NAME     : Rick Reed
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/16/1964
  AGE      : 38
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $2,000,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Prone

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .981)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 70
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 2
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 2  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 3
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.06  3  4  0  17 17  85.1 113  57  48  23  29 
  At Home        4.31  2  2  0   9  9  48.0  65  31  23  11  15 
  Away           6.03  1  2  0   8  8  37.1  48  26  25  12  14 
  Last Week      7.50  0  1  0   2  2   6.0  11   5   5   2   1 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar       11.17  0  1  0   3  3   9.2  18  12  12   5   2 
  May            4.50  1  2  0   5  5  30.0  35  21  15   9  17 
  June           6.40  0  0  0   3  3  12.2  20  11   9   4   4 
  July           2.70  1  0  0   3  3  20.0  21   7   6   2   5 
  August         4.15  1  1  0   3  3  13.0  19   6   6   3   1 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1988   3.00  1  0  0   2  0   0  12.0   4   2   6  PIT
  1989   5.67  1  4  0  15  0   0  54.0  34  11  34  PIT
  1990   4.42  2  3  1  13  1   1  53.0  26  12  27  PIT
  1991  11.25  0  0  0   1  0   0   4.0   5   1   2  PIT
  1992   3.69  3  7  0  19  1   1 100.0  41  20  49  KCA
  1993   6.43  1  0  0   3  0   0   7.0   5   2   5  TEX,KCA
  1994   6.19  1  1  0   4  0   0  16.0  11   7  12  TEX
  1995   5.82  0  0  0   4  0   0  17.0  11   3  10  CIN
  1997   2.90 13  9  0  33  2   0 208.0  67  31 113  NYN
  1998   3.48 16 11  0  31  2   1 212.0  82  29 153  NYN
  1999   4.59 11  5  0  26  1   1 149.0  76  47 104  NYN
  2000   4.11 11  5  0  30  0   0 184.0  84  34 121  NYN
  2001   4.05 12 12  0  32  3   1 202.0  91  31 142  MIN
  2002   4.96 12 14  0  33  1   0 212.1 117  57  82  MIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.17
  Total Wins  : 87
  Total Losses: 75
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 11
  Total K's   : 889
  Total BB's  : 310
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/16/2003 to a 2-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year... Injured on 6/4/2003 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks...