David Riske

Q: When was David Riske born?

David Riske was born on October 23, 1976.

Q: Where was David Riske born?

David Riske was born in Renton, WA .

Q: How tall is David Riske?

David Riske is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did David Riske weigh when playing?

David Riske weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

Q: Is David Riske in the Hall of Fame?

David Riske has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was David Riske drafted?

David Riske was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 56th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Green River Community College (Auburn, WA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did David Riske have?

David Riske had 441 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has David Riske played for?

David Riske played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers.

Q: When did David Riske retire?

David Riske last played in 2010.

Q: What is David Riske's Twitter account?

David Riske is on Twitter at david_riske .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 175lb (188cm, 79kg)

Born: October 23, 1976 in Renton, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 56th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Green River Community College (Auburn, WA).

High School: Charles A. Lindbergh HS (Renton, WA)

School: Green River Community College (Auburn, WA)

Debut: August 14, 1999 (Age 22-295d, 17,537th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 15, 2010 (Age 33-296d)
vs. COL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Agents: Nez Balero • Previously: John Boggs

Full Name: David Richard Riske

Pronunciation: \RISK-key\

Twitter: @david_riske

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

ERA

3.67

462

497.2

441

WHIP

1.314

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
1997	20	CLE-min	A+	4	4	.500	2.25	39	0	23	0	0	2	72.0	58	22	18	3	33	4	90	2	0	0	299			1.264	7.3	0.4	4.1	11.3	2.73	KIN CARL
1998	21	CLE-min	A+,AA	1	1	.500	2.21	55	0	51	0	0	34	57.0	49	15	14	4	16	0	72	1	0	1	229			1.140	7.7	0.6	2.5	11.4	4.50	KIN,AKR CARL,EL
1999	22	CLE-min	AAA,AA	3	0	1.000	1.23	46	0	41	0	0	18	51.1	19	9	7	1	20	0	55	0	0	1	191			0.760	3.3	0.2	3.5	9.6	2.75	BFL,AKR IL,EL
1999	22	CLE	AL	1	1	.500	8.36	12	0	3	0	0	0	14.0	20	15	13	2	6	0	16	0	0	0	68	61	3.99	1.857	12.9	1.3	3.9	10.3	2.67

2000	23	CLE-min	AA,AAA	0	0		1.29	5	1	1	0	0	1	7.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	6	1	0	2	28			0.857	5.1	0.0	2.6	7.7	3.00	AKR,BFL EL,IL
2001	24	CLE-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.36	38	0	26	0	0	15	53.1	45	16	14	2	17	0	72	2	1	0	217			1.163	7.6	0.3	2.9	12.2	4.24	BFL IL
2001	24	CLE	AL	2	0	1.000	1.98	26	0	6	0	0	1	27.1	20	7	6	3	18	3	29	2	0	1	118	230	4.55	1.390	6.6	1.0	5.9	9.5	1.61
2002	25	CLE-min	AAA,AA	0	1	.000	3.45	13	2	10	0	0	3	15.2	11	6	6	3	5	0	27	1	0	0	64			1.021	6.3	1.7	2.9	15.5	5.40	BFL,AKR IL,EL
2002	25	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	5.26	51	0	17	0	0	1	51.1	49	32	30	8	35	4	65	4	0	1	237	84	4.73	1.636	8.6	1.4	6.1	11.4	1.86
2003	26	CLE	AL	2	2	.500	2.29	68	0	24	0	0	8	74.2	52	21	19	9	20	3	82	3	0	1	293	193	3.33	0.964	6.3	1.1	2.4	9.9	4.10
2004	27	CLE	AL	7	3	.700	3.72	72	0	27	0	0	5	77.1	69	32	32	11	41	4	78	2	0	3	336	118	4.55	1.422	8.0	1.3	4.8	9.1	1.90
2005	28	CLE	AL	3	4	.429	3.10	58	0	33	0	0	1	72.2	55	28	25	11	15	0	48	4	0	0	288	136	4.45	0.963	6.8	1.4	1.9	5.9	3.20
2006	29	BOS-min	AAA	0	1	.000	5.40	5	2	0	0	0	0	5.0	5	3	3	0	5	0	8	1	0	0	26			2.000	9.0	0.0	9.0	14.4	1.60	PAW IL
2006	29	TOT	AL	1	2	.333	3.89	41	0	12	0	0	0	44.0	40	20	19	6	17	1	28	3	0	0	189	124	5.01	1.295	8.2	1.2	3.5	5.7	1.65
2006	29	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	3.72	8	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	8	4	4	2	3	0	5	2	0	0	42	132	6.35	1.138	7.4	1.9	2.8	4.7	1.67
2006	29	CHW	AL	1	1	.500	3.93	33	0	10	0	0	0	34.1	32	16	15	4	14	1	23	1	0	0	147	122	4.63	1.340	8.4	1.0	3.7	6.0	1.64
2007	30	KCR	AL	1	4	.200	2.45	65	0	27	0	0	4	69.2	61	19	19	8	27	4	52	1	0	0	289	187	4.45	1.263	7.9	1.0	3.5	6.7	1.93
2008	31	MIL-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	27.0		NVL PCL
2008	31	MIL	NL	1	2	.333	5.31	45	0	6	0	0	2	42.1	47	25	25	6	25	0	27	0	0	1	193	80	5.47	1.701	10.0	1.3	5.3	5.7	1.08
2009	32	MIL	NL	0	0		18.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	31	3.10	4.000	36.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2010	33	MIL-min	AAA,A+	2	1	.667	5.54	11	3	2	0	0	0	13.0	15	11	8	1	6	1	11	0	0	0	57			1.615	10.4	0.7	4.2	7.6	1.83	NVL,BRE PCL,FLOR
2010	33	MIL	NL	0	0		5.01	23	0	5	0	0	0	23.1	25	14	13	2	8	0	16	2	0	1	104	82	4.11	1.414	9.6	0.8	3.1	6.2	2.00
11 Yrs				20	20	.500	3.67	462	0	160	0	0	22	497.2	442	215	203	66	212	19	441	21	0	8	2121	121	4.44	1.314	8.0	1.2	3.8	8.0	2.08
162 Game Avg.				3	3	.500	3.67	68	0	24	0	0	3	73	65	32	30	10	31	3	65	3	0	1	312	121	4.44	1.314	8.0	1.2	3.8	8.0	2.08

CLE (6 yrs)				17	12	.586	3.55	287	0	110	0	0	16	317.1	265	135	125	44	135	14	318	15	0	6	1340	124	4.24	1.261	7.5	1.2	3.8	9.0	2.36
MIL (3 yrs)				1	2	.333	5.40	69	0	11	0	0	2	66.2	76	41	40	8	33	0	43	2	0	2	303	78	4.96	1.635	10.3	1.1	4.5	5.8	1.30
KCR (1 yr)				1	4	.200	2.45	65	0	27	0	0	4	69.2	61	19	19	8	27	4	52	1	0	0	289	187	4.45	1.263	7.9	1.0	3.5	6.7	1.93
BOS (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.72	8	0	2	0	0	0	9.2	8	4	4	2	3	0	5	2	0	0	42	132	6.35	1.138	7.4	1.9	2.8	4.7	1.67
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.93	33	0	10	0	0	0	34.1	32	16	15	4	14	1	23	1	0	0	147	122	4.63	1.340	8.4	1.0	3.7	6.0	1.64

AL (8 yrs)				19	18	.514	3.40	393	0	149	0	0	20	431.0	366	174	163	58	179	19	398	19	0	6	1818	131	4.36	1.265	7.6	1.2	3.7	8.3	2.22
NL (3 yrs)				1	2	.333	5.40	69	0	11	0	0	2	66.2	76	41	40	8	33	0	43	2	0	2	303	78	4.96	1.635	10.3	1.1	4.5	5.8	1.30

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is David Riske?

David Riske is 47 years old.

When was David Riske born?

David Riske was born on October 23, 1976.

Where was David Riske born?

David Riske was born in Renton, WA.

How tall is David Riske?

David Riske is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did David Riske weigh when playing?

David Riske weighed 175 lbs (79 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did David Riske play?

David Riske played 11 seasons.

Is David Riske in the Hall of Fame?

David Riske has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was David Riske drafted?

David Riske was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 56th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Green River Community College (Auburn, WA).

What position did David Riske play?

David Riske was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did David Riske have?

David Riske had 441 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has David Riske played for?

David Riske played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Milwaukee Brewers.

When did David Riske retire?

David Riske last played in 2010.

What is David Riske's Twitter account?

David Riske is on Twitter at david_riske.

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