Cincinnati Reds ace José Rijo reached a major career milestone Thursday night, earning the 200th win of his distinguished Doubleday Baseball League career. The victory adds another accolade to a résumé built on power, durability, and a decade-plus of consistency atop the Reds’ rotation.

Rijo, 31, has been the cornerstone of Cincinnati’s pitching staff since debuting as a teenager in 1984. Over 13 seasons, he has become synonymous with excellence on the mound — blending an electric fastball and biting slider with a fierce competitive drive that has made him one of the league’s most respected hurlers.

Career Highlights to Date:

• 444 career starts, all for Cincinnati — 200 wins, 125 losses, 0 saves
• 2,953 innings pitched, 2,685 strikeouts, and a 3.88 ERA
• Career WHIP: 1.25 | WAR: 53.2 | ERA+: 112
• Nine 200+ inning seasons, including six with 220+
• Six 200+ strikeout seasons, highlighted by a career-best 226 in 1992
• 15-win seasons in eight different years, including 21-win campaigns in 1985 and 1987
• Career postseason record: 10–7 with a 4.26 ERA in 22 starts

Career Timeline:

• 1984–1986: Broke in as a teenage phenom, striking out over 175 batters in each of his first three seasons.
• 1987–1992: Became one of the premier right-handers in baseball, twice posting ERA+ marks above 130 and anchoring Cincinnati’s rotation through multiple postseason runs.
• 1993–1996: Continued his steady excellence, adding his 200th victory to close out a remarkable run of consistency and leadership.

With 200 wins and nearly 2,700 strikeouts, Rijo stands among the DBL’s most durable and effective pitchers — a model of sustained success for more than a decade in one uniform.

Congratulations to José Rijo on earning his 200th career victory.