Steve Swisher Stats

Steve Swisher was born on Thursday, August 9, 1951, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Swisher was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 14, 1974, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Steve Swisher baseball stats page.

"I played for ten years, but that first day in the big leagues was a dream come true because it was always something I wanted to do. I knew there was always those people that had the doubt. So when you go out and you set forth a dream and a goal and you work toward it and you get to experience it, it's like nothing else." - Steve Swisher in The Lantern (Travis Sawchik, 05/23/2001)

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Steve Swisher

Steve Swisher Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#252)

Steve Swisher Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#252)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Steven Eugene Swisher
Nickname:   Steve
Born On:   08-09-1951
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Parkersburg, West Virginia
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Ohio University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   06-14-1974 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-26-1982
Draft:   1973 : 1st Round (21st)
Steve Swisher

Steve Swisher 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
Steve Swisher

Steve Swisher Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 Cubs 90 280 21 60 5 0 5 1 27 37 1 63 3 3 2 7 .214 .307 .286
1975 Cubs 93 254 20 54 16 2 1 0 22 30 7 57 6 4 4 15 .213 .301 .303
1976 Cubs 109 377 25 89 13 3 5 0 42 20 3 82 7 5 2 11 .236 .275 .326
1977 Cubs 74 205 21 39 7 0 5 0 15 9 5 47 2 2 2 3 .190 .229 .298
1978 Cardinals 45 115 11 32 5 1 1 0 10 8 0 14 0 0 1 6 .278 .331 .365
1979 Cardinals 38 73 4 11 1 1 1 0 3 6 0 17 0 1 0 2 .151 .213 .233
1980 Cardinals 18 24 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 .250 .280 .292
1981 Padres 16 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 1 .143 .200 .143
1982 Padres 26 58 2 10 1 0 2 0 3 5 0 24 1 0 0 0 .172 .238 .293
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 509 1,414 108 305 49 7 20 1 124 118 16 322 19 15 11 47 .216 .279 .303
Steve Swisher

Steve Swisher Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1974 Cubs C 90 - - 550 6.1 543 493 50 7 8 6 - - .987 0.00 -
1975 Cubs C 93 - - 472 5.1 462 426 36 10 5 7 - - .979 0.00 -
1976 Cubs C 107 - - 634 5.9 623 574 49 11 6 8 - - .983 0.00 -
1977 Cubs C 72 - - 374 5.2 365 327 38 9 3 1 - - .976 0.00 -
1978 Cardinals C 42 - - 217 5.2 215 202 13 2 0 2 - - .991 0.00 -
1979 Cardinals C 33 - - 114 3.5 111 105 6 3 2 0 - - .974 0.00 -
1980 Cardinals C 8 - - 23 2.9 22 21 1 1 0 0 - - .957 0.00 -
1981 Padres C 10 - - 35 3.5 34 33 1 1 0 1 - - .971 0.00 -
1982 Padres C 26 - - 104 4.0 102 93 9 2 0 1 - - .981 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
C Totals 481 0 0 2,523 5.2 2,477 2,274 203 46 24 26 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
9 Years 481 - - 2,523 5.2 2,477 2,274 203 46 24 26 n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
Steve Swisher

Steve Swisher Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Cubs 0 3 .000 - - n/a 56.0 4.4 10.4 - - -
1975 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 254.0 4.5 11.5 - - -
1976 Cubs 2 1 .667 - - n/a 75.4 4.6 9.0 - - -
1977 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 41.0 4.4 13.7 - - -
1978 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 115.0 8.2 11.5 - - -
1979 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 73.0 4.3 24.3 - - -
1980 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 12.0 - - -
1981 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - -
1982 Padres 0 0 .000 - - n/a 29.0 2.4 19.3 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 4 4 .500 - - n/a 70.7 4.4 11.4 - - -
Steve Swisher

Steve Swisher Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined - -
1975 Chicago Cubs 9 Undetermined - -
1976 Chicago Cubs 9 $25,000.00 Stats -
1977 Chicago Cubs 9 $32,500.00 - -
1978 St. Louis Cardinals 2 Undetermined - -
1979 St. Louis Cardinals 9 Undetermined - -
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 9 Undetermined - -
1981 San Diego Padres 9 Undetermined - -
1982 San Diego Padres 9 Undetermined - -


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