What years did Kevin Ritz play?

Kevin Ritz played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1998.

Was Kevin Ritz a pitcher?

Yes. Kevin Ritz pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 462 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kevin Ritz hit?

Kevin Ritz hit 1 career home run with 27 hits.

What teams did Kevin Ritz play for?

Kevin Ritz played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1989–1992) and the Colorado Rockies (1994–1998).

What were Kevin Ritz's career stats?

In 151 games, Kevin Ritz went 45-56 with a 5.35 ERA, 462 strikeouts, 753.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Kevin Ritz's salary?

Kevin Ritz's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1999.

What position did Kevin Ritz play?

Kevin Ritz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Kevin Ritz and how much did he weigh?

Kevin Ritz was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Kevin Ritz's career ERA?

Kevin Ritz finished with a 5.35 career ERA, going 45-56 with 462 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Kevin Ritz have?

Kevin Ritz recorded 462 career strikeouts.

Is Kevin Ritz in the Hall of Fame?

No. Kevin Ritz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kevin Ritz

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-1998)

Kevin Ritz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1998 for the Detroit Tigers and the Colorado Rockies, a span of 10 seasons. Across 151 career appearances, he went 45-56 with a 5.35 ERA and 462 strikeouts.

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 17, 2026

W–L 45–56

ERA 5.35

WHIP 1.63

SO 462

Pitcher PIV -4912.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 195 lb
Born: 6/8/1965 in Eatontown, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-07-15
Last Game: 1998-05-16

Full name: Kevin D. Ritz

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kevin Ritz — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	56	151	130	4	0	2	753.1	848	448	69	377	462	5.35	-4912.2

Career ERA 5.35 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 28.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kevin Ritz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	DET	AL	4	6	12	12	1	0	74.0	75	36	44	56	4.38	3.71 (-18%)	535.9
1990	DET	AL	0	4	4	4	0	0	7.1	14	9	14	3	11.05	—	0.0
1991	DET	AL	0	3	11	5	0	0	15.1	17	20	22	9	11.74	3.91 (-200%)	-1270.4
1992	DET	AL	2	5	23	11	0	0	80.1	88	50	44	57	5.60	3.75 (-50%)	-42.4
1994	COL	NL	5	6	15	15	0	0	73.2	88	46	35	53	5.62	4.51 (-25%)	652.4
1995	COL	NL	11	11	31	28	0	2	173.1	171	81	65	120	4.21	4.45 (+6%)	1362.4
1996	COL	NL	17	11	35	35	2	0	213.0	236	125	105	105	5.28	4.61 (-15%)	-3660.5
1997	COL	NL	6	8	18	18	1	0	107.1	142	70	46	56	5.87	4.39 (-34%)	-2489.7
1998	COL	NL	0	2	2	2	0	0	9.0	17	11	2	3	11.00	4.43 (-148%)	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			45	56	151	130	4	2	753.1	848	448	377	462	5.35	—	-4,912

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

Kevin Ritz — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
151	171	14	27	3	0	1	7	2	13	77	.158	.226	.193	.419	-509

Career AVG .158 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.

Career OBP .226 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 31.8% below league average.

Career SLG .193 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 52.2% below league average.

Career OPS .419 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 43.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Kevin Ritz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	DET	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	DET	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	DET	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	DET	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	COL	NL	15	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	COL	NL	31	48	3	9	1	0	2	1	2	20	.188	—	—	—	—	-302.8
1996	COL	NL	35	65	7	15	2	1	5	0	7	28	.231	.269 (-14%)	.340 (-10%)	.426 (-28%)	.767 (-20%)	-206.6
1997	COL	NL	18	35	4	2	0	0	0	1	4	15	.057	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	COL	NL	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			151	171	14	27	3	1	7	2	13	77	.158	—	—	—	—	-509

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

Kevin Ritz — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Kevin Ritz — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	NLDS1	COL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Kevin Ritz — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	1	0	7.0	12	6	3	5	7.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kevin Ritz — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLDS1	COL	0	0	2	1	0	7.0	12	6	3	5	7.71

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kevin Ritz — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	74	76	7	14	0	4	.184
Away	77	95	7	13	1	3	.137

Pitching — Home / Away

Kevin Ritz — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	74	370.1	435	229	175	241	5.57
Away	77	383.0	413	219	202	221	5.15

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kevin Ritz — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1998-05-16	COL	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-05-11	COL	PIT	L	2	0	1	0	1
1997-07-03	COL	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	0
1997-06-28	COL	SFG	W	3	0	0	0	2
1997-06-23	COL	LAD	L	3	0	0	0	2
1997-06-15	COL	OAK	L	0	0	0	0	0
1997-06-10	COL	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1997-06-05	COL	SDP	W	1	1	0	1	1
1997-05-31	COL	MIA	W	4	0	1	0	2
1997-05-26	COL	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kevin Ritz — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-05-16	COL	MIL	L	4.0	7	6	6	1	0	1
1998-05-11	COL	PIT	L	5.0	10	5	5	1	3	0
1997-07-03	COL	TEX	L	5.1	8	4	4	0	1	1
1997-06-28	COL	SFG	W	9.0	6	2	2	3	5	1
1997-06-23	COL	LAD	L	6.1	8	5	3	1	2	2
1997-06-15	COL	OAK	L	4.0	6	5	5	4	5	1
1997-06-10	COL	ATL	L	4.2	8	6	6	5	3	0
1997-06-05	COL	SDP	—	6.0	11	5	5	3	2	1
1997-05-31	COL	MIA	W	6.1	9	4	4	4	2	0
1997-05-26	COL	STL	—	4.0	10	6	6	3	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kevin Ritz — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	151	130	60	149	2	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kevin Ritz — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	DET	P	12	12	4	10	0	0
1990	DET	P	4	4	2	4	1	0
1991	DET	P	11	5	1	4	1	0
1992	DET	P	23	11	4	10	0	1
1994	COL	P	15	15	6	13	0	3
1995	COL	P	31	28	10	39	0	1
1996	COL	P	35	35	18	51	0	3
1997	COL	P	18	18	13	15	0	3
1998	COL	P	2	2	2	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Kevin Ritz Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	151

Salary History

Kevin Ritz's recorded salaries total $10,663,223 over 9 seasons, 1989 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ritz's career ran from 1989 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1991.

Kevin Ritz — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	COL	NL	$3,000,000
1998	COL	NL	$3,500,000
1997	COL	NL	$2,500,000
1996	COL	NL	$740,000
1995	COL	NL	$447,223
1994	COL	NL	$165,000
1992	DET	AL	$125,000
1990	DET	AL	$118,000
1989	DET	AL	$68,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$10,663,223

College History

Kevin Ritz — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Indian Hills Community College	Centerville	IA	1985
William Penn University	Oskaloosa	IA	1984

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Kevin Ritz: the record in brief

July 15, 1989 and May 16, 1998 bracket Kevin Ritz's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Ritz's seasons break down as the Detroit Tigers (1989 to 1992) and the Colorado Rockies (1994 to 1998). The bio lists Ritz as a pitcher who batted and threw right-handed. Ritz is listed at 6-foot-4 and 195 pounds. The birth record reads June 8, 1965, in Eatontown, NJ, USA. Ritz's full given name, per the bio, is Kevin D. Ritz.

Across 151 games (130 starts), Ritz recorded 45 wins against 56 losses with a 5.35 ERA. The totals include 462 strikeouts. The league ERA over Ritz's seasons was 4.18, so the 5.35 figure ran 28.1% worse than average. Ritz won 17 games in 1996, the most of any season listed. Ritz struck out 120 batters in 1995, a career high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 4.21 in 1995, when the league's was 4.45.

Ritz made 2 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 7.71 ERA. Those appearances came in 1995.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Ritz

What years did Kevin Ritz play?: Kevin Ritz played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1998.
Was Kevin Ritz a pitcher?: Yes. Kevin Ritz pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 462 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Ritz hit?: Kevin Ritz hit 1 career home run with 27 hits.
What teams did Kevin Ritz play for?: Kevin Ritz played for 2 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1989–1992) and the Colorado Rockies (1994–1998).
What were Kevin Ritz's career stats?: In 151 games, Kevin Ritz went 45-56 with a 5.35 ERA, 462 strikeouts, 753.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Kevin Ritz earn in his career?: Kevin Ritz's recorded salaries total $10,663,223 over 9 seasons, 1989 to 1999. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Ritz's career ran from 1989 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Kevin Ritz's salary?: Kevin Ritz's last recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 1999. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 1998, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1999.
What position did Kevin Ritz play?: Kevin Ritz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Kevin Ritz and how much did he weigh?: Kevin Ritz was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Kevin Ritz's career ERA?: Kevin Ritz finished with a 5.35 career ERA, going 45-56 with 462 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Kevin Ritz have?: Kevin Ritz recorded 462 career strikeouts.
Is Kevin Ritz in the Hall of Fame?: No. Kevin Ritz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.