What years did Rick Reed play?

Rick Reed played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2003.

Was Rick Reed a pitcher?

Yes. Rick Reed pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 970 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rick Reed hit?

Rick Reed hit 2 career home runs with 51 hits.

What teams did Rick Reed play for?

Rick Reed played for 6 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988–1991), the Kansas City Royals (1992–1993), the Texas Rangers (1993–1994), the Cincinnati Reds (1995), the New York Mets (1997–2001), and the Minnesota Twins (2001–2003).

Did Rick Reed win a Cy Young Award?

No. Rick Reed did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Rick Reed win?

Rick Reed was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Rick Reed's career stats?

In 273 games, Rick Reed went 93-76 with a 4.03 ERA, 970 strikeouts, 1,545.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 51 hits and 2 home runs.

What was Rick Reed's salary?

Rick Reed's last recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 2003.

What position did Rick Reed play?

Rick Reed played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

Rick Reed was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.

What was Rick Reed's career ERA?

Rick Reed finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 93-76 with 970 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Rick Reed have?

Rick Reed recorded 970 career strikeouts.

Is Rick Reed in the Hall of Fame?

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

Rick Reed

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2003)

Rick Reed was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2003 for 6 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 16 seasons. Across 273 career appearances, he went 93-76 with a 4.03 ERA and 970 strikeouts. He also batted .172 with 2 home runs. Rick Reed was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6876.0.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 93–76

ERA 4.03

WHIP 1.22

SO 970

Pitcher PIV 6876.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 8/16/1964 in Huntington, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-08-08
Last Game: 2003-09-26
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Richard Allen Reed

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Career Pitching Statistics

Rick Reed — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
93	76	273	245	14	7	1	1545.2	1,601	692	213	285	970	4.03	6876.0

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — 5.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Rick Reed Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	PIT	NL	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	12.0	10	4	2	6	3.00	3.73 (+20%)	114.7
1989	PIT	NL	1	4	15	7	0	0	0	54.2	62	34	11	34	5.60	3.71 (-51%)	399.3
1990	PIT	NL	2	3	13	8	1	1	1	53.2	62	26	12	27	4.36	3.86 (-13%)	-162.2
1991	PIT	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4.1	8	5	1	2	10.38	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	3	7	19	18	1	1	0	100.1	105	41	20	49	3.68	3.75 (+2%)	-261.2
1993	KCA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.2	6	4	1	3	9.82	—	0.0
1993	TEX	AL	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	1	1	2	2.25	—	0.0
1994	TEX	AL	1	1	4	3	0	0	0	16.2	17	11	7	12	5.94	4.51 (-32%)	-399.7
1995	CIN	NL	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	17.0	18	11	3	10	5.82	4.45 (-31%)	-777.2
1997	NYN	NL	13	9	33	31	2	0	0	208.1	186	67	31	113	2.89	4.39 (+34%)	3590.5
1998	NYN	NL	16	11	31	31	2	1	0	212.1	208	82	29	153	3.48	4.43 (+22%)	2229.3
1999	NYN	NL	11	5	26	26	1	1	0	149.1	163	76	47	104	4.58	4.71 (+3%)	3.2
2000	NYN	NL	11	5	30	30	0	0	0	184.0	192	84	34	121	4.11	4.77 (+14%)	1606.3
2001	NYN	NL	8	6	20	20	3	1	0	134.2	119	52	17	99	3.48	4.42 (+21%)	3090.2
2001	MIN	AL	4	6	12	12	0	0	0	67.2	92	39	14	43	5.19	4.42 (-17%)	-785.1
2002	MIN	AL	15	7	33	32	2	1	0	188.0	192	79	26	121	3.78	4.28 (+12%)	-564.8
2003	MIN	AL	6	12	27	21	2	1	0	135.0	155	76	29	71	5.07	4.40 (-15%)	-1207.4
Career · 17 seasons			93	76	273	245	14	7	1	1,545.2	1,601	692	285	970	4.03	—	6,876

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

Rick Reed — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
274	297	23	51	9	0	2	24	0	13	93	.172	.206	.222	.429	-1,277

Career AVG .172 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Career OBP .206 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .409 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career OPS .429 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Rick Reed Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	PIT	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	PIT	NL	15	13	1	1	0	0	0	2	5	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	PIT	NL	13	16	0	4	0	0	1	1	6	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PIT	NL	1	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	KCA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TEX	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TEX	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CIN	NL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	NYN	NL	33	57	6	10	5	1	5	3	18	.175	.266 (-34%)	.336 (-36%)	.419 (-25%)	.756 (-30%)	-296.5
1998	NYN	NL	31	64	6	8	0	1	5	3	21	.125	.266 (-53%)	.335 (-51%)	.420 (-59%)	.755 (-56%)	-588.5
1999	NYN	NL	27	45	2	11	2	0	5	1	14	.244	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYN	NL	30	49	6	10	0	0	2	1	11	.204	—	—	—	—	-391.7
2001	NYN	NL	20	40	2	5	1	0	4	1	15	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	MIN	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MIN	AL	33	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	MIN	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			274	297	23	51	9	2	24	13	93	.172	—	—	—	—	-1,277

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

Rick Reed — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Rick Reed — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
2003	ALDS1	MIN	1	0	0	0	.000
2002	ALCS	MIN	1	0	0	0	.000
2002	ALDS2	MIN	1	0	0	0	.000
2000	NLCS	NYN	1	1	0	0	.000
2000	NLDS2	NYN	1	1	0	0	.000
2000	WS	NYN	1	1	1	0	1.000
1999	NLCS	NYN	1	2	0	0	.000
1999	NLDS2	NYN	1	1	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Rick Reed — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	3	8	7	0	39.1	43	22	9	33	5.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Rick Reed — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	ALDS1	MIN	0	0	1	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0.00
2002	ALCS	MIN	0	1	1	1	5.1	8	6	0	0	10.12
2002	ALDS2	MIN	0	1	1	1	5.0	6	4	2	8	7.20
2000	NLCS	NYN	0	1	1	1	3.1	8	4	1	4	10.80
2000	NLDS2	NYN	0	0	1	1	6.0	7	2	2	6	3.00
2000	WS	NYN	0	0	1	1	6.0	6	2	1	8	3.00
1999	NLCS	NYN	0	0	1	1	7.0	3	2	0	5	2.57
1999	NLDS2	NYN	1	0	1	1	6.0	4	2	3	2	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Rick Reed — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	135	144	11	25	2	14	.174
Away	139	153	12	26	0	10	.170

Pitching — Home / Away

Rick Reed — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	134	791.1	776	315	135	541	3.58
Away	139	754.1	825	377	150	429	4.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Rick Reed — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-09-26	MIN	DET	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-24	MIN	CLE	—	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
2003-09-14	MIN	CLE	—	0.1	3	1	1	0	1	1
2003-09-09	MIN	CHW	—	3.2	4	3	3	1	0	2
2003-09-07	MIN	TEX	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-08-17	MIN	KCR	L	3.0	9	5	5	0	0	2
2003-08-14	MIN	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003-08-07	MIN	BAL	L	8.0	8	5	5	1	6	1
2003-08-02	MIN	DET	L	7.0	8	4	4	1	5	1
2003-07-27	MIN	CLE	—	7.0	6	1	1	0	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Rick Reed — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	273	245	108	211	12	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Rick Reed — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	PIT	P	2	2	0	3	0	1
1989	PIT	P	15	7	6	5	0	0
1990	PIT	P	13	8	6	4	1	0
1991	PIT	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1992	KCA	P	19	18	6	18	1	0
1993	KCA	P	1	0	2	0	0	0
1993	TEX	P	2	0	1	1	0	0
1994	TEX	P	4	3	2	2	0	0
1995	CIN	P	4	3	2	1	0	0
1997	NYN	P	33	31	22	27	2	2
1998	NYN	P	31	31	12	38	1	2
1999	NYN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1999	NYN	P	26	26	11	29	1	4
2000	NYN	P	30	30	8	16	2	0
2001	NYN	P	20	20	11	25	0	0
2001	MIN	P	12	12	6	11	1	1
2002	MIN	P	33	32	8	20	2	1
2003	MIN	P	27	21	5	11	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Rick Reed Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	273
Right Field	1

Awards & Honors

Rick Reed — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-05-03

Salary History

Rick Reed's recorded salaries total $29,467,500 over 8 seasons, 1989 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reed's career ran from 1988 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 7 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.

Rick Reed — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	MIN	AL	$8,000,000
2002	MIN	AL	$7,000,000
2001	NYN	NL	$6,750,000
2000	NYN	NL	$4,375,000
1999	NYN	NL	$1,687,500
1998	NYN	NL	$1,375,000
1997	NYN	NL	$212,000
1989	PIT	NL	$68,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$29,467,500

College History

Rick Reed — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Marshall University	Huntington	WV	1985

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Rick Reed: the record in brief

The profile opens with Rick Reed's first major league game on August 8, 1988; the last one listed came on September 26, 2003. By club, Reed's seasons break down as the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988 to 1991), the Kansas City Royals (1992 to 1993), the Texas Rangers (1993 through 1994), the Cincinnati Reds (1995), the New York Mets (1997 through 2001), and the Minnesota Twins (2001 to 2003). Reed played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 16, 1964, in Huntington, WV, USA and a listed size of 6'0" and 195 pounds. Rick Reed was the playing name; the full given name is Richard Allen.

Reed pitched in 273 games, starting 245, and finished with a 93-76 record and 4.03 ERA. The totals include 970 strikeouts, 14 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Against a 4.24 league ERA for the same years, Reed was 5.1% better. Reed won 16 games in 1998, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Reed

What years did Rick Reed play?: Rick Reed played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2003.
Was Rick Reed a pitcher?: Yes. Rick Reed pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 970 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Reed hit?: Rick Reed hit 2 career home runs with 51 hits.
What teams did Rick Reed play for?: Rick Reed played for 6 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1988–1991), the Kansas City Royals (1992–1993), the Texas Rangers (1993–1994), the Cincinnati Reds (1995), the New York Mets (1997–2001), and the Minnesota Twins (2001–2003).
Did Rick Reed win a Cy Young Award?: No. Rick Reed did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Rick Reed win?: Rick Reed was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Rick Reed's career stats?: In 273 games, Rick Reed went 93-76 with a 4.03 ERA, 970 strikeouts, 1,545.2 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 51 hits and 2 home runs.
How much did Rick Reed earn in his career?: Rick Reed's recorded salaries total $29,467,500 over 8 seasons, 1989 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reed's career ran from 1988 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 7 of his seasons between 1985 and 2016.
What was Rick Reed's salary?: Rick Reed's last recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $8,000,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 2003.
What position did Rick Reed play?: Rick Reed played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Rick Reed and how much did he weigh?: Rick Reed was listed at 6 feet and 195 pounds.
What was Rick Reed's career ERA?: Rick Reed finished with a 4.03 career ERA, going 93-76 with 970 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Rick Reed have?: Rick Reed recorded 970 career strikeouts.
Is Rick Reed in the Hall of Fame?: No. Rick Reed has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.