Rick Reuschel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1972-1991)

W–L 214–191
ERA 3.37
WHIP 1.27
SO 2,015
Pitcher PIV 52649.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 215 lb
Born
5/16/1949 in Quincy, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1972-06-19
Last Game
1991-04-22
Awards
3× All-Star · 2× Gold Glove

Full name: Rickey Eugene Reuschel

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
214 191 557 529 102 26 5 3548.3 3,588 1,330 221 935 2,015 3.37 52649.9

Career ERA 3.37 vs. league average 3.80 across their career seasons — 11.2% 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
1972 CHN NL 10 8 21 18 5 4 0 129.0 127 42 29 87 2.93 3.26 (+10%) 3941.5
1973 CHN NL 14 15 36 36 7 3 0 237.0 244 79 62 168 3.00 3.75 (+20%) 5761.5
1974 CHN NL 13 12 41 38 8 2 0 240.7 262 115 83 160 4.30 3.63 (-19%) 1875.6
1975 CHN NL 11 17 38 37 6 0 1 234.0 244 97 67 155 3.73 3.71 (-1%) 3404.5
1976 CHN NL 14 12 38 37 9 2 1 260.0 260 100 64 146 3.46 3.51 (+1%) 2217.9
1977 CHN NL 20 10 39 37 8 4 1 252.0 233 78 74 166 2.79 4.00 (+30%) 6406.8
1978 CHN NL 14 15 35 35 9 1 0 242.7 235 92 54 115 3.41 3.69 (+7%) 2951.6
1979 CHN NL 18 12 36 36 5 1 0 239.0 251 96 75 125 3.62 4.00 (+10%) 2373.6
1980 CHN NL 11 13 38 38 6 0 0 257.0 281 97 76 140 3.40 3.84 (+12%) 3974.3
1981 CHN NL 4 7 13 13 1 0 0 85.7 87 33 23 53 3.47 3.58 (+3%) 1456.0
1981 NYA AL 4 4 12 11 3 0 0 70.7 75 21 10 22 2.67 3.58 (+25%) 722.5
1983 CHN NL 1 1 4 4 0 0 0 20.7 18 9 10 9 3.92 3.87 (-1%) -47.7
1984 CHN NL 5 5 19 14 1 0 0 92.3 123 53 23 43 5.17 3.81 (-36%) 338.4
1985 PIT NL 14 8 31 26 9 1 1 194.0 153 49 52 138 2.27 3.89 (+42%) 6618.4
1986 PIT NL 9 16 35 34 4 2 0 215.7 232 95 57 125 3.96 3.97 (avg) 1413.0
1987 PIT NL 8 6 25 25 9 3 0 177.0 163 54 35 80 2.75 4.29 (+36%) 3440.3
1987 SFN NL 5 3 9 8 3 1 0 50.0 44 24 7 27 4.32 4.29 (-1%) 2150.0
1988 SFN NL 19 11 36 36 7 2 0 245.0 242 85 42 92 3.12 3.73 (+16%) 3501.5
1989 SFN NL 17 8 32 32 2 0 0 208.3 195 68 54 111 2.94 3.71 (+21%) 453.4
1990 SFN NL 3 6 15 13 0 0 1 87.0 102 38 31 49 3.93 3.86 (-2%) -259.8
1991 SFN NL 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 10.7 17 5 7 4 4.22 3.91 (-8%) -43.5
Career · 21 seasons 214 191 557 529 102 26 5 3,548.1 3,588 1,330 935 2,015 3.37 — 52,650

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
579 1,115 82 187 35 4 4 79 3 46 317 .168 .202 .217 .419 -6,084

Career AVG .168 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Career OPS .419 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 40.8% 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
1972 CHN NL 21 44 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 15 .136 — — — — 0.0
1973 CHN NL 36 73 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 27 .123 .256 (-52%) .325 (-59%) .378 (-64%) .703 (-62%) -714.3
1974 CHN NL 41 86 4 19 4 1 0 2 0 0 27 .221 .256 (-14%) .324 (-33%) .369 (-21%) .693 (-27%) -389.4
1975 CHN NL 38 77 3 16 2 0 1 7 0 3 11 .208 .257 (-19%) .327 (-27%) .374 (-27%) .701 (-27%) -334.1
1976 CHN NL 38 83 9 19 4 0 0 6 0 6 16 .229 .255 (-10%) .320 (-10%) .360 (-23%) .681 (-17%) -202.1
1977 CHN NL 41 87 9 18 3 1 1 8 0 1 18 .207 .264 (-22%) .329 (-32%) .401 (-25%) .730 (-28%) -410.7
1978 CHN NL 35 73 5 10 2 0 0 4 1 4 23 .137 .257 (-47%) .323 (-41%) .378 (-57%) .702 (-50%) -569.1
1979 CHN NL 38 79 8 13 2 1 0 6 0 7 26 .165 .265 (-38%) .329 (-29%) .397 (-46%) .727 (-38%) -485.3
1980 CHN NL 44 82 4 13 3 1 0 5 0 1 23 .159 .264 (-40%) .326 (-48%) .387 (-43%) .714 (-46%) -604.4
1981 CHN NL 16 25 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .080 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 CHN NL 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1984 CHN NL 20 29 2 7 3 0 0 3 0 2 8 .241 — — — — 0.0
1985 PIT NL 31 59 8 10 2 0 1 7 1 3 17 .169 .257 (-34%) .323 (-35%) .390 (-35%) .714 (-35%) -331.1
1986 PIT NL 43 70 7 11 2 0 0 6 0 3 19 .157 .257 (-39%) .325 (-41%) .395 (-53%) .720 (-48%) -530.2
1987 PIT NL 25 60 7 9 2 0 1 5 1 4 23 .150 .262 (-43%) .331 (-39%) .415 (-44%) .746 (-42%) -412.9
1987 SFN NL 9 19 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 .105 — — — — -412.9
1988 SFN NL 36 73 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 25 .110 .254 (-57%) .317 (-58%) .377 (-67%) .695 (-63%) -706.9
1989 SFN NL 32 61 2 10 1 0 0 3 0 5 16 .164 .254 (-35%) .319 (-30%) .375 (-52%) .694 (-42%) -393.4
1990 SFN NL 15 26 2 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 .154 — — — — 0.0
1991 SFN NL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 21 seasons 579 1,115 82 187 35 4 4 79 3 46 317 .168 — — — — -6,497

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1989 NLCS SFN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1989 WS SFN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 NLCS SFN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1981 AEDIV NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 WS NYA 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 4 8 7 0 32.3 43 21 12 14 5.85

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1989 NLCS SFN 1 1 2 2 0 8.7 12 5 2 5 5.19
1989 WS SFN 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 5 5 4 2 11.25
1987 NLCS SFN 0 1 2 2 0 10.0 15 7 2 2 6.30
1981 AEDIV NYA 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 1 3 3.00
1981 WS NYA 0 0 2 1 0 3.7 7 2 3 2 4.91

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2935214786340.165
Away28659435101139.170

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2781786.0182967344310193.39
Away2791762.117596574929963.36

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1991-04-22 SFGSDPL 000000000
1991-04-17 SFGLADL 000000000
1991-04-15 SFGLADL 000000000
1991-04-12 SFGHOUL 200000000
1990-09-30 SFGLADW 200000001
1990-09-25 SFGSDPW 000000000
1990-09-20 SFGATLW 100000000
1990-09-17 SFGCINL 000000000
1990-05-27 SFGPITL 300000001
1990-05-22 SFGPHIL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1991-04-22 SFGSDP — 1.1511200
1991-04-17 SFGLAD L 1.1311010
1991-04-15 SFGLAD — 2.0000210
1991-04-12 SFGHOU L 6.0933320
1990-09-30 SFGLAD W 5.0700130
1990-09-25 SFGSDP — 4.0511150
1990-09-20 SFGATL SV 4.0311110
1990-09-17 SFGCIN — 2.0200120
1990-05-27 SFGPIT L 6.21144143
1990-05-22 SFGPHI L 5.0633110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 557 529 328 667 29 39

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1972 CHN P 21 18 9 15 1 1
1973 CHN P 36 36 24 49 3 0
1974 CHN P 41 38 28 51 5 4
1975 CHN P 38 37 23 39 0 5
1976 CHN P 38 37 23 53 4 0
1977 CHN P 39 37 27 45 1 4
1978 CHN P 35 35 24 44 2 1
1979 CHN P 36 36 27 49 3 9
1980 CHN P 38 38 28 56 2 5
1981 CHN P 13 13 4 21 2 2
1981 NYA P 12 11 6 14 0 0
1983 CHN P 4 4 4 7 0 0
1984 CHN P 19 14 6 20 1 1
1985 PIT P 31 26 24 40 0 2
1986 PIT P 35 34 24 44 2 0
1987 PIT P 25 25 17 31 2 2
1987 SFN P 9 8 8 7 0 0
1988 SFN P 36 36 12 32 0 2
1989 SFN P 32 32 8 33 0 0
1990 SFN P 15 13 2 16 1 1
1991 SFN P 4 1 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 557

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1989 Pitcher of the Month May
1987 Gold Glove P
1987 Player of the Week Week of 1987-07-24
1985 Gold Glove P
1985 Hutch Award
1985 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1980 Pitcher of the Month August
1979 Pitcher of the Month August
1977 Pitcher of the Month July
1977 Pitcher of the Month June
1977 TSN All-Star RHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1991 SFN NL $1,350,000
1989 SFN NL $1,175,000
1988 SFN NL $800,000
1987 PIT NL $750,000
1986 PIT NL $700,000
1985 PIT NL $200,000
Total Career Earnings $4,975,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Western Illinois University Macomb IL 1969, 1970

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1989 Cy Young Award NL 8th 3.0 120 0
1987 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 54.0 120 8
1977 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 18.0 120 1
1977 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 3.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Claude Osteen
    196-195, 3.30 ERA
  2. 94
    Milt Pappas
    209-164, 3.40 ERA
  3. 90
    Curt Simmons
    193-183, 3.54 ERA
  4. 88
    Jerry Reuss
    220-191, 3.64 ERA
  5. 88
    Bob Friend
    197-230, 3.58 ERA
  6. 87
    Orel Hershiser
    204-150, 3.48 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rick Reuschel

What years did Rick Reuschel play?
Rick Reuschel played in Major League Baseball from 1972 to 1991.
Was Rick Reuschel a pitcher?
Yes. Rick Reuschel pitched in the major leagues, recording 214 wins and 2015 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rick Reuschel hit?
Rick Reuschel hit 4 career home runs with 187 hits.