Steve Ridzik

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 170lb (180cm, 77kg)

Born: April 29, 1929 in Yonkers, NY us

Died: January 8, 2008 in Bradenton, FL

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 4, 1950 (Age 21-128d, 10,744th in major league history)
vs. NYG 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 10, 1966 (Age 37-011d)
vs. LAD 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Stephen George Ridzik

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

ERA

3.79

314

782.2

406

WHIP

1.354

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1946	17	PHI-min	C	3	4	.429	3.79	10	6	4	4	1		57.0	58	31	24		27		29	0	0	0				1.491	9.2		4.3	4.6	1.07	SDY CAML
1947	18	PHI-min	C	9	3	.750	2.68	16	12		10	2		104.0	84	35	31		45		68	2	0	1				1.240	7.3		3.9	5.9	1.51	SDY CAML
1948	19	PHI-min	B	10	7	.588	3.75	20			11	2		132.0	129	65	55		52		87	1	1	5				1.371	8.8		3.5	5.9	1.67	WMT ISLG
1949	20	PHI-min	A	15	12	.556	2.99	33	25		19	1		238.0	216	100	79		109		133	1	0	6				1.366	8.2		4.1	5.0	1.22	UTI EL
1950	21	PHI-min	AAA	8	7	.533	4.02	18	15		7	1		103.0	96	51	46		57		49	5	0	4				1.485	8.4		5.0	4.3	0.86	TTO IL
1950	21	PHI	NL	0	0		6.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	75	6.58	1.333	9.0	3.0	3.0	6.0	2.00

1951	22	PHI-min	AAA	5	11	.313	4.20	31	15		5	1		133.0	133	70	62		76		86	2	1	0				1.571	9.0		5.1	5.8	1.13	BLT IL
1952	23	PHI	NL	4	2	.667	3.01	24	9	5	2	0	0	92.2	74	37	31	11	37	1	43	1	0	0	381	122	4.24	1.198	7.2	1.1	3.6	4.2	1.16
1953	24	PHI	NL	9	6	.600	3.77	42	12	13	1	0	0	124.0	119	61	52	15	48	1	53	5	0	1	526	112	4.59	1.347	8.6	1.1	3.5	3.8	1.10
1954	25	PHI	NL	4	5	.444	4.13	35	6	15	0	0	0	80.2	72	42	37	7	44	5	45	0	1	2	359	98	4.05	1.438	8.0	0.8	4.9	5.0	1.02
1955	26	TOT	NL	0	4	.000	3.95	16	3	3	0	0	0	41.0	42	25	18	5	22	1	12	4	0	3	185	107	5.27	1.561	9.2	1.1	4.8	2.6	0.55
1955	26	PHI	NL	0	1	.000	2.45	3	1	0	0	0	0	11.0	7	9	3	1	8	0	6	3	0	1	51	167	5.46	1.364	5.7	0.8	6.5	4.9	0.75
1955	26	CIN	NL	0	3	.000	4.50	13	2	3	0	0	0	30.0	35	16	15	4	14	1	6	1	0	2	134	94	5.20	1.633	10.5	1.2	4.2	1.8	0.43
1956	27	NYG	NL	6	2	.750	3.80	41	5	11	1	1	0	92.1	80	42	39	7	65	5	53	5	0	0	414	100	4.48	1.570	7.8	0.7	6.3	5.2	0.82
1957	28	NYG-min	AAA	8	6	.571	4.38	21	16		8	0		117.0	112	64	57	10	50	3	83	5	0	3				1.385	8.6	0.8	3.8	6.4	1.66	MNE AA
1957	28	NYG	NL	0	2	.000	4.73	15	0	3	0	0	0	26.2	19	14	14	3	19	1	13	2	0	1	112	84	5.31	1.425	6.4	1.0	6.4	4.4	0.68
1958	29	CLE-min	AAA	4	6	.400	5.03	21	12		3	0		111.0	117	72	62	14	49		68	7	0	5				1.495	9.5	1.1	4.0	5.5	1.39	SDG PCL
1958	29	CLE	AL	0	2	.000	2.08	6	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	9	7	2	1	5	2	6	0	0	1	41	186	4.32	1.615	9.3	1.0	5.2	6.2	1.20

1959	30	CHC-CLE-min	AAA	16	8	.667	2.71	33	21		10	3		196.0	178	66	59	9	80	5	116	12	0	3				1.316	8.2	0.4	3.7	5.3	1.45	FTW,SDG AA,PCL
1960	31	CLE-min	AAA	14	10	.583	3.13	30	23		13	4		184.0	148	72	64	12	81	5	116	14	0	4				1.245	7.2	0.6	4.0	5.7	1.43	TTO IL
1962	33	MLN-min	AAA	11	10	.524	4.27	32	28		11	3		192.0	170	96	91	24	89	2	151	16	0	8				1.349	8.0	1.1	4.2	7.1	1.70	TTO IL
1963	34	MLN-min	AAA	7	6	.538	3.34	16	16		6	1		116.0	98	49	43	12	39	6	74	6	0	2				1.181	7.6	0.9	3.0	5.7	1.90	TTO IL
1963	34	WSA	AL	5	6	.455	4.82	20	10	3	0	0	1	89.2	82	53	48	16	35	0	47	5	0	3	388	78	5.09	1.305	8.2	1.6	3.5	4.7	1.34
1964	35	WSA	AL	5	5	.500	2.89	49	3	17	0	0	2	112.0	96	46	36	10	31	6	60	7	0	4	458	130	3.71	1.134	7.7	0.8	2.5	4.8	1.94
1965	36	WSA	AL	6	4	.600	4.02	63	0	25	0	0	8	109.2	108	61	49	18	43	4	72	7	0	3	480	86	4.71	1.377	8.9	1.5	3.5	5.9	1.67
1966	37	PHI-min	AAA	2	5	.286	3.63	29	3		0	0		67.0	56	31	27	6	21	1	45	2	0	2				1.149	7.5	0.8	2.8	6.0	2.14	SDG PCL
1966	37	PHI	NL	0	0		7.71	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.1	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	55	3.84	2.571	19.3	0.0	3.9	0.0	0.00
12 Yrs				39	38	.506	3.79	314	48	98	4	1	11	782.2	709	392	330	94	351	26	406	36	1	18	3368	101	4.49	1.354	8.2	1.1	4.0	4.7	1.16
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.506	3.79	59	9	18	1	0	2	147	133	74	62	18	66	5	76	7	0	3	633	101	4.49	1.354	8.2	1.1	4.0	4.7	1.16

PHI (6 yrs)				17	14	.548	3.64	107	28	34	3	0	0	313.2	280	153	127	35	139	7	149	9	1	4	1341	110	4.39	1.336	8.0	1.0	4.0	4.3	1.07
WSA (3 yrs)				16	15	.516	3.84	132	13	45	0	0	11	311.1	286	160	133	44	109	10	179	19	0	10	1326	95	4.46	1.269	8.3	1.3	3.2	5.2	1.64
NYG (2 yrs)				6	4	.600	4.01	56	5	14	1	1	0	119.0	99	56	53	10	84	6	66	7	0	1	526	96	4.67	1.538	7.5	0.8	6.4	5.0	0.79
CLE (1 yr)				0	2	.000	2.08	6	0	2	0	0	0	8.2	9	7	2	1	5	2	6	0	0	1	41	186	4.32	1.615	9.3	1.0	5.2	6.2	1.20
CIN (1 yr)				0	3	.000	4.50	13	2	3	0	0	0	30.0	35	16	15	4	14	1	6	1	0	2	134	94	5.20	1.633	10.5	1.2	4.2	1.8	0.43

NL (8 yrs)				23	21	.523	3.79	176	35	51	4	1	0	462.2	414	225	195	49	237	14	221	17	1	7	2001	105	4.51	1.407	8.1	1.0	4.6	4.3	0.93
AL (4 yrs)				16	17	.485	3.80	138	13	47	0	0	11	320.0	295	167	135	45	114	12	185	19	0	11	1367	96	4.45	1.278	8.3	1.3	3.2	5.2	1.62

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