Royce Clayton
[edit] Biography
Royce Clayton (Royce Spencer Clayton) was born on January 2, 1970 in Burbank, California. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1991 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1992, his rookie year, he hit .224 with 4 home runs and 24 RBI. Clayton played for the San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 16 year career.
Most people believe that Royce Clayton's best season was 1997, when he stole 30 bases and knocked in 61 runs.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 9
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .115
| .148
| .154
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 98
| 321
| 31
| 72
| 4
| 24
| .224
| .281
| .308
| 7
| 4
| 26
| 63
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 3
| 11
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| 153
| 549
| 54
| 155
| 6
| 70
| .282
| .331
| .372
| 21
| 5
| 38
| 91
| 5
| 8
| 11
| 2
| 16
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 108
| 385
| 38
| 91
| 3
| 30
| .236
| .295
| .327
| 14
| 6
| 30
| 74
| 3
| 3
| 23
| 2
| 7
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 138
| 509
| 56
| 124
| 5
| 58
| .244
| .298
| .342
| 29
| 3
| 38
| 109
| 3
| 4
| 24
| 1
| 7
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 129
| 491
| 64
| 136
| 6
| 35
| .277
| .321
| .371
| 20
| 4
| 33
| 89
| 1
| 2
| 33
| 4
| 13
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 154
| 576
| 75
| 153
| 9
| 61
| .266
| .306
| .398
| 39
| 5
| 33
| 109
| 3
| 2
| 30
| 4
| 19
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| 52
| 186
| 30
| 53
| 5
| 24
| .285
| .330
| .441
| 12
| 1
| 13
| 32
| 1
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 1998
| STL
| N
| 90
| 355
| 59
| 83
| 4
| 29
| .234
| .313
| .327
| 19
| 1
| 40
| 51
| 2
| 3
| 19
| 1
| 10
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 142
| 541
| 89
| 136
| 9
| 53
| .251
| .319
| .366
| 31
| 2
| 53
| 83
| 3
| 6
| 24
| 1
| 16
|
| 1999
| TEX
| A
| 133
| 465
| 69
| 134
| 14
| 52
| .288
| .346
| .445
| 21
| 5
| 39
| 100
| 4
| 9
| 8
| 1
| 6
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| 148
| 513
| 70
| 124
| 14
| 54
| .242
| .301
| .384
| 21
| 5
| 42
| 92
| 3
| 12
| 11
| 1
| 21
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 135
| 433
| 62
| 114
| 9
| 60
| .263
| .315
| .393
| 21
| 4
| 33
| 72
| 3
| 9
| 10
| 2
| 16
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| 112
| 342
| 51
| 86
| 7
| 35
| .251
| .295
| .365
| 14
| 2
| 20
| 67
| 3
| 7
| 5
| 0
| 7
|
| 2003
| MIL
| N
| 146
| 483
| 49
| 110
| 11
| 39
| .228
| .301
| .333
| 16
| 1
| 49
| 92
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 10
| 25
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| 146
| 574
| 95
| 160
| 8
| 54
| .279
| .338
| .397
| 36
| 4
| 48
| 125
| 4
| 24
| 10
| 0
| 13
|
| 2005
| ARI
| N
| 143
| 522
| 59
| 141
| 2
| 44
| .270
| .320
| .351
| 28
| 4
| 38
| 105
| 1
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 19
|
| 2006
| WAS
| N
| 87
| 305
| 36
| 82
| 0
| 27
| .269
| .315
| .348
| 22
| 1
| 19
| 53
| 4
| 5
| 8
| 3
| 8
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| 50
| 149
| 13
| 35
| 2
| 13
| .235
| .290
| .329
| 8
| 0
| 11
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 3
|
| 2006
| TOT
| N
| 137
| 454
| 49
| 117
| 2
| 40
| .258
| .307
| .341
| 30
| 1
| 30
| 85
| 5
| 7
| 14
| 3
| 11
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| 69
| 189
| 23
| 48
| 1
| 12
| .254
| .304
| .344
| 14
| 0
| 14
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 2007
| TOT
|
| 77
| 195
| 24
| 48
| 1
| 12
| .246
| .296
| .333
| 14
| 0
| 14
| 53
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 10
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1451
| 5245
| 629
| 1345
| 60
| 486
| .256
| .311
| .355
| 260
| 38
| 404
| 999
| 30
| 70
| 190
| 30
| 152
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 580
| 1939
| 282
| 511
| 49
| 225
| .264
| .317
| .403
| 89
| 17
| 147
| 363
| 14
| 40
| 39
| 4
| 56
|
| Total
|
|
| 2031
| 7184
| 911
| 1856
| 109
| 711
| .258
| .313
| .368
| 349
| 55
| 551
| 1362
| 44
| 110
| 229
| 34
| 208
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| SF
| N
| SS
| 8
| 8
| 60
| 16
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .880
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| SS
| 94
| 91
| 787.2
| 141
| 257
| 11
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1992
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| SF
| N
| SS
| 153
| 151
| 1329.2
| 251
| 449
| 27
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| SS
| 108
| 106
| 931
| 177
| 330
| 14
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| SS
| 136
| 133
| 1169
| 223
| 411
| 20
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| SS
| 113
| 111
| 997.2
| 171
| 347
| 15
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| SS
| 153
| 145
| 1287.1
| 228
| 452
| 19
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 52
| 52
| 448.1
| 88
| 152
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1998
| STL
| N
| SS
| 89
| 86
| 777.1
| 140
| 286
| 13
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| SS
| 141
| 138
| 1225.2
| 228
| 438
| 20
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1999
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 133
| 133
| 1149.1
| 204
| 406
| 25
| 91
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 2000
| TEX
| A
| SS
| 148
| 144
| 1237
| 264
| 410
| 16
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 133
| 126
| 1117.1
| 196
| 367
| 7
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 109
| 100
| 883.1
| 166
| 292
| 5
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| 2003
| MIL
| N
| SS
| 141
| 137
| 1217.2
| 193
| 396
| 14
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 2004
| COL
| N
| SS
| 144
| 140
| 1241
| 213
| 418
| 9
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 2005
| ARI
| N
| SS
| 141
| 131
| 1177.1
| 180
| 404
| 11
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 2006
| WAS
| N
| SS
| 86
| 83
| 720.1
| 110
| 240
| 11
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 2006
| CIN
| N
| SS
| 43
| 38
| 334.2
| 60
| 100
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 2006
| TOT
| N
| SS
| 129
| 121
| 1055
| 170
| 340
| 18
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 2007
| TOR
| A
| SS
| 68
| 55
| 500
| 73
| 176
| 7
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 3
| 0
| 6.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2007
| TOT
| A
| SS
| 69
| 56
| 508
| 73
| 179
| 8
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 4
| 0
| 7.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 2053
| 1971
| 17374
| 3094
| 5902
| 242
| 1224
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (15th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 22, 1988).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Allen Watson, Rich DeLucia and Doug Creek (December 14, 1995); St. Louis Cardinals received Chris Wimmer (January 16, 1996).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Todd Stottlemyre to Texas Rangers in exchange for Darren Oliver, Fernando Tatis and a player to be named later (July 31, 1998); St. Louis Cardinals received Mark Little (August 9, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 2, 1998).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Aaron Myette and Brian Schmack (December 14, 2000).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (September 8, 2002).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 11, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2003).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 9, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by Arizona Diamondbacks (December 16, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by Washington Nationals (February 2, 2006).
- Traded by Washington Nationals with Gary Majewski, Bill Bray, Brendan Harris and Daryl Thompson to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Austin Kearns, Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner (July 13, 2006).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (November 29, 2006).
- Released by the Toronto Blue Jays (August 7, 2007).
- Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox (August 23, 2007).
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