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

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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	7-19 / in Starts: 6-12
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	25 (11-9-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
Self	2
K Bevacqua	1
G Richards	0
T Gwynn	0

Most Driven In By
Self	2
J Pittman	0

1982 Batting Game Log

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1982 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	484	36 (35)	May 20	SDP		STL	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.83	-0.037	1.24	-0.03%	-0.39	C
2	485	39 (2)	May 23	SDP		PIT	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	8	.47	-0.035	.77	-0.03%	-0.37	C
3	486	45 (5)	May 30	SDP	@	STL	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	8	.58	0.001	1.05	0.00%	0.30	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
4	487	63 (17)	Jun 20	SDP	@	HOU	L,4-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.300	.573	8	1.47	0.022	2.85	0.03%	0.14	C
5	488	69 (5)	Jun 26	SDP	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG(15)	6	6	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.500	.794	8	1.26	-0.029	2.65	-0.04%	0.58	C
6	489	71 (1)	Jun 28	SDP	@	LAD	L,4-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.294	.500	.794	6						C
7	490	74 (2)	Jun 30 (2)	SDP	@	LAD	W,6-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.471	.748	8	.65	-0.016	1.79	-0.03%	-0.14	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
8	491	77 (2)	Jul 3	SDP		SFG	L,3-4	15-GF(15)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.444	.708	6	6.42	-0.158	14.22	-0.21%	-0.40	C
9	492	78	Jul 4	SDP		SFG	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.273	.429	.701	8	.88	-0.046	1.76	-0.06%	-0.30	C
10	493	85 (6)	Jul 10	SDP	@	NYM	L,7-9	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.375	.615	8	1.08	-0.091	2.56	-0.13%	-0.96	C
11	494	90 (4)	Jul 18	SDP		MON	L,2-9	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.250	.346	.596	8	.49	-0.028	1.12	-0.04%	-0.46	C
12	495	98 (7)	Jul 27 (2)	SDP	@	ATL	L,6-8	GS-9	3	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.323	.500	.823	8	.62	0.125	1.91	0.23%	1.63	C
13	496	103 (4)	Jul 31 (2)	SDP	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.306	.455	.760	7	.72	-0.021	.85	-0.02%	-0.73	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
14	497	106 (2)	Aug 3	SDP	@	HOU	L,6-7	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.429	.736	8	1.51	-0.022	2.24	-0.02%	-0.26	C
15	498	119 (12)	Aug 17	SDP	@	STL	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.229	.308	.429	.736	4						C
16	499	126 (6)	Aug 23 (2)	SDP	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.333	.432	.766	7	.97	0.070	1.72	0.07%	0.54	C
17	500	128 (1)	Aug 25	SDP	@	PIT	L,6-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.333	.432	.766	9						C
18	501	131 (2)	Aug 29 (2)	SDP		STL	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.400	.711	8	1.84	-0.076	1.47	-0.04%	-0.47	C
Sept		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
19	502	137 (5)	Sep 5	SDP		CHC	L,1-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.313	.395	.708	8	.60	-0.011	.65	-0.01%	0.02	C
20	503	139 (1)	Sep 7	SDP	@	HOU	L,3-4	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.306	.386	.692	4	2.59	-0.056	3.06	-0.04%	-0.33	C
21	504	145 (5)	Sep 14	SDP	@	LAD	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.288	.362	.650	7	1.04	-0.076	.42	-0.02%	-0.44	C
22	505	149 (3)	Sep 18	SDP	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.340	.613	8	1.18	-0.087	.02	0.00%	-0.57	C
23	506	150	Sep 19	SDP	@	SFG	L,3-4	5-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.192	.263	.327	.590	4	1.76	0.028	.02	0.00%	0.23	C
24	507	152 (1)	Sep 22	SDP		LAD	W,2-1	6-GF(10)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.254	.315	.569	4	2.06	-0.111	.00	0.00%	-0.50	C
25	508	153	Sep 24	SDP	@	ATL	L,6-11	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.246	.304	.549	4	.95	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.32	C
26	509	155 (1)	Sep 26	SDP	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.238	.293	.531	8	1.21	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.53	C
							7-19		64	58	2	10	1	0	2	3	5	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.172	.238	.293	.531		1.14	-0.765	1.53	-0.37%	-3.73

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