Pokey Reese
1997–2004 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates
856G
.248AVG
.307OBP
.352SLG
More career statistics
704H
44HR
271RBI
144SB
3Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856 | 3,138 | 2,833 | 366 | 704 | 128 | 17 | 44 | 271 | 226 | 531 | 144 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 998 | .248 | .307 | .352 | .659 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 2002-06-07 to 2002-06-19
24longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Five for Five | 2000-04-20 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 2001-06-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1999-10-01 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 421 | 1461 | 343 | 21 | 139 | 99 | 219 | .256 | .303 | .348 |
| Away | 435 | 1677 | 361 | 23 | 132 | 127 | 312 | .241 | .291 | .356 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .286 | .200 |
| April | 136 | 500 | 126 | 5 | 50 | 27 | 97 | .278 | .306 | .369 |
| May | 170 | 565 | 121 | 6 | 41 | 43 | 98 | .238 | .290 | .337 |
| June | 155 | 577 | 129 | 13 | 58 | 44 | 100 | .247 | .300 | .375 |
| July | 144 | 534 | 113 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 92 | .233 | .281 | .324 |
| August | 123 | 488 | 113 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 69 | .253 | .295 | .367 |
| September | 117 | 441 | 95 | 7 | 29 | 38 | 70 | .241 | .302 | .343 |
| October | 9 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | .300 | .423 | .350 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 70 | 273 | 60 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 38 | .252 | .308 | .399 |
| chicago-cubs | 62 | 221 | 43 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 44 | .219 | .290 | .281 |
| houston-astros | 61 | 241 | 59 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 46 | .269 | .324 | .379 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 58 | 234 | 61 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 33 | .299 | .355 | .422 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 195 | 40 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 36 | .225 | .267 | .315 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 46 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 34 | .227 | .281 | .327 |
| new-york-mets | 45 | 168 | 38 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 27 | .248 | .268 | .353 |
| san-diego-padres | 45 | 143 | 31 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 26 | .237 | .273 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 |  Cincinnati Reds | 128 | 397 | 87 | 4 | 26 | 25 | .219 | – | – |
| 1998 | Cincinnati Reds | 59 | 133 | 34 | 1 | 16 | 3 | .256 | – | – |
| 1999 | Cincinnati Reds | 149 | 585 | 167 | 10 | 52 | 38 | .285 | – | – |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Reds | 135 | 518 | 132 | 12 | 46 | 29 | .255 | – | – |
| 2001 | Cincinnati Reds | 133 | 428 | 96 | 9 | 40 | 25 | .224 | – | – |
| 2002 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 119 | 421 | 111 | 4 | 50 | 12 | .264 | – | – |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 37 | 107 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 6 | .215 | – | – |
| 2004 |  Boston Red Sox | 96 | 244 | 54 | 3 | 29 | 6 | .221 | – | – |