Roberto Clemente stats

Last played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1972

Age 92

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Roberto Clemente played 18 MLB seasons, 1955 to 1972.

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Career regular season

GP
2,433
AB
9,454
R
1,416
H
3,000
HR
240
RBI
1,305
SB
83
AVG
.317

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1955PIT124474481215472.255
1956PIT147543661697606.311
1957PIT111451421144300.253
1958PIT140519691506508.289
1959PIT105432601284502.296
1960PIT1445708917916944.314
1961PIT14657210020123894.351
1962PIT1445389516810746.312
1963PIT15260077192177612.320
1964PIT1556229521112875.339
1965PIT1525899119410658.329
1966PIT154638105202291197.317
1967PIT147585103209231109.357
1968PIT1325027414618572.291
1969PIT1385078717519914.345
1970PIT1084126514514603.352
1971PIT1325228217813861.341
1972PIT1023786811810600.312

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
26
AB
107
R
8
H
34
HR
3
RBI
14
SB
0
AVG
.318

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,212
TB
4,492
XBH
846
HBP
35
IBB
167
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1955PIT501181392300
1956PIT572234444200
1957PIT475157280100
1958PIT556212400100
1959PIT456171283200
1960PIT620261442400
1961PIT6143206331000
1962PIT581244471900
1963PIT642282484600
1964PIT6833015921600
1965PIT6422734551400
1966PIT6903427101300
1967PIT6323245931700
1968PIT5572424812700
1969PIT5702765131600
1970PIT4552294621400
1971PIT553262500500
1972PIT413181360700

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
89.8
RC
1,630.1
RC/27
6.70
ISOP
.158
SECA
.227
BB/K
0.50
AB/HR
39.4
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1955PIT-0.751.43.8.1270.20.394.80
1956PIT1.977.35.3.1200.10.277.60
1957PIT1.145.13.6.0950.10.5112.80
1958PIT4.172.85.2.1190.20.886.50
1959PIT2.555.94.8.1000.10.31080
1960PIT3.694.26.3.1440.20.535.60
1961PIT6.01218.7.2080.30.624.90
1962PIT3.687.56.2.1410.20.553.80
1963PIT4.9102.76.6.1500.20.535.30
1964PIT7.0117.97.6.1450.20.651.80
1965PIT6.8106.27.2.1340.20.658.90
1966PIT8.1121.67.3.2190.30.4220
1967PIT8.7126.49.1970.30.425.40
1968PIT8.087.56.5.1910.30.727.90
1969PIT7.4112.49.1990.30.826.70
1970PIT5.291.39.1.2040.30.629.40
1971PIT6.9957.3.1610.20.440.20
1972PIT4.7666.7.1670.20.637.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
92 yearsAug 18, 1934
Debut
1955
NL MVP
1966
World Series MVP
1971
NL Gold Glove
12x

What were Roberto Clemente's career stats?

Roberto Clemente played 18 seasons for the Pirates. He was a career .317 hitter with 3,000 hits, 240 home runs and 1,305 RBI. His best season was 1967: a .357 batting average, 23 home runs and 110 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1955 to 1972

Roberto Clemente led MLB in batting average (1965, 1967) and hits (1967); finished top 10 in a stat 16 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 289th in home runs (240)
  • 32nd in hits (3,000)
  • 101st in rbi (1,305)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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