Steve
Renko
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 230
 
Born: December 10, 1944 in Kansas City, KS, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1980   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1977 32 CHC NL 5 5 .500 30 13 0 0 3 90.0 97 53 6 37 54 5.30 .275 .341 .419 .760 1.5
1978 33 CLE AL 7 11 .389 20 20 1 0 0 136.7 134 68 15 46 64 4.48 .259 .319 .390 .709 7.4
1979 34 TEX AL 11 11 .500 31 31 0 0 0 198.3 198 112 26 84 85 5.08 .259 .336 .405 .742 6.1
1980 35 TEX AL 14 10 .583 33 33 0 0 0 199.7 209 88 22 73 102 3.97 .268 .333 .395 .728 10.4
1981 36 TEX AL 1 3 .250 4 4 0 0 0 23.7 27 13 3 8 14 4.95 .281 .349 .396 .745 0.7
5 Years Sim 38 40 .487 118 101 1 0 3 648.3 665 334 72 248 319 4.64 .265 .333 .400 .734 26.1
Season Average 7 8 .467 23 20 0 0 0 129.7 133 66 14 49 63 4.64 .265 .333 .400 .734  
Career Highs 14 11 .583 33 33 1 0 3 199.7 209 112 26 84 102 5.30 .281 .349 .419 .760  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 32 CHC NL 30 23 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 .087 .087 .217 .304 0.0 0.0
1 Years Sim 30 23 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 .087 .087 .217 .304 0.0 0.0
162 Game Average 124 10 10 0 0 5 10 0 0 0 43 .087 .087 .217 .304 0.1  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 32 CHC NL P 30 13 90.0 3 12 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1978 33 CLE AL P 20 20 136.7 9 14 1 2 .958 1.51    
1979 34 TEX AL P 31 31 198.3 14 37 3 3 .944 2.31    
1980 35 TEX AL P 33 33 199.7 9 32 1 4 .976 1.85    
1981 36 TEX AL P 4 4 23.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.14    
Career Totals   118 101 648.3 36 97 5 10 .964 1.85    
Career Highs   33 33 199.7 14 37 3 4 1.000 2.31    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1980 35 TEX AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 8 4 1 4 4 7.73 .400 .500 .550 1.050
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 4.7 8 4 1 4 4 7.73 .400 .500 .550 1.050
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns Allowed
1980-10-22
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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  1. Mike Crudale (976)
  2. Lee Tunnell (969)
  3. Wayne Simpson (965)
  4. Randy St.Claire (962)
  5. Bob Shirley (957)
  6. Jon Lieber (957)
  7. Bob Ojeda (954)
  8. Mike Timlin (951)
  9. Bob Malloy (950)
  10. Bill Bonham (949)
History
Traded from Oakland to Cleveland on 4/15/1978
Injured on 5/7/1978 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 2/10/1979 to a 3-year deal worth $5,850,000 per year
Traded from Seattle to Texas on 7/31/1979 (Going to SEA: C T. Player. Going to TEX: P L. Dierker, P S. Renko)
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game