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Roger Clemens

1962 - Today

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William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962), nicknamed "Rocket", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), most notably with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees and also played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Houston Astros. He was one of the most dominant pitchers in major league history, tallying 354 wins, a 3.12 earned run average (ERA), and 4,672 strikeouts, the third-most all time. An 11-time MLB All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Clemens won seven Cy Young Awards, more than any other pitcher in history. Clemens was known for his fierce competitive nature and hard-throwing pitching style, which he used to intimidate batters. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Clemens is the 28th most popular baseball player (down from 25th in 2024), the 9,764th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,154th in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Roger Clemens ranks 28 out of 91. Before him are Alex Rodriguez, Reggie Jackson, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Rogers Hornsby. After him are Mariano Rivera, Tom Seaver, Mark McGwire, Derek Jeter, Cal Ripken Jr., and Greg Maddux.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Roger Clemens ranks 387. Before him are Jorge Martínez, Anatoliy Serdyukov, Sara Danius, Andrei Panin, Steven Mnuchin, and Marc Lavoine. After him are Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Michael Konsel, Torsten Gütschow, Buck Angel, Massimo Bottura, and Steven Brill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Clemens ranks 9,766 out of 20,380. Before him are Julian Casablancas (1978), August Dvorak (1894), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), Tom Heinsohn (1934), Daniel Everett (1951), and Lou Pearlman (1954). After him are Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Henry Charles Carey (1793), John Abizaid (1951), Richard Scarry (1919), Helen Slater (1963), and Bootsy Collins (1951).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Roger Clemens ranks 25. Before him are Alex Rodriguez (1975), Reggie Jackson (1946), Stan Musial (1920), Frank Robinson (1935), Satchel Paige (1906), and Rogers Hornsby (1896). After him are Tom Seaver (1944), Mark McGwire (1963), Derek Jeter (1974), Cal Ripken Jr. (1960), Greg Maddux (1966), and Bob Gibson (1935).

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