What years did Lance Clemons play?

Lance Clemons played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974.

Was Lance Clemons a pitcher?

Yes. Lance Clemons pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 23 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lance Clemons hit?

Lance Clemons hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Lance Clemons's career batting average?

Lance Clemons batted .250 over his career, with 2 hits in 8 at bats.

How many RBI did Lance Clemons have?

Lance Clemons drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Lance Clemons's career ERA?

Lance Clemons finished with a 6.06 career ERA, going 2-1 with 23 strikeouts.

Lance Clemons

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1974)

Lance Clemons was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974 for the Kansas City Royals, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 4 seasons. Across 19 career appearances, he went 2-1 with a 6.06 ERA and 23 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 2–1

ERA 6.06

WHIP 1.77

SO 23

Pitcher PIV -14.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 7/6/1947 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 1/22/2008 in Brooksville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-08-12
Last Game: 1974-10-02

Full name: Lance Levis Clemons

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Career Pitching Statistics

Lance Clemons — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	19	4	0	0	0	35.2	42	24	4	21	23	6.06	-14.5

Career ERA 6.06 vs. league average 3.46 across their career seasons — 75.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Lance Clemons — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1971	KCA	AL	1	0	10	3	24.0	26	11	12	20	4.12	3.47 (-19%)	-14.5
1972	SLN	NL	0	1	3	1	5.1	8	6	5	2	10.12	—	0.0
1974	BOS	AL	1	0	6	0	6.1	8	7	4	1	9.95	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	1	19	4	35.2	42	24	21	23	6.06	—	-14

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

Lance Clemons — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
19	8	5	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	.250	.333	.875	1.208	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .875 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — +141.1% above league average.

Career OPS 1.208 vs. league average .680 across their career seasons — +77.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Lance Clemons — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	KCA	AL	10	7	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SLN	NL	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	BOS	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			19	8	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Lance Clemons — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	10	7	5	2	1	1	.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Lance Clemons — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	15.2	18	8	8	10	4.60
Away	10	20.0	24	16	13	13	7.20

Last 10 Games — Batting

Lance Clemons — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R
1974-10-02	BOS	CLE	L	0	0
1974-05-11	BOS	DET	W	0	0
1974-04-30	BOS	LAA	L	0	0
1974-04-29	BOS	LAA	L	0	0
1974-04-27	BOS	KCR	L	0	0
1974-04-18	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1972-05-17	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1972-05-13	STL	CIN	L	1	1
1972-04-25	STL	ATL	L	0	0
1971-09-25	KCR	MIN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Lance Clemons — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1974-10-02	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1974-05-11	BOS	DET	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-04-30	BOS	LAA	—	3.0	6	5	4	2	1	1
1974-04-29	BOS	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1974-04-27	BOS	KCR	—	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	0
1974-04-18	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-05-17	STL	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	0	2	0	0
1972-05-13	STL	CIN	L	2.0	4	6	6	3	1	1
1972-04-25	STL	ATL	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	1	0
1971-09-25	KCR	MIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Lance Clemons — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	4	2	6	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Lance Clemons — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	KCA	P	10	3	1	4	1	0
1972	SLN	P	3	1	0	1	0	0
1974	BOS	P	6	0	1	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Lance Clemons — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	19

College History

Lance Clemons — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
West Chester University of Pennsylvania	West Chester	PA	1967, 1968

Lance Clemons: the record in brief

Lance Clemons's major league career runs from a debut on August 12, 1971 to a final game on October 2, 1974. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (1971), the St. Louis Cardinals (1972), and the Boston Red Sox (1974). Born on July 6, 1947, in Philadelphia, PA, USA, Clemons is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Clemons's listed size is 205 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio records the death on January 22, 2008, in Brooksville, FL, USA. Clemons's full given name, per the bio, is Lance Levis Clemons.

Clemons pitched in 19 games, starting 4, and finished with a 2-1 record and 6.06 ERA. Clemons had 23 strikeouts. The league ERA over Clemons's seasons was 3.46, so the 6.06 figure ran 75.2% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.12 in 1971, when the league's was 3.47.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lance Clemons

What years did Lance Clemons play?: Lance Clemons played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974.
Was Lance Clemons a pitcher?: Yes. Lance Clemons pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 23 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lance Clemons hit?: Lance Clemons hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Lance Clemons's career batting average?: Lance Clemons batted .250 over his career, with 2 hits in 8 at bats.
How many RBI did Lance Clemons have?: Lance Clemons drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Lance Clemons's career ERA?: Lance Clemons finished with a 6.06 career ERA, going 2-1 with 23 strikeouts.