Masahiro Tanaka vs Roger Clemens

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Masahiro Tanaka and Roger Clemens compared on their MLB careers: Masahiro Tanaka played 7 seasons, 2014 to 2020, Roger Clemens 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007. Masahiro Tanaka has 78 wins to Roger Clemens's 354. Roger Clemens won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

They are level: each leads in 3 of the 6 lines. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Masahiro Tanaka and Roger Clemens career totals

174	GP	709
78	W	354, better
46, better	L	184
3.7	ERA	3.1, better
1,054.1	IP	4,916.2
991	K	4,672, better
208, better	BB	1,580
1.1, better	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Masahiro Tanaka and Roger Clemens postseason

10	GP	35
5	W	12, better
4, better	L	8
3.3, better	ERA	3.8
54	IP	197.1
44	K	173, better
15, better	BB	70
1.0, better	WHIP	1.2
0	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Masahiro Tanaka and Roger Clemens all-time places

—	Strikeouts (pitching)	3rd (4,672), better
—	Wins (pitching)	9th (354), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Masahiro Tanaka and Roger Clemens titles and awards

—	Championships	2, better
—	AL MVP	1, better
—	AL Cy Young	6, better
—	NL Cy Young	1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Masahiro Tanaka and Roger Clemens season by season

1st	2014	13, better	5	2.77, better	1984	9	4, better	4.32
2nd	2015	12, better	7	3.51	1985	7	5, better	3.29, better
3rd	2016	14	4	3.07	1986	24, better	4	2.48, better
4th	2017	13	12	4.74	1987	20, better	9, better	2.97, better
5th	2018	12	6, better	3.75	1988	18, better	12	2.93, better
6th	2019	11	9, better	4.45	1989	17, better	11	3.13, better
7th	2020	3	3, better	3.56	1990	21, better	6	1.93, better
8th	—	—	—	—	1991	18	10	2.62
9th	—	—	—	—	1992	18	11	2.41
10th	—	—	—	—	1993	11	14	4.46
11th	—	—	—	—	1994	9	7	2.85
12th	—	—	—	—	1995	10	5	4.18
13th	—	—	—	—	1996	10	13	3.63
14th	—	—	—	—	1997	21	7	2.05
15th	—	—	—	—	1998	20	6	2.65
16th	—	—	—	—	1999	14	10	4.60
17th	—	—	—	—	2000	13	8	3.70
18th	—	—	—	—	2001	20	3	3.51
19th	—	—	—	—	2002	13	6	4.35
20th	—	—	—	—	2003	17	9	3.91
21st	—	—	—	—	2004	18	4	2.98
22nd	—	—	—	—	2005	13	8	1.87
23rd	—	—	—	—	2006	7	6	2.30
24th	—	—	—	—	2007	6	6	4.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA