What years did Scott Radinsky play?

Scott Radinsky played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001.

Was Scott Radinsky a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Radinsky pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 358 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Radinsky hit?

Scott Radinsky hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did Scott Radinsky play for?

Scott Radinsky played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1990–1993, 1995), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1996–1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2000), and the Cleveland Indians (2001).

What were Scott Radinsky's career stats?

In 557 games, Scott Radinsky went 42-25 with a 3.44 ERA, 358 strikeouts, 481.2 innings pitched, and 52 saves.

What was Scott Radinsky's salary?

Scott Radinsky's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2000.

What position did Scott Radinsky play?

Scott Radinsky played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Scott Radinsky and how much did he weigh?

Scott Radinsky was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Scott Radinsky's career ERA?

Scott Radinsky finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 42-25 with 358 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott Radinsky have?

Scott Radinsky recorded 358 career strikeouts.

Is Scott Radinsky in the Hall of Fame?

No. Scott Radinsky has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Scott Radinsky

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2001)

Scott Radinsky was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001 for 4 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 12 seasons. Across 557 career appearances, he went 42-25 with a 3.44 ERA, 358 strikeouts, and 52 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6063.2.

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 42–25

ERA 3.44

WHIP 1.39

SO 358

Pitcher PIV 6063.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 3/3/1968 in Glendale, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1990-04-09
Last Game: 2001-10-05

Full name: Scott David Radinsky

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Radinsky — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	25	557	0	0	0	52	481.2	461	184	33	209	358	3.44	6063.2

Career ERA 3.44 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — 20.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scott Radinsky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1990	CHA	AL	6	1	62	4	52.1	47	28	36	46	4.82	3.86 (-25%)	508.1
1991	CHA	AL	5	5	67	8	71.1	53	16	23	49	2.02	3.91 (+48%)	1250.4
1992	CHA	AL	3	7	68	15	59.1	54	18	34	48	2.73	3.75 (+27%)	154.3
1993	CHA	AL	8	2	73	4	54.2	61	26	19	44	4.28	4.19 (-2%)	1383.5
1995	CHA	AL	2	1	46	1	38.0	46	23	17	14	5.45	4.45 (-22%)	-1569.6
1996	LAN	NL	5	1	58	1	52.1	52	14	17	48	2.41	4.61 (+48%)	2383.5
1997	LAN	NL	5	1	75	3	62.1	54	20	21	44	2.89	4.39 (+34%)	1261.0
1998	LAN	NL	6	6	62	13	61.2	63	18	20	45	2.63	4.43 (+41%)	828.0
1999	SLN	NL	2	1	43	3	27.2	27	15	18	17	4.88	4.71 (-4%)	-136.0
2000	SLN	NL	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	0	0	2	0	2.0	4	6	3	3	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			42	25	557	52	481.2	461	184	209	358	3.44	—	6,063

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

Scott Radinsky — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
557	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Scott Radinsky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1990	CHA	AL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CHA	AL	67	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CHA	AL	68	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CHA	AL	73	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CHA	AL	46	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	LAN	NL	58	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	LAN	NL	75	4	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	LAN	NL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	43	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CLE	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			557	5	4	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Scott Radinsky — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Scott Radinsky — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLDS1	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1993	ALCS	CHA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Scott Radinsky — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	0	0	3.0	3	2	2	3	6.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scott Radinsky — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1996	NLDS1	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	0	0	1	2	0.00
1993	ALCS	CHA	0	0	4	0	0	1.2	3	2	1	1	10.80

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Radinsky — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	279	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	278	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Radinsky — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	279	250.2	223	79	88	187	2.84
Away	278	231.0	238	105	121	171	4.09

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Radinsky — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-05	CLE	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
2001-09-02	CLE	CHW	—	1.1	4	6	6	2	3	2
2000-06-01	STL	AZ	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1999-07-26	STL	SFG	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
1999-07-23	STL	COL	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1999-07-18	STL	MIN	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999-07-15	STL	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1999-07-09	STL	SFG	—	0.1	0	0	0	3	0	0
1999-07-08	STL	CIN	—	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1999-07-03	STL	AZ	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Radinsky — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	557	0	28	69	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Radinsky — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1990	CHA	P	62	7	4	0	0
1991	CHA	P	67	6	11	0	0
1992	CHA	P	68	2	9	0	1
1993	CHA	P	73	1	9	2	0
1995	CHA	P	46	3	5	0	1
1996	LAN	P	58	3	8	0	0
1997	LAN	P	75	3	8	0	2
1998	LAN	P	62	2	9	1	0
1999	SLN	P	43	1	4	1	1
2000	SLN	P	1	0	0	0	0
2001	CLE	P	2	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Scott Radinsky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	557

Salary History

Scott Radinsky's recorded salaries total $11,170,000 over 11 seasons, 1990 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Radinsky's career ran from 1990 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 2001.

Scott Radinsky — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	SLN	NL	$2,500,000
1999	SLN	NL	$2,500,000
1998	LAN	NL	$900,000
1997	LAN	NL	$900,000
1996	LAN	NL	$600,000
1995	CHA	AL	$1,150,000
1994	CHA	AL	$1,150,000
1993	CHA	AL	$1,050,000
1992	CHA	AL	$190,000
1991	CHA	AL	$130,000
1990	CHA	AL	$100,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$11,170,000

Award Voting History

Scott Radinsky — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1990	Rookie of the Year	AL	9th	1.0	140	0

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Career Spans

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Scott Radinsky: the record in brief

Scott Radinsky played a first major league game on April 9, 1990 and a last one on October 5, 2001. The team column moves through the Chicago White Sox (1990 to 1995), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1996 through 1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 through 2000), and the Cleveland Indians (2001). Radinsky played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on March 3, 1968, in Glendale, CA, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 3 inches and 190 pounds. The given name on file is Scott David Radinsky.

Radinsky pitched in 557 games, starting 0, and finished with a 42-25 record and 3.44 ERA. The same table counts 358 strikeouts and 52 saves. Against a 4.33 league ERA for the same years, Radinsky was 20.6% better. No season topped the 8 wins of 1993. The most saves in one season was 15, in 1992. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.02 in 1991, when the league's was 3.91.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Radinsky

What years did Scott Radinsky play?: Scott Radinsky played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2001.
Was Scott Radinsky a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Radinsky pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 358 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Radinsky hit?: Scott Radinsky hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Scott Radinsky play for?: Scott Radinsky played for 4 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1990–1993, 1995), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1996–1998), the St. Louis Cardinals (1999–2000), and the Cleveland Indians (2001).
What were Scott Radinsky's career stats?: In 557 games, Scott Radinsky went 42-25 with a 3.44 ERA, 358 strikeouts, 481.2 innings pitched, and 52 saves.
How much did Scott Radinsky earn in his career?: Scott Radinsky's recorded salaries total $11,170,000 over 11 seasons, 1990 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Radinsky's career ran from 1990 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 2001.
What was Scott Radinsky's salary?: Scott Radinsky's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2000.
What position did Scott Radinsky play?: Scott Radinsky played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Scott Radinsky and how much did he weigh?: Scott Radinsky was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Scott Radinsky's career ERA?: Scott Radinsky finished with a 3.44 career ERA, going 42-25 with 358 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Radinsky have?: Scott Radinsky recorded 358 career strikeouts.
Is Scott Radinsky in the Hall of Fame?: No. Scott Radinsky has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.