Kent Tekulve

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, OH us

High School: Catholic HS (Hamilton, OH)

School: Marietta College (Marietta, OH)

Debut: May 20, 1974 (Age 27-076d, 13,491st in major league history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 16, 1989 (Age 42-133d)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Kenton Charles Tekulve

Nicknames: Teke

Pronunciation: \teh-KULL-vee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.5

ERA

2.85

1050

184

1436.2

779

WHIP

1.250

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 63 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 6 walk-off, 6 tying, 19 go ahead

3 Tms
PIT	41
PHI	17
CIN	5

Platoon
vs RHB	33
vs LHB	30

Home/Road
Home	35
Away	28

Outs
0	24
2	23
1	16

11 Opps
NYM	14
ATL	8
MON	7
CHC	7
CIN	7
SDP	5
LAD	4
HOU	4
SFG	3
PHI	3
STL	1

48 Batters
Dale Murphy	3
Steve Henderson	3
César Cedeño	2
Jerry Mumphrey	2
Bill Buckner	2
Howard Johnson	2
Terry Harper	2
Mitch Webster	2
Gary Carter	2
Dave Winfield	2
Lee Mazzilli	2
Al Oliver	2
Gary Matthews	2
César Gerónimo	1
Danny Heep	1
Franklin Stubbs	1
Buddy Bell	1
Bob Watson	1
Nick Esasky	1
Darryl Strawberry	1
Wayne Krenchicki	1
Joe Lefebvre	1
Leon Durham	1
Mike Schmidt	1
Darrell Evans	1
Garry Maddox	1
Bob Brenly	1
Keith Hernandez	1
Brett Butler	1
Pedro Guerrero	1
Johnny Grubb	1
Eddie Milner	1
Willie Montañez	1
Duane Walker	1
Art Howe	1
John Milner	1
Joe Ferguson	1
Tony Pérez	1
Von Hayes	1
Robby Thompson	1
Roy Staiger	1
Ellis Valentine	1
Harry Spilman	1
Mike Vail	1
Bobby Murcer	1
Gene Tenace	1
Dave Anderson	1
Jack Clark	1

11 Parks
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	24
VeteransStad (PHI)	10
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	5
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
Stade Olymp. (MON)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1

Where Hit
7	21
9	19
8	6
78	3
89	1

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	55
3	3
2	2
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	59
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
-2-	7
1--	7
12-	6
1-3	4
123	2
--3	2

105 Runs
RISP	21
0 on	35
1 on	16
2 on	10
3 on	2
Any on	28

Inning
5	2
6	2
7	13
8	15
9	23
Extra	8

4-6	4
7-end	59

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	10
+1	10
Tied	16
-1	6
-2	5
-3	3
-4..	5

Ahead	28
Tied	16
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	55
1-1	3
0-1	2
3-2	1
2-2	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	12
1B	11
LF	9
RF	8
PH	7
C	6
3B	6
2B	3
SS	1

OrderPos
3rd	12
5th	12
7th	10
4th	8
9th	6
2nd	6
6th	4
1st	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	22
Medium Lev	13
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1974-05-27 (2)	Johnny Grubb	SDP	@	PIT	tied 6-6	t 9	0	---		1	5	8	35%	85%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1975-08-11	Darrell Evans	ATL		PIT	behind 0-2	b 8	2	---		1	3	5	10%	19%		Home Run (Deep CF)
3	3	2	1	1975-08-30	Bob Watson	HOU	@	PIT	ahead 5-3	t 5	1	1--		2	5	3	13%	91%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Johnson Scores
1976	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1976-08-05	Roy Staiger	NYM	@	PIT	ahead 6-4	t 7	0	---		1	7	5	7%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	2	1	1976-08-07 (2)	John Milner	NYM	@	PIT	ahead 2-0	t 8	1	1--		2	3	7	9%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Phillips Scores
6	6	3	1	1976-09-20	Lee Mazzilli	NYM		PIT	behind 3-4	b 9	2	1--		2	1	8	92%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); L. Foster Scores
1977	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1977-06-10	Gene Tenace	SDP	@	PIT	behind 4-5	t 5	2	---		1	6	2	14%	45%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	2	1	1977-06-26 (1)	Tony Pérez	MON	@	PIT	behind 2-4	t 8	1	-2-		2	4	3	30%	45%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Valentine Scores
9	9	3	1	1977-07-17 (1)	Lee Mazzilli	NYM		PIT	behind 0-3	b 8	0	---		1	7	8	7%	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	4	1	1977-07-17 (2)	Steve Henderson	NYM		PIT	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	123		4	3	7	6%	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); B. Valentine Scores; L. Randle Scores; F. Millán Scores
11	11	5	1	1977-08-17	Bobby Murcer	CHC		PIT	ahead 3-1	b 7	1	---		1	5	9	6%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1978-05-24	Willie Montañez	NYM	@	PIT	tied 4-4	t 10	2	---		1	5	3	42%	82%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	2	1	1978-06-05	Dale Murphy	ATL	@	PIT	tied 4-4	t 9	0	123		4	5	2	15%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Beall Scores; J. Burroughs Scores; G. Matthews Scores
14	14	3	1	1978-06-10	César Gerónimo	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 5-4	t 9	2	---		1	7	8	10%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
15	15	4	1	1978-09-17	Ellis Valentine	MON	@	PIT	behind 2-5	t 9	0	---		1	3	9	4%	7%		Home Run (Deep CF)
16	16	5	1	1978-09-25	Mike Vail	CHC	@	PIT	behind 1-7	t 8	2	12-		3	5	9	2%	3%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); B. Buckner Scores; D. Kingman Scores
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1979-04-27	Art Howe	HOU	@	PIT	ahead 7-6	t 9	2	---		1	6	4	10%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
18	18	2	1	1979-05-01	Gary Matthews	ATL	@	PIT	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---		1	2	9	34%	84%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF
19	19	3	1	1979-05-26	Steve Henderson	NYM		PIT	behind 7-8	b 7	1	-2-		2	7	7	40%	78%		Home Run (Deep RF); W. Montañez Scores
20	20	4	1	1979-06-01	Dave Winfield	SDP	@	PIT	tied 5-5	t 7	0	---		1	3	9	20%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
21	21	5	1	1979-06-15	Joe Ferguson	LAD		PIT	behind 0-6	b 9	1	1--		2	8	2	0%	1%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Thomasson Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1980-05-22	Dave Winfield	SDP	@	PIT	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---		1	9	PH	36%	44%		Home Run
23	23	2	1	1980-07-28	Pedro Guerrero	LAD		PIT	behind 3-6	b 9	0	---		1	7	4	4%	8%		Home Run (Deep LF)
24	24	3	1	1980-08-12	Steve Henderson	NYM	@	PIT	ahead 2-0	t 9	1	---		1	5	7	4%	97%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run
25	25	4	1	1980-08-26	Gary Matthews	ATL	@	PIT	tied 2-2	t 10	1	1--		2	3	9	42%	93%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Ramírez Scores
26	26	5	1	1980-09-07	Dale Murphy	ATL		PIT	behind 4-5	b 8	2	1--		2	6	8	63%	85%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Chambliss Scores
27	27	6	1	1980-10-04	Bill Buckner	CHC	@	PIT	ahead 5-0	t 9	0	---		1	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1981-09-20	Mike Schmidt	PHI		PIT	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	---		1	4	5	11%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1982-06-25 (2)	Al Oliver	MON		PIT	behind 4-9	b 9	2	1-3		3	8	PH	1%	1%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Wallach Scores; G. Carter Scores
30	30	2	1	1982-06-26	Al Oliver	MON		PIT	behind 4-14	b 8	0	---		1	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	3	1	1982-07-07	César Cedeño	CIN	@	PIT	behind 1-3	t 9	0	---		1	4	8	9%	16%		Home Run (Deep LF)
32	32	4	2	1982-07-07	Wayne Krenchicki	CIN	@	PIT	tied 3-3	t 9	1	1-3		3	9	PH	28%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Bench Scores; A. Treviño Scores
33	33	5	1	1982-07-08	Duane Walker	CIN	@	PIT	ahead 6-4	t 9	2	-2-		2	2	7	6%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Milner Scores
34	34	6	1	1982-07-17	Harry Spilman	HOU		PIT	tied 3-3	b 10	1	---		1	9	PH	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
35	35	7	1	1982-08-30	Joe Lefebvre	SDP		PIT	tied 1-1	b 13	1	---		1	1	7	43%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1983-06-03	Bill Buckner	CHC		PIT	ahead 5-3	b 7	2	12-		3	3	3	9%	99%		Home Run; M. Hall Scores; R. Sandberg Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1984-05-11	Dale Murphy	ATL		PIT	tied 2-2	b 10	1	-2-		2	3	8	30%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); C. Washington Scores
38	38	2	1	1984-06-10	Garry Maddox	PHI		PIT	behind 3-5	b 9	0	-2-		2	2	8	44%	63%		Home Run; J. Samuel Scores
39	39	3	1	1984-06-24	Von Hayes	PHI	@	PIT	ahead 3-2	t 8	0	---		1	7	PH	12%	88%		Home Run
40	40	4	1	1984-07-30	Gary Carter	MON	@	PIT	tied 1-1	t 9	1	--3		2	4	2	25%	93%		Home Run; M. Diloné Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	1985-04-14	Jack Clark	STL	@	PIT	ahead 7-1	t 9	0	12-		3	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run; T. Pendleton Scores; W. McGee Scores
42	42	2	1	1985-05-15	Terry Harper	ATL		PHI	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---		1	5	7	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
43	43	3	1	1985-06-12	Danny Heep	NYM	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 8	0	1--		2	6	8	31%	50%		Home Run; G. Foster Scores
44	44	4	1	1985-07-07	César Cedeño	CIN	@	PHI	tied 2-2	t 10	1	---		1	2	3	39%	83%		Home Run
45	45	5	1	1985-09-27	Leon Durham	CHC		PHI	tied 6-6	b 7	2	12-		3	7	3	36%	93%		Home Run; D. Owen Scores; R. Cey Scores
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
46	46	1	1	1986-05-10	Terry Harper	ATL		PHI	ahead 2-1	b 8	0	---		1	5	7	7%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	2	1	1986-07-18	Eddie Milner	CIN		PHI	ahead 5-4	b 8	2	---		1	7	8	8%	93%		Home Run (Line Drive to LF Line)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
48	48	1	1	1987-04-15	Gary Carter	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 7	0	---		1	4	2	12%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
49	49	2	2	1987-04-15	Darryl Strawberry	NYM	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 7	0	---		1	5	9	8%	89%		Home Run (Deep CF)
50	50	3	1	1987-05-24	Robby Thompson	SFG	@	PHI	tied 3-3	t 8	2	12-		3	7	4	43%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Maldonado Scores; W. Clark Scores
51	51	4	1	1987-06-18	Jerry Mumphrey	CHC		PHI	ahead 6-5	b 8	0	12-		3	9	PH	7%	99%		Home Run (Deep CF); P. Noce Scores; M. Brumley Scores
52	52	5	1	1987-08-03	Keith Hernandez	NYM		PHI	tied 2-2	b 11	2	---		1	3	3	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
53	53	6	1	1987-09-04	Bob Brenly	SFG		PHI	behind 1-2	b 7	0	---		1	7	2	23%	59%		Home Run (Deep LF)
54	54	7	1	1987-09-16	Jerry Mumphrey	CHC	@	PHI	behind 4-8	t 9	2	---		1	4	7	0%	0%		Home Run
55	55	8	1	1987-09-19	Mitch Webster	MON		PHI	ahead 9-3	b 8	2	1-3		3	2	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Fitzgerald Scores; T. Raines Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
56	56	1	1	1988-04-24	Mitch Webster	MON	@	PHI	ahead 2-1	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) BFFBX	1	2	8	10%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
57	57	2	1	1988-07-09	Nick Esasky	CIN		PHI	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	-2-	5,(1-2) CBSFX	2	5	3	15%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Davis Scores
58	58	3	1	1988-07-15	Buddy Bell	HOU	@	PHI	ahead 4-2	t 9	0	---	7,(3-2) CBFFBBX	1	5	5	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
59	59	1	1	1989-06-12	Dave Anderson	LAD		CIN	ahead 7-2	b 8	2	--3	3,(1-1) SBX	2	9	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Shelby Scores
60	60	2	1	1989-06-17	Brett Butler	SFG		CIN	ahead 5-1	b 6	2	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	1	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
61	61	3	1	1989-06-24	Franklin Stubbs	LAD	@	CIN	ahead 6-3	t 7	2	-2-	2,(0-1) .CX	2	9	PH	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Griffin Scores
62	62	4	1	1989-06-30	Howard Johnson	NYM	@	CIN	ahead 8-1	t 9	0	1-3	2,(0-1) .CX	3	3	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Samuel Scores; D. Magadan Scores
63	63	5	1	1989-07-02	Howard Johnson	NYM	@	CIN	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) .BFX	1	3	6	3%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)