What years did Matt Clement play?

Matt Clement played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006.

Was Matt Clement a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Clement pitched in the major leagues, recording 87 wins and 1217 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Clement hit?

Matt Clement hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.

What teams did Matt Clement play for?

Matt Clement played for 4 teams: the San Diego Padres (1998–2000), the Florida Marlins (2001), the Chicago Cubs (2002–2004), and the Boston Red Sox (2005–2006).

Did Matt Clement win a Cy Young Award?

No. Matt Clement did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Matt Clement win?

Matt Clement was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Matt Clement's career stats?

In 238 games, Matt Clement went 87-86 with a 4.47 ERA, 1,217 strikeouts, and 1,412.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 33 hits and 0 home runs.

What was Matt Clement's salary?

Matt Clement's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $9,825,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $201,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2008.

What position did Matt Clement play?

Matt Clement played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Matt Clement and how much did he weigh?

Matt Clement was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Matt Clement's career ERA?

Matt Clement finished with a 4.47 career ERA, going 87-86 with 1,217 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Matt Clement have?

Matt Clement recorded 1,217 career strikeouts.

Is Matt Clement in the Hall of Fame?

No. Matt Clement has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Matt Clement

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2006)

Matt Clement was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006 for 4 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 9 seasons. Across 238 career appearances, he went 87-86 with a 4.47 ERA and 1,217 strikeouts. He also batted .095 with 0 home runs. Matt Clement was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 8757.3.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 87–86

ERA 4.47

WHIP 1.40

SO 1,217

Pitcher PIV 8757.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 8/12/1974 in McCandless, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-09-06
Last Game: 2006-06-14
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Matthew Paul Clement

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Career Pitching Statistics

Matt Clement — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
87	86	238	236	6	3	0	1412.2	1,326	702	144	650	1,217	4.47	8757.3

Career ERA 4.47 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Matt Clement Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	SDN	NL	2	0	4	2	0	0	13.2	15	7	7	13	4.61	4.43 (-4%)	568.2
1999	SDN	NL	10	12	31	31	0	0	180.2	190	90	86	135	4.48	4.71 (+5%)	919.4
2000	SDN	NL	13	17	34	34	0	0	205.0	194	117	125	170	5.14	4.77 (-8%)	-843.7
2001	FLO	NL	9	10	31	31	0	0	169.1	172	95	85	134	5.05	4.42 (-14%)	122.0
2002	CHN	NL	12	11	32	32	3	2	205.0	162	82	85	215	3.60	4.28 (+16%)	5022.8
2003	CHN	NL	14	12	32	32	2	1	201.2	169	92	79	171	4.11	4.40 (+7%)	1377.9
2004	CHN	NL	9	13	30	30	0	0	181.0	155	74	77	190	3.68	4.46 (+18%)	1820.0
2005	BOS	AL	13	6	32	32	1	0	191.0	192	97	68	146	4.57	4.29 (-7%)	1266.5
2006	BOS	AL	5	5	12	12	0	0	65.1	77	48	38	43	6.61	4.53 (-46%)	-1495.8
Career · 9 seasons			87	86	238	236	6	3	1,412.2	1,326	702	650	1,217	4.47	—	8,757

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

Matt Clement — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
239	348	22	33	5	1	0	12	0	14	174	.095	.139	.115	.254	-3,834

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 64.4% below league average.

Career OBP .139 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 58.6% below league average.

Career SLG .115 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 73.0% below league average.

Career OPS .254 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 66.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Matt Clement Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	SDN	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SDN	NL	31	52	7	4	0	0	1	4	28	.077	.271 (-72%)	.344 (-59%)	.433 (-82%)	.778 (-72%)	-635.6
2000	SDN	NL	34	60	3	4	0	1	2	4	33	.067	.270 (-75%)	.344 (-64%)	.437 (-77%)	.782 (-71%)	-741.5
2001	FLO	NL	32	50	2	4	0	0	0	3	18	.080	.263 (-70%)	.332 (-60%)	.426 (-81%)	.758 (-72%)	-596.0
2002	CHN	NL	32	61	4	3	2	0	4	1	34	.049	.261 (-81%)	.331 (-67%)	.416 (-80%)	.747 (-75%)	-750.3
2003	CHN	NL	32	62	3	9	2	0	3	0	26	.145	.264 (-45%)	.332 (-52%)	.422 (-58%)	.754 (-55%)	-568.2
2004	CHN	NL	30	55	2	8	1	0	2	1	29	.145	.266 (-45%)	.335 (-53%)	.427 (-62%)	.762 (-58%)	-542.5
2005	BOS	AL	32	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BOS	AL	12	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			239	348	22	33	5	1	12	14	174	.095	—	—	—	—	-3,834

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

Matt Clement — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Matt Clement — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2005	ALDS1	BOS	1	0	0	.000
2003	NLCS	CHN	1	4	1	.000
2003	NLDS2	CHN	1	2	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Matt Clement — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	3	3	0	15.2	20	15	6	6	8.62

Playoff Pitching by Year

Matt Clement — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALDS1	BOS	0	1	1	1	3.1	7	8	0	0	21.60
2003	NLCS	CHN	1	0	1	1	7.2	5	3	2	3	3.52
2003	NLDS2	CHN	0	1	1	1	4.2	8	4	4	3	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Matt Clement — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	127	195	13	19	0	8	.097
Away	112	153	9	14	0	4	.092

Pitching — Home / Away

Matt Clement — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	127	782.2	703	349	335	683	4.01
Away	111	630.0	623	353	315	534	5.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

Matt Clement — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
2006-06-14	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
2006-06-04	BOS	DET	W	0	0	0	0
2006-05-29	BOS	TOR	L	0	0	0	0
2006-05-24	BOS	NYY	L	0	0	0	0
2006-05-19	BOS	PHI	W	3	1	1	2
2006-05-12	BOS	TEX	L	0	0	0	0
2006-05-04	BOS	TOR	W	0	0	0	0
2006-04-28	BOS	TBR	L	0	0	0	0
2006-04-23	BOS	TOR	W	0	0	0	0
2006-04-18	BOS	TBR	W	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Matt Clement — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-14	BOS	MIN	L	4.2	5	3	3	6	0	1
2006-06-04	BOS	DET	W	6.0	6	3	3	2	5	0
2006-05-29	BOS	TOR	—	3.1	7	6	6	2	0	2
2006-05-24	BOS	NYY	L	4.1	9	8	8	4	4	0
2006-05-19	BOS	PHI	W	6.2	5	3	3	3	5	1
2006-05-12	BOS	TEX	L	5.0	6	4	4	2	4	1
2006-05-04	BOS	TOR	W	6.0	2	1	1	4	3	0
2006-04-28	BOS	TBR	L	6.0	5	5	4	6	4	0
2006-04-23	BOS	TOR	W	5.1	7	3	2	2	4	1
2006-04-18	BOS	TBR	—	7.0	8	3	3	2	6	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Matt Clement — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	238	236	125	148	17	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Matt Clement — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	SDN	P	4	2	0	0	0	0
1999	SDN	P	31	31	12	12	2	0
2000	SDN	P	34	34	27	25	4	4
2001	FLO	P	31	31	14	20	1	1
2002	CHN	P	32	32	8	23	2	1
2003	CHN	P	32	32	20	23	4	0
2004	CHN	P	30	30	16	21	3	3
2005	BOS	P	32	32	22	20	1	4
2006	BOS	P	12	12	6	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Matt Clement Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	238

Awards & Honors

Matt Clement — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-08-02
2002	Player of the Week	Week of 2002-06-01

Salary History

Matt Clement's recorded salaries total $41,276,000 over 10 seasons, 1999 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Clement's career ran from 1998 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1998.

Matt Clement — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	SLN	NL	$1,250,000
2007	BOS	AL	$9,500,000
2006	BOS	AL	$9,825,000
2005	BOS	AL	$6,500,000
2004	CHN	NL	$6,000,000
2003	CHN	NL	$4,000,000
2002	CHN	NL	$2,500,000
2001	FLO	NL	$900,000
2000	SDN	NL	$600,000
1999	SDN	NL	$201,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$41,276,000

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Matt Clement: the record in brief

September 6, 1998 and June 14, 2006 bracket Matt Clement's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Clement played for the San Diego Padres (1998 to 2000), the Florida Marlins (2001), the Chicago Cubs (2002 to 2004), and the Boston Red Sox (2005 through 2006). Born on August 12, 1974, in McCandless, PA, USA, Clement is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6 feet, 3 inches and 190 pounds. Matt Clement was the playing name; the full given name is Matthew Paul.

Clement's career pitching line is 87 wins, 86 losses and a 4.47 ERA over 238 appearances. Also on Clement's record: 1,217 strikeouts. Clement's 4.47 ERA was close to the 4.48 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 2003. 2002 produced Clement's most strikeouts, 215. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.60 in 2002, when the league's was 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Clement

What years did Matt Clement play?: Matt Clement played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2006.
Was Matt Clement a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Clement pitched in the major leagues, recording 87 wins and 1217 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Clement hit?: Matt Clement hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
What teams did Matt Clement play for?: Matt Clement played for 4 teams: the San Diego Padres (1998–2000), the Florida Marlins (2001), the Chicago Cubs (2002–2004), and the Boston Red Sox (2005–2006).
Did Matt Clement win a Cy Young Award?: No. Matt Clement did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Matt Clement win?: Matt Clement was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Matt Clement's career stats?: In 238 games, Matt Clement went 87-86 with a 4.47 ERA, 1,217 strikeouts, and 1,412.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 33 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Matt Clement earn in his career?: Matt Clement's recorded salaries total $41,276,000 over 10 seasons, 1999 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Clement's career ran from 1998 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1998.
What was Matt Clement's salary?: Matt Clement's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $9,825,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $201,000, in 1999. The Salary History table lists each season from 1999 to 2008.
What position did Matt Clement play?: Matt Clement played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Matt Clement and how much did he weigh?: Matt Clement was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Matt Clement's career ERA?: Matt Clement finished with a 4.47 career ERA, going 87-86 with 1,217 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Matt Clement have?: Matt Clement recorded 1,217 career strikeouts.
Is Matt Clement in the Hall of Fame?: No. Matt Clement has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.