Steve Renko
1969–1983 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos, Athletics
290G
.215AVG
.250OBP
.286SLG
More career statistics
114H
6HR
42RBI
3SB
134–146W–L
2,494.0IP
1,455K
3.99ERA
365GS
6SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 290 | 462 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 290 | 580 | 531 | 44 | 114 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 139 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | .215 | .250 | .286 | .536 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,494.0 | 451 | 365 | 57 | 134 | 146 | 6 | 2,438 | 1,233 | 1,107 | 248 | 1,010 | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 3.99 | 1.383 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1972-05-21 to 1972-07-27
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1971-06-22 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1971-06-09 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1974-09-24 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 244 | 295 | 59 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 82 | .222 | .254 | .320 |
| Away | 218 | 285 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 57 | .208 | .225 | .253 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 49 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .196 | .184 | .217 |
| May | 70 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | .226 | .254 | .306 |
| June | 79 | 109 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 30 | .204 | .220 | .245 |
| July | 86 | 120 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 26 | .245 | .283 | .300 |
| August | 95 | 129 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 31 | .179 | .209 | .299 |
| September | 80 | 102 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 25 | .234 | .265 | .319 |
| October | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | .203 | .243 | .219 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 32 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | .250 | .262 | .281 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 29 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | .180 | .226 | .240 |
| cincinnati-reds | 29 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | .194 | .277 | .389 |
| houston-astros | 28 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | .245 | .246 | .377 |
| chicago-cubs | 27 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 10 | .326 | .326 | .535 |
| new-york-mets | 27 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .133 | .160 | .133 |
| san-diego-padres | 22 | 53 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .224 | .264 | .265 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Montreal Expos | 18 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .167 | 103 | 68 |
| 1970 | Montreal Expos | 41 | 80 | 16 | 1 | 6 | – | .200 | 222 | 142 |
| 1971 | Montreal Expos | 41 | 100 | 21 | 2 | 12 | – | .210 | 275 | 129 |
| 1972 | Montreal Expos | 32 | 24 | 7 | – | – | – | .292 | 97 | 66 |
| 1973 | Montreal Expos | 41 | 88 | 24 | – | 9 | 2 | .273 | 249 | 164 |
| 1974 | Montreal Expos | 37 | 81 | 17 | 1 | 4 | – | .210 | 227 | 138 |
| 1975 | Montreal Expos | 33 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | .278 | 170 | 99 |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos | 34 | 56 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .107 | 176 | 116 |
| 1977 | Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs | 21 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | 104 | 70 |
| 1978 |  Athletics | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 151 | 89 |
| 1979 |  Boston Red Sox | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 171 | 99 |
| 1980 | Boston Red Sox | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 165 | 90 |
| 1981 |  California Angels | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 102 | 50 |
| 1982 | California Angels | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 156 | 81 |
| 1983 |  Kansas City Royals | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 121 | 54 |