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Kevin Ritz
Kevin D Ritz
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: June 8, 1965 in Eatontown, NJ
Schools: William Penn University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed September 3, 1985. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 15, 1989
Final Game: May 16, 1998
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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
1989 24 DET AL 4 6 .400 4.38 12 12 0 1 0 0 74.0 75 41 36 2 44 5 56 1 0 6 334 88 1.608 9.1 0.2 5.4 6.8 1.27
1990 25 DET AL 0 4 .000 11.05 4 4 0 0 0 0 7.1 14 12 9 0 14 2 3 0 0 3 52 36 3.818 17.2 0.0 17.2 3.7 0.21
1991 26 DET AL 0 3 .000 11.74 11 5 3 0 0 0 15.1 17 22 20 1 22 1 9 2 0 0 86 36 2.543 10.0 0.6 12.9 5.3 0.41
1992 27 DET AL 2 5 .286 5.60 23 11 4 0 0 0 80.1 88 52 50 4 44 4 57 3 1 7 368 71 1.643 9.9 0.4 4.9 6.4 1.30
1994 29 COL NL 5 6 .455 5.62 15 15 0 0 0 0 73.2 88 49 46 5 35 4 53 4 1 6 335 89 1.670 10.8 0.6 4.3 6.5 1.51
1995 30 COL NL 11 11 .500 4.21 31 28 3 0 0 2 173.1 171 91 81 16 65 3 120 6 0 6 743 128 1.362 8.9 0.8 3.4 6.2 1.85
1996 31 COL NL 17 11 .607 5.28 35 35 0 2 0 0 213.0 236 135 125 24 105 3 105 12 1 10 966 99 1.601 10.0 1.0 4.4 4.4 1.00
1997 32 COL NL 6 8 .429 5.87 18 18 0 1 0 0 107.1 142 72 70 16 46 3 56 1 0 7 486 88 1.752 11.9 1.3 3.9 4.7 1.22
1998 33 COL NL 0 2 .000 11.00 2 2 0 0 0 0 9.0 17 11 11 1 2 0 3 1 0 1 46 47 2.111 17.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.50
9 Seasons 45 56 .446 5.35 151 130 10 4 0 2 753.1 848 485 448 69 377 25 462 30 3 46 3416 92 1.626 10.1 0.8 4.5 5.5 1.23
162 Game Avg. 11 14 .446 5.35 37 31 2 1 0 0 182 205 117 108 17 91 6 112 7 1 11 827 92 1.626 10.1 0.8 4.5 5.5 1.23
COL (5 yrs) 39 38 .506 5.20 101 98 3 3 0 2 576.1 654 358 333 62 253 13 337 24 2 30 2576 101 1.574 10.2 1.0 4.0 5.3 1.33
DET (4 yrs) 6 18 .250 5.85 50 32 7 1 0 0 177.0 194 127 115 7 124 12 125 6 1 16 840 67 1.797 9.9 0.4 6.3 6.4 1.01
NL (5 yrs) 39 38 .506 5.20 101 98 3 3 0 2 576.1 654 358 333 62 253 13 337 24 2 30 2576 101 1.574 10.2 1.0 4.0 5.3 1.33
AL (4 yrs) 6 18 .250 5.85 50 32 7 1 0 0 177.0 194 127 115 7 124 12 125 6 1 16 840 67 1.797 9.9 0.4 6.3 6.4 1.01

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
1995 30 COL NL NLDS L ATL 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 7 6 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 34 2.143 15.4 3.9 3.9 6.4 1.67
1 NLDS 0 0 7.71 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 12 7 6 3 3 1 5 0 0 0 34 2.143 15.4 3.9 3.9 6.4 1.67
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Standard Batting

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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
1994 29 COL NL 15 25 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 2 0 5 0 0 1
1995 30 COL NL 31 63 48 3 9 1 0 0 2 1 1 2 20 .188 .250 .208 .458 11 10 1 2 11 0 0 1
1996 31 COL NL 35 83 65 7 15 2 0 1 5 0 0 7 28 .231 .306 .308 .613 50 20 0 0 11 0 0 1
1997 32 COL NL 16 41 35 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 .057 .154 .057 .211 -46 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1998 33 COL NL 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 99 215 171 14 27 3 0 1 7 2 1 13 77 .158 .226 .193 .419 3 33 3 2 29 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 352 280 23 44 5 0 2 11 3 2 21 126 .158 .226 .193 .419 3 54 5 3 47 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
1995 30 COL NL NLDS ATL L 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 DET AL 24 P 12 12 74.0 14 4 10 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.70 1.17 .957 1.87 0.66
1990 DET AL 25 P 4 4 7.1 7 2 4 1 0 .857 0.0 0.0 7.36 1.50 .957 1.72 0.60
1991 DET AL 26 P 11 5 15.1 6 1 4 1 0 .833 0.0 0.0 2.93 0.45 .967 1.82 0.58
1992 DET AL 27 P 23 11 80.1 14 4 10 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.57 0.61 .950 1.71 0.56
1994 COL NL 29 P 15 15 73.2 19 6 13 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.32 1.27 .958 1.86 0.54
1995 COL NL 30 P 31 28 173.1 49 10 39 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.54 1.58 .953 1.84 0.51
1996 COL NL 31 P 35 35 213.0 69 18 51 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.92 1.97 .952 1.84 0.52
1997 COL NL 32 P 18 18 107.1 28 13 15 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.35 1.56 .950 1.85 0.52
1998 COL NL 33 P 2 2 9.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 5.00 2.50 .960 1.90 0.55
9 Seasons P 151 130 753.1 211 60 149 2 11 .991 0.0 0.0 2.50 1.38 .954 1.83 0.54
9 Seasons TOT 151 130 753.1 211 60 149 2 11 .991 0.0 0.0 2.50 1.38 .944 1.83 0.54

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1996 NL--17--3rd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1996 NL--.607--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1996 NL--35--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1996 NL--105--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1996 NL--236--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1996 NL--125--1st

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1996 NL--10--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1996 NL--12--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1996 NL--966--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1995 NL--128--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1995 NL--11--9th
1996 NL--11--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1958), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1611), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

January 3, 1985: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1985: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). Player signed September 3, 1985.

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Detroit Tigers as the 46th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

October 12, 1993: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

December 1, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1989Detroit Tigers$68,000
1990Detroit Tigers$118,000
1992Detroit Tigers$125,000
1994Colorado Rockies$165,000
1995Colorado Rockies$447,223
1996Colorado Rockies$740,000
1997Colorado Rockies$2,500,000
1998Colorado Rockies$3,500,000
1999Colorado Rockies$3,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,663,223
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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