Roger Clemens

Roger Clemens
Clemens with the New York Yankees
Pitcher
Born: (1962-08-04) August 4, 1962 (age 54) Dayton, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 15, 1984, for the Boston Red Sox
Last MLB appearance
September 16, 2007, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	354–184
Earned run average	3.12
Strikeouts	4,672
Teams
Boston Red Sox (1984–1996) Toronto Blue Jays (1997–1998) New York Yankees (1999–2003) Houston Astros (2004–2006) New York Yankees (2007)
Career highlights and awards
11× All-Star (1986, 1988, 1990–1992, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003–2005) 2× World Series champion (1999, 2000) 7× Cy Young Award (1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2004) AL MVP (1986) 2× Triple Crown (1997, 1998) 4× MLB wins leader (1986, 1987, 1997, 1998) 7× ERA leader (1986, 1990–1992, 1997, 1998, 2005) 5× AL strikeout leader (1988, 1991, 1996–1998) Major League Baseball All-Century Team

William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is a retired American baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four teams. Clemens was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, he won seven Cy Young Awards during his career, the most of any pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters.

Clemens debuted in the major leagues in 1984 with the Boston Red Sox, whose pitching staff he anchored for 12 years. In 1986, he won the American League (AL) Cy Young Award, the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, and the All-Star Game MVP Award, and he struck out an MLB-record 20 batters in a single game. After the 1996 season, Clemens left Boston via free agency and joined the Toronto Blue Jays. In each of his two seasons with Toronto, Clemens won a Cy Young Award, as well as the pitching triple crown by leading the league in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. Prior to the 1999 season, Clemens was traded to the New York Yankees where he won his two World Series titles. In 2003, he reached his 300th win and 4,000th strikeout in the same game. Clemens left for the Houston Astros in 2004, where he spent three seasons and won his seventh Cy Young Award. He rejoined the Yankees in 2007 for one last season before retiring.