Roger Clemens vs. Jacob deGrom — Career Comparison

Roger Clemens
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Jacob deGrom a clear advantage over Roger Clemens across the core pitching metrics. Jacob deGrom led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 116), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 132 vs 115). Roger Clemens held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 143 vs 130). Jacob deGrom was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Roger Clemens and Jacob deGrom

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
707
1.29
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
0.65
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.34
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.8
65.8
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.72
99.72
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.22
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1707
3.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
2.57
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4185
7.66
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.66
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.85
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
2.89
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.12
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
8.55
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.426
1.426
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.26
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.29
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20240
37.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1885
3.45
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.22
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.19
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.6
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.51
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18279
33.46
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.05
37.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34

Fielding Stats for Roger Clemens and Jacob deGrom

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
707
1.29
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
0.59
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
1.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.99
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920
1.68
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.75
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
895
1.64
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.72
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.186
1.186
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.72
99.72
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Clemens and Jacob deGrom

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
1997.18
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
260
368.79
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
179
504.23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
543.26
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
31
87.32
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.64
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.77
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.02
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
24.5
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.99
31.19
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
37
104.23
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
136.17
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
46
129.58
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
134.75
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
17
47.89
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
23.25
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.73
30.82
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
24.11
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
164.54
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
32.62
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100