Steve Put All Rallies To Bed In 1982, Part 2

So, the Atlanta Braves had a formidable bullpen in '82, with Steve Bedrosian a big part of it. Steve was in only his first full year in the bigs. All but three of his outings were in relief.

The big man in the bullpen for the Braves that year was Gene Garber, who saved 30 of 38 games. But Bedrosian contributed, too. Steve ended up with a team-leading ten holds, and ended up saving eleven of seventeen opportunities. Rick Camp, who'd been amazing out of the Atlanta bullpen in 1980 and '81, pitched in both the bullpen and the starting rotation in 1982, with mixed success. He won eleven games and posted an earned run average of 3.65. But with Rick needed as a starter 21 times (After no starts the previous two seasons in Atlanta), that meant our boy was needed.

Steve Bedrosian pitched 137 2/3 innings, and while his 64 outings may not have always ended up in the win column or even with a save, he was probably the most valuable member of the Atlanta relief corps.

ERA-wise, there was little to choose between Gene Garber and Steve Bedrosian. Garber's was 2.34 and Bedrosian's was 2.42. Rick Camp was third in the bullpen. But Steve struck out an average of eight batters per nine innings, whereas Gene managed only 5.1 Remarkably enough, no other Braves' pitcher (Min. 25 innings pitched) posted a better K per 9 than Bedrosian.

There was also little to choose between Bedrosian and Garber as far as WHIP went. Bedrosian's was 1.155 while Garber was a little better, 1.106. But where our boy really excels at was Wins Above Replacment. Bedrosian posted a 4.2 WAR. Garber's was 2.7.

The effectiveness of the Philadelphia bullpen helped. The team was headed to the postseason. However, the St. Louis Cardinals proved too strong, and swept Atlanta in the National League Championship Series.

The pitching of Pascual Perez and rookie Craig McMurtry carried Atlanta to 88 more wins in 1983, and Steve Bedrosian helped again. Granted, he slipped a bit in his effectiveness, but nonetheless appeared in 70 games, winning 9 and saving 19.

Gene Garber had an off-year, and this opened the door for Bedrosian to become the team's closer. His 19 saves ended up leading Atlanta. Garber posted just 9 saves and an ERA of 4.60. Rick Camp was again effective, starting and relieving and ending up with ten wins. Terry Foster, a newcomer to Atlanta, won three games and posted an earned run average of just 2.16. Pete Falcone was like Rick Camp, performing duel duty. And performed well. Pete went 9-4 and posted an ERA of 3.63. So even at this stage of his career, Steve Bedrosian was surrounded by bullpen talent, and hadn't quite found a way to stick out like a sore thumb.

But he kept at it. The 1984 season was more of the same. Atlanta fell back to just 80 wins despite more good pitching. Donnie Moore ended up the closer, saving sixteen games. But Steve Bedrosian and Gene Garber got eleven each. Steve also won nine games, and that did stick out like a sore thumb in the Atlanta bullpen. Terry Foster won only two games despite a 2.70 ERA. Garber, three. Jeff Dedmon and Moore, each four. Pete Falcone, five. So Bedrosian's 9-6 record, combined with a stellar 2.37 earned run average, meant he was no one-year wonder.

Bedrosian found himself in the starting rotation throughout 1985. Atlanta won only 66 games that year. Steve wasn't bad, posting a 3.83 ERA. But his 7-15 record was disappointing. From there, it was off to Philadelphia for Steve. The Phillies weren't quite the team they'd been in 1980 and '83 when they captured the National League pennant, but they still won 86 games. The big bat of Mike Schmidt was still awesome in 1986, as he hit .290 with 37 home run and 119 RBI.

But the team didn't have the depth in starting pitching. Steve Bedrosian had seen this before, five years earlier. Fortunately, there was some experience in the Philly bullpen that year. Ken Tekulve was 39 years old, but still one of the best out of the 'pen. Ken made my list about eight years ago. Here and here. And now was 1986, seven years after Teke's big year. But he'd been 12-8 in 1982, and helped Philadelphia in his first full season there. Ken had showed plenty of promise to the Philly Faithful in his 1985 season, going only 4-10, but posting an earned run average of just 2.99.

He went 11-5 with a 2.54 ERA in 1986. You'd think maybe Steve Bedrosian wasn't needed. Don Carman, who'd made fourteen starts, was the other big winner in the bullpen that year with the Phillies, going 10-5.

But the closer's job was Bedrosian's. No doubt Steve had a fine bullpen that could mop up before the ball got turned to him. When the smoke cleared that season, Bedrosian sure did the job. Wins? 8. Saves? 29.

Things might not always have been good for the new closer, but Steve followed that up with a Cy Young Award in 1987. His 2.83 ERA was supplemented with a National League-best 40 saves.

After saving 28 more games in 1988, and starting out with six more saves and a 3.21 earned run average in 1989, Philadelphia traded their closer to San Francisco. The Phillies had a budding new closer in Roger McDowell. Steve Bedrosian finished 1989 with 23 saves and a trip to the World Series. He tried to help out the Giants in the postseason. The first opposition was the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS. San Francisco won the series in five games. Bedrosian got into four games and posted an earned run average of just 2.70.

The next challenge was Oakland. The Athletics were too strong. Dave Steward shutout San Francisco in game one, 5-0. Game two was almost the same. 5-1 for the A's. Back home for game three, the Giants' bats came alive when it was too late. It was close for a while. 4-3 for the visitors after four innings. But then Oakland scored four times in the top of the fifth. Once more in the top of the sixth. Four more times in the top of the eighth. San Francisco put a "4" of their own up in the bottom of the ninth, but mattered little. The Athletics had the Giants right where they wanted: 3-0 up!

Coming of a 13-6 loss, game four was again the same story, as San Franciso woke up too late. It was 8-0 for the Oakland Athletics after 5 1/2. The Giants got two runs in the bottom of the sixth, and another four the next inning. But they'd come no closer, and the A's had the sweep with a 9-6 win. Steve Bedrosian was on of the few bright spots in an otherwise forgettable World Series for the San Francisco. In two appearances, consisting of 2 2/3 inning, Steve somehow held the powerful Oakland in check. His ERA was 0.00.

Steve won nine games and saved seventeen for San Francisco in 1990, but it would be his last year there. As a stroke of fortune, that December saw him traded to the Minnesota Twins. The Twins went all the way the next season, and Steve five games. He wasn't overly dominating in either the regular season or the playoffs, but Bedrosian got a ring. Ironically, Minny overcame a strong challenge from Steve's old team, Atlanta, to win the World Series.

The postseason had gotten off on the right foot for Steve. In the American League Championship Series vs. Toronto, Bedrosian pitched twice, allowing two unearned runs in 1 1/3 innings. But in the Fall Classic, things weren't quite the same. Atlanta, who'd trailed in the World Series two games to none at one point, were tough. Bedrosian posted a 5.54 ERA in the October Finale.

That appeared to be it for Steve. His regular season had seen him pitch with mixed success. 

He'd also have to wait to pitch again. Bedrosian did not throw a pitch in all of 1992. His old team, Atlanta, made it back to the Fall Classic that year, losing to Toronto. Steve had problems with some of his fingers in his right arm (Yes, the important extremity). Both the middle and index finger would go numb. So this had forced him to the sidelines. Then two wonderful things happened:

1) The numbness went away

2) Atlanta signed him

So, Bedrosian was back with the team where he'd taken off with. The Atlanta Braves team was looking for a third straight World Series appearance. The team was lacking in a closer. Juan Berenguer, who'd saved seventeen games in 1991, had been traded the next season. Alejandro Pena, who'd served in the closer spot in 1992, wasn't quite reliable. So Atlanta acquired Jeff Reardon, who had 27 for the Boston Red Sox, on August 30th. Reardon sure fit the bill for the Braves. He was 3-0, recorded three saves and posted an earned run average of just 1.15. But Atlanta lost Jeff to free agency in 1993.

So Atlanta had several candidates for the closer job in 1993. There was Mark Wohlers and Mike Stanton. There was also a rookie, Greg McMichael. Another young pitcher was Kent Mercker.

So Atlanta settled on Mike Stanton and Greg McMichael. Stanton saved 27 games and McMichael 19. Kent Mercker, a lefty, and Mark Wohlers, a righty, contributed, too. Mercker went 3-1 with an earned run average of just 2.86. Wohlers, had a high ERA (4.50), but went 6-2 and held right-handed batters to just a .212 batting average.

There were two more pitchers that brought experience to the bullpen table. Jay Howell, who was 37 years old, and Steve Bedrosian, 35. They were the two oldest pitchers on Atlatna. Both had been closers, and would not record a single save in 1993. But to try and say they didn't both help would be foolish.

Howell, who'd recorded 29 saves with Oakland in 1985 and 28 more with Los Angeles in 1989, proved he wasn't washed up. The Dodgers had parted ways with him after 1992 despite an ERA of just 1.54. Here, in 1993, Jay's earned run average was still excellent, 2.31 and he went 3-3.

So there was stiff competition for Steve Bedrosian. He could have been easily forgiven for not making the team. And Atlanta could be forgiven for not finding a role for him. Yet, Bedrosian went 5-2 and had a 1.63 ERA. Okay, so no saves (He'd recorded 184 from 1982-1991), but at this point in his career, Steve proved he could be just a flexible as he'd been back in 1982.

The Atlanta Braves looked awesome, and the acquisition of slugger Fred McGriff seemed to guarantee them a World Series berth in 1993. Steve was included on the postseason roster, despite having to endure his son Cody's chemotherapy to treat spinal tap. 

The Philadelphia Phillies upset the Atlanta Braves in six games in the National League Championship Series, alas. So Steve Bedrosian (Who ended up not appearing in the NLCS) was denied a return trip the Fall Classic. Steve was the only member of the 1982 Atlanta Braves to be on the team eleven years later.

Bedrosian was back with the Braves in 1994. While not as effective as he'd been the previous year, Steve extended his career (No easy feat, as no longer being a closer had meant some serious reinventing for Steve) at a point where he could have been considered "useless" and "replaceable". Again, Bedrosian was not the closer on the team (That role was taken now exclusively the job of Greg McMichael's. But McMichael's numbers weren't that great for a closer. His earned run average was 3.84, and Greg was just 4-6. Bedrosian, by comparison, had an ERA of 3.33 (But with a win-loss record of just 0-2). So Steve not quite as good as he'd been in 1993. The rest of the relief corps might have said the same thing. Mark Wohlers, although 7-2, again had a high ERA, 4.59. Mike Stanton was 3-1, although he dropped his earned run average from 4.67 in 1993, to 3.55 in '94. But Stanton had lost the closer spot, earning just three saves. Former Chicago Cubs' starter Mike Bielecki was back with Atlanta for his second tour of duty. He was 2-0 in 1994, but his earned run average was high (4.00) in what was Mike's first season since 1988 where he pitched primarily in relief. Former Baltimore Oriole ace reliever Gregg Olson (Not to be confused with the former Brave catcher, Greg Olson) struggled. He'd saved 160 games for the Orioles from 1989-1993, but just didn't have it here in 1994. Gregg was just 0-2 with an ERA over nine. It was not the end of his career, but Olson would not return in 1995.

Steve Bedrosian did return to Atlanta the next year, but maybe he wished he hadn't have. The Braves were on their way to the World Series, but Bedrosian would not be a part of the postseason triumph. It must have been frustrating for him. The starting rotation was awesome, as Greg Maddux was 19-2. John Smoltz was 12-7. Tom Glavine was 16-7. Although Steve Avery and Ken Mercker struggled, the bullpen helped. Mark Wohlers had it all come together, and he went 7-3, got 25 saves and and earned run average of 2.09. Greg McMichael was 7-2 himself. But the best W-L% of any Brave reliever in 1995 was by rookie Brad Clontz. Clontz went 8-1. There was also Pedro Borbon, the son of the  Cincinnati Reds' reliever in the 1970s. Pedro went 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA.

But two of the flops among the Atlanta relief corps that year were Mike Stanton and Steve Bedrosian. Stanton was just 1-1 with an ERA over five. Alejandro Pena also struggled, going 0-0 with an earned run average over four.

Bedrosian struggled in April and May. A fine June where he posted an earned run average of 3.61 gave hope. Atlanta was, as usual in the 1990s, a great team that year. Bedrosian no doubt wanted to be a part of it. By July 18th, he got his season ERA, that had been as high as seven on May 20th, to just a respectable 4.50. But his next two outings were mixed. A blown save and a hold. After a nice 1-2-3 inning vs. Montreal on August 6th, the wheels really came off the chariot. In just a third of an inning vs. Cincinnati three days later, Steve Bedrosian gave up four runs on four hits. It would prove to be his last appearance in the bigs.

Steve announced his retirement shortly thereafter. The Braves went on to win it all, and Bedrosian got a ring. It was then on to his new career, a pitching coach. The next year, he taught some of his pitching wisdom in Appalachian, which had a team at the rookie level.

Today, Steve Bedrosian watches with pride as his son Cameron, keeps the family tradition going. Yes, Steve's son is a reliever in the big leagues. Cam Bedrosian's best year, so far, was in 2016. The younger Bedrosian went 2-0 that year with a 1.12 earned run average. Last year (2021) he pitched for Oakland, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. 

Greatest Relief Seasons of All-Time Stat Set 2

Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Bernhard	1899	0	?	?	?	2.65	23	1.6	1.179	2.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Walsh	1904	1	?	?	?	2.60	57	4.6	1.102	0.1
Griffith	1905	1	?	?	?	1.68	46	4.1	0.954	3.3
Ferguson	1906	7	?	?	?	2.58	32	5.5	1.280	0.2
Keefe	1907	3	?	?	?	2.50	20	3.1	1.387	2.0
Chappelle	1908	0	?	?	?	1.79	23	2.9	1.095	0.3
Leever	1909	2	?	?	?	2.83	23	3.0	1.257	-0.1
Dygert	1909	0	?	?	?	2.42	79	5.2	1.216	-0.4
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Phillipe	1910	4	?	?	?	2.29	30	2.2	0.986	2.0
Benz	1911	0	?	?	?	2.26	28	4.5	1.168	0.7
Baskette	1912	1	?	?	?	3.18	51	4.0	1.336	2.2
Crandall	1913	6	?	?	?	2.86	42	3.9	1.290	0.5
Wolfgang	1914	0	?	?	?	1.89	50	3.8	1.073	1.8
Bressler	1914	2	?	?	?	1.77	96	5.9	1.138	3.5
Conzelman	1914	2	?	?	?	2.94	39	3.5	1.267	0.8
Mays	1915	7	?	?	?	2.60	65	4.4	1.063	1.0
Hughes	1916	5	1	0.833	?	2.35	97	5.4	1.068	2.5
Danforth	1917	9	?	?	?	2.65	79	4.1	1.324	3.2
Bender	1917	2	?	?	?	1.67	43	3.4	0.973	3.7
Coumbe	1917	5	2	0.714	1	2.14	30	2.0	1.146	1.1
Dubuc	1919	3	?	?	?	2.66	32	2.2	1.182	0.6
Luque	1919	3	0	1.000	?	2.63	26	3.4	1.179	1.1
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Morton	1921	1	?	?	?	2.76	45	3.8	1.207	2.3
Baumgartner	1925	3	?	?	?	3.57	18	1.4	1.368	2.5
Marberry	1926	22	?	?	?	3.00	43	2.8	1.348	3.1
Clark	1927	2	?	?	?	2.32	32	2.3	1.262	2.8
Haid	1928	5	?	?	?	2.30	21	4.0	1.064	0.4
Rommel	1929	4	1	0.800	1	2.85	25	2.0	1.484	1.6
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Lindsey	1931	7	1	0.875	?	2.77	32	3.9	1.634	1.1
Quinn	1932	13	?	?	?	2.66	24	3.5	1.383	1.1
Russell	1933	13	?	?	?	2.69	28	2.0	1.218	3.1
Malone	1936	9	1	0.900	0	3.81	72	4.8	1.515	2.9
Brown	1938	5	?	?	?	3.80	55	3.7	1.500	0.4
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Beggs	1940	7	4	0.636	0	2.00	25	2.9	1.161	2.2
Murphy	1941	15	7	0.682	0	1.98	29	3.4	1.397	2.2
Adams	1943	9	2	0.818	0	2.82	46	3.0	1.254	3.0
Heving	1944	10	?	?	0	1.96	46	3.5	1.228	1.9
Maltzberger	1944	12	?	?	0	2.96	49	4.8	1.095	1.8
Berry	1944	12	4	0.750	0	1.94	44	3.6	0.907	3.7
Karl	1945	15	1	0.938	1	2.99	51	2.5	1.245	3.6
Christopher	1947	12	2	0.857	0	2.90	33	3.7	1.277	1.4
Wilks	1948	13	1	0.929	1	2.62	72	4.9	1.163	4.8
Page	1949	27	11	0.711	0	2.59	99	6.6	1.315	4.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Konstanty	1950	22	4	0.846	0	2.66	56	3.3	1.039	4.7
Aloma	1951	3	1	0.750	0	1.82	25	3.2	1.096	3.2
Wilhelm	1952	11	1	0.917	1	2.43	108	6.1	1.155	2.7
Paige	1952	10	5	0.667	1	3.07	91	5.9	1.254	3.4
Kinder	1953	27	8	0.771	4	1.85	39	3.3	1.140	4.5
Mossi	1954	7	0	1.000	0	1.94	55	5.3	1.022	3.3
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Narleski	1955	19	2	0.905	6	3.71	94	7.6	1.281	2.5
Craig	1955	2	0	1.000	0	2.78	48	4.8	1.368	1.8
Freeman	1956	18	3	0.857	2	3.40	50	4.1	1.344	2.6
Farrell	1957	10	3	0.769	0	2.38	54	5.8	1.320	2.4
Zuverink	1957	9	8	0.529	0	2.48	36	2.9	1.278	2.7
Hyde	1958	18	5	0.783	0	1.75	49	4.3	1.136	4.9
Duren	1959	14	7	0.667	1	1.88	96	11.3	1.200	3.8
Staley	1959	15	4	0.789	2	2.24	54	4.2	1.169	2.5
Face	1959	10	9	0.526	1	2.70	69	6.7	1.243	3.2
Sherry	1959	3	1	0.750	0	2.19	23	6.9	1.251	3.6
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
McDaniel	1960	26	6	0.813	1	1.29	95	8.2	0.863	6.0
Brosnan	1960	12	2	0.857	2	2.36	62	5.6	1.020	2.7
Arroyo	1961	29	10	0.744	1	2.19	87	6.6	1.109	3.3
Fox	1961	12	2	0.857	3	1.41	32	5.0	1.012	2.6
Radatz	1963	25	3	0.893	0	1.97	162	11.0	1.096	5.7
Perranoski	1963	21	8	0.724	0	1.67	75	5.2	1.202	4.5
Baldschun	1963	16	5	0.762	1	2.30	89	7.0	1.240	2.0
Lee	1964	19	8	0.704	1	1.51	111	7.3	1.058	4.3
Ellis	1964	14	2	0.875	1	2.57	125	9.2	1.054	3.1
Hall	1964	9	2	0.818	2	1.85	52	5.3	0.844	3.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Miller	1965	24	1	0.960	1	1.89	104	7.8	0.997	4.3
Regan	1966	21	7	0.750	1	1.62	88	6.8	0.934	5.0
Hoerner	1966	13	3	0.813	4	1.54	63	7.5	1.026	3.0
Drabowsky	1967	12	5	0.706	3	1.60	96	9.1	0.955	3.2
Abernathy	1967	28	6	0.824	1	1.27	88	7.4	0.978	6.2
Wyatt	1967	20	4	0.833	2	2.60	68	6.6	1.179	2.2
Wood	1968	16	5	0.762	7	1.87	74	4.2	1.006	5.4
V. Romo	1968	12	3	0.800	1	1.60	54	5.8	0.901	2.8
Segui	1968	6	1	0.857	4	2.39	72	7.8	1.000	1.3
Tatum	1969	22	1	0.957	2	1.36	65	6.8	1.042	4.3
Watt	1969	16	5	0.762	1	1.65	46	5.8	1.056	1.9
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Williams	1970	15	4	0.789	7	1.99	76	6.0	1.032	2.8
McMahon	1970	19	5	0.792	0	2.96	74	7.1	1.219	3.0
Grant	1970	24	3	0.889	2	1.86	58	3.9	1.064	4.9
Richert	1970	13	4	0.765	3	1.98	66	10.9	1.098	2.3
Sanders	1971	31	4	0.886	0	1.91	80	5.3	1.064	4.1
Carroll	1971	15	6	0.714	4	2.50	64	6.1	1.281	1.8
Giusti	1972	22	5	0.815	0	1.93	54	6.5	1.058	2.3
Knowles	1972	11	3	0.786	5	1.37	36	4.9	1.310	2.5
Brewer	1972	17	7	0.708	0	1.26	69	7.9	0.843	3.5
Hiller	1973	38	4	0.905	0	1.44	124	8.9	1.021	8.1
Borbon	1973	14	5	0.737	6	2.16	60	4.5	1.421	2.5
Beene	1973	1	0	1.000	0	1.68	49	4.8	1.033	3.0
Marshall	1974	21	12	0.636	9	2.42	143	6.2	1.186	3.1
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Gossage	1975	26	5	0.839	1	1.84	130	8.3	1.193	8.2
Hrabosky	1975	22	6	0.786	3	1.66	82	7.6	1.097	3.9
McEnaney	1975	15	4	0.789	11	2.47	48	4.7	1.264	1.5
Eastwick	1976	26	9	0.743	1	2.09	70	5.9	1.115	2.8
Lyle	1977	26	8	0.765	1	2.17	68	4.5	1.197	3.7
Sutter	1977	31	9	0.775	0	1.34	129	10.8	0.857	6.5
Johnson	1977	15	7	0.682	1	3.13	87	5.3	1.806	2.5
Stanley	1978	10	5	0.667	1	2.60	38	2.2	1.242	4.1
Blair	1978	28	5	0.848	2	1.97	91	8.2	1.246	4.1
Lolich	1978	1	0	1.000	2	1.56	13	3.4	1.183	1.1
Tekulve	1979	31	6	0.838	8	2.79	75	5.0	1.176	3.2
Lopez	1979	21	5	0.808	1	2.41	106	7.5	1.150	5.3
Davis	1979	9	10	0.474	2	2.85	43	4.5	1.313	2.2
E.Romo	1979	5	8	0.385	12	2.99	106	7.4	1.276	1.8
Monge	1979	19	7	0.731	5	2.40	108	7.4	1.221	3.0
Sosa	1979	18	7	0.720	4	1.96	59	5.5	1.179	3.1
Palmer	1979	2	1	0.667	0	2.64	72	5.3	1.141	2.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
McGraw	1980	20	5	0.800	0	1.46	75	7.3	0.921	4.7
Garvin	1980	8	5	0.615	5	2.29	52	5.7	1.173	3.4
Fingers	1981	28	6	0.824	0	1.04	61	7.0	0.872	4.2
Caudill	1982	26	6	0.813	0	2.35	111	10.4	1.045	4.4
Reardon	1982	26	8	0.765	2	2.06	86	7.1	1.128	3.5
Bedrosian	1982	11	6	0.647	10	2.42	123	8.0	1.155	4.2
L.Smith	1983	29	4	0.879	1	1.65	91	7.9	1.074	4.8
Stewart	1983	8	5	0.615	5	2.60	78	5.2	1.237	3.1
Quisenberry	1983	45	8	0.849	0	1.94	48	3.1	0.928	5.5
Orosco	1983	17	5	0.773	1	1.47	84	6.9	1.036	3.8
Hernandez	1984	32	1	0.970	0	1.92	112	7.2	0.941	4.8
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Lamp	1985	2	5	0.286	8	3.32	68	5.8	1.164	1.3
B.Smith	1985	27	6	0.818	1	2.27	40	4.5	1.084	1.6
Lahti	1985	19	1	0.950	6	1.84	41	5,4	1.302	2.3
D. Moore	1985	31	8	0.795	0	1.92	72	6.3	1.087	3.6
Eichhorn	1986	10	4	0.714	7	1.72	166	9.5	0.955	7.4
Righetti	1986	46	10	0.821	0	2.45	83	7.0	1.153	3.8
Todd Worrell	1986	36	10	0.783	0	2.08	73	6.3	1.225	2.5
Henke	1987	34	8	0.810	1	2.49	128	12.3	0.926	3.3
Burke	1987	18	4	0.818	5	1.19	58	5.7	0.890	4.3
Dayley	1987	4	6	0.400	6	2.66	63	9.3	1.393	1.5
Henneman	1988	22	7	0.759	2	1.87	58	5.7	1.051	3.3
Parrett	1988	6	4	0.600	2	2.65	62	6.1	1.211	1.6
Pena	1988	12	2	0.857	9	1.91	83	7.9	1.081	1.7
Lancaster	1989	8	3	0.727	7	1.36	56	6.9	1.032	3.9
Russell	1989	38	6	0.864	0	1.98	77	9.5	0.950	2.5
McDowell	1989	23	5	0.821	2	1.96	47	4.6	1.272	1.2
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Eckersley	1990	48	2	0.960	0	0.61	73	9.0	0.614	3.3
Thigpen	1990	57	8	0.877	0	1.83	70	7.1	1.038	3.4
Nelson	1990	5	3	0.625	18	1.57	38	4.6	0.964	2.3
Dibble	1990	11	6	0.647	17	1.74	136	12.5	0.980	4.0
Henry	1991	15	1	0.938	3	1.00	28	7.0	0.833	2.2
Aguilera	1991	42	9	0.824	0	2.35	61	8.0	1.072	2.4
Ward	1992	12	4	0.750	24	1.95	103	9.1	1.135	3.1
Rojas	1992	10	1	0.909	13	1.43	70	6.3	1.043	3.9
Olin	1992	29	7	0.806	0	2.34	47	4.8	1.211	2.7
Jones	1992	36	6	0.857	0	1.85	93	7.5	1.102	2.8
Wetteland	1993	43	1	0.977	0	1.37	113	12.0	1.008	4.2
Harvey	1993	45	4	0.918	0	1.70	73	9.5	0.841	4.0
Beck	1993	48	4	0.923	0	2.16	86	9.8	0.882	2.4
Martinez	1993	2	1	0.667	14	2.61	119	10.0	1.243	3.0
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Hoffman	1998	53	1	0.981	0	1.48	86	10.6	0.849	4.1
Urbina	1998	34	4	0.895	0	1.30	94	12.2	1.010	3.2
Williamson	1999	19	7	0.731	5	2.41	107	10.3	1.039	2.8
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Rhodes	2001	3	4	0.429	31	1.72	83	11.0	0.853	2.5
Smoltz	2003	45	4	0.918	0	1.12	73	10.2	0.870	3.3
Tim Worrell	2003	38	7	0.844	1	2.87	65	7.5	1.302	0.8
Cormier	2003	1	3	0.250	13	1.70	67	7.1	0.933	2.6
Timlin	2005	13	7	0.650	24	2.24	59	6.6	1.320	2.9
Nathan	2006	36	2	0.947	0	1.58	95	12.5	0.790	3.3
Ryan	2006	38	4	0.905	1	1.37	86	10.7	0.857	3.6
Putz	2007	40	2	0.952	0	1.38	82	10.3	0.698	4.0
Rivera	2008	39	1	0.975	0	1.40	77	9.8	0.665	4.3
Jenks	2008	30	4	0.882	0	2.63	38	5.5	1.103	2.5
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Bell	2010	47	3	0.940	0	1.93	86	11.1	1.200	1.9
Soriano	2010	45	3	0.938	0	1.73	57	8.2	0.802	2.1
Aceves	2011	2	3	0.400	11	2.61	80	6.3	1.105	2.7
Axford	2011	46	2	0.958	0	1.95	86	10.5	1.140	2.3
Downs	2011	1	3	0.250	26	1.34	35	5.9	1.006	2.0
Cook	2012	14	7	0.667	21	2.09	80	9.8	0.941	2.6
Chapman	2012	38	5	0.884	6	1.51	122	15.3	0.809	3.6
Johnson	2012	51	3	0.944	0	2.49	41	5.4	1.019	2.4
Smyly	2013	2	4	0.333	21	2.37	81	9.6	1.039	2.6
Davis	2014	3	3	0.500	33	1.00	109	13.6	0.847	3.7
Clippard	2014	1	6	0.143	40	2.18	82	10.5	0.995	1.5
Rondon	2015	30	4	0.882	8	1.67	69	8.6	1.000	2.2
O'Day	2015	6	5	0.545	18	1.52	82	11.3	0.934	2.7
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Britton	2016	47	0	1.000	0	0.54	75	9.9	0.836	4.2
Osuna	2016	36	6	0.857	0	2.68	82	10.0	0.932	2.1
Brach	2016	2	5	0.286	24	2.05	92	10.5	1.038	2.5
Miller	2016	12	2	0.857	25	1.45	123	14.9	0.686	3.8
Robertson	2017	14	2	0.875	8	1.84	98	12.9	0.849	2.9
Jansen	2017	41	1	0.976	1	1.32	109	14.4	0.746	2.9
Albers	2017	2	4	0.333	14	1.62	63	9.3	0.852	2.5
Kimbrel	2017	35	4	0.897	1	1.43	126	16.4	0.681	3.6
Morrow	2018	22	2	1.158	0	1.47	31	9.1	1.076	1.4
Trivino	2018	4	5	0.444	23	2.92	82	10.0	1.135	1.5
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR
Treinen	2018	38	5	0.884	5	0.78	100	11.2	0.834	4.1
Jeffress	2018	15	5	0.750	18	1.29	89	10.4	0.991	3.3
Yarbrough	2018	0	0	0.000	1	3.91	128	7.8	1.290	1.1
Hader	2018	12	5	0.706	21	2.43	243	15.8	0.811	2.1
Strop	2018	13	4	0.765	9	2.26	57	8.6	0.989	2.1
Workman	2019	16	6	0.727	15	1.88	104	13.1	1.033	3.2
Robles	2019	23	4	0.852	2	2.48	75	9.3	1.018	2.6
Walden	2019	2	4	0.333	8	3.81	76	8.8	1.192	1.2
W.Smith	2019	34	4	0.895	0	2.76	96	13.2	1.026	0.4
Oberg	2019	5	3	0.625	8	2.25	58	9.3	1.107	2.4
Littell	2019	0	1	0.000	1	2.68	32	7.8	1.162	0.9
Whitlock	2021	2	3	0.400	15	1.96	81	9.9	1.105	2.9
Pitcher	Year	S	BS	S%	H	ERA	K	K/9	WHIP	WAR

Notes

Hughes appeared as a starter thirteen times.

Baumgartner and Bernhard appeared as a starter twelve times.

Wolfgang and Baskette appeared as a starter eleven times.

Craig and Coumbe appeared as a starter ten times.

Danforth, Malone, Stewart, Sherry, Luque and Conzelman appeared as a starter nine times.

Phillipe and Walsh appeared as a starter eight times.

Morton and Griffith appeared as a starter seven times.

Paige, Mays, Chappelle, Rommell and Yarbrough appeared as a starter six times.

Marberry, Mossi, Lee, Ellis and Dubuc appeared as a starter five times.

Leever, Aceves and Beene appeared as a starter four times.

Russell, Stanley, Adams,Keefe and Bedrosian appeared as a starter three times.

Brown, McDaniel, Wood, Crandall, Brosnan, Lindsey, Karl, Wilks, Martinez, Clark and Lolich appeared as a starter two times.

Beggs, Quinn, Narleski, McGraw, Aloma, Robles, Ferguson, Vincente Romo, and Trivino appeared once as a starter.

Maltzberger, Hyde, Konstanty, Duren, Brosnan, Tekulve and Henke all wore glasses.

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