Dave Stewart

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1995)

W–L 168–129
ERA 3.95
WHIP 1.34
SO 1,741
Pitcher PIV -6779.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
2/19/1957 in Oakland, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1978-09-22
Last Game
1995-07-17
Awards
All-Star · World Series MVP · 2× ALCS MVP · Roberto Clemente Award · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: David Keith Stewart

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
168 129 523 348 55 9 19 2629.7 2,499 1,154 264 1,034 1,741 3.95 -6779.5

Career ERA 3.95 vs. league average 3.94 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 SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1978 LAN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1981 LAN NL 4 3 32 0 0 0 6 43.3 40 12 14 29 2.49 3.58 (+30%) 494.6
1982 LAN NL 9 8 45 14 0 0 1 146.3 137 62 49 80 3.81 3.86 (+1%) -181.2
1983 LAN NL 5 2 46 1 0 0 8 76.0 67 25 33 54 2.96 3.87 (+24%) 912.0
1983 TEX AL 5 2 8 8 2 0 0 59.0 50 14 17 24 2.14 3.87 (+45%) 782.4
1984 TEX AL 7 14 32 27 3 0 0 192.3 193 101 87 119 4.73 3.81 (-24%) -4310.9
1985 TEX AL 0 6 42 5 0 0 4 81.3 86 49 37 64 5.42 3.89 (-39%) -1491.4
1985 PHI NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.3 5 3 4 2 6.23 — 0.0
1986 PHI NL 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 12.3 15 9 4 9 6.57 3.97 (-65%) 195.9
1986 OAK AL 9 5 29 17 4 1 0 149.3 137 62 65 102 3.74 3.97 (+6%) -389.5
1987 OAK AL 20 13 37 37 8 1 0 261.3 224 107 105 205 3.68 4.29 (+14%) 3602.3
1988 OAK AL 21 12 37 37 14 2 0 275.7 240 99 110 192 3.23 3.73 (+13%) 3405.8
1989 OAK AL 21 9 36 36 8 0 0 257.7 260 95 69 155 3.32 3.71 (+11%) 793.2
1990 OAK AL 22 11 36 36 11 4 0 267.0 226 76 83 166 2.56 3.86 (+34%) 3722.5
1991 OAK AL 11 11 35 35 2 1 0 226.0 245 130 105 144 5.18 3.91 (-32%) -3186.4
1992 OAK AL 12 10 31 31 2 0 0 199.3 175 81 79 130 3.66 3.75 (+2%) -3354.5
1993 TOR AL 12 8 26 26 0 0 0 162.0 146 80 72 96 4.44 4.19 (-6%) -3505.8
1994 TOR AL 7 8 22 22 1 0 0 133.3 151 87 62 111 5.87 4.51 (-30%) -3247.9
1995 OAK AL 3 7 16 16 0 0 0 81.0 101 62 39 58 6.89 4.45 (-55%) -1020.7
Career · 19 seasons 168 129 523 348 55 9 19 2,629.2 2,499 1,154 1,034 1,741 3.95 — -6,780

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
523 51 5 10 1 1 0 4 0 3 17 .196 .241 .255 .496 0

Career AVG .196 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Career OBP .241 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career SLG .255 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career OPS .496 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 30.9% 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
1978 LAN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 LAN NL 32 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
1982 LAN NL 45 39 3 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 14 .179 — — — — 0.0
1983 LAN NL 46 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .143 — — — — 0.0
1983 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 TEX AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 PHI NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 PHI NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 OAK AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 OAK AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 OAK AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 OAK AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 OAK AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 OAK AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 OAK AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 TOR AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TOR AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 OAK AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 523 51 5 10 1 1 0 4 0 3 17 .196 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
22 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1993 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1993 WS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 ALCS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 ALCS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 WS OAK 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1989 ALCS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 WS OAK 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1988 ALCS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 WS OAK 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
1981 NWDIV LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 WS LAN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
10 6 22 18 0 133.0 99 41 48 73 2.77

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1993 ALCS TOR 2 0 2 2 0 13.3 8 3 8 8 2.02
1993 WS TOR 0 1 2 2 0 12.0 10 9 8 8 6.75
1992 ALCS OAK 1 0 2 2 0 16.7 14 5 6 7 2.70
1990 ALCS OAK 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 8 2 2 4 1.12
1990 WS OAK 0 2 2 2 0 13.0 10 4 6 5 2.77
1989 ALCS OAK 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 13 5 3 9 2.81
1989 WS OAK 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 10 3 2 14 1.69
1988 ALCS OAK 1 0 2 2 0 13.3 9 2 6 11 1.35
1988 WS OAK 0 1 2 2 0 14.3 12 5 5 5 3.14
1981 NWDIV LAN 0 2 2 0 0 0.7 4 3 0 1 40.50
1981 WS LAN 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 1 0 2 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home263222501.227
Away260293503.172

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2631377.212295295049483.46
Away2601252.012706255307934.49

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1995-07-17 OAKMIL L 2.0788213
1995-07-08 OAKTOR — 5.1711440
1995-07-03 OAKMIL — 8.0633232
1995-06-28 OAKSEA — 5.1955241
1995-06-23 OAKTEX L 3.0466530
1995-06-18 OAKKCR — 6.0511240
1995-06-14 OAKCHW — 7.0733132
1995-06-09 OAKBOS L 6.0744230
1995-06-04 OAKBAL W 6.07441101
1995-05-29 OAKBOS L 4.0454630

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 523 348 197 232 26 21

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1978 LAN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981 LAN P 32 0 4 7 0 0
1982 LAN P 45 14 15 16 3 2
1983 LAN P 46 1 6 7 1 2
1983 TEX P 8 8 3 10 0 0
1984 TEX P 32 27 11 19 3 2
1985 TEX P 42 5 6 10 2 2
1985 PHI P 4 0 0 0 1 0
1986 PHI P 8 0 0 0 0 0
1986 OAK P 29 17 10 18 1 2
1987 OAK P 37 37 18 20 1 0
1988 OAK P 37 37 26 16 5 2
1989 OAK P 36 36 22 28 4 4
1990 OAK P 36 36 25 23 0 2
1991 OAK P 35 35 14 19 2 0
1992 OAK P 31 31 8 13 3 2
1993 TOR P 26 26 13 9 0 1
1994 TOR P 22 22 11 6 0 0
1995 OAK P 16 16 5 11 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 523

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1993 ALCS MVP
1990 ALCS MVP
1990 Pitcher of the Month April
1990 Pitcher of the Month September
1990 Player of the Week Week of 1990-06-30
1990 Roberto Clemente Award
1989 Babe Ruth Award P
1989 World Series MVP
1988 Pitcher of the Month April
1988 TSN All-Star RHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1995 OAK AL $1,000,000
1994 TOR AL $4,250,000
1993 TOR AL $4,300,000
1992 OAK AL $3,166,667
1991 OAK AL $3,166,667
1990 OAK AL $950,000
1989 OAK AL $1,200,000
1988 OAK AL $600,000
1987 OAK AL $550,000
1986 OAK AL $60,000
1985 TEX AL $505,000
Total Career Earnings $19,748,334

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1990 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 43.0 140 3
1990 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 56.0 392 0
1989 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 80.0 140 1
1989 Most Valuable Player AL 14th 30.0 392 0
1988 Cy Young Award AL 4th 16.0 140 0
1988 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 3.0 392 0
1987 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 32.0 140 2

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Dave Stewart (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Stan Bahnsen
    146-149, 3.60 ERA
  2. 97
    Joe Coleman
    142-135, 3.70 ERA
  3. 95
    Joe Nuxhall
    135-117, 3.90 ERA
  4. 95
    Ray Sadecki
    135-131, 3.78 ERA
  5. 94
    Rick Sutcliffe
    171-139, 4.08 ERA
  6. 93
    Tommy Bridges
    194-138, 3.57 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Dave Stewart

What years did Dave Stewart play?
Dave Stewart played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1995.
Was Dave Stewart a pitcher?
Yes. Dave Stewart pitched in the major leagues, recording 168 wins and 1741 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dave Stewart hit?
Dave Stewart hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.