What years did Steve Cishek play?

Steve Cishek played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022.

Was Steve Cishek a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Cishek pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 743 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Cishek hit?

Steve Cishek hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Steve Cishek's career batting average?

Steve Cishek batted .111 over his career, with 1 hits in 9 at bats.

What was Steve Cishek's career ERA?

Steve Cishek finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 33-43 with 743 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Steve Cishek have?

Steve Cishek recorded 743 career strikeouts.

Steve Cishek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2010-2022)

Steve Cishek was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022 for 9 teams, including the Florida Marlins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 737 career appearances, he went 33-43 with a 2.98 ERA, 743 strikeouts, and 133 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10675.6.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 33–43

ERA 2.98

WHIP 1.20

SO 743

Pitcher PIV 10675.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 220 lb
Born: 6/18/1986 in Falmouth, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-09-26
Last Game: 2022-10-04

Full name: Steven Ryan Cishek

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Career Pitching Statistics

Steve Cishek — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	43	737	0	0	0	133	710.2	565	235	54	288	743	2.98	10675.6

Career ERA 2.98 vs. league average 4.10 across their career seasons — 27.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Steve Cishek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2010	FLO	NL	0	0	3	0	4.1	1	0	1	3	0.00	—	0.0
2011	FLO	NL	2	1	45	3	54.2	45	16	19	55	2.63	3.94 (+33%)	2051.1
2012	MIA	NL	5	2	68	15	63.2	54	19	29	68	2.69	4.01 (+33%)	1280.8
2013	MIA	NL	4	6	69	34	69.2	53	18	22	74	2.33	3.87 (+40%)	2382.7
2014	MIA	NL	4	5	67	39	65.1	58	23	21	84	3.17	3.74 (+15%)	2603.2
2015	MIA	NL	2	6	32	3	32.0	37	16	14	28	4.50	3.96 (-14%)	364.7
2015	SLN	NL	0	0	27	1	23.1	18	6	13	20	2.31	3.96 (+42%)	-217.1
2016	SEA	AL	4	6	62	25	64.0	44	20	21	76	2.81	4.19 (+33%)	1007.4
2017	SEA	AL	1	1	23	1	20.0	13	7	7	15	3.15	4.36 (+28%)	-224.8
2017	TBA	AL	2	1	26	0	24.2	13	3	7	26	1.09	4.36 (+75%)	1372.2
2018	CHN	NL	4	3	80	4	70.1	45	17	28	78	2.18	4.15 (+48%)	1255.5
2019	CHN	NL	4	6	70	7	64.0	48	21	29	57	2.95	4.51 (+34%)	-59.5
2020	CHA	AL	0	0	22	0	20.0	21	12	9	21	5.40	4.45 (-21%)	-594.1
2021	LAA	AL	0	2	74	0	68.1	61	26	41	64	3.42	4.27 (+20%)	909.1
2022	WAS	NL	1	4	69	1	66.1	54	31	27	74	4.21	3.97 (-6%)	-1455.6
Career · 15 seasons			33	43	737	133	710.2	565	235	288	743	2.98	—	10,676

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

Steve Cishek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
737	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.111	.222	0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 65.2% below league average.

Career SLG .111 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 72.7% below league average.

Career OPS .222 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 69.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Steve Cishek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2010	FLO	NL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	FLO	NL	45	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	MIA	NL	68	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	MIA	NL	69	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	MIA	NL	67	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	MIA	NL	32	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	SLN	NL	27	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2016	SEA	AL	62	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	TBA	AL	26	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	CHN	NL	80	6	1	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2019	CHN	NL	70	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CHA	AL	22	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	LAA	AL	74	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	WAS	NL	69	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			737	9	1	1	2	.111	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Steve Cishek — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Steve Cishek — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2018	NLWC	CHN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Steve Cishek — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Steve Cishek — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2018	NLWC	CHN	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Steve Cishek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	388	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	348	7	1	1	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Steve Cishek — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	388	375.2	307	123	130	389	2.95
Away	348	335.0	257	112	158	354	3.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Steve Cishek — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2022-10-04	WAS	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2022-10-01	WAS	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-09-30	WAS	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2022-09-26	WAS	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2022-09-24	WAS	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2022-09-23	WAS	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2022-09-19	WAS	ATL	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
2022-09-16	WAS	MIA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-09-13	WAS	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2022-09-10	WAS	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Steve Cishek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	737	0	47	67	17	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Steve Cishek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2010	FLO	P	3	2	0	0	0
2011	FLO	P	45	4	5	4	0
2012	MIA	P	68	9	5	1	0
2013	MIA	P	69	9	6	1	0
2014	MIA	P	67	2	5	2	0
2015	MIA	P	32	4	5	1	0
2015	SLN	P	27	0	2	1	0
2016	SEA	P	62	0	8	1	0
2017	SEA	P	23	2	3	1	1
2017	TBA	P	26	0	2	2	0
2018	CHN	OF	1	0	0	0	0
2018	CHN	P	80	5	8	1	1
2019	CHN	P	70	4	8	1	1
2020	CHA	P	22	1	0	0	0
2021	LAA	P	74	3	8	1	1
2022	WAS	P	69	2	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Steve Cishek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	737
Left Field	1

Awards & Honors

Steve Cishek — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2014	Player of the Week	Week of 2014-07-27
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-07-28

Salary History

Steve Cishek — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	SEA	AL	$4,000,000
2015	MIA	NL	$6,650,000
2014	MIA	NL	$3,800,000
2013	MIA	NL	$505,000
2012	MIA	NL	$480,000
Total Career Earnings			$15,435,000

College History

Steve Cishek — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Carson-Newman College	Jefferson City	TN	2005, 2006, 2007

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Steve Cishek: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 26, 2010 and the final game on October 4, 2022, Steve Cishek built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Florida Marlins (2010 to 2011), the Miami Marlins (2012 to 2015), the St. Louis Cardinals (2015), the Seattle Mariners (2016 to 2017), the Tampa Bay Rays (2017), the Chicago Cubs (2018 to 2019), the Chicago White Sox (2020), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2021), among other clubs in the table. Cishek played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 18, 1986, in Falmouth, MA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 6 inches and 220 pounds. Steve Cishek was the playing name; the full given name is Steven Ryan.

Cishek went 33-43 with a 2.98 ERA in 737 games, 0 of them starts. The same table counts 743 strikeouts and 133 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Cishek

What years did Steve Cishek play?: Steve Cishek played in Major League Baseball from 2010 to 2022.
Was Steve Cishek a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Cishek pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 743 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Cishek hit?: Steve Cishek hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Steve Cishek's career batting average?: Steve Cishek batted .111 over his career, with 1 hits in 9 at bats.
What was Steve Cishek's career ERA?: Steve Cishek finished with a 2.98 career ERA, going 33-43 with 743 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Steve Cishek have?: Steve Cishek recorded 743 career strikeouts.