What years did Craig Stammen play?

Craig Stammen played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2022.

Was Craig Stammen a pitcher?

Yes. Craig Stammen pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 743 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Craig Stammen hit?

Craig Stammen hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

What teams did Craig Stammen play for?

Craig Stammen played for 2 teams: the Washington Nationals (2009–2015) and the San Diego Padres (2017–2022).

What were Craig Stammen's career stats?

In 562 games, Craig Stammen went 55-44 with a 3.66 ERA, 743 strikeouts, 885.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.

What was Craig Stammen's salary?

Craig Stammen's last recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2015.

What position did Craig Stammen play?

Craig Stammen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Craig Stammen and how much did he weigh?

Craig Stammen was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 228 pounds.

What was Craig Stammen's career ERA?

Craig Stammen finished with a 3.66 career ERA, going 55-44 with 743 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Craig Stammen have?

Craig Stammen recorded 743 career strikeouts.

Is Craig Stammen in the Hall of Fame?

No. Craig Stammen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Craig Stammen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2009-2022)

Craig Stammen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2022 for the Washington Nationals and the San Diego Padres, a span of 14 seasons. Across 562 career appearances, he went 55-44 with a 3.66 ERA and 743 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9488.5.

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 55–44

ERA 3.66

WHIP 1.24

SO 743

Pitcher PIV 9488.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 228 lb
Born: 3/9/1984 in Versailles, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2009-05-21
Last Game: 2022-10-05

Full name: Craig Nicholas Stammen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Craig Stammen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
55	44	562	43	1	0	6	885.0	858	360	95	236	743	3.66	9488.5

Career ERA 3.66 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 10.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Craig Stammen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2009	WAS	NL	4	7	19	19	1	0	105.2	112	60	24	48	5.11	4.32 (-18%)	-939.8
2010	WAS	NL	4	4	35	19	0	0	128.0	151	73	41	85	5.13	4.08 (-26%)	79.5
2011	WAS	NL	1	1	7	0	0	0	10.1	3	1	4	12	0.87	3.94 (+78%)	538.0
2012	WAS	NL	6	1	59	0	0	1	88.1	70	23	36	87	2.34	4.01 (+42%)	1279.3
2013	WAS	NL	7	6	55	0	0	0	81.2	78	25	27	79	2.76	3.87 (+29%)	2180.3
2014	WAS	NL	4	5	49	0	0	0	72.2	78	31	14	56	3.84	3.74 (-3%)	1020.3
2015	WAS	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	4.0	2	0	3	3	0.00	—	0.0
2017	SDN	NL	2	3	60	0	0	0	80.1	68	28	28	74	3.14	4.36 (+28%)	-39.3
2018	SDN	NL	8	3	73	0	0	0	79.0	65	24	17	88	2.73	4.15 (+34%)	3939.8
2019	SDN	NL	8	7	76	0	0	4	82.0	80	30	15	73	3.29	4.51 (+27%)	809.9
2020	SDN	NL	4	2	24	0	0	0	24.0	27	15	4	20	5.62	4.45 (-26%)	660.4
2021	SDN	NL	6	3	67	4	0	1	88.1	79	30	13	83	3.06	4.27 (+28%)	1165.0
2022	SDN	NL	1	2	33	1	0	0	40.2	45	20	10	35	4.43	3.97 (-12%)	-1204.8
Career · 13 seasons			55	44	562	43	1	6	885.0	858	360	236	743	3.66	—	9,489

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

Craig Stammen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
564	101	6	22	8	0	0	10	0	6	41	.218	.259	.297	.556	0

Career AVG .218 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career OBP .259 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 19.0% below league average.

Career SLG .297 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OPS .556 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Craig Stammen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2009	WAS	NL	20	31	1	6	3	4	2	10	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	WAS	NL	36	38	2	9	3	6	1	15	.237	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	WAS	NL	7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	WAS	NL	59	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	WAS	NL	55	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	WAS	NL	49	7	0	2	1	0	0	4	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	WAS	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SDN	NL	60	6	2	3	1	0	2	2	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	SDN	NL	73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	SDN	NL	76	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SDN	NL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	SDN	NL	67	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	SDN	NL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			564	101	6	22	8	10	6	41	.218	—	—	—	—	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

Craig Stammen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Craig Stammen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2020	NLDS1	SDN	2	.000
2020	NLWC2	SDN	2	.000
2014	NLDS1	WAS	2	.000
2012	NLDS1	WAS	4	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Craig Stammen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	10	1	0	11.2	13	7	4	9	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Craig Stammen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2020	NLDS1	SDN	2	0	2.0	3	3	1	2	13.50
2020	NLWC2	SDN	2	1	2.2	2	0	1	2	0.00
2014	NLDS1	WAS	2	0	4.0	3	1	0	2	2.25
2012	NLDS1	WAS	4	0	3.0	5	3	2	3	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Craig Stammen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	285	49	2	12	0	3	.245
Away	279	52	4	10	0	7	.192

Pitching — Home / Away

Craig Stammen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	284	450.1	437	195	98	393	3.90
Away	278	434.2	421	165	138	350	3.42

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Craig Stammen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-10-05	SDP	SFG	L	3.0	6	5	5	3	3	1
2022-09-29	SDP	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2022-09-25	SDP	COL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2022-09-24	SDP	COL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2022-09-16	SDP	AZ	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1
2022-09-11	SDP	LAD	—	1.1	2	1	1	0	1	1
2022-07-04	SDP	SEA	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	0
2022-07-02	SDP	LAD	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-07-01	SDP	LAD	L	1.2	3	2	2	0	3	1
2022-06-25	SDP	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Craig Stammen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	562	43	44	111	10	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Craig Stammen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2009	WAS	P	19	19	6	12	0	0
2010	WAS	P	35	19	9	19	4	4
2011	WAS	P	7	0	0	3	0	0
2012	WAS	P	59	0	5	8	1	0
2013	WAS	P	55	0	0	8	0	0
2014	WAS	P	49	0	3	6	1	2
2015	WAS	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
2017	SDN	P	60	0	2	15	1	1
2018	SDN	P	73	0	2	10	0	1
2019	SDN	P	76	0	6	16	1	1
2020	SDN	P	24	0	1	2	2	1
2021	SDN	P	67	4	7	9	0	2
2022	SDN	P	33	1	3	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Craig Stammen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	562

Awards & Honors

Craig Stammen — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2020	Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player

Salary History

Craig Stammen's recorded salaries total $5,387,000 over 5 seasons, 2010 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Stammen's career ran from 2009 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009 and 2011.

Craig Stammen — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	WAS	NL	$2,250,000
2014	WAS	NL	$1,375,000
2013	WAS	NL	$875,000
2012	WAS	NL	$485,000
2010	WAS	NL	$402,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,387,000

College History

Craig Stammen — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Dayton	Dayton	OH	2003, 2004, 2005

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Craig Stammen: the record in brief

According to the bio, Craig Stammen debuted on May 21, 2009 and played a final game on October 5, 2022. By club, Stammen's seasons break down as the Washington Nationals (2009 to 2015) and the San Diego Padres (2017 to 2022). Stammen played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on March 9, 1984, in Versailles, OH, USA, Stammen was listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 228 pounds. The given name on file is Craig Nicholas Stammen.

Across 562 games (43 starts), Stammen recorded 55 wins against 44 losses with a 3.66 ERA. Stammen had 743 strikeouts. That 3.66 ERA compares with a 4.11 league average across the same seasons, 10.9% better. The best win total was 8, in 2018. 2012 was Stammen's sharpest full season, a 2.34 ERA against the league's 4.01. Stammen's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 9,488.5.

Stammen's awards table lists Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player (2020).

Frequently Asked Questions about Craig Stammen

What years did Craig Stammen play?: Craig Stammen played in Major League Baseball from 2009 to 2022.
Was Craig Stammen a pitcher?: Yes. Craig Stammen pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 743 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Craig Stammen hit?: Craig Stammen hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
What teams did Craig Stammen play for?: Craig Stammen played for 2 teams: the Washington Nationals (2009–2015) and the San Diego Padres (2017–2022).
What were Craig Stammen's career stats?: In 562 games, Craig Stammen went 55-44 with a 3.66 ERA, 743 strikeouts, 885.0 innings pitched, and 6 saves.
How much did Craig Stammen earn in his career?: Craig Stammen's recorded salaries total $5,387,000 over 5 seasons, 2010 to 2015. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Stammen's career ran from 2009 to 2022. His seasons after 2016 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 2009 and 2011.
What was Craig Stammen's salary?: Craig Stammen's last recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015. His highest recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2015, and his lowest was $402,000, in 2010. The Salary History table lists each season from 2010 to 2015.
What position did Craig Stammen play?: Craig Stammen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Craig Stammen and how much did he weigh?: Craig Stammen was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 228 pounds.
What was Craig Stammen's career ERA?: Craig Stammen finished with a 3.66 career ERA, going 55-44 with 743 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Craig Stammen have?: Craig Stammen recorded 743 career strikeouts.
Is Craig Stammen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Craig Stammen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.