Stan Bahnsen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1982)

Stan Bahnsen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1982 for 6 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 17 seasons. Across 574 career appearances, he went 146-149 with a 3.60 ERA, 1,359 strikeouts, and 20 saves. He also batted .117 with 1 home runs. Stan Bahnsen was a Rookie of the Year.

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

W–L 146–149
ERA 3.60
WHIP 1.33
SO 1,359
Pitcher PIV -10642.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
12/15/1944 in Council Bluffs, IA, USA
MLB Debut
1966-09-09
Last Game
1982-10-02
Awards
Rookie of the Year

Full name: Stanley Raymond Bahnsen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Stan Bahnsen — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
146 149 574 327 73 16 20 2529.0 2,440 1,013 223 924 1,359 3.60 -10642.7

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 3.66 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Stan Bahnsen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1966 NYA AL 1 1 4 3 1 0 1 23.0 15 9 7 16 3.52 3.52 (avg) -144.6
1968 NYA AL 17 12 37 34 10 1 0 267.3 216 61 68 162 2.05 2.98 (+31%) 2415.5
1969 NYA AL 9 16 40 33 5 2 1 220.7 222 94 90 130 3.83 3.61 (-6%) -3258.2
1970 NYA AL 14 11 36 35 6 2 0 232.7 227 86 75 116 3.33 3.89 (+14%) -193.9
1971 NYA AL 14 12 36 34 14 3 0 242.0 221 90 72 110 3.35 3.47 (+4%) -618.7
1972 CHA AL 21 16 43 41 5 1 0 252.3 263 101 73 157 3.60 3.26 (-10%) 243.6
1973 CHA AL 18 21 42 42 14 4 0 282.3 290 112 117 120 3.57 3.75 (+5%) -1318.7
1974 CHA AL 12 15 38 35 10 1 0 216.3 230 113 110 102 4.70 3.63 (-30%) -3301.1
1975 CHA AL 4 6 12 12 2 0 0 67.3 78 45 40 31 6.01 3.71 (-62%) -2708.6
1975 OAK AL 6 7 21 16 2 0 0 100.0 88 36 37 49 3.24 3.71 (+13%) 1642.1
1976 OAK AL 8 7 35 14 1 1 0 143.0 124 53 43 82 3.34 3.51 (+5%) -348.3
1977 OAK AL 1 2 11 2 0 0 1 22.0 24 15 13 21 6.14 4.00 (-53%) -931.7
1977 MON NL 8 9 23 22 3 1 0 127.3 142 68 38 58 4.81 4.00 (-20%) -487.5
1978 MON NL 1 5 44 1 0 0 7 75.0 74 32 31 44 3.84 3.69 (-4%) -983.5
1979 MON NL 3 1 55 0 0 0 5 94.3 80 33 42 71 3.15 4.00 (+21%) 147.6
1980 MON NL 7 6 57 0 0 0 4 91.3 80 31 33 48 3.05 3.84 (+20%) 140.2
1981 MON NL 2 1 25 3 0 0 1 49.0 45 27 24 28 4.96 3.58 (-38%) -1545.5
1982 CAL AL 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 9.7 13 5 8 5 4.66 3.86 (-21%) 0.0
1982 PHI NL 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 13.3 8 2 3 9 1.35 3.86 (+65%) 608.8
Career · 19 seasons 146 149 574 327 73 16 20 2,529.0 2,440 1,013 924 1,359 3.60 — -10,643

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

Stan Bahnsen — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
575 479 22 56 8 2 1 19 0 19 225 .117 .152 .148 .300 -3,334

Career AVG .117 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 52.7% below league average.

Career SLG .148 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 60.5% below league average.

Career OPS .300 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 56.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Stan Bahnsen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1966 NYA AL 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 — — — — 0.0
1968 NYA AL 37 81 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 6 49 .049 .236 (-79%) .298 (-62%) .340 (-85%) .638 (-74%) -862.2
1969 NYA AL 40 60 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 33 .083 .248 (-66%) .320 (-65%) .369 (-73%) .689 (-69%) -637.4
1970 NYA AL 36 74 3 11 0 1 0 1 0 2 34 .149 .253 (-41%) .325 (-47%) .385 (-54%) .711 (-51%) -602.4
1971 NYA AL 36 79 6 12 2 1 0 3 0 1 32 .152 .249 (-39%) .316 (-49%) .365 (-45%) .682 (-46%) -572.4
1972 CHA AL 44 92 5 14 2 0 0 2 0 1 38 .152 .243 (-38%) .310 (-45%) .353 (-51%) .664 (-48%) -659.6
1973 CHA AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 CHA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 CHA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 OAK AL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 OAK AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 MON NL 23 42 0 5 2 0 0 7 0 3 18 .119 — — — — 0.0
1978 MON NL 44 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 — — — — 0.0
1979 MON NL 55 14 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 .071 — — — — 0.0
1980 MON NL 57 9 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 .111 — — — — 0.0
1981 MON NL 25 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .111 — — — — 0.0
1982 CAL AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 PHI NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 575 479 22 56 8 2 1 19 0 19 225 .117 — — — — -3,334

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

Stan Bahnsen — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Stan Bahnsen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Stan Bahnsen — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 1 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Stan Bahnsen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NEDIV MON 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Stan Bahnsen — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2762431540116.165
Away29923671603.068

Pitching — Home / Away

Stan Bahnsen — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2751304.012034644417253.20
Away2991224.212375494836344.03

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Stan Bahnsen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1982-10-02 PHINYN — 1.1000130
1982-09-30 PHIWSN — 1.0000000
1982-09-27 PHICHC — 0.1000000
1982-09-19 PHIPIT — 2.2311220
1982-09-15 PHISTL — 3.0211000
1982-09-11 PHIPIT — 1.0100010
1982-09-05 PHIHOU — 2.2200020
1982-09-01 PHIATL — 1.1000010
1982-05-07 LAABAL — 1.0100100
1982-05-04 LAACLE — 1.1100210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Stan Bahnsen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 574 327 154 414 35 26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Stan Bahnsen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1966 NYA P 4 3 1 3 0 0
1968 NYA P 37 34 15 32 3 1
1969 NYA P 40 33 13 36 3 4
1970 NYA P 36 35 17 40 4 3
1971 NYA P 36 34 18 55 4 5
1972 CHA P 43 41 11 50 2 6
1973 CHA P 42 42 20 53 4 4
1974 CHA P 38 35 5 39 2 1
1975 CHA P 12 12 4 11 2 0
1975 OAK P 21 16 6 15 0 1
1976 OAK P 35 14 13 23 1 0
1977 OAK P 11 2 0 1 1 0
1977 MON P 23 22 12 18 3 0
1978 MON P 44 1 6 10 2 0
1979 MON P 55 0 4 13 2 0
1980 MON P 57 0 6 12 0 1
1981 MON P 25 3 2 2 1 0
1982 CAL P 7 0 0 0 1 0
1982 PHI P 8 0 1 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Stan Bahnsen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 574

Awards & Honors

Stan Bahnsen — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1968 Rookie of the Year
1968 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

College History

Stan Bahnsen — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Nebraska at Lincoln Lincoln NE 1965

Award Voting History

Stan Bahnsen — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1968 Rookie of the Year AL 1st 17.0 20 17

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Stan Bahnsen (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Joe Nuxhall
    135-117, 3.90 ERA
  2. 95
    Mike McCormick
    134-128, 3.73 ERA
  3. 94
    Chris Short
    135-132, 3.43 ERA
  4. 94
    Murry Dickson
    172-181, 3.66 ERA
  5. 92
    Jack Billingham
    145-113, 3.83 ERA
  6. 92
    Dave Stewart
    168-129, 3.95 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Stan Bahnsen

What years did Stan Bahnsen play?
Stan Bahnsen played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1982.
Was Stan Bahnsen a pitcher?
Yes. Stan Bahnsen pitched in the major leagues, recording 146 wins and 1359 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Stan Bahnsen hit?
Stan Bahnsen hit 1 career home runs with 56 hits.
What was Stan Bahnsen's career batting average?
Stan Bahnsen batted .117 over his career, with 56 hits in 479 at bats.
How many RBI did Stan Bahnsen have?
Stan Bahnsen drove in 19 runs in his career.
What was Stan Bahnsen's career ERA?
Stan Bahnsen finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 146-149 with 1,359 strikeouts.