Lance Clemons

Lance Levis Clemons

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 6, 1947 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Radnor (Radnor, PA)
School: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 12, 1971
Teams (by GP): Royals/RedSox/Cardinals 1971-1974

Final Game: October 2, 1974
Died: January 22, 2008 in Brooksville, FL
Cremated
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1968	20	-min	A-	0	0		0.00	1	0					1.0	2	3	0	0	3								5.000	18.0	0.0	27.0			CRN · NYPL
1970	22	KCR-min	AAA,A	2	4	.333	3.95	34	8		0	0	0	82.0	75	42	36	5	59	1	51	1	0	3			1.634	8.2	0.5	6.5	5.6	0.86	OMA,WLO · AA,MIDW
1971	23	KCR-min	AAA	7	11	.389	3.69	27	21		7	3	1	134.0	123	73	55	5	70	7	107	5	0	1			1.440	8.3	0.3	4.7	7.2	1.53	OMA · AA
1971	23	KCR	AL	1	0	1.000	4.13	10	3	2	0	0	0	24.0	26	16	11	2	12	0	20	1	0	2	114	85	1.583	9.8	0.8	4.5	7.5	1.67
1972	24	STL-min	AAA	8	4	.667	3.63	21	21		5	1	0	129.0	115	57	52	9	66	1	104	4	0	4			1.403	8.0	0.6	4.6	7.3	1.58	TUL · AA
1972	24	STL	NL	0	1	.000	10.13	3	1	2	0	0	0	5.1	8	7	6	1	5	0	2	1	0	1	28	37	2.438	13.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	0.40

1974	26	BOS-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.45	48	0		0	0	4	73.0	68	40	28	1	28	7	50	3	1	4			1.315	8.4	0.1	3.5	6.2	1.79	PAW · IL
1974	26	BOS	AL	1	0	1.000	9.95	6	0	4	0	0	0	6.1	8	8	7	1	4	3	1	1	0	3	32	41	1.895	11.4	1.4	5.7	1.4	0.25
1975	27	BOS-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.73	66	0		0	0	3	70.0	66	35	29	2	31	12	39	2	0	4			1.386	8.5	0.3	4.0	5.0	1.26	PAW · IL
3 Seasons				2	1	.667	6.06	19	4	8	0	0	0	35.2	42	31	24	4	21	3	23	3	0	6	174	60	1.766	10.6	1.0	5.3	5.8	1.10
162 Game Avg.				6	3	.667	6.06	56	12	24	0	0	0	106	124	92	71	12	62	9	68	9	0	18	514	60	1.766	10.6	1.0	5.3	5.8	1.10

KCR (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.13	10	3	2	0	0	0	24.0	26	16	11	2	12	0	20	1	0	2	114	85	1.583	9.8	0.8	4.5	7.5	1.67
STL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	10.13	3	1	2	0	0	0	5.1	8	7	6	1	5	0	2	1	0	1	28	37	2.438	13.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	0.40
BOS (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	9.95	6	0	4	0	0	0	6.1	8	8	7	1	4	3	1	1	0	3	32	41	1.895	11.4	1.4	5.7	1.4	0.25

AL (2 yrs)			AL	2	0	1.000	5.34	16	3	6	0	0	0	30.1	34	24	18	3	16	3	21	2	0	5	146	68	1.648	10.1	0.9	4.7	6.2	1.31
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	1	.000	10.13	3	1	2	0	0	0	5.1	8	7	6	1	5	0	2	1	0	1	28	37	2.438	13.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	0.40

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1971	23	KCR	AL	24.0	3	16	12	0	1.2	-4	-0.5	$
1972	24	STL	NL	5.1	1	7	3	0	.4	-4	-0.3	$

1974	26	BOS	AL	6.1	0	8	3	0	.2	-5	-0.3	$
3 Seasons				35.2	4	31	18	0	.9	-13	-1.1	$

KCR (1 yr)				24.0	3	16	12	0	1.2	-4	-0.5	$
STL (1 yr)				5.1	1	7	3	0	.4	-4	-0.3	$
BOS (1 yr)				6.1	0	8	3	0	.2	-5	-0.3	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

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
1968	20	-min	A-	71	259	259		73	11	4	7						.282	.282	.436	.718		113						CRN · NYPL
1969	21	KCR-min	A	67	186	186		51	10	1	5						.274	.274	.419	.694		78						WLO · MIDW
1970	22	KCR-min	AAA,A	34	31	30	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.167	.167	.167	.333		5		0	1	0		OMA,WLO · AA,MIDW
1971	23	KCR-min	AAA	27	46	42	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	18	.214	.250	.214	.464		9		0	2	0		OMA · AA
1971	23	KCR	AL	10	9	7	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	1.000	1.375	280	7	0	0	1	0	0	1
1972	24	STL-min	AAA	24	54	45	7	4	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	23	.089	.176	.111	.288		5		0	3	1		TUL · AA
1972	24	STL	NL	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

1974	26	BOS-min	AAA	49	18	17	2	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.294	.294	.412	.706		7		0	1	0		PAW · IL
1974	26	BOS	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1975	27	BOS-min	AAA	66	14	13	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.231	.286	.231	.516		3		0	0	0		PAW · IL
3 Seasons				19	10	8	5	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	.333	.875	1.208	235	7	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	85	68	43	17	0	9	9	9	0	0	9	9	.250	.333	.875	1.208	235	60	0	0	9	0	0

KCR (1 yr)				10	9	7	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	1.000	1.375	280	7	0	0	1	0	0
STL (1 yr)				3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				16	9	7	4	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	.286	.375	1.000	1.375	280	7	0	0	1	0	0
NL (1 yr)				3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1971	23	KCR	AL	9	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0.5	4	0.4	0.1	$12,750	1
1972	24	STL	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	/1
2 Seasons				10	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0.5	4	0.4	0.1	$12,750

KCR (1 yr)				9	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	0.5	4	0.4	0.1	$12,750
STL (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%
1971	KCR	AL	23	P	10	3	24.0	6	1	4	1	0	.833	1.88	0.50	.958	1.99	1.97	1	0%
1972	STL	NL	24	P	3	1	5.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.69	0.33	.950	1.69	1.77	0
1974	BOS	AL	26	P	6	0	6.1	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.84	0.33	.945	1.85	1.80	0
	3 Seasons			P	19	4	35.2	9	2	6	1	1	.889	2.02	0.42	.954	1.92	1.88	1	0%
	3 Seasons			TOT	19	4	35.2	9	2	6	1	1	.889	2.02	0.42	.954	1.92	1.88	1	0%

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 7th round of the 1968 amateur draft.
December 2, 1971: Traded by the Kansas City Royals with Jim York to the Houston Astros for Dave Grangaard (minors) and John Mayberry.
April 15, 1972: Traded by the Houston Astros with Scipio Spinks to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jerry Reuss.
March 29, 1973: the St. Louis Cardinals sent Lance Clemons to the Boston Red Sox to complete an earlier deal made on January 24, 1973. January 24, 1973: The St. Louis Cardinals sent a player to be named later to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Nagy.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1971	23	Kansas City Royals	$12,750	Noll/Fort/Hylan database

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$12,750

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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