Dave Stewart (baseball)

Dave Stewart
Stewart on August 1, 2009.
Pitcher
Born: (1957-02-19) February 19, 1957 (age 67) Oakland, California, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 22, 1978, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
July 17, 1995, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	168–129
Earned run average	3.95
Strikeouts	1,741
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1978, 1981–1983) Texas Rangers (1983–1985) Philadelphia Phillies (1985–1986) Oakland Athletics (1986–1992) Toronto Blue Jays (1993–1994) Oakland Athletics (1995)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1989) 3× World Series champion (1981, 1989, 1993) World Series MVP (1989) 2× ALCS MVP (1990, 1993) Roberto Clemente Award (1990) AL wins leader (1987) Pitched no-hitter on June 29, 1990 Oakland Athletics No. 34 retired Athletics Hall of Fame

David Keith Stewart (born February 19, 1957), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American professional baseball executive, pitching coach, sports agent, and former starting pitcher. The Los Angeles Dodgers' 16th-round selection in the 1975 MLB draft, Stewart's MLB playing career spanned from 1978 through 1995, winning three World Series championships all with different clubs while compiling a career 3.95 earned run average (ERA) and a 168–129 won–lost record, including winning 20 games in four consecutive seasons. He pitched for the Dodgers, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics, and Toronto Blue Jays.

Stewart was an MLB All-Star and was known for his intimidating pitching style and his postseason performance, winning one World Series Most Valuable Player Award and two League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Awards. After his playing career, he served as a pitching coach for the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, and Blue Jays and as an assistant GM. General managers he has worked under include Sandy Alderson, Kevin Towers, Gord Ash, and Dean Taylor. He later became a sports agent based in San Diego until the Arizona Diamondbacks hired him as general manager at the end of the 2014 season. He was fired as the Diamondbacks' GM in 2016.