Roger Clemens, baseball player, 1984-2007

Roger Clemens

Born: 8/4/1962 in Dayton, OH, USA

MLB Debut: 1984-05-15 | Final Game: 2007-09-16

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 205 lbs

Full name: William Roger Clemens

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Biography

Roger Clemens, born in 1962, was a dominant pitcher who played from 1984 until his retirement in 2007. Over his illustrious career, he compiled a remarkable record of 354 wins and 184 losses, with an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.12. Clemens was known for his powerful fastball and fierce competitiveness, making him one of the most feared pitchers in baseball during his era. He recorded a staggering 4,672 strikeouts, showcasing his ability to overpower hitters and establish himself as a strikeout artist. Clemens' career was highlighted by numerous accolades, including seven Cy Young Awards, which underscored his excellence and dominance on the mound. He was selected to the All-Star Game 11 times, further solidifying his status as one of the premier pitchers of his generation. His contributions to the game extended beyond his statistical achievements, as he played a significant role in the evolution of pitching in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Clemens' legacy continues to be a topic of discussion, as he remains an iconic figure in baseball history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
354 184 709 707 118 46 0 4916.7 4185 1707 363 1580 4672 3.12 0

Career ERA 3.12 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 26.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1984 BOS AL 9 4 21 20 5 1 0 133.3 146 64 29 126 4.32 3.81 (-13%) 3314.5
1985 BOS AL 7 5 15 15 3 1 0 98.3 83 36 37 74 3.29 3.89 (+15%) 2088.9
1986 BOS AL 24 4 33 33 10 1 0 254.0 179 70 67 238 2.48 3.97 (+38%) 7765.1
1987 BOS AL 20 9 36 36 18 7 0 281.7 248 93 83 256 2.97 4.29 (+31%) 10306.2
1988 BOS AL 18 12 35 35 14 8 0 264.0 217 86 62 291 2.93 3.73 (+21%) 10850.7
1989 BOS AL 17 11 35 35 8 3 0 253.3 215 88 93 230 3.13 3.71 (+16%) 3604.2
1990 BOS AL 21 6 31 31 7 4 0 228.3 193 49 54 209 1.93 3.86 (+50%) 10062.3
1991 BOS AL 18 10 35 35 13 4 0 271.3 219 79 65 241 2.62 3.91 (+33%) 9592.0
1992 BOS AL 18 11 32 32 11 5 0 246.7 203 66 62 208 2.41 3.75 (+36%) 7811.6
1993 BOS AL 11 14 29 29 2 1 0 191.7 175 95 67 160 4.46 4.19 (-6%) 2479.9
1994 BOS AL 9 7 24 24 3 1 0 170.7 124 54 71 168 2.85 4.51 (+37%) 3923.8
1995 BOS AL 10 5 23 23 0 0 0 140.0 141 65 60 132 4.18 4.45 (+6%) 918.0
1996 BOS AL 10 13 34 34 6 2 0 242.7 216 98 106 257 3.63 4.61 (+21%) 7514.4
1997 TOR AL 21 7 34 34 9 3 0 264.0 204 60 68 292 2.05 4.39 (+53%) 14891.9
1998 TOR AL 20 6 33 33 5 3 0 234.7 169 69 88 271 2.65 4.43 (+40%) 10936.4
1999 NYY AL 14 10 30 30 1 1 0 187.7 185 96 90 163 4.60 4.71 (+2%) -
2000 NYY AL 13 8 32 32 1 0 0 204.3 184 84 84 188 3.70 4.77 (+22%) -
2001 NYY AL 20 3 33 33 0 0 0 220.3 205 86 72 213 3.51 4.42 (+20%) -
2002 NYY AL 13 6 29 29 0 0 0 180.0 172 87 63 192 4.35 4.28 (-2%) -
2003 NYY AL 17 9 33 33 1 1 0 211.7 199 92 58 190 3.91 4.40 (+11%) -
2004 HOU NL 18 4 33 33 0 0 0 214.3 169 71 79 218 2.98 4.46 (+33%) 7553.2
2005 HOU NL 13 8 32 32 1 0 0 211.3 151 44 62 185 1.87 4.29 (+56%) 7841.5
2006 HOU NL 7 6 19 19 0 0 0 113.3 89 29 29 102 2.30 4.53 (+49%) 4359.6
2007 NYY AL 6 6 18 17 0 0 0 99.0 99 46 31 68 4.18 4.47 (+7%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
709 179 5 31 6 0 0 12 0 13 61 0.173 0.236 0.207 0.443 -921.9

Career AVG .173 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 34.3% below league average.

Career OBP .236 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 28.9% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career OPS 0.443 vs. league average 0.743 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1984 BOS AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 BOS AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 BOS AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 BOS AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 BOS AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 BOS AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BOS AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 BOS AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BOS AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BOS AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
1997 TOR AL 34 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500 — — — — 0.0
1998 TOR AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1999 NYY AL 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2000 NYY AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2001 NYY AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYY AL 29 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.667 — — — — 0.0
2003 NYY AL 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2004 HOU NL 33 72 1 12 1 0 0 7 0 3 24 0.167 .266 (-37%) .335 (-40%) .427 (-58%) .762 (-50%) -633.0
2005 HOU NL 32 58 2 12 2 0 0 4 0 5 18 0.207 .264 (-22%) .330 (-15%) .418 (-42%) .749 (-30%) -288.9
2006 HOU NL 19 27 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 0.074 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYY AL 18 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
35 20 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 0.100

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLCS HOU 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.500
2005 NLDS2 HOU 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
2005 WS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLCS HOU 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000
2004 NLDS2 HOU 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.000
2003 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2003 WS NYA 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
2000 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 ALDS1 NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 ALCS BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 ALCS BOS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1986 WS BOS 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
12 8 35 34 0 199.0 173 83 70 173 3.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 2.3 4 3 2 1 11.57
2005 NLCS HOU 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 6 2 2 1 3.00
2005 NLDS2 HOU 1 1 2 1 0 8.0 7 5 3 6 5.62
2005 WS HOU 0 0 1 1 0 2.0 4 3 0 1 13.50
2004 NLCS HOU 1 1 2 2 0 13.0 10 6 2 9 4.15
2004 NLDS2 HOU 1 0 2 2 0 12.0 12 4 8 12 3.00
2003 ALCS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 9.0 11 5 2 8 5.00
2003 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 5 1 1 6 1.29
2003 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 8 3 0 5 3.86
2002 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 1 0 5.7 8 4 3 5 6.35
2001 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 1 0 4 7 0.00
2001 ALDS2 NYA 0 1 2 2 0 8.3 9 5 4 6 5.40
2001 WS NYA 1 0 2 2 0 13.3 10 2 4 19 1.35
2000 ALCS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 1 0 2 15 0.00
2000 ALDS1 NYA 0 2 2 2 0 11.0 13 10 8 10 8.18
2000 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 2 0 0 9 0.00
1999 ALCS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 6 5 2 2 22.50
1999 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 0 2 2 0.00
1999 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 4 1 2 4 1.17
1995 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 5 3 1 5 3.86
1990 ALCS BOS 0 1 2 2 0 7.7 7 3 5 4 3.52
1988 ALCS BOS 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 6 3 0 8 3.86
1986 ALCS BOS 1 1 3 3 0 22.7 22 11 7 17 4.37
1986 WS BOS 0 0 2 2 0 11.3 9 4 6 11 3.18

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 709 707 320 575 25 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1984 BOS P 21 20 11 14 0 0
1985 BOS P 15 15 12 9 0 1
1986 BOS P 33 33 27 21 4 0
1987 BOS P 36 36 15 25 0 1
1988 BOS P 35 35 17 17 1 1
1989 BOS P 35 35 17 27 0 1
1990 BOS P 31 31 23 26 2 1
1991 BOS P 35 35 31 30 1 1
1992 BOS P 32 32 19 25 1 0
1993 BOS P 29 29 11 20 1 1
1994 BOS P 24 24 8 19 2 2
1995 BOS P 23 23 13 19 1 1
1996 BOS P 34 34 10 23 2 2
1997 TOR P 34 34 11 39 1 1
1998 TOR P 33 33 7 27 1 1
1999 NYA P 30 30 16 30 1 2
2000 NYA P 32 32 14 32 2 2
2001 NYA P 33 33 11 33 2 3
2002 NYA P 29 29 12 17 0 0
2003 NYA P 33 33 7 32 1 2
2004 HOU P 33 33 12 24 0 2
2005 HOU P 32 32 8 36 1 1
2006 HOU P 19 19 4 15 1 3
2007 NYA P 18 17 4 15 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 709

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2004 Cy Young Award
2004 Pitcher of the Month April
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-06-14
2002 Player of the Week Week of 2002-05-18
2001 Cy Young Award
2001 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2001 Pitcher of the Month June
2001 TSN All-Star RHP
2001 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2000 Pitcher of the Month July
1998 Cy Young Award
1998 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1998 Pitcher of the Month August
1998 Pitching Triple Crown
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-08-29
1998 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1997 Cy Young Award
1997 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
1997 Pitcher of the Month August
1997 Pitcher of the Month May
1997 Pitching Triple Crown
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-05-10
1997 TSN All-Star RHP
1997 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-09-21
1992 Pitcher of the Month August
1992 Pitcher of the Month May
1991 Cy Young Award
1991 Pitcher of the Month April
1991 Pitcher of the Month September
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-08-31
1991 TSN All-Star RHP
1991 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1990 Pitcher of the Month August
1988 Pitcher of the Month July
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-05-13
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-07-29
1987 Cy Young Award
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-07-26
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-10-03
1987 TSN All-Star RHP
1986 All-Star Game MVP
1986 Cy Young Award
1986 Most Valuable Player
1986 Pitcher of the Month April
1986 Pitcher of the Month June
1986 Player of the Week Week of 1986-05-02
1986 TSN All-Star RHP
1986 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1986 TSN Pitcher of the Year
1984 Pitcher of the Month August

Featured In Rankings

#2
Top 25 Starting Pitchers in History of MLB Baseball
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Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 HOU NL $18,000,000
2004 HOU NL $5,000,000
2003 NYA AL $10,100,000
2002 NYA AL $10,300,000
2001 NYA AL $10,300,000
2000 NYA AL $6,350,000
1999 NYA AL $8,250,000
1998 TOR AL $8,550,000
1997 TOR AL $8,400,000
1996 BOS AL $5,500,000
1995 BOS AL $5,655,250
1994 BOS AL $5,155,250
1993 BOS AL $4,655,250
1992 BOS AL $4,705,250
1991 BOS AL $2,700,000
1990 BOS AL $2,600,000
1989 BOS AL $2,300,000
1988 BOS AL $1,350,000
1987 BOS AL $650,000
1986 BOS AL $340,000
1985 BOS AL $140,000
Total Career Earnings $121,001,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 1982, 1983
San Jacinto College - North Campus Houston TX 1981

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 40.0 160 2
2005 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 8.0 448 0
2004 Cy Young Award NL 1st 140.0 160 23
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 8th 61.0 448 0
2001 Cy Young Award AL 1st 122.0 140 21
2001 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 67.0 392 0
2000 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
1998 Cy Young Award AL 1st 140.0 140 28
1998 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 49.0 392 0
1997 Cy Young Award AL 1st 134.0 140 25
1997 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 56.0 392 0
1992 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 48.0 140 4
1992 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 16.0 392 0
1991 Cy Young Award AL 1st 119.0 140 21
1991 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 57.0 392 0
1990 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 77.0 140 8
1990 Most Valuable Player AL 3rd 212.0 392 3
1988 Cy Young Award AL 6th 8.0 140 0
1987 Cy Young Award AL 1st 124.0 140 21
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 7.0 392 0
1986 Cy Young Award AL 1st 140.0 140 28
1986 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 339.0 392 19
1984 Rookie of the Year AL 6th 2.0 140 0