Royce Clayton
1991–2007 · bats R / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, San Francisco Giants
2,108G
.258AVG
.312OBP
.367SLG
More career statistics
1,904H
110HR
723RBI
231SB
4Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,108 | 8,164 | 7,379 | 935 | 1,904 | 363 | 55 | 110 | 723 | 565 | 1,415 | 231 | 100 | 45 | 62 | 2,707 | .258 | .312 | .367 | .679 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1997-09-13 to 1998-04-08
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1997-05-20 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1995-06-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1995-06-18 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1054 | 4019 | 964 | 63 | 366 | 296 | 676 | .266 | .314 | .381 |
| Away | 1054 | 4145 | 940 | 47 | 357 | 269 | 739 | .250 | .292 | .353 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .778 |
| April | 344 | 1380 | 297 | 17 | 119 | 108 | 236 | .241 | .293 | .355 |
| May | 381 | 1467 | 313 | 23 | 143 | 94 | 235 | .235 | .277 | .350 |
| June | 367 | 1400 | 332 | 21 | 117 | 102 | 257 | .264 | .310 | .376 |
| July | 347 | 1380 | 333 | 15 | 130 | 89 | 245 | .265 | .306 | .364 |
| August | 343 | 1318 | 325 | 18 | 106 | 85 | 228 | .269 | .311 | .371 |
| September | 301 | 1132 | 279 | 14 | 98 | 83 | 198 | .275 | .320 | .383 |
| October | 23 | 78 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 14 | .306 | .333 | .431 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 134 | 536 | 110 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 110 | .221 | .256 | .295 |
| san-diego-padres | 119 | 486 | 111 | 5 | 50 | 33 | 84 | .253 | .296 | .345 |
| houston-astros | 119 | 460 | 95 | 4 | 33 | 24 | 79 | .222 | .259 | .304 |
| chicago-cubs | 106 | 410 | 91 | 3 | 29 | 26 | 73 | .242 | .285 | .293 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 104 | 427 | 101 | 5 | 55 | 43 | 88 | .273 | .337 | .411 |
| new-york-mets | 99 | 389 | 88 | 6 | 35 | 23 | 58 | .244 | .285 | .367 |
| cincinnati-reds | 98 | 388 | 97 | 4 | 35 | 28 | 86 | .276 | .322 | .375 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 98 | 371 | 103 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 56 | .307 | .342 | .424 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  San Francisco Giants | 9 | 26 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .115 | – | – |
| 1992 | San Francisco Giants | 98 | 321 | 72 | 4 | 24 | 8 | .224 | – | – |
| 1993 | San Francisco Giants | 153 | 549 | 155 | 6 | 70 | 11 | .282 | – | – |
| 1994 | San Francisco Giants | 108 | 385 | 91 | 3 | 30 | 23 | .236 | – | – |
| 1995 | San Francisco Giants | 138 | 509 | 124 | 5 | 58 | 24 | .244 | – | – |
| 1996 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 129 | 491 | 136 | 6 | 35 | 33 | .277 | – | – |
| 1997 | St. Louis Cardinals | 154 | 576 | 153 | 9 | 61 | 30 | .266 | – | – |
| 1998 | St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers | 142 | 541 | 136 | 9 | 53 | 24 | .251 | – | – |
| 1999 |  Texas Rangers | 133 | 465 | 134 | 14 | 52 | 8 | .288 | – | – |
| 2000 | Texas Rangers | 148 | 513 | 124 | 14 | 54 | 11 | .242 | – | – |
| 2001 |  Chicago White Sox | 135 | 433 | 114 | 9 | 60 | 10 | .263 | – | – |
| 2002 | Chicago White Sox | 112 | 342 | 86 | 7 | 35 | 5 | .251 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 146 | 483 | 110 | 11 | 39 | 5 | .228 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Colorado Rockies | 146 | 574 | 160 | 8 | 54 | 10 | .279 | – | – |
| 2005 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 143 | 522 | 141 | 2 | 44 | 13 | .270 | – | – |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals | 137 | 454 | 117 | 2 | 40 | 14 | .258 | – | – |
| 2007 | Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays | 77 | 195 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 2 | .246 | – | – |