What years did Al Hrabosky play?

Al Hrabosky played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1982.

Was Al Hrabosky a pitcher?

Yes. Al Hrabosky pitched in the major leagues, recording 64 wins and 548 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Al Hrabosky hit?

Al Hrabosky hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Al Hrabosky's career batting average?

Al Hrabosky batted .143 over his career, with 8 hits in 56 at bats.

How many RBI did Al Hrabosky have?

Al Hrabosky drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Al Hrabosky's career ERA?

Al Hrabosky finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 64-35 with 548 strikeouts.

Al Hrabosky

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1982)

Al Hrabosky was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1982 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Kansas City Royals, and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 13 seasons. Across 545 career appearances, he went 64-35 with a 3.10 ERA, 548 strikeouts, and 97 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6159.1.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 64–35

ERA 3.10

WHIP 1.29

SO 548

Pitcher PIV 6159.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 7/21/1949 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1970-06-16
Last Game: 1982-08-18

Full name: Alan Thomas Hrabosky

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Career Pitching Statistics

Al Hrabosky — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
64	35	545	1	0	0	97	722.0	619	249	50	315	548	3.10	6159.1

Career ERA 3.10 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 16.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Al Hrabosky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1970	SLN	NL	2	1	16	1	0	19.0	22	10	7	12	4.74	3.89 (-22%)	17.6
1971	SLN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	2	0	0	2	0.00	—	0.0
1972	SLN	NL	1	0	5	0	0	7.0	2	0	3	9	0.00	—	0.0
1973	SLN	NL	2	4	44	0	5	56.0	45	13	21	57	2.09	3.75 (+44%)	2152.0
1974	SLN	NL	8	1	65	0	9	88.3	71	29	38	82	2.95	3.63 (+19%)	2562.5
1975	SLN	NL	13	3	65	0	22	97.3	72	18	33	82	1.66	3.71 (+55%)	3375.4
1976	SLN	NL	8	6	68	0	13	95.3	89	35	39	73	3.30	3.51 (+6%)	918.8
1977	SLN	NL	6	5	65	0	10	86.3	82	42	41	68	4.38	4.00 (-9%)	-1079.5
1978	KCA	AL	8	7	58	0	20	75.0	52	24	35	60	2.88	3.69 (+22%)	422.9
1979	KCA	AL	9	4	58	0	11	65.0	67	27	41	39	3.74	4.00 (+7%)	-111.5
1980	ATL	NL	4	2	45	0	3	59.7	50	24	31	31	3.62	3.84 (+6%)	-1749.9
1981	ATL	NL	1	1	24	0	1	33.7	24	4	9	13	1.07	3.58 (+70%)	480.9
1982	ATL	NL	2	1	31	0	3	37.3	41	23	17	20	5.54	3.86 (-44%)	-830.1
Career · 13 seasons			64	35	545	1	97	722.0	619	249	315	548	3.10	—	6,159

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

Al Hrabosky — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
546	56	4	8	0	1	0	6	0	4	17	.143	.213	.179	.392	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career OBP .213 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OPS .392 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Al Hrabosky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1970	SLN	NL	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SLN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SLN	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	SLN	NL	44	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	SLN	NL	66	13	2	4	1	2	0	2	.308	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SLN	NL	65	15	2	3	0	4	2	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SLN	NL	68	7	0	0	0	0	2	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SLN	NL	65	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	KCA	AL	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	KCA	AL	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	ATL	NL	45	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	ATL	NL	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ATL	NL	31	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			546	56	4	8	1	6	4	17	.143	—	—	—	—	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

Al Hrabosky — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Al Hrabosky — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1978	ALCS	KCA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Al Hrabosky — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.0	3	1	0	2	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Al Hrabosky — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1978	ALCS	KCA	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	3	1	0	2	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Al Hrabosky — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	259	22	2	2	0	2	.091
Away	287	34	2	6	0	4	.176

Pitching — Home / Away

Al Hrabosky — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	258	339.2	293	114	137	247	3.02
Away	287	382.1	326	135	178	301	3.18

Last 10 Games — Batting

Al Hrabosky — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1982-08-18	ATL	WSN	L	0
1982-08-17	ATL	WSN	L	0
1982-08-13	ATL	SDP	L	0
1982-08-11	ATL	SFG	L	0
1982-08-10	ATL	SFG	L	0
1982-08-07	ATL	LAD	L	0
1982-08-03	ATL	SFG	L	0
1982-07-30	ATL	LAD	L	0
1982-07-28	ATL	SDP	W	1
1982-07-25	ATL	PIT	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Al Hrabosky — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-08-18	ATL	WSN	—	2.0	4	4	4	0	1	2
1982-08-17	ATL	WSN	—	1.0	3	3	3	2	1	0
1982-08-13	ATL	SDP	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0	0
1982-08-11	ATL	SFG	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1982-08-10	ATL	SFG	L	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1
1982-08-07	ATL	LAD	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-08-03	ATL	SFG	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982-07-30	ATL	LAD	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1982-07-28	ATL	SDP	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	0	1
1982-07-25	ATL	PIT	—	1.1	3	3	3	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Hrabosky — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	545	1	20	58	8	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Al Hrabosky — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1970	SLN	P	16	1	1	0	0	0
1971	SLN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1972	SLN	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
1973	SLN	P	44	0	2	5	2	1
1974	SLN	P	65	0	3	7	3	0
1975	SLN	P	65	0	0	6	0	0
1976	SLN	P	68	0	1	13	1	1
1977	SLN	P	65	0	3	8	0	1
1978	KCA	P	58	0	3	9	0	1
1979	KCA	P	58	0	2	4	2	0
1980	ATL	P	45	0	3	2	0	0
1981	ATL	P	24	0	1	1	0	0
1982	ATL	P	31	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Al Hrabosky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	545

Awards & Honors

Al Hrabosky — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1975	Pitcher of the Month	July
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-07-11
1975	TSN Fireman of the Year

College History

Al Hrabosky — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Fullerton College	Fullerton	CA	1968, 1969

Award Voting History

Al Hrabosky — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1975	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	33.0	120	2
1975	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	66.0	336	0
1974	Cy Young Award	NL	5th	9.0	120	0
1974	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	4.0	336	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Al Hrabosky

What years did Al Hrabosky play?: Al Hrabosky played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1982.
Was Al Hrabosky a pitcher?: Yes. Al Hrabosky pitched in the major leagues, recording 64 wins and 548 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Hrabosky hit?: Al Hrabosky hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Al Hrabosky's career batting average?: Al Hrabosky batted .143 over his career, with 8 hits in 56 at bats.
How many RBI did Al Hrabosky have?: Al Hrabosky drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Al Hrabosky's career ERA?: Al Hrabosky finished with a 3.10 career ERA, going 64-35 with 548 strikeouts.