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Bob Kipper
Robert Wayne Kipper

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 12, 1985
  vs. OAK 0.7 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER
Final Game July 27, 1992
Born July 8, 1964 in Aurora, IL

Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1985 20 TOT      1   3   7   5   0   0   1  0   28.0   28   24   22   5   10   13   0   0   124   0   0  7.07  3.66   52 1.357
         CAL AL   0   1   2   1   0   0   0  0    3.3    7    8    8   1    3    0   0   0    20   0   0 21.60  4.15   19 3.000
         PIT NL   1   2   5   4   0   0   1  0   24.7   21   16   14   4    7   13   0   0   104   0   0  5.11  3.60   70 1.135
 1986 21 PIT NL   6   8  20  19   0   0   1  0  114.0  123   60   51  17   34   81   2   3   496   3   3  4.03  3.84   95 1.377
 1987 22 PIT NL   5   9  24  20   1   1   0  0  110.7  117   74   73  25   52   83   2   5   493   4   0  5.94  4.09   69 1.527
 1988 23 PIT NL   2   6  50   0   0   0  15  0   65.0   54   33   27   7   26   39   2   1   267   4   1  3.74  3.39   91 1.231
 1989 24 PIT NL   3   4  52   0   0   0  15  4   83.0   55   29   27   5   33   58   0   5   334   6   2  2.93  3.36  115 1.060
 1990 25 PIT NL   5   2  41   1   0   0   7  3   62.7   44   24   21   7   26   35   3   1   260   1   5  3.02  3.61  120 1.117
 1991 26 PIT NL   2   2  52   0   0   0  18  4   60.0   66   34   31   7   22   38   0   0   264   3   1  4.65  3.61   78 1.467
 1992 27 MIN AL   3   3  25   0   0   0  12  0   38.7   40   23   19   8   14   22   3   1   168   3   0  4.42  4.03   91 1.397
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .422  27  37 271  45   1   1  69 11  562.0  527  301  271  81  217  369  12  16  2406  24  12  4.34  3.72   86 1.324
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     5   7  58   9   0   0  14  2  120.7  113   64   58  17   46   79   2   3   517   5   2  4.34  3.72   86 1.324
 Career High      6   9  52  20   1   1  18  4  114.0  123   74   73  25   52   83   3   5   496   6   5  2.93  4.09  120 1.060

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1985 20 TOT      7    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .250  .250  .250   41    2   2   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL   5    8    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .250  .250  .250   41    2   2   0   0   0   0
 1986 21 PIT NL  21   33    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  11  .030  .059  .030  -75    1   3   0   0   0   0
 1987 22 PIT NL  26   33    3    8   2  0   0    0   0  0   0  12  .242  .242  .303   44   10   3   0   0   0   0
 1988 23 PIT NL  50    4    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .200  .000  -37    0   1   0   0   1   1
 1989 24 PIT NL  52    9    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   2  .111  .200  .111   -7    1   1   0   0   0   1
 1990 25 PIT NL  41    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .143  .143  .143  -19    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 26 PIT NL  52    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      274   95    6   13   2  0   0    2   0  0   2  30  .137  .163  .158  -11   15  11   0   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         56    4    8   1  0   0    1   0  0   1  18  .137  .163  .158  -11    9   7   0   0   1   1
 Career High     52   33    3    8   2  0   0    1   0  0   1  12                          10   3   0   0   1   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1985 20 TOT      10    8    1   3.4    94| .250  .259| .250  .327| .250  .386| .500  .712|  41  .400  -0.7  -0.1   0%
         PIT NL   10    8    1   3.4    94| .250  .259| .250  .327| .250  .386| .500  .712|  41  .400  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1986 21 PIT NL   37   35    0   0.0    99| .030  .264| .059  .334| .030  .398| .089  .732| -75  .000  -8.1  -0.8   0%
 1987 22 PIT NL   36   28    3   2.9   106| .242  .269| .242  .339| .303  .419| .545  .758|  44  .286  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1988 23 PIT NL    6    6    0   0.0    88| .000  .254| .200  .317| .000  .373| .200  .690| -37  .000  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1989 24 PIT NL   11   10    0   0.0    87| .111  .249| .200  .316| .111  .371| .311  .687|  -7  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1990 25 PIT NL    7    6    0   0.0    95| .143  .260| .143  .325| .143  .390| .286  .715| -19  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1991 26 PIT NL    2    2    0   0.0    93| .000  .256| .000  .324| .000  .384| .000  .708|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       109   95    4   1.1    99| .137  .263| .163  .332| .158  .400| .321  .731| -11  .076 -14.8  -1.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 20 TOT P 7 1 5 1 0 .857 .968 0.86 0.69 1.93 1.93 5 28.0 CAL AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.70 2.73 1.91 1 3.3 PIT NL P 5 0 5 1 0 .833 .962 1.00 0.68 1.82 1.93 4 24.7 1986 21 PIT NL P 20 1 15 1 0 .941 .952 0.80 0.66 1.26 1.94 19 114.0 1987 22 PIT NL P 24 3 16 0 1 1.000 .955 0.79 0.62 1.54 1.91 20 110.7 1988 23 PIT NL P 50 4 16 0 1 1.000 .957 0.40 0.69 2.77 1.97 0 65.0 1989 24 PIT NL P 52 3 10 2 1 .867 .949 0.25 0.63 1.41 1.87 0 83.0 1990 25 PIT NL P 41 5 8 0 0 1.000 .956 0.32 0.58 1.87 1.79 1 62.7 1991 26 PIT NL P 52 1 6 2 0 .778 .959 0.13 0.59 1.05 1.86 0 60.0 1992 27 MIN AL P 25 0 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.24 0.56 1.40 1.72 0 38.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 20 TOT P 7 1 5 1 0 .857 .968 0.86 0.69 1.93 1.93 5 28.0 CAL AL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 0.70 2.73 1.91 1 3.3 PIT NL P 5 0 5 1 0 .833 .962 1.00 0.68 1.82 1.93 4 24.7 1986 21 PIT NL P 20 1 15 1 0 .941 .952 0.80 0.66 1.26 1.94 19 114.0 1987 22 PIT NL P 24 3 16 0 1 1.000 .955 0.79 0.62 1.54 1.91 20 110.7 1988 23 PIT NL P 50 4 16 0 1 1.000 .957 0.40 0.69 2.77 1.97 0 65.0 1989 24 PIT NL P 52 3 10 2 1 .867 .949 0.25 0.63 1.41 1.87 0 83.0 1990 25 PIT NL P 41 5 8 0 0 1.000 .956 0.32 0.58 1.87 1.79 1 62.7 1991 26 PIT NL P 52 1 6 2 0 .778 .959 0.13 0.59 1.05 1.86 0 60.0 1992 27 MIN AL P 25 0 6 0 1 1.000 .952 0.24 0.56 1.40 1.72 0 38.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 271 18 82 6 4 .943 .955 0.37 0.62 1.60 1.89 45 562.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 271 18 82 6 4 .943 .955 0.37 0.62 1.60 1.89 45 562
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   1   0   4.50  0  0  0  0   2     2   1   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1991   NLCS  PIT ATL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Youngest Player
1985 AL-20-6
1985 NL-20-3

HOF Standards: Pitching - 6.0 (1188) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1834) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

August 16, 1985: Sent by the California Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on August 2, 1985. The California Angels sent a player to be named later, Pat Clements, and Mike Brown to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Candelaria, Al Holland, and George Hendrick. The California Angels sent Bob Kipper (August 16, 1985) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

July 31, 1992: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$65,000
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$125,000
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$230,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$525,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$835,000
1992Minnesota Twins$1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,780,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Bob Kipper's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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