What years did Earl Stephenson play?

Earl Stephenson played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1978.

Was Earl Stephenson a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Stephenson pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 50 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Stephenson hit?

Earl Stephenson hit 0 career home runs.

Earl Stephenson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1978)

W–L 4–5

ERA 3.57

WHIP 1.47

SO 50

Pitcher PIV -1020.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 175 lb
Born: 7/31/1947 in Benson, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-04-07
Last Game: 1978-07-26

Full name: Chester Earl Stephenson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	5	54	8	1	0	1	113.3	118	45	7	49	50	3.57	-1020.6

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 3.62 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1971	CHN	NL	1	0	16	0	0	1	20.3	24	10	11	11	4.43	3.47 (-28%)	-82.7
1972	ML4	AL	3	5	35	8	1	0	80.3	79	29	33	33	3.25	3.26 (avg)	-937.8
1977	BAL	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	3	0	2	9.00	—	0.0
1978	BAL	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	9.7	10	3	5	4	2.79	3.69 (+24%)	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			4	5	54	8	1	1	113.1	118	45	49	50	3.57	—	-1,021

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
54	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	CHN	NL	16	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	ML4	AL	35	18	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	BAL	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	BAL	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			54	20	13	.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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	23	11	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	31	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	23	50.1	54	16	26	21	2.86
Away	31	63.0	64	29	23	29	4.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1978-07-26	BAL	DET	L	0	0
1978-07-15	BAL	TEX	L	0	0
1977-09-07	BAL	DET	L	0	0
1972-09-30	MIL	DET	L	0	0
1972-09-29	MIL	DET	L	0	0
1972-09-17	MIL	DET	L	0	0
1972-09-14	MIL	CLE	W	1	1
1972-09-12	MIL	CLE	W	0	0
1972-09-11	MIL	BAL	L	0	0
1972-09-03	MIL	TEX	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1978-07-26	BAL	DET	—	5.1	5	1	1	2	2	0
1978-07-15	BAL	TEX	—	4.1	5	2	2	3	2	0
1977-09-07	BAL	DET	—	3.0	5	3	3	0	2	1
1972-09-30	MIL	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1972-09-29	MIL	DET	—	0.2	3	4	4	1	0	0
1972-09-17	MIL	DET	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1972-09-14	MIL	CLE	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1972-09-12	MIL	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-09-11	MIL	BAL	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1972-09-03	MIL	TEX	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	54	8	6	18	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1971	CHN	P	16	0	2	4	0	1
1972	ML4	P	35	8	4	14	1	0
1977	BAL	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1978	BAL	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	54

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Campbell University	Buies Creek	NC	1966

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Stephenson

What years did Earl Stephenson play?: Earl Stephenson played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1978.
Was Earl Stephenson a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Stephenson pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 50 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Stephenson hit?: Earl Stephenson hit 0 career home runs.