What years did Sammy Stewart play?

Sammy Stewart played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1987.

Was Sammy Stewart a pitcher?

Yes. Sammy Stewart pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 586 strikeouts.

What teams did Sammy Stewart play for?

Sammy Stewart played for 3 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1978–1985), the Boston Red Sox (1986), and the Cleveland Indians (1987).

What were Sammy Stewart's career stats?

In 359 games, Sammy Stewart went 59-48 with a 3.59 ERA, 586 strikeouts, 956.2 innings pitched, and 45 saves.

What was Sammy Stewart's salary?

Sammy Stewart's last recorded salary was $175,000, in 1987. His highest recorded salary was $581,250, in 1985, and his lowest was $175,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1987.

What position did Sammy Stewart play?

Sammy Stewart played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Sammy Stewart and how much did he weigh?

Sammy Stewart was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Sammy Stewart's career ERA?

Sammy Stewart finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 59-48 with 586 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Sammy Stewart have?

Sammy Stewart recorded 586 career strikeouts.

Is Sammy Stewart in the Hall of Fame?

No. Sammy Stewart has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Sammy Stewart

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1987)

Sammy Stewart was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1987 for the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox, and the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 10 seasons. Across 359 career appearances, he went 59-48 with a 3.59 ERA, 586 strikeouts, and 45 saves.

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 59–48

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.43

SO 586

Pitcher PIV -7258.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 10/28/1954 in Asheville, NC, USA
Died: 3/2/2018 in Hendersonville, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-09-01
Last Game: 1987-10-03

Full name: Samuel Lee Stewart

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Career Pitching Statistics

Sammy Stewart — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	48	359	25	4	1	45	956.2	863	382	77	502	586	3.59	-7258.7

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 7.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Sammy Stewart Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1978	BAL	AL	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	11.1	10	4	3	11	3.18	3.69 (+14%)	638.8
1979	BAL	AL	8	5	31	3	1	0	1	117.2	96	46	71	71	3.52	4.00 (+12%)	-1989.5
1980	BAL	AL	7	7	33	3	2	0	3	118.2	103	47	60	78	3.56	3.84 (+7%)	-443.0
1981	BAL	AL	4	8	29	3	0	0	4	112.1	89	29	57	57	2.32	3.58 (+35%)	-1488.7
1982	BAL	AL	10	9	38	12	1	1	5	139.0	140	64	62	69	4.14	3.86 (-7%)	-291.4
1983	BAL	AL	9	4	58	1	0	0	7	144.1	138	58	67	95	3.62	3.87 (+7%)	1448.5
1984	BAL	AL	7	4	60	0	0	0	13	93.0	81	34	47	56	3.29	3.81 (+14%)	-650.5
1985	BAL	AL	5	7	56	1	0	0	9	129.2	117	52	66	77	3.61	3.89 (+7%)	-2130.3
1986	BOS	AL	4	1	27	0	0	0	0	63.2	64	31	48	47	4.38	3.97 (-10%)	-1612.6
1987	CLE	AL	4	2	25	0	0	0	3	27.0	25	17	21	25	5.67	4.29 (-32%)	-739.8
Career · 10 seasons			59	48	359	25	4	1	45	956.2	863	382	502	586	3.59	—	-7,259

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

Sammy Stewart — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
362	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Sammy Stewart Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1978	BAL	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	BAL	AL	31	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	BAL	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	BAL	AL	29	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	BAL	AL	40	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	BAL	AL	59	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	BAL	AL	60	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	BAL	AL	56	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	BOS	AL	27	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CLE	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			362	—	—	—	—	—	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

Sammy Stewart — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Sammy Stewart — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1983	ALCS	BAL	2	0	0	.000
1983	WS	BAL	3	2	1	.000
1979	WS	BAL	1	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Sammy Stewart — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	1	12.0	8	0	4	8	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sammy Stewart — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	BB	SO
1983	ALCS	BAL	2	1	4.1	2	1	2
1983	WS	BAL	3	0	5.0	2	2	6
1979	WS	BAL	1	0	2.2	4	1	0

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sammy Stewart — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	178	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	182	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Sammy Stewart — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	178	501.2	403	184	268	324	3.30
Away	181	455.0	460	198	234	262	3.92

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sammy Stewart — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1987-10-03	CLE	LAA	—	4.0	5	5	3	3	2	1
1987-10-01	CLE	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-09-27	CLE	LAA	—	2.0	4	2	1	1	2	0
1987-09-26	CLE	LAA	—	0.1	2	2	1	2	0	0
1987-09-23	CLE	OAK	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1987-09-22	CLE	OAK	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	1
1987-09-16	CLE	SEA	L	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
1987-09-11	CLE	MIN	—	0.2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1987-09-08	CLE	SEA	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	2	0
1987-08-07	CLE	TOR	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sammy Stewart — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	359	25	65	132	6	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sammy Stewart — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1978	BAL	P	2	2	1	2	1	0
1979	BAL	P	31	3	10	27	1	3
1980	BAL	P	33	3	5	16	2	1
1981	BAL	P	29	3	12	14	1	3
1982	BAL	P	38	12	10	21	1	3
1983	BAL	P	58	1	6	17	0	1
1984	BAL	P	60	0	2	14	0	0
1985	BAL	P	56	1	12	13	0	0
1986	BOS	P	27	0	6	5	0	0
1987	CLE	P	25	0	1	3	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Sammy Stewart Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	359

Salary History

Sammy Stewart's recorded salaries total $1,137,363 over 3 seasons, 1985 to 1987. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Stewart's career ran from 1978 to 1987. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Sammy Stewart — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	CLE	AL	$175,000
1986	BOS	AL	$381,113
1985	BAL	AL	$581,250
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,137,363

College History

Sammy Stewart — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Montreat College	Montreat	NC	1974

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Career Spans

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Sammy Stewart: the record in brief

September 1, 1978 and October 3, 1987 bracket Sammy Stewart's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Stewart played for the Baltimore Orioles (1978 through 1985), the Boston Red Sox (1986), and the Cleveland Indians (1987). Stewart, born on October 28, 1954, in Asheville, NC, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Stewart's listed size is 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. Stewart's death is recorded on March 2, 2018, in Hendersonville, NC, USA. Sammy Stewart was the playing name; the full given name is Samuel Lee.

Stewart went 59-48 with a 3.59 ERA in 359 games, 25 of them starts. The totals include 586 strikeouts and 45 saves. Against a 3.89 league ERA for the same years, Stewart was 7.7% better. Stewart won 10 games in 1982, the most of any season listed. 1983 produced Stewart's most strikeouts, 95. Stewart saved 13 games in 1984, the season high. In 1981, one of the busiest seasons, Stewart posted a 2.32 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.58.

Every defensive appearance on record for Stewart, 359 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Stewart with 65 putouts, 132 assists and 6 errors on the mound.

Pitching in the playoffs, Stewart went 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 6 games. Those appearances came in 1979 and 1983.

Frequently Asked Questions about Sammy Stewart

What years did Sammy Stewart play?: Sammy Stewart played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1987.
Was Sammy Stewart a pitcher?: Yes. Sammy Stewart pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 586 strikeouts.
What teams did Sammy Stewart play for?: Sammy Stewart played for 3 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1978–1985), the Boston Red Sox (1986), and the Cleveland Indians (1987).
What were Sammy Stewart's career stats?: In 359 games, Sammy Stewart went 59-48 with a 3.59 ERA, 586 strikeouts, 956.2 innings pitched, and 45 saves.
How much did Sammy Stewart earn in his career?: Sammy Stewart's recorded salaries total $1,137,363 over 3 seasons, 1985 to 1987. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Stewart's career ran from 1978 to 1987. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Sammy Stewart's salary?: Sammy Stewart's last recorded salary was $175,000, in 1987. His highest recorded salary was $581,250, in 1985, and his lowest was $175,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1987.
What position did Sammy Stewart play?: Sammy Stewart played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Sammy Stewart and how much did he weigh?: Sammy Stewart was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Sammy Stewart's career ERA?: Sammy Stewart finished with a 3.59 career ERA, going 59-48 with 586 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sammy Stewart have?: Sammy Stewart recorded 586 career strikeouts.
Is Sammy Stewart in the Hall of Fame?: No. Sammy Stewart has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.