Rick Reuschel

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: May 16, 1949 in Quincy, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL).

High School: Camp Point Central HS (Camp Point, IL)

School: Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)

Last Game: April 22, 1991 (Age 41-341d)
vs. SDP 1.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Rickey Eugene Reuschel

Nicknames: Big Daddy

Pronunciation: \RUSH-el\

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Relatives: Brother of Paul Reuschel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

69.5

214

191

ERA

3.37

557

529

3548.1

2015

WHIP

1.275

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1970	21	1.2	Huron	NORL	A-	CHC	9	2	.818	3.53	4.59	14	14		7	0	0	102.0	96	52	40	7	22	0	88	0	0	5		1.157	8.5	0.6	1.9	7.8	4.00
1971	22	-0.8	San Antonio	DIXA	AA	CHC	8	4	.667	2.31	2.98	16	16		9	2	0	121.0	105	40	31	4	15	2	81	2	0	8		0.992	7.8	0.3	1.1	6.0	5.40
1972	23	-2.0	Wichita	AA	AAA	CHC	9	2	.818	1.32	2.65	12	12		8	3	0	102.0	78	30	15	3	20	1	72	1	1	5		0.961	6.9	0.3	1.8	6.4	3.60
1972	23	-4.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	8	.556	2.93	3.21	21	18	1	5	4	0	129.0	127	46	42	3	29	6	87	2	2	1	527	1.209	8.9	0.2	2.0	6.1	3.00
1973	24	-3.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	15	.483	3.00	3.61	36	36	0	7	3	0	237.0	244	95	79	15	62	6	168	5	1	10	1003	1.291	9.3	0.6	2.4	6.4	2.71
1974	25	-2.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	13	12	.520	4.30	4.86	41	38	2	8	2	0	240.2	262	130	115	18	83	12	160	6	1	7	1061	1.434	9.8	0.7	3.1	6.0	1.93
1975	26	-1.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	17	.393	3.73	4.46	38	37	1	6	0	1	234.0	244	116	97	17	67	8	155	7	1	4	1007	1.329	9.4	0.7	2.6	6.0	2.31
1976	27	-0.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	12	.538	3.46	4.05	38	37	1	9	2	1	260.0	260	117	100	17	64	5	146	8	1	7	1078	1.246	9.0	0.6	2.2	5.1	2.28
1977	28	0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	20	10	.667	2.79	3.00	39	37	2	8	4	1	252.0	233	84	78	13	74	11	166	5	1	9	1030	1.218	8.3	0.5	2.6	5.9	2.24
1978	29	1.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	14	15	.483	3.41	3.63	35	35	0	9	1	0	242.2	235	98	92	16	54	8	115	5	1	13	1007	1.191	8.7	0.6	2.0	4.3	2.13
1979	30	1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	12	.600	3.62	3.92	36	36	0	5	1	0	239.0	251	104	96	16	75	8	125	10	0	5	1021	1.364	9.5	0.6	2.8	4.7	1.67
1980	31	2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	13	.458	3.40	3.89	38	38	0	6	0	0	257.0	281	111	97	13	76	10	140	4	1	3	1094	1.389	9.8	0.5	2.7	4.9	1.84
1981	32		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	8	11	.421	3.11	3.68	25	24	1	4	0	0	156.1	162	64	54	8	33	4	75	5	0	5	640	1.247	9.3	0.5	1.9	4.3	2.27
1981	32	3.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	4	7	.364	3.47	4.20	13	13	0	1	0	0	85.2	87	40	33	4	23	4	53	4	0	5	358	1.284	9.1	0.4	2.4	5.6	2.30
1981	32	4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	4	.500	2.67	3.06	12	11	1	3	0	0	70.2	75	24	21	4	10	0	22	1	0	0	282	1.203	9.6	0.5	1.3	2.8	2.20

1983	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	NYY	3	5	.375	2.91	3.95	17	17	0	0	0	0	86.2	94	38	28	5	15	0	63	1	0	0		1.258	9.8	0.5	1.6	6.5	4.20
1983	34	8.5	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	0	1	.000	5.06	5.06	4	4	0	0	0	0	16.0	21	9	9	2	6	0	7	0	0	0		1.688	11.8	1.1	3.4	3.9	1.17
1983	34	12.2	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	CHC	3	4	.429	2.42	3.69	13	13	0	0	0	0	70.2	73	29	19	3	9	0	56	1	0	0		1.160	9.3	0.4	1.1	7.1	6.22
1983	34	5.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	1	1	.500	3.92	3.92	4	4	0	0	0	0	20.2	18	9	9	1	10	2	9	0	0	0	88	1.355	7.8	0.4	4.4	3.9	0.90
1984	35	6.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	5	5	.500	5.17	5.56	19	14	2	1	0	0	92.1	123	57	53	7	23	0	43	3	0	2	405	1.581	12.0	0.7	2.2	4.2	1.87
1985	36	10.3	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	PIT	6	2	.750	2.50	3.00	8	8	0	2	0	0	54.0	52	18	15	2	12	1	46	1	1	5		1.185	8.7	0.3	2.0	7.7	3.83
1985	36	7.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	14	8	.636	2.27	2.69	31	26	4	9	1	1	194.0	153	58	49	7	52	10	138	3	0	4	773	1.057	7.1	0.3	2.4	6.4	2.65
1986	37	8.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	9	16	.360	3.96	4.42	35	34	0	4	2	0	215.2	232	106	95	20	57	2	125	8	1	6	930	1.340	9.7	0.8	2.4	5.2	2.19
1987	38		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-SFG	13	9	.591	3.09	3.61	34	33	0	12	4	0	227.0	207	91	78	13	42	3	107	8	0	7	920	1.097	8.2	0.5	1.7	4.2	2.55
1987	38	9.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	6	.571	2.75	3.20	25	25	0	9	3	0	177.0	163	63	54	12	35	1	80	6	0	5	715	1.119	8.3	0.6	1.8	4.1	2.29
1987	38	9.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	5	3	.625	4.32	5.04	9	8	0	3	1	0	50.0	44	28	24	1	7	2	27	2	0	2	205	1.020	7.9	0.2	1.3	4.9	3.86
1988	39	10.5	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	19	11	.633	3.12	3.23	36	36	0	7	2	0	245.0	242	88	85	11	42	8	92	6	0	4	1000	1.159	8.9	0.4	1.5	3.4	2.19
1989	40	11.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	17	8	.680	2.94	3.24	32	32	0	2	0	0	208.1	195	75	68	18	54	4	111	2	0	1	860	1.195	8.4	0.8	2.3	4.8	2.06
1990	41	12.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	3	6	.333	3.93	4.14	15	13	1	0	0	1	87.0	102	40	38	8	31	9	49	1	0	1	390	1.529	10.6	0.8	3.2	5.1	1.58
1991	42	13.9	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	0	2	.000	4.22	4.22	4	1	1	0	0	0	10.2	17	5	5	0	7	1	4	0	0	0	54	2.250	14.3	0.0	5.9	3.4	0.57
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (19 seasons)					Majors		214	191	.528	3.37	3.79	557	529	16	102	26	5	3548.1	3588	1494	1330	221	935	117	2015	88	10	89	14888	1.275	9.1	0.6	2.4	5.1	2.16
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		35	15	.700	2.49	3.44	67	67	0	26	5	0	465.2	425	178	129	21	84	4	350	5	2	23		1.093	8.2	0.4	1.6	6.8	4.17
All Levels (21 Seasons)							249	206	.547	3.27	3.75	624	596	16	128	31	5	4014.0	4013	1672	1459	242	1019	121	2365	93	12	112	14888	1.254	9.0	0.5	2.3	5.3	2.32

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		15	5	.750	2.04	2.98	24	24	0	10	3	0	172.0	151	57	39	7	38	2	125	2	2	10		1.099	7.9	0.4	2.0	6.5	3.29
AA (1 season)					Minors		8	4	.667	2.31	2.98	16	16		9	2	0	121.0	105	40	31	4	15	2	81	2	0	8		0.992	7.8	0.3	1.1	6.0	5.40
A (1 season)					Minors		3	4	.429	2.42	3.69	13	13	0	0	0	0	70.2	73	29	19	3	9	0	56	1	0	0		1.160	9.3	0.4	1.1	7.1	6.22
A- (1 season)					Minors		9	2	.818	3.53	4.59	14	14		7	0	0	102.0	96	52	40	7	22	0	88	0	0	5		1.157	8.5	0.6	1.9	7.8	4.00