An Ode To Matt Stairs
Matt Stairs is one of the unlikeliest men to have a 19-year major league career. It's worth celebrating.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 169.2 | 141 | 63 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 122 | 2.23 | 1.03 | |
| 1990 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 121.1 | 133 | 81 | 68 | 9 | 30 | 102 | 5.04 | 1.34 | |
| 1991 | Cardinals | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 67.2 | 74 | 35 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 4.12 | 1.21 |
| 1991 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 127.2 | 140 | 64 | 60 | 5 | 31 | 74 | 4.23 | 1.34 | |
| 1992 | Cardinals | 31 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 186 | 194 | 83 | 76 | 15 | 33 | 117 | 3.68 | 1.22 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 2.00 | |
| 1993 | Cardinals | 38 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 145.1 | 163 | 80 | 70 | 18 | 27 | 75 | 4.33 | 1.31 |
| 1994 | Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 5.45 | 1.18 |
| 1994 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.93 | .960 | |
| 1995 | Red Sox | 48 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 131 | 60 | 52 | 12 | 31 | 69 | 4.07 | 1.41 |
| 1996 | Expos | 33 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 159.2 | 165 | 80 | 74 | 16 | 41 | 100 | 4.17 | 1.29 |
| 1997 | Expos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33.76 | 3.75 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6.52 | 1.76 | |
| 1999 | Red Sox | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.1 | 61 | 34 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 3.69 | 1.25 |
| 2000 | Red Sox | 64 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.1 | 74 | 40 | 35 | 7 | 17 | 43 | 4.61 | 1.33 |
| 2001 | Phillies | 60 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 49 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 37 | 4.21 | 1.29 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | .500 | |
| 2002 | Phillies | 54 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 61 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 32 | 49 | 5.25 | 1.55 |
| 2003 | Phillies | 65 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84.2 | 54 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 25 | 67 | 1.70 | .930 |
| 2004 | Phillies | 84 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 70 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 3.56 | 1.19 |
| 2005 | Phillies | 57 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.1 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 5.89 | 1.52 |
| 2006 | Reds | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4.50 | 1.79 |
| 2006 | Phillies | 43 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1.59 | 1.18 |
| 2006 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 2.44 | 1.35 | |
| 2007 | Reds | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.00 | 1.67 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1.17 | .910 | |
| Career Total | 683 | 108 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1221.2 | 1248 | 604 | 547 | 121 | 317 | 760 | 4.03 | 1.28 | |
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Matt Stairs is one of the unlikeliest men to have a 19-year major league career. It's worth celebrating.