What years did Rick Sweet play?

Rick Sweet played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1983.

Was Rick Sweet a pitcher?

No. Rick Sweet was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Rick Sweet hit?

Rick Sweet hit 6 career home runs with 172 hits.

Rick Sweet

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1983)

AVG .234

HR 6

RBI 57

H 172

OPS .584

PIV -1,962

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 9/7/1952 in Longview, WA, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-04-08
Last Game: 1983-10-02

Full name: Ricky Joe Sweet

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
272	736	62	172	23	1	6	57	6	60	73	.234	.292	.292	.584	-1,962

Career AVG .234 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 10.1% below league average.

Career OBP .292 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 9.8% below league average.

Career SLG .292 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 24.2% below league average.

Career OPS .584 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — 17.7% 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
1978	SDN	NL	88	226	15	50	8	0	1	11	1	27	22	.221	.257 (-14%)	.323 (-5%)	.378 (-29%)	.702 (-18%)	-563.6
1982	NYN	NL	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SEA	AL	88	258	29	66	6	1	4	24	3	20	24	.256	.261 (-2%)	.324 (-4%)	.388 (-14%)	.712 (-10%)	0.0
1983	SEA	AL	93	249	18	55	9	0	1	22	2	13	26	.221	.260 (-15%)	.324 (-20%)	.389 (-31%)	.714 (-26%)	-1026.1
Career · 4 seasons			272	736	62	172	23	1	6	57	6	60	73	.234	—	—	—	—	-1,590

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	125	343	36	89	5	28	.259
Away	147	393	26	83	1	29	.211

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1983-10-02	SEA	CHW	L	2	0	1	1	0	0
1983-09-30	SEA	CHW	L	3	0	1	1	0	0
1983-09-29	SEA	KCR	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-28	SEA	KCR	L	5	0	0	0	1	0
1983-09-25	SEA	TEX	W	3	0	2	1	0	0
1983-09-21	SEA	TOR	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-20	SEA	TOR	L	4	1	1	0	0	0
1983-09-19	SEA	TOR	W	5	0	0	0	0	0
1983-09-16	SEA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1983-09-14	SEA	TOR	L	4	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	244	193	1181	93	15	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1978	SDN	C	76	63	337	33	6	3
1982	SEA	C	83	64	431	26	3	6
1983	SEA	C	85	66	413	34	6	6

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	244

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Gonzaga University	Spokane	WA	1973, 1974, 1975

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Sweet

What years did Rick Sweet play?: Rick Sweet played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1983.
Was Rick Sweet a pitcher?: No. Rick Sweet was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Rick Sweet hit?: Rick Sweet hit 6 career home runs with 172 hits.