Steve Swisher
Steven Eugene Swisher
Born: August 9, 1951
Parkersburg, WV USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
College: Ohio University
Career: 1974-1982
Draft: Round 1 (1973 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: Ohio
Minor League Statistics
Steve Swisher compiled a career batting average of .216 with 20 home runs and 124 RBI in his 509-game career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1982 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 90 | 325 | 280 | 21 | 60 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 63 | .214 | .307 | .286 | .593 | 80 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 93 | 298 | 254 | 20 | 54 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 57 | .213 | .301 | .303 | .605 | 77 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| 1976 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 109 | 411 | 377 | 25 | 89 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 82 | .236 | .275 | .326 | .601 | 123 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| 1977 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 74 | 220 | 205 | 21 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 47 | .190 | .229 | .298 | .527 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 124 | 115 | 11 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .278 | .331 | .365 | .696 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 80 | 73 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .151 | .213 | .233 | .445 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .250 | .280 | .292 | .572 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NL | San Diego Padres | 16 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NL | San Diego Padres | 26 | 64 | 58 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .172 | .238 | .293 | .531 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 509 | 1577 | 1414 | 108 | 305 | 49 | 7 | 20 | 124 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 322 | .216 | .279 | .303 | .581 | 428 | 47 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 90 | 85 | 757.3 | 493 | 50 | 7 | 8 | .987 | 6.453 | 6.033 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 33.8 |
| 1975 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 93 | 86 | 701.3 | 426 | 36 | 10 | 5 | .979 | 5.929 | 4.968 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 30.9 |
| 1976 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 107 | 106 | 918.3 | 574 | 49 | 11 | 6 | .983 | 6.106 | 5.822 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 36 | 36.7 |
| 1977 | NL | Chicago Cubs | C | 72 | 54 | 506.3 | 327 | 38 | 9 | 3 | .976 | 6.488 | 5.069 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 26 | 35.6 |
| 1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 42 | 34 | 298.7 | 202 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .991 | 6.479 | 5.119 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 11 | 25.6 |
| 1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 33 | 19 | 196.0 | 105 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .974 | 5.097 | 3.364 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 29.4 |
| 1980 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | C | 8 | 4 | 39.7 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 4.992 | 2.750 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 28.6 |
| 1981 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 10 | 6 | 56.7 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 5.400 | 3.400 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 1982 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 26 | 18 | 168.3 | 93 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 5.453 | 3.923 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 20.8 |
| Totals | 481 | 412 | 3642.7 | 2274 | 203 | 46 | 24 | .982 | 6.120 | 5.150 | 26 | 0 | 278 | 132 | 32.2 |
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