Steve Ridzik
1950–1966 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1961-71)
318G
.192AVG
.220OBP
.258SLG
More career statistics
38H
1HR
7RBI
0SB
39–38W–L
782.2IP
406K
3.79ERA
48GS
11SV
3Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,368 | 3,367 |
| Pitching · p k | 406 | 407 |
| Pitching · p r | 392 | 393 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318 | 214 | 198 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | .192 | .220 | .258 | .478 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782.7 | 314 | 48 | 4 | 39 | 38 | 11 | 709 | 392 | 330 | 94 | 351 | 406 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.354 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1953-06-30 to 1953-07-12
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1955-04-20 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1963-07-20 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 3 home runs allowed | 1953-06-07 | 1 in 112 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 96 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .216 | .229 | .239 |
| Away | 161 | 118 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25 | .173 | .195 | .273 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 26 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| May | 72 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .167 | .188 | .200 |
| June | 53 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .286 | .300 | .500 |
| July | 62 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .133 | .160 | .178 |
| August | 64 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .228 | .246 | .281 |
| September | 39 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .269 | .292 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 29 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .045 | .043 | .091 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 27 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .360 | .357 | .440 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 25 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .286 | .333 | .500 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| milwaukee-braves | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .100 | .091 | .100 |
| minnesota-twins | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .059 | .056 | .059 |
| chicago-cubs | 21 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .300 | .333 |
| boston-red-sox | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .455 | .600 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2 |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 22 | 3 | – | – | – | .136 | 92 | 43 |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 4 | – | .194 | 124 | 53 |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Phillies | 35 | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | .227 | 80 | 46 |
| 1955 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 41 | 12 |
| 1956 |  New York Giants | 44 | 28 | 7 | – | – | – | .250 | 92 | 53 |
| 1957 | New York Giants | 16 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | 26 | 13 |
| 1958 |  Cleveland Guardians | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 8 | 6 |
| 1963 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 20 | 29 | 5 | – | – | – | .172 | 89 | 47 |
| 1964 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 49 | 27 | 6 | – | 3 | – | .222 | 112 | 60 |
| 1965 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 63 | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | .167 | 109 | 72 |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |