Kirk Rueter was a pitcher in MLB. Across 340 career appearances, with a 4.27 ERA and 818 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | MON | 8 | 0 | 2.73 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 85.2 | 85 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 1.20 |
| 1994 | MON | 7 | 3 | 5.17 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 92.1 | 106 | 53 | 23 | 50 | 1.40 |
| 1995 | MON | 5 | 3 | 3.23 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 47.1 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 28 | 0.99 |
| 1996 | MON | 5 | 6 | 4.58 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 78.2 | 91 | 40 | 22 | 30 | 1.44 |
| 1996 | SF | 1 | 2 | 1.93 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23.1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 0.99 |
| 1997 | SF | 13 | 6 | 3.45 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 190.2 | 194 | 73 | 51 | 115 | 1.28 |
| 1998 | SF | 16 | 9 | 4.36 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 187.2 | 193 | 91 | 57 | 102 | 1.33 |
| 1999 | SF | 15 | 10 | 5.41 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 184.2 | 219 | 111 | 55 | 94 | 1.48 |
| 2000 | SF | 11 | 9 | 3.96 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 184.0 | 205 | 81 | 62 | 71 | 1.45 |
| 2001 | SF | 14 | 12 | 4.42 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 195.1 | 213 | 96 | 66 | 83 | 1.43 |
| 2002 | SF | 14 | 8 | 3.23 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 203.2 | 204 | 73 | 54 | 76 | 1.27 |
| 2003 | SF | 10 | 5 | 4.53 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 147.0 | 170 | 74 | 47 | 41 | 1.48 |
| 2004 | SF | 9 | 12 | 4.73 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 190.1 | 225 | 100 | 66 | 56 | 1.53 |
| 2005 | SF | 2 | 7 | 5.95 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 107.1 | 131 | 71 | 47 | 25 | 1.66 |
| Career Totals | — | 130 | 92 | 4.27 | 340 | 336 | 0 | 1918.0 | 2092 | 911 | 582 | 818 | 1.39 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | MON | 14 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .077 | .172 | .077 | .249 |
| 1994 | MON | 20 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .118 | .167 | .118 | .284 |
| 1995 | MON | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1996 | MON | 16 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .120 | .148 | .120 | .268 |
| 1996 | SF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | .250 | .143 | .393 |
| 1997 | SF | 32 | 65 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .138 | .176 | .138 | .315 |
| 1998 | SF | 34 | 67 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .209 | .209 | .224 | .433 |
| 1999 | SF | 33 | 58 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .155 | .194 | .190 | .383 |
| 2000 | SF | 34 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .200 | .213 | .250 | .463 |
| 2001 | SF | 36 | 58 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .172 | .234 | .172 | .407 |
| 2002 | SF | 35 | 62 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .177 | .197 | .177 | .374 |
| 2003 | SF | 27 | 53 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .132 | .164 | .132 | .296 |
| 2004 | SF | 34 | 61 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .131 | .172 | .164 | .336 |
| 2005 | SF | 21 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .194 | .200 | .394 |
| Career Totals | — | 349 | 622 | 44 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 27 | 105 | .153 | .187 | .167 | .354 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $109,000 |
| 1994 | $130,000 |
| 1995 | $151,000 |
| 1996 | $160,000 |
| 1997 | $260,000 |
| 1998 | $1,835,000 |
| 1999 | $2,810,000 |
| 2000 | $4,000,000 |
| 2001 | $4,866,667 |
| 2002 | $4,866,667 |
| 2003 | $5,866,667 |
| 2004 | $6,133,333 |
| 2005 | $7,133,333 |
Career Total: $38,321,667 (13 seasons)
Average: $2,947,821
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.