What years did Rick Behenna play?

Rick Behenna played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1985.

Was Rick Behenna a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Behenna pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 36 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Behenna hit?

Rick Behenna hit 1 career home runs with 4 hits.

Rick Behenna

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1985)

W–L 3–10

ERA 6.12

WHIP 1.59

SO 36

Pitcher PIV -2086.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 170 lb
Born: 3/6/1960 in Miami, FL, USA
Died: 1/31/2012 in Newnan, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-04-12
Last Game: 1985-06-21

Full name: Richard Kipp Behenna

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	10	26	17	0	0	0	92.7	105	63	15	42	36	6.12	-2086.1

Career ERA 6.12 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 58.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	ATL	NL	3	3	14	6	37.3	37	19	12	17	4.58	3.87 (-18%)	-1357.2
1983	CLE	AL	0	2	5	4	26.0	22	12	14	9	4.15	3.87 (-7%)	51.5
1984	CLE	AL	0	3	3	3	9.7	17	15	8	6	13.97	3.81 (-266%)	0.0
1985	CLE	AL	0	2	4	4	19.7	29	17	8	4	7.78	3.89 (-100%)	-780.5
Career · 4 seasons			3	10	26	17	92.2	105	63	42	36	6.12	—	-2,086

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
26	12	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	.333	.333	.583	.917	0

Career AVG .333 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +28.6% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .583 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — +50.2% above league average.

Career OPS .917 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — +28.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	ATL	NL	14	12	1	4	1	2	5	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CLE	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CLE	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			26	12	1	4	1	2	5	.333	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	13	8	1	4	1	2	.500
Away	13	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	13	45.2	42	24	17	20	4.73
Away	13	47.0	63	39	25	16	7.47

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1985-06-21	CLE	OAK	L	3.1	7	6	6	1	0	1
1985-06-16	CLE	OAK	—	7.0	5	1	1	2	1	0
1985-06-08	CLE	SEA	—	3.2	9	5	5	0	1	2
1985-06-02	CLE	TOR	L	5.2	8	5	5	5	2	0
1984-05-14	CLE	BOS	L	1.2	3	4	4	2	1	1
1984-05-07	CLE	NYY	L	4.2	5	5	5	4	4	2
1984-04-28	CLE	DET	L	3.1	9	6	6	2	1	2
1983-09-28	CLE	MIL	—	6.0	7	2	2	3	1	0
1983-09-23	CLE	NYY	—	6.0	5	3	2	3	3	0
1983-09-18	CLE	NYY	L	2.0	3	4	4	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	17	8	9	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1983	ATL	P	14	6	2	4	0
1983	CLE	P	5	4	3	4	1
1984	CLE	P	3	3	3	0	0
1985	CLE	P	4	4	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	26

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Behenna

What years did Rick Behenna play?: Rick Behenna played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1985.
Was Rick Behenna a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Behenna pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 36 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Behenna hit?: Rick Behenna hit 1 career home runs with 4 hits.