What years did Steve Renko play?

Steve Renko played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1983.

Was Steve Renko a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Renko pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1455 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Renko hit?

Steve Renko hit 6 career home runs with 114 hits.

Steve Renko

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1969-1983)

W–L 134–146

ERA 3.99

WHIP 1.38

SO 1,455

Pitcher PIV -16416.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 12/10/1944 in Kansas City, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1969-06-27
Last Game: 1983-08-28

Full name: Steven Renko

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
134	146	451	365	57	9	6	2494.0	2,438	1,107	248	1,010	1,455	3.99	-16416.2

Career ERA 3.99 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 7.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	MON	NL	6	7	18	15	4	0	0	103.3	94	46	50	68	4.01	3.61 (-11%)	-2197.4
1970	MON	NL	13	11	41	33	7	1	1	222.7	203	107	104	142	4.32	3.89 (-11%)	-2980.8
1971	MON	NL	15	14	40	37	9	3	0	275.7	256	115	135	129	3.75	3.47 (-8%)	-4687.2
1972	MON	NL	1	10	30	12	0	0	0	97.0	96	56	67	66	5.20	3.26 (-59%)	-3202.4
1973	MON	NL	15	11	36	34	9	0	1	249.7	201	78	108	164	2.81	3.75 (+25%)	-1057.7
1974	MON	NL	12	16	37	35	8	1	0	227.7	222	102	81	138	4.03	3.63 (-11%)	1330.7
1975	MON	NL	6	12	31	25	3	1	1	170.3	175	77	76	99	4.07	3.71 (-10%)	-2540.3
1976	MON	NL	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	13.0	15	8	3	4	5.54	3.51 (-58%)	-388.5
1976	CHN	NL	8	11	28	27	4	1	0	163.3	164	70	43	112	3.86	3.51 (-10%)	2144.5
1977	CHN	NL	2	2	13	8	0	0	1	51.3	51	26	21	34	4.56	4.00 (-14%)	-1582.4
1977	CHA	AL	5	0	8	8	0	0	0	53.3	55	21	17	36	3.54	4.00 (+11%)	1168.3
1978	OAK	AL	6	12	27	25	3	1	0	151.0	152	72	67	89	4.29	3.69 (-16%)	191.3
1979	BOS	AL	11	9	27	27	4	1	0	171.0	174	78	53	99	4.11	4.00 (-3%)	-896.4
1980	BOS	AL	9	9	32	23	1	0	0	165.3	180	77	56	90	4.19	3.84 (-9%)	-796.9
1981	CAL	AL	8	4	22	15	0	0	1	102.0	93	39	42	50	3.44	3.58 (+4%)	-492.7
1982	CAL	AL	11	6	31	23	4	0	0	156.0	163	77	51	81	4.44	3.86 (-15%)	-904.2
1983	KCA	AL	6	11	25	17	1	0	1	121.3	144	58	36	54	4.30	3.87 (-11%)	475.8
Career · 17 seasons			134	146	451	365	57	9	6	2,494.0	2,438	1,107	1,010	1,455	3.99	—	-16,416

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
462	531	44	114	16	2	6	42	3	25	139	.215	.250	.286	.536	-1,606

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Career OPS .536 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1969	MON	NL	18	36	4	6	0	0	1	3	0	1	14	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	MON	NL	41	80	8	16	3	0	1	6	0	2	18	.200	.253 (-21%)	.325 (-33%)	.385 (-29%)	.711 (-30%)	-396.3
1971	MON	NL	41	100	9	21	5	0	2	12	0	2	21	.210	.249 (-16%)	.316 (-29%)	.365 (-12%)	.682 (-20%)	-333.2
1972	MON	NL	32	24	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.292	—	—	—	—	0.0
1973	MON	NL	41	88	7	24	6	0	0	9	2	8	23	.273	.256 (+6%)	.325 (+3%)	.378 (-10%)	.703 (-4%)	-48.4
1974	MON	NL	37	81	8	17	1	2	1	4	0	5	21	.210	.256 (-18%)	.324 (-21%)	.369 (-16%)	.693 (-19%)	-249.6
1975	MON	NL	33	54	5	15	1	0	1	7	1	5	13	.278	.257 (+8%)	.327 (+4%)	.374 (-6%)	.701 (-1%)	-2.2
1976	MON	NL	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	CHN	NL	29	53	3	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	.094	.255 (-63%)	.320 (-71%)	.360 (-74%)	.681 (-72%)	0.0
1977	CHN	NL	13	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CHA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	OAK	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	BOS	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	BOS	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CAL	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	KCA	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			462	531	44	114	16	2	6	42	3	25	139	.215	—	—	—	—	-1,030

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	244	266	28	59	4	26	.222
Away	218	265	16	55	2	16	.208

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	238	1368.1	1348	591	498	778	3.89
Away	213	1125.2	1090	516	512	677	4.13

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1983-08-28	KCR	TEX	L	5.0	4	1	1	1	0	0
1983-08-23	KCR	CHW	W	5.0	5	2	2	1	3	0
1983-08-14	KCR	BOS	L	8.1	12	4	3	2	4	0
1983-08-08	KCR	MIL	L	4.1	9	6	5	0	1	0
1983-08-01	KCR	DET	—	7.0	5	2	2	3	7	2
1983-07-26	KCR	CLE	L	8.0	9	2	2	1	3	0
1983-07-22	KCR	NYY	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1983-07-17	KCR	CLE	—	5.1	5	2	2	4	1	0
1983-07-12	KCR	TOR	L	4.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
1983-07-11	KCR	TOR	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	5	0	0	0
P	451	365	161	316	26	18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1969	MON	P	18	15	7	13	1	0
1970	MON	P	41	33	17	31	7	3
1971	MON	P	40	37	17	36	3	2
1972	MON	1B	1	0	5	0	0	0
1972	MON	P	30	12	4	17	1	1
1973	MON	P	36	34	13	28	1	0
1974	MON	P	37	35	20	46	2	2
1975	MON	P	31	25	13	24	3	0
1976	MON	P	5	1	0	0	0	0
1976	CHN	P	28	27	9	17	1	1
1977	CHN	P	13	8	2	2	0	0
1977	CHA	P	8	8	7	6	1	0
1978	OAK	P	27	25	5	22	1	3
1979	BOS	P	27	27	14	20	2	0
1980	BOS	P	32	23	14	17	0	1
1981	CAL	P	22	15	2	10	0	0
1982	CAL	P	31	23	9	14	3	4
1983	KCA	P	25	17	8	13	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	451
First Base	1

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kansas	Lawrence	KS	1964, 1965

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Renko

What years did Steve Renko play?: Steve Renko played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1983.
Was Steve Renko a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Renko pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1455 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Renko hit?: Steve Renko hit 6 career home runs with 114 hits.