Roger Clemens was born on Saturday, August 4, 1962, in Dayton, Ohio. Clemens was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 15, 1984, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Roger Clemens baseball stats page.
"I got one (Cy Young Award) for Koby and Kory. I got one for Kasy, and I needed one for Kody. It kind of takes the pressure off dad a little bit." - Clemens, Roger. AP Wire. Cy Young Press Conference. 28 October 1997. [Roger Clemens Quotes]
Roger ClemensRoger 'The Rocket' Clemens Autograph on a 1992 Topps Baseball Card (#405) |
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Roger ClemensRoger Clemens Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1984 | 22 | Red Sox | 21 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4.32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 133.1 | 575 | 146 | 64 | 67 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 126 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
1985 | 23 | Red Sox | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 98.1 | 407 | 83 | 36 | 38 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
1986 | 24 | Red Sox | 33 | 33 | 0 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 2.48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 254.0 | 997 | 179 | 70 | 77 | 21 | 67 | 0 | 238 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
1987 | 25 | Red Sox | 36 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 9 | .690 | 2.97 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 281.2 | 1,157 | 248 | 93 | 100 | 19 | 83 | 4 | 256 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
1988 | 26 | Red Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.93 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 264.0 | 1,063 | 217 | 86 | 93 | 17 | 62 | 4 | 291 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
1989 | 27 | Red Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 3.13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 253.1 | 1,044 | 215 | 88 | 101 | 20 | 93 | 5 | 230 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | 28 | Red Sox | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 6 | .778 | 1.93 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 228.1 | 920 | 193 | 49 | 59 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 209 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | 29 | Red Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.62 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 271.1 | 1,077 | 219 | 79 | 93 | 15 | 65 | 12 | 241 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 30 | Red Sox | 32 | 32 | 0 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 2.41 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 246.2 | 989 | 203 | 66 | 80 | 11 | 62 | 5 | 208 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 31 | Red Sox | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.46 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 191.2 | 808 | 175 | 95 | 99 | 17 | 67 | 4 | 160 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
1994 | 32 | Red Sox | 24 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.85 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 170.2 | 692 | 124 | 54 | 62 | 15 | 71 | 1 | 168 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 33 | Red Sox | 23 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 5 | .667 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 623 | 141 | 65 | 70 | 15 | 60 | 0 | 132 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 34 | Red Sox | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3.63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 242.2 | 1,032 | 216 | 98 | 106 | 19 | 106 | 2 | 257 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1997 | 35 | Blue Jays | 34 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 7 | .750 | 2.05 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 264.0 | 1,044 | 204 | 60 | 65 | 9 | 68 | 1 | 292 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 36 | Blue Jays | 33 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 6 | .769 | 2.65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 234.2 | 961 | 169 | 69 | 78 | 11 | 88 | 0 | 271 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | 37 | Yankees | 30 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 187.2 | 822 | 185 | 96 | 101 | 20 | 90 | 0 | 163 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | 38 | Yankees | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 204.1 | 878 | 184 | 84 | 96 | 26 | 84 | 0 | 188 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
2001 | 39 | Yankees | 33 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 3.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 220.1 | 918 | 205 | 86 | 94 | 19 | 72 | 1 | 213 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 40 | Yankees | 29 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 4.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180.0 | 768 | 172 | 87 | 94 | 18 | 63 | 6 | 192 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | 41 | Yankees | 33 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .654 | 3.91 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 211.2 | 878 | 199 | 92 | 99 | 24 | 58 | 1 | 190 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 42 | Astros | 33 | 33 | 0 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214.1 | 878 | 169 | 71 | 76 | 15 | 79 | 5 | 218 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 43 | Astros | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 1.87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 211.1 | 838 | 151 | 44 | 51 | 11 | 62 | 5 | 185 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2006 | 44 | Astros | 19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113.1 | 451 | 89 | 29 | 34 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 102 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 45 | Yankees | 18 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.0 | 420 | 99 | 46 | 52 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 68 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
24 Years | 709 | 707 | 0 | 354 | 184 | .658 | 3.12 | 118 | 46 | 0 | 4,916.2 | 20,240 | 4,185 | 1,707 | 1,885 | 363 | 1,580 | 63 | 4,672 | 143 | 159 | 20 | 0 |
Roger ClemensRoger Clemens Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1984 | 22 | Red Sox | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 23 | Red Sox | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 24 | Red Sox | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 25 | Red Sox | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 26 | Red Sox | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 27 | Red Sox | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 28 | Red Sox | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 29 | Red Sox | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 30 | Red Sox | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 31 | Red Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1994 | 32 | Red Sox | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 33 | Red Sox | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 34 | Red Sox | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1997 | 35 | Blue Jays | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 1.000 |
1998 | 36 | Blue Jays | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
1999 | 37 | Yankees | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2000 | 38 | Yankees | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2001 | 39 | Yankees | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2002 | 40 | Yankees | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .500 | 1.000 |
2003 | 41 | Yankees | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2004 | 42 | Astros | 33 | 72 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .200 | .181 |
2005 | 43 | Astros | 32 | 58 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 | .281 | .241 |
2006 | 44 | Astros | 19 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .074 | .194 | .111 |
2007 | 45 | Yankees | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
24 Years | 709 | 179 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 61 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .173 | .236 | .207 |
Roger ClemensRoger Clemens Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1984 Red Sox | P | 21 | 20 | 400 | 25 | 1.2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.69 |
1985 Red Sox | P | 15 | 15 | 295 | 21 | 1.4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 |
1986 Red Sox | P | 33 | 33 | 762 | 52 | 1.6 | 48 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.70 |
1987 Red Sox | P | 36 | 36 | 845 | 40 | 1.1 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.28 |
1988 Red Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 792 | 35 | 1.0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.16 |
1989 Red Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 760 | 44 | 1.3 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.56 |
1990 Red Sox | P | 31 | 31 | 685 | 51 | 1.6 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.93 |
1991 Red Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 814 | 62 | 1.8 | 61 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.02 |
1992 Red Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 740 | 45 | 1.4 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.61 |
1993 Red Sox | P | 29 | 29 | 575 | 32 | 1.1 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.46 |
1994 Red Sox | P | 24 | 24 | 512 | 29 | 1.2 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.42 |
1995 Red Sox | P | 23 | 23 | 420 | 33 | 1.4 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.06 |
1996 Red Sox | P | 34 | 34 | 728 | 35 | 1.0 | 33 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 1.22 |
1997 Blue Jays | P | 34 | 34 | 792 | 51 | 1.5 | 50 | 11 | 39 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 1.70 |
1998 Blue Jays | P | 33 | 33 | 704 | 35 | 1.1 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.30 |
1999 Yankees | P | 30 | 30 | 563 | 46 | 1.5 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.16 |
2000 Yankees | P | 32 | 32 | 613 | 48 | 1.5 | 46 | 14 | 32 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.03 |
2001 Yankees | P | 33 | 33 | 661 | 46 | 1.4 | 44 | 11 | 33 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.80 |
2002 Yankees | P | 29 | 29 | 540 | 29 | 1.0 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.45 |
2003 Yankees | P | 33 | 33 | 635 | 40 | 1.2 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.66 |
2004 Astros | P | 33 | 33 | 643 | 36 | 1.1 | 36 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.51 |
2005 Astros | P | 32 | 32 | 633 | 45 | 1.4 | 44 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.88 |
2006 Astros | P | 19 | 19 | 339 | 20 | 1.1 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.51 |
2007 Yankees | P | 18 | 17 | 297 | 19 | 1.1 | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.73 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 709 | 707 | 14,748 | 919 | 1.3 | 894 | 319 | 575 | 25 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.64 | |
24 Years | 709 | 707 | 14,748 | 919 | 1.3 | 894 | 319 | 575 | 25 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 1.64 |
Roger ClemensRoger Clemens Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1984 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.34 | 8.51 | 1.96 |
1985 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 6.77 | 3.39 |
1986 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.55 | 8.43 | 2.37 |
1987 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.08 | 8.18 | 2.65 |
1988 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.69 | 9.92 | 2.11 |
1989 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.47 | 8.17 | 3.30 |
1990 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.87 | 8.24 | 2.13 |
1991 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.71 | 7.99 | 2.16 |
1992 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.35 | 7.59 | 2.26 |
1993 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.39 | 7.51 | 3.15 |
1994 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.37 | 8.86 | 3.74 |
1995 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.20 | 8.49 | 3.86 |
1996 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.42 | 9.53 | 3.93 |
1997 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.29 | 9.95 | 2.32 |
1998 Blue Jays | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.08 | 10.39 | 3.37 |
1999 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.81 | 7.82 | 4.32 |
2000 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2.24 | 8.28 | 3.70 |
2001 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.96 | 8.70 | 2.94 |
2002 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.05 | 9.60 | 3.15 |
2003 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.28 | 8.08 | 2.47 |
2004 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 10.3 | 2.76 | 9.15 | 3.32 |
2005 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 14.5 | 2.98 | 7.88 | 2.64 |
2006 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3.52 | 8.10 | 2.30 |
2007 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.19 | 6.18 | 2.82 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
24 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14.9 | 2.96 | 8.55 | 2.89 |
Roger ClemensRoger Clemens Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1984 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $130,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $140,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $340,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1987 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $650,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $1,350,000.00 | Stats | - |
1989 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $2,300,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $2,600,000.00 | Stats | - |
1991 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $2,700,000.00 | Stats | - |
1992 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $4,705,250.00 | Stats | - |
1993 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $4,655,250.00 | - | - |
1994 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $5,155,250.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $5,655,250.00 | - | - |
1996 Boston Red Sox | 21 | $5,500,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | $8,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
1998 Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | $8,550,000.00 | Stats | - |
1999 New York Yankees | 12, 22 | $8,250,000.00 | - | Stats |
2000 New York Yankees | 22 | $6,350,000.00 | - | Stats |
2001 New York Yankees | 22 | $10,300,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
2002 New York Yankees | 22 | $10,300,000.00 | - | - |
2003 New York Yankees | 22 | $10,100,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
2004 Houston Astros | 22 | $5,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2005 Houston Astros | 22 | $18,000,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
2006 Houston Astros | 22 | $12,200,000.00 | - | - |
2007 New York Yankees | 22 | $17,400,000.00 | - | - |
Roger Clemens Stats by Baseball Almanac |
William Roger Clemens was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox (1984-1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997-1998), New York Yankees (1999-2003), Houston Astros (2004-2006), and New York Yankees (2007). When the Rocket, Roger's nickname, made his big league debut on May 15, 1984, he became the first Spring Woods High School (Houston, TX) graduate to play in the majors!
Roger Clemens Rookie Card | 1985 Topps Baseball Card (#181)
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Did you know that Roger Clemens has 192 wins with the Boston Red Sox which ties him with Cy Young for the franchise record? Join Baseball Almanac as we take a look at some additional numbers of interest as they relate one of the most dominant (and debatable) strikeout pitchers in Major League history:
2 - Roger Clemens won two pitching Triple Crowns (lead the league in wins, strikeouts, and earned run average) with the Toronto Blue Jays - their first (and to date only) winner in team history.
7 - Roger Clemens won the Cy Young Award seven times in his career (1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004), the most of any pitcher in Major League history.
20 - Roger Clemens was the first pitcher in Major League history to strikeout twenty batters in a nine-inning game when he mowed down twenty Seattle Mariners on April 29, 1986. Ten years later, on September 18, 1996, The Rocket duplicated his record book performance and mowed down twenty Detroit Tigers.
42 - Roger Clemens won his last Cy Young Award with the Houston Astros at the age of forty-two — the oldest pitcher in baseball history to win a Cy Young! It was his first with a National League team, making The Rocket only the fourth pitcher (joining Gaylord Perry, Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson) to win one Cy Young from each league. To see who has duplicated this feat since, visit our Cy Young Award research.
354 - Roger Clemens won 354 games, ninth on the Top 1,000 Career Wins list, and in 2003, The Rocket became only the twenty-first player to join the 300 Wins Club.
4,672 - Roger Clemens had 4,672 strikeouts in his career, third on the Top 1,000 Career Strikeouts list, and in 1998, The Rocket became only the eleventh player to join the 3,000 Strikeouts Club.
There is no debate, Roger Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in Major League history. There is debate as to his involvement with the use of performance enhancing drugs. Here is a brief breakdown of those events and we welcome your input on Baseball Fever.
In Jose Canseco's book, Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big, Canseco suggested that Clemens had expert knowledge about steroids and suggested that he used steroids, based on the improvement in his performance after leaving the Red Sox. While not addressing the allegations directly, Clemens stated: "I could care less about the rules" and "I've talked to some friends of his and I've teased them that when you're under house arrest and have ankle bracelets on, you have a lot of time to write a book." Clemens admitted to using the prescription pain reliever Vioxx before it was withdrawn from the market.
Clemens faced steroid scrutiny when it was reported that pitcher Jason Grimsley had named him, as well as Andy Pettitte, as a user of performance enhancing drugs. According to a 20-page search warrant affidavit signed by IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky, Grimsley told investigators he obtained amphetamines, anabolic steroids and human growth hormone from someone recommended to him by former Yankees trainer Brian McNamee. McNamee was a personal strength coach for Clemens and Pettitte, hired by Clemens in 1998. At the time of the Grimsley revelations, McNamee denied knowledge of steroid use by Clemens and Pettitte. Despite initial media reports, the affidavit made no mention of Clemens or Pettitte.
However, Clemens' name was mentioned 82 times in the Mitchell Report on steroid use in baseball. In the report, McNamee stated that during the 1998, 2000, and 2001 baseball seasons, he injected Clemens with Winstrol. Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin denied the claims, calling McNamee "a troubled and unreliable witness" who has changed his story five times in an attempt to avoid criminal prosecution. He noted that Clemens has never tested positive in a steroid test. Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who prepared the report, stated that he relayed the allegations to each athlete implicated in the report and gave them a chance to respond before his findings were published.
On January 6, 2008, Clemens appeared on 60 Minutes to address the allegations. He told Mike Wallace that his longevity in baseball was due to "hard work" rather than illegal substances and denied all of McNamee's assertions that he injected Clemens with steroids, saying that they "never happened". On January 7, Clemens filed a defamation lawsuit against McNamee, claiming that the former trainer lied after being threatened with prosecution. McNamee's attorneys argued that McNamee was compelled to cooperate by federal officials and thus his statements were protected. A federal judge agreed, throwing out all claims related to McNamee's statements to investigators on February 13, 2009 but allowing the case to proceed on statements McNamee made about Clemens to Pettitte.
On February 13, 2008, Clemens appeared before a Congressional committee, along with Brian McNamee, and swore under oath that he did not take steroids; that he did not discuss HGH with McNamee; that he was not at a party at Jose Canseco's where steroids were the topic of conversation; that he was only injected with B-12 and lidocaine; and that he never told Pettitte that he had taken HGH. This last point was in contradiction to testimony Pettitte had given under oath on February 4, 2008, wherein Pettitte said he repeated to McNamee a conversation Pettitte had with Clemens. During this conversation, Pettitte said Clemens had told him that McNamee had injected Clemens with human growth hormone. Pettitte said McNamee reacted angrily, saying that Clemens "shouldn't have done that."
The bipartisan House committee in front of which Clemens appeared, citing seven apparent inconsistencies in Clemens' testimony, recommended that the Justice Department investigate whether Clemens lied under oath about using performance-enhancing drugs. In a letter sent out February 27 to Attorney General Michael Mukasey, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chairman Henry Waxman and ranking Republican Tom Davis said Clemens' testimony that he "never used anabolic steroids or human growth hormone warrants further investigation".
As a result of the Mitchell Report, Clemens has been asked to end his involvement with the Giff Nielsen Day of Golf for Kids charity golf tournament in Houston that he has hosted for four years. As well, his name has been removed from the Houston-based Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine; it was renamed the Memorial Hermann Sports Medicine Institute.
After Washington prosecutors showed "a renewed interest in the case in the final months of 2008," a federal grand jury was convened in January 2009 to hear evidence of Clemens' possible perjury before Congress. The grand jury indicted Clemens on August 19, 2010 on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The indictment charged Clemens with one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury in connection with his February 2008 testimony.
His first trial began on July 13, 2011, but on the second day of testimony the judge in the case declared a mistrial over prosecutorial misconduct after prosecutors showed the jury prejudicial evidence they had been told not to show. Clemens was subsequently retried. The verdict from his second trial came in on June 18, 2012. Clemens was found not guilty on all six counts of lying to Congress in 2008, when he testified that he never took performance-enhancing drugs.
Roger Clemens holds the American League Championship Series record for strikeouts in a game when he fanned 15 batters in a 1-hit (Al Martin, 7th Inning) shutout of the Seattle Mariners in Game 4 of the 2000 ALCS.