Roger Clemens played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 2007, appearing in 709 games over 24 seasons. He recorded a total of 354 W and 184 L, an ERA of 3.12, 4,672 SO, a WHIP of 1.173, and a WAR of 138.6.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Roger Clemens |
Date of Birth | August 4, 1962 |
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MLB Debut | 1984 |
📊 Career Summary
Roger Clemens appeared in 709 games over 24 MLB seasons from 1984 to 2007. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 707 (MLB Rank: 7) |
W | 354 (MLB Rank: 9) |
L | 184 (MLB Rank: 63) |
ERA | 3.12 (MLB Rank: 1,592) |
IP | 4916.2 (MLB Rank: 16) |
SHO | 46 (MLB Rank: 26) |
CG | 118 (MLB Rank: 331) |
SO | 4,672 (MLB Rank: 3) |
BB | 1580 (MLB Rank: 9) |
H | 4,185 (MLB Rank: 33) |
HR | 363 (MLB Rank: 26) |
SO9 | 8.55 (MLB Rank: 1,399) |
BB9 | 2.89 (MLB Rank: 8,748) |
H9 | 7.66 (MLB Rank: 10,334) |
HR9 | 0.66 (MLB Rank: 6,380) |
WHIP | 1.173 (MLB Rank: 10,772) |
WAR | 138.6 (MLB Rank: 3) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2007)
In his final season (2007), Roger Clemens recorded the following stats:
GS | 17 |
W | 6 |
L | 6 |
ERA | 4.18 |
IP | 99 |
SO | 68 |
BB | 31 |
H | 99 |
HR | 9 |
SO9 | 6.18 |
BB9 | 2.82 |
H9 | 9 |
HR9 | 0.82 |
WHIP | 1.313 |
WAR | 1.5 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1986, 24 W
- Most SO: 1997, 292 SO
- Most IP: 1987, 281.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1997, 11.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 2005, 1.88 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Roger Clemens appeared in 35 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.79, pitched 196.9 IP, struck out 173 batters, with 12 W and 8 L.
Roger Clemens Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1984 | 9 | 4 | 4.32 | 0.692 | 0 | 126 | 133.1 | 1.8 | 1.313 | 13 | 146 | 29 | 67 | 64 | 97 | 2.84 | 8.5 | 4.34 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 575 |
1985 | 7 | 5 | 3.29 | 0.583 | 0 | 74 | 98.1 | 2.7 | 1.22 | 5 | 83 | 37 | 38 | 36 | 130 | 3.06 | 6.8 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 407 |
1986 | 24 | 4 | 2.48 | 0.857 | 0 | 238 | 254 | 8.8 | 0.969 | 21 | 179 | 67 | 77 | 70 | 169 | 2.81 | 8.4 | 3.55 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 997 |
1987 | 20 | 9 | 2.97 | 0.69 | 0 | 256 | 281.2 | 9.4 | 1.175 | 19 | 248 | 83 | 100 | 93 | 154 | 2.91 | 8.2 | 3.08 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1157 |
1988 | 18 | 12 | 2.93 | 0.6 | 0 | 291 | 264 | 7.1 | 1.057 | 17 | 217 | 62 | 93 | 86 | 141 | 2.17 | 9.9 | 4.69 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0.6 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1063 |
1989 | 17 | 11 | 3.13 | 0.607 | 0 | 230 | 253.1 | 5.7 | 1.216 | 20 | 215 | 93 | 101 | 88 | 132 | 3.17 | 8.2 | 2.47 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0.7 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1044 |
1990 | 21 | 6 | 1.93 | 0.778 | 0 | 209 | 228.1 | 10.4 | 1.082 | 7 | 193 | 54 | 59 | 49 | 211 | 2.18 | 8.2 | 3.87 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 920 |
1991 | 18 | 10 | 2.62 | 0.643 | 0 | 241 | 271.1 | 7.9 | 1.047 | 15 | 219 | 65 | 93 | 79 | 165 | 2.57 | 8 | 3.71 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1077 |
1992 | 18 | 11 | 2.41 | 0.621 | 0 | 208 | 246.2 | 8.7 | 1.074 | 11 | 203 | 62 | 80 | 66 | 174 | 2.54 | 7.6 | 3.35 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 989 |
1993 | 11 | 14 | 4.46 | 0.44 | 0 | 160 | 191.2 | 2.6 | 1.263 | 17 | 175 | 67 | 99 | 95 | 104 | 3.69 | 7.5 | 2.39 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 808 |
1994 | 9 | 7 | 2.85 | 0.563 | 0 | 168 | 170.2 | 6 | 1.143 | 15 | 124 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 176 | 3.62 | 8.9 | 2.37 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 692 |
1995 | 10 | 5 | 4.18 | 0.667 | 0 | 132 | 140 | 1.9 | 1.436 | 15 | 141 | 60 | 70 | 65 | 117 | 4.2 | 8.5 | 2.2 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 623 |
1996 | 10 | 13 | 3.63 | 0.435 | 0 | 257 | 242.2 | 7.7 | 1.327 | 19 | 216 | 106 | 106 | 98 | 139 | 3.43 | 9.5 | 2.42 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.7 | 8 | 3.9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1032 |
1997 | 21 | 7 | 2.05 | 0.75 | 0 | 292 | 264 | 11.9 | 1.03 | 9 | 204 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 222 | 2.25 | 10 | 4.29 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0.3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1044 |
1998 | 20 | 6 | 2.65 | 0.769 | 0 | 271 | 234.2 | 8.1 | 1.095 | 11 | 169 | 88 | 78 | 69 | 174 | 2.65 | 10.4 | 3.08 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.4 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 961 |
1999 | 14 | 10 | 4.6 | 0.583 | 0 | 163 | 187.2 | 2.8 | 1.465 | 20 | 185 | 90 | 101 | 96 | 102 | 4.36 | 7.8 | 1.81 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.9 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 822 |
2000 | 13 | 8 | 3.7 | 0.619 | 0 | 188 | 204.1 | 4.6 | 1.312 | 26 | 184 | 84 | 96 | 84 | 131 | 4.33 | 8.3 | 2.24 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 878 |
2001 | 20 | 3 | 3.51 | 0.87 | 0 | 213 | 220.1 | 5.7 | 1.257 | 19 | 205 | 72 | 94 | 86 | 128 | 3.29 | 8.7 | 2.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 918 |
2002 | 13 | 6 | 4.35 | 0.684 | 0 | 192 | 180 | 2.6 | 1.306 | 18 | 172 | 63 | 94 | 87 | 102 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 3.05 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 768 |
2003 | 17 | 9 | 3.91 | 0.654 | 0 | 190 | 211.2 | 4 | 1.214 | 24 | 199 | 58 | 99 | 92 | 113 | 3.6 | 8.1 | 3.28 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 878 |