Clem Labine

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1962)

W–L 77–56
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.33
SO 551
Pitcher PIV 10816.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
8/6/1926 in Lincoln, RI, USA
Died
3/2/2007 in Vero Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1950-04-18
Last Game
1962-04-24
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Clement Walter Labine

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
77 56 513 38 7 2 96 1079.7 1,043 435 81 396 551 3.63 10816.9

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 8.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1950 BRO NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 4.50 — 0.0
1951 BRO NL 5 1 14 6 5 2 0 65.3 52 16 20 39 2.20 4.04 (+45%) 1723.0
1952 BRO NL 8 4 25 9 0 0 0 77.0 76 44 47 43 5.14 3.70 (-39%) 102.3
1953 BRO NL 11 6 37 7 0 0 7 110.3 92 34 30 44 2.77 4.14 (+33%) 1320.6
1954 BRO NL 7 6 47 2 0 0 5 108.3 101 50 56 43 4.15 3.90 (-7%) -339.6
1955 BRO NL 13 5 60 8 1 0 11 144.3 121 52 55 67 3.24 4.00 (+19%) 1245.8
1956 BRO NL 10 6 62 3 1 0 19 115.7 111 43 39 75 3.35 3.96 (+16%) 1678.7
1957 BRO NL 5 7 58 0 0 0 17 104.7 104 40 27 67 3.44 3.83 (+10%) 2302.7
1958 LAN NL 6 6 52 2 0 0 14 104.0 112 48 33 43 4.15 3.86 (-8%) 614.9
1959 LAN NL 5 10 56 0 0 0 9 84.7 91 37 25 37 3.93 3.90 (-1%) -794.3
1960 LAN NL 0 1 13 0 0 0 1 17.0 26 11 8 15 5.82 3.82 (-53%) 374.7
1960 DET AL 0 3 14 0 0 0 2 19.3 19 11 12 6 5.12 3.82 (-34%) -626.4
1960 PIT NL 3 0 15 0 0 0 3 30.3 29 5 11 21 1.48 3.82 (+61%) 1135.8
1961 PIT NL 4 1 56 1 0 0 8 92.7 102 38 31 49 3.69 4.03 (+8%) 2078.6
1962 NYN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 5 1 2 11.25 — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 77 56 513 38 7 2 96 1,079.2 1,043 435 396 551 3.63 — 10,817

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
514 227 12 17 3 0 3 11 0 15 121 .075 .136 .128 .264 0

Career AVG .075 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 71.1% below league average.

Career OBP .136 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career SLG .128 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 67.4% below league average.

Career OPS .264 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 63.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1950 BRO NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1951 BRO NL 14 21 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1952 BRO NL 26 22 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 .045 — — — — 0.0
1953 BRO NL 37 28 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 18 .071 — — — — 0.0
1954 BRO NL 47 30 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 .033 — — — — 0.0
1955 BRO NL 60 31 4 3 0 0 3 5 0 3 18 .097 — — — — 0.0
1956 BRO NL 62 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 14 .087 — — — — 0.0
1957 BRO NL 58 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 .100 — — — — 0.0
1958 LAN NL 52 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 .056 — — — — 0.0
1959 LAN NL 56 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 LAN NL 13 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1960 DET AL 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1960 PIT NL 15 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1961 PIT NL 56 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .100 — — — — 0.0
1962 NYN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 514 227 12 17 3 0 3 11 0 15 121 .075 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
13 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 .100

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1960 WS PIT 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1959 WS LAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1956 WS BRO 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .250
1955 WS BRO 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1953 WS BRO 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 13 1 2 31.3 37 11 7 15 3.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1960 WS PIT 0 0 3 0 0 4.0 13 6 1 2 13.50
1959 WS LAN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1956 WS BRO 1 0 2 1 0 12.0 8 0 3 7 0.00
1955 WS BRO 1 0 4 0 1 9.3 6 3 2 2 2.89
1953 WS BRO 0 2 3 0 1 5.0 10 2 1 3 3.60

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2631075614.056
Away24911761127.094

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home262543.04992131883143.53
Away249527.15382212052343.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1962-04-24 NYNCINL 000000000
1962-04-18 NYNSTLL 000000000
1962-04-11 NYNSTLL 000000000
1961-09-29 PITCINL 000000000
1961-09-28 PITSFGL 000000000
1961-09-26 PITLADL 000000000
1961-09-22 PITPHIW 100000001
1961-09-19 PITCINL 000000000
1961-09-14 PITLADL 000000000
1961-09-06 PITCHCL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1962-04-24 NYNCIN — 1.0000020
1962-04-18 NYNSTL — 2.0455101
1962-04-11 NYNSTL — 1.0110000
1961-09-29 PITCIN — 2.0211120
1961-09-28 PITSFG — 2.1311010
1961-09-26 PITLAD — 2.0100010
1961-09-22 PITPHI W 3.0000220
1961-09-19 PITCIN — 0.1100000
1961-09-14 PITLAD — 1.0233110
1961-09-06 PITCHC — 1.0220110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 513 16 97 207 14 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1950 BRO P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1951 BRO P 14 0 6 6 1 1
1952 BRO P 25 0 8 17 1 1
1953 BRO P 37 0 8 19 0 2
1954 BRO P 47 2 7 24 3 1
1955 BRO P 60 8 21 30 1 2
1956 BRO P 62 3 13 18 2 1
1957 BRO P 58 0 6 28 1 2
1958 LAN P 52 2 3 21 2 2
1959 LAN P 56 0 9 18 0 2
1960 LAN P 13 0 0 3 1 0
1960 DET P 14 0 3 3 0 0
1960 PIT P 15 0 1 6 1 1
1961 PIT P 56 1 12 12 1 0
1962 NYN P 3 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 513

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1956 Most Valuable Player NL 30th 1.0 336 0
1955 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 11.0 336 0
1951 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 2.0 24 2

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Clem Labine (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Hume
    57-71, 3.85 ERA
  2. 92
    Elias Sosa
    59-51, 3.32 ERA
  3. 91
    Jim Brosnan
    55-47, 3.54 ERA
  4. 88
    Don Aase
    66-60, 3.80 ERA
  5. 88
    Mike Fornieles
    63-64, 3.96 ERA
  6. 86
    Randy Moffitt
    43-52, 3.65 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Clem Labine

What years did Clem Labine play?
Clem Labine played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1962.
Was Clem Labine a pitcher?
Yes. Clem Labine pitched in the major leagues, recording 77 wins and 551 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clem Labine hit?
Clem Labine hit 3 career home runs with 17 hits.