Jim Clancy

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

Jim Clancy was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1991 for the Toronto Blue Jays, the Houston Astros, and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 15 seasons. Across 472 career appearances, he went 140-167 with a 4.23 ERA and 1,422 strikeouts. Jim Clancy was an All-Star.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

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

Jim Clancy — 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 2517.1 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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Jim Clancy Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 76.2 80 43 47 44 5.05 4.00 (-26%) -1184.1
1978 TOR AL 10 12 31 30 7 0 0 193.2 199 88 91 106 4.09 3.69 (-11%) 505.5
1979 TOR AL 2 7 12 11 2 0 0 63.2 65 39 31 33 5.51 4.00 (-38%) -1253.8
1980 TOR AL 13 16 34 34 15 2 0 250.2 217 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 0 266.2 251 110 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 0 219.2 249 125 88 118 5.12 3.81 (-34%) -3323.3
1985 TOR AL 9 6 23 23 1 0 0 128.2 117 54 37 66 3.78 3.89 (+3%) -460.6
1986 TOR AL 14 14 34 34 6 3 0 219.1 202 96 63 126 3.94 3.97 (+1%) 66.0
1987 TOR AL 15 11 37 37 5 1 0 241.1 234 95 80 180 3.54 4.29 (+17%) 3891.3
1988 TOR AL 11 13 36 31 4 0 1 196.1 207 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 34.2 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

Jim Clancy — 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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Jim Clancy Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Jim Clancy — 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

Jim Clancy — 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

Jim Clancy — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 5 0 0 5.2 5 3 5 2 4.76

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jim Clancy — 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 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00
1991 WS ATL 1 0 3 0 0 4.1 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

Jim Clancy — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home227232302.130
Away245382600.158

Pitching — Home / Away

Jim Clancy — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2271212.212245964556804.42
Away2451304.212895864927424.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jim Clancy — 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

Jim Clancy — 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

Jim Clancy — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 472 381 185 301 26 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jim Clancy — 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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Jim Clancy Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 472

Awards & Honors

Jim Clancy — 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

Jim Clancy — 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

Jim Clancy: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 26, 1977 and the final game on October 6, 1991, Jim Clancy built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Toronto Blue Jays (1977 through 1988), the Houston Astros (1989 to 1991), and the Atlanta Braves (1991). Listed as a pitcher, Clancy both batted and threw right-handed. Clancy is listed at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. The birth record reads December 18, 1955, in Chicago, IL, USA. The bio records the death on July 12, 2025, in Dunedin, FL, USA. Clancy's full given name, per the bio, is James Clancy.

Clancy went 140-167 with a 4.23 ERA in 472 games, 381 of them starts. Also on Clancy's record: 1,422 strikeouts, 74 complete games, 11 shutouts, and 10 saves. Against a 3.88 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.23 mark was 9.0% worse. Clancy won 16 games in 1982, the most of any season listed. 1987 produced Clancy's most strikeouts, 180.

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.
What was Jim Clancy's career batting average?
Jim Clancy batted .148 over his career, with 9 hits in 61 at bats.
How many RBI did Jim Clancy have?
Jim Clancy drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Jim Clancy's career ERA?
Jim Clancy finished with a 4.23 career ERA, going 140-167 with 1,422 strikeouts.