Rick Heiserman  
Starting Pitcher | Cincinnati Reds

Pitching
He's a finesse pitcher, relying on movement and location. He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Heiserman's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. His stuff becomes less sharp as he gets into the late innings. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against righthanders as he is versus lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He's average in terms of controlling the running game. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Heiserman is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Heiserman has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 CIN 68 65 63 53 56 52 49 52 47 43 39 0 43 63 0 0 23 2 Overhand Active 0 2 16 60 290
1999 CIN 71 65 77 55 56 52 49 52 47 43 39 0 43 63 0 0 24 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 311
2000 CIN 74 67 83 59 56 52 49 52 47 43 43 0 43 63 0 0 25 4 Overhand DL 0 0 0 68 332
2001 TEX 79 69 89 63 56 52 49 52 47 43 43 0 43 63 0 0 26 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 71 350
2002 TEX 81 70 95 52 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 43 63 0 0 27 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 366
2003 TEX 85 74 95 56 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 43 63 0 0 28 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 58 379
2004 TEX 84 77 95 60 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 43 63 0 0 29 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 61 384
2005 TEX 84 78 95 62 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 49 63 0 0 30 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 63 392
2006 TEX 83 76 95 62 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 49 67 0 0 31 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 393
2007 TEX 83 77 95 64 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 53 67 0 0 32 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 399
2008 TEX 97 61 95 66 56 52 49 52 47 62 31 0 53 67 0 0 33 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 390
2009 TEX 97 64 95 66 56 52 49 52 47 62 31 0 53 67 0 0 34 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 64 392
2010 CIN 97 62 95 66 56 52 49 52 47 62 38 0 53 67 0 0 35 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 62 397
Ratings Delta     -2                 +7           +1 +1           -2 +5
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.