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Curtis King

Curtis Albert King

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 25, 1970 in Norristown, PA
High School: Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
School: Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 5th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 1, 1997
Team: Cardinals 1997-1999

Final Game: June 20, 1999
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Standard Pitching

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
1997 26 STL NL 4 2 .667 2.76 30 0 8 0 0 0 29.1 38 14 9 0 11 0 13 1 0 2 136 153 1.670 11.7 0.0 3.4 4.0 1.18
1998 27 STL NL 2 0 1.000 3.53 36 0 11 0 0 2 51.0 50 20 20 5 20 4 28 3 0 0 218 121 1.373 8.8 0.9 3.5 4.9 1.40
1999 28 STL NL 0 0 18.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 34 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
3 Yrs 6 2 .750 3.43 68 0 20 0 0 2 81.1 91 36 31 5 31 4 42 4 1 2 360 125 1.500 10.1 0.6 3.4 4.6 1.35
162 Game Avg. 6 2 .750 3.43 68 0 20 0 0 2 81 91 36 31 5 31 4 42 4 1 2 360 125 1.500 10.1 0.6 3.4 4.6 1.35

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1997 26 STL NL 29.1 30 0 14 4.30 4.70 0.44 -0.36 103.5 4.03 -1 -0.1 1.9 -0.1 0.0 2 .497 .499 $150,000
1998 27 STL NL 51.0 36 0 20 3.53 4.69 0.04 -0.36 102.4 4.39 5 0.5 1.2 -0.1 0.8 10 .514 .503 $
1999 28 STL NL 1.0 2 0 2 18.00 6.85 -0.03 -0.51 102.0 6.49 -1 -0.1 .5 0.0 -0.1 -1 .441 .499 $210,000
3 Seasons 81.1 68 0 36 3.98 4.72 0.19 -0.36 102.8 4.29 3 0.3 1.5 -0.1 0.7 11 .504 .501 $360,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1997 26 STL NL 30 136 117 14 38 4 0 0 2 0 11 13 .325 .379 .359 .738 .355 42 3 1 4 3 0 3
1998 27 STL NL 36 218 191 20 50 7 1 5 2 0 20 28 .262 .338 .387 .725 .281 74 6 3 2 2 4 1
1999 28 STL NL 2 6 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 .600 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 68 360 314 36 91 11 1 5 4 0 31 42 .290 .356 .379 .735 .316 119 9 4 6 5 4 4
162 Game Avg. 68 360 314 36 91 11 1 5 4 0 31 42 .290 .356 .379 .735 .316 119 9 4 6 5 4 4
MLB Averages .268 .339 .425 .763 .301

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1997 26 STL NL 2.9 0.3 140 0.5 3.9 -3.5 1.83 0.1 0.2 4.1 0.4 1.83 1.0 16 8 6
1998 27 STL NL 5.0 0.5 220 -2.4 3.3 -5.7 1.06 -0.2 -2.0 1.6 0.2 1.06 1.9 11 9 15
1999 28 STL NL -1.2 -0.1 7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .36 -0.1 -0.2 -0.8 -0.1 0.36 -0.7 0 1 1
3 Yrs 6.7 0.7 367 -2.0 7.2 -9.3 1.34 -0.2 -1.3 4.9 0.5 1.34 2.2 27 18 22

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1997 26 STL NL 30 30 8 4 2 3 0 3 0% 14 10 21 4 19% 8 1.833 16 8 6 14 7 9 10 20 7 12 8 10 2.9 16
1998 27 STL NL 36 36 11 2 0 8 2 6 25% 11 3 30 14 47% 8 1.064 11 9 15 16 4 16 15 21 18 10 19 5 4.3 23
1999 28 STL NL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .364 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1.5 11
3 Yrs 68 68 20 6 2 11 2 9 18% 25 13 51 18 35% 1.343 27 18 22 30 11 27 25 43 25 23 27 15 3.6 19

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1997 26 STL NL 136 66% 0.0% 9.6% 8.1% 2.9% 11% 1.55 1.96 79% 24% 0.0% 12% 29 3 10%
1998 27 STL NL 218 53% 2.3% 12.8% 9.2% 6.0% 26% 1.31 1.91 73% 25% 7.8% 10% 37 6 16%
1999 28 STL NL 6 50% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 0.67 83% 60% 0.0% 0% 1 0 0%
3 Yrs 360 58% 1.4% 11.7% 8.6% 4.7% 19% 1.38 1.96 76% 25% 4.8% 10% 67 9 13%
MLB Averages 46% 2.8% 16.8% 9.0% 7.9% 33% 0.81 1.09 70% 21% 8.2% 15% 10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
1997 26 STL NL 136 466 3.43 283 61% 22% 10% 29% 39% 78% 0% 47% 87% 52% 4% 5 0 11% 15 8 2 15% 4 5 0 0 0
1998 27 STL NL 218 810 3.72 478 59% 25% 12% 28% 35% 75% 5% 44% 84% 55% 6% 14 5 22% 48 23 2 18% 5 5 0 0 0
1999 28 STL NL 6 22 3.67 15 68% 53% 7% 7% 33% 47% 0% 32% 86% 67% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 360 1298 3.61 776 60% 25% 11% 28% 36% 75% 3% 45% 85% 54% 5% 19 5 18% 63 31 4 19% 9 10 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 1% 45% 80% 57% 6% 19% 28%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1997 26 STL NL 136 38 7 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 13 9 1 69% 3 2 0 60 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1998 27 STL NL 218 50 11 0 5 0 12 1 4 2 3 11 7 0 64% 1 0 0 85 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1999 28 STL NL 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 Yrs 360 91 18 0 5 0 22 1 4 2 3 24 16 1 67% 4 2 0 147 4 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
MLB Averages 54% 69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1997 26 4 2 .667 2.76 30 0 8 0 0 0 29.1 38 14 9 0 11 0 13 1 0 2 136 153 1.670 11.7 0.0 3.4 4.0 1.18 153
1998 27 6 2 .750 3.25 66 0 19 0 0 2 80.1 88 34 29 5 31 4 41 4 0 2 354 131 1.481 9.9 0.6 3.5 4.6 1.32 131
1999 28 6 2 .750 3.43 68 0 20 0 0 2 81.1 91 36 31 5 31 4 42 4 1 2 360 125 1.500 10.1 0.6 3.4 4.6 1.35 125

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1997 26 2 1 .667 2.79 29.0 37 10 9 0 11 13 1 1.655 11.5 3.4 4.0 1.18 0.0 30
1998 27 3 2 .600 3.67 49.0 49 22 20 5 20 27 3 1.408 9.0 3.7 5.0 1.35 0.9 36
1999 28 0 0 9.00 2.0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 2
3 Yrs 5 3 .625 3.49 80.0 86 34 31 5 31 42 4 1.463 9.7 4.7 1.35 0.6 68

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