Rick Sweet
Ricky Joe Sweet
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: September 7, 1952 in Longview, WA
High School: Mark Morris (Longview, WA)
School: Gonzaga University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 8, 1978
Final Game: October 2, 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 Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1978 SDP NL 25 C 76 63 566.2 376 337 33 6 3 .984 4.0 8.5 4 5.88 4.87 .985 6.17 5.11 8 12 30 26 46%
1982 SEA AL 29 C 83 64 604.0 460 431 26 3 6 .993 -2.0 -4.0 -2 6.81 5.51 .988 5.69 4.90 7 24 35 21 38%
1983 SEA AL 30 C 85 66 601.2 453 413 34 6 6 .987 -3.0 -6.0 -3 6.69 5.26 .986 5.70 4.76 4 24 55 28 34%
3 Seasons C 244 193 1772.1 1289 1181 93 15 15 .988 -1.0 -0.7 -1 6.47 5.22 .986 5.85 4.92 19 60 120 75 38%
3 Seasons TOT 244 193 1772.1 1289 1181 93 15 15 .988 -1.0 -0.7 -1 6.47 5.22 .975 5.85 4.92 19 60 120 75 38%

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
1978 SDP NL 25 88 63 88 76 0 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
1982 SEA AL 29 88 64 88 83 0 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
1982 NYM NL 29 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1983 SEA AL 30 93 66 93 85 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
3 Seasons 272 193 272 244 0 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
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 -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1978 SDP NL 25 2457 3.05 3.51 24 100% 1 0 338 9 5 14 309 36 12 0 0 2 6 1 3 2 0 3 0 1 1 4 100%
1982 SEA AL 29 2573 3.32 3.75 14 100% 0 0 431 9 2 11 409 26 4 0 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 1 1 3 100%
1983 SEA AL 30 2670 3.69 4.28 25 96% 0 0 413 18 1 17 377 33 4 0 0 4 6 1 1 4 0 6 0 0 0 3 100%
3 Seasons 7700 3.36 3.85 63 98% 1 0 1182 36 8 42 1095 95 20 0 0 10 15 2 4 9 0 15 0 2 2 10 100%
MLB Averages 3.81 4.28 95% 91%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1978 SDP NL 25 8 12 852 30 26 18 46% 28 20 2 3 0 3 0 0 66 33 1.72 1.29
1982 SEA AL 29 6 24 871 35 21 15 38% 30 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 82 27 1.49 1.48
1983 SEA AL 30 6 24 913 55 28 21 34% 49 26 6 0 0 2 0 0 116 33 1.39 1.02
3 Seasons 20 60 2636 120 75 54 38% 107 67 13 3 0 5 0 0 264 93 1.50 1.24
MLB Averages 34% 1.30 1.28

* 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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