Paul Kilgus

Paul Nelson Kilgus

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 2, 1962 in Bowling Green, KY
High School: Bowling Green HS (Bowling Green, KY)
School: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 43rd round of the 1984 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1987
Teams (by GP): Rangers/Orioles/Cubs/Cardinals/BlueJays 1987-1993
Agents: Steve Comte [*]
Final Game: October 3, 1993
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Standard Batting

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
1984	22	TEX-min	A-	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TRI · NORW
1985	23	TEX-min	A	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SAL · CARL
1986	24	TEX-min	AA	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TUL · TL
1987	25	TEX-min	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1987	25	TEX	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	26	TEX	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	27	CHC-min	AAA	1	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.250	.500		1		0	0	0	0		IWA · AA
1989	27	CHC	NL	35	46	41	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	11	.073	.095	.073	.168	-53	3	0	0	4	0	0	1
1990	28	TOR-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
1990	28	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	29	BAL-min	AAA	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1991	29	BAL	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

1992	30	STL-min	AAA	27	30	25	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	.120	.154	.120	.274		3		0	4	0	0		LOU · AA
1993	31	STL-min	AAA	10	9	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	.222	.222	.444		2		0	0	0	0		LOU · AA
1993	31	STL	NL	22	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
6 Yrs				163	51	46	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	11	.087	.106	.087	.193	-46	4	0	0	4	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	51	46	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	11	.087	.106	.087	.193	-46	4	0	0	4	0	0

TEX (2 yrs)				57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
STL (1 yr)				22	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1	0	0	0	0	0
CHC (1 yr)				35	46	41	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	11	.073	.095	.073	.168	-53	3	0	0	4	0	0
BAL (1 yr)				38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
TOR (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				106	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				57	51	46	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	11	.087	.106	.087	.193	-46	4	0	0	4	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1987	25	TEX	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$62,500	1
1988	26	TEX	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$80,000	1
1989	27	CHC	NL	35	46	-9	0	0	0	5	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.4	.489	.498	-0.4	0.0	-2	$130,000	1
1990	28	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$242,500	1
1991	29	BAL	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$200,000	1

1993	31	STL	NL	22	5	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
6 Seasons				163	51	-9	0	0	0	6	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.4	.498	.500	-0.4	0.1	-2	$715,000

TEX (2 yrs)				57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$142,500
STL (1 yr)				22	5	-1	0	0	0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CHC (1 yr)				35	46	-9	0	0	0	5	-3	-0.4	1	-2	-0.4	.489	.498	-0.4	0.0	-2	$130,000
BAL (1 yr)				38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$200,000
TOR (1 yr)				11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$242,500

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1989	27	CHC	NL	46	42	0	0.0	97	.100	.073	.263	.095	.331	.073	.391	.168	.723	-53	.000	-8.6	-0.9	.105	.024	.000

1993	31	STL	NL	5	4	0	0.0	101	.200	.200	.267	.200	.332	.200	.407	.400	.739	9	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
6 Yrs				51	46	0	0.0	97	.114	.087	.263	.106	.331	.087	.393	.193	.725	-46	.000	-9.2	-1.0	.119	.022	.000
162 Game Avg.				51	46	0	0.0	97	.114	.087	.263	.106	.331	.087	.393	.193	.725	-46	.000	-9.2	-1.0	.119	.022	.000

STL (1 yr)				5	4	0	0.0	101	.200	.200	.267	.200	.332	.200	.407	.400	.739	9	.000	-0.6	-0.1	.250	.000	.000
CHC (1 yr)				46	42	0	0.0	97	.100	.073	.263	.095	.331	.073	.391	.168	.723	-53	.000	-8.6	-0.9	.105	.024	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

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
1989	27	CHC	NL	NLCS	SFG	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1 NLCS							1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1989	27	CHC	NL	46	0.0%	23.9%	2.2%	0.0%	0%	11.00	3.7		20.5	1.33	2.10	65%	12%	0.0%	17%

1993	31	STL	NL	5	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%					0.67	1.00	100%	40%	0.0%	33%
6 Yrs				51	0.0%	21.6%	2.0%	0.0%	0%	11.00	4.2		23.0	1.20	1.92	69%	15%	0.0%	20%
MLB Averages					2.2%	15.0%	8.6%	6.8%	30%	1.75	6.0	41.4	8.4	0.80	1.06	73%	20%	6.3%	21%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1987	25	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1988	26	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
1989	27	CHC	NL	-8.6	-0.9	46	-0.6	0.2	-0.8	.89	-0.7	0.1	-7.2	-0.7	0.96	-7.9	0
1990	28	TOR	AL	0.0	0.0
1991	29	BAL	AL	0.0	0.0

1993	31	STL	NL	-0.7	-0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.1	.61	-0.1	0.0	-0.8	-0.1	0.82	-0.9	0
6 Yrs				-9.2	-1.0	51	-0.6	0.2	-0.9	.86	-0.8	0.1	-8.0	-0.8	0.95	-8.7	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1989	27	CHC	NL	0	0	25%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

1993	31	STL	NL	0	0	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6 Yrs				0	0	20%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1989	27	CHC	NL	46	70%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	67%	8	0	0%	9	4	44%	25	2	8%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0

1993	31	STL	NL	5	80%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
6 Yrs				51	71%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	67%	8	0	0%	9	4	44%	27	2	7%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			72%			10%			35%			15%			52%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1989	27	CHC	NL	46	142	3.09	102	72%	21%	19%	26%	33%	78%	0%	56%	75%	48%	2%	1	0	7%	3	2	2%	1	0	30%	0	0	1

1993	31	STL	NL	5	13	2.60	8	62%	38%	0%	0%	63%	63%	0%	38%	100%	20%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2 Yrs				51	155	3.04	110	71%	22%	17%	25%	35%	77%	0%	55%	77%	45%	2%	1	0	6%	3	2	2%	1	0	30%	0	0	1
MLB Averages						3.63		62%	25%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	46%	81%	31%	6%			16%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1989	27	92	46	41	1	3	2	1	11	.073	.095	.073	.168	-53	3	4
1990	28	103	46	41	1	3	2	1	11	.073	.095	.073	.168	-53	3	4
1991	29	141	46	41	1	3	2	1	11	.073	.095	.073	.168	-53	3	4
1992	30	141	46	41	1	3	2	1	11	.073	.095	.073	.168	-53	3	4
1993	31	163	51	46	1	4	2	1	11	.087	.106	.087	.193	-46	4	4

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1989	27	35	46	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.000	.024	.000	.024	0	35

1993	31	22	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	22
2 Yrs		57	51	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	.000	.021	.000	.021	0	57
162 Game Avg.		162	145	131	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	31	.000	.021	.000	.021	0	57

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