Keith Shepherd

Keith Wayne Shepherd

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: January 21, 1968 in Wabash, IN
High School: Wabash HS (Wabash, IN)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 28, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1992
Teams (by GP): Rockies/Orioles/Phillies/RedSox 1992-1996

Final Game: August 4, 1996
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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
1986	18	PIT-min	Rk	0	4	.000	6.06	8	2	4	0	0	0	16.1	16	17	11	0	15	0	12	1	1	3			1.898	8.8	0.0	8.3	6.6	0.80	PRA · GULF
1987	19	PIT-min	A-	5	2	.714	4.20	17	13	0	1	1	0	70.2	66	40	33	0	42	0	57	5	1	4			1.528	8.4	0.0	5.3	7.3	1.36	WTR · NYPL
1988	20	PIT-min	A	9	6	.600	4.49	24	21	0	1	1	0	114.1	97	69	57	5	79	0	64	9	2	13			1.539	7.6	0.4	6.2	5.0	0.81	AUG,SAL · SALL,CARL
1989	21	KCR-CLE-min	A	2	9	.182	4.16	19	12	3	0	0	0	75.2	70	44	35	5	47	0	43	2	0	5			1.546	8.3	0.6	5.6	5.1	0.91	BBC,KIN · FLOR,CARL
1990	22	CLE-min	A-,A+	4	7	.364	3.40	29	5	19	0	0	3	79.1	63	47	30	2	47	1	71	6	2	15			1.387	7.1	0.2	5.3	8.1	1.51	WTR,REN · NYPL,CALL
1991	23	CHW-min	A+,A	2	3	.400	1.68	49	0	29	0	0	12	75.0	50	20	14	0	39	2	62	3	1	6	306		1.187	6.0	0.0	4.7	7.4	1.59	SAR,SBN · FLOR,MIDW
1992	24	CHW-PHI-min	AA	3	4	.429	2.30	44	3	31	0	0	7	94.0	67	26	24	2	24	3	73	2	1	7	369		0.968	6.4	0.2	2.3	7.0	3.04	BIR,REA · SOUL,EL
1992	24	PHI	NL	1	1	.500	3.27	12	0	6	0	0	2	22.0	19	10	8	0	6	1	10	0	0	1	91	109	1.136	7.8	0.0	2.5	4.1	1.67
1993	25	COL-min	AAA	3	6	.333	6.78	37	1	20	0	0	8	67.2	90	61	51	2	44	2	57	4	0	15	339		1.980	12.0	0.3	5.9	7.6	1.30	CSP · PCL
1993	25	COL	NL	1	3	.250	6.98	14	1	3	0	0	1	19.1	26	16	15	4	4	0	7	1	0	1	85	70	1.552	12.1	1.9	1.9	3.3	1.75

1994	26	COL-BOS-min	A+,AAA	0	4	.000	7.32	44	4	24	0	0	8	71.1	89	62	58	8	43	0	50	4	1	13	336		1.850	11.2	1.0	5.4	6.3	1.16	CSP,SAR,PAW · PCL,FLOR,IL
1995	27	FLA-min	AAA	1	1	.500	21.21	4	0	1	0	0	0	4.2	11	11	11	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	29		3.000	21.2	1.9	5.8	3.9	0.67	CHR · IL
1995	27	BOS	AL	0	0		36.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	18	6.000	36.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
1996	28	BAL-min	AAA	4	7	.364	4.01	27	11	15	2	0	9	94.1	91	54	42	12	37	0	98	4	0	5	414		1.357	8.7	1.1	3.5	9.3	2.65	ROC · IL
1996	28	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	8.71	13	0	6	0	0	0	20.2	31	27	20	6	18	1	17	0	0	0	111	58	2.371	13.5	2.6	7.8	7.4	0.94
1997	29	NYM-PIT-min	AAA	8	9	.471	4.84	29	19	5	0	0	0	124.2	142	77	67	11	69	4	94	4	1	4	570		1.693	10.3	0.8	5.0	6.8	1.36	NFK,CGY · IL,PCL
4 Yrs				2	5	.286	6.71	41	1	15	0	0	3	63.0	80	57	47	10	30	2	34	1	0	2	296	67	1.746	11.4	1.4	4.3	4.9	1.13
162 Game Avg.				3	8	.286	6.71	66	2	24	0	0	5	102	130	92	76	16	49	3	55	2	0	3	479	67	1.746	11.4	1.4	4.3	4.9	1.13

COL (1 yr)				1	3	.250	6.98	14	1	3	0	0	1	19.1	26	16	15	4	4	0	7	1	0	1	85	70	1.552	12.1	1.9	1.9	3.3	1.75
PHI (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.27	12	0	6	0	0	2	22.0	19	10	8	0	6	1	10	0	0	1	91	109	1.136	7.8	0.0	2.5	4.1	1.67
BOS (1 yr)				0	0		36.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	18	6.000	36.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
BAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	8.71	13	0	6	0	0	0	20.2	31	27	20	6	18	1	17	0	0	0	111	58	2.371	13.5	2.6	7.8	7.4	0.94

AL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	9.97	15	0	6	0	0	0	21.2	35	31	24	6	20	1	17	0	0	0	120	51	2.538	14.5	2.5	8.3	7.1	0.85
NL (2 yrs)				2	4	.333	5.01	26	1	9	0	0	3	41.1	45	26	23	4	10	1	17	1	0	2	176	83	1.331	9.8	0.9	2.2	3.7	1.70

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
1992	24	PHI	NL	22.0	12	0	10	4.09	3.91	-0.15	-0.30	100.6	3.79	-1	-0.1	1.7	-0.1	0.0	1	.492	.499	$
1993	25	COL	NL	19.1	14	1	16	7.45	4.62	-0.16	-0.29	120.2	5.40	-5	-0.5	1.3	-0.1	-0.4	-3	.466	.497	$

1995	27	BOS	AL	1.0	2	0	4	36.00	5.50	1.20	-0.41	106.0	4.12	-4	-0.3	1.1	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.353	.498	$
1996	28	BAL	AL	20.2	13	0	27	11.76	5.74	-0.21	-0.43	98.3	5.42	-15	-1.2	.6	0.2	-0.9	-12	.404	.492	$
4 Seasons				63.0	41	1	57	8.14	4.75	-0.15	-0.34	105.9	4.82	-24	-2.1	1.2	0.0	-1.6	-17	.448	.497	$

COL (1 yr)				19.1	14	1	16	7.45	4.62	-0.16	-0.29	120.2	5.40	-5	-0.5	1.3	-0.1	-0.4	-3	.466	.497	$
PHI (1 yr)				22.0	12	0	10	4.09	3.91	-0.15	-0.30	100.6	3.79	-1	-0.1	1.7	-0.1	0.0	1	.492	.499	$
BOS (1 yr)				1.0	2	0	4	36.00	5.50	1.20	-0.41	106.0	4.12	-4	-0.3	1.1	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.353	.498	$
BAL (1 yr)				20.2	13	0	27	11.76	5.74	-0.21	-0.43	98.3	5.42	-15	-1.2	.6	0.2	-0.9	-12	.404	.492	$

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
1992	24	PHI	NL	12	91	77	10	19	6	0	0	3	3	6	10	.247	.291	.325	.615	.271	25	0	0	4	3	1	1
1993	25	COL	NL	14	85	78	16	26	4	0	4	0	2	4	7	.333	.369	.538	.908	.324	42	3	1	1	1	0	3

1995	27	BOS	AL	2	9	7	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.571	.667	.857	1.524	.571	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	28	BAL	AL	13	111	91	27	31	2	0	6	3	0	18	17	.341	.445	.560	1.006	.362	51	3	0	1	1	1	3
4 Yrs				41	296	253	57	80	14	0	10	6	5	30	34	.316	.384	.490	.874	.327	124	6	1	6	5	2	7
162 Game Avg.				66	479	410	92	130	23	0	16	10	8	49	55	.316	.384	.490	.874	.327	201	10	2	10	8	3	11
MLB Averages																.265	.334	.409	.743	.295

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1992	24	PHI	NL	0.2	0.0	99	-0.6	1.9	-2.5	1.40	0.1	-0.6	-2.2	-0.2	1.40	-0.8	6	3	3
1993	25	COL	NL	-3.6	-0.4	89	-0.6	1.7	-2.3	1.19	-0.5	-0.0	-6.1	-0.6	1.19	-5.2	6	4	3

1995	27	BOS	AL	-3.0	-0.3	9	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	1.26	-0.2	-0.0	-4.4	-0.4	1.26	-2.7	1	0	1
1996	28	BAL	AL	-11.0	-1.0	113	-0.8	0.8	-1.6	.57	-0.9	-0.5	-17.8	-1.5	0.57	-14.7	2	3	6
4 Yrs				-17.4	-1.6	310	-2.3	4.5	-6.8	1.03	-1.4	-0.8	-30.5	-2.7	1.03	-23.4	15	10	13

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
1993	25	COL	NL	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	25.0	25	25	9	2	0	0	6.2	0.0	2.3		0	0	0	0	0
1 Yr				14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	0	1	0	0	0	0%	25	25	25	9	2	0	0	6.2	0.0	2.3		0	0	0	0	0
MLB Averages													.500						49%	49	99	-14					4.7	4.7	6.1	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1992	24	PHI	NL	12	12	6	1	1	6	2	4	33%	6	0	6	4	67%	8	1.396	6	3	3	7	2	3	3	9	10	1	10	3	5.5	28
1993	25	COL	NL	14	13	3	1	3	2	1	1	50%	4	2	7	1	14%	6	1.191	6	4	3	5	4	4	4	9	7	5	7	4	3.9	20

1995	27	BOS	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	2	100%	4	1.256	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.5	20
1996	28	BAL	AL	13	13	6	0	1	0	0	0		2	2	10	5	50%	6	.566	2	3	6	2	1	10	6	7	7	3	8	2	4.8	31
4 Yrs				41	40	15	2	5	8	3	5	38%	12	4	25	12	48%		1.022	15	10	13	15	8	17	14	26	24	11	25	9	4.6	26

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%
1992	24	PHI	NL	91	40%	0.0%	11.0%	6.6%	6.6%	32%	0.63	0.96	77%	26%	0.0%	14%	16	0	0%
1993	25	COL	NL	85	56%	4.7%	8.2%	4.7%	9.4%	31%	0.92	1.13	80%	22%	12.1%	8%	18	3	17%

1995	27	BOS	AL	9	67%	0.0%	0.0%	22.2%	22.2%	50%	0.40	2.00	78%	57%	0.0%	0%	5	0	0%
1996	28	BAL	AL	111	59%	5.4%	15.3%	16.2%	7.2%	26%	1.00	1.25	62%	18%	20.7%	22%	34	3	9%
4 Yrs				296	52%	3.4%	11.5%	10.1%	8.1%	30%	0.82	1.11	72%	23%	9.6%	14%	73	6	8%
MLB Averages					43%	2.5%	15.7%	8.9%	7.3%	31%	0.82	1.08	71%	21%	7.3%	16%			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
1992	24	PHI	NL	91	333	3.66	203	61%	23%	10%	31%	37%	77%	3%	47%	87%	46%	5%	5	2	16%	15	11	1	20%	3	2	0	0	0
1993	25	COL	NL	70	240	3.43	149	62%	19%	13%	30%	39%	81%	0%	50%	84%	47%	6%	4	4	13%	9	3	0	0%	2	0	15	0	0

1995	27	BOS	AL	9	40	4.44	21	53%	24%	5%	38%	33%	76%	0%	40%	94%	44%	22%	2	1	0%	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	0
1996	28	BAL	AL	79	306	3.87	173	57%	23%	14%	32%	31%	77%	0%	44%	81%	51%	10%	8	4	18%	14	7	1	27%	1	4	32	0	0
4 Yrs				249	919	3.69	546	59%	22%	12%	31%	36%	78%	1%	47%	85%	48%	8%	19	11	15%	38	21	2	18%	6	7	47	0	0
MLB Averages						3.68		61%	25%	15%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	80%	56%	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
1992	24	PHI	NL	91	19	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	9	5	0	56%	1	1	0	35	3	3	50%	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0
1993	25	COL	NL	85	26	1	1	4	0	0	4	0	4	0	4	4	0	100%	3	1	1	32	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

1995	27	BOS	AL	9	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	80%	0	0	0	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	28	BAL	AL	111	31	1	0	6	0	8	2	4	1	5	14	6	3	43%	3	0	0	52	3	0	100%	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4 Yrs				296	80	4	1	10	0	15	6	4	5	5	32	19	3	59%	7	2	1	122	6	5	55%	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	0
MLB Averages																		54%							68%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1992	24	1	1	.500	3.27	12	0	6	2	22.0	19	10	8	0	6	1	10	0	1	91	109	1.136	7.8	0.0	2.5	4.1	1.67	109
1993	25	2	4	.333	5.01	26	1	9	3	41.1	45	26	23	4	10	1	17	1	2	176	83	1.331	9.8	0.9	2.2	3.7	1.70	83
1994	26	2	4	.333	5.01	26	1	9	3	41.1	45	26	23	4	10	1	17	1	2	176	83	1.331	9.8	0.9	2.2	3.7	1.70	83
1995	27	2	4	.333	5.74	28	1	9	3	42.1	49	30	27	4	12	1	17	1	2	185	74	1.441	10.4	0.9	2.6	3.6	1.42	74
1996	28	2	5	.286	6.71	41	1	15	3	63.0	80	57	47	10	30	2	34	1	2	296	67	1.746	11.4	1.4	4.3	4.9	1.13	67

Neutralized Pitching

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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	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
1992	24	1	1	.500	3.68	22.0	20	10	9	0	6	10	0	1.182	8.2	2.5	4.1	1.67	0.0	12
1993	25	1	1	.500	5.68	19.0	24	13	12	4	4	7	1	1.474	11.4	1.9	3.3	1.75	1.9	14

1995	27	0	0		36.00	1.0	4	4	4	0	2	0	0	6.000	36.0	18.0	0.0	0.00	0.0	2
1996	28	0	2	.000	7.36	22.0	29	20	18	6	17	18	0	2.091	11.9	7.0	7.4	1.06	2.5	13
4 Yrs		2	4	.333	6.05	64.0	77	47	43	10	29	35	1	1.656	10.8		4.9	1.21	1.4	41

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