What years did Todd Ritchie play?

Todd Ritchie played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2004.

Was Todd Ritchie a pitcher?

Yes. Todd Ritchie pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 516 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Todd Ritchie hit?

Todd Ritchie hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.

What was Todd Ritchie's career batting average?

Todd Ritchie batted .176 over his career, with 33 hits in 187 at bats.

How many RBI did Todd Ritchie have?

Todd Ritchie drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Todd Ritchie's career ERA?

Todd Ritchie finished with a 4.71 career ERA, going 43-54 with 516 strikeouts.

Todd Ritchie

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2004)

Todd Ritchie was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2004 for 5 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 8 seasons. Across 184 career appearances, he went 43-54 with a 4.71 ERA and 516 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2287.8.

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 43–54

ERA 4.71

WHIP 1.43

SO 516

Pitcher PIV 2287.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 11/7/1971 in Portsmouth, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1997-04-03
Last Game: 2004-09-30

Full name: Todd Everett Ritchie

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Career Pitching Statistics

Todd Ritchie — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	54	184	120	7	3	0	835.2	929	437	104	262	516	4.71	2287.8

Career ERA 4.71 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Todd Ritchie Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	MIN	AL	2	3	42	0	0	0	74.2	87	38	28	44	4.58	4.39 (-4%)	-1235.2
1998	MIN	AL	0	0	15	0	0	0	24.0	30	15	9	21	5.62	4.43 (-27%)	829.6
1999	PIT	NL	15	9	28	26	2	0	172.2	169	67	54	107	3.49	4.71 (+26%)	2352.3
2000	PIT	NL	9	8	31	31	1	1	187.0	208	100	51	124	4.81	4.77 (-1%)	1397.2
2001	PIT	NL	11	15	33	33	4	2	207.1	211	103	52	124	4.47	4.42 (-1%)	1452.2
2002	CHA	AL	5	15	26	23	0	0	133.2	176	90	52	77	6.06	4.28 (-42%)	-1877.4
2003	MIL	NL	1	2	5	5	0	0	28.1	36	16	10	15	5.08	4.40 (-16%)	-630.9
2004	TBA	AL	0	2	4	2	0	0	8.0	12	8	6	4	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			43	54	184	120	7	3	835.2	929	437	262	516	4.71	—	2,288

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

Todd Ritchie — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
187	187	9	33	5	0	0	6	0	7	69	.176	.206	.203	.409	-1,378

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 33.7% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career OPS .409 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Todd Ritchie — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	MIN	AL	42	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIN	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	PIT	NL	29	53	3	8	1	1	1	16	.151	.271 (-44%)	.344 (-52%)	.433 (-61%)	.778 (-57%)	-511.2
2000	PIT	NL	31	60	4	13	2	2	2	22	.217	.270 (-20%)	.344 (-30%)	.437 (-43%)	.782 (-37%)	-378.4
2001	PIT	NL	34	59	1	9	2	3	3	27	.153	.263 (-42%)	.332 (-42%)	.426 (-56%)	.758 (-50%)	-488.6
2002	CHA	AL	27	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIL	NL	5	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	TBA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			187	187	9	33	5	6	7	69	.176	—	—	—	—	-1,378

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

Todd Ritchie — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	91	98	5	18	0	3	.184
Away	96	89	4	15	0	3	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Todd Ritchie — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	91	430.2	450	198	115	276	4.14
Away	93	405.0	479	239	147	240	5.31

Last 10 Games — Batting

Todd Ritchie — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
2004-09-30	TBR	DET	L	0	0	0
2004-09-23	TBR	NYY	L	0	0	0
2004-09-18	TBR	TOR	L	0	0	0
2004-09-16	TBR	BOS	L	0	0	0
2003-04-24	MIL	MIA	L	2	0	1
2003-04-19	MIL	HOU	W	2	2	0
2003-04-14	MIL	STL	L	2	0	0
2003-04-09	MIL	PIT	W	2	0	1
2003-04-04	MIL	SFG	L	1	0	0
2002-09-24	CHW	BOS	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Todd Ritchie — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-09-30	TBR	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2004-09-23	TBR	NYY	L	1.2	6	5	4	2	0	2
2004-09-18	TBR	TOR	L	4.1	5	4	4	3	3	2
2004-09-16	TBR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-04-24	MIL	MIA	L	5.0	9	4	4	0	2	1
2003-04-19	MIL	HOU	—	5.1	3	1	1	3	1	0
2003-04-14	MIL	STL	L	4.2	11	6	5	3	1	2
2003-04-09	MIL	PIT	W	7.1	5	2	2	0	6	0
2003-04-04	MIL	SFG	—	6.0	8	4	4	4	5	1
2002-09-24	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Todd Ritchie — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	120	44	124	7	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Todd Ritchie — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1997	MIN	P	42	0	3	10	0	1
1998	MIN	P	15	0	0	0	0	0
1999	PIT	P	28	26	9	25	0	0
2000	PIT	P	31	31	8	35	1	2
2001	PIT	P	33	33	11	31	2	3
2002	CHA	P	26	23	12	18	3	1
2003	MIL	P	5	5	1	5	1	0
2004	TBA	P	4	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Todd Ritchie — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	184

Awards & Honors

Todd Ritchie — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-06-16

Salary History

Todd Ritchie — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	MIL	NL	$1,150,000
2002	CHA	AL	$3,533,333
2001	PIT	NL	$1,933,333
2000	PIT	NL	$380,000
1999	PIT	NL	$225,000
1998	MIN	AL	$180,000
1997	MIN	AL	$150,000
Total Career Earnings			$7,551,666

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Todd Ritchie: the record in brief

Todd Ritchie played a first major league game on April 3, 1997 and a last one on September 30, 2004. The team column moves through the Minnesota Twins (1997 to 1998), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1999 to 2001), the Chicago White Sox (2002), the Milwaukee Brewers (2003), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2004). Ritchie played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on November 7, 1971, in Portsmouth, VA, USA, Ritchie was listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds. Ritchie's full given name, per the bio, is Todd Everett Ritchie.

Ritchie went 43-54 with a 4.71 ERA in 184 games, 120 of them starts. The totals include 516 strikeouts. Ritchie's 4.71 ERA was close to the 4.48 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 15 wins of 1999. 2000 produced Ritchie's most strikeouts, 124. In 1999, one of the busiest seasons, Ritchie posted a 3.49 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Todd Ritchie

What years did Todd Ritchie play?: Todd Ritchie played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2004.
Was Todd Ritchie a pitcher?: Yes. Todd Ritchie pitched in the major leagues, recording 43 wins and 516 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Todd Ritchie hit?: Todd Ritchie hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
What was Todd Ritchie's career batting average?: Todd Ritchie batted .176 over his career, with 33 hits in 187 at bats.
How many RBI did Todd Ritchie have?: Todd Ritchie drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Todd Ritchie's career ERA?: Todd Ritchie finished with a 4.71 career ERA, going 43-54 with 516 strikeouts.