Jeff Kaiser

Jeffrey Patrick Kaiser

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 24, 1960 in Wyandotte, MI
School: Western Michigan University
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1985
Teams (by GP): Indians/Athletics/Tigers/Mets/Reds 1985-1993

Final Game: May 17, 1993
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

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
1982	21	OAK-min	A-	8	1	.889	5.31	15	15	0	1	0	0	78.0	91	56	46	5	57	0	69	2	1	12			1.897	10.5	0.6	6.6	8.0	1.21	MED · NORW
1983	22	OAK-min	A	12	9	.571	3.83	25	25	0	4	0	0	164.2	160	84	70	4	80	2	102	5	4	9			1.457	8.7	0.2	4.4	5.6	1.28	MOD · CALL
1984	23	OAK-min	AAA,AA	9	8	.529	3.53	21	19	1	1	1	1	122.1	117	63	48	4	43	1	58	2	2	2			1.308	8.6	0.3	3.2	4.3	1.35	TAC,ALC · PCL,EL
1985	24	OAK-min	AAA	4	2	.667	1.75	27	4	11	0	0	5	46.1	33	10	9	3	18	4	36	0	1	2			1.101	6.4	0.6	3.5	7.0	2.00	TAC · PCL
1985	24	OAK	AL	0	0		14.58	15	0	4	0	0	0	16.2	25	32	27	6	20	2	10	1	0	2	97	27	2.700	13.5	3.2	10.8	5.4	0.50

1987	26	CLE-min	AAA	5	3	.625	5.17	22	8	5	0	0	1	71.1	87	52	41	9	32	1	53	3	2	2			1.668	11.0	1.1	4.0	6.7	1.66	BFL · AA
1987	26	CLE	AL	0	0		16.20	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	4	6	6	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	18	31	2.100	10.8	2.7	8.1	5.4	0.67
1988	27	CLE-min	AAA	3	2	.600	3.74	36	0	21	0	0	6	53.0	56	23	22	5	19	2	47	1	0	1			1.415	9.5	0.8	3.2	8.0	2.47	CSP · PCL
1988	27	CLE	AL	0	0		0.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	2.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11		1.125	6.8	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.00
1989	28	CLE-min	AAA	3	6	.333	4.37	31	1	12	0	0	3	45.1	64	29	22	1	18	1	46	1	1	3			1.809	12.7	0.2	3.6	9.1	2.56	CSP · PCL
1989	28	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	7.36	6	0	1	0	0	0	3.2	5	5	3	1	5	0	4	0	0	1	22	60	2.727	12.3	2.5	12.3	9.8	0.80
1990	29	CLE-min	AAA	2	2	.500	2.93	25	0	11	0	0	3	43.0	36	16	14	3	22	2	46	2	1	5			1.349	7.5	0.6	4.6	9.6	2.09	CSP · PCL
1990	29	CLE	AL	0	0		3.55	5	0	0	0	0	0	12.2	16	5	5	2	7	1	9	0	0	0	60	114	1.816	11.4	1.4	5.0	6.4	1.29
1991	30	DET-MIL-min	AAA	3	1	.750	2.70	24	4	7	0	0	1	53.1	51	18	16	3	24	1	40	2	3	6	214		1.406	8.6	0.5	4.0	6.8	1.67	TOL,DEN · IL,AA
1991	30	DET	AL	0	1	.000	9.00	10	0	4	0	0	2	5.0	6	5	5	1	5	2	4	0	0	0	26	50	2.200	10.8	1.8	9.0	7.2	0.80

1993	32	NYM-CIN-min	AAA	1	1	.500	5.40	22	0	15	0	0	9	23.1	23	15	14	2	6	0	25	0	0	3	98		1.243	8.9	0.8	2.3	9.6	4.17	NFK,INA · IL,AA
1993	32	TOT	NL	0	0		7.88	9	0	3	0	0	0	8.0	10	7	7	1	5	1	9	0	0	0	37	56	1.875	11.3	1.1	5.6	10.1	1.80
1993	32	CIN	NL	0	0		2.70	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	1	1	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	16	167	1.800	10.8	0.0	5.4	10.8	2.00
1993	32	NYM	NL	0	0		11.57	6	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	6	6	6	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	21	38	1.929	11.6	1.9	5.8	9.6	1.67
7 Seasons				0	2	.000	9.17	50	0	13	0	0	2	52.0	68	60	53	12	46	6	38	2	0	3	271	46	2.192	11.8	2.1	8.0	6.6	0.83
162 Game Avg.				0	3	.000	9.17	68	0	18	0	0	3	71	92	82	72	16	63	8	52	3	0	4	369	46	2.192	11.8	2.1	8.0	6.6	0.83

CLE (4 yrs)				0	1	.000	5.64	16	0	2	0	0	0	22.1	27	16	14	4	16	1	15	1	0	1	111	76	1.925	10.9	1.6	6.4	6.0	0.94
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		11.57	6	0	2	0	0	0	4.2	6	6	6	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	21	38	1.929	11.6	1.9	5.8	9.6	1.67
OAK (1 yr)				0	0		14.58	15	0	4	0	0	0	16.2	25	32	27	6	20	2	10	1	0	2	97	27	2.700	13.5	3.2	10.8	5.4	0.50
CIN (1 yr)				0	0		2.70	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.1	4	1	1	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	16	167	1.800	10.8	0.0	5.4	10.8	2.00
DET (1 yr)				0	1	.000	9.00	10	0	4	0	0	2	5.0	6	5	5	1	5	2	4	0	0	0	26	50	2.200	10.8	1.8	9.0	7.2	0.80

AL (6 yrs)			AL	0	2	.000	9.41	41	0	10	0	0	2	44.0	58	53	46	11	41	5	29	2	0	3	234	44	2.250	11.9	2.3	8.4	5.9	0.71
NL (1 yr)			NL	0	0		7.88	9	0	3	0	0	0	8.0	10	7	7	1	5	1	9	0	0	0	37	56	1.875	11.3	1.1	5.6	10.1	1.80

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1985	24	OAK	AL	16.2	0	32	10	0	.3	-22	-1.6	$

1987	26	CLE	AL	3.1	0	6	2	0	.3	-4	-0.2	$
1988	27	CLE	AL	2.2	0	0	2	0	1.5	2	0.2	$
1989	28	CLE	AL	3.2	0	5	2	0	2.6	-3	-0.6	$
1990	29	CLE	AL	12.2	0	5	8	0	.3	3	0.1	$110,000
1991	30	DET	AL	5.0	0	5	3	0	1.4	-2	-0.3	$

1993	32	CIN	NL	3.1	0	1	2	0	.3	1	0.1	$
1993	32	NYM	NL	4.2	0	6	3	0	.5	-3	-0.3	$
7 Seasons				52.0	0	60	32	0	.6	-28	-2.6	$110,000

CLE (4 yrs)				22.1	0	16	14	0	.8	-2	-0.5	$110,000
NYM (1 yr)				4.2	0	6	3	0	.5	-3	-0.3	$
OAK (1 yr)				16.2	0	32	10	0	.3	-22	-1.6	$
CIN (1 yr)				3.1	0	1	2	0	.3	1	0.1	$
DET (1 yr)				5.0	0	5	3	0	1.4	-2	-0.3	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1982	21	OAK-min	A-	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	MED · NORW
1983	22	OAK-min	A	25	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0	0	MOD · CALL
1984	23	OAK-min	AAA,AA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	TAC,ALC · PCL,EL
1985	24	OAK-min	AAA	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	TAC · PCL
1985	24	OAK	AL	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1987	26	CLE-min	AAA	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	BFL · AA
1987	26	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1988	27	CLE-min	AAA	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1988	27	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1989	28	CLE-min	AAA	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1989	28	CLE	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	29	CLE-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0	CSP · PCL
1990	29	CLE	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1991	30	DET-MIL-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	TOL,DEN · IL,AA
1991	30	DET	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1993	32	NYM-CIN-min	AAA	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	NFK,INA · IL,AA
1993	32	TOT	NL	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1993	32	CIN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1993	32	NYM	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
7 Seasons				50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

CLE (4 yrs)				16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NYM (1 yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (6 yrs)				41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (1 yr)				9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1985	OAK	AL	24	P	15	16.2	7	4	3	1	1.000	3.78	0.47	.953	1.89	1.84	1	0	0%
1987	CLE	AL	26	P	2	3.1	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.70	0.50	.960	1.89	1.80	0	0
1988	CLE	AL	27	P	3	2.2	2	0	2	0	1.000	6.75	0.67	.960	1.69	1.77	0	0
1989	CLE	AL	28	P	6	3.2	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.96	1.85	2	0	0%
1990	CLE	AL	29	P	5	12.2	4	3	1	0	1.000	2.84	0.80	.952	1.78	1.76	0	1	100%
1991	DET	AL	30	P	10	5.0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.80	0.10	.960	1.80	1.80	0	0
1993	TOT	NL	32	P	9	8.0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.12	0.11	.950	1.91	1.83	4	1	20%
1993	CIN	NL	32	P	3	3.1	0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00		1.89	1.83	0	0
1993	NYM	NL	32	P	6	4.2	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.93	0.17	.950	1.93	1.83	4	1	20%
	7 Seasons			P	50	52.0	16	8	8	1	1.000	2.77	0.32	.954	1.85	1.82	7	2	22%
	7 Seasons			TOT	50	52.0	16	8	8	1	1.000	2.77	0.32	.954	1.85	1.82	7	2	22%

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Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 7th round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign.
June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 10th round of the 1982 amateur draft.
February 23, 1987: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Cleveland Indians for Curt Wardle.
April 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.
April 11, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
October 4, 1990: Granted Free Agency.
January 1, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
May 9, 1991: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.
June 11, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
November 20, 1991: Granted Free Agency.
January 17, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
November 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.
December 10, 1992: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
April 23, 1993: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Cincinnati Reds.
October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1990	29	Cleveland Indians	$110,000	USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$110,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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