He was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates before the 1952 season and traded to the Washington Senators on December 16, 1960.

He threw left-handed, batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighed 219 pounds (99 kg).

On April 10, 1961, in the bottom of the ninth inning, he came into the game to bat for catcher Pete Daley against relief pitcher Frank Baumann.

The next batter made the third out, and the Washington Senators lost to the Chicago White Sox, 4–3.

Defensively, Stevens committed only two errors in 426 total chances for a .995 fielding percentage in 388.1 innings at first base.