Dan Schatzeder
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1991)
Dan Schatzeder was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1991 for 9 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 15 seasons. Across 504 career appearances, he went 69-68 with a 3.74 ERA and 748 strikeouts. He also batted .240 with 5 home runs.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 185 lb
- MLB Debut
- 1977-09-04
- Last Game
- 1991-05-25
Full name: Daniel Ernest Schatzeder
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | MON | NL | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21.2 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 2.49 | 4.00 (+38%) | 409.6 |
| 1978 | MON | NL | 7 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 143.2 | 108 | 49 | 68 | 69 | 3.07 | 3.69 (+17%) | -1091.5 |
| 1979 | MON | NL | 10 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 162.0 | 136 | 51 | 59 | 106 | 2.83 | 4.00 (+29%) | 431.8 |
| 1980 | DET | AL | 11 | 13 | 32 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 192.2 | 178 | 86 | 58 | 94 | 4.02 | 3.84 (-5%) | -2102.5 |
| 1981 | DET | AL | 6 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71.1 | 74 | 48 | 29 | 20 | 6.06 | 3.58 (-69%) | -3796.5 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 47 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 7.29 | 3.86 (-89%) | -19.7 |
| 1982 | MON | NL | 0 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.0 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 3.50 | 3.86 (+9%) | 409.7 |
| 1983 | MON | NL | 5 | 2 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87.0 | 88 | 31 | 25 | 48 | 3.21 | 3.87 (+17%) | 1633.9 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 7 | 7 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 136.0 | 112 | 41 | 36 | 89 | 2.71 | 3.81 (+29%) | 946.2 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | 3 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104.1 | 101 | 44 | 31 | 64 | 3.80 | 3.89 (+3%) | -196.1 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 3 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59.0 | 53 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 3.20 | 3.97 (+19%) | 47.8 |
| 1986 | PHI | NL | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29.1 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 3.38 | 3.97 (+15%) | -593.9 |
| 1987 | PHI | NL | 3 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.2 | 40 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 4.06 | 4.29 (+5%) | 392.5 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 | 64 | 31 | 18 | 30 | 6.39 | 4.29 (-49%) | -972.1 |
| 1988 | CLE | AL | 0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16.0 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 9.56 | 3.73 (-156%) | -1289.1 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.74 | 3.73 (+53%) | -175.8 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 4 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.2 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 46 | 4.45 | 3.71 (-20%) | 675.0 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 1 | 3 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.0 | 61 | 17 | 23 | 37 | 2.39 | 3.86 (+38%) | 1175.0 |
| 1990 | NYN | NL | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | KCA | AL | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9.45 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 20 seasons | 69 | 68 | 504 | 121 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1,317.0 | 1,257 | 548 | 475 | 748 | 3.74 | — | -4,116 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511 | 242 | 22 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 68 | .240 | .291 | .351 | .642 | -154 |
Career AVG .240 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.
Career OBP .291 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 10.3% below league average.
Career SLG .351 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.
Career OPS .642 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 9.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | MON | NL | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1978 | MON | NL | 32 | 45 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1979 | MON | NL | 32 | 51 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .216 | .265 (-19%) | .329 (-11%) | .397 (-26%) | .727 (-19%) | -154.2 |
| 1980 | DET | AL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1981 | DET | AL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | SFN | NL | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1982 | MON | NL | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1983 | MON | NL | 58 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1984 | MON | NL | 37 | 35 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .314 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | 24 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .194 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | 33 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .429 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1986 | PHI | NL | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1987 | PHI | NL | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1987 | MIN | AL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1988 | CLE | AL | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1988 | MIN | AL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 45 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1990 | NYN | NL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1991 | KCA | AL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 20 seasons | 511 | 242 | 22 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 18 | 68 | .240 | — | — | — | — | -154 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1015 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 270 | 126 | 14 | 36 | 2 | 17 | .286 |
| Away | 241 | 116 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 12 | .190 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 264 | 716.1 | 655 | 264 | 252 | 408 | 3.32 |
| Away | 240 | 600.2 | 602 | 284 | 224 | 340 | 4.26 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-05-25 | KCR | MIN | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-05-08 | KCR | DET | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-05-05 | KCR | TOR | — | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-05-03 | KCR | TOR | — | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991-04-30 | KCR | DET | — | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-04-27 | KCR | BOS | — | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991-04-20 | KCR | NYY | — | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991-04-13 | KCR | NYY | — | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-10-03 | NYN | PIT | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990-10-02 | NYN | PIT | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | MON | P | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | MON | P | 29 | 18 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | MON | P | 32 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | DET | P | 32 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 3 |
| 1981 | DET | P | 17 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | SFN | P | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | MON | P | 26 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1983 | MON | P | 58 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | MON | P | 36 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | MON | P | 24 | 15 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| 1986 | MON | P | 30 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | PHI | P | 25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | PHI | P | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | P | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | P | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | P | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | HOU | P | 36 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 1990 | HOU | P | 45 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | NYN | P | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | KCA | P | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 504 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | KCA | AL | $700,000 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | $450,000 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | $245,000 |
| 1988 | CLE | AL | $325,000 |
| 1986 | MON | NL | $415,000 |
| 1985 | MON | NL | $375,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $2,510,000 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | Denver | CO | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
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Dan Schatzeder: the record in brief
According to the bio, Dan Schatzeder debuted on September 4, 1977 and played a final game on May 25, 1991. Schatzeder played for the Montreal Expos (1977 through 1986), the Detroit Tigers (1980 through 1981), the San Francisco Giants (1982), the Philadelphia Phillies (1986 to 1987), the Minnesota Twins (1987 through 1988), the Cleveland Indians (1988), the Houston Astros (1989 through 1990), and the New York Mets (1990), among other clubs in the table. Schatzeder is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds. Schatzeder threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is December 1, 1954, in Elmhurst, IL, USA. Schatzeder's full given name, per the bio, is Daniel Ernest Schatzeder.
Across 504 games (121 starts), Schatzeder recorded 69 wins against 68 losses with a 3.74 ERA. The same table counts 748 strikeouts, 18 complete games, and 10 saves. Schatzeder's 3.74 ERA was close to the 3.88 league figure for those seasons. 1980 brought Schatzeder a season-high 11 wins.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Schatzeder
- What years did Dan Schatzeder play?
- Dan Schatzeder played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1991.
- Was Dan Schatzeder a pitcher?
- Yes. Dan Schatzeder pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 748 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Dan Schatzeder hit?
- Dan Schatzeder hit 5 career home runs with 58 hits.
- What was Dan Schatzeder's career batting average?
- Dan Schatzeder batted .240 over his career, with 58 hits in 242 at bats.
- How many RBI did Dan Schatzeder have?
- Dan Schatzeder drove in 29 runs in his career.
- What was Dan Schatzeder's career ERA?
- Dan Schatzeder finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 69-68 with 748 strikeouts.