Shane Reynolds

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2004)

W–L 114–96
ERA 4.09
WHIP 1.31
SO 1,403
Pitcher PIV 37791.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 210 lb
Born
3/26/1968 in Bastrop, LA, USA
MLB Debut
1992-07-20
Last Game
2004-06-28
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Richard Shane Reynolds

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
114 96 305 278 20 7 0 1791.7 1,935 814 191 419 1,403 4.09 37791.3

Career ERA 4.09 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 7.4% 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
1992 HOU NL 1 3 8 5 0 0 0 25.3 42 20 6 10 7.11 3.75 (-90%) 9.5
1993 HOU NL 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 11.0 11 1 6 10 0.82 4.19 (+80%) 381.5
1994 HOU NL 8 5 33 14 1 1 0 124.0 128 42 21 110 3.05 4.51 (+32%) 4619.9
1995 HOU NL 10 11 30 30 3 2 0 189.3 196 73 37 175 3.47 4.45 (+22%) 7615.1
1996 HOU NL 16 10 35 35 4 1 0 239.0 227 97 44 204 3.65 4.61 (+21%) 8813.2
1997 HOU NL 9 10 30 30 2 0 0 181.0 189 85 47 152 4.23 4.39 (+4%) 3597.3
1998 HOU NL 19 8 35 35 3 1 0 233.3 257 91 53 209 3.51 4.43 (+21%) 6015.1
1999 HOU NL 16 14 35 35 4 2 0 231.7 250 99 37 197 3.85 4.71 (+18%) 9056.0
2000 HOU NL 7 8 22 22 0 0 0 131.0 150 76 45 93 5.22 4.77 (-9%) -319.1
2001 HOU NL 14 11 28 28 3 0 0 182.7 208 88 36 102 4.34 4.42 (+2%) 569.6
2002 HOU NL 3 6 13 13 0 0 0 74.0 80 40 26 47 4.86 4.28 (-14%) -1465.4
2003 ATL NL 11 9 30 29 0 0 0 167.3 191 101 59 94 5.43 4.40 (-23%) -1101.4
2004 ARI NL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 6 1 2 0 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 114 96 305 278 20 7 0 1,791.2 1,935 814 419 1,403 4.09 — 37,791

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
306 546 34 77 15 0 5 43 0 14 247 .141 .165 .196 .361 -4,045

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 47.0% below league average.

Career OBP .165 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 50.8% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Career OPS .361 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 52.2% 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
1992 HOU NL 8 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1993 HOU NL 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1994 HOU NL 33 33 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 15 .091 — — — — 0.0
1995 HOU NL 31 63 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 1 30 .127 .266 (-52%) .337 (-58%) .417 (-66%) .755 (-62%) -651.2
1996 HOU NL 35 76 6 14 2 0 2 3 0 3 28 .184 .269 (-32%) .340 (-37%) .426 (-32%) .767 (-34%) -445.7
1997 HOU NL 30 53 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 2 31 .113 .266 (-58%) .336 (-57%) .419 (-59%) .756 (-58%) -520.5
1998 HOU NL 35 82 10 13 4 0 0 9 0 2 39 .159 .266 (-40%) .335 (-44%) .420 (-51%) .755 (-48%) -651.5
1999 HOU NL 35 66 4 11 2 0 1 14 0 2 27 .167 .271 (-39%) .344 (-45%) .433 (-44%) .778 (-45%) -521.0
2000 HOU NL 22 40 2 9 1 0 1 2 0 1 13 .225 — — — — 0.0
2001 HOU NL 28 52 4 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 26 .077 .263 (-71%) .332 (-72%) .426 (-68%) .758 (-70%) -605.0
2002 HOU NL 13 21 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 12 .048 — — — — 0.0
2003 ATL NL 30 54 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 26 .093 .264 (-65%) .332 (-67%) .422 (-78%) .754 (-73%) -650.2
2004 ARI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 306 546 34 77 15 0 5 43 0 14 247 .141 — — — — -4,045

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
5 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 NLDS1 HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1999 NLDS1 HOU 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1998 NLDS2 HOU 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1997 NLDS2 HOU 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 5 5 0 28.0 31 13 6 16 4.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 NLDS1 HOU 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 6 4 1 1 9.00
1999 NLDS1 HOU 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 16 5 3 5 4.09
1998 NLDS2 HOU 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 2 1 5 2.57
1997 NLDS2 HOU 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 5 2 1 5 3.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1412652243226.162
Away1652811234317.121

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home141874.29163981777514.10
Away164917.010194162426524.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2004-06-28 AZSDPL 000000000
2003-09-27 ATLPHIL 000000000
2003-09-23 ATLWSNW 200000000
2003-09-14 ATLMIAW 200000002
2003-09-09 ATLPHIL 000000000
2003-09-05 ATLPITL 200000000
2003-08-31 ATLPITW 300000002
2003-08-26 ATLNYNL 200000001
2003-08-20 ATLSFGL 201000011
2003-08-15 ATLAZW 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-06-28 AZSDP L 2.0661200
2003-09-27 ATLPHI — 2.0100010
2003-09-23 ATLWSN — 7.0700320
2003-09-14 ATLMIA — 6.0844031
2003-09-09 ATLPHI L 1.1477511
2003-09-05 ATLPIT L 6.0544061
2003-08-31 ATLPIT W 7.1944050
2003-08-26 ATLNYN L 5.2566341
2003-08-20 ATLSFG — 8.0511030
2003-08-15 ATLAZ W 5.2733431

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 305 278 121 287 9 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 HOU P 8 5 0 7 1 0
1993 HOU P 5 1 0 1 0 0
1994 HOU P 33 14 10 16 0 0
1995 HOU P 30 30 13 39 1 0
1996 HOU P 35 35 19 26 0 2
1997 HOU P 30 30 10 31 4 4
1998 HOU P 35 35 24 40 2 9
1999 HOU P 35 35 18 41 0 3
2000 HOU P 22 22 9 20 0 0
2001 HOU P 28 28 9 30 0 2
2002 HOU P 13 13 2 16 1 0
2003 ATL P 30 29 7 20 0 3
2004 ARI P 1 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 305

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 ARI NL $1,000,000
2002 HOU NL $7,666,667
2001 HOU NL $7,166,667
2000 HOU NL $6,666,667
1999 HOU NL $4,475,000
1998 HOU NL $3,325,000
1997 HOU NL $2,050,000
1996 HOU NL $330,000
1995 HOU NL $175,000
1994 HOU NL $137,500
1993 HOU NL $112,000
Total Career Earnings $33,104,501

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Faulkner University Montgomery AL 1987, 1988
University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 1989

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1996 Cy Young Award NL 9th 1.0 140 0
1994 Rookie of the Year NL 11th 1.0 140 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Shane Reynolds (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Leake
    105-98, 4.05 ERA
  2. 92
    Jordan Zimmermann
    95-91, 4.07 ERA
  3. 88
    Matt Morris
    121-92, 3.98 ERA
  4. 86
    Dallas Keuchel
    103-92, 4.04 ERA
  5. 84
    Ismael Valdez
    104-105, 4.09 ERA
  6. 83
    Joe Blanton
    101-97, 4.38 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Shane Reynolds

What years did Shane Reynolds play?
Shane Reynolds played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2004.
Was Shane Reynolds a pitcher?
Yes. Shane Reynolds pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 1403 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Shane Reynolds hit?
Shane Reynolds hit 5 career home runs with 77 hits.