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Kent Tekulve
Kenton Charles Tekulve (Teke)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Catholic (Hamilton, OH)
School: Marietta College
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1974
Final Game: July 16, 1989
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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
1974 27 PIT NL 1 1 .500 6.00 8 0 5 0 0 0 9.0 12 6 6 1 5 2 6 1 0 0 44 57 1.889 12.0 1.0 5.0 6.0 1.20
1975 28 PIT NL 1 2 .333 2.25 34 0 9 0 0 5 56.0 43 20 14 2 23 6 28 1 0 3 232 157 1.179 6.9 0.3 3.7 4.5 1.22
1976 29 PIT NL 5 3 .625 2.45 64 0 33 0 0 9 102.2 91 30 28 3 25 7 68 0 0 0 409 141 1.130 8.0 0.3 2.2 6.0 2.72
1977 30 PIT NL 10 1 .909 3.06 72 0 35 0 0 7 103.0 89 41 35 5 33 6 59 1 1 2 422 129 1.184 7.8 0.4 2.9 5.2 1.79
1978 31 PIT NL 8 7 .533 2.33 91 0 65 0 0 31 135.0 115 44 35 5 55 18 77 2 0 5 573 160 1.259 7.7 0.3 3.7 5.1 1.40 CYA-5,MVP-13
1979 32 PIT NL 10 8 .556 2.75 94 0 67 0 0 31 134.1 109 46 41 5 49 20 75 2 0 4 550 143 1.176 7.3 0.3 3.3 5.0 1.53 CYA-5,MVP-8
1980 33 PIT NL 8 12 .400 3.39 78 0 57 0 0 21 93.0 96 39 35 6 40 16 47 1 0 0 407 109 1.462 9.3 0.6 3.9 4.5 1.18 AS
1981 34 PIT NL 5 5 .500 2.49 45 0 27 0 0 3 65.0 61 19 18 1 17 5 34 1 0 1 268 146 1.200 8.4 0.1 2.4 4.7 2.00
1982 35 PIT NL 12 8 .600 2.87 85 0 64 0 0 20 128.2 113 47 41 7 46 23 66 3 0 1 541 131 1.236 7.9 0.5 3.2 4.6 1.43
1983 36 PIT NL 7 5 .583 1.64 76 0 56 0 0 18 99.0 78 27 18 1 36 12 52 0 0 1 398 227 1.152 7.1 0.1 3.3 4.7 1.44
1984 37 PIT NL 3 9 .250 2.66 72 0 51 0 0 13 88.0 86 30 26 4 33 12 36 1 0 0 370 136 1.352 8.8 0.4 3.4 3.7 1.09
1985 38 TOT NL 4 10 .286 3.57 61 0 42 0 0 14 75.2 74 35 30 5 30 10 40 2 0 0 327 104 1.374 8.8 0.6 3.6 4.8 1.33
1985 38 PIT NL 0 0 16.20 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.1 7 7 6 1 5 1 4 0 0 0 21 22 3.600 18.9 2.7 13.5 10.8 0.80
1985 38 PHI NL 4 10 .286 2.99 58 0 41 0 0 14 72.1 67 28 24 4 25 9 36 2 0 0 306 124 1.272 8.3 0.5 3.1 4.5 1.44
1986 39 PHI NL 11 5 .688 2.54 73 0 34 0 0 4 110.0 99 35 31 2 25 10 57 0 1 3 446 153 1.127 8.1 0.2 2.0 4.7 2.28
1987 40 PHI NL 6 4 .600 3.09 90 0 38 0 0 3 105.0 96 38 36 8 29 13 60 0 0 2 432 138 1.190 8.2 0.7 2.5 5.1 2.07
1988 41 PHI NL 3 7 .300 3.60 70 0 35 0 0 4 80.0 87 34 32 3 22 11 43 2 0 0 347 99 1.363 9.8 0.3 2.5 4.8 1.95
1989 42 CIN NL 0 3 .000 5.02 37 0 20 0 0 1 52.0 56 35 29 5 23 8 31 0 1 1 235 72 1.519 9.7 0.9 4.0 5.4 1.35
16 Seasons 94 90 .511 2.85 1050 0 638 0 0 184 1436.1 1305 526 455 63 491 179 779 17 3 23 6001 132 1.250 8.2 0.4 3.1 4.9 1.59
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .511 2.85 68 0 41 0 0 12 93 85 34 29 4 32 12 50 1 0 1 389 132 1.250 8.2 0.4 3.1 4.9 1.59
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
PIT (12 yrs) 70 61 .534 2.68 722 0 470 0 0 158 1017.0 900 356 303 41 367 128 552 13 1 17 4235 139 1.246 8.0 0.4 3.2 4.9 1.50
PHI (4 yrs) 24 26 .480 3.01 291 0 148 0 0 25 367.1 349 135 123 17 101 43 196 4 1 5 1531 129 1.225 8.6 0.4 2.5 4.8 1.94
CIN (1 yr) 0 3 .000 5.02 37 0 20 0 0 1 52.0 56 35 29 5 23 8 31 0 1 1 235 72 1.519 9.7 0.9 4.0 5.4 1.35

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
1975 28 PIT NL NLCS L CIN 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 3.000 20.3 0.0 6.8 13.5 2.00
1979 32 PIT NL NLCS W CIN 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 10 1.500 6.8 0.0 6.8 6.8 1.00
1979 32 PIT NL WS W BAL 0 1 .000 2.89 5 0 5 0 0 3 9.1 4 3 3 0 3 2 10 0 0 0 35 0.750 3.9 0.0 2.9 9.6 3.33
2 Seasons (3 Series) 0 1 .000 3.38 9 0 6 0 0 3 13.1 9 5 5 0 6 3 14 0 0 1 53 1.125 6.1 0.0 4.1 9.5 2.33
2 NLCS 0 0 4.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 1 18 2.000 11.3 0.0 6.8 9.0 1.33
1 WS 0 1 .000 2.89 5 0 5 0 0 3 9.1 4 3 3 0 3 2 10 0 0 0 35 0.750 3.9 0.0 2.9 9.6 3.33

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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
1974 27 PIT NL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 28 PIT NL 34 12 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .091 .167 .091 .258 -26 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 29 PIT NL 64 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1977 30 PIT NL 72 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 31 PIT NL 91 22 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .095 .136 .095 .232 -35 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-5,MVP-13
1979 32 PIT NL 94 17 15 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .133 .188 .133 .321 -12 2 0 0 1 0 0 1/7 CYA-5,MVP-8
1980 33 PIT NL 78 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .100 .000 .100 -70 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1981 34 PIT NL 45 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 35 PIT NL 85 15 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 -60 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1983 36 PIT NL 76 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1984 37 PIT NL 72 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 38 TOT NL 61 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 38 PIT NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1985 38 PHI NL 58 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 39 PHI NL 73 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 40 PHI NL 90 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 46 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1988 41 PHI NL 70 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 42 CIN NL 37 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 183 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 1050 132 121 8 10 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 61 .083 .126 .083 .209 -41 10 1 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 20 19 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .083 .126 .083 .209 -41 2 0 0 1 0 0
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
PIT (12 yrs) 722 116 108 5 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 56 .083 .116 .083 .199 -44 9 1 0 4 0 0
PHI (4 yrs) 291 14 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 .154 .000 .154 -54 0 0 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 37 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 183 1 0 0 0 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
1975 28 PIT NL NLCS CIN L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 32 PIT NL NLCS CIN W 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 32 PIT NL WS BAL W 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 NLCS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 5 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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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 PIT NL 27 P 8 0 9.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 0.63 .940 1.90 0.71
1975 PIT NL 28 P 34 0 56.0 23 5 17 1 1 .957 3.54 0.65 .943 1.86 0.72
1976 PIT NL 29 P 64 0 102.2 31 6 24 1 0 .968 2.63 0.47 .948 1.88 0.72
1977 PIT NL 30 P 72 0 103.0 39 7 32 0 1 1.000 3.41 0.54 .946 1.85 0.67
1978 PIT NL 31 P 91 0 135.1 50 8 38 4 1 .920 3.06 0.51 .952 1.91 0.72 CYA-5,MVP-13
1979 PIT NL 32 P 94 0 134.1 36 7 28 1 0 .972 2.34 0.37 .950 1.80 0.66 CYA-5,MVP-8
1979 PIT NL 32 LF 1 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 1080.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 27.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 1.60 CYA-5,MVP-8
1979 PIT NL 32 OF 1 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 1080.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 27.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.00 CYA-5,MVP-8
1980 PIT NL 33 P 78 0 93.0 24 5 18 1 1 .958 2.23 0.29 .950 1.91 0.69 AS
1981 PIT NL 34 P 45 0 65.0 20 4 16 0 2 1.000 2.77 0.44 .955 1.97 0.68
1982 PIT NL 35 P 85 0 128.2 39 11 27 1 2 .974 2.66 0.45 .951 1.96 0.70
1983 PIT NL 36 P 76 0 99.0 23 3 20 0 2 1.000 2.09 0.30 .948 1.92 0.68
1984 PIT NL 37 P 72 0 88.0 31 6 25 0 3 1.000 3.17 0.43 .952 1.88 0.67
1985 TOT NL 38 P 61 0 75.2 18 4 14 0 0 1.000 2.14 0.30 .956 1.91 0.68
1985 PIT NL 38 P 3 0 3.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.70 0.33 1.000 1.89 0.67
1985 PHI NL 38 P 58 0 72.1 17 4 13 0 0 1.000 2.12 0.29 .953 1.92 0.68
1986 PHI NL 39 P 73 0 110.0 29 4 22 3 2 .897 2.13 0.36 .959 1.94 0.66
1987 PHI NL 40 P 90 0 105.0 32 11 20 1 0 .969 2.66 0.34 .953 1.91 0.62
1988 PHI NL 41 P 70 0 80.0 21 7 14 0 1 1.000 2.36 0.30 .952 1.96 0.69
1989 CIN NL 42 P 37 0 52.0 11 2 9 0 1 1.000 1.90 0.30 .945 1.87 0.63
16 Seasons P 1050 0 1436.2 432 92 327 13 17 .970 2.62 0.40 .951 1.90 0.68
1 Season LF 1 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 1080.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 27.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 1.60
1 Season OF 1 0 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 1080.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 27.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.00
16 Seasons TOT 1051 0 1437.0 433 93 327 13 17 .970 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 2.63 0.40 .921 1.90 0.68
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1995 BBWAA ( 1.3%)

All-Star Games
1980

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1978 NL (13, 7%)
1979 NL (8, 19%)
0.26 Career Shares (640th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1978 NL (5, 10%)
1979 NL (5, 12%)
0.22 Career Shares (144th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
Career  2.851 (119th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  8.177 (170th)

Games Played s c a p y
1976 NL  64 (8th)
1977 NL  72 (7th)
1978 NL  91 (1st)
1979 NL  94 (1st)
1980 NL  78 (2nd)
1981 NL  45 (10th)
1982 NL  85 (1st)
1983 NL  76 (2nd)
1984 NL  72 (4th)
1986 NL  73 (5th)
1987 NL  90 (1st)
1988 NL  70 (4th)
Career  1050 (8th)

Saves s c a p y
1978 NL  31 (2nd)
1979 NL  31 (2nd)
1980 NL  21 (6th)
1982 NL  20 (5th)
1983 NL  18 (9th)
Career  184 (49th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1978 NL  65 (1st)
1979 NL  67 (1st)
1980 NL  57 (2nd)
1982 NL  64 (2nd)
1983 NL  56 (1st)
1984 NL  51 (6th)
1985 NL  42 (8th)
Career  638 (12th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
Career  132 (33rd)

Oldest s c a p y
1986 NL  born 1947-03-05 (7th)
1987 NL  born 1947-03-05 (5th)
1988 NL  born 1947-03-05 (4th)
1989 NL  born 1947-03-05 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 27 (856), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 62 (201), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 16, 1969: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

November 7, 1983: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

April 20, 1985: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for Frankie Griffin (minors) and Al Holland.

December 7, 1988: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

March 30, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Pittsburgh Pirates$830,000
1986Philadelphia Phillies$890,000
1987Philadelphia Phillies$925,000
1988Philadelphia Phillies$850,000
Career (may be incomplete)$3,495,000
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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