Rick Reuschel was born on Monday, May 16, 1949, in Quincy, Illinois. Reuschel was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 19, 1972, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rick Reuschel baseball stats page.
"Bodies don't make athletes, so it can be deceiving. Rick Reuschel looked like Willard Scott, but was so quick and agile that he was used as a pinch runner." - Roger Craig in Baseball Digest (September 1992, Peter Gammons, "Pitchers Help Themselves by Perfecting Their Defense")
Rick ReuschelRick 'Big Daddy' Reuschel Autograph on a 1991 Upper Deck Baseball Card (#249 | Checklist) |
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Rick ReuschelRick Reuschel Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1972 | 23 | Cubs | 21 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 2.93 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 129.0 | 527 | 127 | 42 | 46 | 3 | 29 | 6 | 87 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
1973 | 24 | Cubs | 36 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.00 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 237.0 | 1,003 | 244 | 79 | 95 | 15 | 62 | 6 | 168 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
1974 | 25 | Cubs | 41 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4.30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 240.2 | 1,061 | 262 | 115 | 130 | 18 | 83 | 12 | 160 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - |
1975 | 26 | Cubs | 38 | 37 | 1 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 3.73 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 234.0 | 1,007 | 244 | 97 | 116 | 17 | 67 | 8 | 155 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
1976 | 27 | Cubs | 38 | 37 | 1 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.46 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 260.0 | 1,078 | 260 | 100 | 117 | 17 | 64 | 5 | 146 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - |
1977 | 28 | Cubs | 39 | 37 | 2 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2.79 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 252.0 | 1,030 | 233 | 78 | 84 | 13 | 74 | 11 | 166 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - |
1978 | 29 | Cubs | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 242.2 | 1,007 | 235 | 92 | 98 | 16 | 54 | 8 | 115 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
1979 | 30 | Cubs | 36 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 239.0 | 1,021 | 251 | 96 | 104 | 16 | 75 | 8 | 125 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | 31 | Cubs | 38 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 257.0 | 1,094 | 281 | 97 | 111 | 13 | 76 | 10 | 140 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1981 | 32 | Cubs | 13 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.2 | 358 | 87 | 33 | 40 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 53 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | 32 | Yankees | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70.2 | 282 | 75 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1983 | 34 | Cubs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 88 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 35 | Cubs | 19 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 5.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92.1 | 405 | 123 | 53 | 57 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
1985 | 36 | Pirates | 31 | 26 | 4 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 2.27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 194.0 | 773 | 153 | 49 | 58 | 7 | 52 | 10 | 138 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - |
1986 | 37 | Pirates | 35 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3.96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 215.2 | 930 | 232 | 95 | 106 | 20 | 57 | 2 | 125 | 6 | 8 | 1 | - |
1987 | 38 | Pirates | 25 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2.75 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 177.0 | 715 | 163 | 54 | 63 | 12 | 35 | 1 | 80 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 38 | Giants | 9 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 205 | 44 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
1988 | 39 | Giants | 36 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3.12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 245.0 | 1,000 | 242 | 85 | 88 | 11 | 42 | 8 | 92 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1989 | 40 | Giants | 32 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 8 | .680 | 2.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 208.1 | 860 | 195 | 68 | 75 | 18 | 54 | 4 | 111 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1990 | 41 | Giants | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 87.0 | 390 | 102 | 38 | 40 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1991 | 42 | Giants | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 54 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
19 Years | 557 | 529 | 16 | 214 | 191 | .528 | 3.37 | 102 | 26 | 5 | 3,548.1 | 14,888 | 3,588 | 1,330 | 1,494 | 221 | 935 | 117 | 2,015 | 89 | 88 | 10 | 0 |
Rick ReuschelRick Reuschel Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1972 | 23 | Cubs | 21 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .136 | .174 | .159 |
1973 | 24 | Cubs | 36 | 73 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .133 | .137 |
1974 | 25 | Cubs | 41 | 86 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .218 | .291 |
1975 | 26 | Cubs | 38 | 77 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .208 | .238 | .273 |
1976 | 27 | Cubs | 38 | 83 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .229 | .289 | .277 |
1977 | 28 | Cubs | 41 | 87 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 | .225 | .299 |
1978 | 29 | Cubs | 35 | 73 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .137 | .190 | .164 |
1979 | 30 | Cubs | 38 | 79 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .233 | .215 |
1980 | 31 | Cubs | 44 | 82 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .169 | .220 |
1981 | 32 | Cubs | 16 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 | .115 | .080 |
1981 | 32 | Yankees | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 34 | Cubs | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
1984 | 35 | Cubs | 20 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 | .281 | .345 |
1985 | 36 | Pirates | 31 | 59 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .210 | .254 |
1986 | 37 | Pirates | 43 | 70 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .192 | .186 |
1987 | 38 | Pirates | 25 | 60 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .203 | .233 |
1987 | 38 | Giants | 9 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 | .150 | .158 |
1988 | 39 | Giants | 36 | 73 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .110 | .133 | .123 |
1989 | 40 | Giants | 32 | 61 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .164 | .224 | .180 |
1990 | 41 | Giants | 15 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .192 |
1991 | 42 | Giants | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
19 Years | 579 | 1,115 | 82 | 187 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 46 | 0 | 317 | 135 | 5 | 3 | 11 | .168 | .202 | .217 |
Rick ReuschelRick Reuschel Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1972 Cubs | P | 21 | 18 | 387 | 25 | 1.2 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.67 |
1973 Cubs | P | 36 | 36 | 711 | 76 | 2.1 | 73 | 24 | 49 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.77 |
1974 Cubs | P | 41 | 38 | 722 | 84 | 2.0 | 79 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 2.95 |
1975 Cubs | P | 38 | 37 | 702 | 62 | 1.6 | 62 | 23 | 39 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.38 |
1976 Cubs | P | 38 | 37 | 780 | 80 | 2.1 | 76 | 23 | 53 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.63 |
1977 Cubs | P | 39 | 37 | 756 | 73 | 1.9 | 72 | 27 | 45 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.57 |
1978 Cubs | P | 35 | 35 | 728 | 70 | 2.0 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.52 |
1979 Cubs | P | 36 | 36 | 717 | 79 | 2.2 | 76 | 27 | 49 | 3 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.86 |
1980 Cubs | P | 38 | 38 | 771 | 86 | 2.3 | 84 | 28 | 56 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.94 |
1981 Cubs | P | 13 | 13 | 257 | 27 | 2.1 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .926 | 2.63 |
1981 Yankees | P | 12 | 11 | 212 | 20 | 1.7 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.55 |
1983 Cubs | P | 4 | 4 | 62 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.79 |
1984 Cubs | P | 19 | 14 | 277 | 27 | 1.4 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.53 |
1985 Pirates | P | 31 | 26 | 582 | 64 | 2.1 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.97 |
1986 Pirates | P | 35 | 34 | 647 | 70 | 2.0 | 68 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.84 |
1987 Pirates | P | 25 | 25 | 531 | 50 | 2.0 | 48 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 2.44 |
1987 Giants | P | 9 | 8 | 150 | 15 | 1.7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1988 Giants | P | 36 | 36 | 735 | 44 | 1.2 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.62 |
1989 Giants | P | 32 | 32 | 625 | 41 | 1.3 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.77 |
1990 Giants | P | 15 | 13 | 261 | 19 | 1.3 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.86 |
1991 Giants | P | 4 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.84 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 557 | 529 | 10,645 | 1,024 | 1.8 | 995 | 328 | 667 | 29 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.52 | |
19 Years | 557 | 529 | 10,645 | 1,024 | 1.8 | 995 | 328 | 667 | 29 | 39 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.52 |
Rick ReuschelRick Reuschel Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1972 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 14.7 | 3.00 | 6.07 | 2.02 |
1973 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 36.5 | 2.71 | 6.38 | 2.35 |
1974 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 1.93 | 5.98 | 3.10 |
1975 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 77.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 2.31 | 5.96 | 2.58 |
1976 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 2.28 | 5.05 | 2.22 |
1977 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 87.0 | 4.8 | 10.9 | 2.24 | 5.93 | 2.64 |
1978 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 18.3 | 2.13 | 4.27 | 2.00 |
1979 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 13.2 | 1.67 | 4.71 | 2.82 |
1980 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 16.4 | 1.84 | 4.90 | 2.66 |
1981 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 25.0 | 2.30 | 5.57 | 2.42 |
1981 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.20 | 2.80 | 1.27 |
1983 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.90 | 3.92 | 4.35 |
1984 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 9.7 | 1.87 | 4.19 | 2.24 |
1985 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 59.0 | 3.5 | 8.4 | 2.65 | 6.40 | 2.41 |
1986 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 7 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 11.7 | 2.19 | 5.22 | 2.38 |
1987 Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 60.0 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 2.29 | 4.07 | 1.78 |
1987 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.3 | 3.8 | 3.86 | 4.86 | 1.26 |
1988 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.9 | 24.3 | 2.19 | 3.38 | 1.54 |
1989 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.8 | 20.3 | 2.06 | 4.80 | 2.33 |
1990 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 8.7 | 1.58 | 5.07 | 3.21 |
1991 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.57 | 3.37 | 5.91 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
19 Years | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 278.8 | 3.5 | 14.1 | 2.16 | 5.11 | 2.37 |
Rick ReuschelRick Reuschel Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1972 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $47,500.00 | - | - |
1977 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $102,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Chicago Cubs | 48 | $350,000.00 | - | Stats |
1981 New York Yankees | 36 | " " | - | Stats |
1983 Chicago Cubs | 47 | $250,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Chicago Cubs | 47, 48 | $225,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | $700,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | $750,000.00 | Stats | - |
1987 San Francisco Giants | 48 | " " | Stats | - |
1988 San Francisco Giants | 48 | $800,000.00 | - | - |
1989 San Francisco Giants | 48 | $1,175,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1990 San Francisco Giants | 48 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
1991 San Francisco Giants | 48 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
Rick Reuschel Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Rickey Eugene Reuschel was a Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago Cubs (1972-1981, 1983-1984), New York Yankees (1981), Pittsburgh Pirates (1985-1987) and San Francisco Giants (1987-1991). Rick was commonly called Big Daddy because of his physique (6-03 / 235 pounds).
Did you know that when Rick Reuschel won his first Gold Glove Award in 1985, he became the first Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher to receive the honor? Do you know who their first lefty Gold Glove twirler was? [Answer] Did you know that not one Pirates pitcher since Big Daddy has won a Gold Glove?
Rick & Paul Reuschel | 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#634 | Checklist) | Baseball Almanac Collection
Rick and his older brother, Paul Reuschel, were teammates with the Cubs from 1975 through 1978. The pitching brothers made Major League history - due in part to a simple blister - on August 21, 1975, when they became the first set of brothers to combine for a complete game shutout!
Rick & Paul Reuschel Shutout | The Morning News | August 22, 1975 | Page 30