Kirk Rueter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kirk Rueter
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1970(1970-12-01)
Age	54
Birthplace	Illinois
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Kirk Rueter Biography

Kirk Rueter is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on December 1, 1970 in Illinois, Illinois, United States. Retired pitcher remembered for his outstanding decade-long career with the San Francisco Giants. His 105 wins became the most ever for a left-handed Giants pitcher.

He and teammate Livian Hernandez pitched for the Giants in the 2002 World Series.

Kirk Wesley Rueter (born December 1, 1970) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball. Rueter played for the Montreal Expos and the San Francisco Giants.

Rueter was born in Centralia, Illinois, grew up in Hoyleton, Illinois and graduated from Nashville Community High School District 99 in Nashville, Illinois in 1988. He attended and played for Murray State University.

He married a woman named Karla, with whom he has two daughters.

Kirk Rueter Net Worth

Kirk Rueter is one of the richest Baseball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirk Rueter 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Hoyleton, Illinois and was originally drafted in 1991 by the Montreal Expos.

His best season was 2002, where he posted a 3.23 ERA and led the Giants to the World Series.

Throughout his career, Rueter was primarily a control and changeup pitcher. His fastball rarely hit 90 mph. He threw changeups, fastballs, sinkers, curveballs, cut fastballs, and sliders. He also was an exceptional fielder, ranking highly in defensive metrics throughout his career. He posted a career .988 fielding percentage with only seven errors in 581 total chances covering 1918 innings.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kirk Rueter Dating?

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2002, the year of a Giants’ World Series appearance, was statistically Rueter’s best year. He went 14-8 with a 3.23 ERA. Rueter was the pitcher in Game 4 of the 2002 World Series; he went six innings, allowing three earned runs. Rueter also pitched shutout ball in relief of Liván Hernández in Game 7 of the 2002 Series, but the Giants failed to score enough runs to come back.

Facts & Trivia

Kirk Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kirk Rueter celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

He began to struggle in 2004 with a 9-12 record and a 4.73 ERA, while continuing with his control issues from the previous season. Despite starting 33 games for the Giants, Rueter issued 66 walks while striking out 56.

Top Facts about Kirk Rueter

1. Kirk Rueter played for the San Francisco Giants from 1993-2005.
2. He was a left-handed pitcher with a career ERA of 4.27.
3. Rueter won 130 games in his career and had a winning percentage of .548.
4. He pitched in the World Series with the Giants in 2002.
5. Rueter was known for his control, walking only 2.0 batters per nine innings.
6. He retired with a record of 130-92 and an ERA+ of 98.
7. Rueter was named to the All-Star team once in his career (1998).
8. He threw two complete game shutouts during his time with the Giants.
9. Rueter’s best season came in 1998 when he went 16-9 with a 3.63 ERA.
10. He finished his career pitching one season for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2005