Steve Bedrosian

Born: 12/6/1957 in Methuen, MA, USA

MLB Debut: 1981-08-14 | Final Game: 1995-08-09

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 200 lbs

Full name: Stephen Wayne Bedrosian

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Biography

Steve Bedrosian was a professional baseball pitcher who played from 1981 until his retirement in 1995. Born in 1957, Bedrosian established himself as a reliable arm in the major leagues during a time when bullpen roles were evolving. He recorded a career win-loss record of 76-79 and maintained an earned run average (ERA) of 3.38 over his tenure. With a total of 921 strikeouts and 184 saves, he was recognized primarily for his effectiveness as a closer, contributing significantly to his teams' successes in high-pressure situations. Bedrosian was selected as an All-Star once during his career, highlighting his talent and impact on the game. He played in an era marked by the increasing importance of relief pitching, and his ability to perform under pressure made him a valuable asset to several franchises. Known for his competitive spirit and strong pitching repertoire, Bedrosian remains a significant figure in the history of relief pitchers in Major League Baseball.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	79	732	46	0	0	184	1191.0	1026	447	114	518	921	3.38	0

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — 15.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	ATL	NL	1	2	15	1	0	24.3	15	12	15	9	4.44	3.58 (-24%)	-805.9
1982	ATL	NL	8	6	64	3	11	137.7	102	37	57	123	2.42	3.86 (+37%)	3337.3
1983	ATL	NL	9	10	70	1	19	120.0	100	48	51	114	3.60	3.87 (+7%)	1385.3
1984	ATL	NL	9	6	40	4	11	83.7	65	22	33	81	2.37	3.81 (+38%)	2091.6
1985	ATL	NL	7	15	37	37	0	206.7	198	88	111	134	3.83	3.89 (+2%)	-1332.1
1986	PHI	NL	8	6	68	0	29	90.3	79	34	34	82	3.39	3.97 (+15%)	370.1
1987	PHI	NL	5	3	65	0	40	89.0	79	28	28	74	2.83	4.29 (+34%)	1135.4
1988	PHI	NL	6	6	57	0	28	74.3	75	31	27	61	3.75	3.73 (-1%)	880.9
1989	PHI	NL	2	3	28	0	6	33.7	21	12	17	24	3.21	3.71 (+14%)	-1638.8
1989	SFG	NL	1	4	40	0	17	51.0	35	15	22	34	2.65	3.71 (+29%)	-
1990	SFG	NL	9	9	68	0	17	79.3	72	37	44	43	4.20	3.86 (-9%)	-
1991	MIN	AL	5	3	56	0	6	77.3	70	38	35	44	4.42	3.91 (-13%)	-2219.1
1993	ATL	NL	5	2	49	0	0	49.7	34	9	14	33	1.63	4.19 (+61%)	649.4
1994	ATL	NL	0	2	46	0	0	46.0	41	17	18	43	3.33	4.51 (+26%)	946.6
1995	ATL	NL	1	2	29	0	0	28.0	40	19	12	22	6.11	4.45 (-37%)	-886.6

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
732	153	3	15	0	0	0	2	0	3	58	0.098	0.115	0.098	0.213	-815.4

Career AVG .098 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 62.3% below league average.

Career OBP .115 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 64.6% below league average.

Career SLG .098 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.

Career OPS 0.213 vs. league average 0.719 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	ATL	NL	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ATL	NL	64	26	0	1	0	1	6	0.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ATL	NL	70	19	0	2	0	0	7	0.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ATL	NL	40	17	0	2	0	0	9	0.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	ATL	NL	37	64	3	5	1	1	22	0.078	.257 (-70%)	.323 (-71%)	.390 (-80%)	.714 (-76%)	-815.4
1986	PHI	NL	68	5	0	1	0	1	1	0.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	PHI	NL	65	4	0	0	0	0	3	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	PHI	NL	57	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	PHI	NL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SFG	NL	40	6	0	1	0	0	3	0.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFG	NL	68	4	0	2	1	0	1	0.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	MIN	AL	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	ATL	NL	49	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	ATL	NL	46	2	0	1	0	0	1	0.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	ATL	NL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1991	ALCS	MIN	2	.000
1991	WS	MIN	3	.000
1989	NLCS	SFN	4	.000
1989	WS	SFN	2	.000
1982	NLCS	ATL	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	13	0	3	11.7	13	5	7	10	3.86

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1991	ALCS	MIN	2	0	1.3	3	0	2	2	0.00
1991	WS	MIN	3	0	3.3	3	2	0	2	5.40
1989	NLCS	SFN	4	3	3.3	4	1	2	2	2.70
1989	WS	SFN	2	0	2.7	0	0	2	2	0.00
1982	NLCS	ATL	2	0	1.0	3	2	1	2	18.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	732	46	64	122	10	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	ATL	P	15	1	1	2	0	1
1982	ATL	P	64	3	12	14	1	2
1983	ATL	P	70	1	4	16	0	2
1984	ATL	P	40	4	1	8	1	0
1985	ATL	P	37	37	13	23	4	3
1986	PHI	P	68	0	2	10	0	1
1987	PHI	P	65	0	3	7	0	0
1988	PHI	P	57	0	5	9	0	0
1989	PHI	P	28	0	2	3	1	1
1989	SFN	P	40	0	0	2	0	0
1990	SFN	P	68	0	9	11	1	1
1991	MIN	P	56	0	6	5	0	0
1993	ATL	P	49	0	3	5	0	0
1994	ATL	P	46	0	3	4	1	0
1995	ATL	P	29	0	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position	Games
Pitcher	732

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1987	Cy Young Award
1987	Pitcher of the Month	May
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-05-29
1987	Player of the Week	Week of 1987-07-03
1987	Reliever of the Year Award
1987	TSN Fireman of the Year
1982	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	ATL	NL	$750,000
1994	ATL	NL	$750,000
1993	ATL	NL	$500,000
1991	MIN	AL	$1,350,000
1990	SFN	NL	$1,450,000
1989	PHI	NL	$1,450,000
1988	PHI	NL	$925,000
1987	PHI	NL	$1,050,000
1986	PHI	NL	$650,000
1985	ATL	NL	$550,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,425,000