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.

What teams did Shane Reynolds play for?

Shane Reynolds played for 3 teams: the Houston Astros (1992–2002), the Atlanta Braves (2003), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004).

Did Shane Reynolds win a Cy Young Award?

No. Shane Reynolds did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Shane Reynolds win?

Shane Reynolds was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Shane Reynolds's career stats?

In 305 games, Shane Reynolds went 114-96 with a 4.09 ERA, 1,403 strikeouts, and 1,791.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 77 hits and 5 home runs.

What was Shane Reynolds's salary?

Shane Reynolds's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $7,666,667, in 2002, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2004.

What position did Shane Reynolds play?

Shane Reynolds played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Shane Reynolds and how much did he weigh?

Shane Reynolds was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Shane Reynolds's career ERA?

Shane Reynolds finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 114-96 with 1,403 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Shane Reynolds have?

Shane Reynolds recorded 1,403 career strikeouts.

Is Shane Reynolds in the Hall of Fame?

No. Shane Reynolds has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Shane Reynolds

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

Shane Reynolds was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2004 for the Houston Astros, the Atlanta Braves, and the Arizona Diamondbacks, a span of 13 seasons. Across 305 career appearances, he went 114-96 with a 4.09 ERA and 1,403 strikeouts. He also batted .141 with 5 home runs. Shane Reynolds was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 37791.3.

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 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

Shane Reynolds — 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	1791.2	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

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Shane Reynolds Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	HOU	NL	1	3	8	5	0	0	25.1	42	20	6	10	7.11	3.75 (-90%)	9.5
1993	HOU	NL	0	0	5	1	0	0	11.0	11	1	6	10	0.82	4.19 (+80%)	381.5
1994	HOU	NL	8	5	33	14	1	1	124.0	128	42	21	110	3.05	4.51 (+32%)	4619.9
1995	HOU	NL	10	11	30	30	3	2	189.1	196	73	37	175	3.47	4.45 (+22%)	7615.1
1996	HOU	NL	16	10	35	35	4	1	239.0	227	97	44	204	3.65	4.61 (+21%)	8813.2
1997	HOU	NL	9	10	30	30	2	0	181.0	189	85	47	152	4.23	4.39 (+4%)	3597.3
1998	HOU	NL	19	8	35	35	3	1	233.1	257	91	53	209	3.51	4.43 (+21%)	6015.1
1999	HOU	NL	16	14	35	35	4	2	231.2	250	99	37	197	3.85	4.71 (+18%)	9056.0
2000	HOU	NL	7	8	22	22	0	0	131.0	150	76	45	93	5.22	4.77 (-9%)	-319.1
2001	HOU	NL	14	11	28	28	3	0	182.2	208	88	36	102	4.34	4.42 (+2%)	569.6
2002	HOU	NL	3	6	13	13	0	0	74.0	80	40	26	47	4.86	4.28 (-14%)	-1465.4
2003	ATL	NL	11	9	30	29	0	0	167.1	191	101	59	94	5.43	4.40 (-23%)	-1101.4
2004	ARI	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	2.0	6	1	2	0	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			114	96	305	278	20	7	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

Shane Reynolds — 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

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Shane Reynolds Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	HOU	NL	8	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	HOU	NL	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	HOU	NL	33	33	0	3	0	0	2	1	15	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	HOU	NL	31	63	4	8	1	0	1	1	30	.127	.266 (-52%)	.337 (-58%)	.417 (-66%)	.755 (-62%)	-651.2
1996	HOU	NL	35	76	6	14	2	2	3	3	28	.184	.269 (-32%)	.340 (-37%)	.426 (-32%)	.767 (-34%)	-445.7
1997	HOU	NL	30	53	3	6	3	0	2	2	31	.113	.266 (-58%)	.336 (-57%)	.419 (-59%)	.756 (-58%)	-520.5
1998	HOU	NL	35	82	10	13	4	0	9	2	39	.159	.266 (-40%)	.335 (-44%)	.420 (-51%)	.755 (-48%)	-651.5
1999	HOU	NL	35	66	4	11	2	1	14	2	27	.167	.271 (-39%)	.344 (-45%)	.433 (-44%)	.778 (-45%)	-521.0
2000	HOU	NL	22	40	2	9	1	1	2	1	13	.225	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	HOU	NL	28	52	4	4	0	1	4	1	26	.077	.263 (-71%)	.332 (-72%)	.426 (-68%)	.758 (-70%)	-605.0
2002	HOU	NL	13	21	0	1	1	0	3	0	12	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	ATL	NL	30	54	0	5	0	0	3	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	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			306	546	34	77	15	5	43	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

Shane Reynolds — 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

Shane Reynolds — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
2001	NLDS1	HOU	1	1	0	0	.000
1999	NLDS1	HOU	2	4	1	0	.250
1998	NLDS2	HOU	1	2	0	1	.000
1997	NLDS2	HOU	1	1	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Shane Reynolds — 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

Shane Reynolds — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	NLDS1	HOU	0	1	1	1	4.0	6	4	1	1	9.00
1999	NLDS1	HOU	1	1	2	2	11.0	16	5	3	5	4.09
1998	NLDS2	HOU	0	0	1	1	7.0	4	2	1	5	2.57
1997	NLDS2	HOU	0	1	1	1	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

Shane Reynolds — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	141	265	22	43	2	26	.162
Away	165	281	12	34	3	17	.121

Pitching — Home / Away

Shane Reynolds — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	141	874.2	916	398	177	751	4.10
Away	164	917.0	1019	416	242	652	4.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Shane Reynolds — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
2004-06-28	AZ	SDP	L	0	0	0	0
2003-09-27	ATL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
2003-09-23	ATL	WSN	W	2	0	0	0
2003-09-14	ATL	MIA	W	2	0	0	2
2003-09-09	ATL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
2003-09-05	ATL	PIT	L	2	0	0	0
2003-08-31	ATL	PIT	W	3	0	0	2
2003-08-26	ATL	NYN	L	2	0	0	1
2003-08-20	ATL	SFG	L	2	1	1	1
2003-08-15	ATL	AZ	W	1	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Shane Reynolds — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2004-06-28	AZ	SDP	L	2.0	6	6	1	2	0	0
2003-09-27	ATL	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-09-23	ATL	WSN	—	7.0	7	0	0	3	2	0
2003-09-14	ATL	MIA	—	6.0	8	4	4	0	3	1
2003-09-09	ATL	PHI	L	1.1	4	7	7	5	1	1
2003-09-05	ATL	PIT	L	6.0	5	4	4	0	6	1
2003-08-31	ATL	PIT	W	7.1	9	4	4	0	5	0
2003-08-26	ATL	NYN	L	5.2	5	6	6	3	4	1
2003-08-20	ATL	SFG	—	8.0	5	1	1	0	3	0
2003-08-15	ATL	AZ	W	5.2	7	3	3	4	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Shane Reynolds — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	305	278	121	287	9	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Shane Reynolds — 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

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Shane Reynolds Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	305

Salary History

Shane Reynolds's recorded salaries total $33,104,501 over 11 seasons, 1993 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reynolds's career ran from 1992 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1992 and 2003.

Shane Reynolds — 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 recorded salary (partial)			$33,104,501

College History

Shane Reynolds — 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

Shane Reynolds — 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

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Shane Reynolds: the record in brief

Shane Reynolds's major league career runs from a debut on July 20, 1992 to a final game on June 28, 2004. Reynolds played for the Houston Astros (1992 through 2002), the Atlanta Braves (2003), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004). Reynolds, born on March 26, 1968, in Bastrop, LA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6'3" and 210 pounds. The given name on file is Richard Shane Reynolds.

Reynolds's career pitching line is 114 wins, 96 losses and a 4.09 ERA over 305 appearances. Also on Reynolds's record: 1,403 strikeouts, 20 complete games, and 7 shutouts. That 4.09 ERA compares with a 4.42 league average across the same seasons, 7.4% better. No season topped the 19 wins of 1998. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.47 in 1995, when the league's was 4.45. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 37,791.3 for Reynolds's career.

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.
What teams did Shane Reynolds play for?: Shane Reynolds played for 3 teams: the Houston Astros (1992–2002), the Atlanta Braves (2003), and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2004).
Did Shane Reynolds win a Cy Young Award?: No. Shane Reynolds did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Shane Reynolds win?: Shane Reynolds was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Shane Reynolds's career stats?: In 305 games, Shane Reynolds went 114-96 with a 4.09 ERA, 1,403 strikeouts, and 1,791.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 77 hits and 5 home runs.
How much did Shane Reynolds earn in his career?: Shane Reynolds's recorded salaries total $33,104,501 over 11 seasons, 1993 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Reynolds's career ran from 1992 to 2004. No salary is recorded for 1992 and 2003.
What was Shane Reynolds's salary?: Shane Reynolds's last recorded salary was $1,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $7,666,667, in 2002, and his lowest was $112,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2004.
What position did Shane Reynolds play?: Shane Reynolds played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Shane Reynolds and how much did he weigh?: Shane Reynolds was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Shane Reynolds's career ERA?: Shane Reynolds finished with a 4.09 career ERA, going 114-96 with 1,403 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Shane Reynolds have?: Shane Reynolds recorded 1,403 career strikeouts.
Is Shane Reynolds in the Hall of Fame?: No. Shane Reynolds has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.