Steve Ziem
Stephen Graeling Ziem
Born: October 24, 1961
Milwaukee, WI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 210
Draft: Round 29 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
Draft: Round 12 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
Draft: Round 8 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
School: Banning HS (CA)
Cal Poly Pomona
Career: 1983-1990
Major League Statistics
Steve Ziem compiled a career record of 51 wins and 39 losses, with 53 saves, and a 3.70 ERA in his 287-game pitching career with the Pulaski Braves, Durham Bulls, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves and Burlington Braves. He began playing during the 1983 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | APPY | Pulaski Braves | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.33 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 54.0 | 43 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1984 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.88 | 49 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 67.3 | 49 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 5 | 14 | .263 | 4.18 | 48 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 157.3 | 158 | 87 | 73 | 16 | 73 | 5 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.08 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 96.3 | 88 | 38 | 33 | 12 | 34 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 7 | 2 | .778 | 4.70 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 74.7 | 73 | 44 | 39 | 7 | 32 | 6 | 54 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6.02 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55.3 | 77 | 43 | 37 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Burlington Braves | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.18 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.86 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.35 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.66 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48.7 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.67 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60.7 | 62 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 39 | .567 | 3.70 | 287 | 55 | 155 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 730.7 | 691 | 360 | 300 | 59 | 290 | 28 | 441 | 26 | 10 | 43 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 48 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .125 | .300 | .125 | .425 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 164 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .267 | .312 | .267 | .579 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | APPY | Pulaski Braves | P | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .550 |
| 1984 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 1984 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 49 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .957 | .449 |
| 1985 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 48 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 4 | .976 | .833 |
| 1986 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 31 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .387 |
| 1986 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 15 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.267 |
| 1987 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 23 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .739 |
| 1988 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .889 |
| 1988 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1988 | A | MIDW | Burlington Braves | P | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .938 |
| 1988 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 1989 | A | CARL | Durham Bulls | P | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .571 |
| 1989 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 18 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .917 | 1.222 |
| 1990 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .143 |
| Totals | 287 | 55 | 145 | 5 | 10 | .976 | .697 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | Appalachian League | Pulaski Braves | ATL | ||
| 1984 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1984 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1985 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1986 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1986 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1987 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1988 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1988 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 1988 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1988 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Braves | ATL | ||
| 1989 | A | Carolina League | Durham Bulls | ATL | ||
| 1989 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 1990 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL |
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