What years did Steve Bedrosian play?

Steve Bedrosian played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995.

Was Steve Bedrosian a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Bedrosian pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 921 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Bedrosian hit?

Steve Bedrosian hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.

What teams did Steve Bedrosian play for?

Steve Bedrosian played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1981–1985, 1993–1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1986–1989), the San Francisco Giants (1989–1990), and the Minnesota Twins (1991).

How many Cy Young Awards did Steve Bedrosian win?

Steve Bedrosian won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1987.

What awards did Steve Bedrosian win?

Steve Bedrosian won the Cy Young Award (1987). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Steve Bedrosian's career stats?

In 732 games, Steve Bedrosian went 76-79 with a 3.38 ERA, 921 strikeouts, 1,191.0 innings pitched, and 184 saves.

What was Steve Bedrosian's salary?

Steve Bedrosian's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 1995. His highest recorded salary was $1,450,000, in 1989, and his lowest was $500,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1995.

What position did Steve Bedrosian play?

Steve Bedrosian played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Steve Bedrosian and how much did he weigh?

Steve Bedrosian was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Steve Bedrosian's career ERA?

Steve Bedrosian finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 76-79 with 921 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Steve Bedrosian have?

Steve Bedrosian recorded 921 career strikeouts.

Is Steve Bedrosian in the Hall of Fame?

No. Steve Bedrosian has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Steve Bedrosian

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1995)

Steve Bedrosian was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995 for 4 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 15 seasons. Across 732 career appearances, he went 76-79 with a 3.38 ERA, 921 strikeouts, and 184 saves. Steve Bedrosian was an All-Star, a Cy Young, and a Reliever of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2495.1.

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 76–79

ERA 3.38

WHIP 1.30

SO 921

Pitcher PIV 2495.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 12/6/1957 in Methuen, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-08-14
Last Game: 1995-08-09
Awards: All-Star · Cy Young · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Stephen Wayne Bedrosian

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Career Pitching Statistics

Steve Bedrosian — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	79	732	46	0	0	184	1191.0	1,026	447	114	518	921	3.38	2495.1

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 15.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Steve Bedrosian Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	ATL	NL	1	2	15	1	0	24.1	15	12	15	9	4.44	3.58 (-24%)	-801.9
1982	ATL	NL	8	6	64	3	11	137.2	102	37	57	123	2.42	3.86 (+37%)	3337.3
1983	ATL	NL	9	10	70	1	19	120.0	100	48	51	114	3.60	3.87 (+7%)	1385.3
1984	ATL	NL	9	6	40	4	11	83.2	65	22	33	81	2.37	3.81 (+38%)	2091.6
1985	ATL	NL	7	15	37	37	0	206.2	198	88	111	134	3.83	3.89 (+2%)	-1277.7
1986	PHI	NL	8	6	68	0	29	90.1	79	34	34	82	3.39	3.97 (+15%)	370.1
1987	PHI	NL	5	3	65	0	40	89.0	79	28	28	74	2.83	4.29 (+34%)	1135.4
1988	PHI	NL	6	6	57	0	28	74.1	75	31	27	61	3.75	3.73 (-1%)	880.9
1989	PHI	NL	2	3	28	0	6	33.2	21	12	17	24	3.21	3.71 (+14%)	-1627.5
1989	SFN	NL	1	4	40	0	17	51.0	35	15	22	34	2.65	3.71 (+29%)	-367.0
1990	SFN	NL	9	9	68	0	17	79.1	72	37	44	43	4.20	3.86 (-9%)	-1161.6
1991	MIN	AL	5	3	56	0	6	77.1	70	38	35	44	4.42	3.91 (-13%)	-2184.4
1993	ATL	NL	5	2	49	0	0	49.2	34	9	14	33	1.63	4.19 (+61%)	649.4
1994	ATL	NL	0	2	46	0	0	46.0	41	17	18	43	3.33	4.51 (+26%)	946.6
1995	ATL	NL	1	2	29	0	0	28.0	40	19	12	22	6.11	4.45 (-37%)	-881.5
Career · 15 seasons			76	79	732	46	184	1,191.0	1,026	447	518	921	3.38	—	2,495

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

Steve Bedrosian — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
732	153	3	15	0	0	0	2	0	3	58	.098	.115	.098	.213	-763

Career AVG .098 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OBP .115 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.

Career SLG .098 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.

Career OPS .213 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Steve Bedrosian Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	ATL	NL	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ATL	NL	64	26	0	1	0	1	6	.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ATL	NL	70	19	0	2	0	0	7	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ATL	NL	40	17	0	2	0	0	9	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	ATL	NL	37	64	3	5	1	1	22	.078	.257 (-70%)	.323 (-71%)	.390 (-80%)	.714 (-76%)	-763.1
1986	PHI	NL	68	5	0	1	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	PHI	NL	65	4	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	PHI	NL	57	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	PHI	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SFN	NL	40	6	0	1	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFN	NL	68	4	0	2	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	MIN	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	ATL	NL	49	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	ATL	NL	46	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	ATL	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			732	153	3	15	2	3	58	.098	—	—	—	—	-763

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

Steve Bedrosian — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Steve Bedrosian — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1991	ALCS	MIN	2	.000
1991	WS	MIN	3	.000
1989	NLCS	SFN	4	.000
1989	WS	SFN	2	.000
1982	NLCS	ATL	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Steve Bedrosian — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	13	0	3	11.2	13	5	7	10	3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Steve Bedrosian — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1991	ALCS	MIN	2	0	1.1	3	0	2	2	0.00
1991	WS	MIN	3	0	3.1	3	2	0	2	5.40
1989	NLCS	SFN	4	3	3.1	4	1	2	2	2.70
1989	WS	SFN	2	0	2.2	0	0	2	2	0.00
1982	NLCS	ATL	2	0	1.0	3	2	1	2	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Steve Bedrosian — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	370	74	1	5	0	2	.068
Away	362	79	2	10	0	0	.127

Pitching — Home / Away

Steve Bedrosian — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	370	607.0	535	237	237	457	3.51
Away	362	584.0	491	210	281	464	3.24

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Steve Bedrosian — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-08-09	ATL	CIN	—	0.1	4	4	3	1	0	0
1995-08-06	ATL	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1995-07-27	ATL	LAD	—	2.0	5	3	2	1	2	2
1995-07-25	ATL	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-07-21	ATL	SDP	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	1	1
1995-07-18	ATL	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1995-07-16	ATL	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0
1995-07-03	ATL	PHI	—	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	1
1995-06-23	ATL	NYN	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	0	0
1995-06-21	ATL	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Bedrosian — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	732	46	64	122	10	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Bedrosian — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	ATL	P	15	1	1	2	0	1
1982	ATL	P	64	3	12	14	1	2
1983	ATL	P	70	1	4	16	0	2
1984	ATL	P	40	4	1	8	1	0
1985	ATL	P	37	37	13	23	4	3
1986	PHI	P	68	0	2	10	0	1
1987	PHI	P	65	0	3	7	0	0
1988	PHI	P	57	0	5	9	0	0
1989	PHI	P	28	0	2	3	1	1
1989	SFN	P	40	0	0	2	0	0
1990	SFN	P	68	0	9	11	1	1
1991	MIN	P	56	0	6	5	0	0
1993	ATL	P	49	0	3	5	0	0
1994	ATL	P	46	0	3	4	1	0
1995	ATL	P	29	0	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Steve Bedrosian Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	732

Awards & Honors

Steve Bedrosian — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1987	Cy Young Award
1987	Pitcher of the Month	May
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-05-29
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-07-03
1987	Reliever of the Year Award
1987	TSN Fireman of the Year
1982	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Steve Bedrosian's recorded salaries total $9,425,000 over 10 seasons, 1985 to 1995. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bedrosian's career ran from 1981 to 1995. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Steve Bedrosian — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	ATL	NL	$750,000
1994	ATL	NL	$750,000
1993	ATL	NL	$500,000
1991	MIN	AL	$1,350,000
1990	SFN	NL	$1,450,000
1989	PHI	NL	$1,450,000
1988	PHI	NL	$925,000
1987	PHI	NL	$1,050,000
1986	PHI	NL	$650,000
1985	ATL	NL	$550,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$9,425,000

College History

Steve Bedrosian — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of New Haven	West Haven	CT	1978

Award Voting History

Steve Bedrosian — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1987	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	57.0	120	9
1987	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	6.0	336	0
1982	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	4.0	120	0

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Steve Bedrosian: the record in brief

Steve Bedrosian's major league career runs from a debut on August 14, 1981 to a final game on August 9, 1995. Club by club, the record runs the Atlanta Braves (1981 through 1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1986 to 1989), the San Francisco Giants (1989 through 1990), and the Minnesota Twins (1991). Bedrosian is listed as a pitcher at 6'3" and 200 pounds. The bio says Bedrosian batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is December 6, 1957, in Methuen, MA, USA. Bedrosian's full given name, per the bio, is Stephen Wayne Bedrosian.

The pitching table credits Bedrosian with a 76-79 record and a 3.38 ERA in 732 games. Also on Bedrosian's record: 921 strikeouts and 184 saves. The leagues Bedrosian pitched in allowed 3.98 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 15.0% better than average. Bedrosian won 9 games in 1983, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 134 in 1985. Bedrosian saved 40 games in 1987, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Bedrosian

What years did Steve Bedrosian play?: Steve Bedrosian played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995.
Was Steve Bedrosian a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Bedrosian pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 921 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Bedrosian hit?: Steve Bedrosian hit 0 career home runs with 15 hits.
What teams did Steve Bedrosian play for?: Steve Bedrosian played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1981–1985, 1993–1995), the Philadelphia Phillies (1986–1989), the San Francisco Giants (1989–1990), and the Minnesota Twins (1991).
How many Cy Young Awards did Steve Bedrosian win?: Steve Bedrosian won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1987.
What awards did Steve Bedrosian win?: Steve Bedrosian won the Cy Young Award (1987). He was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Steve Bedrosian's career stats?: In 732 games, Steve Bedrosian went 76-79 with a 3.38 ERA, 921 strikeouts, 1,191.0 innings pitched, and 184 saves.
How much did Steve Bedrosian earn in his career?: Steve Bedrosian's recorded salaries total $9,425,000 over 10 seasons, 1985 to 1995. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bedrosian's career ran from 1981 to 1995. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Steve Bedrosian's salary?: Steve Bedrosian's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 1995. His highest recorded salary was $1,450,000, in 1989, and his lowest was $500,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1995.
What position did Steve Bedrosian play?: Steve Bedrosian played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Steve Bedrosian and how much did he weigh?: Steve Bedrosian was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Steve Bedrosian's career ERA?: Steve Bedrosian finished with a 3.38 career ERA, going 76-79 with 921 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Steve Bedrosian have?: Steve Bedrosian recorded 921 career strikeouts.
Is Steve Bedrosian in the Hall of Fame?: No. Steve Bedrosian has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.