1974
Born August 12, 1974
McCandless, PA, USA
Matt Clement Notable
b. August 12, 1974 · San Diego Padres 1998–2000, Florida Marlins 2001, Chicago Cubs 2002–2004, Boston Red Sox 2005–2006
Matt Clement played for four clubs across nine seasons as a pitcher, opening with the San Diego Padres in 1998 and closing with the Boston Red Sox in 2006.
He went 87 and 86 with a 4.47 earned run average, pitching 1,412 innings in 238 games. He struck out 1,217 and threw 3 shutouts. Across 239 games he batted .095, with 33 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 2005.
He was born in McCandless, PA, USA on August 12, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2005 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SDP | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | SDP | 31 | 52 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 0 | .077 |
| 2000 | SDP | 34 | 60 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 0 | .067 |
| 2001 | FLA | 32 | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .080 |
| 2002 | CHC | 32 | 61 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 0 | .049 |
| 2003 | CHC | 32 | 62 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .145 |
| 2004 | CHC | 30 | 55 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .145 |
| 2005 | BOS | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | BOS | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 239 | 348 | 22 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 174 | 0 | .095 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | SDP | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13.2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 4.61 |
| 1999 | SDP | 10 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 180.2 | 190 | 90 | 86 | 135 | 4.48 |
| 2000 | SDP | 13 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 205.0 | 194 | 117 | 125 | 170 | 5.14 |
| 2001 | FLA | 9 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 169.1 | 172 | 95 | 85 | 134 | 5.05 |
| 2002 | CHC | 12 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 205.0 | 162 | 82 | 85 | 215 | 3.60 |
| 2003 | CHC | 14 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 201.2 | 169 | 92 | 79 | 171 | 4.11 |
| 2004 | CHC | 9 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.0 | 155 | 74 | 77 | 190 | 3.68 |
| 2005 | BOS | 13 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 191.0 | 192 | 97 | 68 | 146 | 4.57 |
| 2006 | BOS | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 65.1 | 77 | 48 | 38 | 43 | 6.61 |
| Career | — | 87 | 86 | 238 | 236 | 0 | 1412.2 | 1326 | 702 | 650 | 1217 | 4.47 |
On this day & linked events
1998
Major-league debut: Matt Clement
Matt Clement made a major-league debut on September 6, 1998.
2006
Final major-league game: Matt Clement
Matt Clement played a final major-league game on June 14, 2006.