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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- B / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'3" / 200 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1981-08-13
- Last Game
- 1995-08-09
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Charlton Atlee Hammaker
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 172.1 | 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 | 170.2 | 161 | 71 | 47 | 100 | 3.74 | 3.89 (+4%) | 1148.0 |
| 1987 | SFN | NL | 10 | 10 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 168.1 | 159 | 67 | 57 | 107 | 3.58 | 4.29 (+17%) | -313.8 |
| 1988 | SFN | NL | 9 | 9 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 144.2 | 136 | 60 | 41 | 65 | 3.73 | 3.73 (avg) | -136.2 |
| 1989 | SFN | NL | 6 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76.2 | 78 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 3.76 | 3.71 (-1%) | -109.0 |
| 1990 | SFN | NL | 4 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.1 | 69 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 4.28 | 3.86 (-11%) | -677.5 |
| 1990 | SDN | NL | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 4.66 | 3.86 (-21%) | 536.1 |
| 1991 | SDN | NL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5.79 | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | CHA | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | CHA | AL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 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
| 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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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | 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 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 29 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .068 | .261 (-74%) | .324 (-74%) | .388 (-83%) | .712 (-79%) | -725.2 |
| 1983 | SFN | NL | 23 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .102 | .260 (-61%) | .324 (-47%) | .389 (-74%) | .714 (-62%) | -563.8 |
| 1984 | SFN | NL | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .182 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | SFN | NL | 29 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .085 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1987 | SFN | NL | 31 | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .121 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1989 | SFN | NL | 28 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .368 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | SFN | NL | 25 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .059 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | SDN | NL | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | SDN | NL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1994 | CHA | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1995 | CHA | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 249 | 305 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NLCS | SFN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | WS | SFN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1987 | NLCS | SFN | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 8.74 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (498 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
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
| 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
| 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
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
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 249 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Player of the Week | Week of 1983-04-22 |
Salary History
Atlee Hammaker's recorded salaries total $3,803,334 over 7 seasons, 1985 to 1991. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hammaker's career ran from 1981 to 1995. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1994 and 1995.
| 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 recorded salary (partial) | $3,803,334 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City | TN | 1977, 1978, 1979 |
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Atlee Hammaker: the record in brief
The profile opens with Atlee Hammaker's first major league game on August 13, 1981; the last one listed came on August 9, 1995. By club, Hammaker's seasons break down as the Kansas City Royals (1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982 through 1990), the San Diego Padres (1990 through 1991), and the Chicago White Sox (1994 through 1995). Born on January 24, 1958, in Carmel, CA, USA, Hammaker is listed as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. The given name on file is Charlton Atlee Hammaker.
Hammaker went 59-67 with a 3.66 ERA in 249 games, 152 of them starts. The totals include 615 strikeouts, 18 complete games, and 6 shutouts. The leagues Hammaker pitched in allowed 3.96 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 7.4% better than average. No season topped the 12 wins of 1982. Hammaker struck out 127 batters in 1983, a career high.
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 teams did Atlee Hammaker play for?
- Atlee Hammaker played for 4 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982–1985, 1987–1990), the San Diego Padres (1990–1991), and the Chicago White Sox (1994–1995).
- Did Atlee Hammaker win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Atlee Hammaker did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Atlee Hammaker win?
- Atlee Hammaker was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Atlee Hammaker's career stats?
- In 249 games, Atlee Hammaker went 59-67 with a 3.66 ERA, 615 strikeouts, 1,078.2 innings pitched, and 5 saves. At the plate he had 36 hits and 0 home runs.
- How much did Atlee Hammaker earn in his career?
- Atlee Hammaker's recorded salaries total $3,803,334 over 7 seasons, 1985 to 1991. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hammaker's career ran from 1981 to 1995. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1994 and 1995.
- What was Atlee Hammaker's salary?
- Atlee Hammaker's last recorded salary was $100,000, in 1991. His highest recorded salary was $983,334, in 1989, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1991. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1991.
- What position did Atlee Hammaker play?
- Atlee Hammaker played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Atlee Hammaker and how much did he weigh?
- Atlee Hammaker was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
- What was Atlee Hammaker's career ERA?
- Atlee Hammaker finished with a 3.66 career ERA, going 59-67 with 615 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Atlee Hammaker have?
- Atlee Hammaker recorded 615 career strikeouts.
- Is Atlee Hammaker in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Atlee Hammaker has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.