Roberto Clemente
1955–1972 · bats R / throws R · NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
2,433G
.317AVG
.359OBP
.475SLG
More career statistics
3,000H
240HR
1,305RBI
83SB
13Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 46 | 45 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 1,230 | 1,232 |
| Batting · Runs | 1,416 | 1,417 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,433 | 10,212 | 9,454 | 1,416 | 3,000 | 440 | 166 | 240 | 1,305 | 621 | 1,230 | 83 | 46 | 35 | 66 | 4,492 | .317 | .359 | .475 | .834 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1965-06-20 to 1965-07-10
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Three Triples | 1958-09-08 | 1 in 3,855 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1972-05-23 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1964-04-21 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1206 | 5035 | 1528 | 102 | 660 | 316 | 561 | .329 | .366 | .488 |
| Away | 1227 | 5177 | 1472 | 138 | 645 | 305 | 671 | .306 | .343 | .463 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 255 | 1097 | 307 | 18 | 135 | 71 | 123 | .303 | .345 | .432 |
| May | 434 | 1848 | 540 | 51 | 250 | 101 | 218 | .314 | .347 | .498 |
| June | 425 | 1755 | 514 | 40 | 236 | 105 | 214 | .316 | .353 | .461 |
| July | 446 | 1854 | 569 | 50 | 244 | 104 | 226 | .330 | .363 | .502 |
| August | 454 | 1928 | 572 | 49 | 259 | 135 | 232 | .324 | .367 | .487 |
| September | 403 | 1663 | 479 | 28 | 167 | 99 | 212 | .310 | .348 | .444 |
| October | 16 | 67 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 7 | .317 | .373 | .600 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 308 | 1271 | 374 | 41 | 187 | 88 | 134 | .320 | .363 | .500 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 298 | 1254 | 385 | 23 | 151 | 75 | 136 | .330 | .367 | .487 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 284 | 1178 | 332 | 20 | 131 | 68 | 174 | .303 | .340 | .427 |
| cincinnati-reds | 280 | 1197 | 317 | 40 | 181 | 64 | 153 | .285 | .318 | .471 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 234 | 1005 | 335 | 21 | 113 | 57 | 129 | .359 | .390 | .486 |
| san-francisco-giants | 226 | 967 | 278 | 28 | 132 | 78 | 121 | .316 | .368 | .485 |
| milwaukee-braves | 202 | 837 | 260 | 16 | 96 | 36 | 74 | .331 | .354 | .473 |
| new-york-mets | 170 | 711 | 209 | 11 | 84 | 52 | 96 | .319 | .367 | .471 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 124 | 474 | 121 | 5 | 47 | 2 | .255 | – | – |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 543 | 169 | 7 | 60 | 6 | .311 | – | – |
| 1957 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 111 | 451 | 114 | 4 | 30 | – | .253 | – | – |
| 1958 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 140 | 519 | 150 | 6 | 50 | 8 | .289 | – | – |
| 1959 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 105 | 432 | 128 | 4 | 50 | 2 | .296 | – | – |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 570 | 179 | 16 | 94 | 4 | .314 | – | – |
| 1961 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 146 | 572 | 201 | 23 | 89 | 4 | .351 | – | – |
| 1962 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 538 | 168 | 10 | 74 | 6 | .312 | – | – |
| 1963 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 600 | 192 | 17 | 76 | 12 | .320 | – | – |
| 1964 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 155 | 622 | 211 | 12 | 87 | 5 | .339 | – | – |
| 1965 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 589 | 194 | 10 | 65 | 8 | .329 | – | – |
| 1966 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 154 | 638 | 202 | 29 | 119 | 7 | .317 | – | – |
| 1967 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 147 | 585 | 209 | 23 | 110 | 9 | .357 | – | – |
| 1968 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 502 | 146 | 18 | 57 | 2 | .291 | – | – |
| 1969 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 138 | 507 | 175 | 19 | 91 | 4 | .345 | – | – |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 108 | 412 | 145 | 14 | 60 | 3 | .352 | – | – |
| 1971 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 522 | 178 | 13 | 86 | 1 | .341 | – | – |
| 1972 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 102 | 378 | 118 | 10 | 60 | – | .312 | – | – |