Steve Rogers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1985)

W–L 158–152
ERA 3.17
WHIP 1.23
SO 1,621
Pitcher PIV 44265.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 175 lb
Born
10/26/1949 in Jefferson City, MO, USA
MLB Debut
1973-07-18
Last Game
1985-05-19
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Stephen Douglas Rogers

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
158 152 399 393 129 37 2 2837.7 2,619 1,001 151 876 1,621 3.17 44265.1

Career ERA 3.17 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 16.2% 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
1973 MON NL 10 5 17 17 7 3 0 134.0 93 23 49 64 1.54 3.75 (+59%) 1828.2
1974 MON NL 15 22 38 38 11 1 0 253.7 255 126 80 154 4.47 3.63 (-23%) 1897.2
1975 MON NL 11 12 35 35 12 3 0 251.7 248 92 88 137 3.29 3.71 (+11%) 2939.0
1976 MON NL 7 17 33 32 8 4 1 230.0 212 82 69 150 3.21 3.51 (+9%) 4026.1
1977 MON NL 17 16 40 40 17 4 0 301.7 272 104 81 206 3.10 4.00 (+22%) 8662.3
1978 MON NL 13 10 30 29 11 1 1 219.0 186 60 64 126 2.47 3.69 (+33%) 3641.1
1979 MON NL 13 12 37 37 13 5 0 248.7 232 83 78 143 3.00 4.00 (+25%) 4566.5
1980 MON NL 16 11 37 37 14 4 0 281.0 247 93 85 147 2.98 3.84 (+22%) 3388.6
1981 MON NL 12 8 22 22 7 3 0 160.7 149 61 41 87 3.42 3.58 (+5%) 2892.0
1982 MON NL 19 8 35 35 14 4 0 277.0 245 74 65 179 2.40 3.86 (+38%) 8100.3
1983 MON NL 17 12 36 36 13 5 0 273.0 258 98 78 146 3.23 3.87 (+17%) 4383.9
1984 MON NL 6 15 31 28 1 0 0 169.3 171 81 78 64 4.31 3.81 (-13%) -2285.5
1985 MON NL 2 4 8 7 1 0 0 38.0 51 24 20 18 5.68 3.89 (-46%) 225.4
Career · 13 seasons 158 152 399 393 129 37 2 2,837.2 2,619 1,001 876 1,621 3.17 — 44,265

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
406 881 47 122 8 2 0 39 1 61 268 .138 .195 .152 .347 -6,495

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 40.0% below league average.

Career SLG .152 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 60.3% below league average.

Career OPS .347 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 51.0% 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
1973 MON NL 17 41 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 14 .098 — — — — 0.0
1974 MON NL 38 79 5 11 0 0 0 3 0 9 17 .139 .256 (-46%) .324 (-30%) .369 (-62%) .693 (-47%) -552.2
1975 MON NL 35 77 4 13 0 1 0 5 0 8 24 .169 .257 (-34%) .327 (-25%) .374 (-48%) .701 (-37%) -448.4
1976 MON NL 35 74 2 11 0 0 0 4 1 1 24 .149 .255 (-42%) .320 (-50%) .360 (-59%) .681 (-55%) -609.0
1977 MON NL 40 96 1 10 0 0 0 3 0 4 27 .104 .264 (-61%) .329 (-57%) .401 (-74%) .730 (-67%) -1018.9
1978 MON NL 30 71 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 3 17 .113 .257 (-56%) .323 (-54%) .378 (-70%) .702 (-63%) -686.5
1979 MON NL 40 77 8 12 2 0 0 2 0 5 21 .156 .265 (-41%) .329 (-37%) .397 (-54%) .727 (-46%) -568.7
1980 MON NL 38 81 7 13 0 0 0 7 0 10 28 .160 .264 (-39%) .326 (-23%) .387 (-59%) .714 (-42%) -507.1
1981 MON NL 23 55 5 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 21 .145 .255 (-43%) .320 (-45%) .368 (-56%) .688 (-51%) -425.5
1982 MON NL 35 85 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 11 32 .129 .261 (-50%) .324 (-29%) .388 (-64%) .712 (-48%) -618.1
1983 MON NL 36 82 5 12 1 0 0 2 0 1 27 .146 .260 (-44%) .324 (-49%) .389 (-59%) .714 (-54%) -698.3
1984 MON NL 31 49 2 7 1 1 0 1 0 2 15 .143 — — — — -362.5
1985 MON NL 8 14 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .143 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 406 881 47 122 8 2 0 39 1 61 268 .138 — — — — -6,495

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
4 7 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .286

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV MON 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .400
1981 NLCS MON 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 4 3 0 27.7 24 3 4 11 0.98

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NEDIV MON 2 0 2 2 0 17.7 16 1 3 5 0.51
1981 NLCS MON 1 1 2 1 0 10.0 8 2 1 6 1.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2024332660019.139
Away2044482162020.138

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2001503.013615114359103.06
Away1991334.212584914417113.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1985-05-19 WSNSDPL 211100000
1985-05-14 WSNHOUL 100000000
1985-05-05 WSNATLL 000000000
1985-04-28 WSNSTLW 200000000
1985-04-23 WSNPHIW 200000001
1985-04-18 WSNSTLW 401000100
1985-04-13 WSNCHCL 100000000
1985-04-08 WSNCINL 200000000
1984-09-24 WSNSTLW 200000000
1984-09-19 WSNSTLL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1985-05-19 WSNSDP L 4.21166211
1985-05-14 WSNHOU L 2.2644310
1985-05-05 WSNATL — 2.0411100
1985-04-28 WSNSTL W 5.0322740
1985-04-23 WSNPHI — 6.0844200
1985-04-18 WSNSTL W 9.0511440
1985-04-13 WSNCHC L 4.0643050
1985-04-08 WSNCIN L 4.2833130
1984-09-24 WSNSTL — 8.1710340
1984-09-19 WSNSTL L 7.0611230

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 399 393 237 462 31 37

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1973 MON P 17 17 14 22 1 2
1974 MON P 38 38 30 40 1 4
1975 MON P 35 35 18 41 7 2
1976 MON P 33 32 26 50 3 3
1977 MON P 40 40 20 63 7 5
1978 MON P 30 29 16 38 1 1
1979 MON P 37 37 14 46 3 7
1980 MON P 37 37 21 37 3 3
1981 MON P 22 22 10 20 0 1
1982 MON P 35 35 18 41 1 3
1983 MON P 36 36 28 28 0 1
1984 MON P 31 28 17 25 3 5
1985 MON P 8 7 5 11 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 399

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2022 MLB Players Curt Flood Award
1982 Pitcher of the Month April
1982 TSN All-Star RHP
1977 Player of the Week Week of 1977-06-03
1974 Player of the Week Week of 1974-07-05
1973 Player of the Week Week of 1973-08-03
1973 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Tulsa Tulsa OK 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1983 Cy Young Award NL 4th 15.0 120 1
1982 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 29.0 120 1
1980 Cy Young Award NL 5th 1.0 120 0
1973 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 3.0 24 3

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Dave McNally
    184-119, 3.24 ERA
  2. 95
    Burt Hooton
    151-136, 3.38 ERA
  3. 93
    Ken Holtzman
    174-150, 3.49 ERA
  4. 92
    Mel Stottlemyre
    164-139, 2.97 ERA
  5. 91
    Dave Stieb
    176-137, 3.44 ERA
  6. 84
    Mike Cuellar
    185-130, 3.14 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Rogers

What years did Steve Rogers play?
Steve Rogers played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1985.
Was Steve Rogers a pitcher?
Yes. Steve Rogers pitched in the major leagues, recording 158 wins and 1621 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Rogers hit?
Steve Rogers hit 0 career home runs with 122 hits.