Steve Karsay

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2006)

W–L 32–39
ERA 4.01
WHIP 1.38
SO 458
Pitcher PIV 9187.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 210 lb
Born
3/24/1972 in Flushing, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1993-08-17
Last Game
2006-06-17

Full name: Stefan Andrew Karsay

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
32 39 357 40 1 0 41 603.3 636 269 59 199 458 4.01 9187.5

Career ERA 4.01 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — 9.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1993 OAK AL 3 3 8 8 0 0 0 49.0 49 22 16 33 4.04 4.19 (+4%) 477.5
1994 OAK AL 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 28.0 26 8 8 15 2.57 4.51 (+43%) 720.6
1997 OAK AL 3 12 24 24 0 0 0 132.7 166 85 47 92 5.77 4.39 (-31%) -1853.9
1998 CLE AL 0 2 11 1 0 0 0 24.3 31 16 6 13 5.92 4.43 (-34%) -138.7
1999 CLE AL 10 2 50 3 0 0 1 78.7 71 26 30 68 2.97 4.71 (+37%) 2181.2
2000 CLE AL 5 9 72 0 0 0 20 76.7 79 32 25 66 3.76 4.77 (+21%) 2752.2
2001 CLE AL 0 1 31 0 0 0 1 43.3 29 6 8 44 1.25 4.42 (+72%) 2782.0
2001 ATL NL 3 4 43 0 0 0 7 44.7 44 17 17 39 3.43 4.42 (+22%) 835.6
2002 NYA AL 6 4 78 0 0 0 12 88.3 87 32 30 65 3.26 4.28 (+24%) 1508.1
2004 NYA AL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 6.7 5 2 2 4 2.70 — 0.0
2005 NYA AL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 4 2 5 6.00 — 0.0
2005 TEX AL 0 1 14 0 0 0 0 15.7 26 13 5 9 7.47 4.29 (-74%) -77.2
2006 OAK AL 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 9.3 13 6 3 5 5.79 4.53 (-28%) 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 32 39 357 40 1 0 41 603.1 636 269 199 458 4.01 — 9,188

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
358 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1993 OAK AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 OAK AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 OAK AL 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 72 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 ATL NL 43 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 NYA AL 78 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYA AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 NYA AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 TEX AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 OAK AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 358 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 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
2002 ALDS1 NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLCS ATL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS1 CLE 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
1 0 11 0 0 11.0 11 6 2 11 4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 4 0 0 2.7 3 2 0 1 6.75
2001 NLCS ATL 0 0 4 0 0 4.3 3 1 1 6 2.08
2001 NLDS1 ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
1999 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 2 0 0 3.0 5 3 1 3 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home17911000.000
Away17930000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home178307.1320124982303.63
Away179296.03161451012284.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-06-17 OAKLAD W 2.0100110
2006-06-07 OAKCLE — 1.0111011
2006-05-29 OAKKCR — 0.2411000
2006-05-25 OAKTEX — 1.0322112
2006-05-23 OAKCHW — 1.0100110
2006-05-22 OAKCHW — 0.1111011
2006-05-20 OAKSFG — 1.0100000
2006-05-18 OAKSEA — 1.1111000
2006-05-16 OAKSEA — 1.0000000
2005-09-24 TEXOAK — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 357 40 49 80 10 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 OAK P 8 8 2 3 0 0
1994 OAK P 4 4 3 4 0 0
1997 OAK P 24 24 7 13 4 1
1998 CLE P 11 1 3 2 0 0
1999 CLE P 50 3 8 10 3 1
2000 CLE P 72 0 9 13 1 0
2001 CLE P 31 0 3 10 0 1
2001 ATL P 43 0 4 6 1 0
2002 NYA P 78 0 6 15 0 1
2004 NYA P 7 0 1 1 1 0
2005 NYA P 6 0 1 0 0 0
2005 TEX P 14 0 1 3 0 0
2006 OAK P 9 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 357

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 NYA AL $6,000,000
2004 NYA AL $6,000,000
2003 NYA AL $5,000,000
2002 NYA AL $4,000,000
2001 CLE AL $2,700,000
2000 CLE AL $1,200,000
1999 CLE AL $500,000
1997 OAK AL $160,000
1995 OAK AL $135,000
1994 OAK AL $119,000
1993 OAK AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $25,923,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Steve Karsay (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kendall Graveman
    38-43, 4.03 ERA
  2. 90
    John Habyan
    26-24, 3.85 ERA
  3. 86
    Jack Lamabe
    33-41, 4.24 ERA
  4. 86
    Tony Castillo
    28-23, 3.93 ERA
  5. 83
    Sean Marshall
    37-46, 3.86 ERA
  6. 83
    Carlos Torres
    30-31, 4.09 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Karsay

What years did Steve Karsay play?
Steve Karsay played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2006.
Was Steve Karsay a pitcher?
Yes. Steve Karsay pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 458 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Karsay hit?
Steve Karsay hit 0 career home runs.