It’s Roberto Clemente Day!Pirates Legend’s MLB Career By The Numbers

Everybody who takes the field in Tuesday night’s MLB games will have a No.21 patch on their jersey.

That’s because Sept.15 is Roberto Clemente Day, a day of remembrance for Pittsburgh Pirates legend and Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente and his charitable contributions, a legacy that lives on through the Roberto Clemente Foundation.

As for the right fielder’s on-field success, Clemente, who wore No.21, was a force to be reckoned with.Here’s his MLB career (1955-72) by the numbers:

1A:Clemente is first in Pirates history with 3,000 hits, 4,492 total bases and 2,154 singles.

1B:On that note, he’s one of 33 players to hit the 3,000-hit mark. 

2A:Clemente was part of the Pirates’ 1960 and 1971 World Series triumphs.

2B:Clemente led the National League in hits twice: in 1964 and 1967.

2C:His career 95 wins above replacement are second in Pirates history and 37th in MLB altogether.

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3:Clemente is third in Pirates history with 1,416 runs scored, 1,305 RBIs, 440 doubles and 166 triples.

4:He led the NL in batting average in four seasons: 1961, 1964, 1965 and 1967.

8.2:Clemente led NL position players with 8.2 wins above replacement in 1968.

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10:Clemente logged a double-digit number of triples in 10 seasons, including leading the NL with 12 triples in 1969.

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12:The number of Gold Gloves he won.

15:The number of All-Star nods he received.

18:Each of Clemente’s 18 seasons in the sport were spent with the Pirates.

200:He logged 200-plus hits in four seasons: 1961, 1964, 1966 and 1967.

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240:The number of home runs Clemente hit.

300:Clemente finished with a .300 or higher batting average in 13 of his 18 seasons in the sport.

317:Clemente was a career .317 regular-season hitter, tied with Joe Harris for 66th in MLB history.

318:He was a career .318 postseason hitter in 113 plate appearances.

1966:Clemente won the 1966 NL MVP Award.

1971:Clemente was the 1971 World Series MVP, totaling 12 hits, two home runs and four RBIs while posting a .414/.452/.759 slash line in the seven-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

1973:MLB renamed the “Commissioner’s Award” the “Roberto Clemente Award” in 1973, which is an award “given annually to a player who demonstrates the values Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente displayed in his commitment to community and understanding the value of helping others.” Each of MLB’s 30 teams have a nominee for the award, with the league office naming one recipient of the honor during the World Series of that particular year.

2,305:Clemente is first in MLB history with 2,305 appearances in right field.

2,433:Clemente and Honus Wagner are tied for first in Pirates history with 2,433 games played.