What years did Bryan Rekar play?

Bryan Rekar played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002.

Was Bryan Rekar a pitcher?

Yes. Bryan Rekar pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 383 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bryan Rekar hit?

Bryan Rekar hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What teams did Bryan Rekar play for?

Bryan Rekar played for 3 teams: the Colorado Rockies (1995–1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2001), and the Kansas City Royals (2002).

What were Bryan Rekar's career stats?

In 131 games, Bryan Rekar went 25-49 with a 5.62 ERA, 383 strikeouts, and 655.0 innings pitched.

What was Bryan Rekar's salary?

Bryan Rekar's last recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2001.

What position did Bryan Rekar play?

Bryan Rekar played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bryan Rekar and how much did he weigh?

Bryan Rekar was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Bryan Rekar's career ERA?

Bryan Rekar finished with a 5.62 career ERA, going 25-49 with 383 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bryan Rekar have?

Bryan Rekar recorded 383 career strikeouts.

Is Bryan Rekar in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bryan Rekar has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bryan Rekar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2002)

Bryan Rekar was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002 for the Colorado Rockies, the Tampa Bay Rays, and the Kansas City Royals, a span of 8 seasons. Across 131 career appearances, he went 25-49 with a 5.62 ERA and 383 strikeouts.

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 25–49

ERA 5.62

WHIP 1.52

SO 383

Pitcher PIV -5154.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 205 lb
Born: 6/3/1972 in Oaklawn, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1995-07-19
Last Game: 2002-04-28

Full name: Bryan Robert Rekar

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bryan Rekar — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	49	131	108	4	0	0	655.0	788	409	99	208	383	5.62	-5154.6

Career ERA 5.62 vs. league average 4.51 across their career seasons — 24.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bryan Rekar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1995	COL	NL	4	6	15	14	1	85.0	95	47	24	60	4.98	4.45 (-12%)	268.7
1996	COL	NL	2	4	14	11	0	58.1	87	58	26	25	8.95	4.61 (-94%)	-2550.9
1997	COL	NL	1	0	2	2	0	9.1	11	6	6	4	5.79	4.39 (-32%)	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	2	8	16	15	1	86.2	95	48	21	55	4.98	4.43 (-12%)	-1374.6
1999	TBA	AL	6	6	27	12	0	94.2	121	61	41	55	5.80	4.71 (-23%)	-1523.7
2000	TBA	AL	7	10	30	27	2	173.1	200	85	39	95	4.41	4.77 (+7%)	1513.8
2001	TBA	AL	3	13	25	25	0	140.2	167	92	45	87	5.89	4.42 (-33%)	-1487.8
2002	KCA	AL	0	2	2	2	0	7.0	12	12	6	2	15.43	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			25	49	131	108	4	655.0	788	409	208	383	5.62	—	-5,155

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

Bryan Rekar — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
131	55	4	8	2	0	0	1	0	4	25	.145	.203	.182	.385	0

Career AVG .145 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 45.5% below league average.

Career OBP .203 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Career SLG .182 vs. league average .425 across their career seasons — 57.2% below league average.

Career OPS .385 vs. league average .763 across their career seasons — 49.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bryan Rekar — 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
1995	COL	NL	15	26	1	1	0	0	3	15	.038	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	COL	NL	14	15	2	4	1	0	1	5	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	COL	NL	2	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TBA	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	TBA	AL	27	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	TBA	AL	30	3	0	1	1	1	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TBA	AL	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	KCA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			131	55	4	8	2	1	4	25	.145	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bryan Rekar — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	71	20	1	1	0	0	.050
Away	60	35	3	7	0	1	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Bryan Rekar — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	71	356.0	447	233	95	183	5.89
Away	60	299.0	341	176	113	200	5.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bryan Rekar — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2002-04-28	KCR	BAL	L	0	0
2002-04-21	KCR	BOS	L	0	0
2001-09-28	TBR	TOR	W	0	0
2001-09-21	TBR	TOR	W	0	0
2001-09-07	TBR	OAK	L	0	0
2001-08-31	TBR	OAK	L	0	0
2001-08-26	TBR	CHW	L	0	0
2001-07-19	TBR	LAA	L	0	0
2001-07-14	TBR	WSN	L	2	1
2001-07-04	TBR	TOR	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bryan Rekar — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-04-28	KCR	BAL	L	3.0	5	5	5	3	0	0
2002-04-21	KCR	BOS	L	4.0	7	7	7	3	2	1
2001-09-28	TBR	TOR	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	2	1
2001-09-21	TBR	TOR	W	6.2	7	4	4	3	1	1
2001-09-07	TBR	OAK	L	4.2	5	5	5	3	3	3
2001-08-31	TBR	OAK	L	6.0	9	8	8	2	2	2
2001-08-26	TBR	CHW	—	4.0	6	2	2	2	2	1
2001-07-19	TBR	LAA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
2001-07-14	TBR	WSN	L	5.0	6	6	6	3	4	2
2001-07-04	TBR	TOR	L	2.2	7	5	5	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bryan Rekar — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	131	108	62	83	8	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bryan Rekar — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1995	COL	P	15	14	9	16	1	0
1996	COL	P	14	11	2	9	1	1
1997	COL	P	2	2	2	0	0	1
1998	TBA	P	16	15	12	7	2	0
1999	TBA	P	27	12	6	13	1	2
2000	TBA	P	30	27	11	21	1	2
2001	TBA	P	25	25	18	16	2	2
2002	KCA	P	2	2	2	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bryan Rekar — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	131

Salary History

Bryan Rekar's recorded salaries total $2,099,000 over 5 seasons, 1995 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rekar's career ran from 1995 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1997, 1999, and 2002.

Bryan Rekar — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	TBA	AL	$1,400,000
2000	TBA	AL	$265,000
1998	TBA	AL	$190,000
1996	COL	NL	$135,000
1995	COL	NL	$109,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,099,000

College History

Bryan Rekar — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bradley University	Peoria	IL	1991, 1992, 1993

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Bryan Rekar: the record in brief

Bryan Rekar's major league career runs from a debut on July 19, 1995 to a final game on April 28, 2002. The team column moves through the Colorado Rockies (1995 through 1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998 through 2001), and the Kansas City Royals (2002). Rekar played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 3, 1972, in Oaklawn, IL, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds. The bio lists the given name Bryan Robert.

Rekar went 25-49 with a 5.62 ERA in 131 games, 108 of them starts. Rekar had 383 strikeouts. Against a 4.51 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.62 mark was 24.7% worse. No season topped the 7 wins of 2000. 2000 was Rekar's sharpest full season, a 4.41 ERA against the league's 4.77.

Rekar appears at one position only: pitcher, in 131 games. On the mound, Rekar's fielding totals are 62 putouts, 83 assists and 8 errors.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryan Rekar

What years did Bryan Rekar play?: Bryan Rekar played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2002.
Was Bryan Rekar a pitcher?: Yes. Bryan Rekar pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 383 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bryan Rekar hit?: Bryan Rekar hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What teams did Bryan Rekar play for?: Bryan Rekar played for 3 teams: the Colorado Rockies (1995–1997), the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (1998–2001), and the Kansas City Royals (2002).
What were Bryan Rekar's career stats?: In 131 games, Bryan Rekar went 25-49 with a 5.62 ERA, 383 strikeouts, and 655.0 innings pitched.
How much did Bryan Rekar earn in his career?: Bryan Rekar's recorded salaries total $2,099,000 over 5 seasons, 1995 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Rekar's career ran from 1995 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1997, 1999, and 2002.
What was Bryan Rekar's salary?: Bryan Rekar's last recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $1,400,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2001.
What position did Bryan Rekar play?: Bryan Rekar played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bryan Rekar and how much did he weigh?: Bryan Rekar was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Bryan Rekar's career ERA?: Bryan Rekar finished with a 5.62 career ERA, going 25-49 with 383 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bryan Rekar have?: Bryan Rekar recorded 383 career strikeouts.
Is Bryan Rekar in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bryan Rekar has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.