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.

Matt Clement

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
87	86	238	236	6	3	0	1412.7	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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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	13.7	15	7	7	13	4.61	4.43 (-4%)	568.2
1999	SDN	NL	10	12	31	31	0	0	180.7	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	169.3	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	201.7	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	65.3	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

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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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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	3	3	0	15.7	20	15	6	6	8.62

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALDS1	BOS	0	1	1	1	3.3	7	8	0	0	21.60
2003	NLCS	CHN	1	0	1	1	7.7	5	3	2	3	3.52
2003	NLDS2	CHN	0	1	1	1	4.7	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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	238	236	125	148	17	13

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	238

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

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 Career Earnings			$41,276,000

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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.