Rick Reed
Born: 8/16/1964 in Huntington, WV, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-08-08 | Final Game: 2003-09-26
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'0" | Weight: 195 lbs
Full name: Richard Allen Reed
Biography
Rick Reed was a professional baseball pitcher born in 1964, who enjoyed a notable career spanning from 1988 to 2003. Throughout his time in Major League Baseball, he compiled a record of 93 wins and 76 losses, showcasing a solid performance on the mound with a career earned run average (ERA) of 4.03. Reed was known for his durability and consistency, striking out a total of 970 batters over his career. He also registered one save, highlighting his versatility as a pitcher. His contributions to the game were recognized with two All-Star selections, affirming his status as one of the prominent pitchers of his era.
Reed's career unfolded during a transitional period in baseball, marked by evolving pitching strategies and offensive approaches. He was particularly adept at maintaining composure under pressure, often delivering strong performances in crucial games. With his reliable presence on the mound, Reed became a respected figure among teammates and opponents alike. His contributions to various teams, combined with his commendable statistics, solidified his legacy in the annals of baseball history. After retiring in 2003, Reed left behind a legacy characterized by perseverance and skill, making him a noteworthy figure in the world of baseball.
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 | 1601 | 692 | 213 | 285 | 970 | 4.03 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | PIT | NL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3.00 | 114.7 |
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 1 | 4 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | 62 | 34 | 11 | 34 | 5.60 | 399.3 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53.7 | 62 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 4.36 | -164.0 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10.38 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | KCR | AL | 3 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.3 | 105 | 41 | 20 | 49 | 3.68 | - |
| 1993 | KCR | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9.82 | - |
| 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 | -401.1 |
| 1995 | CIN | NL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 5.82 | -779.9 |
| 1997 | NYN | NL | 13 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 208.3 | 186 | 67 | 31 | 113 | 2.89 | 3590.5 |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | 16 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 212.3 | 208 | 82 | 29 | 153 | 3.48 | 2229.3 |
| 1999 | NYN | NL | 11 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 149.3 | 163 | 76 | 47 | 104 | 4.58 | 3.2 |
| 2000 | NYN | NL | 11 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184.0 | 192 | 84 | 34 | 121 | 4.11 | 1606.3 |
| 2001 | MIN | AL | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67.7 | 92 | 39 | 14 | 43 | 5.19 | -796.1 |
| 2001 | NYN | NL | 8 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 134.7 | 119 | 52 | 17 | 99 | 3.48 | 3090.2 |
| 2002 | MIN | AL | 15 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 188.0 | 192 | 79 | 26 | 121 | 3.78 | -586.6 |
| 2003 | MIN | AL | 6 | 12 | 27 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135.0 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 71 | 5.07 | -1240.9 |
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 | 0.172 | 0.206 | 0.222 | 0.429 | -1350.3 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | PIT | NL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1989 | PIT | NL | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.077 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | PIT | NL | 13 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 1991 | PIT | NL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 1992 | KCR | AL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | KCR | 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 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | NYN | NL | 33 | 57 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0.175 | -314.6 |
| 1998 | NYN | NL | 31 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0.125 | -622.2 |
| 1999 | NYN | NL | 27 | 45 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.244 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | NYN | NL | 30 | 49 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.204 | -413.5 |
| 2001 | MIN | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2001 | NYN | NL | 20 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.125 | 0.0 |
| 2002 | MIN | AL | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.0 |
| 2003 | MIN | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
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 | 0.167 |
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 | ALDS2 | 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 |
| 2000 | NLCS | NYN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
| 2000 | NLDS2 | NYN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 0.000 |
| 1999 | NLDS2 | NYN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
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 |
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 | P | 26 | 26 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 | NYN | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYN | P | 30 | 30 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIN | P | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | NYN | P | 20 | 20 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIN | P | 33 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | MIN | P | 27 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| 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 |