What years did Garrett Stephenson play?

Garrett Stephenson played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2003.

Was Garrett Stephenson a pitcher?

Yes. Garrett Stephenson pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 408 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Garrett Stephenson hit?

Garrett Stephenson hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

What was Garrett Stephenson's career batting average?

Garrett Stephenson batted .100 over his career, with 18 hits in 180 at bats.

How many RBI did Garrett Stephenson have?

Garrett Stephenson drove in 7 runs in his career.

What was Garrett Stephenson's career ERA?

Garrett Stephenson finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 39-39 with 408 strikeouts.

Garrett Stephenson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2003)

Garrett Stephenson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2003 for the Baltimore Orioles, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 8 seasons. Across 123 career appearances, he went 39-39 with a 4.55 ERA and 408 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 39–39

ERA 4.55

WHIP 1.38

SO 408

Pitcher PIV -5513.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 1/2/1972 in Takoma Park, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-07-25
Last Game: 2003-09-17

Full name: Garrett Charles Stephenson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Garrett Stephenson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	39	123	104	6	2	0	651.1	662	329	91	237	408	4.55	-5513.3

Career ERA 4.55 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Garrett Stephenson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1996	BAL	AL	0	1	3	0	0	0	6.1	13	9	3	3	12.79	—	0.0
1997	PHI	NL	8	6	20	18	2	0	117.0	104	41	38	81	3.15	4.39 (+28%)	1172.3
1998	PHI	NL	0	2	6	6	0	0	23.0	31	23	19	17	9.00	4.43 (-103%)	-806.8
1999	SLN	NL	6	3	18	12	0	0	85.1	90	40	29	59	4.22	4.71 (+10%)	187.2
2000	SLN	NL	16	9	32	31	3	2	200.1	209	100	63	123	4.49	4.77 (+6%)	-984.5
2002	SLN	NL	2	5	12	10	0	0	45.0	48	27	25	34	5.40	4.28 (-26%)	-369.5
2003	SLN	NL	7	13	32	27	1	0	174.1	167	89	60	91	4.59	4.40 (-4%)	-4712.0
Career · 7 seasons			39	39	123	104	6	2	651.1	662	329	237	408	4.55	—	-5,513

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

Garrett Stephenson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
123	180	1	18	2	0	0	7	0	9	71	.100	.152	.111	.263	-802

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 62.6% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 55.1% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 73.9% below league average.

Career OPS .263 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 65.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Garrett Stephenson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1996	BAL	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	PHI	NL	20	32	0	3	1	1	1	16	.094	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	PHI	NL	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	18	27	1	2	1	0	0	5	.074	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	32	59	0	3	0	4	4	23	.051	.270 (-81%)	.344 (-68%)	.437 (-88%)	.782 (-79%)	-802.5
2002	SLN	NL	12	12	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	SLN	NL	32	44	0	9	0	2	3	18	.205	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			123	180	1	18	2	7	9	71	.100	—	—	—	—	-802

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

Garrett Stephenson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Garrett Stephenson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	NLDS1	SLN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Garrett Stephenson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	3.2	3	1	2	2	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Garrett Stephenson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	NLDS1	SLN	0	0	1	1	0	3.2	3	1	2	2	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Garrett Stephenson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	69	98	1	10	0	5	.102
Away	54	82	0	8	0	2	.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Garrett Stephenson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	69	351.0	359	185	132	231	4.74
Away	54	300.1	303	144	105	177	4.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Garrett Stephenson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
2003-09-17	STL	MIL	L	2	1	0	1
2003-09-09	STL	COL	L	0	0	0	0
2003-09-06	STL	CIN	W	0	0	0	0
2003-09-01	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
2003-08-26	STL	CHC	L	0	0	0	0
2003-08-20	STL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
2003-08-14	STL	PIT	W	2	1	1	0
2003-08-09	STL	ATL	W	1	0	0	0
2003-08-03	STL	NYN	L	1	0	0	1
2003-07-29	STL	WSN	W	3	0	0	2

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Garrett Stephenson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-17	STL	MIL	—	6.0	7	4	4	2	4	1
2003-09-09	STL	COL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2003-09-06	STL	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2003-09-01	STL	CHC	—	3.0	5	1	1	0	1	1
2003-08-26	STL	CHC	L	3.0	5	6	6	1	1	2
2003-08-20	STL	PIT	L	4.0	7	5	5	1	3	4
2003-08-14	STL	PIT	W	8.0	5	1	1	0	3	0
2003-08-09	STL	ATL	W	7.1	6	1	1	3	1	0
2003-08-03	STL	NYN	L	6.0	10	4	4	1	2	1
2003-07-29	STL	WSN	W	9.0	4	1	1	0	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Garrett Stephenson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	123	104	41	85	1	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Garrett Stephenson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	BAL	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1997	PHI	P	20	18	15	14	0	0
1998	PHI	P	6	6	3	1	0	0
1999	SLN	P	18	12	6	9	0	1
2000	SLN	P	32	31	9	30	1	0
2002	SLN	P	12	10	1	9	0	0
2003	SLN	P	32	27	7	21	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Garrett Stephenson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	123

Awards & Honors

Garrett Stephenson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2000	Pitcher of the Month	May

Salary History

Garrett Stephenson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	SLN	NL	$800,000
2002	SLN	NL	$900,000
2001	SLN	NL	$1,025,000
2000	SLN	NL	$550,000
1999	SLN	NL	$215,000
1998	PHI	NL	$185,000
1997	PHI	NL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$3,825,000

College History

Garrett Stephenson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brigham Young University-Idaho	Rexburg	ID	1991, 1992

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Career Spans

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Garrett Stephenson: the record in brief

July 25, 1996 and September 17, 2003 bracket Garrett Stephenson's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Baltimore Orioles (1996), the Philadelphia Phillies (1997 to 1998), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 through 2003). Born on January 2, 1972, in Takoma Park, MD, USA, Stephenson is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Stephenson's listed size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 195 pounds. The given name on file is Garrett Charles Stephenson.

Stephenson's career pitching line is 39 wins, 39 losses and a 4.55 ERA over 123 appearances. The same table counts 408 strikeouts. Stephenson's 4.55 ERA was close to the 4.51 league figure for those seasons. 2000 brought Stephenson a season-high 16 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.49 in 2000, when the league's was 4.77.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 2.45 ERA, across 1 appearances. Those appearances came in 2000.

Stephenson's awards table lists Pitcher of the Month (2000).

Frequently Asked Questions about Garrett Stephenson

What years did Garrett Stephenson play?: Garrett Stephenson played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2003.
Was Garrett Stephenson a pitcher?: Yes. Garrett Stephenson pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 408 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Garrett Stephenson hit?: Garrett Stephenson hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.
What was Garrett Stephenson's career batting average?: Garrett Stephenson batted .100 over his career, with 18 hits in 180 at bats.
How many RBI did Garrett Stephenson have?: Garrett Stephenson drove in 7 runs in his career.
What was Garrett Stephenson's career ERA?: Garrett Stephenson finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 39-39 with 408 strikeouts.