Clayton Richard Autographs
Clayton Richard is a former American professional baseball pitcher who played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Born on September 12, 1983, in Lafayette, Indiana, Richard attended and played baseball in high school at McCutcheon High School. He later enrolled at the University of Michigan, where he played for the Michigan Wolverines baseball team.
Clayton Richard's professional baseball career began in 2005 when he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the eighth round of the MLB Draft. He made his debut in the MLB against the Texas Rangers on July 23, 2008, and played for the White Sox for four seasons before being traded to the San Diego Padres in July 2009. Richard played for the Padres until 2013 before brief stints with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cubs. He then signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2018, where he played for one season before ending his career after the 2019 season.
Throughout his career, Clayton Richard had a career record of 68-79 with a 4.51 earned run average (ERA) and 883 strikeouts in 1,286.2 innings pitched. Richard was known for his ability to induce ground balls, as he had a career ground ball rate of 53.3%. In 2012, Richard set a Padres franchise record for most ground ball double plays induced in a season with 31. Off the field, Richard was known for his philanthropic work and established the Clayton Richard Foundation to help underprivileged children and their families.
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Current items with a signature of Clayton Richard
These are the most current items with a signature of Clayton Richard that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2009 Upper Deck - Clayton Richard #586 SIGNED | $6.23 |  |
 | 2012 Topps - Clayton Richard #339 SIGNED | $6.23 | |
Traded items with a signature of Clayton Richard
The most expensive item with a signature of Clayton Richard (CLAYTON RICHARD SIGNED SWEET SPOT BASEBALL WHITE SOX) was sold in July 2008 for $65.01 while the cheapest item (Clayton Richard signed auto'd 2008 Bowman Baseball Card) found a new owner for $0.49 in November 2010. The month with the most items sold (6) was August 2008 with an average selling price of $12.23 for an autographed item of Clayton Richard. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2015 with $60.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.49 was November 2010. In average, an autographed item from Clayton Richard is worth $5.13.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Clayton Richard were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2006 Kannapolis Intimidators CLAYTON RICHARD Signed Card autograph PADRES SOX | $4.91 |  |
 | 2009 Topps Update CLAYTON RICHARD #UH46 ? Padres ? GORGEOUS Autograph ? 1/1 | $6.99 | |
| 2012 Topps - Clayton Richard #339 SIGNED | $6.48 | |
 | 2025 John Rudolph Signed Auto Art Card Clayton Richard Topps 1/1 | $9.49 | |
 | Clayton Richard 2005 Bowman Chrome #99 Signed card auto autograph White Sox | $3.49 | |
| Clayton Richard 2005 Bowman Chrome #99 Signed card auto autograph White Sox | $3.49 | |
| Clayton Richard 2005 Bowman Chrome #99 Signed card auto autograph White Sox | $3.49 | |
| Clayton Richard 2005 Bowman Chrome #99 Signed card auto autograph White Sox | $3.49 | |
| Clayton Richard 2005 Bowman Chrome #99 Signed card auto autograph White Sox | $3.99 | |
| CLAYTON RICHARD 2012 PANINI PRIZM SILVER SP AUTOGRAPH AUTO CARD #'D /25 MLB | $5.49 | |
 | Clayton Richard Chicago White Sox 2005 Bowman Gold Signed Auto Card #BDP99 ~ COA | $5.94 | |
| Clayton Richard-Autographed Rawlings Major League Bud Selig Baseball | $44.95 | |
| Clayton Richard-Chicago White Sox-Autographed 8x10 Baseball Photo | $29.45 | |
| Padres Clayton Richard Signed Autographed 2011 Topps Chrome Mint | $4.95 | |
 | White Sox Clayton Richard Signed Autographed 2005 Bowman Chrome First Year Mint | $4.45 | |
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Latest News about Clayton Richard
Blue Jays acquire left-hander Richard from Padres (12/30/2018): TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays acquired left-handed pitcher Clayton Richard and cash considerations from the San Diego Padres on Sunday for Canadian outfielder Connor Panas. Detroit Tigers continue search for pitching; scout Astros' Wandy Rodriguez, Padr (07/19/2012): Detroit killed two birds with one stone Wednesday when the club scouted Houston's Wandy Rodriguez and San Diego's Clayton Richard in San Diego. 
Report: White Sox ‘Checked In’ On Clayton Richard (07/18/2012): The White Sox reportedly "checked in" on Padres left-hander Clayton Richard. Padre who won't be traded - Clayton Richard (06/28/2012): This Just In: Left-hander has been hot
Older News Stories about Clayton Richard
Detroit Tigers continue search for pitching; scout Astros' Wandy Rodriguez, Padr (07/2012): Detroit killed two birds with one stone Wednesday when the club scouted Houston's Wandy Rodriguez and San Diego's Clayton Richard in San Diego.
