Royce Clayton

Position: Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: January 2, 1970 in Burbank, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (15th) of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Bernard HS (Playa del Rey, CA).

High School: St. Bernard HS (Playa del Rey, CA)

Debut: September 20, 1991 (Age 21-261d, 13,684th in MLB history)
vs. SDP 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 2007 (Age 37-271d)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

Agents: Gregg Clifton, Terry Bross • Previously: Arn Tellem, Ken Felder, Rick Licht

National Team: us USA (18U)

Full Name: Royce Spencer Clayton

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.6

AB

7379

H

1904

HR

110

BA

.258

R

935

RBI

723

SB

231

OBP

.312

SLG

.367

OPS

.679

OPS+

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Games by Position

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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
1988	18	SFG-min	A-	60	245	212	35	55	4	0	3	29	10	4	27	54	.259	.348	.321	.669		68		3	1	2	0		EVR · NORW
1989	19	SFG-min	A	132	543	477	44	102	15	3	0	28	38	17	52	128	.214	.295	.258	.553		123	6	5	4	5	0		CLI,SJO · MIDW,CALL
1990	20	SFG-min	A+	123	536	460	80	123	15	10	7	71	33	15	68	98	.267	.364	.389	.753		179		4	0	4	3		SJO · CALL
1991	21	SFG-min	AA	126	557	485	84	136	22	8	5	68	36	10	61	104	.280	.361	.390	.751		189	7	3	3	5	7		SHV · TL
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-min	AAA	48	212	192	30	46	6	2	3	18	15	6	17	25	.240	.300	.339	.639		65	8	0	2	1	0		PHX · PCL
1992	22	SFG	NL	98	352	321	31	72	7	4	4	24	8	4	26	63	.224	.281	.308	.589	71	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	92	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	73	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-min	AAA	2	10	7	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.143	.400	.143	.543		1	0	0	0	0	0		OKC · PCL
1999	29	TEX	AL	133	520	465	69	134	21	5	14	52	8	6	39	100	.288	.346	.445	.792	98	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	72	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	BOS-min	AAA	7	30	28	2	4	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	10	.143	.200	.250	.450		7	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
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	6/5D
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	/5D6
17 Yrs				2108	8164	7379	935	1904	363	55	110	723	231	100	565	1415	.258	.312	.367	.679	78	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	78	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	76	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	86	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	82	846	66	15	43	23	4

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WAR

AB

H

HR

BA

R

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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