What years did Steve Arlin play?

Steve Arlin played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1974.

Was Steve Arlin a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Arlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 463 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Arlin hit?

Steve Arlin hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.

Steve Arlin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1974)

W–L 34–67

ERA 4.33

WHIP 1.48

SO 463

Pitcher PIV -5843.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 9/25/1945 in Seattle, WA, USA
Died: 8/17/2016 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-06-17
Last Game: 1974-09-14

Full name: Stephen Ralph Arlin

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	67	141	123	32	11	1	788.7	792	379	61	373	463	4.33	-5843.8

Career ERA 4.33 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — 20.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	SDN	NL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	10.7	13	11	9	9	9.28	3.61 (-157%)	-580.5
1970	SDN	NL	1	0	2	2	1	1	0	12.7	11	4	8	3	2.84	3.89 (+27%)	-55.0
1971	SDN	NL	9	19	36	34	10	4	0	227.7	211	88	103	156	3.48	3.47 (avg)	2948.6
1972	SDN	NL	10	21	38	37	12	3	0	250.0	217	100	122	159	3.60	3.26 (-10%)	-2643.8
1973	SDN	NL	11	14	34	27	7	3	0	180.0	196	102	72	98	5.10	3.75 (-36%)	-3713.4
1974	SDN	NL	1	7	16	12	1	0	1	64.0	85	42	37	18	5.91	3.63 (-63%)	-1971.4
1974	CLE	AL	2	5	11	10	1	0	0	43.7	59	32	22	20	6.60	3.63 (-82%)	171.8
Career · 7 seasons			34	67	141	123	32	11	1	788.2	792	379	373	463	4.33	—	-5,844

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
141	230	13	32	3	2	0	11	0	15	74	.139	.198	.170	.367	-1,345

Career AVG .139 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 44.7% below league average.

Career OBP .198 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Career SLG .170 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career OPS .367 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	SDN	NL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	SDN	NL	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SDN	NL	36	73	5	9	0	1	2	3	20	.123	.249 (-51%)	.316 (-51%)	.365 (-59%)	.682 (-55%)	-626.2
1972	SDN	NL	38	72	6	11	1	1	4	8	24	.153	.243 (-37%)	.310 (-20%)	.353 (-45%)	.664 (-34%)	-343.0
1973	SDN	NL	34	60	2	10	1	0	5	4	21	.167	.256 (-35%)	.325 (-29%)	.378 (-52%)	.703 (-41%)	-375.8
1974	SDN	NL	16	18	0	2	1	0	0	0	7	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			141	230	13	32	3	2	11	15	74	.139	—	—	—	—	-1,345

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	75	111	4	17	0	9	.153
Away	66	119	9	15	0	2	.126

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	75	425.2	413	187	206	251	3.95
Away	66	363.0	379	192	167	212	4.76

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1974-09-14	CLE	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1974-08-25	CLE	CHW	L	2.0	7	6	6	3	2	0
1974-08-08	CLE	DET	—	6.0	6	0	0	4	2	0
1974-08-03	CLE	MIL	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0
1974-07-28	CLE	DET	—	7.1	7	1	1	2	5	0
1974-07-15	CLE	LAA	L	2.0	4	3	3	4	0	0
1974-07-09	CLE	OAK	L	6.1	7	7	6	3	2	1
1974-07-04	CLE	MIL	L	1.2	5	5	5	3	1	0
1974-06-30	CLE	BOS	W	9.0	6	2	2	0	5	0
1974-06-26	CLE	NYY	W	5.1	7	2	2	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	141	123	55	96	9	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	SDN	P	4	1	0	1	0	0
1970	SDN	P	2	2	0	4	0	0
1971	SDN	P	36	34	18	23	1	3
1972	SDN	P	38	37	17	34	3	1
1973	SDN	P	34	27	11	21	0	4
1974	SDN	P	16	12	8	7	1	0
1974	CLE	P	11	10	1	6	4	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	141

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
The Ohio State University	Columbus	OH	1965, 1966

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Arlin

What years did Steve Arlin play?: Steve Arlin played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1974.
Was Steve Arlin a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Arlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 463 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Arlin hit?: Steve Arlin hit 0 career home runs with 32 hits.