What years did Chris Reitsma play?

Chris Reitsma played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2007.

Was Chris Reitsma a pitcher?

Yes. Chris Reitsma pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 359 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Chris Reitsma hit?

Chris Reitsma hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

What teams did Chris Reitsma play for?

Chris Reitsma played for 3 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (2001–2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004–2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2007).

What were Chris Reitsma's career stats?

In 338 games, Chris Reitsma went 32-46 with a 4.70 ERA, 359 strikeouts, 609.0 innings pitched, and 37 saves.

What was Chris Reitsma's salary?

Chris Reitsma's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2001. The Salary History table lists each season from 2001 to 2007.

What position did Chris Reitsma play?

Chris Reitsma played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Chris Reitsma and how much did he weigh?

Chris Reitsma was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Chris Reitsma's career ERA?

Chris Reitsma finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 32-46 with 359 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Chris Reitsma have?

Chris Reitsma recorded 359 career strikeouts.

Is Chris Reitsma in the Hall of Fame?

No. Chris Reitsma has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Chris Reitsma

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2007)

Chris Reitsma was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2007 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Atlanta Braves, and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 7 seasons. Across 338 career appearances, he went 32-46 with a 4.70 ERA, 359 strikeouts, and 37 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 300.9.

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 24, 2026

W–L 32–46

ERA 4.70

WHIP 1.41

SO 359

Pitcher PIV 300.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 215 lb
Born: 12/31/1977 in Minneapolis, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-04-04
Last Game: 2007-07-29

Full name: Christopher Michael Reitsma

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Career Pitching Statistics

Chris Reitsma — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	46	338	53	1	1	37	609.0	696	318	76	164	359	4.70	300.9

Career ERA 4.70 vs. league average 4.41 across their career seasons — 6.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Chris Reitsma Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	CIN	NL	7	15	36	29	0	0	0	182.0	209	107	49	96	5.29	4.42 (-20%)	-498.8
2002	CIN	NL	6	12	32	21	1	1	0	138.1	144	56	45	84	3.64	4.28 (+15%)	-523.8
2003	CIN	NL	9	5	57	3	0	0	12	84.0	92	40	19	53	4.29	4.40 (+3%)	-451.8
2004	ATL	NL	6	4	84	0	0	0	2	79.2	89	36	20	60	4.07	4.46 (+9%)	1188.2
2005	ATL	NL	3	6	76	0	0	0	15	73.1	79	32	14	42	3.93	4.29 (+8%)	2441.3
2006	ATL	NL	1	2	27	0	0	0	8	28.0	46	27	8	13	8.68	4.53 (-92%)	-1483.9
2007	SEA	AL	0	2	26	0	0	0	0	23.2	37	20	9	11	7.61	4.47 (-70%)	-370.2
Career · 7 seasons			32	46	338	53	1	1	37	609.0	696	318	164	359	4.70	—	301

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

Chris Reitsma — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
340	87	3	9	1	0	0	5	0	3	42	.103	.143	.115	.258	-499

Career AVG .103 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career OBP .143 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Career SLG .115 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 72.9% below league average.

Career OPS .258 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 66.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Chris Reitsma — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	CIN	NL	38	48	3	5	1	1	2	24	.104	—	—	—	—	-499.4
2002	CIN	NL	32	30	0	3	0	2	1	12	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CIN	NL	57	8	0	1	0	2	0	6	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	ATL	NL	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	ATL	NL	76	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	ATL	NL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SEA	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			340	87	3	9	1	5	3	42	.103	—	—	—	—	-499

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

Chris Reitsma — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Chris Reitsma — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	NLDS2	ATL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2004	NLDS2	ATL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Chris Reitsma — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	7	0	0	6.1	12	12	3	2	17.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Chris Reitsma — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	4	0	0	3.1	7	6	2	0	16.20
2004	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	3	0	0	3.0	5	6	1	2	18.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Chris Reitsma — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	178	43	2	4	0	3	.093
Away	162	44	1	5	0	2	.114

Pitching — Home / Away

Chris Reitsma — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	177	315.2	347	158	87	185	4.50
Away	161	293.1	349	160	77	174	4.91

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Chris Reitsma — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2007-07-29	SEA	OAK	—	0.1	5	4	4	0	1
2007-07-28	SEA	OAK	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1
2007-07-26	SEA	OAK	—	0.0	0	2	2	2	0
2007-07-24	SEA	TEX	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	0
2007-07-20	SEA	TOR	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
2007-07-14	SEA	DET	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0
2007-07-12	SEA	DET	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
2007-07-06	SEA	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-06-10	SEA	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2007-06-06	SEA	BAL	—	1.0	4	3	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Chris Reitsma — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	338	53	35	93	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Chris Reitsma — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	CIN	P	36	29	13	39	0	1
2002	CIN	P	32	21	9	19	1	1
2003	CIN	P	57	3	1	9	2	0
2004	ATL	P	84	0	3	7	0	1
2005	ATL	P	76	0	5	12	0	1
2006	ATL	P	27	0	3	3	0	0
2007	SEA	P	26	0	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Chris Reitsma — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	338

Awards & Honors

Chris Reitsma — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2001	Player of the Week	Week of 2001-04-14

Salary History

Chris Reitsma's recorded salaries total $7,152,000 over 6 seasons, 2001 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reitsma's career ran from 2001 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2003.

Chris Reitsma — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	SEA	AL	$1,350,000
2006	ATL	NL	$2,750,000
2005	ATL	NL	$1,650,000
2004	ATL	NL	$950,000
2002	CIN	NL	$252,000
2001	CIN	NL	$200,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$7,152,000

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Chris Reitsma: the record in brief

Chris Reitsma's major league career runs from a debut on April 4, 2001 to a final game on July 29, 2007. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (2001 through 2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004 to 2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2007). Reitsma, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 5 inches and 215 pounds. Reitsma was born on December 31, 1977, in Minneapolis, MN, USA. Reitsma's full given name, per the bio, is Christopher Michael Reitsma.

Reitsma's career pitching line is 32 wins, 46 losses and a 4.70 ERA over 338 appearances. The totals include 359 strikeouts and 37 saves. Against a 4.41 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.70 mark was 6.6% worse. No season topped the 9 wins of 2003. Reitsma struck out 96 batters in 2001, a career high. Reitsma saved 15 games in 2005, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.64 in 2002, when the league's was 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chris Reitsma

What years did Chris Reitsma play?: Chris Reitsma played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2007.
Was Chris Reitsma a pitcher?: Yes. Chris Reitsma pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 359 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Chris Reitsma hit?: Chris Reitsma hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.
What teams did Chris Reitsma play for?: Chris Reitsma played for 3 teams: the Cincinnati Reds (2001–2003), the Atlanta Braves (2004–2006), and the Seattle Mariners (2007).
What were Chris Reitsma's career stats?: In 338 games, Chris Reitsma went 32-46 with a 4.70 ERA, 359 strikeouts, 609.0 innings pitched, and 37 saves.
How much did Chris Reitsma earn in his career?: Chris Reitsma's recorded salaries total $7,152,000 over 6 seasons, 2001 to 2007. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reitsma's career ran from 2001 to 2007. No salary is recorded for 2003.
What was Chris Reitsma's salary?: Chris Reitsma's last recorded salary was $1,350,000, in 2007. His highest recorded salary was $2,750,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $200,000, in 2001. The Salary History table lists each season from 2001 to 2007.
What position did Chris Reitsma play?: Chris Reitsma played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Chris Reitsma and how much did he weigh?: Chris Reitsma was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Chris Reitsma's career ERA?: Chris Reitsma finished with a 4.70 career ERA, going 32-46 with 359 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Chris Reitsma have?: Chris Reitsma recorded 359 career strikeouts.
Is Chris Reitsma in the Hall of Fame?: No. Chris Reitsma has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.