José Rijo, born in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, played 19 seasons (1984–2002) primarily as a pitcher, mostly with the Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees. He finished with a 116–91 record, a 3.24 ERA and 1,606 strikeouts, 9th among Dominican-born pitchers. He was selected to 1 All-Star game.
- Born
- May 13, 1965 · San Cristobal, Dominican Republic · 51 major leaguers from San Cristóbal
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Teams
- Cincinnati Reds, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | New York Yankees | 2 | 8 | 4.76 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 62.1 | 47 | 33 |
| 1985 | Oakland Athletics | 6 | 4 | 3.53 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 63.2 | 65 | 28 |
| 1986 | Oakland Athletics | 9 | 11 | 4.65 | 39 | 26 | 1 | 193.2 | 176 | 108 |
| 1987 | Oakland Athletics | 2 | 7 | 5.90 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 82.1 | 67 | 41 |
| 1988 | Cincinnati Reds | 13 | 8 | 2.39 | 49 | 19 | 0 | 162.0 | 160 | 63 |
| 1989 | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 6 | 2.84 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 111.0 | 86 | 48 |
| 1990 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 8 | 2.70 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 197.0 | 152 | 78 |
| 1991 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 6 | 2.51 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 204.1 | 172 | 55 |
| 1992 | Cincinnati Reds | 15 | 10 | 2.56 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 211.0 | 171 | 44 |
| 1993 | Cincinnati Reds | 14 | 9 | 2.48 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 257.1 | 227 | 62 |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | 6 | 3.08 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 172.1 | 171 | 52 |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 4 | 4.17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 69.0 | 62 | 22 |
| 2001 | Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 12 | 9 |
| 2002 | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 4 | 5.14 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 77.0 | 38 | 20 |
| Career | 116 | 91 | 3.24 | 376 | 269 | 3 | 1880.0 | 1,606 | 663 |