Rick Sweet Stats

Rick Sweet was born on Sunday, September 7, 1952, in Longview, Washington. Sweet was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1978, with the San Diego Padres. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Sweet baseball stats page.
"Do you have a favorite quote from or about this particular player that you would like to see here? If so, please visit the Contact option on the menu above this line, send it to us, and we'll update this page" - Baseball Almanac

Please consider sponsoring this page which is available.

Baseball Almanac started in 2000. Five years ago we averaged 255,048 hits per day, in 2011 we are averaging more than 1,800,000 hits per day. We rely on YOUR support and banner advertising (which we do our best to keep to a minimum). Please help us keep growing for another ten years.

How do you put your sponsorship here today for one full year (less than $3 per month and it REALLY does help us)? Simply click the PayPal button below, INCLUDE the player's name AND your message, and we will email you back usually within 24 hours:
Rick Sweet

Rick Sweet Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#646)

Rick Sweet Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#646)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards Videos /
Birth Name:   Ricky Joe Sweet
Nickname:   Rick
Born On:   09-07-1952  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Longview, Washington
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Mark Morris High School (Longview, WA)
College:   Gonzaga University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-08-1978 (Age 25)
Last Game:   10-02-1983
Draft:   1975 : 3rd Round (65th)
Rick Sweet

Rick Sweet Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rick Sweet

Rick Sweet Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 26 Padres 88 226 15 50 8 0 1 0 11 27 7 22 4 1 1 4 .221 .306 .270
1982 30 Mets 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
1982 30 Mariners 88 258 29 66 6 1 4 0 24 20 0 24 3 3 2 2 .256 .311 .333
1983 31 Mariners 93 249 18 55 9 0 1 0 22 13 1 26 2 1 0 11 .221 .259 .269
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 272 736 62 172 23 1 6 0 57 60 8 73 9 5 3 17 .234 .292 .292
Rick Sweet

Rick Sweet Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1978 Padres C 76 63 1,700 376 4.9 370 337 33 6 3 8 30 26 .984 5.88
1982 Mariners C 83 64 1,812 460 5.5 457 431 26 3 6 7 35 21 .993 6.81
1983 Mariners C 85 66 1,805 453 5.3 447 413 34 6 6 4 55 28 .987 6.69
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 244 193 5,317 1,289 5.3 1,274 1,181 93 15 15 19 120 75 .988 6.47
3 Years 244 193 5,317 1,289 5.3 1,274 1,181 93 15 15 19 120 75 .988 6.47
Rick Sweet

Rick Sweet Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Padres 1 4 .200 15 0 n/a 226.0 10.3 20.5 - - -
1982 Mets 0 0 .000 3 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 - - -
1982 Mariners 3 0 1.000 21 0 0 64.5 10.8 10.8 - - -
1983 Mariners 2 2 .500 21 0 0 249.0 9.6 11.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 6 6 .500 60 0 0 122.7 10.1 12.9 - - -
Rick Sweet

Rick Sweet Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1978 San Diego Padres 2 $21,000.00 - -
1982 New York Mets 8 Undetermined - -
1982 Seattle Mariners 8 Undetermined - -
1983 Seattle Mariners 8 Undetermined - -




Quick Find: Search Amazon | Search This Site
Useful Tools: Glossary | Print Friendly

Did you know that you can compare Rick Sweet to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1978 National League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.
     

Baseball Almanac on Facebook

Copyright © 2000-2013. All Rights Reserved by Baseball-Almanac. Privacy Policy.Design by Geisler Young. Web hosting by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Football Almanac | Pigskin Fever | Today in Baseball History.