Steve Bechler

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 207lb (188cm, 93kg)

Born: November 18, 1979 in Medford, OR us

Died: February 17, 2003 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 3rd round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from South Medford HS (Medford, OR).

High School: South Medford HS (Medford, OR)

Last Game: September 22, 2002 (Age 22-308d)
vs. BOS 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Agents: Levinsons

Full Name: Steven Scott Bechler

Pronunciation: \BECK-ler\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

ERA

13.50

4.2

WHIP

2.143

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1998	18	-1.4	Orioles	GULF	Rk	BAL	2	4	.333	2.72	3.99	9	9	0	0	0	0	49.2	51	22	15	4	8	0	39	1	1	4	209	1.188	9.2	0.7	1.4	7.1	4.88
1999	19	-2.4	Delmarva	SALL	A	BAL	8	12	.400	3.54	4.08	26	26	0	1	1	0	152.1	137	69	60	12	58	0	139	4	0	9	642	1.280	8.1	0.7	3.4	8.2	2.40
2000	20	-2.7	Frederick	CARL	A+	BAL	8	12	.400	4.83	5.44	27	27	0	2	0	0	162.0	179	98	87	19	57	1	137	6	0	6	712	1.457	9.9	1.1	3.2	7.6	2.40
2001	21		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AA-AAA	BAL	9	8	.529	3.24	3.66	27	27	0	3	1	0	169.2	150	69	61	21	42	0	135	3	0	8	680	1.132	8.0	1.1	2.2	7.2	3.21
2001	21	-5.7	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	1	1	.500	15.95	17.18	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.1	14	14	13	4	5	0	6	0	0	2	44	2.591	17.2	4.9	6.1	7.4	1.20
2001	21	-3.2	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	3	5	.375	3.08	3.53	12	12	0	2	0	0	79.0	63	31	27	14	15	0	58	1	0	3	306	0.987	7.2	1.6	1.7	6.6	3.87
2001	21	-1.6	Frederick	CARL	A+	BAL	5	2	.714	2.27	2.59	13	13	0	1	1	0	83.1	73	24	21	3	22	0	71	2	0	3	330	1.140	7.9	0.3	2.4	7.7	3.23
2002	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	BAL	8	12	.400	4.00	4.62	28	28	0	2	1	0	173.1	182	89	77	17	58	2	90	3	0	8	748	1.385	9.5	0.9	3.0	4.7	1.55
2002	22	-4.4	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	6	11	.353	4.09	4.69	24	24	0	2	1	0	149.2	154	78	68	15	52	2	77	2	0	5	648	1.376	9.3	0.9	3.1	4.6	1.48
2002	22	-2.5	Bowie	EL	AA	BAL	2	1	.667	3.42	4.18	4	4	0	0	0	0	23.2	28	11	9	2	6	0	13	1	0	3	100	1.437	10.6	0.8	2.3	4.9	2.17
2002	22	-6.7	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	0	0		13.50	13.50	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	7	7	3	4	0	3	1	0	0	25	2.143	11.6	5.8	7.7	5.8	0.75
Majors (1 season)					Majors		0	0		13.50	13.50	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	7	7	3	4	0	3	1	0	0	25	2.143	11.6	5.8	7.7	5.8	0.75
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		35	48	.422	3.82	4.42	117	117	0	8	3	0	707.0	699	347	300	73	223	3	540	17	1	35	2991	1.304	8.9	0.9	2.8	6.9	2.42
All Levels (5 Seasons)							35	48	.422	3.88	4.48	120	117	0	8	3	0	711.2	705	354	307	76	227	3	543	18	1	35	3016	1.310	8.9	1.0	2.9	6.9	2.39

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		7	12	.368	4.64	5.27	26	26	0	2	1	0	157.0	168	92	81	19	57	2	83	2	0	7	692	1.433	9.6	1.1	3.3	4.8	1.46
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		5	6	.455	3.16	3.68	16	16	0	2	0	0	102.2	91	42	36	16	21	0	71	2	0	6	406	1.091	8.0	1.4	1.8	6.2	3.38
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		13	14	.481	3.96	4.48	40	40	0	3	1	0	245.1	252	122	108	22	79	1	208	8	0	9	1042	1.349	9.2	0.8	2.9	7.6	2.63
A (1 season)					Minors		8	12	.400	3.54	4.08	26	26	0	1	1	0	152.1	137	69	60	12	58	0	139	4	0	9	642	1.280	8.1	0.7	3.4	8.2	2.40
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	4	.333	2.72	3.99	9	9	0	0	0	0	49.2	51	22	15	4	8	0	39	1	1	4	209	1.188	9.2	0.7	1.4	7.1	4.88