Jim Clancy
[edit] Biography
Born on December 18, 1955 in Chicago, Illinois, Jim Clancy (James Clancy) played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 15 year career. Clancy broke into the bigs on July 26, 1977 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and put up a 5.05 ERA in 76.2 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Jim Clancy's best season was 1987, when he posted a 3.54 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 180 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 13
| 4
| 9
| 5.05
| 44
| 47
| 43
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 76.2
| 80
| 7
| 47
| 1
| 4
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 30
| 10
| 12
| 4.09
| 106
| 96
| 88
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 193.2
| 199
| 10
| 91
| 1
| 10
| 1
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 7
| 5.51
| 33
| 44
| 39
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 63.2
| 65
| 8
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 34
| 13
| 16
| 3.30
| 152
| 108
| 92
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 250.2
| 217
| 19
| 128
| 4
| 10
| 2
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 22
| 22
| 6
| 12
| 4.90
| 56
| 77
| 68
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 125
| 126
| 12
| 64
| 0
| 12
| 5
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 40
| 40
| 16
| 14
| 3.71
| 139
| 122
| 110
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 266.2
| 251
| 26
| 77
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 11
| 3.91
| 99
| 115
| 97
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 223
| 238
| 23
| 61
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 36
| 36
| 13
| 15
| 5.12
| 118
| 132
| 125
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 219.2
| 249
| 25
| 88
| 2
| 10
| 3
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 23
| 9
| 6
| 3.78
| 66
| 54
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 128.2
| 117
| 15
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 34
| 14
| 14
| 3.94
| 126
| 100
| 96
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 219.1
| 202
| 24
| 63
| 0
| 4
| 4
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 37
| 15
| 11
| 3.54
| 180
| 103
| 95
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 241.1
| 234
| 24
| 80
| 5
| 12
| 1
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 36
| 31
| 11
| 13
| 4.49
| 118
| 106
| 98
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 196.1
| 207
| 26
| 47
| 3
| 7
| 9
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 26
| 7
| 14
| 5.08
| 91
| 100
| 83
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 147
| 155
| 13
| 66
| 15
| 6
| 0
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 10
| 2
| 8
| 6.51
| 44
| 58
| 55
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 76
| 100
| 4
| 33
| 9
| 3
| 3
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2.78
| 33
| 19
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 55
| 37
| 5
| 20
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 24
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5.71
| 17
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 34.2
| 36
| 3
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 1
|
| 1991
| TOT
| N
| 54
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 3.91
| 50
| 42
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 89.2
| 73
| 8
| 34
| 4
| 10
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 120
| 36
| 12
| 27
| 5.09
| 185
| 200
| 177
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 312.2
| 328
| 25
| 133
| 28
| 19
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 352
| 345
| 128
| 140
| 4.10
| 1237
| 1104
| 1005
| 73
| 11
| 1
| 2204.2
| 2185
| 219
| 814
| 17
| 82
| 28
|
| Total
|
|
| 472
| 381
| 140
| 167
| 4.23
| 1422
| 1304
| 1182
| 74
| 11
| 10
| 2517.1
| 2513
| 244
| 947
| 45
| 101
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| P
| 13
| 13
| 76.2
| 6
| 14
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 1
| .870
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| P
| 31
| 30
| 193.2
| 14
| 30
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 2
| .957
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 63.2
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 250.2
| 14
| 35
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 10
| 0
| .961
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 125
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| P
| 40
| 40
| 266.2
| 14
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 1
| .953
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 223
| 23
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 6
| 0
| .976
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| P
| 36
| 36
| 219.2
| 15
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 19
| 8
| 1
| .978
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| P
| 23
| 23
| 128.2
| 6
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 5
| 1
| .955
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 219.1
| 34
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 2
| 0
| .983
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| P
| 37
| 37
| 241.1
| 25
| 36
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 24
| 9
| 0
| .968
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| P
| 36
| 31
| 196.1
| 15
| 21
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 17
| 7
| 0
| .923
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 26
| 147
| 9
| 10
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 14
| 2
| 0
| .731
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 10
| 76
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| P
| 30
| 0
| 55
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 1
| .800
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 34.2
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOT
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 89.2
| 3
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .923
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 472
| 381
| 2517.1
| 185
| 301
| 26
| 30
| 1
| 19
| 167
| 75
| 9
| .949
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TOR
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOR
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TOR
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| TOR
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| TOR
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| TOR
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 41
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .146
| .167
| .171
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| .214
| .214
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| ATL
| N
| 24
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| TOT
| N
| 54
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 120
| 61
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .148
| .161
| .164
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 352
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 472
| 61
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .148
| .161
| .164
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974).
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays from Texas Rangers (6th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 5, 1976).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (January 6, 1987).
- Granted free agency (October 24, 1988).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 16, 1988).
- Traded by Houston Astros to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Matt Turner and a player to be named later (July 31, 1991); Houston Astros received Earl Sanders (November 15, 1991).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1991).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 30, 1992).
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Video Gallery
Add Videos
[edit] Picture Gallery
Add Pictures
[edit] See Also
[edit] Categories