Steve Renko
Steven Renko Jr.
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: December 10, 1944 in Kansas City, KS
High School: Wyandotte (Kansas City, KS)
School: University of Kansas
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Signed July 10, 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1969
Final Game: August 28, 1983
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 MON NL 24 P 18 15 103.1 21 7 13 1 0 .952 1.74 1.11 .957 1.95 0.78
1970 MON NL 25 P 41 33 222.2 55 17 31 7 3 .873 1.94 1.17 .955 1.85 0.71
1971 MON NL 26 P 40 37 275.2 56 17 36 3 2 .946 1.73 1.33 .954 1.90 0.78
1972 MON NL 27 P 30 12 97.0 22 4 17 1 1 .955 1.95 0.70 .950 1.78 0.73
1972 MON NL 27 1B 1 0 2.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 135.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 16.88 5.00 1.000 9.79 8.40
1973 MON NL 28 P 36 34 249.2 42 13 28 1 0 .976 1.48 1.14 .948 1.88 0.73
1974 MON NL 29 P 37 35 227.2 68 20 46 2 2 .971 2.61 1.78 .943 1.88 0.71
1975 MON NL 30 P 31 25 170.1 40 13 24 3 0 .925 1.95 1.19 .948 1.86 0.72
1976 TOT NL 31 P 33 28 176.1 27 9 17 1 1 .963 1.33 0.79 .948 1.88 0.72
1976 MON NL 31 P 5 1 13.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.87 0.72
1976 CHC NL 31 P 28 27 163.1 27 9 17 1 1 .963 1.43 0.93 .948 1.88 0.72
1977 TOT MLB 32 P 21 16 104.2 18 9 8 1 0 .944 1.46 0.81 .950 1.89 0.73
1977 CHC NL 32 P 13 8 51.1 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 0.70 0.31 .950 1.84 0.67
1977 CHW AL 32 P 8 8 53.1 14 7 6 1 0 .929 2.19 1.63 .950 1.94 0.84
1978 OAK AL 33 P 27 25 151.0 28 5 22 1 3 .964 1.61 1.00 .954 1.90 0.85
1979 BOS AL 34 P 27 27 171.0 36 14 20 2 0 .944 1.79 1.26 .950 1.92 0.81
1980 BOS AL 35 P 32 23 165.1 31 14 17 0 1 1.000 1.69 0.97 .955 1.85 0.77
1981 CAL AL 36 P 22 15 102.0 12 2 10 0 0 1.000 1.06 0.55 .958 1.98 0.81
1982 CAL AL 37 P 31 23 156.0 26 9 14 3 4 .885 1.33 0.74 .962 1.80 0.73
1983 KCR AL 38 P 25 17 121.1 21 8 13 0 1 1.000 1.56 0.84 .957 1.80 0.73
15 Seasons P 451 365 2494.0 503 161 316 26 18 .948 1.72 1.06 .951 1.88 0.75
1 Season 1B 1 0 2.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 135.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 16.88 5.00 1.000 9.79 8.40
15 Seasons TOT 452 365 2496.2 508 166 316 26 18 .949 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 1.74 1.07 .901 1.88 0.77
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1969 MON NL 24 18 15 18 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 MON NL 25 41 33 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 MON NL 26 41 37 41 41 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1972 MON NL 27 32 12 32 32 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1973 MON NL 28 41 34 41 41 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1974 MON NL 29 37 35 37 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MON NL 30 33 25 33 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1976 CHC NL 31 29 27 29 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1976 MON NL 31 5 1 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CHC NL 32 13 8 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CHW AL 32 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 OAK AL 33 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BOS AL 34 27 0 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 BOS AL 35 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 CAL AL 36 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 CAL AL 37 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 KCR AL 38 25 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Seasons 462 227 290 459 451 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1969 MON NL 24 445 73% 25% 13 100% 1 6 0 4 12 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1970 MON NL 25 989 75% 24% 39 85% 0 20 3 15 30 26 2 7 1 4 2 3 3 2 3 0 7 71%
1971 MON NL 26 1206 78% 26% 39 90% 1 15 1 12 36 27 5 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0 5 80%
1972 MON NL 27 454 71% 22% 17 88% 0 4 1 3 16 13 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 67%
1973 MON NL 28 1080 75% 25% 29 97% 1 12 0 8 27 22 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1974 MON NL 29 1007 78% 25% 50 88% 5 20 1 16 44 31 5 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 6 83%
1975 MON NL 30 782 77% 24% 30 83% 0 11 1 10 25 24 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 80%
1976 CHC NL 31 711 78% 27% 24 75% 0 9 2 7 17 14 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 11 64%
1976 MON NL 31 57 88% 21% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CHC NL 32 232 76% 27% 4 100% 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1977 CHW AL 32 232 77% 23% 8 75% 1 7 0 7 6 5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1978 OAK AL 33 691 77% 20% 27 89% 0 5 0 4 24 19 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 0 6 100%
1979 BOS AL 34 762 80% 24% 21 95% 0 14 1 11 20 17 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1980 BOS AL 35 728 80% 23% 19 95% 0 14 2 11 17 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 100%
1981 CAL AL 36 442 79% 21% 10 100% 0 2 0 2 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1982 CAL AL 37 685 81% 22% 20 90% 1 9 2 5 15 10 4 3 1 0 2 0 4 3 3 1 2 100%
1983 KCR AL 38 565 84% 22% 14 79% 1 8 0 6 11 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
15 Seasons 11068 78% 24% 364 88% 11 158 15 121 312 250 25 26 2 10 14 9 18 12 15 2 65 85%
MLB Averages 78% 27% 90% 87%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1972 MON NL 27 12 83% 67% 42% 1 100% 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 12 83% 67% 42% 1 100% 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 59% 78% 27% 94% 88%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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