Royce Clayton
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2007)
Royce Clayton was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2007 for 11 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 17 seasons. In 2,108 career games, he hit .258 with 1,904 hits, 110 home runs, and 723 RBI. Royce Clayton was an All-Star.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 175 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1991-09-20
- Last Game
- 2007-09-30
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Royce Spencer Clayton
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,108 | 7,379 | 935 | 1,904 | 363 | 55 | 110 | 723 | 231 | 565 | 1,415 | .258 | .312 | .367 | .679 | -12,614 |
Career AVG .258 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .312 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.
Career SLG .367 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 12.4% below league average.
Career OPS .679 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 9.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | SFN | NL | 9 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .115 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1992 | SFN | NL | 98 | 321 | 31 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 63 | .224 | .255 (-12%) | .322 (-13%) | .377 (-18%) | .699 (-16%) | -803.4 |
| 1993 | SFN | NL | 153 | 549 | 54 | 155 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 11 | 38 | 91 | .282 | .265 (+7%) | .332 (-1%) | .403 (-8%) | .735 (-5%) | -422.0 |
| 1994 | SFN | NL | 108 | 385 | 38 | 91 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 74 | .236 | .269 (-12%) | .338 (-13%) | .424 (-23%) | .763 (-18%) | -1200.2 |
| 1995 | SFN | NL | 138 | 509 | 56 | 124 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 24 | 38 | 109 | .244 | .266 (-9%) | .337 (-12%) | .417 (-18%) | .755 (-15%) | -1323.1 |
| 1996 | SLN | NL | 129 | 491 | 64 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 89 | .277 | .269 (+3%) | .340 (-6%) | .426 (-13%) | .767 (-10%) | -832.5 |
| 1997 | SLN | NL | 154 | 576 | 75 | 153 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 30 | 33 | 109 | .266 | .266 (avg) | .336 (-9%) | .419 (-5%) | .756 (-7%) | -789.7 |
| 1998 | SLN | NL | 90 | 355 | 59 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 40 | 51 | .234 | .266 (-12%) | .335 (-7%) | .420 (-22%) | .755 (-15%) | -854.3 |
| 1998 | TEX | AL | 52 | 186 | 30 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 32 | .285 | .266 (+7%) | .335 (-2%) | .420 (+5%) | .755 (+2%) | -854.3 |
| 1999 | TEX | AL | 133 | 465 | 69 | 134 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 39 | 100 | .288 | .271 (+6%) | .344 (+1%) | .433 (+3%) | .778 (+2%) | 135.2 |
| 2000 | TEX | AL | 148 | 513 | 70 | 124 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 11 | 42 | 92 | .242 | .270 (-11%) | .344 (-13%) | .437 (-12%) | .782 (-12%) | -1149.0 |
| 2001 | CHA | AL | 135 | 433 | 62 | 114 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 10 | 33 | 72 | .263 | .263 (avg) | .332 (-5%) | .426 (-8%) | .758 (-7%) | -546.1 |
| 2002 | CHA | AL | 112 | 342 | 51 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 67 | .251 | .261 (-4%) | .331 (-11%) | .416 (-12%) | .747 (-12%) | -700.1 |
| 2003 | MIL | NL | 146 | 483 | 49 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 49 | 92 | .228 | .264 (-14%) | .332 (-10%) | .422 (-21%) | .754 (-16%) | -1245.2 |
| 2004 | COL | NL | 146 | 574 | 95 | 160 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 48 | 125 | .279 | .266 (+5%) | .335 (+1%) | .427 (-7%) | .762 (-4%) | -329.8 |
| 2005 | ARI | NL | 143 | 522 | 59 | 141 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 38 | 105 | .270 | .264 (+2%) | .330 (-3%) | .418 (-16%) | .749 (-11%) | -883.6 |
| 2006 | WAS | NL | 87 | 305 | 36 | 82 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 53 | .269 | .269 (avg) | .336 (-6%) | .431 (-20%) | .768 (-14%) | -727.9 |
| 2006 | CIN | NL | 50 | 149 | 13 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | .235 | .269 (-13%) | .336 (-14%) | .431 (-24%) | .768 (-19%) | -727.9 |
| 2007 | TOR | AL | 69 | 189 | 23 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 50 | .254 | .268 (-5%) | .335 (-9%) | .422 (-19%) | .758 (-15%) | -478.4 |
| 2007 | BOS | AL | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | -478.4 |
| Career · 20 seasons | 2,108 | 7,379 | 935 | 1,904 | 363 | 55 | 110 | 723 | 231 | 565 | 1,415 | .258 | — | — | — | — | -14,211 | ||
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
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (2108 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1054 | 3621 | 500 | 964 | 63 | 366 | .266 |
| Away | 1054 | 3758 | 435 | 940 | 47 | 357 | .250 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-30 | BOS | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-09-29 | BOS | MIN | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007-09-27 | BOS | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-26 | BOS | OAK | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-22 | BOS | TBR | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-14 | BOS | NYY | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-08 | BOS | BAL | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-09-06 | BOS | BAL | W | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08-01 | TOR | TBR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-07-30 | TOR | TBR | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 2053 | 1971 | 3095 | 5902 | 242 | 1224 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | SFN | SS | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 1992 | SFN | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | SFN | SS | 94 | 91 | 141 | 257 | 11 | 51 |
| 1993 | SFN | SS | 153 | 151 | 251 | 449 | 27 | 103 |
| 1994 | SFN | SS | 108 | 106 | 177 | 330 | 14 | 66 |
| 1995 | SFN | SS | 136 | 133 | 223 | 411 | 20 | 93 |
| 1996 | SLN | SS | 113 | 111 | 171 | 347 | 15 | 68 |
| 1997 | SLN | SS | 153 | 145 | 228 | 452 | 19 | 93 |
| 1998 | SLN | SS | 89 | 86 | 140 | 286 | 13 | 53 |
| 1998 | TEX | SS | 52 | 52 | 88 | 152 | 7 | 26 |
| 1999 | TEX | SS | 133 | 133 | 204 | 406 | 25 | 91 |
| 2000 | TEX | SS | 148 | 144 | 265 | 411 | 16 | 94 |
| 2001 | CHA | SS | 133 | 126 | 196 | 367 | 7 | 74 |
| 2002 | CHA | SS | 109 | 100 | 166 | 292 | 5 | 72 |
| 2003 | MIL | SS | 141 | 137 | 193 | 396 | 14 | 76 |
| 2004 | COL | SS | 144 | 140 | 213 | 417 | 9 | 88 |
| 2005 | ARI | SS | 141 | 131 | 180 | 404 | 11 | 91 |
| 2006 | WAS | SS | 86 | 83 | 110 | 240 | 11 | 39 |
| 2006 | CIN | SS | 43 | 38 | 60 | 100 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | TOR | SS | 68 | 55 | 73 | 176 | 7 | 30 |
| 2007 | BOS | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | BOS | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Third Base | 4 |
| Shortstop | 2053 |
| Designated Hitter | 3 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TOR | AL | $1,500,000 |
| 2006 | WAS | NL | $1,000,000 |
| 2005 | ARI | NL | $1,350,000 |
| 2004 | COL | NL | $650,000 |
| 2003 | MIL | NL | $1,500,000 |
| 2002 | CHA | AL | $4,500,000 |
| 2001 | CHA | AL | $4,500,000 |
| 2000 | TEX | AL | $4,500,000 |
| 1999 | TEX | AL | $4,500,000 |
| 1998 | SLN | NL | $3,500,000 |
| 1997 | SLN | NL | $2,650,000 |
| 1996 | SLN | NL | $1,600,000 |
| 1995 | SFN | NL | $475,000 |
| 1994 | SFN | NL | $325,000 |
| 1993 | SFN | NL | $155,000 |
| 1992 | SFN | NL | $109,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $32,814,000 | ||
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Royce Clayton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Royce Clayton: the record in brief
Between the debut on September 20, 1991 and the final game on September 30, 2007, Royce Clayton built the record summarized on this page. Clayton played for the San Francisco Giants (1991 through 1995), the St. Louis Cardinals (1996 through 1998), the Texas Rangers (1998 to 2000), the Chicago White Sox (2001 through 2002), the Milwaukee Brewers (2003), the Colorado Rockies (2004), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005), and the Washington Nationals (2006), with further stops in the season rows. Clayton played primarily as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 2, 1970, in Burbank, CA, USA and a listed size of 175 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Clayton's full given name, per the bio, is Royce Spencer Clayton.
Across 2,108 games at the plate, Clayton's career line reads 1,904 hits in 7,379 at bats for a .258 average, plus 110 homers, 723 runs batted in, and 231 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .312 clip and slugging .367, Clayton finished with a .679 OPS. Against a .266 league average for those years, Clayton's .258 average was near the norm.
Frequently Asked Questions about Royce Clayton
- What years did Royce Clayton play?
- Royce Clayton played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2007.
- Was Royce Clayton a pitcher?
- No. Royce Clayton was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Royce Clayton hit?
- Royce Clayton hit 110 career home runs with 1904 hits.
- What was Royce Clayton's career batting average?
- Royce Clayton batted .258 over his career, with 1,904 hits in 7,379 at bats.
- How many RBI did Royce Clayton have?
- Royce Clayton drove in 723 runs in his career.
- Is Royce Clayton in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Royce Clayton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.