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Jose Rijo
Jose Antonio (Abreu) Rijo
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: May 13, 1965 in San Cristobal, D.R.
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 5, 1984
Final Game: September 28, 2002
Relatives: Son-In-Law of Juan Marichal
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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+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1984 19 NYY AL 2 8 .200 4.76 24 5 8 0 0 2 62.1 74 40 33 5 33 1 47 1 1 2 289 80 1.717 10.7 0.7 4.8 6.8 1.42
1985 20 OAK AL 6 4 .600 3.53 12 9 1 0 0 0 63.2 57 26 25 6 28 2 65 1 0 0 272 108 1.335 8.1 0.8 4.0 9.2 2.32
1986 21 OAK AL 9 11 .450 4.65 39 26 9 4 0 1 193.2 172 116 100 24 108 7 176 4 4 6 856 83 1.446 8.0 1.1 5.0 8.2 1.63
1987 22 OAK AL 2 7 .222 5.90 21 14 3 1 0 0 82.1 106 67 54 10 41 1 67 2 2 5 394 70 1.785 11.6 1.1 4.5 7.3 1.63
1988 23 CIN NL 13 8 .619 2.39 49 19 12 0 0 0 162.0 120 47 43 7 63 7 160 3 4 1 653 150 1.130 6.7 0.4 3.5 8.9 2.54
1989 24 CIN NL 7 6 .538 2.84 19 19 0 1 1 0 111.0 101 39 35 6 48 3 86 2 3 4 464 127 1.342 8.2 0.5 3.9 7.0 1.79
1990 25 CIN NL 14 8 .636 2.70 29 29 0 7 1 0 197.0 151 65 59 10 78 1 152 2 5 2 801 148 1.162 6.9 0.5 3.6 6.9 1.95 MVP-19
1991 26 CIN NL 15 6 .714 2.51 30 30 0 3 1 0 204.1 165 69 57 8 55 4 172 3 4 2 825 153 1.077 7.3 0.4 2.4 7.6 3.13 CYA-4
1992 27 CIN NL 15 10 .600 2.56 33 33 0 2 0 0 211.0 185 67 60 15 44 1 171 3 1 2 836 141 1.085 7.9 0.6 1.9 7.3 3.89
1993 28 CIN NL 14 9 .609 2.48 36 36 0 2 1 0 257.1 218 76 71 19 62 2 227 2 1 0 1029 163 1.088 7.6 0.7 2.2 7.9 3.66 CYA-5,MVP-21
1994 29 CIN NL 9 6 .600 3.08 26 26 0 2 0 0 172.1 177 73 59 16 52 1 171 4 2 1 733 136 1.329 9.2 0.8 2.7 8.9 3.29 AS
1995 30 CIN NL 5 4 .556 4.17 14 14 0 0 0 0 69.0 76 33 32 6 22 1 62 0 0 3 295 99 1.420 9.9 0.8 2.9 8.1 2.82
2001 36 CIN NL 0 0 2.12 13 0 4 0 0 0 17.0 19 6 4 2 9 2 12 0 1 1 80 216 1.647 10.1 1.1 4.8 6.4 1.33
2002 37 CIN NL 5 4 .556 5.14 31 9 6 0 0 0 77.0 89 48 44 13 20 1 38 1 0 1 340 84 1.416 10.4 1.5 2.3 4.4 1.90
14 Seasons 116 91 .560 3.24 376 269 43 22 4 3 1880.0 1710 772 676 147 663 34 1606 28 28 30 7867 121 1.262 8.2 0.7 3.2 7.7 2.42
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .560 3.24 40 28 5 2 0 0 198 180 81 71 15 70 4 169 3 3 3 829 121 1.262 8.2 0.7 3.2 7.7 2.42
CIN (10 yrs) 97 61 .614 2.83 280 215 22 17 4 0 1478.0 1301 523 464 102 453 23 1251 20 21 17 6056 138 1.187 7.9 0.6 2.8 7.6 2.76
OAK (3 yrs) 17 22 .436 4.74 72 49 13 5 0 1 339.2 335 209 179 40 177 10 308 7 6 11 1522 83 1.507 8.9 1.1 4.7 8.2 1.74
NYY (1 yr) 2 8 .200 4.76 24 5 8 0 0 2 62.1 74 40 33 5 33 1 47 1 1 2 289 80 1.717 10.7 0.7 4.8 6.8 1.42
NL (10 yrs) 97 61 .614 2.83 280 215 22 17 4 0 1478.0 1301 523 464 102 453 23 1251 20 21 17 6056 138 1.187 7.9 0.6 2.8 7.6 2.76
AL (4 yrs) 19 30 .388 4.75 96 54 21 5 0 3 402.0 409 249 212 45 210 11 355 8 7 13 1811 82 1.540 9.2 1.0 4.7 7.9 1.69

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1990 25 CIN NL NLCS W PIT 1 0 1.000 4.38 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.1 10 6 6 2 7 1 15 0 0 0 52 1.378 7.3 1.5 5.1 10.9 2.14
1990 25 CIN NL WS W OAK 2 0 1.000 0.59 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 9 1 1 0 5 1 14 0 0 0 59 0.913 5.3 0.0 2.9 8.2 2.80
1 Season (2 Series) 3 0 1.000 2.28 4 4 0 0 0 0 27.2 19 7 7 2 12 2 29 0 0 0 111 1.120 6.2 0.7 3.9 9.4 2.42
1 NLCS 1 0 1.000 4.38 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.1 10 6 6 2 7 1 15 0 0 0 52 1.378 7.3 1.5 5.1 10.9 2.14
1 WS 2 0 1.000 0.59 2 2 0 0 0 0 15.1 9 1 1 0 5 1 14 0 0 0 59 0.913 5.3 0.0 2.9 8.2 2.80
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1988 23 CIN NL 49 41 37 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 .054 .054 .135 .189 -48 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
1989 24 CIN NL 19 40 38 0 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 .211 .231 .237 .468 32 9 0 0 1 0 0 1
1990 25 CIN NL 29 75 62 3 10 1 0 0 2 1 0 2 10 .161 .188 .177 .365 -1 11 1 0 11 0 0 1 MVP-19
1991 26 CIN NL 31 78 67 7 14 0 0 0 5 0 1 2 13 .209 .232 .209 .441 23 14 0 0 9 0 0 1 CYA-4
1992 27 CIN NL 33 78 72 3 14 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 18 .194 .194 .222 .417 17 16 0 0 6 0 0 1
1993 28 CIN NL 36 97 82 5 22 4 0 1 8 0 0 3 18 .268 .294 .354 .648 72 29 2 0 12 0 0 1 CYA-5,MVP-21
1994 29 CIN NL 26 59 49 4 10 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 .204 .204 .286 .490 27 14 0 0 10 0 0 1 AS
1995 30 CIN NL 14 24 22 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .136 .136 .182 .318 -17 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
2001 36 CIN NL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 37 CIN NL 31 19 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .125 .125 .125 .250 -35 2 1 0 3 0 0 1
14 Seasons 281 511 445 25 85 13 0 2 29 2 1 8 101 .191 .205 .234 .439 20 104 4 0 58 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 295 257 14 49 7 0 1 17 1 1 5 58 .191 .205 .234 .439 20 60 2 0 33 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 25 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1990 25 CIN NL WS OAK W 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 4 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .125 .125 .250 1 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1984 NYY AL 19 P 24 5 62.1 15 2 12 1 0 .933 0.0 0.0 2.02 0.58 .960 1.79 0.70
1985 OAK AL 20 P 12 9 63.2 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.99 0.58 .957 1.87 0.70
1986 OAK AL 21 P 39 26 193.2 34 13 18 3 0 .912 0.0 0.0 1.44 0.79 .959 1.83 0.68
1987 OAK AL 22 P 21 14 82.1 21 10 10 1 0 .952 0.0 0.0 2.19 0.95 .957 1.84 0.67
1988 CIN NL 23 P 49 19 162.0 31 7 23 1 1 .968 0.0 0.0 1.67 0.61 .955 1.96 0.69
1989 CIN NL 24 P 19 19 111.0 20 6 14 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.62 1.05 .945 1.87 0.63
1990 CIN NL 25 P 29 29 197.0 48 19 27 2 0 .958 0.0 0.0 2.10 1.59 .956 1.80 0.58 MVP-19
1991 CIN NL 26 P 30 30 204.1 42 17 22 3 2 .929 0.0 0.0 1.72 1.30 .957 1.86 0.59 CYA-4
1992 CIN NL 27 P 33 33 211.0 52 19 31 2 1 .962 0.0 0.0 2.13 1.52 .954 1.94 0.60
1993 CIN NL 28 P 36 36 257.1 62 27 35 0 8 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.72 .950 1.84 0.54 CYA-5,MVP-21
1994 CIN NL 29 P 26 26 172.1 41 14 27 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.14 1.58 .956 1.86 0.54 AS
1995 CIN NL 30 P 14 14 69.0 13 4 9 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.70 0.93 .954 1.84 0.51
2001 CIN NL 36 P 13 0 17.0 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.53 0.08 1.000 1.75 0.46
2002 CIN NL 37 P 31 9 77.0 18 4 14 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.58 .961 1.84 0.48
14 Seasons P 376 269 1880.0 406 144 248 14 12 .966 0.0 0.0 1.88 1.04 .955 1.86 0.60
14 Seasons TOT 376 269 1880.0 406 144 248 14 12 .966 0.0 0.0 1.88 1.04 .921 1.86 0.60

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1994

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1990-ML-WS MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1990-NL-19-2%
1993-NL-21-1%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1991-NL--4--11%
1993-NL--5--6%
0.17 Career Shares (155th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1988 NL--2.389--5th
1990 NL--2.695--5th
1991 NL--2.511--2nd
1992 NL--2.559--7th
1993 NL--2.483--2nd
1994 NL--3.081--7th

Wins s c a p y
1990 NL--14--7th
1991 NL--15--7th
1992 NL--15--7th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1990 NL--.636--6th
1991 NL--.714--1st
1992 NL--.600--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1991 NL--1.077--1st
1992 NL--1.085--7th
1993 NL--1.088--3rd

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 AL--7.993--10th
1988 NL--6.667--3rd
1990 NL--6.899--2nd
1991 NL--7.268--2nd
1993 NL--7.624--3rd
Career--8.186--174th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1992 NL--1.877--6th
1993 NL--2.168--9th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1986 AL--8.179--5th
1988 NL--8.889--3rd
1990 NL--6.944--6th
1991 NL--7.576--2nd
1992 NL--7.294--4th
1993 NL--7.939--1st
1994 NL--8.930--2nd
Career--7.688--35th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1993 NL--257.3--2nd
1994 NL--172.3--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1986 AL--176--10th
1990 NL--152--10th
1991 NL--172--4th
1992 NL--171--6th
1993 NL--227--1st
1994 NL--171--2nd
Career--1606--133rd

Games Started s c a p y
1992 NL--33--10th
1993 NL--36--1st
1994 NL--26--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1990 NL--7--5th
1994 NL--2--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1986 AL--108--4th
1990 NL--78--5th

Hits s c a p y
1993 NL--218--9th
1994 NL--177--3rd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1991 NL--3.127--3rd
1992 NL--3.886--2nd
1993 NL--3.661--3rd
1994 NL--3.288--7th
Career--2.422--96th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1988 NL--.389--5th
1990 NL--.457--4th
1991 NL--.352--2nd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1993 NL--1029--2nd
1994 NL--733--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1988 NL--150--2nd
1990 NL--148--2nd
1991 NL--153--2nd
1992 NL--141--6th
1993 NL--163--2nd
1994 NL--136--6th
Career--121--105th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1990 NL--11--7th
1993 NL--12--9th
1994 NL--10--5th

Salary s c a p y
1995 NL--$5,750,000--7th
1996 NL--$6,150,000--6th

Youngest s c a p y
1984 AL--born 1965-05-13--1st
1985 AL--born 1965-05-13--3rd
1986 AL--born 1965-05-13--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 9 (253), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 93 (236), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 28 (454), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 20 (293), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 1, 1980: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 5, 1984: Traded by the New York Yankees with Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Javier and Eric Plunk to the Oakland Athletics for Bert Bradley, Rickey Henderson and cash.

December 8, 1987: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Tim Birtsas to the Cincinnati Reds for Dave Parker.

October 29, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

July 1, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

November 5, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 7, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Oakland Athletics$85,000
1988Cincinnati Reds$127,500
1989Cincinnati Reds$457,500
1990Cincinnati Reds$630,000
1991Cincinnati Reds$2,333,333
1992Cincinnati Reds$3,520,833
1993Cincinnati Reds$4,083,333
1994Cincinnati Reds$3,975,000
1995Cincinnati Reds$5,750,000
1996Cincinnati Reds$6,150,000
1997Cincinnati Reds$6,150,000
2002Cincinnati Reds$500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$33,762,499
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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