Cliff Pennington
Clifton Randolph Pennington
Born: June 15, 1984
Corpus Christi, TX US
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, LF, OF
Bats: Switch
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 1 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Texas A&M
Career: 2005-2019
Major League Statistics
Cliff Pennington compiled a career batting average of .258 with 25 home runs and 236 RBI in his 621-game career with the Kane County Cougars, Athletics, Stockton Ports, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Midland RockHounds, Sacramento River Cats, Diamondbacks, Reno Aces, Inland Empire 66ers, Salt Lake Bees, Round Rock Express, Louisville Bats and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He began playing during the 2005 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 69 | 334 | 290 | 49 | 80 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 6 | 39 | 47 | .276 | .364 | .359 | .723 | 104 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 46 | 202 | 177 | 36 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 24 | 35 | .203 | .302 | .277 | .579 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | 9 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .464 | .531 | .643 | 1.174 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 70 | 314 | 271 | 41 | 68 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 35 | .251 | .343 | .336 | .679 | 91 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 68 | 333 | 286 | 50 | 73 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 54 | .255 | .348 | .399 | .747 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 23 | 79 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 9 | .241 | .410 | .362 | .772 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 65 | 294 | 236 | 47 | 70 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 34 | .297 | .426 | .386 | .812 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 50 | 244 | 204 | 42 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 20 | 1 | 39 | 36 | .260 | .379 | .314 | .692 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 99 | 417 | 360 | 48 | 95 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 45 | 54 | .264 | .345 | .367 | .712 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .455 | .571 | .545 | 1.117 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 4 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .385 | .529 | .385 | .914 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | R | ARIZ | Diamondbacks | 5 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .421 | .500 | .474 | .974 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | Inland Empire 66ers | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .667 | 1.095 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .304 | .385 | .478 | .863 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 11 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .267 | .378 | .333 | .712 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 61 | 250 | 216 | 26 | 44 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 54 | .204 | .301 | .282 | .584 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 29 | 112 | 92 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 24 | .196 | .306 | .413 | .719 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 621 | 2734 | 2320 | 385 | 599 | 118 | 18 | 25 | 236 | 126 | 23 | 367 | 405 | .258 | .359 | .357 | .716 | 828 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | SS | 65 | 99 | 194 | 13 | 31 | .958 | 4.508 |
| 2006 | R | ARIZ | Athletics | SS | 8 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .913 | 2.625 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | SS | 46 | 67 | 112 | 10 | 26 | .947 | 3.891 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 2B | 9 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 9 | .979 | 5.111 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | SS | 66 | 117 | 187 | 14 | 40 | .956 | 4.606 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | SS | 64 | 111 | 186 | 13 | 39 | .958 | 4.641 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 2B | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 2.833 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 2B | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | SS | 10 | 16 | 32 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 4.800 |
| 2007 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | SS | 46 | 72 | 151 | 8 | 33 | .965 | 4.848 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | SS | 34 | 61 | 114 | 6 | 33 | .967 | 5.147 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3B | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | .818 | 3.000 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 2B | 17 | 33 | 50 | 5 | 15 | .943 | 4.882 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 2B | 15 | 37 | 38 | 3 | 9 | .962 | 5.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | SS | 77 | 114 | 236 | 15 | 57 | .959 | 4.545 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3B | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.667 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 2B | 16 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 11 | .951 | 4.875 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | LF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | OF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | SS | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .923 | 4.000 |
| 2014 | R | ARIZ | Diamondbacks | SS | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .917 | 3.667 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | SS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 2B | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CALL | Inland Empire 66ers | SS | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 3B | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.857 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | SS | 54 | 67 | 154 | 5 | 31 | .978 | 4.093 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 2B | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.800 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | SS | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.500 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 3B | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.250 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2B | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | SS | 23 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 6 | .968 | 2.652 |
| Totals | 604 | 932 | 1679 | 107 | 381 | .961 | 4.323 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | A | Midwest League | Kane County Cougars | OAK | June 23, 2005 | September 5, 2005 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | April 6, 2006 | June 19, 2006 |
| 2006 | R | Arizona League | Athletics | OAK | August 10, 2006 | August 27, 2006 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | April 5, 2007 | June 17, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | June 19, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2007 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Phoenix Desert Dogs | October 10, 2007 | November 15, 2007 | |
| 2008 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | April 3, 2008 | May 29, 2008 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | May 30, 2008 | August 11, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 9, 2009 | July 30, 2009 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | August 3, 2012 | August 6, 2012 |
| 2014 | R | Arizona League | Diamondbacks | ARI | July 26, 2014 | July 31, 2014 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | August 2, 2014 | August 5, 2014 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | California League | Inland Empire 66ers | LAA | May 25, 2016 | May 26, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | July 20, 2016 | July 28, 2016 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 29, 2018 | May 13, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | TEX | May 19, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 5, 2019 | May 18, 2019 |
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