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Steve
Renko		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 235
 
Born: December 10, 1944 in Usa, KS, KANSAS CITY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 24 KCR AL   8 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1970 25 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7
1971 26 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1972 27 KCR AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1973 28 CLE AL $ 775,714 8 4 5 4 7 8 7 6 6 6
1974 29 CLE AL $ 775,714 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 6 6 6
1975 30 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1976 31 CLE AL $ 350,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 6 6
1977 32 CLE AL $ 300,000 10 4 4 4 7 8 7 6 6 6
1978 33 BOS AL $ 870,000 10 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 7 7
1979 34 BOS AL $ 870,000 10 4 4 4 7 8 7 6 6 6
1980 35 BOS AL $ 870,000 10 3 4 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1981 36 BOS AL $ 870,000 9 2 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 2 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 870,000 10 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1969 24 AAA   8 9 .471 21 21 2 1 0 148.3 159 62 12 53 105 3.76 .274 .335 .386 .721  
1970 25 KCR AL 3 1 .750 36 0 0 0 4 51.3 71 28 6 21 32 4.91 .324 .384 .457 .841 1.7
1971 26 KCR AL 4 2 .667 29 0 0 0 7 43.0 49 14 3 18 22 2.93 .295 .366 .386 .751 4.2
1972 27 KCR AL 4 3 .571 30 0 0 0 2 52.7 52 27 6 16 22 4.61 .256 .309 .394 .703 3.5
1973 28 CLE AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 11.0 13 5 3 5 7 4.09 .310 .383 .619 1.002 0.6
    AAA   4 3 .571 45 0 0 0 7 49.3 59 17 5 17 36 3.10 .309 .365 .445 .810  
1974 29 CLE AL 2 3 .400 12 4 1 0 0 51.3 52 27 5 19 17 4.73 .261 .326 .372 .698 2.6
    AAA   7 3 .700 12 12 1 0 0 85.0 87 29 8 22 54 3.07 .257 .303 .373 .676  
1975 30 CLE AL 8 10 .444 34 22 5 1 0 189.7 226 121 23 67 85 5.74 .297 .351 .451 .803 5.2
1976 31 CLE AL 0 1 .000 27 0 0 0 0 41.0 57 28 8 15 14 6.15 .328 .381 .494 .875 0.0
    AAA   6 4 .600 12 12 3 0 0 84.0 88 40 7 22 39 4.29 .267 .313 .391 .703  
1977 32 CLE AL 2 3 .400 20 0 0 0 2 42.7 55 23 5 13 19 4.85 .316 .354 .454 .808 1.7
1978 33 BOS AL 7 3 .700 34 2 0 0 1 94.0 109 43 8 37 24 4.12 .300 .360 .421 .782 5.1
1979 34 BOS AL 2 1 .667 29 0 0 0 2 43.0 43 11 3 11 15 2.30 .262 .303 .372 .675 4.7
1980 35 BOS AL 1 4 .200 32 0 0 0 1 45.3 55 29 11 13 14 5.76 .302 .345 .511 .856 0.3
1981 36 BOS AL 3 7 .300 26 6 3 0 0 76.0 91 39 9 21 26 4.62 .297 .340 .435 .775 2.3
12 Years Sim 36 38 .486 316 34 9 1 19 741.0 873 395 90 256 297 4.80 .296 .349 .438 .787 32.1
4 Years AAA 25 19 .568 90 45 6 1 7 366.7 393 148 32 114 234 3.63 .273 .326 .392 .718  
Season Average 3 3 .500 26 2 0 0 1 61.7 72 32 7 21 24 4.80 .296 .349 .438 .787  
Career Highs 8 10 .750 36 22 5 1 7 189.7 226 121 23 67 85 6.15 .328 .384 .619 1.002  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   401 197 44 104 160   .277 .326 .418 .744
vs LH   472 198 46 152 137   .313 .376 .456 .832
Home 19 14 .576 157 17 4 0 10 402.6 437 189 45 136 159 4.22 .279 .337 .408 .745
Away 17 24 .415 159 17 5 1 9 338.3 436 206 45 120 138 5.48 .314 .368 .471 .839
Mar/Apr 6 4 .600 48 3 0 0 2 103.3 114 43 7 42 45 3.75 .282 .350 .389 .738
May 3 6 .333 48 0 0 0 1 75.6 113 56 17 32 27 6.66 .348 .406 .545 .951
June 6 5 .545 42 5 0 0 1 114.6 129 63 9 40 47 4.95 .282 .340 .387 .727
July 5 7 .417 59 5 1 0 3 126.3 146 75 23 39 47 5.34 .293 .345 .480 .824
August 11 13 .458 71 16 6 1 6 203.0 228 94 20 70 73 4.17 .285 .342 .404 .747
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 48 5 2 0 6 118.0 143 64 14 33 58 4.88 .305 .351 .467 .818
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 25 KCR AL P 36 0 51.3 4 11 1 1 .938 2.63    
1971 26 KCR AL P 29 0 43.0 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.26    
1972 27 KCR AL P 30 0 52.7 6 7 0 1 1.000 2.22    
1973 28 CLE AL P 7 0 11.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.82    
1974 29 CLE AL P 12 4 51.3 4 10 0 1 1.000 2.45    
1975 30 CLE AL P 34 22 189.7 12 32 2 5 .957 2.09    
1976 31 CLE AL P 27 0 41.0 2 4 1 0 .857 1.32    
1977 32 CLE AL P 20 0 42.7 2 6 2 0 .800 1.69    
1978 33 BOS AL P 34 2 94.0 2 12 0 0 1.000 1.34    
1979 34 BOS AL P 29 0 43.0 2 7 1 0 .900 1.88    
1980 35 BOS AL P 32 0 45.3 2 9 0 0 1.000 2.18    
1981 36 BOS AL P 26 6 76.0 5 15 0 3 1.000 2.37    
Career Totals   316 34 741.0 42 119 7 11 .958 1.96    
Career Highs   36 22 189.7 12 32 2 5 1.000 2.63    
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
1971 26 KCR AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 2 1 1 1 54.55 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 2 1 1 1 54.55 .667 .750 1.667 2.417
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1975-7-1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Mel Harder (971)
  2. Tim Burke (969)
  3. Jim Suchecki (964)
  4. Wes Gardner (964)
  5. Marv Breuer (963)
  6. Jack Banta (962)
  7. Bruce Berenyi (959)
  8. Lindy McDaniel (958)
  9. Johnny Beazley (958)
  10. Hank Johnson (957)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 57th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1969
Earned first career win on 6/28/1970
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland (A) on 2/21/1973 (Going to KCR: C Bob Boone. Going to CLE: P Steve Renko)
Injured on 6/7/1973 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $775,714 through salary arbitration
3/3/1974: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (A)
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1976: Signed a minor league contract extension with Cleveland (A)
Injured on 5/29/1977 with a Broken Jaw, out for 3 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/13/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $870,000 per year
 
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