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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 185 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1966-09-09
- Last Game
- 1982-10-02
- Awards
- Rookie of the Year
Full name: Stanley Raymond Bahnsen
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| 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 | 267.1 | 216 | 61 | 68 | 162 | 2.05 | 2.98 (+31%) | 2415.5 |
| 1969 | NYA | AL | 9 | 16 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 220.2 | 222 | 94 | 90 | 130 | 3.83 | 3.61 (-6%) | -3258.2 |
| 1970 | NYA | AL | 14 | 11 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 232.2 | 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 | 252.1 | 263 | 101 | 73 | 157 | 3.60 | 3.26 (-10%) | 243.6 |
| 1973 | CHA | AL | 18 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 282.1 | 290 | 112 | 117 | 120 | 3.57 | 3.75 (+5%) | -1318.7 |
| 1974 | CHA | AL | 12 | 15 | 38 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 216.1 | 230 | 113 | 110 | 102 | 4.70 | 3.63 (-30%) | -3301.1 |
| 1975 | CHA | AL | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67.1 | 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 | 127.1 | 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 | 94.1 | 80 | 33 | 42 | 71 | 3.15 | 4.00 (+21%) | 147.6 |
| 1980 | MON | NL | 7 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 91.1 | 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 | 9.2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4.66 | 3.86 (-21%) | 0.0 |
| 1982 | PHI | NL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 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
| 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
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| 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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1149 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 276 | 243 | 15 | 40 | 1 | 16 | .165 |
| Away | 299 | 236 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 3 | .068 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 275 | 1304.0 | 1203 | 464 | 441 | 725 | 3.20 |
| Away | 299 | 1224.2 | 1237 | 549 | 483 | 634 | 4.03 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-10-02 | PHI | NYN | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982-09-30 | PHI | WSN | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-09-27 | PHI | CHC | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-09-19 | PHI | PIT | — | 2.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982-09-15 | PHI | STL | — | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-09-11 | PHI | PIT | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982-09-05 | PHI | HOU | — | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982-09-01 | PHI | ATL | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982-05-07 | LAA | BAL | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982-05-04 | LAA | CLE | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 574 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Rookie of the Year | |
| 1968 | TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Nebraska at Lincoln | Lincoln | NE | 1965 |
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%.
Stan Bahnsen (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Stan Bahnsen: the record in brief
Stan Bahnsen's major league career runs from a debut on September 9, 1966 to a final game on October 2, 1982. Bahnsen played for the New York Yankees (1966 to 1971), the Chicago White Sox (1972 through 1975), the Oakland Athletics (1975 through 1977), the Montreal Expos (1977 through 1981), the California Angels (1982), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1982). Listed as a pitcher, Bahnsen both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 2 inches and 185 pounds. Bahnsen was born on December 15, 1944, in Council Bluffs, IA, USA. The given name on file is Stanley Raymond Bahnsen.
Across 574 games (327 starts), Bahnsen recorded 146 wins against 149 losses with a 3.60 ERA. Also on Bahnsen's record: 1,359 strikeouts, 73 complete games, 16 shutouts, and 20 saves. Bahnsen's 3.60 ERA was close to the 3.66 league figure for those seasons. 1972 brought Bahnsen a season-high 21 wins. The strikeout high was 162 in 1968.
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 run with 56 hits.
- What teams did Stan Bahnsen play for?
- Stan Bahnsen played for 6 teams: the New York Yankees (1966, 1968–1971), the Chicago White Sox (1972–1975), the Oakland Athletics (1975–1977), the Montreal Expos (1977–1981), the California Angels (1982), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1982).
- Did Stan Bahnsen win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Stan Bahnsen did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Stan Bahnsen win?
- Stan Bahnsen won the Rookie of the Year award (1968).
- What were Stan Bahnsen's career stats?
- In 574 games, Stan Bahnsen went 146-149 with a 3.60 ERA, 1,359 strikeouts, 2,529.0 innings pitched, and 20 saves. At the plate he had 56 hits and 1 home runs.
- What position did Stan Bahnsen play?
- Stan Bahnsen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Stan Bahnsen and how much did he weigh?
- Stan Bahnsen was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
- What was Stan Bahnsen's career ERA?
- Stan Bahnsen finished with a 3.60 career ERA, going 146-149 with 1,359 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Stan Bahnsen have?
- Stan Bahnsen recorded 1,359 career strikeouts.
- Is Stan Bahnsen in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Stan Bahnsen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.