What years did Steve Parris play?

Steve Parris played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003.

Was Steve Parris a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Parris pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 479 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Parris hit?

Steve Parris hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.

Steve Parris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2003)

W–L 44–49

ERA 4.75

WHIP 1.51

SO 479

Pitcher PIV -9257.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 12/17/1967 in Joliet, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-06-21
Last Game: 2003-06-17

Full name: Steven Michael Parris

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
44	49	139	129	5	3	0	753.3	846	398	114	288	479	4.75	-9257.4

Career ERA 4.75 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	PIT	NL	6	6	15	15	1	1	82.0	89	49	33	61	5.38	4.45 (-21%)	-1087.0
1996	PIT	NL	0	3	8	4	0	0	26.3	35	21	11	27	7.18	4.61 (-56%)	98.1
1998	CIN	NL	6	5	18	16	1	1	99.0	89	41	32	77	3.73	4.43 (+16%)	1452.9
1999	CIN	NL	11	4	22	21	2	1	128.7	124	50	52	86	3.50	4.71 (+26%)	-185.4
2000	CIN	NL	12	17	33	33	0	0	192.7	227	103	71	117	4.81	4.77 (-1%)	-1647.9
2001	TOR	AL	4	6	19	19	1	0	105.7	126	54	41	49	4.60	4.42 (-4%)	-3010.2
2002	TOR	AL	5	5	14	14	0	0	75.3	96	50	35	48	5.97	4.28 (-40%)	-2196.5
2003	TBA	AL	0	3	10	7	0	0	43.7	60	30	13	14	6.18	4.40 (-41%)	-2681.4
Career · 8 seasons			44	49	139	129	5	3	753.1	846	398	288	479	4.75	—	-9,257

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
141	162	8	25	4	0	0	15	0	3	53	.154	.169	.179	.348	-574

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 42.1% below league average.

Career OBP .169 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 57.9% below league average.

Career OPS .348 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1995	PIT	NL	15	28	2	7	2	4	0	10	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	PIT	NL	8	6	1	1	0	0	1	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CIN	NL	18	29	0	4	0	3	0	9	.138	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	CIN	NL	22	38	1	6	0	4	0	11	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	35	55	4	7	2	4	2	19	.127	.270 (-53%)	.344 (-55%)	.437 (-63%)	.782 (-59%)	-574.3
2001	TOR	AL	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	TOR	AL	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TBA	AL	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			141	162	8	25	4	15	3	53	.154	—	—	—	—	-574

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	64	73	6	11	0	8	.151
Away	76	89	2	14	0	7	.157

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	62	347.0	385	177	128	219	4.59
Away	76	403.2	458	218	157	259	4.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
2003-06-17	TBR	NYY	L	0
2003-06-14	TBR	PIT	L	0
2003-06-05	TBR	CHC	L	1
2003-05-06	TBR	MIN	L	0
2003-05-01	TBR	MIN	L	0
2003-04-26	TBR	BAL	W	0
2003-04-21	TBR	BAL	L	0
2003-04-16	TBR	BOS	L	0
2003-04-10	TBR	BAL	L	0
2003-04-04	TBR	NYY	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-06-17	TBR	NYY	—	2.0	6	4	3	0	0	0
2003-06-14	TBR	PIT	—	2.0	6	2	2	0	1	1
2003-06-05	TBR	CHC	—	3.2	2	0	0	2	0	0
2003-05-06	TBR	MIN	L	3.0	6	6	6	1	1	4
2003-05-01	TBR	MIN	—	5.0	5	3	2	2	2	1
2003-04-26	TBR	BAL	—	4.0	8	5	5	0	2	1
2003-04-21	TBR	BAL	L	6.0	9	4	4	3	2	1
2003-04-16	TBR	BOS	—	6.0	6	2	2	2	2	2
2003-04-10	TBR	BAL	—	7.0	3	3	3	2	1	1
2003-04-04	TBR	NYY	L	5.0	9	3	3	1	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	139	129	50	94	3	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	PIT	P	15	15	4	10	0	0
1996	PIT	P	8	4	2	4	1	1
1998	CIN	P	18	16	5	21	0	0
1999	CIN	P	22	21	8	17	1	6
2000	CIN	P	33	33	15	22	1	4
2001	TOR	P	19	19	4	11	0	0
2002	TOR	P	14	14	6	7	0	0
2003	TBA	P	10	7	6	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	139

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	TBA	AL	$400,000
2002	TOR	AL	$3,775,000
2001	TOR	AL	$2,275,000
2000	CIN	NL	$1,400,000
1999	CIN	NL	$275,000
1998	CIN	NL	$175,000
1996	PIT	NL	$135,000
1995	PIT	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$8,544,000

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Parris

What years did Steve Parris play?: Steve Parris played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003.
Was Steve Parris a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Parris pitched in the major leagues, recording 44 wins and 479 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Parris hit?: Steve Parris hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.