NAME     : Rheal Cormier
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Canada
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/23/1967
  AGE      : 36
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 187
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $910,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .953)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 63
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 5
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.45  7  3  1  61  0  64.2  66  36  32  19  39 
  At Home        4.14  5  2  1  32  0  37.0  31  19  17   9  21 
  Away           4.88  2  1  0  29  0  27.2  35  17  15  10  18 
  Last Week      6.00  0  0  0   3  0   3.0   4   2   2   0   1 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        9.45  1  0  0   9  0   6.2  10   9   7   6   7 
  May            6.27  2  1  1  16  0  18.2  21  13  13   5   9 
  June           4.60  3  2  0  15  0  15.2  17   9   8   5   9 
  July           0.52  1  0  0  15  0  17.1  11   2   1   1  12 
  August         4.26  0  0  0   6  0   6.1   7   3   3   2   2 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1991   4.16  4  5  0  11  2   0  67.0  31   8  38  SLN
  1992   3.68 10 10  0  31  3   0 186.0  76  33 117  SLN
  1993   4.34  7  6  0  38  1   0 145.0  70  27  75  SLN
  1994   5.54  3  2  0   7  0   0  39.0  24   7  26  SLN
  1995   4.07  7  5  0  48  0   0 115.0  52  31  69  BOS
  1996   4.19  7 10  0  33  1   1 159.0  74  41 100  MON
  1997  45.00  0  1  0   1  0   0   1.0   5   1   0  MON
  1999   3.71  2  0  0  60  0   0  63.0  26  18  39  BOS
  2000   4.63  3  3  0  64  0   0  68.0  35  17  43  BOS
  2001   4.24  5  6  1  60  0   0  51.0  24  17  37  PHI
  2002   6.43  4  6  0  71  0   0  70.0  50  35  36  PHI
 
  Total ERA   : 4.37
  Total Wins  : 59
  Total Losses: 57
  Total Saves : 2
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 7
  Total K's   : 619
  Total BB's  : 254
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Injured on 8/14/2002 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Traded from Philadelphia to Houston on 3/31/2003 (Going to PHI: P  C. Jellison. Going to HOU: P  R. Cormier, P  T. Buchholz)...