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.

What teams did Steve Karsay play for?

Steve Karsay played for 5 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1993–1994, 1997, 2006), the Cleveland Indians (1998–2001), the Atlanta Braves (2001), the New York Yankees (2002, 2004–2005), and the Texas Rangers (2005).

What were Steve Karsay's career stats?

In 357 games, Steve Karsay went 32-39 with a 4.01 ERA, 458 strikeouts, 603.1 innings pitched, and 41 saves.

What was Steve Karsay's salary?

Steve Karsay's last recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2005.

What position did Steve Karsay play?

Steve Karsay played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Steve Karsay and how much did he weigh?

Steve Karsay was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Steve Karsay's career ERA?

Steve Karsay finished with a 4.01 career ERA, going 32-39 with 458 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Steve Karsay have?

Steve Karsay recorded 458 career strikeouts.

Is Steve Karsay in the Hall of Fame?

No. Steve Karsay has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Steve Karsay

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

Steve Karsay was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2006 for 5 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 14 seasons. Across 357 career appearances, he went 32-39 with a 4.01 ERA, 458 strikeouts, and 41 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9187.5.

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 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

Steve Karsay — 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	603.1	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

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Steve Karsay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	OAK	AL	3	3	8	8	0	0	49.0	49	22	16	33	4.04	4.19 (+4%)	477.5
1994	OAK	AL	1	1	4	4	1	0	28.0	26	8	8	15	2.57	4.51 (+43%)	720.6
1997	OAK	AL	3	12	24	24	0	0	132.2	166	85	47	92	5.77	4.39 (-31%)	-1853.9
1998	CLE	AL	0	2	11	1	0	0	24.1	31	16	6	13	5.92	4.43 (-34%)	-138.7
1999	CLE	AL	10	2	50	3	0	1	78.2	71	26	30	68	2.97	4.71 (+37%)	2181.2
2000	CLE	AL	5	9	72	0	0	20	76.2	79	32	25	66	3.76	4.77 (+21%)	2752.2
2001	CLE	AL	0	1	31	0	0	1	43.1	29	6	8	44	1.25	4.42 (+72%)	2782.0
2001	ATL	NL	3	4	43	0	0	7	44.2	44	17	17	39	3.43	4.42 (+22%)	835.6
2002	NYA	AL	6	4	78	0	0	12	88.1	87	32	30	65	3.26	4.28 (+24%)	1508.1
2004	NYA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	6.2	5	2	2	4	2.70	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	0	0	6	0	0	0	6.0	10	4	2	5	6.00	—	0.0
2005	TEX	AL	0	1	14	0	0	0	15.2	26	13	5	9	7.47	4.29 (-74%)	-77.2
2006	OAK	AL	1	0	9	0	0	0	9.1	13	6	3	5	5.79	4.53 (-28%)	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			32	39	357	40	1	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

Steve Karsay — 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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Steve Karsay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	OAK	AL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	OAK	AL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	OAK	AL	25	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CLE	AL	50	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CLE	AL	72	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	31	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	ATL	NL	43	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	NYA	AL	78	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	NYA	AL	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	6	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	TEX	AL	14	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	OAK	AL	9	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			358	4	1	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

Steve Karsay — 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

Steve Karsay — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2002	ALDS1	NYA	4	.000
2001	NLCS	ATL	4	.000
2001	NLDS1	ATL	1	.000
1999	ALDS1	CLE	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Steve Karsay — 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

Steve Karsay — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2002	ALDS1	NYA	1	4	2.2	3	2	0	1	6.75
2001	NLCS	ATL	0	4	4.1	3	1	1	6	2.08
2001	NLDS1	ATL	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	1	0.00
1999	ALDS1	CLE	0	2	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

Steve Karsay — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	179	1	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	179	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Steve Karsay — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	178	307.1	320	124	98	230	3.63
Away	179	296.0	316	145	101	228	4.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Steve Karsay — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2006-06-17	OAK	LAD	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2006-06-07	OAK	CLE	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2006-05-29	OAK	KCR	—	0.2	4	1	1	0	0	0
2006-05-25	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	1	2
2006-05-23	OAK	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
2006-05-22	OAK	CHW	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	1
2006-05-20	OAK	SFG	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-18	OAK	SEA	—	1.1	1	1	1	0	0	0
2006-05-16	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005-09-24	TEX	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Karsay — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	357	40	49	80	10	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Karsay — 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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Steve Karsay Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	357

Salary History

Steve Karsay's recorded salaries total $25,923,000 over 11 seasons, 1993 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Karsay's career ran from 1993 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1998 and 2006.

Steve Karsay — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$25,923,000

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Steve Karsay: the record in brief

August 17, 1993 and June 17, 2006 bracket Steve Karsay's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Oakland Athletics (1993 to 2006), the Cleveland Indians (1998 to 2001), the Atlanta Braves (2001), the New York Yankees (2002 through 2005), and the Texas Rangers (2005). At 6'3" and 210 pounds, Karsay is listed as a pitcher. Karsay batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is March 24, 1972, in Flushing, NY, USA. Karsay's full given name, per the bio, is Stefan Andrew Karsay.

Karsay pitched in 357 games, starting 40, and finished with a 32-39 record and 4.01 ERA. The same table counts 458 strikeouts and 41 saves. Against a 4.45 league ERA for the same years, Karsay was 9.9% better. The best win total was 10, in 1999. Karsay struck out 92 batters in 1997, a career high. Karsay saved 20 games in 2000, the season high.

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.
What teams did Steve Karsay play for?: Steve Karsay played for 5 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1993–1994, 1997, 2006), the Cleveland Indians (1998–2001), the Atlanta Braves (2001), the New York Yankees (2002, 2004–2005), and the Texas Rangers (2005).
What were Steve Karsay's career stats?: In 357 games, Steve Karsay went 32-39 with a 4.01 ERA, 458 strikeouts, 603.1 innings pitched, and 41 saves.
How much did Steve Karsay earn in his career?: Steve Karsay's recorded salaries total $25,923,000 over 11 seasons, 1993 to 2005. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Karsay's career ran from 1993 to 2006. No salary is recorded for 1998 and 2006.
What was Steve Karsay's salary?: Steve Karsay's last recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2005. His highest recorded salary was $6,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2005.
What position did Steve Karsay play?: Steve Karsay played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Steve Karsay and how much did he weigh?: Steve Karsay was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Steve Karsay's career ERA?: Steve Karsay finished with a 4.01 career ERA, going 32-39 with 458 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Steve Karsay have?: Steve Karsay recorded 458 career strikeouts.
Is Steve Karsay in the Hall of Fame?: No. Steve Karsay has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.