Andy Hassler
Born: 10/18/1951 in Texas City, TX, USA
Died: 12/25/2019 in Wickenburg, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-05-30 | Final Game: 1985-05-07
Bats: L | Throws: L | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 220 lbs
Full name: Andrew Earl Hassler
Biography
Andy Hassler, born in 1951, was a professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1971 until his retirement in 1985. Over the course of his career, he showcased his skills with a record of 44 wins and 71 losses, coupled with an earned run average (ERA) of 3.83. Hassler was known for his ability to strike out batters, finishing his career with 630 strikeouts, and he contributed as a reliable option in the bullpen, recording 29 saves throughout his time in the league.
Hassler's career spanned a transformative period in baseball, marked by the evolution of pitching styles and strategies. He played for several teams, adapting to the changing dynamics of the game while maintaining a competitive edge on the mound. His contributions to the teams he played for were notable, as he not only provided starting pitching but also solid relief efforts, reflecting the dual role that many pitchers adopted during the era. Andy Hassler remains a respected figure in baseball history, remembered for his perseverance and dedication to the sport.
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 | 1123.3 | 1125 | 478 | 67 | 520 | 630 | 3.83 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | LAA | AL | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 3.86 | - |
| 1973 | LAA | AL | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 3.69 | - |
| 1974 | LAA | AL | 7 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 162.0 | 132 | 47 | 79 | 76 | 2.61 | - |
| 1975 | LAA | AL | 3 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 133.3 | 158 | 88 | 53 | 82 | 5.94 | - |
| 1976 | LAA | AL | 0 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 50 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 5.13 | - |
| 1976 | KCR | AL | 5 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 99.7 | 89 | 32 | 39 | 45 | 2.89 | - |
| 1977 | KCR | AL | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 156.3 | 166 | 73 | 75 | 83 | 4.20 | - |
| 1978 | BOS | AL | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30.0 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 3.00 | 1007.8 |
| 1978 | KCR | AL | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 76 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 4.32 | - |
| 1979 | BOS | AL | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 23 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8.80 | 237.5 |
| 1979 | NYN | NL | 4 | 5 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80.3 | 74 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 3.70 | 432.3 |
| 1980 | LAA | AL | 5 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 83.0 | 67 | 23 | 37 | 75 | 2.49 | - |
| 1980 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.86 | -433.3 |
| 1981 | LAA | AL | 4 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75.7 | 72 | 27 | 33 | 44 | 3.21 | - |
| 1982 | LAA | AL | 2 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71.3 | 58 | 22 | 40 | 38 | 2.78 | - |
| 1983 | LAA | AL | 0 | 5 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.3 | 42 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 5.45 | - |
| 1984 | STL | NL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11.57 | - |
| 1985 | STL | NL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.80 | - |
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 | 0.000 | 0.033 | 0.000 | 0.033 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | LAA | AL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1973 | LAA | AL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1974 | LAA | AL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1975 | LAA | AL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1976 | LAA | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1976 | KCR | AL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1977 | KCR | AL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1978 | BOS | AL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1978 | KCR | AL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1979 | BOS | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1979 | NYN | NL | 29 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1980 | LAA | AL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1980 | PIT | NL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1981 | LAA | AL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | LAA | AL | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | LAA | AL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | STL | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1985 | STL | NL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
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
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ALCS | CAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | ALCS | KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1976 | ALCS | KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15.7 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4.60 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | ALCS | CAL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1977 | ALCS | KCA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.76 |
| 1976 | ALCS | KCA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6.14 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 387 | 112 | 41 | 195 | 12 | 16 |
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 | BOS | P | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | KCA | P | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | BOS | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYN | P | 29 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | CAL | P | 41 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | PIT | P | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 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 | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 387 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | PIT | NL | $129,166 |
| Total Career Earnings | $129,166 | ||