Earl Stephenson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: July 31, 1947 in Benson, NC us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase.

High School: Benson HS (Benson, NC)

School: Campbell University (Buies Creek, NC)

Debut: April 7, 1971 (Age 23-250d, 10,706th in MLB history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 26, 1978 (Age 30-360d)
vs. DET 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Chester Earl Stephenson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

W

L

ERA

3.57

G

GS

SV

IP

113.1

SO

WHIP

1.474

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	19	CHC-min	A	8	7	.533	2.90	18	17		8	0		118.0	115	56	38	7	28	2	83	2	1	6				1.212	8.8	0.5	2.1	6.3	2.96	QUI MIDW
1968			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1969	21	CHC-min	WRk,A	4	5	.444	4.25	20	14		1	0	3	91.0	104	51	43	4	33	0	75	1	1	5				1.505	10.3	0.4	3.3	7.4	2.27	CBZ,QUI AZIL,MIDW
1970	22	CHC-min	AA	3	3	.500	6.43	21	8		0	0	1	49.0	66	41	35	7	33	3	42	6	0	4				2.020	12.1	1.3	6.1	7.7	1.27	SAN TL
1971	23	CHC-min	AAA	6	5	.545	4.83	18	10		2	1	0	69.0	86	41	37	5	39	7	39	5	2	1				1.812	11.2	0.7	5.1	5.1	1.00	TAC PCL
1971	23	CHC	NL	1	0	1.000	4.43	16	0	5	0	0	1	20.1	24	10	10	1	11	0	11	0	0	1	90	90	3.63	1.721	10.6	0.4	4.9	4.9	1.00
1972	24	MIL	AL	3	5	.375	3.25	35	8	6	1	0	0	80.1	79	32	29	5	33	5	33	3	0	7	345	93	3.73	1.394	8.9	0.6	3.7	3.7	1.00

1973	25	PHI-min	AAA	5	2	.714	5.67	53	0		0	0	13	81.0	90	66	51	12	52	6	44	5	0	11				1.753	10.0	1.3	5.8	4.9	0.85	EUG PCL
1974	26	MIN-MON-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.74	36	8		0	0	2	74.0	74	56	39	5	56	6	38	4	0	12				1.757	9.0	0.6	6.8	4.6	0.68	TAC,MEM PCL,IL
1975	27	ATL-min	AAA	2	1	.667	3.06	23	0		0	0	1	47.0	52	28	16	1	20	3	21	2	0	5				1.532	10.0	0.2	3.8	4.0	1.05	RMD IL
1976	28	BAL-ATL-min	AAA,AA	5	3	.625	1.58	41	0		0	0	3	57.0	46	12	10	1	30	7	37	5	0	7				1.333	7.3	0.2	4.7	5.8	1.23	ROC,SAV IL,SOUL
1977	29	BAL-min	AAA	5	6	.455	4.44	51	0		0	0	7	75.0	94	47	37	3	33	8	38	2	2	2				1.693	11.3	0.4	4.0	4.6	1.15	ROC IL
1977	29	BAL	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	3	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	48	5.74	1.667	15.0	3.0	0.0	6.0
1978	30	BAL-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.70	40	0		0	0	4	73.0	66	36	30	3	46	16	41	6	0	3				1.534	8.1	0.4	5.7	5.1	0.89	ROC IL
1978	30	BAL	AL	0	0		2.79	2	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	10	3	3	0	5	0	4	0	0	1	40	131	3.31	1.552	9.3	0.0	4.7	3.7	0.80
1979	31	BAL-NYM-min	AAA					45																										ROC,TID IL
4 Yrs				4	5	.444	3.57	54	8	13	1	0	1	113.1	118	48	45	7	49	5	50	3	0	9	489	92	3.73	1.474	9.4	0.6	3.9	4.0	1.02
162 Game Avg.				4	5	.444	3.57	59	9	14	1	0	1	124	129	53	49	8	54	5	55	3	0	10	536	92	3.73	1.474	9.4	0.6	3.9	4.0	1.02

BAL (2 yrs)				0	0		4.26	3	0	2	0	0	0	12.2	15	6	6	1	5	0	6	0	0	1	54	90	3.88	1.579	10.7	0.7	3.6	4.3	1.20
CHC (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.43	16	0	5	0	0	1	20.1	24	10	10	1	11	0	11	0	0	1	90	90	3.63	1.721	10.6	0.4	4.9	4.9	1.00
MIL (1 yr)				3	5	.375	3.25	35	8	6	1	0	0	80.1	79	32	29	5	33	5	33	3	0	7	345	93	3.73	1.394	8.9	0.6	3.7	3.7	1.00

AL (3 yrs)				3	5	.375	3.39	38	8	8	1	0	0	93.0	94	38	35	6	38	5	39	3	0	8	399	93	3.75	1.419	9.1	0.6	3.7	3.8	1.03
NL (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	4.43	16	0	5	0	0	1	20.1	24	10	10	1	11	0	11	0	0	1	90	90	3.63	1.721	10.6	0.4	4.9	4.9	1.00

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Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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