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Bob Kipper
Robert Wayne Kipper
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: July 8, 1964 in Aurora, IL
High School: Central Catholic (Aurora, IL)
Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1985
Final Game: July 27, 1992
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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
1985 20 TOT MLB 1 3 .250 7.07 7 5 1 0 0 0 28.0 28 24 22 5 10 0 13 0 0 0 124 52 1.357 9.0 1.6 3.2 4.2 1.30
1985 20 CAL AL 0 1 .000 21.60 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 3.000 18.9 2.7 8.1 0.0 0.00
1985 20 PIT NL 1 2 .333 5.11 5 4 1 0 0 0 24.2 21 16 14 4 7 0 13 0 0 0 104 70 1.135 7.7 1.5 2.6 4.7 1.86
1986 21 PIT NL 6 8 .429 4.03 20 19 1 0 0 0 114.0 123 60 51 17 34 3 81 2 3 3 496 95 1.377 9.7 1.3 2.7 6.4 2.38
1987 22 PIT NL 5 9 .357 5.94 24 20 0 1 1 0 110.2 117 74 73 25 52 4 83 2 0 5 493 69 1.527 9.5 2.0 4.2 6.8 1.60
1988 23 PIT NL 2 6 .250 3.74 50 0 15 0 0 0 65.0 54 33 27 7 26 4 39 2 1 1 267 91 1.231 7.5 1.0 3.6 5.4 1.50
1989 24 PIT NL 3 4 .429 2.93 52 0 15 0 0 4 83.0 55 29 27 5 33 6 58 0 2 5 334 115 1.060 6.0 0.5 3.6 6.3 1.76
1990 25 PIT NL 5 2 .714 3.02 41 1 7 0 0 3 62.2 44 24 21 7 26 1 35 3 5 1 260 120 1.117 6.3 1.0 3.7 5.0 1.35
1991 26 PIT NL 2 2 .500 4.65 52 0 18 0 0 4 60.0 66 34 31 7 22 3 38 0 1 0 264 78 1.467 9.9 1.1 3.3 5.7 1.73
1992 27 MIN AL 3 3 .500 4.42 25 0 12 0 0 0 38.2 40 23 19 8 14 3 22 3 0 1 168 91 1.397 9.3 1.9 3.3 5.1 1.57
8 Seasons 27 37 .422 4.34 271 45 69 1 1 11 562.0 527 301 271 81 217 24 369 12 12 16 2406 86 1.324 8.4 1.3 3.5 5.9 1.70
162 Game Avg. 6 8 .422 4.34 58 10 15 0 0 2 121 113 65 58 17 47 5 79 3 3 3 518 86 1.324 8.4 1.3 3.5 5.9 1.70
PIT (7 yrs) 24 33 .421 4.22 244 44 57 1 1 11 520.0 480 270 244 72 200 21 347 9 12 15 2218 87 1.308 8.3 1.2 3.5 6.0 1.74
MIN (1 yr) 3 3 .500 4.42 25 0 12 0 0 0 38.2 40 23 19 8 14 3 22 3 0 1 168 91 1.397 9.3 1.9 3.3 5.1 1.57
CAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 21.60 2 1 0 0 0 0 3.1 7 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 3.000 18.9 2.7 8.1 0.0 0.00
NL (7 yrs) 24 33 .421 4.22 244 44 57 1 1 11 520.0 480 270 244 72 200 21 347 9 12 15 2218 87 1.308 8.3 1.2 3.5 6.0 1.74
AL (2 yrs) 3 4 .429 5.79 27 1 12 0 0 0 42.0 47 31 27 9 17 3 22 3 0 1 188 70 1.524 10.1 1.9 3.6 4.7 1.29

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
1991 26 PIT NL NLCS L ATL 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1.000 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5
1 NLCS 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 1.000 9.0 4.5 0.0 4.5

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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
1985 20 TOT MLB 5 10 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1985 20 PIT NL 5 10 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1986 21 PIT NL 21 37 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .030 .059 .030 .089 -75 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1987 22 PIT NL 26 36 33 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .242 .242 .303 .545 44 10 0 0 3 0 0 1
1988 23 PIT NL 50 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 -37 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
1989 24 PIT NL 52 11 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 .200 .111 .311 -7 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1990 25 PIT NL 41 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 26 PIT NL 52 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
8 Seasons 247 109 95 6 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 27 .137 .163 .158 .321 -11 15 2 1 11 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 71 62 4 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .137 .163 .158 .321 -11 10 1 1 7 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 247 109 95 6 13 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 30 .137 .163 .158 .321 -11 15 2 1 11 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
1991 26 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 1 0 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 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
1985 TOT MLB 20 P 7 5 28.0 7 1 5 1 0 .857 1.93 0.86 .971 1.93 0.69
1985 CAL AL 20 P 2 1 3.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.70 0.50 1.000 1.89 0.70
1985 PIT NL 20 P 5 4 24.2 6 0 5 1 0 .833 1.82 1.00 .967 1.93 0.68
1986 PIT NL 21 P 20 19 114.0 17 1 15 1 0 .941 1.26 0.80 .953 1.94 0.66
1987 PIT NL 22 P 24 20 110.2 19 3 16 0 1 1.000 1.55 0.79 .953 1.91 0.62
1988 PIT NL 23 P 50 0 65.0 20 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.77 0.40 .955 1.97 0.69
1989 PIT NL 24 P 52 0 83.0 15 3 10 2 1 .867 1.41 0.25 .953 1.87 0.63
1990 PIT NL 25 P 41 1 62.2 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.87 0.32 .954 1.80 0.58
1991 PIT NL 26 P 52 0 60.0 9 1 6 2 0 .778 1.05 0.13 .967 1.86 0.59
1992 MIN AL 27 P 25 0 38.2 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.40 0.24 .950 1.72 0.56
8 Seasons P 271 45 562.0 106 18 82 6 4 .943 1.60 0.37 .956 1.89 0.62
8 Seasons TOT 271 45 562.0 106 18 82 6 4 .943 1.60 0.37 .899 1.89 0.62

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1985 AL--born 1964-07-08--6th
1985 NL--born 1964-07-08--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1212), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 1982 amateur draft.

August 16, 1985: Sent by the California Angels to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete an earlier deal made on August 2, 1985. The California Angels sent a player to be named later, Mike Brown and Pat Clements to the Pittsburgh Pirates for John Candelaria, George Hendrick and Al Holland.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

July 31, 1992: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Pittsburgh Pirates$65,000
1988Pittsburgh Pirates$125,000
1989Pittsburgh Pirates$230,000
1990Pittsburgh Pirates$525,000
1991Pittsburgh Pirates$835,000
1992Minnesota Twins$1,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,780,000
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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