Steve Swisher

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: August 9, 1951 in Parkersburg, WV us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (21st) of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ohio University (Athens, OH).

High School: Parkersburg South HS (Parkersburg, WV)

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: June 14, 1974 (Age 22-309d, 13,499th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 26, 1982 (Age 31-048d)
vs. ATL 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Steven Eugene Swisher

Nicknames: Swish

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Relatives: Father of Nick Swisher

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.9

1414

305

.216

108

RBI

124

OBP

.279

SLG

.303

OPS

.581

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	21-24 / in Starts: 18-16
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 124 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	75 (43-24-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 124 PAs	13
Avg. Runners on Base	75 (37-25-13)

Most Driven In
K Reitz	3
G Hendrick	2
K Hernandez	1
J Mumphrey	1
T Simmons	1
J Dwyer	1
Self	1
R Freed	0

Most Driven In By
G Templeton	4
J Mumphrey	2
J Denny	1
J Morales	1
Self	1
M Tyson	1
P Vuckovich	0

1978 Batting Game Log

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1978 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	367	15 (14)	Apr 23 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	7	1.28	0.001	1.36	0.00%	-0.52	C
2	368	16	Apr 24	STL	@	MON	L,3-5	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.10	-0.026	1.12	-0.02%	-0.14	PH
3	369	18 (1)	Apr 26	STL	@	MON	W,12-2	6-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	C
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	370	28 (9)	May 9	STL	@	LAD	L,1-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452	9	1.22	-0.034	1.14	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
5	371	31 (2)	May 12	STL	@	SFG	L,3-9	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
6	372	34 (2)	May 14 (2)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	7	1.06	-0.071	.92	-0.04%	-1.08	C
7	373	43 (8)	May 25	STL		MON	L,2-11	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	4	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.83	C
8	374	45 (1)	May 27	STL		CHC	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.231	.250	.481	7						C
9	375	48 (2)	May 29 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.267	.517	8	1.03	-0.020	.16	0.00%	-0.19	C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	376	52 (3)	Jun 3 (1)	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.333	.649	8	.43	0.028	.11	0.00%	0.35	C
11	377	58 (5)	Jun 8	STL		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.238	.273	.286	.558	8	1.30	-0.060	.19	-0.01%	-0.60	C
12	378	60 (1)	Jun 10	STL		HOU	L,5-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	4	.03	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
13	379	66 (5)	Jun 17	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-6	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.308	.360	.668	7	1.16	0.155	.07	0.01%	1.52	C
14	380	69 (2)	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.300	.321	.621	7	1.36	-0.114	.13	-0.01%	-0.58	C
15	381	70	Jun 23	STL		MON	W,8-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.324	.323	.646	7	.35	0.027	.02	0.00%	0.02	C
16	382	71	Jun 24	STL		MON	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.289	.286	.575	7	1.11	-0.107	.09	-0.01%	-0.63	C
17	383	72	Jun 25	STL		MON	W,7-5	CG	3	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.317	.395	.712	7	1.21	0.211	.06	0.01%	1.95	C
18	384	73	Jun 26	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.238	.289	.357	.646	7	.51	-0.068	.03	0.00%	-1.01	C
19	385	74	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.271	.333	.604	7	.73	-0.053	.04	0.00%	-0.72	C
20	386	77 (2)	Jun 30	STL	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-10	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.313	.582	7	1.09	-0.010	.11	0.00%	-0.34	C
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	387	79 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.268	.308	.576	7	.69	-0.014	.07	0.00%	0.06	C
22	388	81 (1)	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.293	.333	.626	7	.48	0.029	.07	0.00%	0.23	C
23	389	83 (1)	Jul 5	STL		CHC	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.241	.293	.333	.626	4						C
24	390	90 (6)	Jul 15	STL		LAD	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.246	.295	.333	.628	7	1.52	-0.041	.09	0.00%	-0.57	C
25	391	92 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	STL		SFG	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.286	.322	.608	8	.74	-0.036	.04	0.00%	-0.35	C
26	392	96 (3)	Jul 20	STL		SDP	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.299	.323	.621	7	.87	0.016	.01	0.00%	0.16	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	393	109 (12)	Aug 5	STL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.314	.354	.668	8	1.28	0.161	.00	0.00%	1.55	C
28	394	110	Aug 6	STL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.315	.353	.668	7	.45	-0.010	.00	0.00%	0.02	C
29	395	111	Aug 7	STL		PHI	W,6-3	7-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.324	.362	.687	9	4.28	0.287	.00	0.00%	1.28	PH
30	396	113 (1)	Aug 8 (2)	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278	.333	.361	.694	7	.95	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.25	C
31	397	116 (2)	Aug 12	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.303	.354	.382	.735	7	.56	0.092	.00	0.00%	2.36	C
32	398	119 (2)	Aug 15	STL		HOU	W,11-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.349	.375	.724	7	.21	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.11	C
33	399	120	Aug 16	STL		HOU	L,2-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.345	.370	.715	4	.57	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.09	C
34	400	123 (2)	Aug 19	STL		ATL	L,0-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.344	.361	.706	7	1.00	-0.033	.01	0.00%	-0.20	C
35	401	128 (4)	Aug 25	STL	@	ATL	W,11-10	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.282	.344	.353	.697	7	.95	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
36	402	130 (1)	Aug 27	STL	@	ATL	W,14-3	CG	5	5	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.347	.378	.725	7	.33	0.037	.00	0.00%	0.20	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	403	135 (4)	Sep 2	STL		CIN	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.283	.340	.370	.710	7	1.50	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.19	C
38	404	137 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.340	.368	.708	7	1.08	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.07	C
39	405	142 (4)	Sep 8 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.330	.357	.687	7	1.26	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.64	C
40	406	144 (1)	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	W,8-6	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.330	.357	.687	4						C
41	407	148 (3)	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.267	.321	.347	.668	7	.48	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.00	C
42	408	153 (4)	Sep 20	STL		NYM	L,6-7	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.327	.352	.680	7	.85	0.079	.00	0.00%	0.33	C
43	409	158 (4)	Sep 25	STL	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.325	.343	.667	7	1.05	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.60	C
44	410	161 (2)	Sep 30	STL		MON	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.331	.348	.679	7	.67	0.120	.00	0.00%	0.79	C
45	411	162	Oct 1	STL		MON	L,1-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278	.331	.365	.696	6	1.70	0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.14	C
							21-24		124	115	11	32	5	1	1	10	8	0	14	1	0	0	2	6	1	0	.278	.331	.365	.696		.88	0.331	.11	-0.08%	1.96

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