What years did Atlee Hammaker play?

Atlee Hammaker played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995.

Was Atlee Hammaker a pitcher?

Yes. Atlee Hammaker pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 615 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Atlee Hammaker hit?

Atlee Hammaker hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.

What was Atlee Hammaker's career batting average?

Atlee Hammaker batted .118 over his career, with 36 hits in 305 at bats.

How many RBI did Atlee Hammaker have?

Atlee Hammaker drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Atlee Hammaker's career ERA?

Atlee Hammaker finished with a 3.66 career ERA, going 59-67 with 615 strikeouts.

Atlee Hammaker

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

Atlee Hammaker was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995 for 4 teams, including the Kansas City Royals, a span of 15 seasons. Across 249 career appearances, he went 59-67 with a 3.66 ERA and 615 strikeouts. He also batted .118 with 0 home runs. Atlee Hammaker was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9720.7.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 59–67

ERA 3.66

WHIP 1.24

SO 615

Pitcher PIV 9720.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 1/24/1958 in Carmel, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-08-13
Last Game: 1995-08-09
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Charlton Atlee Hammaker

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Career Pitching Statistics

Atlee Hammaker — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	67	249	152	18	6	5	1078.7	1,051	439	94	287	615	3.66	9720.7

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 7.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Atlee Hammaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	KCA	AL	1	3	10	6	0	0	0	39.0	44	24	12	11	5.54	3.58 (-55%)	-41.3
1982	SFN	NL	12	8	29	27	4	1	0	175.0	189	80	28	102	4.11	3.86 (-7%)	2761.3
1983	SFN	NL	10	9	23	23	8	3	0	172.3	147	43	32	127	2.25	3.87 (+42%)	5812.9
1984	SFN	NL	2	0	6	6	0	0	0	33.0	32	8	9	24	2.18	3.81 (+43%)	740.3
1985	SFN	NL	5	12	29	29	1	1	0	170.7	161	71	47	100	3.74	3.89 (+4%)	1148.0
1987	SFN	NL	10	10	31	27	2	0	0	168.3	159	67	57	107	3.58	4.29 (+17%)	-313.8
1988	SFN	NL	9	9	43	17	3	1	5	144.7	136	60	41	65	3.73	3.73 (avg)	-136.2
1989	SFN	NL	6	6	28	9	0	0	0	76.7	78	32	23	30	3.76	3.71 (-1%)	-109.0
1990	SFN	NL	4	5	25	6	0	0	0	67.3	69	32	21	28	4.28	3.86 (-11%)	-677.5
1990	SDN	NL	0	4	9	1	0	0	0	19.3	16	10	6	16	4.66	3.86 (-21%)	536.1
1991	SDN	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.7	8	3	3	1	5.79	—	0.0
1994	CHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.3	1	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
1995	CHA	AL	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	6.3	11	9	8	3	12.79	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			59	67	249	152	18	6	5	1,078.2	1,051	439	287	615	3.66	—	9,721

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

Atlee Hammaker — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
249	305	10	36	1	0	0	10	1	10	99	.118	.151	.121	.273	-1,892

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Career OBP .151 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 53.5% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Career OPS .273 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 62.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Atlee Hammaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	KCA	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SFN	NL	29	59	2	4	0	1	1	0	15	.068	.261 (-74%)	.324 (-74%)	.388 (-83%)	.712 (-79%)	-725.2
1983	SFN	NL	23	59	1	6	0	2	0	4	19	.102	.260 (-61%)	.324 (-47%)	.389 (-74%)	.714 (-62%)	-563.8
1984	SFN	NL	6	11	1	2	0	1	0	2	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SFN	NL	29	47	0	4	0	0	0	0	17	.085	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SFN	NL	31	57	0	7	0	3	0	1	22	.123	.262 (-53%)	.331 (-58%)	.415 (-70%)	.746 (-65%)	-602.6
1988	SFN	NL	43	33	1	4	0	0	0	2	13	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SFN	NL	28	19	3	7	1	3	0	0	3	.368	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFN	NL	25	17	2	1	0	0	0	1	5	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SDN	NL	9	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SDN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			249	305	10	36	1	10	1	10	99	.118	—	—	—	—	-1,892

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

Atlee Hammaker — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Atlee Hammaker — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1989	NLCS	SFN	1	0	0	.000
1989	WS	SFN	2	0	0	.000
1987	NLCS	SFN	2	3	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Atlee Hammaker — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	5	2	0	11.3	21	11	0	9	8.74

Playoff Pitching by Year

Atlee Hammaker — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	SO	ERA
1989	NLCS	SFN	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	0.00
1989	WS	SFN	0	2	0	2.3	8	4	2	15.43
1987	NLCS	SFN	1	2	2	8.0	12	7	7	7.88

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Atlee Hammaker — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	121	158	6	17	0	3	.108
Away	128	147	4	19	0	7	.129

Pitching — Home / Away

Atlee Hammaker — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	121	570.1	525	208	129	334	3.28
Away	128	508.1	526	231	158	281	4.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Atlee Hammaker — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-08-09	CHW	SEA	—	1.1	0	2	2	2	0	0
1995-08-07	CHW	SEA	—	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	1
1995-08-05	CHW	CLE	—	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	1
1995-08-02	CHW	KCR	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1995-08-01	CHW	KCR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-07-30	CHW	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1995-07-29	CHW	BAL	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1995-05-13	CHW	SEA	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1995-05-05	CHW	KCR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-05-03	CHW	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Atlee Hammaker — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	249	152	38	183	6	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Atlee Hammaker — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	KCA	P	10	6	1	4	0	1
1982	SFN	P	29	27	5	35	1	0
1983	SFN	P	23	23	3	31	3	2
1984	SFN	P	6	6	0	6	0	0
1985	SFN	P	29	29	6	32	1	1
1987	SFN	P	31	27	7	23	0	1
1988	SFN	P	43	17	7	33	0	3
1989	SFN	P	28	9	3	9	1	0
1990	SFN	P	25	6	4	6	0	2
1990	SDN	P	9	1	2	1	0	0
1991	SDN	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1994	CHA	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1995	CHA	P	13	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Atlee Hammaker Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	249

Awards & Honors

Atlee Hammaker — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-04-22

Salary History

Atlee Hammaker — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1991	SDN	NL	$100,000
1990	SFN	NL	$775,000
1989	SFN	NL	$983,334
1988	SFN	NL	$750,000
1987	SFN	NL	$380,000
1986	SFN	NL	$460,000
1985	SFN	NL	$355,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,803,334

College History

Atlee Hammaker — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	TN	1977, 1978, 1979

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Frequently Asked Questions about Atlee Hammaker

What years did Atlee Hammaker play?: Atlee Hammaker played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1995.
Was Atlee Hammaker a pitcher?: Yes. Atlee Hammaker pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 615 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Atlee Hammaker hit?: Atlee Hammaker hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.
What was Atlee Hammaker's career batting average?: Atlee Hammaker batted .118 over his career, with 36 hits in 305 at bats.
How many RBI did Atlee Hammaker have?: Atlee Hammaker drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Atlee Hammaker's career ERA?: Atlee Hammaker finished with a 3.66 career ERA, going 59-67 with 615 strikeouts.