Randy Johnson vs Roger Clemens

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Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens compared on their MLB careers: Randy Johnson played 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009, Roger Clemens 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007. Randy Johnson has 303 wins to Roger Clemens's 354. Randy Johnson won 1 title, Roger Clemens won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens career totals
618GP709
303W354
166L184
3.3ERA3.1
4135.1IP4916.2
4,875K4,672
1,497BB1,580
1.2WHIP1.2
2SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens postseason
19GP35
51R70
106H173

Where each stands all time

Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens all-time places
2nd (4,875)Strikeouts (pitching)3rd (4,672)
22nd (303)Wins (pitching)9th (354)

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

  • Randy Johnson: 1 championship; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young ×4, World Series MVP
  • Roger Clemens: 2 championships; AL MVP, AL Cy Young ×6, NL Cy Young

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.

Randy Johnson and Roger Clemens season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1988302.421984944.32
2nd19897134.821985753.29
3rd199014113.6519862442.48
4th199113103.9819872092.97
5th199212143.77198818122.93
6th19931983.24198917113.13
7th19941363.1919902161.93
8th19951822.48199118102.62
9th1996503.67199218112.41
10th19972042.28199311144.46
11th199819113.281994972.85
12th19991792.4819951054.18
13th20001972.64199610133.63
14th20012162.4919972172.05
15th20022452.3219982062.65
16th2003684.26199914104.60
17th200416142.6020001383.70
18th20051783.7920012033.51
19th200617115.0020021364.35
20th2007433.8120031793.91
21st200811103.9120041842.98
22nd2009864.8820051381.87
23rd————2006762.30
24th————2007664.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA