Rick Reed
[edit] Biography
Born on August 16, 1964 in Huntington, West Virginia, Rick Reed (Richard Allen Reed) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, New York Mets and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 15 year career. Reed broke into the bigs on August 8, 1988 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 5.60 ERA in 54.2 innings pitched in 1989, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rick Reed's best season was 1998, when he posted a 3.48 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 153 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 3.00
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 10
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 15
| 7
| 1
| 4
| 5.60
| 34
| 35
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54.2
| 62
| 5
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 8
| 2
| 3
| 4.36
| 27
| 32
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 53.2
| 62
| 6
| 12
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.38
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.1
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 19
| 18
| 3
| 7
| 3.68
| 49
| 47
| 41
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 100.1
| 105
| 10
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2.25
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.82
| 3
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| TOT
| A
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 5.87
| 5
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.2
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5.94
| 12
| 13
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.2
| 17
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5.82
| 10
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17
| 18
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 33
| 31
| 13
| 9
| 2.89
| 113
| 76
| 67
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 208.1
| 186
| 19
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 5
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 31
| 31
| 16
| 11
| 3.48
| 153
| 84
| 82
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 212.1
| 208
| 30
| 29
| 2
| 1
| 6
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 26
| 26
| 11
| 5
| 4.58
| 104
| 77
| 76
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 149.1
| 163
| 23
| 47
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 30
| 30
| 11
| 5
| 4.11
| 121
| 90
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 184
| 192
| 28
| 34
| 3
| 2
| 5
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 20
| 20
| 8
| 6
| 3.48
| 99
| 53
| 52
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 134.2
| 119
| 16
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 12
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 5.19
| 43
| 45
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67.2
| 92
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 12
| 4.05
| 142
| 98
| 91
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 202.1
| 211
| 28
| 31
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 33
| 32
| 15
| 7
| 3.78
| 121
| 89
| 79
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 188
| 192
| 32
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 6
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 27
| 21
| 6
| 12
| 5.07
| 71
| 80
| 76
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 135
| 155
| 21
| 29
| 2
| 3
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 175
| 159
| 63
| 43
| 3.85
| 669
| 469
| 441
| 9
| 4
| 1
| 1030.1
| 1028
| 134
| 187
| 23
| 6
| 21
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 98
| 86
| 30
| 33
| 4.38
| 301
| 279
| 251
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 515.1
| 573
| 79
| 98
| 5
| 5
| 23
|
| Total
|
|
| 273
| 245
| 93
| 76
| 4.03
| 970
| 748
| 692
| 14
| 7
| 1
| 1545.2
| 1601
| 213
| 285
| 28
| 11
| 44
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| P
| 15
| 7
| 54.2
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| P
| 13
| 8
| 53.2
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| .909
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| P
| 1
| 1
| 4.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| P
| 19
| 18
| 100.1
| 6
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 3
| .960
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| P
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| P
| 1
| 0
| 3.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| TOT
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 7.2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| P
| 4
| 3
| 16.2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| P
| 4
| 3
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| P
| 33
| 31
| 208.1
| 22
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 0
| .961
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 212.1
| 12
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 14
| 2
| .980
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| P
| 26
| 26
| 149.1
| 11
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 1
| .976
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| P
| 30
| 30
| 184
| 8
| 16
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .923
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| P
| 20
| 20
| 134.2
| 11
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| P
| 12
| 12
| 67.2
| 6
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 2
| .944
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| P
| 32
| 32
| 202.1
| 17
| 36
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 9
| 3
| .981
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| P
| 33
| 32
| 188
| 8
| 20
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 3
| .933
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| P
| 27
| 21
| 135
| 5
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 273
| 245
| 1545.2
| 108
| 211
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 2
| 76
| 52
| 12
| .964
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PIT
| N
| 15
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .200
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PIT
| N
| 13
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .278
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| PIT
| N
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| KC
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TEX
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| KC
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| TOT
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| NY
| N
| 33
| 57
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 5
| .175
| .217
| .316
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 31
| 64
| 6
| 8
| 1
| 5
| .125
| .164
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 27
| 45
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .244
| .261
| .289
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 30
| 49
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .204
| .226
| .204
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 20
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .125
| .143
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| Total
|
| 32
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .125
| .143
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 33
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 176
| 293
| 23
| 50
| 2
| 24
| .171
| .203
| .222
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 91
| 1
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 98
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 274
| 297
| 23
| 51
| 2
| 24
| .172
| .206
| .222
| 9
| 0
| 13
| 93
| 1
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 26th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1986 - signed July 2, 1986).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 3, 1992).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 4, 1992).
- Granted free agency (August 5, 1993).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (August 11, 1993).
- Claimed on waivers by Cincinnati Reds from Texas Rangers (May 13, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1995).
- Signed by New York Mets (November 7, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 2000).
- Signed by New York Mets (December 6, 2000).
- Traded by New York Mets to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Matt Lawton (July 30, 2001).
- Granted free agency (December 28, 2003).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 24, 2004).
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