Rick Reed

Q: When was Rick Reed born?

Rick Reed was born on August 16, 1964.

Q: Where was Rick Reed born?

Rick Reed was born in Huntington, WV .

Q: How tall is Rick Reed?

Rick Reed is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rick Reed weigh when playing?

Rick Reed weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Rick Reed in the Hall of Fame?

Rick Reed has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Rick Reed drafted?

Rick Reed was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Marshall University (Huntington, WV) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Rick Reed have?

Rick Reed had 970 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rick Reed played for?

Rick Reed played for 6 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Minnesota Twins.

Q: How many World Series has Rick Reed won?

Rick Reed has never won a World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 195lb (183cm, 88kg)

Born: August 16, 1964 in Huntington, WV us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Marshall University (Huntington, WV).

High School: Huntington HS (Huntington, WV)

School: Marshall University (Huntington, WV)

Debut: August 8, 1988 (Age 23-358d, 15,514th in major league history)
vs. NYM 8.0 IP, 3 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 26, 2003 (Age 39-041d)
vs. DET 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Phil Tannenbaum

Full Name: Richard Allen Reed

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

ERA

4.03

273

245

1545.2

970

WHIP

1.220

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	21	PIT-min	Rk,A	0	2	.000	3.56	9	4	1	0	0	0	30.1	25	15	12	0	8	0	16	0	1	0				1.088	7.4	0.0	2.4	4.7	2.00	PRA,MAC GULF,SALL
1987	22	PIT-min	A	8	4	.667	2.50	46	0	20	0	0	7	93.2	80	38	26	6	29	3	92	9	0	4				1.164	7.7	0.6	2.8	8.8	3.17	MAC SALL
1988	23	PIT-min	AAA,A,AA	12	4	.750	2.07	27	19	2	7	3	0	165.1	129	45	38	6	31	3	140	6	2	4				0.968	7.0	0.3	1.7	7.6	4.52	BFL,SAL,HRB AA,CARL,EL
1988	23	PIT	NL	1	0	1.000	3.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.0	10	4	4	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	47	117	3.35	1.000	7.5	0.8	1.5	4.5	3.00
1989	24	PIT-min	AAA	9	8	.529	3.72	20	20	0	3	0	0	125.2	130	58	52	9	28	0	75	1	0	3				1.257	9.3	0.6	2.0	5.4	2.68	BFL AA
1989	24	PIT	NL	1	4	.200	5.60	15	7	2	0	0	0	54.2	62	35	34	5	11	3	34	2	3	0	232	61	3.42	1.335	10.2	0.8	1.8	5.6	3.09
1990	25	PIT-min	AAA	7	4	.636	3.46	15	15	0	2	2	0	91.0	82	37	35	4	21	0	63	6	0	1				1.132	8.1	0.4	2.1	6.2	3.00	BFL AA
1990	25	PIT	NL	2	3	.400	4.36	13	8	2	1	1	1	53.2	62	32	26	6	12	6	27	1	0	0	238	83	3.98	1.379	10.4	1.0	2.0	4.5	2.25
1991	26	PIT-min	AAA	14	4	.778	2.15	25	25	0	5	2	0	167.2	151	45	40	3	26	2	102	2	1	2	660			1.056	8.1	0.2	1.4	5.5	3.92	BFL AA
1991	26	PIT	NL	0	0		10.38	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.1	8	6	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	21	38	5.63	2.077	16.6	2.1	2.1	4.2	2.00
1992	27	KCR-min	AAA	5	4	.556	4.35	11	10	1	3	0	1	62.0	67	33	30	8	12	0	35	4	0	0	259			1.274	9.7	1.2	1.7	5.1	2.92	OMA AA
1992	27	KCR	AL	3	7	.300	3.68	19	18	0	1	1	0	100.1	105	47	41	10	20	3	49	5	0	0	419	110	3.85	1.246	9.4	0.9	1.8	4.4	2.45
1993	28	KCR-TEX-min	AAA	12	7	.632	3.32	24	24	0	4	2	0	162.2	159	68	60	21	16	1	79	3	0	3	646			1.076	8.8	1.2	0.9	4.4	4.94	OMA,OKC AA
1993	28	TOT	AL	1	0	1.000	5.87	3	0	0	0	0	0	7.2	12	5	5	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	36	81	4.94	1.826	14.1	1.2	2.3	5.9	2.50
1993	28	KCR	AL	0	0		9.82	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	6	4	4	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	18	51	2.99	1.909	14.7	0.0	2.5	7.4	3.00
1993	28	TEX	AL	1	0	1.000	2.25	2	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	6	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	18	202	6.74	1.750	13.5	2.3	2.3	4.5	2.00
1994	29	CIN-TEX-min	AAA	10	6	.625	4.62	23	23	0	3	1	0	152.0	172	85	78	20	19	0	87	5	2	2	635			1.257	10.2	1.2	1.1	5.2	4.58	INA,OKC AA
1994	29	TEX	AL	1	1	.500	5.94	4	3	0	0	0	0	16.2	17	13	11	3	7	0	12	1	0	0	75	82	5.47	1.440	9.2	1.6	3.8	6.5	1.71
1995	30	CIN-min	AAA	11	4	.733	3.33	22	21	0	3	1	0	135.0	127	60	50	16	26	2	92	2	0	0	551			1.133	8.5	1.1	1.7	6.1	3.54	INA AA
1995	30	CIN	NL	0	0		5.82	4	3	1	0	0	0	17.0	18	12	11	5	3	0	10	0	0	0	70	72	6.28	1.235	9.5	2.6	1.6	5.3	3.33

1996	31	NYM-min	AAA	8	10	.444	3.16	28	28	0	1	0	0	182.0	164	72	64	13	33	2	128	4	2	5	726			1.082	8.1	0.6	1.6	6.3	3.88	NFK IL
1997	32	NYM	NL	13	9	.591	2.89	33	31	0	2	0	0	208.1	186	76	67	19	31	4	113	5	0	0	824	141	3.73	1.042	8.0	0.8	1.3	4.9	3.65
1998	33	NYM	NL	16	11	.593	3.48	31	31	0	2	1	0	212.1	208	84	82	30	29	2	153	6	0	1	845	121	4.03	1.116	8.8	1.3	1.2	6.5	5.28	AS
1999	34	NYM-min	AA,AAA	0	1	.000	11.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	11	10	10	2	3	0	7	0	0	0	38			1.750	12.4	2.3	3.4	7.9	2.33	BNG,NFK EL,IL
1999	34	NYM	NL	11	5	.688	4.58	26	26	0	1	1	0	149.1	163	77	76	23	47	2	104	1	0	1	637	97	4.71	1.406	9.8	1.4	2.8	6.3	2.21
2000	35	NYM	NL	11	5	.688	4.11	30	30	0	0	0	0	184.0	192	90	84	28	34	3	121	5	1	2	768	109	4.43	1.228	9.4	1.4	1.7	5.9	3.56
2001	36	TOT	MLB	12	12	.500	4.05	32	32	0	3	1	0	202.1	211	98	91	28	31	3	142	5	0	3	834	106	3.98	1.196	9.4	1.2	1.4	6.3	4.58	AS
2001	36	NYM	NL	8	6	.571	3.48	20	20	0	3	1	0	134.2	119	53	52	16	17	3	99	1	0	2	531	120	3.52	1.010	8.0	1.1	1.1	6.6	5.82
2001	36	MIN	AL	4	6	.400	5.19	12	12	0	0	0	0	67.2	92	45	39	12	14	0	43	4	0	1	303	88	4.88	1.567	12.2	1.6	1.9	5.7	3.07
2002	37	MIN	AL	15	7	.682	3.78	33	32	0	2	1	0	188.0	192	89	79	32	26	0	121	6	1	1	778	118	4.40	1.160	9.2	1.5	1.2	5.8	4.65
2003	38	MIN	AL	6	12	.333	5.07	27	21	1	2	1	0	135.0	155	80	76	21	29	2	71	5	0	3	583	90	4.76	1.363	10.3	1.4	1.9	4.7	2.45
15 Yrs				93	76	.550	4.03	273	245	6	14	7	1	1545.2	1601	748	692	213	285	28	970	44	5	11	6407	106	4.21	1.220	9.3	1.2	1.7	5.6	3.40
162 Game Avg.				12	10	.550	4.03	36	32	1	2	1	0	203	210	98	91	28	37	4	127	6	1	1	841	106	4.21	1.220	9.3	1.2	1.7	5.6	3.40
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
NYM (5 yrs)				59	36	.621	3.66	140	138	0	8	3	0	888.2	868	380	361	116	158	14	590	18	1	6	3605	117	4.08	1.155	8.8	1.2	1.6	6.0	3.73
PIT (4 yrs)				4	7	.364	4.98	31	18	4	1	1	1	124.2	142	77	69	13	26	9	69	3	3	0	538	71	3.73	1.348	10.3	0.9	1.9	5.0	2.65
MIN (3 yrs)				25	25	.500	4.47	72	65	1	4	2	0	390.2	439	214	194	65	69	2	235	15	1	5	1664	101	4.61	1.300	10.1	1.5	1.6	5.4	3.41
KCR (2 yrs)				3	7	.300	3.89	20	18	0	1	1	0	104.0	111	51	45	10	21	3	52	6	0	0	437	105	3.82	1.269	9.6	0.9	1.8	4.5	2.48
TEX (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	5.23	6	3	0	0	0	0	20.2	23	14	12	4	8	0	14	2	0	0	93	92	5.72	1.500	10.0	1.7	3.5	6.1	1.75
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		5.82	4	3	1	0	0	0	17.0	18	12	11	5	3	0	10	0	0	0	70	72	6.28	1.235	9.5	2.6	1.6	5.3	3.33

NL (10 yrs)				63	43	.594	3.85	175	159	5	9	4	1	1030.1	1028	469	441	134	187	23	669	21	4	6	4213	108	4.07	1.179	9.0	1.2	1.6	5.8	3.58
AL (6 yrs)				30	33	.476	4.38	98	86	1	5	3	0	515.1	573	279	251	79	98	5	301	23	1	5	2194	101	4.49	1.302	10.0	1.4	1.7	5.3	3.07

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rick Reed?

Rick Reed is 58 years old.

When was Rick Reed born?

Rick Reed was born on August 16, 1964.

Where was Rick Reed born?

Rick Reed was born in Huntington, WV.

How tall is Rick Reed?

Rick Reed is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Rick Reed weigh when playing?

Rick Reed weighed 195 lbs (88 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rick Reed play?

Rick Reed played 15 seasons.

Is Rick Reed in the Hall of Fame?

Rick Reed has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Rick Reed drafted?

Rick Reed was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Marshall University (Huntington, WV).

What position did Rick Reed play?

Rick Reed was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rick Reed have?

Rick Reed had 970 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rick Reed played for?

Rick Reed played for 6 teams; the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Minnesota Twins.

How many World Series has Rick Reed won?

Rick Reed has never won a World Series.

When did Rick Reed retire?

Rick Reed last played in 2003.

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