Roger Clemens stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 2007

Starting Pitcher · #22

Age 64 · 6' 4"

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Roger Clemens played 24 MLB seasons, 1984 to 2007.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
709
W
354
L
184
ERA
3.12
IP
4,916.2
K
4,672
BB
1,580
WHIP
1.17

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1984BOS21944.32133.1126291.31
1985BOS15753.2998.174371.22
1986BOS332442.48254.0238670.97
1987BOS362092.97281.2256831.18
1988BOS3518122.93264.0291621.06
1989BOS3517113.13253.1230931.22
1990BOS312161.93228.1209541.08
1991BOS3518102.62271.1241651.05
1992BOS3218112.41246.2208621.07
1993BOS2911144.46191.2160671.26
1994BOS24972.85170.2168711.14
1995BOS231054.18140.0132601.44
1996BOS3410133.63242.22571061.33
1997TOR342172.05264.0292681.03
1998TOR332062.65234.2271881.10
1999NYY3014104.60187.2163901.47
2000NYY321383.70204.1188841.31
2001NYY332033.51220.1213721.26
2002NYY291364.35180.0192631.31
2003NYY331793.91211.2190581.21
2004HOU331842.98214.1218791.16
2005HOU321381.87211.1185621.01
2006HOU19762.30113.1102291.04
2007NYY18664.1899.068311.31

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
35
W
12
L
8
ERA
3.79
IP
197.1
K
173
BB
70
WHIP
1.23

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
465
CG
118
SHO
46
K/9
8.6
GB
902
FB
893
G/F
1.00
WP
143

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1984BOS7518.50004
1985BOS7316.80001
1986BOS231018.400011
1987BOS231878.20004
1988BOS251489.90004
1989BOS24838.20007
1990BOS27748.20008
1991BOS251348.00006
1992BOS231157.60003
1993BOS14217.50003
1994BOS19318.90004
1995BOS13008.50009
1996BOS19629.50008
1997TOR269310.00004
1998TOR245310.40006
1999NYY16117.80008
2000NYY21108.30002
2001NYY21008.700014
2002NYY16009.600014
2003NYY21118.10005
2004HOU23009.229128415
2005HOU26107.930028813
2006HOU12008.115815813
2007NYY10006.21531630.97

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
64 yearsAug 4, 1962
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
Dayton, OH
College
Texas
AL Cy Young
6x
AL MVP
1986
NL Cy Young
2004

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Latest performance

Roger Clemens

Oct 07 · vs CLE · W 8-4

IP
2.1
H
4
R
3
ER
3
BB
2
K
1
HR
1
ERA
11.57

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sun, Oct 07vsCLEW 8-42.14331
Sun, Sep 16atBOSW 4-362104
Mon, Sep 03vsSEAL 7-148552
Wed, Aug 29vsBOSW 4-362112
Fri, Aug 24atDETL 9-6 F/1156663
Sat, Aug 18vsDETW 5-2610228

What were Roger Clemens's career stats?

Roger Clemens played 24 seasons for the Red Sox, the Blue Jays, the Yankees and the Astros. He had 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts with a 3.12 ERA over 4,916.2 innings. His best season was 1986: 24 wins, a 2.48 ERA and 238 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

24 seasons, 10 postseasons, 1984 to 2007

Roger Clemens led MLB in wins (1986, 1987, 1997, 1998), ERA (1990, 2005) and strikeouts (pitching) (1988, 1991); finished top 10 in a stat 49 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching) and wins (pitching).

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 3rd in strikeouts (pitching) (4,672)
  • 9th in wins (pitching) (354)

Among the 9,244 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.

More on Roger Clemens

Playoff series

Roger Clemens played 18 games across 6 MLB postseasons in 13 series — 6 won, 7 lost.

Roger Clemens's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2007CLEWon 1-012.1431
2005ATLLost 0-115.0652
2005STLWon 1-016.0621
2005CHWLost 0-112.0431
2004ATLLost 1-1212.012412
2004STLLost 1-1213.01069
2003MINWon 1-017.0516
2003BOSWon 2-029.01158
2003MIALost 0-117.0835
2002LAAWon 1-015.2845
2001ATHLost 1-128.1956
2001SEAWon 1-015.0107
2001ARILost 1-1213.110219

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Roger Clemens’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.