Royce Clayton

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2007)

AVG .258
HR 110
RBI 723
H 1,904
OPS .679
PIV -12,614
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
1/2/1970 in Burbank, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1991-09-20
Last Game
2007-09-30
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Royce Spencer Clayton

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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

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 45 5 11 0 0 0 1 4 10 .244

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1999 ALDS2 TEX 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1998 ALDS2 TEX 3 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222
1996 NLCS SLN 5 20 4 7 0 0 0 1 1 4 .350
1996 NLDS2 SLN 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (2108 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1054362150096463366.266
Away1054375843594047357.250

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-30 BOSMINL 100000001
2007-09-29 BOSMINW 400000002
2007-09-27 BOSMINL 000000000
2007-09-26 BOSOAKW 000000000
2007-09-22 BOSTBRW 000000000
2007-09-14 BOSNYYL 000000000
2007-09-08 BOSBALL 100000000
2007-09-06 BOSBALW 010000000
2007-08-01 TORTBRL 000000000
2007-07-30 TORTBRL 000000000

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

Position Diamond

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%.

Career Spans

Royce Clayton (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tony Taylor
    .261 avg, 75 HR
  2. 96
    Elvis Andrus
    .269 avg, 102 HR
  3. 90
    Frank White
    .255 avg, 160 HR
  4. 87
    Dave Concepcion
    .267 avg, 101 HR
  5. 87
    Phil Garner
    .260 avg, 109 HR
  6. 86
    Garry Templeton
    .271 avg, 70 HR

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.