Royce Clayton

43-Year-Old Shortstop – Free Agent

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Signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Blue Jays in November 2006. Released in August of 2007. Signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox in August of 2007.

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Royce Clayton Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	G	PA	AB	R	H	XBH	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	35	MAJ	ARI	143	573	522	59	141	34	28	4	2	44	13	3	38	105	10	2	1	.270	.320	.351	.670
2006	36	MAJ	CIN	50	164	149	13	35	10	8	0	2	13	6	3	11	32	2	1	1	.235	.290	.329	.619
2006	36	MAJ	WAS	87	338	305	36	82	23	22	1	0	27	8	3	19	53	5	5	4	.269	.315	.348	.663
2006 (Multiple Teams)	36	MAJ	CIN/WAS	137	502	454	49	117	33	30	1	2	40	14	6	30	85	7	6	5	.258	.307	.341	.648
2007	37	AAA	PAW	7	30	28	2	4	3	3	0	0	3	0	0	2	10	0	0	0	.143	.200	.250	.450
2007	37	MAJ	BOS	8	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
2007	37	MAJ	TOR	69	210	189	23	48	15	14	0	1	12	2	1	14	50	3	3	1	.254	.304	.344	.648
2007 (Multiple Teams)	37	MAJ	BOS/TOR	77	216	195	24	48	15	14	0	1	12	2	1	14	53	3	3	1	.246	.296	.333	.629
Career (View All)		MAJ		2108	8163	7379	935	1904	528	363	55	110	723	231	100	565	1415	112	62	45	.258	.314	.367	.681

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Royce Clayton Advanced Stats

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Year	Age	Lg	Tm	PA	AB	Walk Rate	Strikeout Rate	BB/K Ratio	Contact Rate	BABIP	Isolated Power
2005	35	MAJ	ARI	573	522	6.6%	18.3%	0.36	80%	.335	.081
2006	36	MAJ	CIN	164	149	6.7%	19.5%	0.34	79%	.287	.094
2006	36	MAJ	WAS	338	305	5.6%	15.7%	0.36	83%	.325	.079
2006 (Multiple Teams)	36	MAJ	CIN/WAS	502	454	6%	16.9%	0.35	81%	.313	.083
2007	37	AAA	PAW	30	28	6.7%	33.3%	0.20	64%	.222	.107
2007	37	MAJ	BOS	6	6	0%	50%	0.00	50%	.000	.000
2007	37	MAJ	TOR	210	189	6.7%	23.8%	0.28	74%	.341	.090
2007 (Multiple Teams)	37	MAJ	BOS/TOR	216	195	6.5%	24.5%	0.26	73%	.333	.087
Career		MAJ		8163	7379	6.9%	17.3%	0.40	81%	.306	.109

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Best Matchups for Royce Clayton (by OPS, min 8 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
Tim Redding	TOR	9	5	1	2	2	2	0	.556	.889	1.525
Jason Marquis	SD	12	5	0	2	2	1	0	.417	.667	1.167
Kip Wells	ANA	15	6	0	1	2	2	0	.400	.533	1.060
Nate Robertson	TEX	8	3	0	0	0	2	0	.375	.625	1.000
Brett Myers	CLE	9	2	1	1	2	1	0	.222	.556	.919
Andy Pettitte	NY-A	18	7	0	1	2	4	1	.389	.444	.873
A.J. Burnett	PIT	13	4	0	3	1	1	0	.308	.462	.819
Oliver Perez	SEA	9	2	0	0	3	1	0	.222	.333	.750
Edwin Jackson	CHI-N	8	3	0	1	0	2	0	.375	.375	.750
Tim Hudson	ATL	13	4	0	1	1	2	0	.308	.385	.742

Worst Matchups for Royce Clayton (by OPS, min 8 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	H	RBI	BB	K	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
Mark Prior	CIN	13	3	1	0	6	0	.231	.308	.522
Jeff Francis	COL	13	2	2	4	1	0	.154	.154	.507
Bronson Arroyo	CIN	9	2	0	0	4	0	.222	.222	.444
Jake Peavy	CHI-A	15	2	0	0	5	1	.133	.133	.321
Roy Oswalt	COL	14	2	1	0	2	0	.143	.143	.286
CC Sabathia	NY-A	8	1	2	0	2	0	.125	.125	.250
Chris Carpenter	STL	9	1	0	0	2	0	.111	.111	.222
Jose Contreras	PIT	10	1	0	0	2	0	.100	.100	.200
Johan Santana	NY-N	11	1	1	0	5	0	.091	.091	.182
Derek Lowe	TEX	12	1	0	0	2	0	.083	.083	.167

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▲ Advanced Stats ▲ Games By Position

Royce Clayton: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

9/1/2007

The Red Sox called up Clayton from Triple-A Pawtucket.

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8/23/2007

The Red Sox have signed Clayton to a minor league contract, the Boston Globe reports.

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8/7/2007

Clayton was released by the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

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8/2/2007

The Blue Jays designated Clayton for assignment Thursday, the Associated Press reports.

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6/25/2007

Clayton has been in the starting lineup just four times in the past 14 games, including none in the last five as he's sat in favor of John McDonald according to the team's web site.

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6/2/2007

Clayton (foot) returned to the starting lineup on Saturday and went 1-for-4 with a run scored in the win over the White Sox.

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5/31/2007

Clayton (foot) underwent further x-rays that showed no fracture, the team's web site reports.

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5/30/2007

Clayton will be out of the lineup for several days after fouling a ball off of his foot in Tuesday night's win over the Yankees, the Toronto Globe & Mail reports.

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11/29/2006

Clayton signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

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11/3/2006

Clayton filed for free agency.

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7/13/2006

Clayton (shoulder) is headed to Cincinnati from Washington after the two teams completed an eight-player deal Thursday, the Reds' official site reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

There was no outlook written for Royce Clayton.

2008

Clayton finished the 2007 season in the Boston organization, making a couple of token appearances for the World Series champs in a September callup. At 38, Clayton's "best" years are behind him and he's likely to retire.

2007

It was a fairly laughable notion that Clayton could somehow replace Felipe Lopez's bat in the lineup, and he wasn't even much of an improvement defensively. The Reds' offense dropped off dramatically following the trade, and Clayton's .235/.290/.329 line while with them played a decent role. Naturally, hitting coach Chris Chambliss was made the scapegoat instead. Clayton is now Toronto's problem -- he'll begin the year starting ahead of John McDonald, with Russ Adams back in the minors.

2006

Clayton posted an abysmal .671 OPS last season, registered a range factor that was slightly below average for NL shortstops - but hey, for those few balls he got to, he looked really slick - and turned 36 in January. The only teams that'll give any thought to signing him are those that look only to his batting average for the last two years (no better home parks in the NL) and remember the occasional web gems. Unless Clayton winds up in a great hitter's park, stay away.

2005

Clayton's 2004 campaign, including a career-high 160 hits, is proof that the thin air and roomy outfield in Colorado can salvage anyone's career. Expect a big decline as the starter in Arizona and we're not sure he can keep the job all season.

2004

Clayton did not play well in 2003, hitting .228 with a .333 SLG. He'll provide solid defense, but he won't provide any offense - even if he makes the Colorado roster.

2003

Clayton has consistently performed better at the plate over the second half of the season than the first half, but the net result still ranks him among the lower tier shortstops in the league.

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