What years did Jody Reed play?

Jody Reed played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1997.

Was Jody Reed a pitcher?

No. Jody Reed was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Jody Reed hit?

Jody Reed hit 27 career home runs with 1,231 hits.

What were Jody Reed's career stats?

In 1,284 games, Jody Reed had 1,231 hits, 27 home runs, 392 RBI, 566 runs, and 40 stolen bases, with a .270 batting average.

What was Jody Reed's salary?

Jody Reed's last recorded salary was $675,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $64,500, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1988 to 1997.

What position did Jody Reed play?

Jody Reed played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Jody Reed and how much did he weigh?

Jody Reed was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds.

How many home runs did Jody Reed hit each season?

Jody Reed's home runs by season: 0 in 1987, 1 in 1988, 3 in 1989, 5 in 1990, 5 in 1991, 3 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 4 in 1995, 2 in 1996, and 0 in 1997. His most in one season was 5, in 1990 and 1991.

What was Jody Reed's career batting average?

Jody Reed batted .270 over his career, with 1,231 hits in 4,554 at bats.

How many RBI did Jody Reed have?

Jody Reed drove in 392 runs in his career.

Is Jody Reed in the Hall of Fame?

No. Jody Reed has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Jody Reed

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1997)

Jody Reed was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1997 for 5 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,284 career games, he hit .270 with 1,231 hits, 27 home runs, and 392 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 15, 2026

AVG .270

HR 27

RBI 392

H 1,231

OPS .700

PIV -565

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 7/26/1962 in Tampa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-09-12
Last Game: 1997-08-22

Full name: Jody Eric Reed

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Career Batting Statistics

Jody Reed — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,284	4,554	566	1,231	263	10	27	392	40	542	407	.270	.349	.350	.700	-565

Career AVG .270 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .349 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career SLG .350 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 12.5% below league average.

Career OPS .700 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jody Reed 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
1987	BOS	AL	9	30	4	9	1	1	0	8	1	4	0	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BOS	AL	109	338	60	99	23	1	1	28	1	45	21	.293	.254 (+15%)	.317 (+20%)	.377 (-1%)	.695 (+9%)	741.5
1989	BOS	AL	146	524	76	151	42	2	3	40	4	73	44	.288	.254 (+13%)	.319 (+18%)	.375 (+5%)	.694 (+11%)	1333.7
1990	BOS	AL	155	598	70	173	45	0	5	51	4	75	65	.289	.257 (+12%)	.324 (+14%)	.385 (+1%)	.710 (+7%)	1097.2
1991	BOS	AL	153	618	87	175	42	2	5	60	6	60	53	.283	.255 (+11%)	.323 (+8%)	.384 (-1%)	.708 (+3%)	496.6
1992	BOS	AL	143	550	64	136	27	1	3	40	7	62	44	.247	.255 (-3%)	.322 (avg)	.377 (-16%)	.699 (-9%)	-656.0
1993	LAN	NL	132	445	48	123	21	2	2	31	1	38	40	.276	.265 (+4%)	.332 (avg)	.403 (-14%)	.735 (-8%)	-513.4
1994	ML4	AL	108	399	48	108	22	0	2	37	5	57	34	.271	.269 (avg)	.338 (+7%)	.424 (-20%)	.763 (-8%)	-358.4
1995	SDN	NL	131	445	58	114	18	1	4	40	6	59	38	.256	.266 (-4%)	.337 (+3%)	.417 (-21%)	.755 (-11%)	-616.3
1996	SDN	NL	146	495	45	121	20	0	2	49	2	59	53	.244	.269 (-9%)	.340 (-5%)	.426 (-30%)	.767 (-19%)	-1468.2
1997	DET	AL	52	112	6	22	2	0	0	8	3	10	15	.196	.266 (-26%)	.336 (-18%)	.419 (-49%)	.756 (-35%)	-621.9
Career · 11 seasons			1,284	4,554	566	1,231	263	10	27	392	40	542	407	.270	—	—	—	—	-565

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

Jody Reed — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	37	0	8	2	0	0	3	2	4	.216

Playoff Batting by Year

Jody Reed — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLDS2	SDN	3	11	3	1	2	0	1	.273
1990	ALCS	BOS	4	15	2	0	1	0	2	.133
1988	ALCS	BOS	4	11	3	1	0	2	1	.273

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jody Reed — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	657	2287	301	632	17	213	.276
Away	627	2267	265	599	10	179	.264

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jody Reed — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1997-08-22	DET	MIL	W	2	0	0	1
1997-08-21	DET	MIL	W	1	0	0	0
1997-08-15	DET	KCR	L	0	0	0	0
1997-08-14	DET	CLE	L	4	1	1	0
1997-08-13	DET	CLE	W	5	1	0	0
1997-08-10	DET	TOR	W	0	0	0	0
1997-08-02	DET	TOR	W	0	0	0	0
1997-07-22	DET	CHW	W	1	1	1	0
1997-07-21	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1997-07-16	DET	LAA	L	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jody Reed — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	1050	1000	2135	3187	65	690
3B	9	3	7	9	0	1
OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
SS	236	201	304	583	32	121

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jody Reed — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	BOS	2B	2	2	3	10	0	2
1987	BOS	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	BOS	SS	4	6	8	16	0	7
1988	BOS	2B	11	11	20	32	0	7
1988	BOS	3B	4	2	4	8	0	1
1988	BOS	SS	94	83	123	242	11	49
1989	BOS	2B	70	65	143	209	8	46
1989	BOS	3B	4	1	3	1	0	0
1989	BOS	OF	1	0	2	0	0	0
1989	BOS	SS	77	73	107	213	11	42
1990	BOS	2B	119	113	215	374	6	82
1990	BOS	SS	50	38	63	104	10	21
1991	BOS	2B	152	150	312	444	14	109
1991	BOS	SS	6	1	2	5	0	1
1992	BOS	2B	142	141	304	472	14	113
1993	LAN	2B	132	129	280	413	5	76
1994	ML4	2B	106	106	231	353	3	72
1995	SDN	2B	130	118	303	362	4	79
1995	SDN	SS	5	0	1	3	0	1
1996	SDN	2B	145	137	275	411	9	86
1997	DET	2B	41	28	49	107	2	18

Career Games by Position

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Jody Reed Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	1049
Third Base	9
Shortstop	239
Right Field	1
Designated Hitter	9

Awards & Honors

Jody Reed — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-09-21

Salary History

Jody Reed's recorded salaries total $8,364,500 over 10 seasons, 1988 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reed's career ran from 1987 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1987.

Jody Reed — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	DET	AL	$675,000
1996	SDN	NL	$1,000,000
1995	SDN	NL	$450,000
1994	ML4	AL	$750,000
1993	LAN	NL	$2,500,000
1992	BOS	AL	$1,600,000
1991	BOS	AL	$850,000
1990	BOS	AL	$300,000
1989	BOS	AL	$175,000
1988	BOS	AL	$64,500
Total recorded salary (partial)			$8,364,500

College History

Jody Reed — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
State College of Florida - Manatee-Sarasota	Bradenton	FL	1981, 1982
Florida State University	Tallahassee	FL	1983, 1984

Award Voting History

Jody Reed — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1990	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	9.0	392	0
1988	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	48.0	140	6

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Career Spans

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Jody Reed: the record in brief

According to the bio, Jody Reed debuted on September 12, 1987 and played a final game on August 22, 1997. The season rows list, in order, the Boston Red Sox (1987 to 1992), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1993), the Milwaukee Brewers (1994), the San Diego Padres (1995 through 1996), and the Detroit Tigers (1997). Listed as a second baseman, Reed batted and threw right-handed. Reed is listed at 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds. The birth record reads July 26, 1962, in Tampa, FL, USA. The given name on file is Jody Eric Reed.

Reed collected 1,231 hits in 4,554 at bats across 1,284 games, good for a .270 batting average, along with 27 home runs, 392 RBI, and 40 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .349 and the slugging percentage .350, for an OPS of .700. The .270 career average is close to the .262 the league hit across the same seasons. No season topped the 175 hits of 1991. 1991 brought the most runs batted in, 60. The Lg AVG column puts Reed's 1990 at .289 against .257, the widest margin among the busiest seasons at 12%.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jody Reed

What years did Jody Reed play?: Jody Reed played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1997.
Was Jody Reed a pitcher?: No. Jody Reed was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Jody Reed hit?: Jody Reed hit 27 career home runs with 1,231 hits.
What teams did Jody Reed play for?: Jody Reed played for 5 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1987–1992), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1993), the Milwaukee Brewers (1994), the San Diego Padres (1995–1996), and the Detroit Tigers (1997).
What were Jody Reed's career stats?: In 1,284 games, Jody Reed had 1,231 hits, 27 home runs, 392 RBI, 566 runs, and 40 stolen bases, with a .270 batting average.
How much did Jody Reed earn in his career?: Jody Reed's recorded salaries total $8,364,500 over 10 seasons, 1988 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reed's career ran from 1987 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1987.
What was Jody Reed's salary?: Jody Reed's last recorded salary was $675,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $64,500, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1988 to 1997.
What position did Jody Reed play?: Jody Reed played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Jody Reed and how much did he weigh?: Jody Reed was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds.
How many home runs did Jody Reed hit each season?: Jody Reed's home runs by season: 0 in 1987, 1 in 1988, 3 in 1989, 5 in 1990, 5 in 1991, 3 in 1992, 2 in 1993, 2 in 1994, 4 in 1995, 2 in 1996, and 0 in 1997. His most in one season was 5, in 1990 and 1991.
What was Jody Reed's career batting average?: Jody Reed batted .270 over his career, with 1,231 hits in 4,554 at bats.
How many RBI did Jody Reed have?: Jody Reed drove in 392 runs in his career.
Is Jody Reed in the Hall of Fame?: No. Jody Reed has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.