Rheal Cormier

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
71 64 683 108 7 1 2 1221.7 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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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 67.7 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 0 145.3 163 70 27 75 4.33 4.19 (-3%) -56.8
1994 SLN NL 3 2 7 7 0 0 0 39.7 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 0 159.7 165 74 41 100 4.17 4.61 (+10%) 1854.4
1997 MON NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.3 4 5 1 0 33.75 — 0.0
1999 BOS AL 2 0 60 0 0 0 0 63.3 61 26 18 39 3.69 4.71 (+22%) 1436.4
2000 BOS AL 3 3 64 0 0 0 0 68.3 74 35 17 43 4.61 4.77 (+3%) 1413.4
2001 PHI NL 5 6 60 0 0 0 1 51.3 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 84.7 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 47.3 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

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

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
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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 8 0 0 8.3 7 1 5 10 1.08

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 3.7 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 0.7 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3489272407.261
Away33610081205.120

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home348630.26132611583973.72
Away335591.06352861593634.36

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

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 683 109 80 241 10 19

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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Position Games
Pitcher 684

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 Career Earnings $24,334,999

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

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.