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.

What was Steve Renko's career batting average?

Steve Renko batted .215 over his career, with 114 hits in 531 at bats.

How many RBI did Steve Renko have?

Steve Renko drove in 42 runs in his career.

What was Steve Renko's career ERA?

Steve Renko finished with a 3.99 career ERA, going 134-146 with 1,455 strikeouts.

Steve Renko

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

Steve Renko was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1969 to 1983 for 7 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 15 seasons. Across 451 career appearances, he went 134-146 with a 3.99 ERA and 1,455 strikeouts. He also batted .215 with 6 home runs.

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 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

Steve Renko — 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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Steve Renko Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	103.1	94	46	50	68	4.01	3.61 (-11%)	-2197.4
1970	MON	NL	13	11	41	33	7	1	1	222.2	203	107	104	142	4.32	3.89 (-11%)	-2980.8
1971	MON	NL	15	14	40	37	9	3	0	275.2	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	249.2	201	78	108	164	2.81	3.75 (+25%)	-1057.7
1974	MON	NL	12	16	37	35	8	1	0	227.2	222	102	81	138	4.03	3.63 (-11%)	1330.7
1975	MON	NL	6	12	31	25	3	1	1	170.1	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	163.1	164	70	43	112	3.86	3.51 (-10%)	2144.5
1977	CHN	NL	2	2	13	8	0	0	1	51.1	51	26	21	34	4.56	4.00 (-14%)	-1582.4
1977	CHA	AL	5	0	8	8	0	0	0	53.1	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	165.1	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	121.1	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

Steve Renko — 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

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Steve Renko Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Steve Renko — 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

Steve Renko — 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

Steve Renko — 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

Steve Renko — 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

Steve Renko — 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

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Steve Renko Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	451
First Base	1

College History

Steve Renko — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kansas	Lawrence	KS	1964, 1965

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Steve Renko: the record in brief

According to the bio, Steve Renko debuted on June 27, 1969 and played a final game on August 28, 1983. By club, Renko's seasons break down as the Montreal Expos (1969 through 1976), the Chicago Cubs (1976 through 1977), the Chicago White Sox (1977), the Oakland Athletics (1978), the Boston Red Sox (1979 to 1980), the California Angels (1981 to 1982), and the Kansas City Royals (1983). Renko played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on December 10, 1944, in Kansas City, KS, USA, Renko was listed at 6'5" and 230 pounds. Renko's full given name, per the bio, is Steven Renko.

Across 451 games (365 starts), Renko recorded 134 wins against 146 losses with a 3.99 ERA. The totals include 1,455 strikeouts, 57 complete games, and 9 shutouts. Against a 3.72 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.99 mark was 7.4% worse. The best win total was 15, in 1971. The strikeout high was 164 in 1973.

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.
What was Steve Renko's career batting average?: Steve Renko batted .215 over his career, with 114 hits in 531 at bats.
How many RBI did Steve Renko have?: Steve Renko drove in 42 runs in his career.
What was Steve Renko's career ERA?: Steve Renko finished with a 3.99 career ERA, going 134-146 with 1,455 strikeouts.