Stephen Strasburg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2022)

Stephen Strasburg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022 for the Washington Nationals, a span of 13 seasons. Across 247 career appearances, he went 113-62 with a 3.24 ERA and 1,723 strikeouts. He also batted .152 with 4 home runs. Stephen Strasburg was a 3-time All-Star, a World Series MVP, a Silver Slugger, and a Babe Ruth Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 41363.7.

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

W–L 113–62
ERA 3.24
WHIP 1.10
SO 1,723
Pitcher PIV 41363.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 239 lb
Born
7/20/1988 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
2010-06-08
Last Game
2022-06-09
Awards
3× All-Star · World Series MVP · Silver Slugger · Babe Ruth Award

Full name: Stephen James Strasburg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Stephen Strasburg — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
113 62 247 247 2 2 0 1470.0 1,217 530 149 394 1,723 3.24 41363.7

Career ERA 3.24 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 20.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Stephen Strasburg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2010 WAS NL 5 3 12 12 0 0 0 68.0 56 22 17 92 2.91 4.08 (+29%) 3448.9
2011 WAS NL 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 24.0 15 4 2 24 1.50 3.94 (+62%) 1608.1
2012 WAS NL 15 6 28 28 0 0 0 159.1 136 56 48 197 3.16 4.01 (+21%) 4894.7
2013 WAS NL 8 9 30 30 1 1 0 183.0 136 61 56 191 3.00 3.87 (+22%) 3103.2
2014 WAS NL 14 11 34 34 0 0 0 215.0 198 75 43 242 3.14 3.74 (+16%) 4485.1
2015 WAS NL 11 7 23 23 0 0 0 127.1 115 49 26 155 3.46 3.96 (+13%) 3756.4
2016 WAS NL 15 4 24 24 0 0 0 147.2 119 59 44 183 3.60 4.19 (+14%) 4818.7
2017 WAS NL 15 4 28 28 1 1 0 175.1 131 49 47 204 2.52 4.36 (+42%) 7445.9
2018 WAS NL 10 7 22 22 0 0 0 130.0 118 54 38 156 3.74 4.15 (+10%) 1757.5
2019 WAS NL 18 6 33 33 0 0 0 209.0 161 77 56 251 3.32 4.51 (+26%) 6826.8
2020 WAS NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 5.0 8 6 1 2 10.80 — 0.0
2021 WAS NL 1 2 5 5 0 0 0 21.2 16 11 14 21 4.57 4.27 (-7%) -781.6
2022 WAS NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.2 8 7 2 5 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 113 62 247 247 2 2 0 1,470.0 1,217 530 394 1,723 3.24 — 41,364

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

Stephen Strasburg — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
248 440 23 67 10 0 4 29 0 24 153 .152 .198 .202 .400 -2,070

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.

Career OBP .198 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career SLG .202 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 50.4% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Stephen Strasburg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2010 WAS NL 12 20 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .050 — — — — 0.0
2011 WAS NL 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 WAS NL 28 47 4 13 4 0 1 7 0 3 13 .277 — — — — 39.1
2013 WAS NL 30 49 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 23 .143 — — — — -383.8
2014 WAS NL 34 60 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 7 26 .100 .251 (-60%) .313 (-38%) .386 (-70%) .700 (-56%) -504.0
2015 WAS NL 23 38 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .132 — — — — 0.0
2016 WAS NL 24 48 3 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 11 .208 — — — — -278.1
2017 WAS NL 28 54 5 7 0 0 2 3 0 2 14 .130 .254 (-49%) .324 (-50%) .425 (-43%) .750 (-46%) -417.9
2018 WAS NL 22 41 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 12 .122 — — — — 0.0
2019 WAS NL 34 72 4 12 1 0 1 10 0 3 25 .167 .252 (-34%) .322 (-38%) .434 (-49%) .757 (-44%) -525.0
2020 WAS NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2021 WAS NL 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2022 WAS NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 248 440 23 67 10 0 4 29 0 24 153 .152 — — — — -2,070

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

Stephen Strasburg — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Stephen Strasburg — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2019 NLCS WAS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2019 NLDS1 WAS 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
2019 NLWC WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS WAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NLDS2 WAS 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2014 NLDS1 WAS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Stephen Strasburg — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
6 2 9 8 0 55.1 44 9 8 71 1.46

Playoff Pitching by Year

Stephen Strasburg — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2019 NLCS WAS 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 7 0 0 12 0.00
2019 NLDS1 WAS 1 0 2 2 0 12.0 9 4 1 17 3.00
2019 NLWC WAS 1 0 1 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 4 0.00
2019 WS WAS 2 0 2 2 0 14.1 12 4 3 14 2.51
2017 NLDS2 WAS 1 1 2 2 0 14.0 6 0 3 22 0.00
2014 NLDS1 WAS 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 8 1 1 2 1.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Stephen Strasburg — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1292241740214.179
Away119216627215.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Stephen Strasburg — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home128774.06282671729143.10
Away119696.05892632228093.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Stephen Strasburg — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2022-06-09 WASMIAL 000000000
2021-06-01 WASATLW 100000001
2021-05-27 WASCINL 100000001
2021-05-21 WASBALW 000000010
2021-04-13 WASSTLL 200000000
2021-04-07 WASATLL 101100000
2020-08-14 WASBALW 000000000
2020-08-09 WASBALL 000000000
2019-09-26 WASPHIW 300000002
2019-09-21 WASMIAW 301000101

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Stephen Strasburg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2022-06-09 WASMIA L 4.2877251
2021-06-01 WASATL — 1.1111210
2021-05-27 WASCIN L 5.0533151
2021-05-21 WASBAL W 5.1100440
2021-04-13 WASSTL L 4.0887533
2021-04-07 WASATL — 6.0100280
2020-08-14 WASBAL — 0.2111001
2020-08-09 WASBAL L 4.1755120
2019-09-26 WASPHI W 6.04110101
2019-09-21 WASMIA — 7.0300360

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Stephen Strasburg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 247 247 97 131 11 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Stephen Strasburg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2010 WAS P 12 12 4 3 1 0
2011 WAS P 5 5 0 3 0 0
2012 WAS P 28 28 15 13 0 0
2013 WAS P 30 30 9 19 0 0
2014 WAS P 34 34 13 25 4 2
2015 WAS P 23 23 3 9 2 0
2016 WAS P 24 24 8 9 1 1
2017 WAS P 28 28 13 10 1 0
2018 WAS P 22 22 10 13 0 0
2019 WAS P 33 33 21 24 2 2
2020 WAS P 2 2 0 0 0 0
2021 WAS P 5 5 1 3 0 0
2022 WAS P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Stephen Strasburg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 247

Awards & Honors

Stephen Strasburg — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2019 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2019 Babe Ruth Award
2019 Pitcher of the Month July
2019 World Series MVP
2017 Pitcher of the Month September
2016 Pitcher of the Month July
2015 Player of the Week Week of 2015-09-20
2012 Pitcher of the Month April
2012 Silver Slugger P
2010 Player of the Week Week of 2010-06-13

Salary History

Stephen Strasburg — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2016 WAS NL $10,400,000
2015 WAS NL $7,400,000
2014 WAS NL $3,975,000
2013 WAS NL $3,900,000
2012 WAS NL $4,875,000
2011 WAS NL $4,375,000
Total Career Earnings $34,925,000

College History

Stephen Strasburg — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
San Diego State University San Diego CA 2007, 2008, 2009

Award Voting History

Stephen Strasburg — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2019 Cy Young Award NL 5th 53.0 210 0
2019 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 4.0 420 0
2017 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 81.0 210 0
2014 Cy Young Award NL 9th 3.0 210 0

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Career Spans

Stephen Strasburg (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Zack Wheeler
    127-80, 3.26 ERA
  2. 95
    Corey Kluber
    116-77, 3.44 ERA
  3. 80
    Gerrit Cole
    163-89, 3.20 ERA
  4. 78
    Yu Darvish
    115-93, 3.65 ERA
  5. 77
    Aaron Nola
    116-101, 3.91 ERA
  6. 76
    Luis Castillo
    88-95, 3.75 ERA

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Stephen Strasburg: the record in brief

According to the bio, Stephen Strasburg debuted on June 8, 2010 and played a final game on June 9, 2022. The team column never changes: it is the Washington Nationals from 2010 to 2022. Strasburg, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Strasburg is listed at 239 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. Strasburg was born on July 20, 1988, in San Diego, CA, USA. Stephen Strasburg was the playing name; the full given name is Stephen James.

Strasburg's career pitching line is 113 wins, 62 losses and a 3.24 ERA over 247 appearances. The totals include 1,723 strikeouts. That 3.24 ERA compares with a 4.10 league average across the same seasons, 20.8% better. Strasburg won 18 games in 2019, the most of any season listed. In 2017, one of the busiest seasons, Strasburg posted a 2.52 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.36. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Strasburg's career adds up to 41,363.7.

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen Strasburg

What years did Stephen Strasburg play?
Stephen Strasburg played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022.
Was Stephen Strasburg a pitcher?
Yes. Stephen Strasburg pitched in the major leagues, recording 113 wins and 1723 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Stephen Strasburg hit?
Stephen Strasburg hit 4 career home runs with 67 hits.
What was Stephen Strasburg's career batting average?
Stephen Strasburg batted .152 over his career, with 67 hits in 440 at bats.
How many RBI did Stephen Strasburg have?
Stephen Strasburg drove in 29 runs in his career.
What was Stephen Strasburg's career ERA?
Stephen Strasburg finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 113-62 with 1,723 strikeouts.