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Royce Clayton
Royce Spencer Clayton
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 183 lb.

Born: January 2, 1970 in Burbank, CA
High School: St. Bernards (Playa del Rey, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft.
Signed June 22, 1988. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1991
Final Game: September 30, 2007
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1991 21 SFG NL 9 27 26 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .115 .148 .154 .302 -13 4 1 0 0 0 0 /6
1992 22 SFG NL 98 352 321 31 72 7 4 4 24 8 4 26 63 .224 .281 .308 .589 72 99 11 0 3 2 3 6/5
1993 23 SFG NL 153 607 549 54 155 21 5 6 70 11 10 38 91 .282 .331 .372 .702 91 204 16 5 8 7 2 *6
1994 24 SFG NL 108 423 385 38 91 14 6 3 30 23 3 30 74 .236 .295 .327 .623 67 126 7 3 3 2 2 *6
1995 25 SFG NL 138 557 509 56 124 29 3 5 58 24 9 38 109 .244 .298 .342 .640 72 174 7 3 4 3 1 *6
1996 26 STL NL 129 531 491 64 136 20 4 6 35 33 15 33 89 .277 .321 .371 .692 83 182 13 1 2 4 4 *6
1997 27 STL NL 154 619 576 75 153 39 5 9 61 30 10 33 109 .266 .306 .398 .704 84 229 19 3 2 5 4 *6 AS
1998 28 TOT MLB 142 608 541 89 136 31 2 9 53 24 11 53 83 .251 .319 .366 .685 79 198 16 3 6 5 1 *6
1998 28 STL NL 90 402 355 59 83 19 1 4 29 19 6 40 51 .234 .313 .327 .640 69 116 10 2 3 2 1 6
1998 28 TEX AL 52 206 186 30 53 12 1 5 24 5 5 13 32 .285 .330 .441 .771 96 82 6 1 3 3 0 6
1999 29 TEX AL 133 520 465 69 134 21 5 14 52 8 6 39 100 .288 .346 .445 .792 97 207 6 4 9 3 1 *6
2000 30 TEX AL 148 573 513 70 124 21 5 14 54 11 7 42 92 .242 .301 .384 .685 71 197 21 3 12 3 1 *6
2001 31 CHW AL 135 485 433 62 114 21 4 9 60 10 7 33 72 .263 .315 .393 .708 83 170 16 3 9 7 2 *6
2002 32 CHW AL 112 376 342 51 86 14 2 7 35 5 1 20 67 .251 .295 .365 .661 74 125 7 3 7 4 0 *6
2003 33 MIL NL 146 543 483 49 110 16 1 11 39 5 2 49 92 .228 .301 .333 .634 67 161 25 3 4 4 10 *6
2004 34 COL NL 146 652 574 95 160 36 4 8 54 10 5 48 125 .279 .338 .397 .735 80 228 13 4 24 2 0 *6
2005 35 ARI NL 143 573 522 59 141 28 4 2 44 13 3 38 105 .270 .320 .351 .670 74 183 19 1 10 2 0 *6
2006 36 TOT NL 137 502 454 49 117 30 1 2 40 14 6 30 85 .258 .307 .341 .648 69 155 11 5 7 6 3 *6
2006 36 WSN NL 87 338 305 36 82 22 1 0 27 8 3 19 53 .269 .315 .348 .663 75 106 8 4 5 5 3 6
2006 36 CIN NL 50 164 149 13 35 8 0 2 13 6 3 11 32 .235 .290 .329 .619 56 49 3 1 2 1 0 6
2007 37 TOT AL 77 216 195 24 48 14 0 1 12 2 1 14 53 .246 .296 .333 .629 66 65 10 1 3 3 0 6/5
2007 37 TOR AL 69 210 189 23 48 14 0 1 12 2 1 14 50 .254 .304 .344 .648 71 65 8 1 3 3 0 6
2007 37 BOS AL 8 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 2 0 0 0 0 /56
17 Seasons 2108 8164 7379 935 1904 363 55 110 723 231 100 565 1415 .258 .312 .367 .679 77 2707 218 45 113 62 34
162 Game Avg. 162 627 567 72 146 28 4 8 56 18 8 43 109 .258 .312 .367 .679 77 208 17 3 9 5 3
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
SFG (5 yrs) 506 1966 1790 179 445 72 18 18 184 66 26 133 343 .249 .302 .339 .641 75 607 42 11 18 14 8
STL (3 yrs) 373 1552 1422 198 372 78 10 19 125 82 31 106 249 .262 .313 .371 .684 80 527 42 6 7 11 9
TEX (3 yrs) 333 1299 1164 169 311 54 11 33 130 24 18 94 224 .267 .324 .418 .741 85 486 33 8 24 9 2
CHW (2 yrs) 247 861 775 113 200 35 6 16 95 15 8 53 139 .258 .307 .381 .687 79 295 23 6 16 11 2
ARI (1 yr) 143 573 522 59 141 28 4 2 44 13 3 38 105 .270 .320 .351 .670 74 183 19 1 10 2 0
COL (1 yr) 146 652 574 95 160 36 4 8 54 10 5 48 125 .279 .338 .397 .735 80 228 13 4 24 2 0
BOS (1 yr) 8 6 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 2 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 50 164 149 13 35 8 0 2 13 6 3 11 32 .235 .290 .329 .619 56 49 3 1 2 1 0
WSN (1 yr) 87 338 305 36 82 22 1 0 27 8 3 19 53 .269 .315 .348 .663 75 106 8 4 5 5 3
TOR (1 yr) 69 210 189 23 48 14 0 1 12 2 1 14 50 .254 .304 .344 .648 71 65 8 1 3 3 0
MIL (1 yr) 146 543 483 49 110 16 1 11 39 5 2 49 92 .228 .301 .333 .634 67 161 25 3 4 4 10
NL (12 yrs) 1451 5788 5245 629 1345 260 38 60 486 190 73 404 999 .256 .311 .355 .666 76 1861 152 30 70 39 30
AL (6 yrs) 657 2376 2134 306 559 103 17 50 237 41 27 161 416 .262 .315 .396 .711 81 846 66 15 43 23 4

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 26 STL NL NLDS SDP W 2 9 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .333 .556 .333 .889 2 0 0 0 0 0
1996 26 STL NL NLCS ATL L 5 21 20 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 .350 .381 .350 .731 7 0 0 0 0 0
1998 28 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 3 9 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 2 1 0 0 0 0
1999 29 TEX AL ALDS NYY L 3 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (4 Series) 13 49 45 5 11 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 10 .244 .306 .244 .551 11 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 9 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 .333 .556 .333 .889 2 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 6 19 19 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .105 .105 .105 .211 2 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 5 21 20 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4 .350 .381 .350 .731 7 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1991 SFG NL 21 SS 8 8 60.0 25 16 6 3 1 .880 -2.7 -54.0 -2.7 -1.2 -1.5 0 3.30 2.75 .968 4.66 3.88
1992 SFG NL 22 SS 94 91 787.2 409 141 257 11 51 .973 2.1 3.2 2.1 0.1 2.0 0 4.55 4.23 .969 4.59 3.86
1992 SFG NL 22 3B 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 .900 2.70 2.30
1993 SFG NL 23 SS 153 151 1329.2 727 251 449 27 103 .963 -0.7 -0.6 -1.7 -8.2 6.5 1 4.74 4.58 .965 4.69 4.04
1994 SFG NL 24 SS 108 106 931.0 521 177 330 14 66 .973 17.7 22.8 17.7 8.9 8.8 0 4.90 4.69 .966 4.53 4.05
1995 SFG NL 25 SS 136 133 1169.0 654 223 411 20 93 .969 17.3 17.8 16.3 4.9 11.4 1 4.88 4.66 .968 4.51 3.97
1996 STL NL 26 SS 113 111 997.2 533 171 347 15 68 .972 8.6 10.3 9.6 2.9 6.7 -1 4.67 4.58 .967 4.60 3.99
1997 STL NL 27 SS 153 145 1287.1 699 228 452 19 93 .973 15.0 14.0 17.0 5.9 11.1 -2 4.75 4.44 .973 4.58 3.85 AS
1998 TOT MLB 28 SS 141 138 1225.2 686 228 438 20 79 .971 3.4 3.3 5.4 2.9 2.5 -2 4.89 4.72 .969 4.59 4.02
1998 STL NL 28 SS 89 86 777.1 439 140 286 13 53 .970 2.3 3.6 3.3 -0.4 3.7 -1 4.93 4.79 .968 4.52 3.88
1998 TEX AL 28 SS 52 52 448.1 247 88 152 7 26 .972 1.1 2.9 2.1 3.3 -1.2 -1 4.82 4.62 .972 4.71 4.26
1999 TEX AL 29 SS 133 133 1149.1 635 204 406 25 91 .961 5.7 6.0 3.7 3.5 0.2 2 4.78 4.59 .970 4.73 4.19
2000 TEX AL 30 SS 148 144 1237.0 690 264 410 16 94 .977 -9.0 -8.7 -7.0 -5.7 -1.3 -2 4.90 4.55 .973 4.71 4.17
2001 CHW AL 31 SS 133 126 1117.1 570 196 367 7 74 .988 6.3 6.8 7.3 2.9 4.5 -1 4.53 4.23 .973 4.49 4.03
2002 CHW AL 32 SS 109 100 883.1 463 166 292 5 72 .989 4.6 6.2 3.6 1.1 2.6 1 4.67 4.20 .975 4.56 4.15
2003 MIL NL 33 SS 141 137 1217.2 603 193 396 14 76 .977 4.2 4.1 4.2 -3.0 7.2 0 4.35 4.18 .973 4.52 3.99
2004 COL NL 34 SS 144 140 1241.0 640 213 418 9 88 .986 -7.0 -6.8 -5.0 1.1 -6.1 -2 4.58 4.38 .973 4.45 3.94
2005 ARI NL 35 SS 141 131 1177.1 595 180 404 11 90 .982 2.4 2.4 1.4 -0.3 1.7 1 4.46 4.14 .976 4.51 4.04
2006 TOT NL 36 SS 129 121 1055.0 529 171 340 18 54 .966 -6.2 -7.1 -4.2 -5.6 1.4 -2 4.36 3.96 .972 4.41 4.00
2006 WSN NL 36 SS 86 83 720.1 361 110 240 11 39 .970 -2.3 -3.8 -0.3 -1.3 1.0 -2 4.37 4.07 .972 4.41 4.00
2006 CIN NL 36 SS 43 38 334.2 168 61 100 7 15 .958 -3.9 -14.0 -3.9 -4.3 0.4 0 4.33 3.74 .973 4.41 4.00
2007 TOT AL 37 SS 69 56 508.0 260 73 179 8 30 .969 3.6 8.5 4.6 1.3 3.3 -1 4.46 3.65 .970 4.47 3.97
2007 TOR AL 37 SS 68 55 500.0 256 73 176 7 30 .973 3.7 8.9 4.7 1.3 3.4 -1 4.48 3.66 .970 4.47 3.97
2007 BOS AL 37 3B 3 0 6.1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 94.7 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 2.84 0.67 .950 2.56 2.33
2007 BOS AL 37 SS 1 1 8.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 -0.1 -15.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 3.38 3.00 .975 4.50 4.00
17 Seasons SS 2053 1971 17374.0 9239 3095 5902 242 1223 .974 65.3 4.5 72.3 11.5 61.0 -7 4.66 4.38 .971 4.56 4.02
2 Seasons 3B 4 0 7.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.5 81.8 0.5 0.3 0.2 0 3.68 0.75 .933 2.58 2.33
17 Seasons TOT 2057 1971 17381.1 9242 3096 5904 242 1223 .974 65.8 4.5 72.8 11.8 61.2 -7 4.66 4.38 .944 4.56 4.01
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1997 *

Games Played s c a p y
Career--2108--167th

At Bats s c a p y
Career--7379--197th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
Career--8164--226th

Doubles s c a p y
1997 NL--39--9th
Career--363--222nd

Triples s c a p y
1994 NL--6--6th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1995 NL--109--9th
Career--1415--63rd

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1999 AL--9--10th
2000 AL--12--4th
2001 AL--9--5th
2004 NL--24--1st

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
Career--62--191st

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1997 NL--19--4th
2000 AL--21--6th
2001 AL--16--10th
2003 NL--25--2nd
2005 NL--19--6th
Career--218--61st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1996 NL--15--2nd
Career--100--109th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
Career--149.0--172nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1997 NL--459--9th
Career--5968--136th

Youngest s c a p y
1991 NL--born 1970-01-02--5th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2006), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (691), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 19 (697), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Frank White (900)
  7. Tony Pena (898)
  8. Orlando Cabrera (896)
  9. Bob Boone (894)
  10. Jason Kendall (893)
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  7. Jack Wilson (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Dave Concepcion (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Dave Concepcion (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Dave Concepcion (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  12. Leo Cardenas (945)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Leo Cardenas (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 1, 1988: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 22, 1988.

December 14, 1995: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Creek, Rich DeLucia and Allen Watson. The San Francisco Giants sent Chris Wimmer (minors) (January 16, 1996) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Todd Stottlemyre to the Texas Rangers for a player to be named later, Darren Oliver and Fernando Tatis. The Texas Rangers sent Mark Little (August 9, 1998) to the St. Louis Cardinals to complete the trade.

October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 2, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

December 14, 2000: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago White Sox for Aaron Myette and Brian Schmack.

September 8, 2002: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

December 11, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.

October 27, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

October 28, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 16, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 2, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.

July 13, 2006: Traded by the Washington Nationals with Bill Bray, Brendan Harris, Gary Majewski and Daryl Thompson to the Cincinnati Reds for Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

November 29, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 7, 2007: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

August 23, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 7, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1992San Francisco Giants$109,000
1993San Francisco Giants$155,000
1994San Francisco Giants$325,000
1995San Francisco Giants$475,000
1996St. Louis Cardinals$1,600,000
1997St. Louis Cardinals$2,650,000
1998St. Louis Cardinals$3,500,000
1999Texas Rangers$4,500,000
2000Texas Rangers$4,500,000
2001Chicago White Sox$4,500,000
2002Chicago White Sox$4,500,000
2003Milwaukee Brewers$1,500,000
2004Colorado Rockies$650,000
2005Arizona Diamondbacks$1,350,000
2006Washington Nationals$1,000,000
2007Toronto Blue Jays$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$32,814,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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