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Matt Kinzer

Matthew Roy Kinzer

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 17, 1963 in Indianapolis, IN
High School: Norwell HS (Ossian, IN)
School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1989
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Tigers 1989-1990

Final Game: May 26, 1990
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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
1989 26 STL NL 0 2 .000 12.83 8 1 3 0 0 0 13.1 25 20 19 3 4 2 8 0 0 1 67 29 2.175 16.9 2.0 2.7 5.4 2.00
1990 27 DET AL 0 0 16.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 30 3.600 16.2 0.0 16.2 5.4 0.33
2 Yrs 0 2 .000 13.20 9 1 4 0 0 0 15.0 28 23 22 3 7 2 9 0 0 1 78 29 2.333 16.8 1.8 4.2 5.4 1.29
162 Game Avg. 0 14 .000 13.20 61 7 27 0 0 0 102 190 156 150 20 48 14 61 0 0 7 530 29 2.333 16.8 1.8 4.2 5.4 1.29
STL (1 yr) 0 2 .000 12.83 8 1 3 0 0 0 13.1 25 20 19 3 4 2 8 0 0 1 67 29 2.175 16.9 2.0 2.7 5.4 2.00
DET (1 yr) 0 0 16.20 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11 30 3.600 16.2 0.0 16.2 5.4 0.33

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
1989 26 STL NL 13.1 8 1 20 13.50 3.98 0.61 -0.24 101.0 3.16 -15 -1.5 .9 0.0 -1.3 -14 .318 .491 $
1990 27 DET AL 1.2 1 0 3 16.20 4.36 -0.07 -0.33 104.0 4.26 -2 -0.2 .6 0.0 -0.1 -2 .308 .499 $
2 Seasons 15.0 9 1 23 13.80 4.02 0.54 -0.25 101.3 3.28 -18 -1.6 .8 0.1 -1.4 -16 .317 .495 $
STL (1 yr) 13.1 8 1 20 13.50 3.98 0.61 -0.24 101.0 3.16 -15 -1.5 .9 0.0 -1.3 -14 .318 .491 $
DET (1 yr) 1.2 1 0 3 16.20 4.36 -0.07 -0.33 104.0 4.26 -2 -0.2 .6 0.0 -0.1 -2 .308 .499 $

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
1989 26 STL NL 8 67 62 20 25 7 1 3 1 1 4 8 .403 .433 .694 1.126 .423 43 1 0 0 1 2 1
1990 27 DET AL 1 11 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .375 .545 .500 1.045 .429 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 9 78 70 23 28 8 1 3 1 1 7 9 .400 .449 .671 1.120 .424 47 1 0 0 1 2 1
162 Game Avg. 61 530 476 156 190 54 7 20 7 7 48 61 .400 .449 .671 1.120 .424 320 7 0 0 7 14 7
MLB Averages .256 .322 .380 .702 .285

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1989 26 STL NL -12.5 -1.2 70 -0.5 0.9 -1.4 .93 -0.8 0.3 -13.8 -1.3 0.93 -9.4 3 0 4
1990 27 DET AL -1.9 -0.2 11 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .39 -0.1 -0.2 -3.0 -0.3 0.39 -1.7 0 0 1
2 Yrs -14.4 -1.4 81 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 .86 -0.9 0.2 -16.8 -1.6 0.86 -11.1 3 0 5

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1989 26 STL NL 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 17.0 17 17 3 1 1 0 4.0 0.0 2.0 38 1 0 0 0 38
1 Yr 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 17 17 17 3 1 1 0 4.0 0.0 2.0 38 1 0 0 0 38
MLB Averages .500 53% 51 103 -1 4.2 4.2 6.1 94

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
1989 26 STL NL 8 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 4 .932 3 0 4 0 2 5 1 6 4 0 4 0 4.9 26
1990 27 DET AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 8 .390 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5.0 41
2 Yrs 9 8 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% .856 3 0 5 0 2 6 2 6 5 0 5 0 4.9 28

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%
1989 26 STL NL 67 46% 4.5% 11.9% 6.0% 16.4% 44% 0.53 0.48 78% 27% 9.1% 8% 17 1 6%
1990 27 DET AL 11 55% 0.0% 9.1% 27.3% 9.1% 33% 0.17 0.33 64% 71% 0.0% 0% 4 0 0%
2 Yrs 78 47% 3.9% 11.5% 9.0% 15.4% 43% 0.48 0.46 76% 32% 7.7% 7% 21 1 5%
MLB Averages 39% 2.0% 14.8% 8.6% 6.5% 29% 0.80 1.04 73% 20% 6.0% 19% 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
1989 26 STL NL 67 217 3.24 139 64% 22% 10% 29% 40% 78% 8% 50% 87% 58% 6% 4 2 22% 15 11 4 0% 2 0 0 0 0
1990 27 DET AL 11 41 3.73 19 46% 11% 21% 32% 37% 89% 0% 41% 76% 55% 9% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0% 0 1 0 0 0
2 Yrs 78 258 3.31 158 61% 20% 11% 29% 39% 80% 6% 49% 86% 58% 6% 5 2 19% 15 11 4 0% 2 1 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.61 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 57% 6% 18% 26%

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
1989 26 STL NL 67 25 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 13 8 2 62% 1 1 0 25 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1990 27 DET AL 11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs 78 28 0 0 3 1 3 2 1 1 2 13 8 2 62% 1 1 0 33 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MLB Averages 53% 68%

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+
1989 26 0 2 .000 12.83 8 1 3 0 0 0 13.1 25 20 19 3 4 2 8 0 0 1 67 29 2.175 16.9 2.0 2.7 5.4 2.00 29
1990 27 0 2 .000 13.20 9 1 4 0 0 0 15.0 28 23 22 3 7 2 9 0 0 1 78 29 2.333 16.8 1.8 4.2 5.4 1.29 29

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
1989 26 0 1 .000 15.75 12.0 26 23 21 3 4 7 0 2.500 19.5 3.0 5.3 1.75 2.3 8
1990 27 0 0 13.50 2.0 3 3 3 0 3 1 0 3.000 13.5 13.5 4.5 0.33 0.0 1
2 Yrs 0 1 .000 15.43 14.0 29 26 24 3 7 8 0 2.571 18.6 5.1 1.14 1.9 9

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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