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Jim Clancy

Jim Clancy

1977–1991  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 220 lb  ·  b. 1955 Chicago, IL

Also in Triple-A

Career 140–167 · 4.23 ERA · 1,422 SO · 2517.1 IP · 472 G · 9 H · 2 RBI · .148 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
6 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1981 Best season

Spanning 1981–1986, peaking at 1 titles in 1981.

Team records #2 Blue Jays career IP #3 Blue Jays career W #3 Blue Jays career SO #4 Blue Jays 1982 IP #6 Blue Jays career ERA #6 Blue Jays career WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1981 1.000
Pitcher Putouts 1 1st — 1986 AL 34
Innings Pitched — #2 — 1982 #2

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1986 1 P PO 34
1981 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

15 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1977 TOR AL 4 9 5.05 13 13 0 76.2 80 43 7 47 44 1.66
1978 TOR AL 10 12 4.09 31 30 0 193.2 199 88 10 91 106 1.50
1979 TOR AL 2 7 5.51 12 11 0 63.2 65 39 8 31 33 1.51
1980 TOR AL 13 16 3.30 34 34 0 250.2 217 92 19 128 152 1.38
1981 TOR AL 6 12 4.90 22 22 0 125.0 126 68 12 64 56 1.52
1982 TOR AL 16 14 3.71 40 40 0 266.2 251 110 26 77 139 1.23
1983 TOR AL 15 11 3.91 34 34 0 223.0 238 97 23 61 99 1.34
1984 TOR AL 13 15 5.12 36 36 0 219.2 249 125 25 88 118 1.53
1985 TOR AL 9 6 3.78 23 23 0 128.2 117 54 15 37 66 1.20
1986 TOR AL 14 14 3.94 34 34 0 219.1 202 96 24 63 126 1.21
1987 TOR AL 15 11 3.54 37 37 0 241.1 234 95 24 80 180 1.30
1988 TOR AL 11 13 4.49 36 31 1 196.1 207 98 26 47 118 1.29
1989 HOU NL 7 14 5.08 33 26 0 147.0 155 83 13 66 91 1.50
1990 HOU NL 2 8 6.51 33 10 1 76.0 100 55 4 33 44 1.75
1991 HOU +1 NL 3 5 3.91 54 0 8 89.2 73 39 8 34 50 1.19
Career — — 140 167 4.23 472 381 10 2517.1 2,513 1,182 244 947 1,422 1.37

Batting

15 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1977 TOR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1978 TOR AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1979 TOR AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1980 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1981 TOR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 TOR AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1984 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1985 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1986 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1987 TOR AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1988 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1989 HOU NL 33 41 3 6 1 0 0 0 1 14 0 .146 .167 .171 .337
1990 HOU NL 33 14 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
1991 HOU +1 NL 54 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career — — 472 61 4 9 1 0 0 2 1 20 0 .148 .161 .164 .325

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1977 TOR AL P 13 13 76.2 6 14 3 4 23 .870 1.54
1978 TOR AL P 31 30 193.2 14 30 2 3 46 .957 1.42
1979 TOR AL P 12 11 63.2 1 11 0 0 12 1.000 1.00
1980 TOR AL P 34 34 250.2 14 35 2 2 51 .961 1.44
1981 TOR AL P 22 22 125.0 2 10 0 0 12 1.000 0.55
1982 TOR AL P 40 40 266.2 14 27 2 2 43 .953 1.03
1983 TOR AL P 34 34 223.0 23 17 1 1 41 .976 1.18
1984 TOR AL P 36 36 219.2 15 30 1 4 46 .978 1.25
1985 TOR AL P 23 23 128.2 6 15 1 1 22 .955 0.91
1986 TOR AL P 34 34 219.1 34 23 1 2 58 .983 1.68
1987 TOR AL P 37 37 241.1 25 36 2 4 63 .968 1.65
1988 TOR AL P 36 31 196.1 15 21 3 4 39 .923 1.00
1989 HOU NL P 33 26 147.0 9 10 7 2 26 .731 0.58
1990 HOU NL P 33 10 76.0 4 13 0 1 17 1.000 0.52
1991 HOU NL P 54 0 89.2 3 9 1 0 13 .923 0.22
Career — — P 472 381 2517.1 185 301 26 30 512 .949 1.03