0 0 196.0 216 93 17 43 128 4.27 .274 .316 .435 .750 10.5
2025 25 MIL VL 19 6 .760 37 37 7 5 0 244.3 185 86 17 72 152 3.17 .208 .269 .336 .605 20.5
7 Years Sim 124 58 .681 249 249 28 9 0 1670.3 1402 608 118 403 877 3.28 .224 .275 .370 .645 130.5
1 Years AAA 8 13 .381 24 24 2 0 0 160.7 167 80 20 43 168 4.48 .263 .310 .464 .774  
Season Average 17 8 .680 35 35 4 1 0 238.6 200 86 16 57 125 3.28 .224 .275 .370 .645  
Career Highs 22 12 .786 37 37 7 5 0 260.0 216 100 20 75 152 4.27 .274 .316 .435 .750  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   853 383 80 231 515   .230 .275 .384 .659
vs LH   549 225 38 172 362   .216 .266 .350 .616
Home 58 29 .667 125 125 14 8 0 851.7 701 289 49 211 449 3.05 .221 .270 .366 .636
Away 66 29 .695 124 124 14 1 0 818.7 701 319 69 192 428 3.51 .228 .273 .374 .646
Mar/Apr 20 11 .645 41 41 4 1 0 279.0 238 98 21 61 127 3.16 .226 .269 .375 .643
May 17 9 .654 42 42 4 2 0 277.0 239 100 18 63 148 3.25 .227 .270 .365 .636
June 26 9 .743 41 41 6 3 0 277.0 241 103 23 55 143 3.35 .232 .270 .396 .666
July 9 9 .500 26 26 6 2 0 186.6 135 59 10 40 116 2.85 .201 .245 .318 .563
August 21 8 .724 39 39 3 1 0 252.6 220 104 22 73 149 3.70 .231 .286 .397 .682
Sep/Oct 31 12 .721 60 60 6 0 0 398.0 329 144 24 111 194 3.26 .222 .276 .358 .634
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2019 19 MIL VL P 35 35 240.3 17 35 4 1 .929 1.95    
2020 20 MIL VL P 37 37 260.0 15 49 1 5 .985 2.22    
2021 21 MIL VL P 37 37 246.7 17 44 2 1 .968 2.23    
2022 22 MIL VL P 34 34 223.0 18 52 1 4 .986 2.83    
2023 23 MIL VL P 37 37 260.0 20 40 1 5 .984 2.08    
2024 24 MIL VL P 32 32 196.0 15 34 0 1 1.000 2.25    
2025 25 MIL VL P 37 37 244.3 24 27 0 4 1.000 1.88    
Career Totals   249 249 1670.3 126 281 9 21 .978 2.19    
Career Highs   37 37 260.0 24 52 4 5 1.000 2.83    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2020 20 MIL VL 3 1 .750 4 4 1 0 0 29.3 21 11 0 6 10 3.38 .193 .235 .284 .519
2021 21 MIL VL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 8 6 2 4 5 3.60 .151 .211 .321 .531
2023 23 MIL VL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 16.7 19 10 2 4 12 5.40 .279 .319 .500 .819
2024 24 MIL VL 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 23.0 22 8 2 5 8 3.13 .244 .284 .378 .662
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 3 .667 12 12 1 0 0 84.0 70 35 6 19 35 3.75 .219 .263 .363 .625
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2020-4-2.87
2021-9-3.06
2022-10-3.15
2023-6-2.91
Wins
2020-3-20
2021-6-18
2022-1-22
2023-2-20
2025-5-19
Winning Pct
2020-6-.741
2022-3-.786
2025-5-.760
CAR-20-.681
Games Started
2020-6-37
2021-5-37
2023-1-37
2025-2-37
Complete Games
2020-7-6
2023-9-5
2025-6-7
Shutouts
2020-5-2
2023-6-2
2025-1-5
Innings Pitched
2019-7-240.3
2020-4-260.0
2021-8-246.7
2023-1-260.0
2025-7-244.3
Walks per 9IP
2020-8-1.4
Hits per 9IP
2019-10-7.8
2020-2-7.0
2021-3-7.2
2022-10-8.1
2023-2-6.7
2025-4-6.8
CAR-33-7.6
WHiP
2020-1-0.93
2021-3-0.99
2023-3-1.00
2025-6-1.05
CAR-30-1.08
OAVG
2020-2-.212
2021-2-.212
2022-10-.235
2023-2-.205
2025-4-.208
CAR-34-.224
OOBP
2020-1-.250
2021-2-.255
2023-3-.260
2025-6-.269
CAR-27-.275
OSLG
2023-6-.338
2025-10-.336
OOPS
2020-7-.603
2021-3-.599
2023-3-.598
2025-6-.605
CAR-49-.645
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 87    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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