Jeff Reardon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1994)

W–L 73–77
ERA 3.16
WHIP 1.20
SO 877
Pitcher PIV 11951.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 190 lb
Born
10/1/1955 in Pittsfield, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1979-08-25
Last Game
1994-05-04
Awards
4× All-Star · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Jeffrey James Reardon

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
73 77 880 0 0 0 367 1132.3 1,000 397 109 358 877 3.16 11951.6

Career ERA 3.16 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 19.6% 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
1979 NYN NL 1 2 18 0 0 0 2 20.7 12 4 9 10 1.74 4.00 (+56%) -168.9
1980 NYN NL 8 7 61 0 0 0 6 110.3 96 32 47 101 2.61 3.84 (+32%) 1309.1
1981 NYN NL 1 0 18 0 0 0 2 28.7 27 11 12 28 3.45 3.58 (+4%) 482.5
1981 MON NL 2 0 25 0 0 0 6 41.7 21 6 9 21 1.30 3.58 (+64%) 352.2
1982 MON NL 7 4 75 0 0 0 26 109.0 87 25 36 86 2.06 3.86 (+47%) 2682.7
1983 MON NL 7 9 66 0 0 0 21 92.0 87 31 44 78 3.03 3.87 (+22%) 835.4
1984 MON NL 7 7 68 0 0 0 23 87.0 70 28 37 79 2.90 3.81 (+24%) 1621.6
1985 MON NL 2 8 63 0 0 0 41 87.7 68 31 26 67 3.18 3.89 (+18%) 1730.7
1986 MON NL 7 9 62 0 0 0 35 89.0 83 39 26 67 3.94 3.97 (+1%) 100.1
1987 MIN AL 8 8 63 0 0 0 31 80.3 70 40 28 83 4.48 4.29 (-4%) 134.0
1988 MIN AL 2 4 63 0 0 0 42 73.0 68 20 15 56 2.47 3.73 (+34%) 1355.5
1989 MIN AL 5 4 65 0 0 0 31 73.0 68 33 12 46 4.07 3.71 (-10%) 308.7
1990 BOS AL 5 3 47 0 0 0 21 51.3 39 18 19 33 3.16 3.86 (+18%) -123.7
1991 BOS AL 1 4 57 0 0 0 40 59.3 54 20 16 44 3.03 3.91 (+22%) -434.3
1992 BOS AL 2 2 46 0 0 0 27 42.3 53 20 7 32 4.25 3.75 (-14%) 69.0
1992 ATL NL 3 0 14 0 0 0 3 15.7 14 2 2 7 1.15 3.75 (+69%) 503.5
1993 CIN NL 4 6 58 0 0 0 8 61.7 66 28 10 35 4.09 4.19 (+2%) 1193.4
1994 NYA AL 1 0 11 0 0 0 2 9.7 17 9 3 4 8.38 4.51 (-86%) 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 73 77 880 0 0 0 367 1,132.1 1,000 397 358 877 3.16 — 11,952

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
880 57 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 38 .088 .103 .105 .209 0

Career AVG .088 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.

Career OBP .103 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 68.2% below league average.

Career SLG .105 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 73.0% below league average.

Career OPS .209 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 70.8% 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
1979 NYN NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 NYN NL 61 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYN NL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 MON NL 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 MON NL 75 10 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 .100 — — — — 0.0
1983 MON NL 66 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 — — — — 0.0
1984 MON NL 68 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 MON NL 63 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .286 — — — — 0.0
1986 MON NL 62 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .125 — — — — 0.0
1987 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 MIN AL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 BOS AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 BOS AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BOS AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 ATL NL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CIN NL 58 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 NYA AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 880 57 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 1 38 .088 — — — — 0

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
18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 NLCS ATL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 WS ATL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 ALCS MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 WS MIN 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NEDIV MON 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1981 NLCS MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 3 18 0 6 21.7 21 11 8 14 4.57

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1992 NLCS ATL 1 0 3 0 1 3.0 0 0 2 3 0.00
1992 WS ATL 0 1 2 0 0 1.3 2 2 1 1 13.50
1990 ALCS BOS 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 2 1 0 9.00
1987 ALCS MIN 1 1 4 0 2 5.3 7 3 3 5 5.06
1987 WS MIN 0 0 4 0 1 4.7 5 0 0 3 0.00
1981 NEDIV MON 0 1 3 0 2 4.3 1 1 1 2 2.08
1981 NLCS MON 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 3 3 0 0 27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home467280201.071
Away413290301.103

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home467596.25172001994593.02
Away413535.24831971594183.31

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1994-05-04 NYYLAA — 0.1433000
1994-04-30 NYYOAK — 1.0222001
1994-04-26 NYYLAA — 1.0211000
1994-04-24 NYYOAK — 1.0111101
1994-04-20 NYYSEA W 1.0200110
1994-04-17 NYYDET SV 1.0000000
1994-04-15 NYYDET SV 0.1000000
1994-04-13 NYYCHW — 0.2000000
1994-04-12 NYYCHW — 1.0111011
1994-04-10 NYYDET — 1.1411010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 880 0 44 75 11 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1979 NYN P 18 0 1 1 0 1
1980 NYN P 61 0 1 7 4 0
1981 NYN P 18 0 0 2 0 0
1981 MON P 25 0 1 2 0 0
1982 MON P 75 0 6 9 1 0
1983 MON P 66 0 3 4 2 0
1984 MON P 68 0 2 5 1 0
1985 MON P 63 0 9 8 0 0
1986 MON P 62 0 8 10 0 1
1987 MIN P 63 0 2 6 0 1
1988 MIN P 63 0 1 2 0 0
1989 MIN P 65 0 1 3 0 0
1990 BOS P 47 0 1 4 1 0
1991 BOS P 57 0 2 1 0 0
1992 BOS P 46 0 2 3 0 1
1992 ATL P 14 0 0 1 0 0
1993 CIN P 58 0 4 6 2 0
1994 NYA P 11 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 880

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-05-27
1987 TSN Fireman of the Year
1986 Pitcher of the Month May
1985 Player of the Week Week of 1985-05-24
1985 Reliever of the Year Award
1985 TSN Fireman of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1994 NYA AL $250,000
1993 CIN NL $500,000
1992 BOS AL $2,633,334
1991 BOS AL $2,533,333
1990 BOS AL $1,633,333
1989 MON NL $1,400,000
1988 MIN AL $850,000
1986 MON NL $850,000
1985 MON NL $850,000
Total Career Earnings $11,500,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst MA 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1988 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 11.0 392 0
1987 Cy Young Award AL 8th 4.0 140 0
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 37.0 392 0
1985 Cy Young Award NL 7th 1.0 120 0
1985 Most Valuable Player NL 20th 4.0 336 0
1980 Rookie of the Year NL 6th 2.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Jeff Reardon (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Doug Jones
    69-79, 3.30 ERA
  2. 96
    Bruce Sutter HOF
    68-71, 2.83 ERA
  3. 94
    Jeff Montgomery
    46-52, 3.27 ERA
  4. 91
    Rick Aguilera
    86-81, 3.57 ERA
  5. 84
    Joe Nathan
    64-34, 2.87 ERA
  6. 82
    John Franco
    90-87, 2.89 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Jeff Reardon

What years did Jeff Reardon play?
Jeff Reardon played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1994.
Was Jeff Reardon a pitcher?
Yes. Jeff Reardon pitched in the major leagues, recording 73 wins and 877 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jeff Reardon hit?
Jeff Reardon hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.