Clem Labine

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

Clem Labine was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1962 for 5 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 513 career appearances, he went 77-56 with a 3.63 ERA, 551 strikeouts, and 96 saves. He also batted .075 with 3 home runs. Clem Labine was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10816.9.

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

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

Clem Labine — 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 1079.2 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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Clem Labine Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 65.1 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 7 110.1 92 34 30 44 2.77 4.14 (+33%) 1320.6
1954 BRO NL 7 6 47 2 0 0 5 108.1 101 50 56 43 4.15 3.90 (-7%) -339.6
1955 BRO NL 13 5 60 8 1 0 11 144.1 121 52 55 67 3.24 4.00 (+19%) 1245.8
1956 BRO NL 10 6 62 3 1 0 19 115.2 111 43 39 75 3.35 3.96 (+16%) 1678.7
1957 BRO NL 5 7 58 0 0 0 17 104.2 104 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 84.2 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 19.1 19 11 12 6 5.12 3.82 (-34%) -626.4
1960 PIT NL 3 0 15 0 0 0 3 30.1 29 5 11 21 1.48 3.82 (+61%) 1135.8
1961 PIT NL 4 1 56 1 0 0 8 92.2 102 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

Clem Labine — 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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Clem Labine Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Clem Labine — 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

Clem Labine — 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

Clem Labine — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 2 13 1 2 31.1 37 11 7 15 3.16

Playoff Pitching by Year

Clem Labine — 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 9.1 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

Clem Labine — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2631075614.056
Away24911761127.094

Pitching — Home / Away

Clem Labine — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home262543.04992131883143.53
Away249527.15382212052343.77

Last 10 Games — Batting

Clem Labine — 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

Clem Labine — 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

Clem Labine — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 513 16 97 207 14 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Clem Labine — 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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Clem Labine Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 513

Award Voting History

Clem Labine — 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

Clem Labine: the record in brief

Clem Labine played a first major league game on April 18, 1950 and a last one on April 24, 1962. Labine played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950 to 1957), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958 through 1960), the Detroit Tigers (1960), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1960 to 1961), and the New York Mets (1962). Born on August 6, 1926, in Lincoln, RI, USA, Labine is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Labine's listed size is 180 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Labine's death is recorded on March 2, 2007, in Vero Beach, FL, USA. Clem Labine was the playing name; the full given name is Clement Walter.

Labine's career pitching line is 77 wins, 56 losses and a 3.63 ERA over 513 appearances. The totals include 551 strikeouts and 96 saves. The leagues Labine pitched in allowed 3.96 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 8.5% better than average. 1955 brought Labine a season-high 13 wins. The strikeout high was 75 in 1956.

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.
What was Clem Labine's career batting average?
Clem Labine batted .075 over his career, with 17 hits in 227 at bats.
How many RBI did Clem Labine have?
Clem Labine drove in 11 runs in his career.
What was Clem Labine's career ERA?
Clem Labine finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 77-56 with 551 strikeouts.