Ron Reed, baseball player, 1966-1984

Ron Reed

Born: 11/2/1942 in La Porte, IN, USA

MLB Debut: 1966-09-26 | Final Game: 1984-09-29

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'6" | Weight: 215 lbs

Full name: Ronald Lee Reed

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Biography

Ron Reed was a prominent American pitcher whose career spanned from 1966 to 1984. Born in 1942, Reed made a significant impact on Major League Baseball during his nearly two-decade tenure. He finished his career with a record of 146-140 and an earned run average (ERA) of 3.46, showcasing his ability to consistently perform on the mound. Over his career, he recorded 1,481 strikeouts and notched 103 saves, establishing himself as a reliable option in both starting and relief roles. Reed was selected as an All-Star during his career, highlighting his recognition among peers and fans alike. He played in an era characterized by evolving pitching strategies and a growing emphasis on bullpen specialization, adapting his style to meet the demands of the game. His versatility and durability allowed him to remain competitive well into his 40s, making him a respected figure in the baseball community. Reed's contributions to the teams he played for, including the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, have solidified his legacy as a skilled pitcher capable of handling high-pressure situations.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
146 140 751 236 55 8 103 2477.3 2374 953 182 633 1481 3.46 0

Career ERA 3.46 vs. league average 3.67 across their career seasons — 5.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1966 ATL NL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 8.3 7 2 4 6 2.16 — 0.0
1967 ATL NL 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 21.3 21 7 3 11 2.95 3.30 (+11%) 258.8
1968 ATL NL 11 10 35 28 6 1 0 201.7 189 75 49 111 3.35 2.98 (-12%) 1233.7
1969 ATL NL 18 10 36 33 7 1 0 241.3 227 93 56 160 3.47 3.61 (+4%) 2322.2
1970 ATL NL 7 10 21 18 6 0 0 134.7 140 66 39 68 4.41 3.89 (-14%) -693.9
1971 ATL NL 13 14 32 32 8 1 0 222.3 221 92 54 129 3.72 3.47 (-7%) -568.9
1972 ATL NL 11 15 31 30 11 1 0 213.0 222 93 60 111 3.93 3.26 (-20%) -672.2
1973 ATL NL 4 11 20 19 2 0 1 116.3 133 57 31 64 4.41 3.75 (-18%) 1851.1
1974 ATL NL 10 11 28 28 6 2 0 186.0 171 70 41 78 3.39 3.63 (+7%) 366.8
1975 ATL NL 4 5 10 10 1 0 0 74.7 93 35 16 40 4.22 3.71 (-14%) 2611.9
1975 STL NL 9 8 24 24 7 2 0 175.7 181 63 37 99 3.23 3.71 (+13%) -
1976 PHI NL 8 7 59 4 1 0 14 128.0 88 35 32 96 2.46 3.51 (+30%) 2536.2
1977 PHI NL 7 5 60 3 0 0 15 124.3 101 38 37 84 2.75 4.00 (+31%) 2402.9
1978 PHI NL 3 4 66 0 0 0 17 108.7 87 27 23 85 2.24 3.69 (+39%) 3265.5
1979 PHI NL 13 8 61 0 0 0 5 102.0 110 47 32 58 4.15 4.00 (-4%) 677.0
1980 PHI NL 7 5 55 0 0 0 9 91.0 88 41 30 54 4.05 3.84 (-6%) 1582.6
1981 PHI NL 5 3 39 0 0 0 8 61.3 54 21 17 40 3.08 3.58 (+14%) 210.3
1982 PHI NL 5 5 57 2 0 0 14 98.0 85 29 24 57 2.66 3.86 (+31%) 2380.6
1983 PHI NL 9 1 61 0 0 0 8 95.7 89 37 34 73 3.48 3.87 (+10%) 2113.1
1984 CHW AL 0 6 51 0 0 0 12 73.0 67 25 14 57 3.08 3.81 (+19%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
754 620 42 98 16 1 0 38 0 13 194 0.158 0.176 0.187 0.363 -3361.3

Career AVG .158 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 38.1% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Career SLG .187 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career OPS 0.363 vs. league average 0.697 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1966 ATL NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1967 ATL NL 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1968 ATL NL 35 62 0 10 1 1 0 4 0 1 23 0.161 .236 (-32%) .298 (-37%) .340 (-38%) .638 (-38%) -365.3
1969 ATL NL 37 80 8 10 1 0 0 1 0 2 28 0.125 .248 (-50%) .320 (-54%) .369 (-63%) .689 (-59%) -771.5
1970 ATL NL 22 44 3 4 1 0 0 4 0 1 14 0.091 — — — — 0.0
1971 ATL NL 32 74 3 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 0.149 .249 (-40%) .316 (-53%) .365 (-59%) .682 (-56%) -667.9
1972 ATL NL 31 73 5 13 1 0 0 5 0 0 21 0.178 .243 (-27%) .310 (-44%) .353 (-46%) .664 (-45%) -542.2
1973 ATL NL 21 45 4 9 1 0 0 7 0 0 15 0.200 — — — — 0.0
1974 ATL NL 28 57 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 18 0.105 .256 (-59%) .324 (-58%) .369 (-71%) .693 (-65%) -599.5
1975 ATL NL 10 26 3 6 2 0 0 4 0 1 11 0.231 — — — — 0.0
1975 STL NL 24 56 4 9 3 0 0 3 0 1 19 0.161 .257 (-38%) .327 (-46%) .374 (-43%) .701 (-44%) 0.0
1976 PHI NL 59 24 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.167 — — — — 0.0
1977 PHI NL 60 18 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0.111 — — — — 0.0
1978 PHI NL 66 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1979 PHI NL 61 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.300 — — — — 0.0
1980 PHI NL 55 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.300 — — — — 0.0
1981 PHI NL 39 6 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.500 — — — — 0.0
1982 PHI NL 57 12 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 4 0.333 — — — — 0.0
1983 PHI NL 61 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.167 — — — — 0.0
1984 CHW AL 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1983 NLCS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 WS PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 NEDIV PHI 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 NLCS PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 WS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1978 NLCS PHI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1977 NLCS PHI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 NLCS PHI 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
1969 NLCS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 22 1 1 32.0 38 18 14 26 5.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1983 NLCS PHI 0 0 2 0 0 3.3 4 1 1 3 2.70
1983 WS PHI 0 0 3 0 0 3.3 4 1 2 4 2.70
1981 NEDIV PHI 0 0 4 0 0 6.0 5 2 3 4 3.00
1980 NLCS PHI 0 1 3 0 0 2.0 3 4 1 1 18.00
1980 WS PHI 0 0 2 0 1 2.0 2 0 0 2 0.00
1978 NLCS PHI 0 0 2 0 0 4.0 6 1 0 2 2.25
1977 NLCS PHI 0 0 3 0 0 5.0 3 1 2 5 1.80
1976 NLCS PHI 0 0 2 0 0 4.7 6 4 2 2 7.71
1969 NLCS ATL 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 5 4 3 3 21.60

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 751 236 170 340 13 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1966 ATL P 2 2 0 0 0 0
1967 ATL P 3 3 1 7 0 0
1968 ATL P 35 28 16 32 1 3
1969 ATL P 36 33 20 30 2 3
1970 ATL P 21 18 10 24 1 2
1971 ATL P 32 32 19 27 0 1
1972 ATL P 31 30 15 36 3 3
1973 ATL P 20 19 15 20 1 1
1974 ATL P 28 28 11 21 0 2
1975 ATL P 10 10 4 10 0 0
1975 SLN P 24 24 11 21 1 0
1976 PHI P 59 4 7 13 2 1
1977 PHI P 60 3 6 16 0 0
1978 PHI P 66 0 6 8 1 0
1979 PHI P 61 0 3 13 0 3
1980 PHI P 55 0 14 15 0 1
1981 PHI P 39 0 0 8 0 0
1982 PHI P 57 2 8 21 0 2
1983 PHI P 61 0 2 7 0 0
1984 CHA P 51 0 2 11 1 3

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 751

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Notre Dame South Bend IN 1965