Biography[]
Born on April 23, 1967 in Moncton, New Brunswick (Canada), Rheal Cormier (Rheal Paul Cormier) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 15 year career. Cormier broke into the bigs on August 15, 1991 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 4.12 ERA in 67.2 innings pitched in 1991, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Rheal Cormier's best season was 2003, when he posted a 1.70 ERA and struck out 67 batters.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Pitching Stats[]
1991
|
STL
|
N
|
11
|
10
|
4
|
5
|
4.12
|
38
|
35
|
31
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
67.2
|
74
|
5
|
8
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1992
|
STL
|
N
|
31
|
30
|
10
|
10
|
3.68
|
117
|
83
|
76
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
186
|
194
|
15
|
33
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
1993
|
STL
|
N
|
38
|
21
|
7
|
6
|
4.33
|
75
|
80
|
70
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
145.1
|
163
|
18
|
27
|
3
|
6
|
4
|
1994
|
STL
|
N
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
5.45
|
26
|
24
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
39.2
|
40
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
1995
|
BOS
|
A
|
48
|
12
|
7
|
5
|
4.07
|
69
|
60
|
52
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
115
|
131
|
12
|
31
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
1996
|
MON
|
N
|
33
|
27
|
7
|
10
|
4.17
|
100
|
80
|
74
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
159.2
|
165
|
16
|
41
|
3
|
8
|
9
|
1997
|
MON
|
N
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
33.75
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.1
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1999
|
BOS
|
A
|
60
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
3.69
|
39
|
34
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
63.1
|
61
|
4
|
18
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
2000
|
BOS
|
A
|
64
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
4.61
|
43
|
40
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
68.1
|
74
|
7
|
17
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2001
|
PHI
|
N
|
60
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
4.21
|
37
|
26
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
51.1
|
49
|
5
|
17
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2002
|
PHI
|
N
|
54
|
0
|
5
|
6
|
5.25
|
49
|
38
|
35
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
60
|
61
|
6
|
32
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
2003
|
PHI
|
N
|
65
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
1.70
|
67
|
18
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
84.2
|
54
|
4
|
25
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2004
|
PHI
|
N
|
84
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
3.56
|
46
|
32
|
32
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
81
|
70
|
7
|
26
|
6
|
1
|
5
|
2005
|
PHI
|
N
|
57
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
5.89
|
34
|
33
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
47.1
|
56
|
9
|
16
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2006
|
PHI
|
N
|
43
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1.59
|
13
|
6
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
34
|
27
|
2
|
13
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
2006
|
CIN
|
N
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4.50
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
21
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
TOT
|
N
|
64
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
2.44
|
19
|
13
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
48
|
48
|
5
|
17
|
3
|
2
|
3
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
505
|
96
|
59
|
56
|
3.99
|
608
|
467
|
431
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
972
|
978
|
97
|
250
|
31
|
33
|
42
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
172
|
12
|
12
|
8
|
4.12
|
151
|
134
|
113
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
246.2
|
266
|
23
|
66
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
Total
|
|
|
677
|
108
|
71
|
64
|
4.02
|
759
|
601
|
544
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
1218.2
|
1244
|
120
|
316
|
37
|
39
|
50
|
Fielding Stats[]
1991
|
STL
|
N
|
P
|
11
|
10
|
67.2
|
3
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
1.000
|
1992
|
STL
|
N
|
P
|
31
|
30
|
186
|
9
|
34
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
4
|
0
|
1.000
|
1993
|
STL
|
N
|
P
|
38
|
21
|
145.1
|
8
|
27
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
.921
|
1994
|
STL
|
N
|
P
|
7
|
7
|
39.2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
.800
|
1995
|
BOS
|
A
|
P
|
48
|
12
|
115
|
7
|
21
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
.933
|
1996
|
MON
|
N
|
P
|
33
|
27
|
159.2
|
15
|
35
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
.962
|
1997
|
MON
|
N
|
P
|
1
|
1
|
1.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
1999
|
BOS
|
A
|
P
|
60
|
0
|
63.1
|
1
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
.889
|
2000
|
BOS
|
A
|
P
|
64
|
0
|
68.1
|
1
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1.000
|
2001
|
PHI
|
N
|
P
|
60
|
0
|
51.1
|
6
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
.941
|
2002
|
PHI
|
N
|
P
|
54
|
0
|
60
|
3
|
14
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1.000
|
2003
|
PHI
|
N
|
P
|
65
|
0
|
84.2
|
2
|
29
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1.000
|
2004
|
PHI
|
N
|
P
|
84
|
0
|
81
|
13
|
14
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
1.000
|
2005
|
PHI
|
N
|
P
|
57
|
0
|
47.1
|
4
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
PHI
|
N
|
P
|
43
|
0
|
34
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
CIN
|
N
|
P
|
21
|
0
|
14
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
2006
|
TOT
|
N
|
P
|
64
|
0
|
48
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1.000
|
Total
|
|
|
P
|
677
|
108
|
1218.2
|
80
|
239
|
10
|
19
|
0
|
5
|
50
|
29
|
14
|
.970
|
Batting Stats[]
1991
|
STL
|
N
|
11
|
21
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
.238
|
.238
|
.238
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1992
|
STL
|
N
|
31
|
59
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
2
|
.102
|
.102
|
.136
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1993
|
STL
|
N
|
38
|
47
|
5
|
11
|
0
|
4
|
.234
|
.234
|
.277
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1994
|
STL
|
N
|
7
|
14
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
.286
|
.375
|
.286
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1995
|
BOS
|
A
|
48
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1996
|
MON
|
N
|
33
|
43
|
2
|
8
|
0
|
4
|
.186
|
.222
|
.233
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1997
|
MON
|
N
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1999
|
BOS
|
A
|
60
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2000
|
BOS
|
A
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2001
|
PHI
|
N
|
60
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2002
|
PHI
|
N
|
54
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.333
|
.500
|
.333
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2003
|
PHI
|
N
|
65
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
.500
|
.667
|
.500
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2004
|
PHI
|
N
|
84
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2005
|
PHI
|
N
|
57
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
PHI
|
N
|
43
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
CIN
|
N
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2006
|
TOT
|
N
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
NL
|
|
505
|
192
|
15
|
36
|
0
|
12
|
.188
|
.212
|
.219
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
45
|
1
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Total
|
AL
|
|
172
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
.000
|
.000
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Total
|
|
|
677
|
192
|
15
|
36
|
0
|
12
|
.188
|
.212
|
.219
|
4
|
1
|
5
|
45
|
1
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Transactions[]
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 9, 1988).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Mark Whiten to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Cory Bailey and Scott Cooper (April 9, 1995).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Shayne Bennett and Ryan McGuire to Montreal Expos in exchange for Wil Cordero and Bryan Eversgerd (January 10, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1997).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 18, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 5, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 2000).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (November 30, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2004).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 7, 2004).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Justin Germano (July 31, 2006).
Trivia[]
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