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.

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"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 (Sawchik, Travis. The Lantern. 23 May 2001.)

Steve Swisher

Steve 'Swish' Swisher Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#252)

Steve 'Swish' Swisher Autograph on a 1978 Topps Baseball Card (#252)

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Birth Name:   Steven Eugene Swisher
Nickname:   Steve or Swish
Born On:   08-09-1951  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Parkersburg, West Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   South High School (Parkerburg, WV)
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)

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Steve Swisher Pitching Stats

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Steve Swisher Hitting Stats

1974 23 Cubs 90 280 21 60 5 0 5 1 27 37 1 63 3 3 2 7 .214 .307 .286
1975 24 Cubs 93 254 20 54 16 2 1 0 22 30 7 57 6 4 4 15 .213 .301 .303
1976 25 Cubs 109 377 25 89 13 3 5 0 42 20 3 82 7 5 2 11 .236 .275 .326
1977 26 Cubs 74 205 21 39 7 0 5 0 15 9 5 47 2 2 2 3 .190 .229 .298
1978 27 Cardinals 45 115 11 32 5 1 1 0 10 8 0 14 0 0 1 6 .278 .331 .365
1979 28 Cardinals 38 73 4 11 1 1 1 0 3 6 0 17 0 1 0 2 .151 .213 .233
1980 29 Cardinals 18 24 2 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 .250 .280 .292
1981 30 Padres 16 28 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 1 .143 .200 .143
1982 31 Padres 26 58 2 10 1 0 2 0 3 5 0 24 1 0 0 0 .172 .238 .293
9 Years 509 1,414 108 305 49 7 20 1 124 118 16 322 19 15 11 47 .216 .279 .303

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Steve Swisher Fielding Stats

1974 Cubs C 90 85 2,272 550 6.1 543 493 50 7 8 6 49 25 .987 6.45
1975 Cubs C 93 86 2,104 472 5.1 462 426 36 10 5 7 47 21 .979 5.93
1976 Cubs C 107 106 2,755 634 5.9 623 574 49 11 6 8 62 36 .983 6.11
1977 Cubs C 72 54 1,519 374 5.2 365 327 38 9 3 1 47 26 .976 6.49
1978 Cardinals C 42 34 896 217 5.2 215 202 13 2 0 2 32 11 .991 6.48
1979 Cardinals C 33 19 588 114 3.5 111 105 6 3 2 0 12 5 .974 5.10
1980 Cardinals C 8 4 119 23 2.9 22 21 1 1 0 0 5 2 .957 4.99
1981 Padres C 10 6 170 35 3.5 34 33 1 1 0 1 5 1 .971 5.40
1982 Padres C 26 18 505 104 4.0 102 93 9 2 0 1 19 5 .981 5.45
C Totals 481 412 10,928 2,523 5.2 2,477 2,274 203 46 24 26 278 132 .982 6.12
9 Years 481 412 10,928 2,523 5.2 2,477 2,274 203 46 24 26 278 132 .982 6.12

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Steve Swisher Miscellaneous Stats

1974 Cubs 0 3 .000 0 0 n/a 56.0 4.4 10.4 - - -
1975 Cubs 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 254.0 4.5 11.5 - - -
1976 Cubs 2 1 .667 3 0 n/a 75.4 4.6 9.0 - - -
1977 Cubs 0 0 .000 4 0 n/a 41.0 4.4 13.7 - - -
1978 Cardinals 1 0 1.000 3 0 n/a 115.0 8.2 11.5 - - -
1979 Cardinals 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 73.0 4.3 24.3 - - -
1980 Cardinals 0 0 .000 10 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 12.0 - - -
1981 Padres 0 0 .000 8 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 - - -
1982 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 29.0 2.4 19.3 - - -
9 Years 4 4 .500 33 0 n/a 70.7 4.4 11.4 - - -

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Steve Swisher Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Chicago Cubs 9 $15,000.00 - -
1975 Chicago Cubs 9 $16,000.00 - -
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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Steven Eugene Swisher was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1974-1977), St. Louis Cardinals (1978-1980), and San Diego Padres (1981-1982). Steve, his nickname, was the first player selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 1973 baseball draft, but they traded him (Ken Frailing, Jim Kremmel, and Steve Stone) to the Cubs later that same year for a future hall of fame third baseman. Do you know who it was? [Answer]

Did you know that Steve Swisher was the first South High School (Parkerburg, WV) graduate to play Major League Baseball? Too easy? Did you know that ESPN Senior Writer Jim Caple published an article on July 3, 2014, listing the five worst players named All-Stars and had Swish second, saying:

2. Steve Swisher (1976)

No, not Nick Swisher — I mean his father, Steve, who hit a career .216 with a .581 OPS. And he still made the 1976 All-Star team despite batting .216. But this is what happens when you're the NL manager and required to name at least one Cub to the team.

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