Born on October 31, 1970 in Oxnard, California, Steve Trachsel (Stephen Christopher Trachsel) played for the Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Devil Rays and New York Mets over the course of his 14 year career. Trachsel broke into the bigs on September 19, 1993 with the Chicago Cubs, and put up a 3.21 ERA in 146 innings pitched in 1994, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Steve Trachsel's best season was 1996, when he posted a 3.03 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 132 batters.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1993
CHI
N
3
3
0
2
4.58
14
10
10
0
0
0
19.2
16
4
3
0
1
0
1994
CHI
N
22
22
9
7
3.21
108
57
52
1
0
0
146
133
19
54
4
6
3
1995
CHI
N
30
29
7
13
5.15
117
104
92
2
0
0
160.2
174
25
76
8
2
0
1996
CHI
N
31
31
13
9
3.03
132
82
69
3
2
0
205
181
30
62
3
5
8
1997
CHI
N
34
34
8
12
4.51
160
110
101
0
0
0
201.1
225
32
69
6
4
5
1998
CHI
N
33
33
15
8
4.46
149
107
103
1
0
0
208
204
27
84
5
3
8
1999
CHI
N
34
34
8
18
5.56
149
133
127
4
0
0
205.2
226
32
64
4
8
3
2000
TOR
A
11
11
2
5
5.29
32
40
37
0
0
0
63
72
10
25
1
1
0
2000
TB
A
23
23
6
10
4.58
78
76
70
3
1
0
137.2
160
16
49
1
3
6
2000
TOT
A
34
34
8
15
4.80
110
116
107
3
1
0
200.2
232
26
74
2
4
6
2001
NY
N
28
28
11
13
4.46
144
90
86
1
1
0
173.2
168
28
47
7
4
3
2002
NY
N
30
30
11
11
3.37
105
80
65
1
1
0
173.2
170
16
69
4
4
0
2003
NY
N
33
33
16
10
3.78
111
90
86
2
2
0
204.2
204
26
65
9
5
3
2004
NY
N
33
33
12
13
4.00
117
104
90
0
0
0
202.2
203
25
83
9
4
5
2005
NY
N
6
6
1
4
4.14
24
20
17
0
0
0
37
37
6
12
0
1
1
2006
NY
N
30
30
15
8
4.97
79
94
91
1
0
0
164.2
185
23
78
1
4
4
2007
BAL
A
25
25
6
8
4.48
45
73
70
1
0
0
140.2
151
16
69
0
6
2
2007
CHI
N
4
4
1
3
8.31
11
16
16
0
0
0
17.1
25
3
7
1
1
0
2007
Total
29
29
7
11
4.90
56
89
86
1
0
0
158
176
19
76
1
7
2
Total
NL
351
350
127
131
4.27
1420
1097
1005
16
6
0
2120
2151
296
773
61
52
43
Total
AL
59
59
14
23
4.67
155
189
177
4
1
0
341.1
383
42
143
2
10
8
Total
410
409
141
154
4.32
1575
1286
1182
20
7
0
2461.1
2534
338
916
63
62
51
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1993
CHI
N
P
3
3
19.2
1
5
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1.000
1994
CHI
N
P
22
22
146
10
33
2
0
0
1
7
8
4
.956
1995
CHI
N
P
30
29
160.2
7
13
1
0
0
1
20
6
1
.952
1996
CHI
N
P
31
31
205
16
30
1
0
0
3
15
8
2
.979
1997
CHI
N
P
34
34
201.1
17
26
2
0
0
1
27
12
4
.956
1998
CHI
N
P
33
33
208
23
34
2
1
0
0
8
8
4
.966
1999
CHI
N
P
34
34
205.2
18
20
0
3
0
0
19
6
1
1.000
2000
TOR
A
P
11
11
63
8
11
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
1.000
2000
TB
A
P
23
23
137.2
12
18
0
4
0
0
7
7
0
1.000
2000
TOT
A
P
34
34
200.2
20
29
0
4
0
0
10
7
1
1.000
2001
NY
N
P
28
28
173.2
15
20
1
3
0
1
22
3
0
.972
2002
NY
N
P
30
30
173.2
12
37
2
3
0
0
21
11
1
.961
2003
NY
N
P
33
33
204.2
16
30
2
2
0
2
17
8
4
.958
2004
NY
N
P
33
33
202.2
13
37
0
4
0
2
19
7
1
1.000
2005
NY
N
P
6
6
37
2
8
1
1
0
0
4
0
0
.909
2006
NY
N
P
30
30
164.2
7
28
1
1
0
1
12
7
1
.972
2007
BAL
A
P
25
25
140.2
16
30
0
2
0
3
17
6
3
1.000
2007
CHI
N
P
4
4
17.1
1
5
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1.000
2007
Total
P
29
29
158
17
35
0
2
0
3
19
7
4
1.000
Total
P
410
409
2461.1
194
385
15
24
0
16
222
98
29
.975
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1993
CHI
N
3
6
1
1
0
0
.167
.286
.167
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1994
CHI
N
22
43
3
8
0
2
.186
.205
.209
1
0
0
9
1
8
0
0
2
1995
CHI
N
30
49
3
13
0
4
.265
.288
.306
2
0
2
17
0
6
0
0
0
1996
CHI
N
31
66
3
7
1
5
.106
.119
.182
2
0
1
20
0
6
0
0
0
1997
CHI
N
34
60
5
7
0
4
.117
.185
.167
3
0
5
19
0
11
0
0
3
1998
CHI
N
33
64
11
17
1
8
.266
.338
.359
3
0
7
18
0
9
0
0
1
1999
CHI
N
34
63
4
7
0
0
.111
.125
.127
1
0
1
25
0
7
1
0
0
2000
TOR
A
11
0
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2000
TB
A
23
4
0
1
0
0
.250
.400
.250
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2000
TOT
A
34
4
0
1
0
0
.250
.400
.250
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2001
NY
N
28
56
2
9
0
2
.161
.161
.179
1
0
0
13
0
5
0
0
0
2002
NY
N
31
46
4
5
0
4
.109
.128
.152
0
1
1
19
0
9
0
0
2
2003
NY
N
36
58
3
11
0
4
.190
.213
.224
2
0
2
16
0
11
0
0
1
2004
NY
N
35
59
6
11
0
5
.186
.200
.203
1
0
1
17
0
11
0
0
1
2005
NY
N
6
15
0
1
0
0
.067
.067
.067
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
2006
NY
N
30
50
4
7
1
2
.140
.218
.220
1
0
4
13
1
4
0
0
0
2007
BAL
A
25
5
0
0
0
0
.000
.000
.000
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2007
CHI
N
4
7
0
1
0
0
.143
.143
.143
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2007
TOTAL
29
12
0
1
0
0
.083
.083
.083
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
357
642
49
105
3
40
.164
.197
.207
17
1
25
196
2
87
1
0
10
Total
AL
59
9
0
1
0
0
.111
.200
.111
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
Total
416
651
49
106
3
40
.163
.197
.206
17
1
26
200
2
87
1
0
10
Transactions
Selected by Chicago Cubs in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1991 - signed June 10, 1991).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1999).
Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (January 28, 2000).
Traded by Tampa Bay Devil Rays with Mark Guthrie to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Brent Abernathy (July 31, 2000).
