Roger Clemens
William Roger Clemens (Rocket)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: August 4, 1962 in Dayton, OH
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (19th pick) of the 1983 amateur draft.
Signed June 21, 1983. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 15, 1984
Final Game: September 16, 2007
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 BOS AL 21 P 21 20 133.1 25 11 14 0 0 1.000 1.69 1.19 .956 1.79 0.70 RoY-6
1985 BOS AL 22 P 15 15 98.1 21 12 9 0 1 1.000 1.92 1.40 .952 1.86 0.70
1986 BOS AL 23 P 33 33 254.0 52 27 21 4 0 .923 1.70 1.45 .958 1.83 0.68 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
1987 BOS AL 24 P 36 36 281.2 40 15 25 0 1 1.000 1.28 1.11 .952 1.84 0.67 CYA-1,MVP-19
1988 BOS AL 25 P 35 35 264.0 35 17 17 1 1 .971 1.16 0.97 .960 1.78 0.67 AS,CYA-6
1989 BOS AL 26 P 35 35 253.1 44 17 27 0 1 1.000 1.56 1.26 .959 1.87 0.66
1990 BOS AL 27 P 31 31 228.1 51 23 26 2 1 .961 1.93 1.58 .953 1.78 0.59 AS,CYA-2,MVP-3
1991 BOS AL 28 P 35 35 271.1 62 31 30 1 1 .984 2.02 1.74 .955 1.80 0.58 AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1992 BOS AL 29 P 32 32 246.2 45 19 25 1 0 .978 1.61 1.38 .951 1.72 0.56 AS,CYA-3,MVP-14
1993 BOS AL 30 P 29 29 191.2 32 11 20 1 1 .969 1.46 1.07 .953 1.79 0.56
1994 BOS AL 31 P 24 24 170.2 29 8 19 2 2 .931 1.42 1.13 .959 1.72 0.52
1995 BOS AL 32 P 23 23 140.0 33 13 19 1 1 .970 2.06 1.39 .961 1.79 0.53
1996 BOS AL 33 P 34 34 242.2 35 10 23 2 2 .943 1.22 0.97 .960 1.77 0.52
1997 TOR AL 34 P 34 34 264.0 51 11 39 1 1 .980 1.70 1.47 .953 1.71 0.49 AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
1998 TOR AL 35 P 33 33 234.2 35 7 27 1 1 .971 1.30 1.03 .957 1.78 0.50 AS,CYA-1,MVP-11
1999 NYY AL 36 P 30 30 187.2 47 16 30 1 2 .979 2.21 1.53 .951 1.69 0.47
2000 NYY AL 37 P 32 32 204.1 48 14 32 2 2 .958 2.03 1.44 .956 1.62 0.46 CYA-6
2001 NYY AL 38 P 33 33 220.1 46 11 33 2 3 .957 1.80 1.33 .954 1.75 0.49 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
2002 NYY AL 39 P 29 29 180.0 29 12 17 0 0 1.000 1.45 1.00 .955 1.69 0.48
2003 NYY AL 40 P 33 33 211.2 40 7 32 1 2 .975 1.66 1.18 .955 1.73 0.49 AS
2004 HOU NL 41 P 33 33 214.1 36 12 24 0 2 1.000 1.51 1.09 .964 1.84 0.47 AS,CYA-1,MVP-8
2005 HOU NL 42 P 32 32 211.1 45 8 36 1 1 .978 1.87 1.38 .960 1.75 0.46 AS,CYA-3,MVP-22
2006 HOU NL 43 P 19 19 113.1 20 4 15 1 3 .950 1.51 1.00 .955 1.72 0.43
2007 NYY AL 44 P 18 17 99.0 19 4 15 0 2 1.000 1.73 1.06 .953 1.60 0.42
24 Seasons P 709 707 4916.2 920 320 575 25 31 .973 1.64 1.26 .956 1.76 0.55
24 Seasons TOT 709 707 4916.2 920 320 575 25 31 .973 1.64 1.26 .929 1.76 0.55
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 BOS AL 21 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 BOS AL 22 15 0 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 BOS AL 23 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 BOS AL 24 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 BOS AL 25 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 BOS AL 26 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 BOS AL 27 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 BOS AL 28 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 BOS AL 29 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 BOS AL 30 29 0 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 BOS AL 31 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 BOS AL 32 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 BOS AL 33 34 0 1 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 TOR AL 34 34 1 1 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 TOR AL 35 33 2 2 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 NYY AL 36 30 2 2 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 NYY AL 37 32 1 1 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 NYY AL 38 33 1 1 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 NYY AL 39 29 2 3 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 NYY AL 40 33 1 1 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 HOU NL 41 33 32 32 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 HOU NL 42 32 31 31 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 HOU NL 43 19 18 18 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYY AL 44 18 1 2 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Seasons 709 92 95 709 709 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1984 BOS AL 21 599 74% 22% 17 100% 0 11 1 8 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1985 BOS AL 22 431 74% 23% 9 100% 0 12 0 9 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 100%
1986 BOS AL 23 1033 70% 23% 27 81% 1 27 2 24 21 17 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 71%
1987 BOS AL 24 1206 71% 26% 26 100% 0 14 0 12 27 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 100%
1988 BOS AL 25 1099 67% 24% 20 95% 1 15 1 12 18 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 75%
1989 BOS AL 26 1086 70% 30% 33 91% 1 17 4 11 28 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 86%
1990 BOS AL 27 953 72% 33% 27 93% 0 23 3 19 26 21 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 50%
1991 BOS AL 28 1118 72% 31% 30 97% 0 31 1 25 30 26 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1992 BOS AL 29 1027 73% 35% 23 100% 0 19 0 16 25 20 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1993 BOS AL 30 834 71% 32% 23 91% 1 10 1 8 20 14 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 100%
1994 BOS AL 31 726 66% 31% 20 80% 1 8 0 7 19 12 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 4 75%
1995 BOS AL 32 646 68% 28% 22 95% 0 13 3 7 19 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 67%
1996 BOS AL 33 1075 66% 29% 24 83% 0 10 1 8 23 16 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 100%
1997 TOR AL 34 1068 65% 31% 38 95% 1 12 2 9 38 31 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 100%
1998 TOR AL 35 1006 64% 31% 35 74% 0 7 0 7 27 21 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 33%
1999 NYY AL 36 858 69% 30% 29 100% 1 16 2 11 30 24 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 6 100%
2000 NYY AL 37 907 69% 26% 30 97% 0 12 0 11 31 24 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 50%
2001 NYY AL 38 976 70% 28% 32 97% 0 11 0 9 33 23 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 2 50%
2002 NYY AL 39 811 68% 26% 15 93% 0 5 0 5 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
2003 NYY AL 40 910 72% 31% 39 87% 2 7 1 5 32 26 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 3 100%
2004 HOU NL 41 909 67% 31% 25 92% 0 12 1 10 24 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 75%
2005 HOU NL 42 852 71% 33% 35 100% 1 8 1 6 36 31 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 6 100%
2006 HOU NL 43 469 71% 32% 18 89% 1 4 0 1 15 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 2 100%
2007 NYY AL 44 442 76% 33% 16 94% 0 4 0 3 15 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 100%
24 Seasons 21041 70% 29% 613 92% 11 308 24 243 577 455 32 25 0 8 17 12 31 18 23 7 85 86%
MLB Averages 75% 30% 91% 85%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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