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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 Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 23 CHC NL 5 9 .357 5.05 27 21 1 1 1 0 130.0 140 80 73 28 52 1 70 3 1 7 579 89 1.477 9.7 1.9 3.6 4.8 1.35
2000 24 CHC NL 2 9 .182 6.43 46 5 8 0 0 1 77.0 90 58 55 14 50 8 74 4 0 3 371 71 1.818 10.5 1.6 5.8 8.6 1.48
2001 25 CHC NL 4 6 .400 2.74 76 0 24 0 0 2 82.0 65 26 25 8 29 2 107 1 2 2 339 151 1.146 7.1 0.9 3.2 11.7 3.69
2002 26 CHC NL 4 6 .400 7.33 45 0 17 0 0 1 46.2 53 47 38 9 24 7 46 1 0 1 213 55 1.650 10.2 1.7 4.6 8.9 1.92
2003 27 CHC NL 3 2 .600 3.30 77 0 13 0 0 0 76.1 53 31 28 6 36 1 92 0 0 6 312 131 1.166 6.2 0.7 4.2 10.8 2.56
2004 28 CHC NL 4 5 .444 4.72 72 0 25 0 0 0 66.2 67 39 35 10 33 1 78 2 0 1 298 93 1.500 9.0 1.4 4.5 10.5 2.36
2005 29 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 2.19 72 0 34 0 0 16 70.0 44 18 17 5 27 0 87 3 1 3 277 195 1.014 5.7 0.6 3.5 11.2 3.22
2005 29 DET AL 1 1 .500 2.32 46 0 16 0 0 6 42.2 29 12 11 1 20 0 55 1 0 2 174 184 1.148 6.1 0.2 4.2 11.6 2.75
2005 29 ATL NL 0 0 1.98 26 0 18 0 0 10 27.1 15 6 6 4 7 0 32 2 1 1 103 214 0.805 4.9 1.3 2.3 10.5 4.57
2006 30 NYY AL 3 6 .333 4.36 72 0 24 0 0 6 66.0 62 34 32 8 28 3 75 1 1 5 289 104 1.364 8.5 1.1 3.8 10.2 2.68
2007 31 NYY AL 2 1 .667 4.80 64 0 11 0 0 0 60.0 60 35 32 9 27 2 48 2 2 4 266 94 1.450 9.0 1.4 4.1 7.2 1.78
2008 32 TOT AL 2 3 .400 4.48 61 0 11 0 0 1 60.1 70 32 30 15 22 4 61 1 1 1 261 100 1.525 10.4 2.2 3.3 9.1 2.77
2008 32 NYY AL 1 2 .333 3.65 45 0 6 0 0 1 44.1 43 18 18 11 17 3 43 1 1 1 185 122 1.353 8.7 2.2 3.5 8.7 2.53
2008 32 DET AL 1 1 .500 6.75 16 0 5 0 0 0 16.0 27 14 12 4 5 1 18 0 0 0 76 66 2.000 15.2 2.3 2.8 10.1 3.60
2009 33 KCR AL 1 5 .167 4.58 41 0 18 0 0 0 37.1 43 22 19 3 14 2 42 1 1 2 168 96 1.527 10.4 0.7 3.4 10.1 3.00
11 Seasons 31 53 .369 4.47 653 26 186 1 1 27 772.1 747 422 384 115 342 31 780 19 9 35 3373 98 1.410 8.7 1.3 4.0 9.1 2.28
162 Game Avg. 3 5 .369 4.47 65 3 19 0 0 3 77 75 42 38 12 34 3 78 2 1 4 338 98 1.410 8.7 1.3 4.0 9.1 2.28
CHC (6 yrs) 22 37 .373 4.78 343 26 88 1 1 4 478.2 468 281 254 75 224 20 467 11 3 20 2112 91 1.446 8.8 1.4 4.2 8.8 2.08
NYY (3 yrs) 6 9 .400 4.33 181 0 41 0 0 7 170.1 165 87 82 28 72 8 166 4 4 10 740 104 1.391 8.7 1.5 3.8 8.8 2.31
DET (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 3.53 62 0 21 0 0 6 58.2 56 26 23 5 25 1 73 1 0 2 250 123 1.381 8.6 0.8 3.8 11.2 2.92
KCR (1 yr) 1 5 .167 4.58 41 0 18 0 0 0 37.1 43 22 19 3 14 2 42 1 1 2 168 96 1.527 10.4 0.7 3.4 10.1 3.00
ATL (1 yr) 0 0 1.98 26 0 18 0 0 10 27.1 15 6 6 4 7 0 32 2 1 1 103 214 0.805 4.9 1.3 2.3 10.5 4.57
AL (5 yrs) 9 16 .360 4.19 284 0 80 0 0 13 266.1 264 135 124 36 111 11 281 6 5 14 1158 106 1.408 8.9 1.2 3.8 9.5 2.53
NL (7 yrs) 22 37 .373 4.62 369 26 106 1 1 14 506.0 483 287 260 79 231 20 499 13 4 21 2215 94 1.411 8.6 1.4 4.1 8.9 2.16

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2003 27 CHC NL NLDS W ATL 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0.750 3.4 0.0 3.4 6.8 2.00
2003 27 CHC NL NLCS L FLA 0 0 10.12 5 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 6 6 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 24 1.500 10.1 0.0 3.4 11.8 3.50
2005 29 ATL NL NLDS L HOU 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 12 1.000 6.0 6.0 3.0 12.0 4.00
2006 30 NYY AL ALDS L DET 0 0 0.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 1.000 4.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
2007 31 NYY AL ALDS L CLE 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
4 Seasons (5 Series) 0 0 5.79 13 0 3 0 0 0 14.0 11 9 9 2 5 2 16 0 0 0 58 1.143 7.1 1.3 3.2 10.3 3.20
2 NLDS 0 0 4.76 5 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 3 3 3 2 2 0 6 0 0 0 22 0.882 4.8 3.2 3.2 9.5 3.00
2 ALDS 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 12 1.000 6.0 0.0 3.0 9.0 3.00
1 NLCS 0 0 10.12 5 0 1 0 0 0 5.1 6 6 6 0 2 2 7 0 0 0 24 1.500 10.1 0.0 3.4 11.8 3.50

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 23 CHC NL 27 44 35 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 .086 .158 .086 .244 -35 3 0 1 6 0 0 1
2000 24 CHC NL 46 16 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .143 .214 -47 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2001 25 CHC NL 72 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 26 CHC NL 43 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2003 27 CHC NL 73 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 28 CHC NL 67 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 29 TOT MLB 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 29 DET AL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 29 ATL NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 30 NYY AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2007 31 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 32 TOT AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2008 32 NYY AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 33 KCR AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Seasons 378 66 54 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .074 .121 .093 .213 -44 5 0 1 8 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 28 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .074 .121 .093 .213 -44 2 0 0 3 0 0
CHC (6 yrs) 328 66 54 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .074 .121 .093 .213 -44 5 0 1 8 1 0
NYY (3 yrs) 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (2 yrs) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 354 66 54 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .074 .121 .093 .213 -44 5 0 1 8 1 0
AL (5 yrs) 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2003 27 CHC NL NLDS ATL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 27 CHC NL NLCS FLA L 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 29 ATL NL NLDS HOU L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLDS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2003 NL--77--9th
2006 AL--72--5th
Active--653--20th
Career--653--123rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1999 NL--1--8th

Games Finished s c a p y
Active--186--39th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2059), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1632), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 47th round of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed May 12, 1995.

February 9, 2005: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Detroit Tigers for Bo Flowers (minors), Scott Moore and Roberto Novoa.

July 31, 2005: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Atlanta Braves for Roman Colon and Zach Miner.

October 31, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 5, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.

July 30, 2008: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Detroit Tigers for Ivan Rodriguez.

November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.

December 13, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Chicago Cubs$200,000
2000Chicago Cubs$235,000
2001Chicago Cubs$245,000
2002Chicago Cubs$410,000
2003Chicago Cubs$600,000
2004Chicago Cubs$1,400,000
2005Detroit Tigers$1,975,000
2006New York Yankees$5,416,666
2007New York Yankees$5,666,667
2008New York Yankees$5,916,666
2009Kansas City Royals$4,250,000
Career (may be incomplete)$26,314,999
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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