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Steve Karsay
Stefan Andrew Karsay

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut August 17, 1993
  vs. MIL 6.3 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, W
Born March 24, 1972 in Flushing, NY

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1993 21 OAK AL   3   3   8   8   0   0   0  0   49.0   49   23   22   4   16   33   2   1   210   1   0  4.04  4.08  101 1.327
 1994 22 OAK AL   1   1   4   4   1   0   0  0   28.0   26    8    8   1    8   15   1   0   115   0   0  2.57  4.42  172 1.214
 1997 25 OAK AL   3  12  24  24   0   0   0  0  132.7  166   92   85  20   47   92   9   7   609   3   0  5.77  4.43   77 1.606
 1998 26 CLE AL   0   2  11   1   0   0   4  0   24.3   31   16   16   3    6   13   2   2   111   1   0  5.92  4.75   80 1.521
 1999 27 CLE AL  10   2  50   3   0   0  13  1   78.7   71   29   26   6   30   68   2   5   324   3   0  2.97  5.02  169 1.284
 2000 28 CLE AL   5   9  72   0   0   0  46 20   76.7   79   33   32   5   25   66   3   0   329   4   0  3.76  4.92  131 1.357
 2001 29 TOT      3   5  74   0   0   0  29  8   88.0   73   27   23   5   25   83   1   3   356  10   0  2.35  4.46  190 1.114
         CLE AL   0   1  31   0   0   0   8  1   43.3   29    6    6   1    8   44   0   2   166   2   0  1.25  4.48  360 0.854
         ATL NL   3   4  43   0   0   0  21  7   44.7   44   21   17   4   17   39   1   1   190   8   0  3.43  4.45  130 1.366
 2002 30 NYY AL   6   4  78   0   0   0  38 12   88.3   87   33   32   7   30   65   2   4   379  14   0  3.26  4.42  136 1.325
 2004 32 NYY AL   0   0   7   0   0   0   6  0    6.7    5    3    2   2    2    4   0   1    27   0   0  2.70  4.50  167 1.050
 2005 33 TOT AL   0   1  20   0   0   0  10  0   21.7   36   19   17   2    7   14   0   1   106   1   0  7.06  4.51   64 1.985
         NYY AL   0   0   6   0   0   0   2  0    6.0   10    5    4   0    2    5   0   0    29   1   0  6.00  4.23   70 2.000
         TEX AL   0   1  14   0   0   0   8  0   15.7   26   14   13   2    5    9   0   1    77   0   0  7.47  4.62   62 1.979
 2006 34 OAK AL   1   0   9   0   0   0   5  0    9.3   13    6    6   4    3    5   1   0    43   1   0  5.79  4.43   77 1.714
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .451  32  39 357  40   1   0 151 41  603.3  636  289  269  59  199  458  23  24  2609  38   0  4.01  4.56  114 1.384
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   6  61   6   0   0  25  7  103.3  108   49   46  10   34   78   3   4   446   6   0  4.01  4.56  114 1.384
 Career High     10  12  78  24   1   0  46 20  132.7  166   92   85  20   47   92   9   7   609  14   0  2.35  5.02  190 1.114
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1997 25 OAK AL  24    0    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0                           0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 28 CLE AL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 29 TOT     45    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         ATL NL  43    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 30 NYY AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     179    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     50    2    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1                           0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1997 25 OAK AL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0   0%
 2000 28 CLE AL    1    1    0   0.0   116| .000  .277| .000  .351| .000  .446| .000  .797|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2001 29 TOT       2    2    0   0.0   114| .000  .272| .000  .344| .000  .446| .000  .789|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
         ATL NL    2    2    0   0.0   114| .000  .272| .000  .344| .000  .446| .000  .789|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2002 30 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0   105| .000  .264| .000  .332| .000  .425| .000  .757|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons        4    4    0   0.0   112| .000  .271| .000  .342| .000  .440| .000  .783|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1993 21 OAK AL P 8 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.62 0.56 0.92 1.78 8 49.0 1994 22 OAK AL P 4 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 1.75 0.53 2.25 1.74 4 28.0 1997 25 OAK AL P 24 7 13 4 1 .833 .957 0.83 0.49 1.36 1.71 24 132.7 1998 26 CLE AL P 11 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 0.50 1.85 1.78 1 24.3 1999 27 CLE AL P 50 8 10 3 1 .857 .952 0.36 0.47 2.06 1.69 3 78.7 2000 28 CLE AL P 72 9 13 1 0 .957 .957 0.31 0.46 2.58 1.62 0 76.7 2001 29 TOT P 74 7 16 1 1 .958 .958 0.31 0.47 2.35 1.75 0 88.0 CLE AL P 31 3 10 0 1 1.000 .956 0.42 0.49 2.70 1.75 0 43.3 ATL NL P 43 4 6 1 0 .909 .962 0.23 0.46 2.01 1.75 0 44.7 2002 30 NYY AL P 78 6 15 0 1 1.000 .959 0.27 0.48 2.14 1.69 0 88.3 2004 32 NYY AL P 7 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.29 0.46 2.69 1.61 0 6.7 2005 33 TOT AL P 20 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.25 0.46 2.07 1.66 0 21.7 NYY AL P 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 0.47 1.50 1.65 0 6.0 TEX AL P 14 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.46 2.29 1.66 0 15.7 2006 34 OAK AL P 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 0.41 0.97 1.55 0 9.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1993 21 OAK AL P 8 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.62 0.56 0.92 1.78 8 49.0 1994 22 OAK AL P 4 3 4 0 0 1.000 .959 1.75 0.53 2.25 1.74 4 28.0 1997 25 OAK AL P 24 7 13 4 1 .833 .957 0.83 0.49 1.36 1.71 24 132.7 1998 26 CLE AL P 11 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.45 0.50 1.85 1.78 1 24.3 1999 27 CLE AL P 50 8 10 3 1 .857 .952 0.36 0.47 2.06 1.69 3 78.7 2000 28 CLE AL P 72 9 13 1 0 .957 .957 0.31 0.46 2.58 1.62 0 76.7 2001 29 TOT P 74 7 16 1 1 .958 .958 0.31 0.47 2.35 1.75 0 88.0 CLE AL P 31 3 10 0 1 1.000 .956 0.42 0.49 2.70 1.75 0 43.3 ATL NL P 43 4 6 1 0 .909 .962 0.23 0.46 2.01 1.75 0 44.7 2002 30 NYY AL P 78 6 15 0 1 1.000 .959 0.27 0.48 2.14 1.69 0 88.3 2004 32 NYY AL P 7 1 1 1 0 .667 .952 0.29 0.46 2.69 1.61 0 6.7 2005 33 TOT AL P 20 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.25 0.46 2.07 1.66 0 21.7 NYY AL P 6 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.17 0.47 1.50 1.65 0 6.0 TEX AL P 14 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.46 2.29 1.66 0 15.7 2006 34 OAK AL P 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 0.41 0.97 1.55 0 9.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 357 49 80 10 4 .928 .958 0.36 0.47 1.92 1.70 40 603.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 357 49 80 10 4 .928 .958 0.36 0.47 1.93 1.70 40 603
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1999   ALDS  CLE BOS     L   2   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   3     5   3   1   3 
 2001   NLDS  ATL HOU     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1 
        NLCS  ATL ARI     L   4   0   2.08  0  0  0  0   4.1   3   1   1   6 
 2002   ALDS  NYY ANA     L   4   0   6.75  1  0  0  0   2.2   3   2   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   7   0   6.75  1  0  0  0   6.2   8   5   1   5 
  4 Postseason Ser      1-3  11   0   4.91  1  0  0  0  11    11   6   2  11 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1999   ALDS  CLE BOS     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2001   NLDS  ATL HOU     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  ATL ARI     L   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2002   ALDS  NYY ANA     L   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3  11   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2000 AL-72-7
2002 AL-78-4

Losses
1997 AL-12-10

Hit Batsmen
1997 AL-9-9

Youngest Player
1993 AL-21-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 2 (2417) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1467) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 4.0 (1314) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 16, 1990.

July 31, 1993: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with a player to be named later to the Oakland Athletics for Rickey Henderson. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Jose Herrera (August 6, 1993) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.

December 8, 1997: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Mike Fetters.

June 22, 2001: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Steve Reed to the Atlanta Braves for John Rocker and Troy Cameron (minors).

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

May 3, 2005: Released by the New York Yankees.

May 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 28, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 19, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

May 14, 2006: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Cleveland Indians.

June 18, 2006: Retired from the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Oakland Athletics$109,000
1994Oakland Athletics$119,000
1995Oakland Athletics$135,000
1997Oakland Athletics$160,000
1999Cleveland Indians$500,000
2000Cleveland Indians$1,200,000
2001Cleveland Indians$2,700,000
2002New York Yankees$4,000,000
2003New York Yankees$5,000,000
2004New York Yankees$6,000,000
2005New York Yankees$6,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$25,923,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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