Royce Clayton was a shortstop in MLB. Across 2108 career games, with a .258 batting average and 110 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | SF | 9 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .115 | .148 | .154 | .302 |
| 1992 | SF | 98 | 321 | 31 | 72 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 63 | .224 | .281 | .308 | .589 |
| 1993 | SF | 153 | 549 | 54 | 155 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 70 | 11 | 38 | 91 | .282 | .331 | .372 | .702 |
| 1994 | SF | 108 | 385 | 38 | 91 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 74 | .236 | .295 | .327 | .623 |
| 1995 | SF | 138 | 509 | 56 | 124 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 24 | 38 | 109 | .244 | .298 | .342 | .640 |
| 1996 | STL | 129 | 491 | 64 | 136 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 89 | .277 | .321 | .371 | .692 |
| 1997 | STL | 154 | 576 | 75 | 153 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 61 | 30 | 33 | 109 | .266 | .306 | .398 | .704 |
| 1998 | STL | 90 | 355 | 59 | 83 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 40 | 51 | .234 | .313 | .327 | .640 |
| 1998 | TEX | 52 | 186 | 30 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 32 | .285 | .330 | .441 | .771 |
| 1999 | TEX | 133 | 465 | 69 | 134 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 52 | 8 | 39 | 100 | .288 | .346 | .445 | .792 |
| 2000 | TEX | 148 | 513 | 70 | 124 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 54 | 11 | 42 | 92 | .242 | .301 | .384 | .685 |
| 2001 | CWS | 135 | 433 | 62 | 114 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 60 | 10 | 33 | 72 | .263 | .315 | .393 | .708 |
| 2002 | CWS | 112 | 342 | 51 | 86 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 5 | 20 | 67 | .251 | .295 | .365 | .661 |
| 2003 | MIL | 146 | 483 | 49 | 110 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 49 | 92 | .228 | .301 | .333 | .634 |
| 2004 | COL | 146 | 574 | 95 | 160 | 36 | 4 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 48 | 125 | .279 | .338 | .397 | .735 |
| 2005 | ARI | 143 | 522 | 59 | 141 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 38 | 105 | .270 | .320 | .351 | .670 |
| 2006 | CIN | 50 | 149 | 13 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 32 | .235 | .290 | .329 | .619 |
| 2006 | WSH | 87 | 305 | 36 | 82 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 8 | 19 | 53 | .269 | .315 | .348 | .663 |
| 2007 | BOS | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | TOR | 69 | 189 | 23 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 50 | .254 | .304 | .344 | .648 |
| Career Totals | — | 2108 | 7379 | 935 | 1904 | 363 | 55 | 110 | 723 | 231 | 565 | 1415 | .258 | .312 | .367 | .679 |
1997
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1992 | $109,000 |
| 1993 | $155,000 |
| 1994 | $325,000 |
| 1995 | $475,000 |
| 1996 | $1,600,000 |
| 1997 | $2,650,000 |
| 1998 | $3,500,000 |
| 1999 | $4,500,000 |
| 2000 | $4,500,000 |
| 2001 | $4,500,000 |
| 2002 | $4,500,000 |
| 2003 | $1,500,000 |
| 2004 | $650,000 |
| 2005 | $1,350,000 |
| 2006 | $1,000,000 |
| 2007 | $1,500,000 |
Career Total: $32,814,000 (16 seasons)
Average: $2,050,875
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.