Jim Clancy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1991)

W–L 140–167
ERA 4.23
WHIP 1.37
SO 1,422
Pitcher PIV -10489.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 220 lb
Born
12/18/1955 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died
7/12/2025 in Dunedin, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1977-07-26
Last Game
1991-10-06
Awards
All-Star

Full name: James Clancy

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
140 167 472 381 74 11 10 2517.3 2,513 1,182 244 947 1,422 4.23 -10489.1

Career ERA 4.23 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 9.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1977 TOR AL 4 9 13 13 4 1 0 76.7 80 43 47 44 5.05 4.00 (-26%) -1184.1
1978 TOR AL 10 12 31 30 7 0 0 193.7 199 88 91 106 4.09 3.69 (-11%) 505.5
1979 TOR AL 2 7 12 11 2 0 0 63.7 65 39 31 33 5.51 4.00 (-38%) -1253.8
1980 TOR AL 13 16 34 34 15 2 0 250.7 217 92 128 152 3.30 3.84 (+14%) -1497.8
1981 TOR AL 6 12 22 22 2 0 0 125.0 126 68 64 56 4.90 3.58 (-37%) -3202.3
1982 TOR AL 16 14 40 40 11 3 0 266.7 251 110 77 139 3.71 3.86 (+4%) 229.3
1983 TOR AL 15 11 34 34 11 1 0 223.0 238 97 61 99 3.91 3.87 (-1%) -945.9
1984 TOR AL 13 15 36 36 5 0 0 219.7 249 125 88 118 5.12 3.81 (-34%) -3323.3
1985 TOR AL 9 6 23 23 1 0 0 128.7 117 54 37 66 3.78 3.89 (+3%) -460.6
1986 TOR AL 14 14 34 34 6 3 0 219.3 202 96 63 126 3.94 3.97 (+1%) 66.0
1987 TOR AL 15 11 37 37 5 1 0 241.3 234 95 80 180 3.54 4.29 (+17%) 3891.3
1988 TOR AL 11 13 36 31 4 0 1 196.3 207 98 47 118 4.49 3.73 (-20%) -2015.2
1989 HOU NL 7 14 33 26 1 0 0 147.0 155 83 66 91 5.08 3.71 (-37%) -1143.0
1990 HOU NL 2 8 33 10 0 0 1 76.0 100 55 33 44 6.51 3.86 (-69%) 203.8
1991 HOU NL 0 3 30 0 0 0 5 55.0 37 17 20 33 2.78 3.91 (+29%) -23.7
1991 ATL NL 3 2 24 0 0 0 3 34.7 36 22 14 17 5.71 3.91 (-46%) -335.2
Career · 16 seasons 140 167 472 381 74 11 10 2,517.1 2,513 1,182 947 1,422 4.23 — -10,489

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
472 61 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 20 .148 .161 .164 .325 0

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career OBP .161 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career SLG .164 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Career OPS .325 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1977 TOR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 TOR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 TOR AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 TOR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 TOR AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 TOR AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 HOU NL 33 41 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 .146 — — — — 0.0
1990 HOU NL 33 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .214 — — — — 0.0
1991 HOU NL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 ATL NL 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 472 61 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 20 .148 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1991 NLCS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 WS ATL 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1985 ALCS TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 5 0 0 5.7 5 3 5 2 4.76

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1991 NLCS ATL 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
1991 WS ATL 1 0 3 0 0 4.3 3 2 4 2 4.15
1985 ALCS TOR 0 1 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home227232302.130
Away245382600.158

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2271212.212245964556804.42
Away2451304.212895864927424.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1991-10-06 ATLHOUL 000000000
1991-09-29 ATLHOUW 100000001
1991-09-28 ATLHOUW 000000000
1991-09-25 ATLCINL 000000000
1991-09-19 ATLSDPW 000000000
1991-09-16 ATLSFGL 000000000
1991-09-14 ATLLADW 000000000
1991-09-12 ATLSDPW 000000000
1991-09-09 ATLSFGW 000000000
1991-09-07 ATLNYNW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1991-10-06 ATLHOU — 1.0322101
1991-09-29 ATLHOU W 3.0200130
1991-09-28 ATLHOU — 1.0211010
1991-09-25 ATLCIN — 0.2433001
1991-09-19 ATLSDP — 1.0100000
1991-09-16 ATLSFG L 1.2433110
1991-09-14 ATLLAD W 2.0000200
1991-09-12 ATLSDP — 1.0000000
1991-09-09 ATLSFG SV 1.1100010
1991-09-07 ATLNYN — 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 472 381 185 301 26 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1977 TOR P 13 13 6 14 3 4
1978 TOR P 31 30 14 30 2 3
1979 TOR P 12 11 1 11 0 0
1980 TOR P 34 34 14 35 2 2
1981 TOR P 22 22 2 10 0 0
1982 TOR P 40 40 14 27 2 2
1983 TOR P 34 34 23 17 1 1
1984 TOR P 36 36 15 30 1 4
1985 TOR P 23 23 6 15 1 1
1986 TOR P 34 34 34 23 1 2
1987 TOR P 37 37 25 36 2 4
1988 TOR P 36 31 15 21 3 4
1989 HOU P 33 26 9 10 7 2
1990 HOU P 33 10 4 13 0 1
1991 HOU P 30 0 0 4 1 0
1991 ATL P 24 0 3 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 472

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1987 Pitcher of the Month May
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-05-24
1982 Player of the Week Week of 1982-06-18

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1990 HOU NL $1,150,000
1989 HOU NL $1,225,000
1988 TOR AL $900,000
1987 TOR AL $850,000
1986 TOR AL $680,000
1985 TOR AL $580,000
Total Career Earnings $5,385,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jim Clancy (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Steve Renko
    134-146, 3.99 ERA
  2. 90
    Tim Belcher
    146-140, 4.16 ERA
  3. 89
    Mike Morgan
    141-186, 4.23 ERA
  4. 89
    Jim Slaton
    151-158, 4.03 ERA
  5. 88
    Kevin Gross
    142-158, 4.11 ERA
  6. 84
    Rick Sutcliffe
    171-139, 4.08 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Clancy

What years did Jim Clancy play?
Jim Clancy played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1991.
Was Jim Clancy a pitcher?
Yes. Jim Clancy pitched in the major leagues, recording 140 wins and 1422 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jim Clancy hit?
Jim Clancy hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.