José Rijo

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: May 13, 1965 in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic do

Debut: April 5, 1984 (Age 18-328d, 14,864th in major league history)
vs. KCR 5.1 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 28, 2002 (Age 37-138d)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: José Antonio Rijo

Pronunciation: \REE-hoh\

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Relatives: Son-In-Law of Juan Marichal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.5

116

ERA

3.24

376

269

1880.0

1606

WHIP

1.262

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 2 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 0 go ahead

1 Tm
CIN	2

Platoon
vs RHP	2

Home/Road
Home	2

Outs
0	1
2	1

2 Opps
NYM	1
SDP	1

2 Pitchers
Andy Ashby	1
Terry Leach	1

1 Park
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	2

Where Hit
7	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	1
2	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	2

2 RBI
0 on	2

Inning
2	1
6	1

1-3	1
4-6	1

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	1

Ahead	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	1
0-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
P	2

OrderPos
9th	2

Leverage
Low Lev	2

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat		Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-07-19	CIN	NYM	Terry Leach	ahead 10-0	b 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	9	1	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat		Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1993-07-31	CIN	SDP	Andy Ashby	ahead 5-3	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	9	1	0.066	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)