RF Ryan Clifford #21
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
02/01/2027
OA: 55 POT: 65
RF RYAN CLIFFORD #21 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
128 428 99 17 1 33 91 68 163 .231 .361 .507 0 1.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 40 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 65 60 65 65
Eye 60 55 60 65
Avoid K's 40 35 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 50
Errors: - 40 55
Arm: 20 60 70
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: 45 Center Field: 25
2nd Base: - Right Field: 55
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/18/2026 @ BAL Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10/17/2026 @ BAL Win, 12-5 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 0
10/15/2026 BAL Win, 7-4 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
10/14/2026 BAL Loss, 4-7 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
10/13/2026 BAL Win, 6-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/11/2026 @ BAL Loss, 3-5 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 0
10/10/2026 @ BAL Loss, 3-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/2026 @ BOS Win, 6-3 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
09/05/2026 @ BOS Win, 9-8 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 0
09/04/2026 @ BOS Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Earns his paycheck.
Birthday:07/20/2003
Born in:Raleigh, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 29 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 128 428 99 17 1 33 91 73 68 163 .231 .361 .507 .868 .364 .276 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 117 518 20 5 0 13 0 2 217 51 0 0 0.0 80.5 6.32 1.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   102 23 5 0 8 22 16 17 42 0 0 5 .225 .363 .510 .873
Versus Right   326 76 12 1 25 69 57 51 121 2 0 15 .233 .360 .506 .867
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   76 23 2 0 8 20 18 10 27 0 0 6 .303 .424 .645 1.069
May   82 21 5 1 6 14 15 12 20 1 0 4 .256 .374 .561 .935
June   75 7 1 0 1 4 5 16 34 0 0 2 .093 .269 .147 .415
July   92 27 6 0 9 27 18 12 37 1 0 3 .293 .389 .652 1.041
August   83 19 2 0 9 23 14 15 33 0 0 4 .229 .373 .578 .951
September   20 2 1 0 0 3 3 3 12 0 0 1 .100 .250 .150 .400
Spring Training   39 14 3 0 1 6 6 4 9 1 0 1 .359 .422 .513 .935
Postseason   24 5 1 0 4 6 6 3 12 0 0 1 .208 .321 .750 1.071
Last Year   428 99 17 1 33 91 73 68 163 2 0 20 .231 .361 .507 .868
2 Years Ago   87 22 4 0 2 6 12 8 38 0 0 2 .253 .330 .368 .698
Career   515 121 21 1 35 97 85 76 201 2 0 22 .235 .356 .483 .840
Home   204 50 7 0 20 50 38 32 73 0 0 13 .245 .382 .574 .955
Road   224 49 10 1 13 41 35 36 90 2 0 7 .219 .342 .446 .788
Grass   406 96 16 0 32 87 70 64 155 1 0 18 .236 .364 .512 .876
Turf   22 3 1 1 1 4 3 4 8 1 0 2 .136 .310 .409 .719
Day   128 36 5 1 14 37 29 24 51 1 0 5 .281 .411 .664 1.075
Night   300 63 12 0 19 54 44 44 112 1 0 15 .210 .339 .440 .779
As Starter   419 97 17 1 32 89 72 67 159 2 0 20 .232 .362 .506 .868
As Reliever / Substitution   9 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
Pinch Hitting   7 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Close/Late   99 24 7 1 9 24 15 21 35 0 0 3 .242 .390 .606 .996
Inning 1-3   154 34 8 0 8 30 27 20 55 1 0 7 .221 .335 .429 .764
Inning 4-6   145 35 2 0 14 32 24 21 59 1 0 8 .241 .366 .545 .911
Inning 7-9   124 28 6 1 11 25 22 25 49 0 0 4 .226 .373 .556 .929
Extra Innings   5 2 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .625 .600 1.225
0 Outs   138 30 5 0 10 17 32 22 51 1 0 10 .217 .363 .471 .834
1 Outs   136 32 9 1 9 31 17 20 57 1 0 4 .235 .348 .515 .863
2 Outs   154 37 3 0 14 43 24 26 55 0 0 6 .240 .371 .532 .903
Scoring Position   123 34 7 0 6 52 22 23 42 2 0 8 .276 .417 .480 .896
Bases Empty   213 44 6 1 17 17 37 32 90 0 0 9 .207 .335 .484 .818
Runner on 1st   92 21 4 0 10 22 14 13 31 0 0 3 .228 .343 .598 .940
Runner on 2nd   33 6 0 0 2 5 7 10 15 0 0 1 .182 .386 .364 .750
Runner on 3rd   11 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 5 1 0 1 .273 .400 .273 .673
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 14 4 0 3 21 6 3 13 0 0 3 .333 .417 .643 1.060
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 1 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .312 .646
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 2 0 1 9 5 3 1 0 0 1 .417 .562 .833 1.396
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 9 2 3 5 1 0 2 .222 .467 .222 .689
Two Strikes   251 32 5 0 7 26 24 33 163 1 0 12 .127 .259 .231 .490
First Pitch   42 17 1 0 5 11 11 2 0 0 0 1 .405 .444 .786 1.230
Count 0-1   26 13 2 0 4 13 4 0 0 0 0 3 .500 .552 1.038 1.590
Count 0-2   54 8 0 0 1 4 4 0 38 0 0 1 .148 .164 .204 .367
Count 1-0   31 9 2 1 5 12 7 0 0 1 0 1 .290 .303 .903 1.206
Count 1-1   34 13 5 0 4 10 10 2 0 0 0 2 .382 .447 .882 1.330
Count 1-2   86 9 1 0 3 4 7 0 59 0 0 4 .105 .144 .221 .365
Count 2-0   12 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .583 .833
Count 2-1   20 8 0 0 4 8 5 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .429 1.000 1.429
Count 2-2   70 8 1 0 1 8 2 0 48 1 0 6 .114 .182 .171 .353
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 4 1 0 3 8 10 21 0 0 0 0 .333 .758 1.167 1.924
Full Count   41 7 3 0 2 10 11 33 18 0 0 1 .171 .547 .390 .937
Behind in Count   166 30 3 0 8 21 15 0 97 0 0 8 .181 .218 .343 .562
Ahead in Count   75 24 4 1 13 31 24 31 0 1 0 2 .320 .523 .920 1.443
Batting 2nd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 3rd   16 6 1 1 2 6 5 5 5 1 0 1 .375 .522 .938 1.459
Batting 4th   404 91 16 0 30 83 67 62 154 1 0 19 .225 .354 .488 .842
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 2.000 2.500
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   157 32 4 0 14 20 24 26 59 0 0 8 .204 .346 .497 .842
Medium Leverage   176 40 7 1 11 30 31 26 66 2 0 7 .227 .346 .466 .812
High Leverage   93 27 6 0 8 41 18 16 36 0 0 5 .290 .421 .613 1.034
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Chicago - MLB 21 23 87 22 4 0 2 6 12 8 2 0 38 0 0 .253 .330 .368 .698 88 92 -0.4
2026 Chicago - MLB 22 128 428 99 17 1 33 91 73 68 20 2 163 0 0 .231 .361 .507 .868 139 136 1.9
Total MLB 151 515 121 21 1 35 97 85 76 22 2 201 0 0 .235 .356 .483 .840 131 129 1.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Houston (FCL) - R 18 13 36 8 3 0 1 5 8 12 2 0 16 2 0 .222 .440 .389 .829 113 119 0.2
2022 Fayetteville - A 18 12 41 11 2 0 1 5 5 10 0 0 15 0 0 .268 .412 .390 .802 123 130 0.2
2023 Fayetteville - A 19 25 92 31 5 0 2 15 22 25 3 1 27 3 1 .337 .488 .457 .944 162 172 1.2
2023 Asheville - A+ 19 58 214 58 11 0 16 46 35 21 10 5 62 1 1 .271 .356 .547 .903 128 123 1.0
2023 Brooklyn - A+ 19 32 117 22 4 0 6 20 13 18 3 2 51 1 0 .188 .307 .376 .683 75 79 -0.3
2023 Total - A+ 19 115 423 111 20 0 24 81 70 64 16 8 140 5 2 .262 .374 .480 .854 122 123 1.9
2024 Brooklyn - A+ 20 31 102 22 6 0 1 10 13 32 2 0 43 1 0 .216 .412 .304 .716 109 123 0.8
2024 Binghamton - AA 20 97 328 77 19 0 21 59 59 65 8 4 118 3 2 .235 .370 .485 .855 142 136 2.8
2025 Binghamton - AA 21 33 121 41 5 0 20 43 31 28 3 0 42 0 0 .339 .474 .876 1.350 251 241 2.8
2025 Syracuse - AAA 21 29 109 28 9 1 7 23 16 18 4 0 40 0 0 .257 .382 .550 .932 130 130 1.0
2025 Charlotte - AAA 21 69 248 64 14 1 19 48 45 44 15 2 103 0 1 .258 .398 .552 .950 135 135 1.5
2025 Total - AAA 21 98 357 92 23 2 26 71 61 62 19 2 143 0 1 .258 .393 .552 .945 134 134 2.5
Total IL 98 357 92 23 2 26 71 61 62 19 2 143 0 1 .258 .393 .552 .945 134 134
Total EL 130 449 118 24 0 41 102 90 93 11 4 160 3 2 .263 .399 .590 .989 172 165
Total SAL 121 433 102 21 0 23 76 61 71 15 7 156 3 1 .236 .357 .443 .801 109 111
Total CAR 37 133 42 7 0 3 20 27 35 3 1 42 3 1 .316 .465 .436 .901 151 159
Total FCL 13 36 8 3 0 1 5 8 12 2 0 16 2 0 .222 .440 .389 .829 113 119
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2026 Chicago - MLB 22 7 24 5 1 0 4 6 6 3 1 0 12 0 0 .208 .321 .750 1.071 186 181 -1.2
Total MLB 7 24 5 1 0 4 6 6 3 1 0 12 0 0 .208 .321 .750 1.071 186 181
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Charlotte - AAA 1B 3 0 6 0 2 6 0 1.000 4.0 13.50 0.0 .000
2025 Binghamton - AA 1B 4 4 24 3 1 27 0 1.000 35.2 6.81 +0.0 .991
2025 Binghamton - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .952
2025 Chicago - MLB RF 23 23 26 0 0 28 2 .929 194.0 1.21 -3.6 .870
2025 Syracuse - AAA RF 29 29 49 0 0 49 0 1.000 248.1 1.78 -0.4 .951
2025 Charlotte - AAA RF 66 66 124 5 1 131 2 .985 575.1 2.02 -4.7 .933
2025 Binghamton - AA RF 25 25 45 0 0 45 0 1.000 213.0 1.90 -0.5 .932
2026 Chicago - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Chicago - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Chicago - MLB RF 125 117 176 7 0 188 5 .973 1053.2 1.56 -9.9 .926
TOTAL 1B 7 4 30 3 3 33 0 1.000 39.2 7.49 +0.0 .991
TOTAL LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.0 .952
TOTAL RF 268 260 420 12 1 441 9 .980 2284.1 1.70 -19.1 .928
PLAYER HISTORY
07/17/2022 Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 11th round of the 2022 MLB June Amateur Draft from Crossroads FLEX HS (Cary, NC).
08/01/2023 Traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Mets.
03/05/2024 Named the #75 prospect in the MLB
03/20/2024 Named the #92 prospect in the MLB
05/13/2024 OF Ryan Clifford assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Brooklyn Cyclones. [Auto]
05/13/2024 Binghamton Rumble Ponies activated OF Ryan Clifford. [Auto]
10/31/2024 Named the #89 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 50 (65); Eye: 50 (65).
04/03/2025 Named the #66 prospect in the MLB
05/17/2025 Hits three home runs against the Hartford Yard Goats, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
05/19/2025 Wins the EL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/2025 Wins the EL Batter of the Month Award.
06/09/2025 Wins the EL Player of the Week Award.
06/16/2025 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Chicago White Sox, along with SP David Peterson, RF Alex Ramirez, 2B Jose Caballero, and SP Joel Diaz, in exchange for CL Tanner Scott and CF Luis Robert Jr..
07/04/2025 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
10/26/2025 Wins the 2025 IL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
12/01/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
01/18/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Chicago White Sox development complex.
04/02/2026 Named the #62 prospect in the MLB
04/02/2026 Outstandingly completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Chicago White Sox development complex.
04/25/2026 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/01/2026 Wins the MLB AL Rookie of the Month Award.
09/06/2026 Injured (fractured wrist),out for 5 weeks.
11/22/2026 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2026 5 8
Year HP Rank
2026 20 3
Year ISO Rank
2026 .276 8
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