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Rick Sweet
Ricky Joe Sweet

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 200 lb.
School Gonzaga University

Debut April 8, 1978
  vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1983
Born September 7, 1952 in Longview, WA

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 25 SDP NL  88  226   15   50   8  0   1   11   1  4  27  22  .221  .306  .270   69   61   4   1   7   1   4
 1982 29 TOT     91  261   29   67   6  1   4   24   3  0  20  25  .257  .311  .333   76   87   3   3   0   2   2
         NYM NL   3    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   89    1   0   0   0   0   0
         SEA AL  88  258   29   66   6  1   4   24   3  0  20  24  .256  .311  .333   75   86   3   3   0   2   2
 1983 30 SEA AL  93  249   18   55   9  0   1   22   2  2  13  26  .221  .259  .269   44   67   2   1   1   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      272  736   62  172  23  1   6   57   6  6  60  73  .234  .292  .292   63  215   9   5   8   3  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        438   37  102  14  1   4   34   4  4  36  43  .234  .292  .292   63  128   5   3   5   2  10
 Career High     93  261   29   67   9  1   4   24   3  4  27  26  .257  .311  .333   76   87   4   3   7   2  11
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 25 SDP NL  259  189   19   2.7    87| .221  .251| .306  .317| .270  .370| .576  .687|  69  .309  -7.8  -0.8  20%
 1982 29 TOT     289  202   29   3.9   101| .257  .267| .311  .332| .333  .407| .644  .739|  76  .422  -9.0  -0.9 100%
         NYM NL    3    2    0   0.0    94| .333  .264| .333  .327| .333  .384| .666  .712|  89  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
         SEA AL  286  200   29   3.9   101| .256  .268| .311  .332| .333  .408| .644  .739|  75  .426  -9.0  -0.9 100%
 1983 30 SEA AL  265  210   15   1.9   101| .221  .270| .259  .333| .269  .408| .528  .740|  44  .170 -19.9  -2.0  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       813  601   63   2.8    97| .234  .263| .292  .328| .292  .396| .584  .723|  63  .301 -36.8  -3.7  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 25 SDP NL C 76 337 33 6 3 .984 .985 4.87 5.11 5.88 6.17 63 566.7 8 12 30 26 1982 29 SEA AL C 83 431 26 3 6 .993 .988 5.51 4.90 6.81 5.69 64 604.0 7 24 35 21 1983 30 SEA AL C 85 413 34 6 6 .987 .986 5.26 4.76 6.69 5.70 66 601.7 4 24 55 28
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1978 25 SDP NL C 76 337 33 6 3 .984 .985 4.87 5.11 5.88 6.17 63 566.7 8 12 30 26 1982 29 SEA AL C 83 431 26 3 6 .993 .988 5.51 4.90 6.81 5.69 64 604.0 7 24 35 21 1983 30 SEA AL C 85 413 34 6 6 .987 .986 5.26 4.76 6.69 5.70 66 601.7 4 24 55 28
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 244 1181 93 15 15 .988 .986 5.22 4.92 6.47 5.85 193 1772.3 19 60 120 75 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 244 1181 93 15 15 .988 .986 5.22 4.92 6.47 5.85 193 1772
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Transactions 

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 31st round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

December 15, 1980: Purchased by the New York Mets from the San Diego Padres.

May 21, 1982: Purchased by the Seattle Mariners from the New York Mets.

March 23, 1984: Released by the Seattle Mariners.


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