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Steve Renko
Steven Renko Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 230 lb.
School University of Kansas

Debut June 27, 1969
vs. PHI 2.3 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L
Final Game August 28, 1983
Born December 10, 1944 in Kansas City, KS

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 1965 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1965. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1969 24 MON NL   6   7  18  15   4   0   2  0  103.3   94   54   46  14   50   68   2   4   445   6   0  4.01  3.67   92 1.394
 1970 25 MON NL  13  11  41  33   7   1   4  1  222.7  203  121  107  27  104  142   6   3   962   7   0  4.32  4.09   95 1.379
 1971 26 MON NL  15  14  40  37   9   3   2  0  275.7  256  128  115  24  135  129   3  11  1193  11   0  3.75  3.50   93 1.418
 1972 27 MON NL   1  10  30  12   0   0   6  0   97.0   96   60   56  11   67   66   0   4   439  10   0  5.20  3.53   68 1.680
 1973 28 MON NL  15  11  36  34   9   0   1  1  249.7  201   94   78  26  108  164   1   9  1044  12   0  2.81  3.82  136 1.238
 1974 29 MON NL  12  16  37  35   8   1   1  0  227.7  222  115  102  17   81  138   0  19   960   8   1  4.03  3.85   95 1.331
 1975 30 MON NL   6  12  31  25   3   1   1  1  170.3  175   89   77  20   76   99   1   8   751   7   1  4.07  3.85   95 1.474
 1976 31 TOT NL   8  12  33  28   4   1   1  0  176.3  179   87   78  14   46  116   0   1   742   8   0  3.98  3.82   96 1.276
         MON NL   0   1   5   1   0   0   1  0   13.0   15    8    8   2    3    4   0   0    56   0   0  5.54  3.75   68 1.385
         CHC NL   8  11  28  27   4   1   0  0  163.3  164   79   70  12   43  112   0   1   686   8   0  3.86  3.82   99 1.267
 1977 32 TOT      7   2  21  16   0   0   2  1  104.7  106   55   47  13   38   70   2   1   445   6   0  4.04  4.25  105 1.376
         CHC NL   2   2  13   8   0   0   2  1   51.3   51   32   26  10   21   34   1   1   222   6   0  4.56  4.38   96 1.403
         CHW AL   5   0   8   8   0   0   0  0   53.3   55   23   21   3   17   36   1   0   223   0   0  3.54  4.11  116 1.350
 1978 33 OAK AL   6  12  27  25   3   1   2  0  151.0  152   77   72  10   67   89   2   1   660   4   1  4.29  3.63   85 1.450
 1979 34 BOS AL  11   9  27  27   4   1   0  0  171.0  174   86   78  22   53   99   2   3   730   1   0  4.11  4.48  109 1.327
 1980 35 BOS AL   9   9  32  23   1   0   3  0  165.3  180   86   77  17   56   90   1   2   708   4   1  4.19  4.24  101 1.427
 1981 36 CAL AL   8   4  22  15   0   0   5  1  102.0   93   40   39   7   42   50   1   0   424   1   0  3.44  3.63  105 1.324
 1982 37 CAL AL  11   6  31  23   4   0   4  0  156.0  163   78   77  17   51   81   1   3   665   0   0  4.44  4.04   91 1.372
 1983 38 KCR AL   6  11  25  17   1   0   2  1  121.3  144   63   58   9   36   54   0   4   536   1   0  4.30  4.08   95 1.484
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Yr WL% .479 134 146 451 365  57   9  36  6 2494.0 2438 1233 1107 248 1010 1455  22  73 10704  86   4  3.99  3.89   97 1.383
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  12  37  30   4   0   3  0  207.7  203  102   92  20   84  121   1   6   892   7   0  3.99  3.89   97 1.383
 Career High     15  16  41  37   9   3   6  1  275.7  256  128  115  27  135  164   6  19  1193  12   1  2.81  4.48  136 1.238
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 24 MON NL  18   36    4    6   0  0   1    3   0  0   1  14  .167  .189  .250   22    9   2   0   0   0   2
 1970 25 MON NL  41   80    8   16   3  0   1    6   0  0   2  18  .200  .220  .275   33   22   3   0   0   0   1
 1971 26 MON NL  41  100    9   21   5  0   2   12   0  0   2  21  .210  .225  .320   53   32   4   0   0   0   3
 1972 27 MON NL  32   24    0    7   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .292  .292  .292   66    7   0   0   0   0   0
 1973 28 MON NL  41   88    7   24   6  0   0    9   2  0   8  23  .273  .333  .341   86   30   4   0   0   0   1
 1974 29 MON NL  37   81    8   17   1  2   1    4   0  0   5  21  .210  .256  .309   55   25   2   0   0   0   2
 1975 30 MON NL  33   54    5   15   1  0   1    7   1  0   5  13  .278  .339  .352   89   19   5   0   0   0   0
 1976 31 TOT NL  34   56    3    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  17  .107  .107  .107  -41    6   4   0   0   0   3
         MON NL   5    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   87    1   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  29   53    3    5   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  16  .094  .094  .094  -48    5   4   0   0   0   3
 1977 32 TOT     13   12    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   7  .167  .286  .167   20    2   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL  13   12    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   7  .167  .286  .167   20    2   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     290  531   44  114  16  2   6   42   3  0  25 139  .215  .250  .286   48  152  24   0   0   0  12
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        297   25   64   9  1   3   23   2  0  14  78  .215  .250  .286   48   85  13   0   0   0   7
 Career High     41  100    9   24   6  2   2   12   2  0   8  23                          32   5   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 24 MON NL   39   34    1   0.8    94| .167  .259| .189  .330| .250  .384| .439  .714|  22  .045  -4.0  -0.4   0%
 1970 25 MON NL   85   68    5   2.0   103| .200  .266| .220  .338| .275  .406| .495  .744|  33  .173  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1971 26 MON NL  106   86    7   2.2    92| .210  .260| .225  .326| .320  .380| .545  .706|  53  .243  -6.6  -0.7   0%
 1972 27 MON NL   24   17    2   3.2    92| .292  .258| .292  .326| .292  .381| .584  .707|  66  .390  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1973 28 MON NL  100   69   11   4.3    99| .273  .266| .333  .335| .341  .396| .674  .731|  86  .501  -1.6  -0.2 100%
 1974 29 MON NL   88   68    6   2.4    99| .210  .268| .256  .341| .309  .387| .565  .728|  55  .256  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1975 30 MON NL   64   44    7   4.3    99| .278  .270| .339  .342| .352  .390| .691  .732|  89  .497  -0.9  -0.1 100%
 1976 31 TOT NL   60   57    0   0.0    98| .107  .271| .107  .339| .107  .387| .214  .726| -41  .000 -10.9  -1.2   0%
         MON NL    3    2    0   0.0    96| .333  .268| .333  .335| .333  .382| .666  .718|  87  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
         CHC NL   57   55    0   0.0    98| .094  .272| .094  .339| .094  .387| .188  .726| -48  .000 -10.8  -1.2   0%
 1977 32 TOT      14   10    1   2.7   112| .167  .282| .286  .351| .167  .430| .453  .781|  20  .272  -1.4  -0.1   0%
         CHC NL   14   10    1   2.7   112| .167  .282| .286  .351| .167  .430| .453  .781|  20  .272  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons      580  453   40   2.4    98| .215  .266| .250  .336| .286  .391| .536  .726|  48  .255 -40.1  -4.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1969 24 MON NL   P   18      7   13    1    0  .952  .957  1.11  0.78  1.74  1.95   15  103.3
 1970 25 MON NL   P   41     17   31    7    3  .873  .950  1.17  0.71  1.94  1.85   33  222.7
 1971 26 MON NL   P   40     17   36    3    2  .946  .953  1.32  0.78  1.73  1.90   37  275.7
 1972 27 MON NL   P   30      4   17    1    1  .955  .950  0.70  0.73  1.95  1.78   12   97.0
                 1B    1      5    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  5.00  8.40 16.67  9.67    0    2.7
 1973 28 MON NL   P   36     13   28    1    0  .976  .949  1.14  0.73  1.48  1.88   34  249.7
 1974 29 MON NL   P   37     20   46    2    2  .971  .944  1.78  0.71  2.61  1.88   35  227.7
 1975 30 MON NL   P   31     13   24    3    0  .925  .946  1.19  0.72  1.96  1.86   25  170.3
 1976 31 TOT NL   P   33      9   17    1    1  .963  .949  0.79  0.72  1.33  1.88   28  176.3
         MON NL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.72  0.00  1.87    1   13.0
         CHC NL   P   28      9   17    1    1  .963  .949  0.93  0.72  1.43  1.88   27  163.3
 1977 32 TOT      P   21      9    8    1    0  .944  .950  0.81  0.73  1.46  1.89   16  104.6
         CHC NL   P   13      2    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.31  0.67  0.70  1.84    8   51.3
         CHW AL   P    8      7    6    1    0  .929  .949  1.62  0.84  2.20  1.94    8   53.3
 1978 33 OAK AL   P   27      5   22    1    3  .964  .954  1.00  0.85  1.61  1.90   25  151.0
 1979 34 BOS AL   P   27     14   20    2    0  .944  .950  1.26  0.81  1.79  1.92   27  171.0
 1980 35 BOS AL   P   32     14   17    0    1 1.000  .957  0.97  0.77  1.69  1.85   23  165.3
 1981 36 CAL AL   P   22      2   10    0    0 1.000  .960  0.55  0.81  1.06  1.98   15  102.0
 1982 37 CAL AL   P   31      9   14    3    4  .885  .958  0.74  0.73  1.33  1.80   23  156.0
 1983 38 KCR AL   P   25      8   13    0    1 1.000  .959  0.84  0.73  1.56  1.80   17  121.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1972 27 MON NL  1B    1      5    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  5.00  8.40 16.67  9.67    0    2.7

 1969 24 MON NL   P   18      7   13    1    0  .952  .957  1.11  0.78  1.74  1.95   15  103.3
 1970 25 MON NL   P   41     17   31    7    3  .873  .950  1.17  0.71  1.94  1.85   33  222.7
 1971 26 MON NL   P   40     17   36    3    2  .946  .953  1.32  0.78  1.73  1.90   37  275.7
 1972 27 MON NL   P   30      4   17    1    1  .955  .950  0.70  0.73  1.95  1.78   12   97.0
 1973 28 MON NL   P   36     13   28    1    0  .976  .949  1.14  0.73  1.48  1.88   34  249.7
 1974 29 MON NL   P   37     20   46    2    2  .971  .944  1.78  0.71  2.61  1.88   35  227.7
 1975 30 MON NL   P   31     13   24    3    0  .925  .946  1.19  0.72  1.96  1.86   25  170.3
 1976 31 TOT NL   P   33      9   17    1    1  .963  .949  0.79  0.72  1.33  1.88   28  176.3
         MON NL   P    5      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.72  0.00  1.87    1   13.0
         CHC NL   P   28      9   17    1    1  .963  .949  0.93  0.72  1.43  1.88   27  163.3
 1977 32 TOT      P   21      9    8    1    0  .944  .950  0.81  0.73  1.46  1.89   16  104.6
         CHC NL   P   13      2    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.31  0.67  0.70  1.84    8   51.3
         CHW AL   P    8      7    6    1    0  .929  .949  1.62  0.84  2.20  1.94    8   53.3
 1978 33 OAK AL   P   27      5   22    1    3  .964  .954  1.00  0.85  1.61  1.90   25  151.0
 1979 34 BOS AL   P   27     14   20    2    0  .944  .950  1.26  0.81  1.79  1.92   27  171.0
 1980 35 BOS AL   P   32     14   17    0    1 1.000  .957  0.97  0.77  1.69  1.85   23  165.3
 1981 36 CAL AL   P   22      2   10    0    0 1.000  .960  0.55  0.81  1.06  1.98   15  102.0
 1982 37 CAL AL   P   31      9   14    3    4  .885  .958  0.74  0.73  1.33  1.80   23  156.0
 1983 38 KCR AL   P   25      8   13    0    1 1.000  .959  0.84  0.73  1.56  1.80   17  121.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 451    161  316   26   18  .948  .951  1.06  0.75  1.72  1.88  365 2494.0
                 1B*   1      5    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  5.00  8.40 16.67  9.67    0    2.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       452    166  316   26   18  .949  .952  1.07  0.77  1.74  1.88  365   2497

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1973 NL-2.81-7

Won-Loss %
1981 AL-.667-9
1982 AL-.647-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
1973 NL-7.25-7

Bases on Balls/9IP
1976 NL-2.35-10

Strikeouts/9IP
1976 NL-5.92-9
1979 AL-5.21-9

Innings
1971 NL-275.7-6

Strikeouts
1973 NL-164-10

Games Started
1971 NL-37-4

Home Runs Allow.
1970 NL-27-9
1971 NL-24-9
1973 NL-26-5
1975 NL-20-10
Car-248-99

Bases On Balls Allow.
1970 NL-104-5
1971 NL-135-2
1973 NL-108-6

Hits Allowed
1971 NL-256-6

SO to Walk
1976 NL-2.52-7

Losses
1971 NL-14-10
1974 NL-16-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1971 NL-115-1
1974 NL-102-7

Wild Pitches
1971 NL-11-5
1974 NL-19-1

Batters Faced
1971 NL-1193-3

Adjusted ERA+
1973 NL-136-5

Oldest Player
1983 AL-38-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 22 (986) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 5.0 (1232) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
June 8, 1965: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 24th round of the 1965 amateur draft. Player signed July 10, 1965.
June 15, 1969: Traded by the New York Mets with Bill Carden (minors), Dave Colon (minors), and Kevin Collins to the Montreal Expos for Donn Clendenon.
May 17, 1976: Traded by the Montreal Expos with Larry Biittner to the Chicago Cubs for Andre Thornton.
August 18, 1977: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Chicago White Sox for Larry Anderson and cash.
March 30, 1978: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Jim Essian to the Oakland Athletics for Pablo Torrealba.
November 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.
January 19, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
January 23, 1981: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Fred Lynn to the California Angels for Frank Tanana, Jim Dorsey, and Joe Rudi.
February 2, 1983: Released by the California Angels.
February 9, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
October 3, 1983: Released by the Kansas City Royals.
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Uniforms
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ERA 1973 NL-2.81-7	Won-Loss % 1981 AL-.667-9 1982 AL-.647-6	Hits Allowed/9IP 1973 NL-7.25-7	Bases on Balls/9IP 1976 NL-2.35-10	Strikeouts/9IP 1976 NL-5.92-9 1979 AL-5.21-9	Innings 1971 NL-275.7-6
Strikeouts 1973 NL-164-10	Games Started 1971 NL-37-4	Home Runs Allow. 1970 NL-27-9 1971 NL-24-9 1973 NL-26-5 1975 NL-20-10 Car-248-99	Bases On Balls Allow. 1970 NL-104-5 1971 NL-135-2 1973 NL-108-6	Hits Allowed 1971 NL-256-6	SO to Walk 1976 NL-2.52-7
Losses 1971 NL-14-10 1974 NL-16-5	Earned Runs Allow. 1971 NL-115-1 1974 NL-102-7	Wild Pitches 1971 NL-11-5 1974 NL-19-1	Batters Faced 1971 NL-1193-3	Adjusted ERA+ 1973 NL-136-5	Oldest Player 1983 AL-38-10