Rick Reed

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

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

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
93 76 273 245 14 7 1 1545.7 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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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 54.7 62 34 11 34 5.60 3.71 (-51%) 399.3
1990 PIT NL 2 3 13 8 1 1 1 53.7 62 26 12 27 4.36 3.86 (-13%) -162.2
1991 PIT NL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4.3 8 5 1 2 10.38 — 0.0
1992 KCA AL 3 7 19 18 1 1 0 100.3 105 41 20 49 3.68 3.75 (+2%) -261.2
1993 KCA AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 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 16.7 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 0 208.3 186 67 31 113 2.89 4.39 (+34%) 3590.5
1998 NYN NL 16 11 31 31 2 1 0 212.3 208 82 29 153 3.48 4.43 (+22%) 2229.3
1999 NYN NL 11 5 26 26 1 1 0 149.3 163 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 0 134.7 119 52 17 99 3.48 4.42 (+21%) 3090.2
2001 MIN AL 4 6 12 12 0 0 0 67.7 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

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

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

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2003 ALDS1 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALCS MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 ALDS2 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLCS NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS2 NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 WS NYN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1999 NLCS NYN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS2 NYN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 3 8 7 0 39.3 43 22 9 33 5.03

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2003 ALDS1 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0.00
2002 ALCS MIN 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 8 6 0 0 10.12
2002 ALDS2 MIN 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 6 4 2 8 7.20
2000 NLCS NYN 0 1 1 1 0 3.3 8 4 1 4 10.80
2000 NLDS2 NYN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 7 2 2 6 3.00
2000 WS NYN 0 0 1 1 0 6.0 6 2 1 8 3.00
1999 NLCS NYN 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 3 2 0 5 2.57
1999 NLDS2 NYN 1 0 1 1 0 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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1351441125214.174
Away1391531226010.170

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home134791.17763151355413.58
Away139754.18253771504294.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2003-09-26 MINDET — 2.0000010
2003-09-24 MINCLE — 1.2211110
2003-09-14 MINCLE — 0.1311011
2003-09-09 MINCHW — 3.2433102
2003-09-07 MINTEX W 2.0100010
2003-08-17 MINKCR L 3.0955002
2003-08-14 MINCLE — 0.2000000
2003-08-07 MINBAL L 8.0855161
2003-08-02 MINDET L 7.0844151
2003-07-27 MINCLE — 7.0611041

Fielding Statistics

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

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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Position Games
Pitcher 273
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1997 Player of the Week Week of 1997-05-03

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 Career Earnings $29,467,500

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Marshall University Huntington WV 1985

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Rick Reed (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Miles Mikolas
    75-84, 4.37 ERA
  2. 90
    Doug Fister
    83-92, 3.72 ERA
  3. 87
    Jordan Zimmermann
    95-91, 4.07 ERA
  4. 87
    Jim Merritt
    81-86, 3.65 ERA
  5. 85
    Mike Leake
    105-98, 4.05 ERA
  6. 79
    LaMarr Hoyt
    98-68, 3.99 ERA

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.