Steve Swisher
1974–1982 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals
509G
.216AVG
.279OBP
.303SLG
More career statistics
305H
20HR
124RBI
4SB
1Rare feat
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | 1,577 | 1,414 | 108 | 305 | 49 | 7 | 20 | 124 | 118 | 322 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 428 | .216 | .279 | .303 | .582 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1974-09-03 to 1974-09-09
11longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1974-06-28 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1976-08-11 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1977-05-20 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 250 | 764 | 165 | 11 | 64 | 59 | 145 | .242 | .293 | .340 |
| Away | 259 | 813 | 140 | 9 | 60 | 59 | 177 | .191 | .245 | .268 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 51 | 169 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 29 | .228 | .260 | .323 |
| May | 61 | 179 | 38 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 30 | .225 | .246 | .278 |
| June | 110 | 354 | 57 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 87 | .189 | .274 | .285 |
| July | 99 | 296 | 60 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 61 | .226 | .277 | .316 |
| August | 92 | 283 | 54 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 49 | .217 | .276 | .329 |
| September | 88 | 270 | 52 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 58 | .212 | .256 | .273 |
| October | 8 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .320 | .346 | .440 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| montreal-expos | 62 | 192 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 28 | .193 | .234 | .301 |
| new-york-mets | 57 | 192 | 38 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 42 | .216 | .240 | .267 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 53 | 169 | 27 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 41 | .178 | .254 | .257 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 53 | 165 | 34 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 29 | .225 | .267 | .291 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 52 | 164 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 37 | .189 | .274 | .252 |
| san-francisco-giants | 45 | 144 | 27 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 36 | .214 | .271 | .270 |
| houston-astros | 41 | 114 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 26 | .204 | .272 | .235 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 37 | 109 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 27 | .178 | .211 | .248 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  Chicago Cubs | 90 | 280 | 60 | 5 | 27 | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 93 | 254 | 54 | 1 | 22 | 1 | .213 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 109 | 377 | 89 | 5 | 42 | 2 | .236 | – | – |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 74 | 205 | 39 | 5 | 15 | – | .190 | – | – |
| 1978 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 115 | 32 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .278 | – | – |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 73 | 11 | 1 | 3 | – | .151 | – | – |
| 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 24 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1981 |  San Diego Padres | 16 | 28 | 4 | – | – | – | .143 | – | – |
| 1982 | San Diego Padres | 26 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 3 | – | .172 | – | – |