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+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	15 (14)	Apr 23 susp	STL	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	33	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
2	18 (2)	Apr 26	STL	@	MON	W,12-2	GF	17	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	31 (12)	May 12	STL	@	SFG	L,3-9	GF	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
4	34 (2)	May 14 (2)	STL	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
5	43 (8)	May 25	STL		MON	L,2-11	GF	16	4.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
6	45 (1)	May 27	STL		CHC	L,2-3	GF	8	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
7	48 (2)	May 29 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-2	GS	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	52 (3)	Jun 3 (1)	STL	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS	36	7.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
9	58 (5)	Jun 8	STL		ATL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	C
10	60 (1)	Jun 10	STL		HOU	L,5-12	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
11	66 (5)	Jun 17	STL	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS	20	5.0	5	0	1	6	0	C
12	69 (2)	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	26	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	70	Jun 23	STL		MON	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
14	71	Jun 24	STL		MON	L,0-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
15	72	Jun 25	STL		MON	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
16	73	Jun 26	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	10	0	1	11	0	C
17	74	Jun 27 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
18	77 (2)	Jun 30	STL	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	79 (1)	Jul 2 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
20	81 (1)	Jul 3	STL		CHC	L,2-6	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
21	83 (1)	Jul 5	STL		CHC	L,1-5	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
22	90 (6)	Jul 15	STL		LAD	L,1-2	GS	27	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
23	92 (1)	Jul 16 (2)	STL		SFG	L,0-6	GS	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
24	96 (3)	Jul 20	STL		SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	109 (12)	Aug 5	STL		NYM	W,5-3	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
26	110	Aug 6	STL		NYM	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
27	113 (2)	Aug 8 (2)	STL		PHI	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
28	116 (2)	Aug 12	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	119 (2)	Aug 15	STL		HOU	W,11-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
30	120	Aug 16	STL		HOU	L,2-4	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	C
31	123 (2)	Aug 19	STL		ATL	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
32	128 (4)	Aug 25	STL	@	ATL	W,11-10	GS	30	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
33	130 (1)	Aug 27	STL	@	ATL	W,14-3	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	135 (4)	Sep 2	STL		CIN	L,3-6	GS	26	7.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
35	137 (1)	Sep 4 (1)	STL		PHI	W,3-2	GS	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
36	142 (4)	Sep 8 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	37	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
37	144 (1)	Sep 10	STL	@	PHI	W,8-6	GF	4	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
38	148 (3)	Sep 14	STL	@	PIT	L,4-7	GS	35	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
39	153 (4)	Sep 20	STL		NYM	L,6-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
40	158 (4)	Sep 25	STL	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
41	161 (2)	Sep 30	STL		MON	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
42	162	Oct 1	STL		MON	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
							42gm		298.1	202	13	2	217	0