Rheal Cormier

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2007)

Rheal Cormier was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2007 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 17 seasons. Across 683 career appearances, he went 71-64 with a 4.03 ERA and 760 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 11758.5.

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

W–L 71–64
ERA 4.03
WHIP 1.28
SO 760
Pitcher PIV 11758.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
4/23/1967 in Moncton, NB, CAN
Died
3/8/2021 in Cap-Pele, NB, CAN
MLB Debut
1991-08-15
Last Game
2007-04-18

Full name: Rheal Paul Cormier

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rheal Cormier — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
71 64 683 108 7 1 2 1221.2 1,248 547 121 317 760 4.03 11758.5

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.39 across their career seasons — 8.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rheal Cormier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1991 SLN NL 4 5 11 10 2 0 0 67.2 74 31 8 38 4.12 3.91 (-5%) 1328.8
1992 SLN NL 10 10 31 30 3 0 0 186.0 194 76 33 117 3.68 3.75 (+2%) 2699.2
1993 SLN NL 7 6 38 21 1 0 0 145.1 163 70 27 75 4.33 4.19 (-3%) -56.8
1994 SLN NL 3 2 7 7 0 0 0 39.2 40 24 7 26 5.45 4.51 (-21%) -30.9
1995 BOS AL 7 5 48 12 0 0 0 115.0 131 52 31 69 4.07 4.45 (+9%) 895.6
1996 MON NL 7 10 33 27 1 1 0 159.2 165 74 41 100 4.17 4.61 (+10%) 1854.4
1997 MON NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.1 4 5 1 0 33.75 — 0.0
1999 BOS AL 2 0 60 0 0 0 0 63.1 61 26 18 39 3.69 4.71 (+22%) 1436.4
2000 BOS AL 3 3 64 0 0 0 0 68.1 74 35 17 43 4.61 4.77 (+3%) 1413.4
2001 PHI NL 5 6 60 0 0 0 1 51.1 49 24 17 37 4.21 4.42 (+5%) 410.4
2002 PHI NL 5 6 54 0 0 0 0 60.0 61 35 32 49 5.25 4.28 (-23%) -226.0
2003 PHI NL 8 0 65 0 0 0 1 84.2 54 16 25 67 1.70 4.40 (+61%) 3048.2
2004 PHI NL 4 5 84 0 0 0 0 81.0 70 32 26 46 3.56 4.46 (+20%) 575.6
2005 PHI NL 4 2 57 0 0 0 0 47.1 56 31 16 34 5.89 4.29 (-37%) -1071.1
2006 PHI NL 2 2 43 0 0 0 0 34.0 27 6 13 13 1.59 4.53 (+65%) -26.9
2006 CIN NL 0 1 21 0 0 0 0 14.0 21 7 4 6 4.50 4.53 (+1%) -492.0
2007 CIN NL 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 1 1 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 71 64 683 108 7 1 2 1,221.2 1,248 547 317 760 4.03 — 11,758

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

Rheal Cormier — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
684 192 15 36 4 1 0 12 0 5 45 .188 .212 .219 .431 -608

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career SLG .219 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career OPS .431 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Rheal Cormier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1991 SLN NL 11 21 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .238 — — — — 0.0
1992 SLN NL 31 59 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 13 .102 .255 (-60%) .322 (-68%) .377 (-64%) .699 (-66%) -607.9
1993 SLN NL 38 47 5 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 11 .234 — — — — 0.0
1994 SLN NL 8 14 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .286 — — — — 0.0
1995 BOS AL 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 MON NL 33 43 2 8 0 1 0 4 0 2 12 .186 — — — — 0.0
1997 MON NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 BOS AL 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 BOS AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 PHI NL 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 PHI NL 54 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
2003 PHI NL 65 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
2004 PHI NL 84 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 PHI NL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 PHI NL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 CIN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 CIN NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 684 192 15 36 4 1 0 12 0 5 45 .188 — — — — -608

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

Rheal Cormier — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Rheal Cormier — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1999 ALCS BOS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 ALDS1 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 BOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rheal Cormier — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 8 0 0 8.1 7 1 5 10 1.08

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rheal Cormier — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1999 ALCS BOS 0 0 4 0 0 3.2 3 0 3 4 0.00
1999 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 2 0 1 4 0.00
1995 ALDS1 BOS 0 0 2 0 0 0.2 2 1 1 2 13.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rheal Cormier — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3489272407.261
Away33610081205.120

Pitching — Home / Away

Rheal Cormier — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home348630.26132611583973.72
Away335591.06352861593634.36

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rheal Cormier — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-04-18 CINHOU — 1.1433001
2007-04-17 CINMIL — 0.0000000
2007-04-13 CINCHC — 0.1000000
2007-04-10 CINAZ — 0.2000100
2007-04-07 CINPIT — 0.1000010
2007-04-05 CINCHC — 0.1000000
2006-09-18 CINHOU — 1.0211010
2006-09-14 CINSDP — 0.1000000
2006-09-12 CINSDP — 0.2100000
2006-09-06 CINSFG — 0.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rheal Cormier — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 683 109 80 241 10 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rheal Cormier — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1991 SLN P 11 10 3 8 0 0
1992 SLN P 31 30 9 34 0 2
1993 SLN P 38 21 8 27 3 2
1994 SLN P 7 8 1 3 1 0
1995 BOS P 48 12 7 21 2 2
1996 MON P 33 27 15 35 2 1
1997 MON P 1 1 0 0 0 0
1999 BOS P 60 0 1 7 1 1
2000 BOS P 64 0 1 14 0 0
2001 PHI P 60 0 6 10 1 2
2002 PHI P 54 0 3 14 0 3
2003 PHI P 65 0 2 29 0 0
2004 PHI P 84 0 13 14 0 3
2005 PHI P 57 0 4 10 0 1
2006 PHI P 43 0 5 11 0 2
2006 CIN P 21 0 2 2 0 0
2007 CIN P 6 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rheal Cormier Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 684

Salary History

Rheal Cormier's recorded salaries total $24,334,999 over 15 seasons, 1992 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cormier's career ran from 1991 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 1991.

Rheal Cormier — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2007 CIN NL $2,250,000
2006 PHI NL $2,500,000
2005 PHI NL $2,250,000
2004 PHI NL $3,000,000
2003 PHI NL $2,983,333
2002 PHI NL $2,883,333
2001 PHI NL $2,583,333
2000 BOS AL $2,000,000
1999 BOS AL $900,000
1997 MON NL $1,050,000
1996 MON NL $950,000
1995 BOS AL $550,000
1994 SLN NL $160,000
1993 SLN NL $155,000
1992 SLN NL $120,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $24,334,999

College History

Rheal Cormier — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Community College of Rhode Island Warwick RI 1987, 1988

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Rheal Cormier (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Doug Bird
    73-60, 3.99 ERA
  2. 95
    Tommy Hunter
    56-47, 4.07 ERA
  3. 93
    Ryan Franklin
    62-76, 4.14 ERA
  4. 92
    Orlando Peña
    56-77, 3.71 ERA
  5. 90
    Matt Belisle
    52-58, 4.32 ERA
  6. 89
    Dan Schatzeder
    69-68, 3.74 ERA

Rheal Cormier: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rheal Cormier's first major league game on August 15, 1991; the last one listed came on April 18, 2007. By club, Cormier's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1991 to 1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995 to 2000), the Montreal Expos (1996 through 1997), the Philadelphia Phillies (2001 through 2006), and the Cincinnati Reds (2006 through 2007). At 185 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame, Cormier is listed as a pitcher. Cormier both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is April 23, 1967, in Moncton, NB, CAN. The bio records the death on March 8, 2021, in Cap-Pele, NB, CAN. Rheal Cormier was the playing name; the full given name is Rheal Paul.

Cormier went 71-64 with a 4.03 ERA in 683 games, 108 of them starts. Also on Cormier's record: 760 strikeouts. That 4.03 ERA compares with a 4.39 league average across the same seasons, 8.2% better. Cormier won 10 games in 1992, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rheal Cormier

What years did Rheal Cormier play?
Rheal Cormier played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2007.
Was Rheal Cormier a pitcher?
Yes. Rheal Cormier pitched in the major leagues, recording 71 wins and 760 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rheal Cormier hit?
Rheal Cormier hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.
What teams did Rheal Cormier play for?
Rheal Cormier played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1991–1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995, 1999–2000), the Montreal Expos (1996–1997), the Philadelphia Phillies (2001–2006), and the Cincinnati Reds (2006–2007).
What were Rheal Cormier's career stats?
In 683 games, Rheal Cormier went 71-64 with a 4.03 ERA, 760 strikeouts, 1,221.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Rheal Cormier earn in his career?
Rheal Cormier's recorded salaries total $24,334,999 over 15 seasons, 1992 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Cormier's career ran from 1991 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Rheal Cormier's salary?
Rheal Cormier's last recorded salary was $2,250,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $3,000,000, in 2004, and his lowest was $120,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2007.
What position did Rheal Cormier play?
Rheal Cormier played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rheal Cormier and how much did he weigh?
Rheal Cormier was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Rheal Cormier's career ERA?
Rheal Cormier finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 71-64 with 760 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rheal Cormier have?
Rheal Cormier recorded 760 career strikeouts.
Is Rheal Cormier in the Hall of Fame?
No. Rheal Cormier has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.