What years did Richie Lewis play?

Richie Lewis played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1998.

Was Richie Lewis a pitcher?

Yes. Richie Lewis pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 244 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Richie Lewis hit?

Richie Lewis hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What teams did Richie Lewis play for?

Richie Lewis played for 5 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1992, 1998), the Florida Marlins (1993–1995), the Detroit Tigers (1996), the Oakland Athletics (1997), and the Cincinnati Reds (1997).

What were Richie Lewis's career stats?

In 217 games, Richie Lewis went 14-15 with a 4.88 ERA, 244 strikeouts, 293.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Richie Lewis's salary?

Richie Lewis's last recorded salary was $250,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $250,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1997.

What position did Richie Lewis play?

Richie Lewis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Richie Lewis and how much did he weigh?

Richie Lewis was listed at 5 feet 6 inches and 175 pounds.

What was Richie Lewis's career ERA?

Richie Lewis finished with a 4.88 career ERA, going 14-15 with 244 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Richie Lewis have?

Richie Lewis recorded 244 career strikeouts.

Is Richie Lewis in the Hall of Fame?

No. Richie Lewis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Richie Lewis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-1998)

Richie Lewis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1998 for 5 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 7 seasons. Across 217 career appearances, he went 14-15 with a 4.88 ERA and 244 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 14–15

ERA 4.88

WHIP 1.63

SO 244

Pitcher PIV -5625.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'6" / 175 lb
Born: 1/25/1966 in Muncie, IN, USA
Died: 12/8/2021 in Melbourne, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-31
Last Game: 1998-06-04

Full name: Richie Todd Lewis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Richie Lewis — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	15	217	4	0	0	2	293.1	287	159	45	191	244	4.88	-5625.8

Career ERA 4.88 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — 12.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Richie Lewis Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	BAL	AL	1	1	2	2	0	6.2	13	8	7	4	10.80	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	6	3	57	0	0	77.1	68	28	43	65	3.26	4.19 (+22%)	-0.6
1994	FLO	NL	1	4	45	0	0	54.0	62	34	38	45	5.67	4.51 (-26%)	-1086.2
1995	FLO	NL	0	1	21	1	0	36.0	30	15	15	32	3.75	4.45 (+16%)	-1312.0
1996	DET	AL	4	6	72	0	2	90.1	78	42	65	78	4.18	4.61 (+9%)	-949.5
1997	OAK	AL	2	0	14	0	0	18.2	24	20	15	12	9.64	4.39 (-120%)	-2277.6
1997	CIN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	5.2	4	4	3	4	6.35	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	0	0	2	1	0	4.2	8	8	5	4	15.43	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			14	15	217	4	2	293.1	287	159	191	244	4.88	—	-5,626

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

Richie Lewis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
217	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	.200	.333	.200	.533	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.

Career OPS .533 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 28.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Richie Lewis — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	FLO	NL	57	2	0	1	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	FLO	NL	45	5	1	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	FLO	NL	21	1	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	DET	AL	72	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	OAK	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CIN	NL	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	BAL	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			217	10	1	2	1	2	3	.200	—	—	—	—	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

Richie Lewis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	117	8	1	2	0	1	.250
Away	100	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Richie Lewis — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	117	166.0	158	98	110	133	5.31
Away	100	127.1	129	61	81	111	4.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Richie Lewis — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H
1998-06-04	BAL	BOS	L	0	0
1998-06-01	BAL	SEA	W	0	0
1997-08-16	CIN	LAD	L	0	0
1997-08-08	CIN	LAD	L	1	1
1997-08-06	CIN	SDP	L	0	0
1997-08-04	CIN	SFG	L	0	0
1997-05-05	OAK	MIL	L	0	0
1997-05-01	OAK	CLE	L	0	0
1997-04-29	OAK	CLE	L	0	0
1997-04-25	OAK	KCR	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Richie Lewis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-06-04	BAL	BOS	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	0
1998-06-01	BAL	SEA	—	4.1	6	7	7	5	3	2
1997-08-16	CIN	LAD	—	2.0	2	3	2	1	2	2
1997-08-08	CIN	LAD	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1997-08-06	CIN	SDP	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-08-04	CIN	SFG	—	1.2	1	2	2	1	1	1
1997-05-05	OAK	MIL	—	1.1	2	2	1	1	0	0
1997-05-01	OAK	CLE	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
1997-04-29	OAK	CLE	—	1.0	2	3	3	4	0	2
1997-04-25	OAK	KCR	—	3.2	4	3	3	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Richie Lewis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	217	4	22	31	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Richie Lewis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	BAL	P	2	2	1	1	0	0
1993	FLO	P	57	0	3	13	1	1
1994	FLO	P	45	0	6	5	2	1
1995	FLO	P	21	1	7	2	2	0
1996	DET	P	72	0	4	6	0	1
1997	OAK	P	14	0	0	3	0	0
1997	CIN	P	4	0	0	1	1	0
1998	BAL	P	2	1	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Richie Lewis — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	217

Salary History

Richie Lewis's recorded salaries total $682,500 over 4 seasons, 1993 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lewis's career ran from 1992 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1992, 1995, and 1998.

Richie Lewis — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	OAK	AL	$250,000
1996	DET	AL	$170,000
1994	FLO	NL	$153,500
1993	FLO	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$682,500

College History

Richie Lewis — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	1985, 1986, 1987

Richie Lewis: the record in brief

The profile opens with Richie Lewis's first major league game on July 31, 1992; the last one listed came on June 4, 1998. Lewis played for the Baltimore Orioles (1992 to 1998), the Florida Marlins (1993 to 1995), the Detroit Tigers (1996), the Oakland Athletics (1997), and the Cincinnati Reds (1997). Lewis played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on January 25, 1966, in Muncie, IN, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 6 inches and 175 pounds. The bio records the death on December 8, 2021, in Melbourne, FL, USA. Lewis's full given name, per the bio, is Richie Todd Lewis.

The pitching table credits Lewis with a 14-15 record and a 4.88 ERA in 217 games. The same table counts 244 strikeouts. Against a 4.33 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.88 mark was 12.7% worse. 1993 brought Lewis a season-high 6 wins. Lewis struck out 78 batters in 1996, a career high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Richie Lewis

What years did Richie Lewis play?: Richie Lewis played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1998.
Was Richie Lewis a pitcher?: Yes. Richie Lewis pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 244 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Richie Lewis hit?: Richie Lewis hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What teams did Richie Lewis play for?: Richie Lewis played for 5 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1992, 1998), the Florida Marlins (1993–1995), the Detroit Tigers (1996), the Oakland Athletics (1997), and the Cincinnati Reds (1997).
What were Richie Lewis's career stats?: In 217 games, Richie Lewis went 14-15 with a 4.88 ERA, 244 strikeouts, 293.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Richie Lewis earn in his career?: Richie Lewis's recorded salaries total $682,500 over 4 seasons, 1993 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lewis's career ran from 1992 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1992, 1995, and 1998.
What was Richie Lewis's salary?: Richie Lewis's last recorded salary was $250,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $250,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1997.
What position did Richie Lewis play?: Richie Lewis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Richie Lewis and how much did he weigh?: Richie Lewis was listed at 5 feet 6 inches and 175 pounds.
What was Richie Lewis's career ERA?: Richie Lewis finished with a 4.88 career ERA, going 14-15 with 244 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Richie Lewis have?: Richie Lewis recorded 244 career strikeouts.
Is Richie Lewis in the Hall of Fame?: No. Richie Lewis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.