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Jerry
Reuss		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 222
 
Born: June 19, 1949 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1976    1980   
Bronze Rookie 1969   
Gold Glove 1975    1986   
All-Star Selections 1971    1976    1980    1981    1982   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 20 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 8 8 8
1970 21 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1971 22 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 8
1972 23 NYG NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 9 9 9
1973 24 NYG NL $ 2,807,143 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1974 25 NYG NL $ 3,400,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1975 26 NYG NL $ 3,400,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1976 27 NYG NL $ 3,400,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1977 28 NYG NL $ 3,400,000 8 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1978 29 NYG NL $ 7,200,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1979 30 NYG NL $ 7,200,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1980 31 IND AL $ 7,200,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 9 9 9
1981 32 IND AL $ 7,200,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1982 33 IND AL $ 7,200,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1983 34 IND AL $ 7,200,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9
1984 35 IND AL $ 7,200,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9
1985 36 IND AL $ 2,000,000 8 4 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8
1986 37 IND AL $ 2,000,000 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
1987 38 NYG NL $ 2,000,000 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,200,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 9 9 9
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1969 20 NYG NL 11 7 .611 23 23 6 2 0 176.3 186 69 15 40 93 3.52 .271 .317 .398 .714 13.1
    AAA   3 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 43.7 43 8 1 8 36 1.65 .265 .300 .358 .658  
1970 21 NYG NL 7 19 .269 31 31 6 0 0 226.3 267 141 25 79 106 5.61 .296 .352 .446 .798 3.3
1971 22 NYG NL 19 11 .633 33 33 8 1 0 245.7 257 106 12 74 107 3.88 .269 .323 .377 .700 19.4
1972 23 NYG NL 12 12 .500 34 34 13 4 0 263.0 268 118 16 85 134 4.04 .266 .325 .371 .696 19.6
1973 24 NYG NL 12 17 .414 36 36 13 3 0 263.7 269 117 24 85 117 3.99 .265 .322 .388 .710 19.6
1974 25 NYG NL 11 13 .458 35 35 9 2 0 261.0 275 130 18 77 132 4.48 .268 .318 .392 .710 14.8
1975 26 NYG NL 12 12 .500 27 27 10 2 0 200.7 207 84 13 59 91 3.77 .266 .319 .375 .694 15.8
1976 27 NYG NL 22 5 .815 35 35 9 2 0 274.0 255 93 10 72 143 3.05 .246 .298 .332 .630 29.4
1977 28 NYG NL 13 11 .542 36 36 6 1 0 273.7 289 118 19 65 134 3.88 .274 .317 .388 .706 16.1
1978 29 NYG NL 5 10 .333 26 26 5 0 0 193.0 193 79 11 65 86 3.68 .258 .318 .363 .681 10.3
1979 30 NYG NL 16 14 .533 35 35 12 1 0 272.3 295 115 20 71 112 3.80 .275 .319 .390 .710 14.1
1980 31 NYG NL 3 0 1.000 5 5 2 0 0 38.0 37 13 1 13 23 3.08 .252 .311 .327 .637 2.7
  IND AL 20 6 .769 30 30 9 2 0 244.0 204 80 7 58 113 2.95 .224 .271 .296 .567 21.7
  TOT   23 6 .793 35 35 11 2 0 282.0 241 93 8 71 136 2.97 .228 .276 .300 .577 24.4
1981 32 IND AL 22 8 .733 35 35 11 3 0 284.3 257 81 6 78 131 2.56 .241 .295 .304 .599 27.2
1982 33 IND AL 18 10 .643 35 35 8 2 0 272.3 262 101 12 75 145 3.34 .254 .304 .340 .644 18.8
1983 34 IND AL 15 8 .652 30 30 7 1 0 228.0 214 77 9 77 82 3.04 .250 .311 .328 .639 17.8
1984 35 IND AL 11 11 .500 23 23 9 3 0 185.7 183 72 12 62 69 3.49 .257 .317 .359 .676 11.1
1985 36 IND AL 12 15 .444 32 32 9 3 0 214.0 237 104 17 76 95 4.37 .283 .343 .400 .743 7.7
1986 37 IND AL 16 13 .552 32 32 6 1 0 233.7 281 123 17 88 93 4.74 .302 .358 .409 .767 9.4
1987 38 AA   1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 13 7 3 3 6 4.50 .255 .296 .451 .747  
18 Years Sim 257 202 .560 573 573 158 33 0 4349.6 4436 1821 264 1299 2006 3.77 .264 .318 .369 .687 292.0
1 Years AAA 3 0 1.000 6 6 0 0 0 43.7 43 8 1 8 36 1.65 .265 .300 .358 .658  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 14.0 13 7 3 3 6 4.50 .255 .296 .451 .747  
2 Years Minors 4 1 .800 9 9 0 0 0 57.7 56 15 4 11 42 2.34 .263 .299 .380 .679  
Season Average 14 11 .560 31 31 8 1 0 241.6 246 101 14 72 111 3.77 .264 .318 .369 .687  
Career Highs 23 19 .815 36 36 13 4 0 284.3 295 141 25 88 145 5.61 .302 .358 .446 .798  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   3390 1378 204 999 1484   .270 .324 .379 .703
vs LH   1046 443 60 300 522   .247 .296 .338 .634
Home 144 104 .581 305 305 76 22 0 2329.6 2332 943 147 684 1062 3.64 .260 .312 .366 .678
Away 113 98 .536 268 268 82 11 0 2020.0 2104 878 117 615 944 3.91 .270 .323 .372 .695
Mar/Apr 48 29 .623 95 95 24 5 0 730.6 703 271 26 253 338 3.34 .254 .316 .344 .660
May 35 31 .530 87 87 19 3 0 625.0 666 288 36 194 282 4.15 .273 .326 .386 .712
June 52 30 .634 96 96 33 10 0 748.3 730 280 38 190 358 3.37 .256 .302 .349 .651
July 44 32 .579 100 100 29 5 0 759.6 819 355 56 242 336 4.21 .275 .330 .391 .721
August 40 38 .513 98 98 31 7 0 765.0 756 307 58 221 357 3.61 .259 .311 .367 .678
Sep/Oct 38 42 .475 97 97 26 3 0 720.9 762 320 50 199 335 3.99 .271 .319 .377 .696
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 20 NYG NL P 23 23 176.3 11 35 0 6 1.000 2.35    
1970 21 NYG NL P 31 31 226.3 16 35 3 2 .944 2.03    
1971 22 NYG NL P 33 33 245.7 11 45 1 2 .982 2.05    
1972 23 NYG NL P 34 34 263.0 10 62 3 6 .960 2.46    
1973 24 NYG NL P 36 36 263.7 22 49 1 3 .986 2.42    
1974 25 NYG NL P 35 35 261.0 10 49 2 2 .967 2.03    
1975 26 NYG NL P 27 27 200.7 24 42 2 2 .971 2.96    
1976 27 NYG NL P 35 35 274.0 19 54 3 1 .961 2.40    
1977 28 NYG NL P 36 36 273.7 15 55 6 7 .921 2.30    
1978 29 NYG NL P 26 26 193.0 6 37 2 4 .956 2.01    
1979 30 NYG NL P 35 35 272.3 17 50 4 7 .944 2.21    
1980 31 NYG NL P 5 5 38.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 2.13    
  IND AL P 30 30 244.0 11 44 0 1 1.000 2.03    
  TOT   P 35 35 282.0 13 51 0 1 1.000 2.04    
1981 32 IND AL P 35 35 284.3 24 53 2 5 .975 2.44    
1982 33 IND AL P 35 35 272.3 13 37 1 0 .980 1.65    
1983 34 IND AL P 30 30 228.0 18 39 1 5 .983 2.25    
1984 35 IND AL P 23 23 185.7 16 39 0 3 1.000 2.67    
1985 36 IND AL P 32 32 214.0 11 46 1 6 .983 2.40    
1986 37 IND AL P 32 32 233.7 11 57 2 4 .971 2.62    
Career Totals   573 573 4349.6 267 835 34 66 .970 2.28    
Career Highs   36 36 284.3 24 62 6 7 1.000 2.96    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1979 30 NYG NL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.7 18 11 2 5 7 6.75 .305 .359 .525 .885
1981 32 IND AL 2 1 .667 5 5 1 0 0 37.0 34 13 3 17 17 3.16 .243 .325 .336 .661
1982 33 IND AL 2 2 .500 4 4 2 0 0 31.7 31 12 1 13 14 3.41 .265 .338 .350 .689
1983 34 IND AL 0 4 .000 5 5 1 0 0 27.7 44 24 2 10 14 7.81 .370 .419 .529 .948
1984 35 IND AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 15.7 17 10 1 5 8 5.75 .283 .338 .367 .705
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 9 .357 18 18 4 0 0 126.6 144 70 9 50 60 4.97 .291 .356 .412 .768
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1976-3-3.05
1980-3-2.95
1981-3-2.56
1982-9-3.34
1983-5-3.04
 Wins
1971-3-19
1976-2-22
1980-1-20
1981-1-22
1982-2-18
1986-7-16
CAR-27-257
 Losses
1970-2-19
1973-6-17
CAR-29-202
 Winning Pct
1969-10-.611
1971-9-.633
1976-1-.815
1980-1-.769
1981-4-.733
1982-4-.643
1983-9-.652
 Games Started
1971-4-33
1972-9-34
1973-2-36
1974-5-35
1976-6-35
1977-2-36
1979-2-35
1982-5-35
CAR-20-573
 Complete Games
1972-5-13
1973-9-13
1975-10-10
1979-3-12
1980-10-9
1981-3-11
1982-10-8
1984-6-9
1986-9-6
CAR-39-158
Shutouts
1969-7-2
1971-10-1
1972-3-4
1973-2-3
1974-8-2
1975-2-2
1976-1-2
1980-6-2
1981-2-3
1982-4-2
1984-3-3
1985-6-3
CAR-17-33
 Innings Pitched
1971-9-245.7
1972-5-263.0
1973-8-263.7
1974-9-261.0
1976-3-274.0
1977-7-273.7
1979-1-272.3
1980-10-244.0
1981-3-284.3
1982-3-272.3
CAR-21-4349.6
 Hits Allowed
1970-8-267
1971-8-257
1972-8-268
1973-8-269
1974-9-275
1977-2-289
1979-2-295
1981-6-257
1982-4-262
1986-2-281
CAR-15-4436
 Walks Allowed
1986-10-88
 Walks per 9IP
1969-7-2.0
 Hits per 9IP
1976-10-8.4
1980-3-7.5
WHiP
1976-7-1.19
1980-3-1.07
1981-9-1.18
 OAVG
1980-3-.224
1981-10-.241
 OOBP
1976-9-.298
1980-3-.271
1981-10-.295
 OSLG
1976-3-.332
1980-1-.296
1981-2-.304
1982-9-.340
1983-3-.328
 OOPS
1976-4-.630
1980-1-.567
1981-3-.599
1982-8-.644
1983-6-.639
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 139    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 50    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1969
Earned first career win on 5/5/1969
Injured on 5/21/1971 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1971, winning 2 games with a 0.51 ERA
Was selected to the 1971 Allstar game
Injured on 4/23/1972 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1972, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration
7/31/1973: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $3,400,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/30/1975 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1975, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1975
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1976, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1976, going 22-5, 3.05 ERA
5/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $7,200,000 per year, for 7 years
Injured on 7/19/1978 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/26/1978 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 4 weeks
Traded from New York (N) to Indianapolis on 5/1/1980 (Going to NYG: P David Palmer, RF Tito Landrum. Going to IND: LF Joe Wallis, P Jerry Reuss)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1980, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1980, going 6-0, 2.50
Was selected to the 1980 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1980, going 23-6, 2.97 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1981, going 4-1, 1.44
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1982 Allstar game
Injured on 5/5/1983 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/11/1984 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
10/31/1984: Signed a contract extension with Indianapolis, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1986
Traded from Indianapolis to New York (N) on 2/2/1987 (Going to NYG: P Jerry Reuss. Going to IND: 1B Larry Parrish)
Injured on 4/14/1987 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
 
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