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.

Todd Ritchie

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
43	54	184	120	7	3	0	835.7	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

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
1997	MIN	AL	2	3	42	0	0	0	74.7	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	172.7	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	207.3	211	103	52	124	4.47	4.42 (-1%)	1452.2
2002	CHA	AL	5	15	26	23	0	0	133.7	176	90	52	77	6.06	4.28 (-42%)	-1877.4
2003	MIL	NL	1	2	5	5	0	0	28.3	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	184	120	44	124	7	7

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

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	184

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-06-16

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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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.