Jerry Reuss
1969–1990 · bats L / throws L · California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
552G
.167AVG
.220OBP
.195SLG
More career statistics
171H
1HR
58RBI
1SB
220–191W–L
3,669.2IP
1,907K
3.64ERA
547GS
11SV
11Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 552 | 631 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 15,582 | 15,581 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,484 | 1,483 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552 | 1,195 | 1,024 | 71 | 171 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 69 | 433 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 200 | .167 | .220 | .195 | .415 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,669.7 | 628 | 547 | 127 | 220 | 191 | 11 | 3,734 | 1,701 | 1,484 | 245 | 1,127 | 1,907 | 0 | 0 | 3.64 | 1.325 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1974-06-09 to 1974-07-03
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1972-09-22 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1980-06-27 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1972-06-18 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 322 | 607 | 88 | 0 | 26 | 35 | 223 | .171 | .203 | .195 |
| Away | 309 | 588 | 83 | 1 | 32 | 34 | 210 | .163 | .199 | .196 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 77 | 141 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 45 | .224 | .270 | .240 |
| May | 116 | 199 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 65 | .154 | .171 | .187 |
| June | 98 | 210 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 63 | .209 | .257 | .238 |
| July | 106 | 183 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 78 | .155 | .191 | .174 |
| August | 108 | 226 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 97 | .119 | .146 | .145 |
| September | 118 | 216 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 79 | .168 | .199 | .212 |
| October | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .077 | .150 | .077 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 56 | 127 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 48 | .124 | .181 | .143 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 55 | 112 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 47 | .113 | .179 | .144 |
| new-york-mets | 51 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 52 | .093 | .121 | .103 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 51 | 110 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 34 | .274 | .300 | .326 |
| chicago-cubs | 49 | 96 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | .170 | .177 | .239 |
| atlanta-braves | 49 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 31 | .221 | .219 | .233 |
| san-francisco-giants | 47 | 96 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 26 | .134 | .167 | .159 |
| san-diego-padres | 46 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 29 | .182 | .219 | .193 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 7 | 3 |
| 1970 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 40 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | .050 | 127 | 74 |
| 1971 | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 65 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .123 | 211 | 131 |
| 1972 |  Houston Astros | 33 | 66 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .106 | 192 | 174 |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 42 | 95 | 13 | – | 8 | – | .137 | 279 | 177 |
| 1974 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 86 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .151 | 260 | 105 |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | 71 | 14 | – | 2 | – | .197 | 237 | 131 |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 66 | 16 | – | 8 | – | .242 | 209 | 108 |
| 1977 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 35 | 70 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .171 | 208 | 116 |
| 1978 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 27 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .185 | 82 | 42 |
| 1979 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 42 | 7 | – | 1 | – | .167 | 160 | 83 |
| 1980 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 37 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .088 | 229 | 111 |
| 1981 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 22 | 51 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .196 | 152 | 51 |
| 1982 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 39 | 77 | 17 | – | 3 | – | .221 | 254 | 138 |
| 1983 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 71 | 20 | – | 3 | – | .282 | 223 | 143 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | 24 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .167 | 99 | 44 |
| 1985 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 74 | 10 | – | 7 | – | .135 | 212 | 84 |
| 1986 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 19 | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | .250 | 74 | 29 |
| 1987 | California Angels, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers | 25 | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | .125 | 119 | 49 |
| 1988 |  Chicago White Sox | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 183 | 73 |
| 1989 | Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 140 | 40 |
| 1990 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |