Mike Clevinger
33-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 6/9/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-3
ERA
6.75
WHIP
1.94
K
15
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Clevinger was a legitimate upper-tier fantasy starter between 2018-20, registering a combined 2.91 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 416 strikeouts in 367.2 innings (61 starts) between Cleveland and San Diego. Then came a run of injuries, including Tommy John elbow surgery, and now he's only a semi-attractive streaming consideration in standard mixed leagues as he enters his age-33 campaign. Clevinger was posting strikeout percentages in the 27-33 range at his peak, but that number finished at 18.8 percent in 2022 and 20.0 percent in 2023. His fastball did come back to life a bit last year in Chicago and he put up a respectable 3.77 ERA and 1.23 WHIP across 24 outings, but the right-hander struggles with durability, doesn't miss enough bats and is too prone to blowups at this point in his career. Read Past Outlooks
Headed to IL with sore elbow
The White Sox placed Clevinger on the 15-day injured list Tuesday, retroactive to May 25, with right elbow inflammation, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Clevinger had been slated to start Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays but has landed on the IL instead. It's not yet clear how serious the injury is or how much time Clevinger might miss. Jake Woodford is coming up from Triple-A Charlotte to start Tuesday, and he could be needed for multiple outings.
Clevinger had been slated to start Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays but has landed on the IL instead. It's not yet clear how serious the injury is or how much time Clevinger might miss. Jake Woodford is coming up from Triple-A Charlotte to start Tuesday, and he could be needed for multiple outings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
76
Last 10 Games
76
Last 5 Games
76
How many pitches does Mike Clevinger generally throw?
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What part of the game does Mike Clevinger generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-36%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .229 | 114 | 47 | 117 | 26 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .261 | 102 | 37 | 128 | 14 | |||
2024vs Left | .262 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .407 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
2023vs Left | .240 | 50 | 22 | 58 | 11 | |||
2023vs Right | .248 | 60 | 18 | 63 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .211 | 56 | 23 | 48 | 13 | |||
2022vs Right | .257 | 35 | 12 | 54 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
ERA at Home
2024
-29%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.86 | 1.24 | 119.0 | 8.4 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.48 | 1.28 | 142.2 | 6.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Home | 5.79 | 1.50 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2024Away | 8.10 | 2.55 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8.1 | ||||
2023Home | 4.37 | 1.39 | 59.2 | 8.9 | 3.5 | ||||
2023Away | 3.27 | 1.09 | 71.2 | 6.4 | 2.1 | ||||
2022Home | 2.88 | 1.00 | 50.0 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||||
2022Away | 5.46 | 1.35 | 64.1 | 6.9 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mike Clevinger compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.67K/9
8.4BB/9
5.1HR/9
2.3Fastball
93.4 mphERA
6.75WHIP
1.94BABIP
.374GB/FB
0.95Left On Base
70.9%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
7.9%Spin Rate
2114 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.8%Swinging Strike
11.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Could return to Chicago
The White Sox are having internal discussions about re-signing Clevinger, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Clevinger posted a solid 3.77 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 110:40 K:BB over 131.1 frames for the White Sox in 2023 and remains on the free-agent market. The ChiSox have also been connected to Michael Lorenzen as they seek some much-needed arms to supplement their rotation.
Clevinger posted a solid 3.77 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 110:40 K:BB over 131.1 frames for the White Sox in 2023 and remains on the free-agent market. The ChiSox have also been connected to Michael Lorenzen as they seek some much-needed arms to supplement their rotation.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The White Sox made one of the first big splashes of the offseason, signing Clevinger to a one-year, $12 million deal. Clevinger's return from November 2020 Tommy John surgery was delayed by a sore knee and he would go on to miss additional time with a triceps strain, but the right-hander still took the mound 23 times for San Diego (22 starts) during the 2022 regular season. His fastball velocity was down more than a tick from the last time we saw him and his strikeout rate was nowhere close to where it was during his peak years with Cleveland (18.8 K% last season). His home-run rate shot up to a career-high 1.6 HR/9. It's tough to evaluate Clevinger for 2023 given the additional injuries on top of rehab from reconstructive elbow surgery. In theory, Clevinger should get closer to being himself the further he is removed from surgery, but he has totaled just 282 innings since the start of the 2019 season and should be projected conservatively.
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Coughs up season-high five runs
Clevinger (0-3) took the loss against the Orioles on Thursday, allowing five runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five over 4.2 innings.
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Stuck with second loss
Clevinger (0-2) took the loss Friday, giving up three runs on five hits and two walks over 4.2 innings as the White Sox were downed 4-2 by the Yankees. He struck out five.
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Shows improvement in second start
Clevinger allowed one run on four hits and no walks while striking out five batters over 4.2 innings in a no-decision against Cleveland on Saturday.
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Shelled in season debut
Clevinger (0-1) took the loss Monday, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and four walks over two innings against Tampa Bay. He had no strikeouts.
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Recalled ahead of season debut
The White Sox recalled Clevinger from Triple-A Charlotte ahead of his start Monday against the Rays in Tampa.
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