What years did Kirk Rueter play?

Kirk Rueter played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2005.

Was Kirk Rueter a pitcher?

Yes. Kirk Rueter pitched in the major leagues, recording 130 wins and 818 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kirk Rueter hit?

Kirk Rueter hit 0 career home runs with 95 hits.

What was Kirk Rueter's career batting average?

Kirk Rueter batted .153 over his career, with 95 hits in 622 at bats.

How many RBI did Kirk Rueter have?

Kirk Rueter drove in 40 runs in his career.

What was Kirk Rueter's career ERA?

Kirk Rueter finished with a 4.27 career ERA, going 130-92 with 818 strikeouts.

Kirk Rueter

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2005)

Kirk Rueter was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2005 for the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 13 seasons. Across 340 career appearances, he went 130-92 with a 4.27 ERA and 818 strikeouts. He also batted .153 with 0 home runs.

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 12, 2026

W–L 130–92

ERA 4.27

WHIP 1.39

SO 818

Pitcher PIV -9445.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 12/1/1970 in Hoyleton, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-07-07
Last Game: 2005-07-29

Full name: Kirk Wesley Rueter

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Career Pitching Statistics

Kirk Rueter — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
130	92	340	336	4	1	0	1918.0	2,092	911	220	582	818	4.27	-9445.1

Career ERA 4.27 vs. league average 4.45 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Kirk Rueter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	MON	NL	8	0	14	14	1	0	85.2	85	26	18	31	2.73	4.19 (+35%)	1170.1
1994	MON	NL	7	3	20	20	0	0	92.1	106	53	23	50	5.17	4.51 (-15%)	241.4
1995	MON	NL	5	3	9	9	1	1	47.1	38	17	9	28	3.23	4.45 (+27%)	1282.3
1996	MON	NL	5	6	16	16	0	0	78.2	91	40	22	30	4.58	4.61 (+1%)	-1369.3
1996	SFN	NL	1	2	4	3	0	0	23.1	18	5	5	16	1.93	4.61 (+58%)	1270.7
1997	SFN	NL	13	6	32	32	0	0	190.2	194	73	51	115	3.45	4.39 (+21%)	2522.7
1998	SFN	NL	16	9	33	33	1	0	187.2	193	91	57	102	4.36	4.43 (+2%)	-2411.1
1999	SFN	NL	15	10	33	33	1	0	184.2	219	111	55	94	5.41	4.71 (-15%)	-1406.1
2000	SFN	NL	11	9	32	31	0	0	184.0	205	81	62	71	3.96	4.77 (+17%)	-1202.2
2001	SFN	NL	14	12	34	34	0	0	195.1	213	96	66	83	4.42	4.42 (avg)	-2542.7
2002	SFN	NL	14	8	33	33	0	0	203.2	204	73	54	76	3.23	4.28 (+25%)	-774.4
2003	SFN	NL	10	5	27	27	0	0	147.0	170	74	47	41	4.53	4.40 (-3%)	-1071.9
2004	SFN	NL	9	12	33	33	0	0	190.1	225	100	66	56	4.73	4.46 (-6%)	-2315.0
2005	SFN	NL	2	7	20	18	0	0	107.1	131	71	47	25	5.95	4.29 (-39%)	-2839.7
Career · 14 seasons			130	92	340	336	4	1	1,918.0	2,092	911	582	818	4.27	—	-9,445

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

Kirk Rueter — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
349	622	44	95	9	0	0	40	1	27	105	.153	.187	.167	.354	-4,098

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OBP .187 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 44.5% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 60.5% below league average.

Career OPS .354 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Kirk Rueter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	MON	NL	14	26	0	2	0	3	0	3	10	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	MON	NL	20	34	1	4	0	1	0	2	8	.118	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	MON	NL	9	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	MON	NL	16	25	2	3	0	2	0	1	4	.120	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SFN	NL	4	7	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SFN	NL	32	65	5	9	0	5	0	3	14	.138	.266 (-48%)	.336 (-48%)	.419 (-67%)	.756 (-58%)	-622.5
1998	SFN	NL	34	67	7	14	1	3	0	0	12	.209	.266 (-22%)	.335 (-38%)	.420 (-47%)	.755 (-43%)	-470.0
1999	SFN	NL	33	58	6	9	2	5	0	3	6	.155	.271 (-43%)	.344 (-44%)	.433 (-56%)	.778 (-51%)	-515.8
2000	SFN	NL	34	60	5	12	3	5	0	1	11	.200	.270 (-26%)	.344 (-38%)	.437 (-43%)	.782 (-41%)	-421.9
2001	SFN	NL	36	58	5	10	0	5	0	5	5	.172	.263 (-35%)	.332 (-29%)	.426 (-60%)	.758 (-46%)	-444.7
2002	SFN	NL	35	62	3	11	0	3	0	2	11	.177	.261 (-32%)	.331 (-41%)	.416 (-57%)	.747 (-50%)	-524.1
2003	SFN	NL	27	53	5	7	0	3	1	2	8	.132	.264 (-50%)	.332 (-51%)	.422 (-69%)	.754 (-61%)	-527.7
2004	SFN	NL	34	61	4	8	2	2	0	3	7	.131	.266 (-51%)	.335 (-49%)	.427 (-62%)	.762 (-56%)	-571.8
2005	SFN	NL	21	30	1	5	1	1	0	1	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			349	622	44	95	9	40	1	27	105	.153	—	—	—	—	-4,098

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

Kirk Rueter — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	12	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250

Playoff Batting by Year

Kirk Rueter — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG
2003	NLDS1	SFN	1	2	0	1	0	0	.500
2002	NLCS	SFN	2	5	0	0	0	1	.000
2002	NLDS1	SFN	1	1	0	0	0	1	.000
2002	WS	SFN	2	2	1	1	0	0	.500
2000	NLDS2	SFN	1	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1997	NLDS1	SFN	1	2	0	1	0	0	.500

Playoff Career Pitching

Kirk Rueter — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	8	6	0	40.1	42	17	11	17	3.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Kirk Rueter — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	NLDS1	SFN	0	0	1	1	5.0	3	2	2	2	3.60
2002	NLCS	SFN	1	0	2	2	11.0	15	5	2	3	4.09
2002	NLDS1	SFN	0	1	1	1	3.0	7	6	2	1	18.00
2002	WS	SFN	0	0	2	1	10.0	10	3	1	5	2.70
2000	NLDS2	SFN	0	0	1	0	4.1	3	0	1	1	0.00
1997	NLDS1	SFN	0	0	1	1	7.0	4	1	3	5	1.29

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Kirk Rueter — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	178	297	17	47	0	20	.158
Away	171	325	27	48	0	20	.148

Pitching — Home / Away

Kirk Rueter — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	173	990.1	1080	445	310	425	4.04
Away	167	927.2	1012	466	272	393	4.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Kirk Rueter — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
2005-07-29	SFG	MIL	W	1	0	0	0
2005-07-23	SFG	MIA	L	1	0	0	0
2005-07-18	SFG	ATL	L	1	0	0	0
2005-07-04	SFG	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
2005-06-29	SFG	AZ	W	2	0	0	0
2005-06-23	SFG	AZ	L	2	0	0	1
2005-06-18	SFG	DET	L	0	0	0	0
2005-06-12	SFG	CLE	L	2	0	0	1
2005-06-07	SFG	KCR	L	1	0	0	0
2005-06-01	SFG	PHI	L	2	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Kirk Rueter — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2005-07-29	SFG	MIL	—	3.2	7	5	5	2	1	1
2005-07-23	SFG	MIA	—	3.1	8	8	7	3	0	0
2005-07-18	SFG	ATL	—	5.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
2005-07-04	SFG	CIN	—	4.0	9	7	7	4	2	3
2005-06-29	SFG	AZ	—	5.0	3	2	1	4	2	0
2005-06-23	SFG	AZ	L	6.2	7	3	3	4	4	0
2005-06-18	SFG	DET	L	4.0	11	6	6	1	0	2
2005-06-12	SFG	CLE	L	6.0	6	5	5	4	2	1
2005-06-07	SFG	KCR	L	4.1	9	7	5	1	0	1
2005-06-01	SFG	PHI	—	5.0	10	3	3	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Kirk Rueter — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	340	336	135	439	7	54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Kirk Rueter — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	MON	P	14	14	7	19	1	4
1994	MON	P	20	20	4	17	1	0
1995	MON	P	9	9	8	9	0	1
1996	MON	P	16	16	7	23	0	2
1996	SFN	P	4	3	1	2	0	0
1997	SFN	P	32	32	6	53	0	4
1998	SFN	P	33	33	12	39	2	2
1999	SFN	P	33	33	15	30	1	5
2000	SFN	P	32	31	8	44	0	4
2001	SFN	P	34	34	11	50	0	11
2002	SFN	P	33	33	15	37	0	5
2003	SFN	P	27	27	10	33	0	5
2004	SFN	P	33	33	18	51	1	6
2005	SFN	P	20	18	13	32	1	5

Career Games by Position

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Kirk Rueter Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	340

Awards & Honors

Kirk Rueter — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1993	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Kirk Rueter — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2005	SFN	NL	$7,133,333
2004	SFN	NL	$6,133,333
2003	SFN	NL	$5,866,667
2002	SFN	NL	$4,866,667
2001	SFN	NL	$4,866,667
2000	SFN	NL	$4,000,000
1999	SFN	NL	$2,810,000
1998	SFN	NL	$1,835,000
1997	SFN	NL	$260,000
1996	MON	NL	$160,000
1995	MON	NL	$151,000
1994	MON	NL	$130,000
1993	MON	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$38,321,667

College History

Kirk Rueter — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Murray State University	Murray	KY	1989, 1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Kirk Rueter — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1993	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	3.0	140	0

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Kirk Rueter: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 7, 1993 and the final game on July 29, 2005, Kirk Rueter built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Montreal Expos (1993 through 1996) and the San Francisco Giants (1996 through 2005). Born on December 1, 1970, in Hoyleton, IL, USA, Rueter is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-3 and 190 pounds. Rueter's full given name, per the bio, is Kirk Wesley Rueter.

Across 340 games (336 starts), Rueter recorded 130 wins against 92 losses with a 4.27 ERA. Rueter had 818 strikeouts. Rueter's 4.27 ERA was close to the 4.45 league figure for those seasons. Rueter won 16 games in 1998, the most of any season listed. Rueter struck out 115 batters in 1997, a career high. 2002 was Rueter's sharpest full season, a 3.23 ERA against the league's 4.28.

Frequently Asked Questions about Kirk Rueter

What years did Kirk Rueter play?: Kirk Rueter played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2005.
Was Kirk Rueter a pitcher?: Yes. Kirk Rueter pitched in the major leagues, recording 130 wins and 818 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kirk Rueter hit?: Kirk Rueter hit 0 career home runs with 95 hits.
What was Kirk Rueter's career batting average?: Kirk Rueter batted .153 over his career, with 95 hits in 622 at bats.
How many RBI did Kirk Rueter have?: Kirk Rueter drove in 40 runs in his career.
What was Kirk Rueter's career ERA?: Kirk Rueter finished with a 4.27 career ERA, going 130-92 with 818 strikeouts.