What years did Steve Swetonic play?

Steve Swetonic played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1935.

Was Steve Swetonic a pitcher?

Yes. Steve Swetonic pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 154 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Steve Swetonic hit?

Steve Swetonic hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

Steve Swetonic

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1935)

W–L 37–36

ERA 3.81

WHIP 1.38

SO 154

Pitcher PIV -3748.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 8/13/1903 in Mount Pleasant, PA, USA
Died: 4/22/1974 in Canonsburg, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-04-17
Last Game: 1935-05-19

Full name: Stephen Albert Swetonic

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
37	36	133	58	25	8	11	595.3	607	252	34	212	154	3.81	-3748.8

Career ERA 3.81 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 11.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	PIT	NL	8	10	41	12	3	0	5	143.7	172	77	50	35	4.82	4.60 (-5%)	192.3
1930	PIT	NL	6	6	23	6	3	1	5	96.7	107	48	27	35	4.47	4.80 (+7%)	339.2
1931	PIT	NL	0	2	14	0	0	0	1	27.7	28	12	16	8	3.90	4.10 (+5%)	-135.4
1932	PIT	NL	11	6	24	19	11	4	0	162.7	134	51	55	39	2.82	4.13 (+32%)	-1684.9
1933	PIT	NL	12	12	31	21	8	3	0	164.7	166	64	64	37	3.50	3.86 (+9%)	-2460.0
Career · 5 seasons			37	36	133	58	25	8	11	595.1	607	252	212	154	3.81	—	-3,749

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
135	200	18	34	6	3	0	10	0	7	28	.170	.202	.230	.432	-964

Career AVG .170 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.

Career SLG .230 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OPS .432 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	PIT	NL	42	48	11	13	3	1	2	2	6	.271	—	—	—	—	-93.5
1930	PIT	NL	23	36	2	4	2	0	2	1	5	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	PIT	NL	14	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	PIT	NL	24	54	1	5	1	0	2	2	7	.093	.275 (-66%)	.335 (-63%)	.391 (-72%)	.726 (-68%)	-585.9
1933	PIT	NL	31	55	3	11	0	2	4	1	7	.200	.270 (-26%)	.329 (-35%)	.377 (-28%)	.707 (-31%)	-284.9
1935	PIT	NL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			135	200	18	34	6	3	10	7	28	.170	—	—	—	—	-964

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	76	119	14	26	0	8	.218
Away	59	80	4	8	0	2	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	74	349.2	366	142	111	80	3.65
Away	59	245.2	241	107	100	73	3.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1935-05-19	PIT	BRO	W	0	1	0	0	0
1933-10-01	PIT	CIN	W	3	0	1	1	0
1933-09-24	PIT	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-16	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-09	PIT	BRO	L	1	1	1	0	0
1933-09-06	PIT	NY1	W	2	0	0	0	0
1933-08-31	PIT	PHI	W	0	0	0	0	0
1933-08-25	PIT	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0
1933-08-20	PIT	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1933-08-16	PIT	BRO	W	4	0	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-10-01	PIT	CIN	W	6.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
1933-09-24	PIT	STL	—	1.2	2	1	1	2	1	0
1933-09-16	PIT	BSN	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1933-09-09	PIT	BRO	—	5.1	6	4	4	2	1	0
1933-09-06	PIT	NY1	—	5.0	11	3	3	0	1	0
1933-08-31	PIT	PHI	W	3.0	5	3	0	0	0	1
1933-08-25	PIT	NY1	L	5.0	5	3	2	3	3	1
1933-08-20	PIT	BSN	L	2.1	2	1	1	0	2	0
1933-08-16	PIT	BRO	W	8.1	11	7	5	3	2	1
1933-08-06	PIT	CHC	L	4.2	8	5	5	3	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	133	0	18	127	4	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	PIT	P	41	7	41	2	0
1930	PIT	P	23	3	16	0	3
1931	PIT	P	14	1	5	0	0
1932	PIT	P	24	3	31	0	0
1933	PIT	P	31	4	34	2	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	133

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PA	1923, 1924

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Frequently Asked Questions about Steve Swetonic

What years did Steve Swetonic play?: Steve Swetonic played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1935.
Was Steve Swetonic a pitcher?: Yes. Steve Swetonic pitched in the major leagues, recording 37 wins and 154 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Steve Swetonic hit?: Steve Swetonic hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.