What years did Don Aase play?

Don Aase played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990.

Was Don Aase a pitcher?

Yes. Don Aase pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 641 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Aase hit?

Don Aase hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Don Aase play for?

Don Aase played for 5 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1977), the California Angels (1978–1982, 1984), the Baltimore Orioles (1985–1988), the New York Mets (1989), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990).

Did Don Aase win a Cy Young Award?

No. Don Aase did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Don Aase win?

Don Aase was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Don Aase's career stats?

In 448 games, Don Aase went 66-60 with a 3.80 ERA, 641 strikeouts, 1,109.1 innings pitched, and 82 saves.

What was Don Aase's salary?

Don Aase's last recorded salary was $400,000, in 1989. His highest recorded salary was $675,000, in 1988, and his lowest was $400,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1989.

What position did Don Aase play?

Don Aase played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Don Aase and how much did he weigh?

Don Aase was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Don Aase's career ERA?

Don Aase finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 66-60 with 641 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Don Aase have?

Don Aase recorded 641 career strikeouts.

Is Don Aase in the Hall of Fame?

No. Don Aase has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Don Aase

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1990)

Don Aase was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 14 seasons. Across 448 career appearances, he went 66-60 with a 3.80 ERA, 641 strikeouts, and 82 saves. Don Aase was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 142.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 66–60

ERA 3.80

WHIP 1.39

SO 641

Pitcher PIV 142.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 9/8/1954 in Orange, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-07-26
Last Game: 1990-10-03
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Donald William Aase

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Career Pitching Statistics

Don Aase — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
66	60	448	91	22	5	82	1109.1	1,085	468	89	457	641	3.80	142.4

Career ERA 3.80 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Don Aase Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1977	BOS	AL	6	2	13	13	4	2	0	92.1	85	32	19	49	3.12	4.00 (+22%)	1945.9
1978	CAL	AL	11	8	29	29	6	1	0	178.2	185	80	80	93	4.03	3.69 (-9%)	-1127.2
1979	CAL	AL	9	10	37	28	7	1	2	185.1	200	99	77	96	4.81	4.00 (-20%)	-1341.3
1980	CAL	AL	8	13	40	21	5	1	2	175.0	193	79	66	74	4.06	3.84 (-6%)	-783.7
1981	CAL	AL	4	4	39	0	0	0	11	65.1	56	17	24	38	2.34	3.58 (+35%)	411.5
1982	CAL	AL	3	3	24	0	0	0	4	52.0	45	20	23	40	3.46	3.86 (+10%)	141.8
1984	CAL	AL	4	1	23	0	0	0	8	39.0	30	7	19	28	1.62	3.81 (+58%)	672.1
1985	BAL	AL	10	6	54	0	0	0	14	88.0	83	37	35	67	3.78	3.89 (+3%)	1384.8
1986	BAL	AL	6	7	66	0	0	0	34	81.2	71	27	28	67	2.98	3.97 (+25%)	1782.5
1987	BAL	AL	1	0	7	0	0	0	2	8.0	8	2	4	3	2.25	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	46.2	40	21	37	28	4.05	3.73 (-8%)	-1549.6
1989	NYN	NL	1	5	49	0	0	0	2	59.1	56	26	26	34	3.94	3.71 (-6%)	-544.6
1990	LAN	NL	3	1	32	0	0	0	3	38.0	33	21	19	24	4.97	3.86 (-29%)	-849.7
Career · 13 seasons			66	60	448	91	22	5	82	1,109.1	1,085	468	457	641	3.80	—	142

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Don Aase — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
448	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Don Aase Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	BOS	AL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CAL	AL	29	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CAL	AL	37	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CAL	AL	40	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CAL	AL	39	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CAL	AL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BAL	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BAL	AL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BAL	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	35	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	NYN	NL	49	5	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	LAN	NL	32	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			448	5	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Don Aase — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Don Aase — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	ALCS	CAL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Don Aase — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	0	0	5.0	4	1	2	6	1.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Don Aase — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1979	ALCS	CAL	1	0	2	0	0	5.0	4	1	2	6	1.80

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Don Aase — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	232	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	216	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Don Aase — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	232	569.0	546	231	221	347	3.65
Away	216	540.1	539	237	236	294	3.95

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Don Aase — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-10-03	LAD	SDP	—	0.1	1	2	0	2	0	0
1990-09-26	LAD	HOU	—	1.2	2	3	3	1	2	0
1990-09-23	LAD	SFG	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-19	LAD	SDP	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	1
1990-09-04	LAD	HOU	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1990-09-01	LAD	WSN	—	0.2	2	2	2	1	1	0
1990-08-31	LAD	WSN	—	1.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
1990-08-25	LAD	NYN	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1990-08-21	LAD	PHI	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1990-06-30	LAD	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Don Aase — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	448	91	67	135	13	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Don Aase — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	BOS	P	13	13	5	13	1	0
1978	CAL	P	29	29	16	26	3	2
1979	CAL	P	37	28	8	17	2	3
1980	CAL	P	40	21	10	22	4	2
1981	CAL	P	39	0	2	10	1	1
1982	CAL	P	24	0	3	5	0	0
1984	CAL	P	23	0	1	5	1	0
1985	BAL	P	54	0	8	10	0	0
1986	BAL	P	66	0	5	12	1	1
1987	BAL	P	7	0	0	1	0	0
1988	BAL	P	35	0	2	3	0	1
1989	NYN	P	49	0	6	8	0	0
1990	LAN	P	32	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Don Aase Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	448

Awards & Honors

Don Aase — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1986	Pitcher of the Month	May
1977	Player of the Week	Week of 1977-07-29

Salary History

Don Aase's recorded salaries total $2,300,000 over 4 seasons, 1986 to 1989. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Aase's career ran from 1977 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985 and 1990.

Don Aase — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	NYN	NL	$400,000
1988	BAL	AL	$675,000
1987	BAL	AL	$625,000
1986	BAL	AL	$600,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,300,000

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Don Aase: the record in brief

According to the bio, Don Aase debuted on July 26, 1977 and played a final game on October 3, 1990. Aase played for the Boston Red Sox (1977), the California Angels (1978 through 1984), the Baltimore Orioles (1985 to 1988), the New York Mets (1989), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990). Aase played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 8, 1954, in Orange, CA, USA and a listed size of 6'3" and 190 pounds. Aase's full given name, per the bio, is Donald William Aase.

Across 448 games (91 starts), Aase recorded 66 wins against 60 losses with a 3.80 ERA. The totals include 641 strikeouts, 22 complete games, 5 shutouts, and 82 saves. Aase's 3.80 ERA was close to the 3.87 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 11 wins of 1978. 1979 produced Aase's most strikeouts, 96. The most saves in one season was 34, in 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Aase

What years did Don Aase play?: Don Aase played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1990.
Was Don Aase a pitcher?: Yes. Don Aase pitched in the major leagues, recording 66 wins and 641 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Aase hit?: Don Aase hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Don Aase play for?: Don Aase played for 5 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1977), the California Angels (1978–1982, 1984), the Baltimore Orioles (1985–1988), the New York Mets (1989), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1990).
Did Don Aase win a Cy Young Award?: No. Don Aase did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Don Aase win?: Don Aase was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Don Aase's career stats?: In 448 games, Don Aase went 66-60 with a 3.80 ERA, 641 strikeouts, 1,109.1 innings pitched, and 82 saves.
How much did Don Aase earn in his career?: Don Aase's recorded salaries total $2,300,000 over 4 seasons, 1986 to 1989. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Aase's career ran from 1977 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985 and 1990.
What was Don Aase's salary?: Don Aase's last recorded salary was $400,000, in 1989. His highest recorded salary was $675,000, in 1988, and his lowest was $400,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1989.
What position did Don Aase play?: Don Aase played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Don Aase and how much did he weigh?: Don Aase was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Don Aase's career ERA?: Don Aase finished with a 3.80 career ERA, going 66-60 with 641 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Don Aase have?: Don Aase recorded 641 career strikeouts.
Is Don Aase in the Hall of Fame?: No. Don Aase has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.