What years did Andy Hassler play?

Andy Hassler played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1985.

Was Andy Hassler a pitcher?

Yes. Andy Hassler pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 630 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Andy Hassler hit?

Andy Hassler hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Andy Hassler play for?

Andy Hassler played for 6 teams: the California Angels (1971, 1973–1976, 1980–1983), the Kansas City Royals (1976–1978), the Boston Red Sox (1978–1979), the New York Mets (1979), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985).

What were Andy Hassler's career stats?

In 387 games, Andy Hassler went 44-71 with a 3.83 ERA, 630 strikeouts, 1,123.1 innings pitched, and 29 saves.

What was Andy Hassler's salary?

Andy Hassler's recorded salary was $129,166 in 1985.

What position did Andy Hassler play?

Andy Hassler played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Andy Hassler and how much did he weigh?

Andy Hassler was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.

What was Andy Hassler's career ERA?

Andy Hassler finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 44-71 with 630 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Andy Hassler have?

Andy Hassler recorded 630 career strikeouts.

Is Andy Hassler in the Hall of Fame?

No. Andy Hassler has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Andy Hassler

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1985)

Andy Hassler was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1985 for 6 teams, including the California Angels, a span of 15 seasons. Across 387 career appearances, he went 44-71 with a 3.83 ERA, 630 strikeouts, and 29 saves.

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 44–71

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.46

SO 630

Pitcher PIV -7.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 220 lb
Born: 10/18/1951 in Texas City, TX, USA
Died: 12/25/2019 in Wickenburg, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-05-30
Last Game: 1985-05-07

Full name: Andrew Earl Hassler

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Career Pitching Statistics

Andy Hassler — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
44	71	387	112	26	5	29	1123.1	1,125	478	67	520	630	3.83	-7.0

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Andy Hassler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1971	CAL	AL	0	3	6	4	0	0	0	18.2	25	8	15	13	3.86	3.47 (-11%)	-75.1
1973	CAL	AL	0	4	7	4	1	0	0	31.2	33	13	19	19	3.69	3.75 (+1%)	236.0
1974	CAL	AL	7	11	23	22	10	2	1	162.0	132	47	79	76	2.61	3.63 (+28%)	-1801.2
1975	CAL	AL	3	12	30	18	6	1	0	133.1	158	88	53	82	5.94	3.71 (-60%)	-479.7
1976	CAL	AL	0	6	14	4	0	0	0	47.1	50	27	17	16	5.13	3.51 (-46%)	-406.8
1976	KCA	AL	5	6	19	14	4	1	0	99.2	89	32	39	45	2.89	3.51 (+18%)	889.5
1977	KCA	AL	9	6	29	27	3	1	0	156.1	166	73	75	83	4.20	4.00 (-5%)	827.1
1978	KCA	AL	1	4	11	9	1	0	0	58.1	76	28	24	26	4.32	3.69 (-17%)	639.9
1978	BOS	AL	2	1	13	2	0	0	1	30.0	38	10	13	23	3.00	3.69 (+19%)	1007.8
1979	BOS	AL	1	2	8	0	0	0	0	15.1	23	15	7	7	8.80	4.00 (-120%)	237.5
1979	NYN	NL	4	5	29	8	1	0	4	80.1	74	33	42	53	3.70	4.00 (+8%)	432.3
1980	PIT	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	11.2	9	5	4	4	3.86	3.84 (avg)	-432.2
1980	CAL	AL	5	1	41	0	0	0	10	83.0	67	23	37	75	2.49	3.84 (+35%)	570.2
1981	CAL	AL	4	3	42	0	0	0	5	75.2	72	27	33	44	3.21	3.58 (+10%)	-1015.0
1982	CAL	AL	2	1	54	0	0	0	4	71.1	58	22	40	38	2.78	3.86 (+28%)	-980.7
1983	CAL	AL	0	5	42	0	0	0	4	36.1	42	22	17	20	5.45	3.87 (-41%)	90.6
1984	SLN	NL	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	2.1	4	3	2	1	11.57	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	10.0	9	2	4	5	1.80	3.89 (+54%)	252.8
Career · 18 seasons			44	71	387	112	26	5	29	1,123.1	1,125	478	520	630	3.83	—	-7

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

Andy Hassler — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
388	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	.000	.033	.000	.033	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .033 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 89.7% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .033 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — 95.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Andy Hassler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	CAL	AL	6	5	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	CAL	AL	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CAL	AL	23	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CAL	AL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CAL	AL	14	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	KCA	AL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	KCA	AL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	BOS	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	BOS	AL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	NYN	NL	29	22	1	17	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	PIT	NL	6	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CAL	AL	41	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CAL	AL	42	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	54	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CAL	AL	42	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SLN	NL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	10	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			388	29	1	19	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Andy Hassler — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1982	ALCS	CAL	2	.000
1977	ALCS	KCA	1	.000
1976	ALCS	KCA	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Andy Hassler — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	5	2	0	15.2	13	8	6	9	4.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Andy Hassler — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	ALCS	CAL	0	2	0	2.2	0	0	0	2	0.00
1977	ALCS	KCA	1	1	1	5.2	5	3	0	3	4.76
1976	ALCS	KCA	1	2	1	7.1	8	5	6	4	6.14

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Andy Hassler — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	181	15	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	206	14	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Andy Hassler — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	181	541.0	554	245	234	330	4.08
Away	205	580.2	570	233	286	298	3.61

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Andy Hassler — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1985-05-07	STL	SDP	—	2.0	2	3	0	1	1
1985-05-05	STL	SFG	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	3
1985-05-01	STL	LAD	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
1985-04-26	STL	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-04-21	STL	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1985-04-20	STL	PIT	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1985-04-18	STL	WSN	—	2.0	3	1	1	1	1
1985-04-13	STL	PIT	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
1985-04-11	STL	NYN	L	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
1985-04-09	STL	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Andy Hassler — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	387	112	41	195	12	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Andy Hassler — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	CAL	P	6	4	1	3	0	2
1973	CAL	P	7	4	1	4	0	0
1974	CAL	P	23	22	1	29	1	2
1975	CAL	P	30	18	6	23	1	1
1976	CAL	P	14	4	1	7	0	2
1976	KCA	P	19	14	3	20	1	1
1977	KCA	P	29	27	6	28	3	2
1978	KCA	P	11	9	3	7	2	1
1978	BOS	P	13	2	0	4	0	0
1979	BOS	P	8	0	2	0	0	0
1979	NYN	P	29	8	1	16	1	0
1980	PIT	P	6	0	2	4	0	0
1980	CAL	P	41	0	3	8	0	0
1981	CAL	P	42	0	4	14	0	1
1982	CAL	P	54	0	2	19	1	2
1983	CAL	P	42	0	3	8	1	2
1984	SLN	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1985	SLN	P	10	0	2	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Andy Hassler Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	387

Salary History

Andy Hassler's recorded salaries total $129,166 over 1 season, in 1985. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hassler's career ran from 1971 to 1985. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Andy Hassler — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	PIT	NL	$129,166
Total recorded salary (partial)			$129,166

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Andy Hassler: the record in brief

According to the bio, Andy Hassler debuted on May 30, 1971 and played a final game on May 7, 1985. The team column moves through the California Angels (1971 through 1983), the Kansas City Royals (1976 to 1978), the Boston Red Sox (1978 to 1979), the New York Mets (1979), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1984 to 1985). Hassler is listed as a pitcher at 220 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. Hassler both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is October 18, 1951, in Texas City, TX, USA. Hassler died on December 25, 2019, in Wickenburg, AZ, USA. Andy Hassler was the playing name; the full given name is Andrew Earl.

Across 387 games (112 starts), Hassler recorded 44 wins against 71 losses with a 3.83 ERA. The totals include 630 strikeouts, 26 complete games, 5 shutouts, and 29 saves. Hassler's 3.83 ERA was close to the 3.77 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 9 wins of 1977.

Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Hassler

What years did Andy Hassler play?: Andy Hassler played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1985.
Was Andy Hassler a pitcher?: Yes. Andy Hassler pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 630 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Andy Hassler hit?: Andy Hassler hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Andy Hassler play for?: Andy Hassler played for 6 teams: the California Angels (1971, 1973–1976, 1980–1983), the Kansas City Royals (1976–1978), the Boston Red Sox (1978–1979), the New York Mets (1979), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1980), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1985).
What were Andy Hassler's career stats?: In 387 games, Andy Hassler went 44-71 with a 3.83 ERA, 630 strikeouts, 1,123.1 innings pitched, and 29 saves.
How much did Andy Hassler earn in his career?: Andy Hassler's recorded salaries total $129,166 over 1 season, in 1985. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hassler's career ran from 1971 to 1985. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Andy Hassler's salary?: Andy Hassler's recorded salary was $129,166 in 1985.
What position did Andy Hassler play?: Andy Hassler played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Andy Hassler and how much did he weigh?: Andy Hassler was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 220 pounds.
What was Andy Hassler's career ERA?: Andy Hassler finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 44-71 with 630 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Andy Hassler have?: Andy Hassler recorded 630 career strikeouts.
Is Andy Hassler in the Hall of Fame?: No. Andy Hassler has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.