Kyle Farnsworth
Kyle Lynn Farnsworth
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: April 14, 1976 in Wichita, KS
High School: Milton (Alpharetta, GA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 47th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed May 12, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 1999
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 CHC NL 23 P 27 21 130.0 26 9 13 4 1 .846 1.52 0.81 .958 1.72 0.48
2000 CHC NL 24 P 46 5 77.0 12 4 6 2 1 .833 1.17 0.22 .967 1.74 0.48
2001 CHC NL 25 P 76 0 82.0 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 0.77 0.09 .957 1.75 0.46
2002 CHC NL 26 P 45 0 46.2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.96 0.11 .960 1.83 0.48
2003 CHC NL 27 P 77 0 76.1 17 5 12 0 0 1.000 2.00 0.22 .953 1.85 0.48
2004 CHC NL 28 P 72 0 66.2 18 7 10 1 0 .944 2.30 0.24 .967 1.84 0.47
2005 TOT MLB 29 P 72 0 70.0 12 4 7 1 1 .917 1.41 0.15 .958 1.71 0.46
2005 DET AL 29 P 46 0 42.2 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 1.27 0.13 .950 1.69 0.46
2005 ATL NL 29 P 26 0 27.1 6 1 4 1 1 .833 1.65 0.19 .967 1.75 0.46
2006 NYY AL 30 P 72 0 66.0 10 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.36 0.14 .960 1.55 0.41
2007 NYY AL 31 P 64 0 60.0 13 3 7 3 0 .769 1.50 0.16 .962 1.60 0.42
2008 TOT AL 32 P 61 0 60.1 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.34 0.15 .944 1.60 0.42
2008 NYY AL 32 P 45 0 44.1 9 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.83 0.20 .944 1.60 0.42
2008 DET AL 32 P 16 0 16.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.58 0.42
2009 KCR AL 33 P 41 0 37.1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.72 0.07 .975 1.52 0.40
11 Seasons P 653 26 772.1 133 42 79 12 3 .910 1.41 0.19 .959 1.71 0.45
11 Seasons TOT 653 26 772.1 133 42 79 12 3 .910 1.41 0.19 .869 1.71 0.45

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1999 CHC NL 23 27 21 27 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 CHC NL 24 46 5 46 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 CHC NL 25 76 0 72 76 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 CHC NL 26 45 0 43 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 CHC NL 27 77 0 73 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 CHC NL 28 72 0 67 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 DET AL 29 46 0 6 46 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 ATL NL 29 26 0 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NYY AL 30 72 0 7 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 NYY AL 31 64 0 4 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 NYY AL 32 45 0 5 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 DET AL 32 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 KCR AL 33 41 0 2 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Seasons 653 26 378 653 653 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1999 CHC NL 23 605 79% 27% 17 88% 0 9 3 5 13 11 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 50%
2000 CHC NL 24 382 66% 24% 8 63% 1 3 1 2 5 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 50%
2001 CHC NL 25 352 61% 20% 4 100% 0 3 0 3 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2002 CHC NL 26 225 68% 19% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2003 CHC NL 27 330 61% 28% 15 93% 0 5 0 3 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 100%
2004 CHC NL 28 311 64% 23% 14 71% 1 7 1 4 10 8 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 75%
2005 DET AL 29 184 59% 24% 4 100% 0 3 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 ATL NL 29 112 63% 20% 4 100% 0 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
2006 NYY AL 30 305 66% 21% 8 100% 0 3 0 2 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
2007 NYY AL 31 287 73% 20% 8 88% 0 3 0 2 7 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 NYY AL 32 196 69% 24% 9 67% 0 4 1 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
2008 DET AL 32 76 70% 18% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 KCR AL 33 176 68% 28% 6 50% 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
11 Seasons 3541 68% 23% 102 83% 2 41 6 26 78 65 4 12 2 3 7 4 3 2 2 1 23 78%
MLB Averages 74% 30% 90% 83%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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