Bob Knepper

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 25, 1954 in Akron, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA).

High School: Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA)

Last Game: June 24, 1990 (Age 36-030d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Robert Wesley Knepper

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

146

155

ERA

3.68

445

413

2708.0

1473

WHIP

1.327

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1972	18	-1.2	Great Falls	PION	Rk	SFG	7	1	.875	1.46	2.65	12	8		5	1	1	68.0	53	20	11	1	19	1	75	4	0	1		1.059	7.0	0.1	2.5	9.9	3.95
1973	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A	SFG	9	10	.474	2.94	4.92	24	23		9	1	0	150.0	143	82	49	3	58	0	134	2	1	9		1.340	8.6	0.2	3.5	8.0	2.31
1973	19	-1.5	Decatur	MIDW	A	SFG	7	2	.778	1.94	3.19	11	11		6	1	0	79.0	65	28	17	1	23	0	68	0	1	2		1.114	7.4	0.1	2.6	7.7	2.96
1973	19	-2.5	Fresno	CALL	A	SFG	2	8	.200	4.06	6.85	13	12		3	0	0	71.0	78	54	32	2	35	0	66	2	0	7		1.592	9.9	0.3	4.4	8.4	1.89
1974	20	-1.6	Fresno	CALL	A	SFG	20	5	.800	3.18	3.89	30	30		16	2	0	238.0	239	103	84	9	80	0	247	4	1	12		1.340	9.0	0.3	3.0	9.3	3.09
1975	21	-4.0	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	11	11	.500	4.59	5.86	26	26		8	1	0	155.0	169	101	79	14	78	4	94	3	2	16		1.594	9.8	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.21
1976	22	-3.1	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	14	10	.583	4.30	4.61	29	29		13	3	0	205.0	209	105	98	21	64	1	130	2	0	14		1.332	9.2	0.9	2.8	5.7	2.03
1976	22	-5.4	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	1	2	.333	3.24	3.24	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.0	26	9	9	0	7	1	11	0	0	2	104	1.320	9.4	0.0	2.5	4.0	1.57
1977	23	-1.7	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	3	6	.333	7.41	9.00	10	9		4	0	0	51.0	68	51	42	6	25	0	24	2	0	7		1.824	12.0	1.1	4.4	4.2	0.96
1977	23	-4.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	11	9	.550	3.36	3.96	27	27	0	6	2	0	166.0	151	73	62	14	72	2	100	3	0	6	710	1.343	8.2	0.8	3.9	5.4	1.39
1978	24	-4.0	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	17	11	.607	2.63	2.94	36	35	1	16	6	0	260.0	218	85	76	10	85	11	147	4	0	6	1062	1.165	7.5	0.3	2.9	5.1	1.73
1979	25	-3.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	9	12	.429	4.64	5.08	34	34	0	6	2	0	207.1	241	117	107	30	77	8	123	3	1	6	926	1.534	10.5	1.3	3.3	5.3	1.60
1980	26	-2.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	9	16	.360	4.10	4.76	35	33	1	8	1	0	215.1	242	114	98	15	61	10	103	8	1	2	943	1.407	10.1	0.6	2.5	4.3	1.69
1981	27	-1.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	9	5	.643	2.18	2.36	22	22	0	6	5	0	156.2	128	41	38	5	38	1	75	4	0	0	617	1.060	7.4	0.3	2.2	4.3	1.97
1982	28	-0.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	5	15	.250	4.45	5.00	33	29	1	4	0	1	180.0	193	100	89	14	60	4	108	3	0	8	770	1.406	9.7	0.7	3.0	5.4	1.80
1983	29	0.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	6	13	.316	3.19	4.12	35	29	2	4	3	0	203.0	202	93	72	12	71	3	125	4	2	3	867	1.345	9.0	0.5	3.1	5.5	1.76
1984	30	1.9	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	15	10	.600	3.20	3.58	35	34	0	11	3	0	233.2	223	93	83	26	55	5	140	1	0	2	954	1.190	8.6	1.0	2.1	5.4	2.55
1985	31	2.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	15	13	.536	3.55	4.44	37	37	0	4	0	0	241.0	253	119	95	21	54	5	131	3	0	4	1016	1.274	9.4	0.8	2.0	4.9	2.43
1986	32	3.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	17	12	.586	3.14	3.49	40	38	1	8	5	0	258.0	232	100	90	19	62	13	143	4	0	5	1053	1.140	8.1	0.7	2.2	5.0	2.31
1987	33	4.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	8	17	.320	5.27	5.98	33	31	1	1	0	0	177.2	226	118	104	26	54	3	76	4	0	4	792	1.576	11.4	1.3	2.7	3.8	1.41
1988	34	5.5	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	14	5	.737	3.14	3.60	27	27	0	3	2	0	175.0	156	70	61	13	67	2	103	2	2	6	726	1.274	8.0	0.7	3.4	5.3	1.54
1989	35		2 Teams	NL	Maj	HOU-SFG	7	12	.368	5.13	5.35	35	26	2	1	1	0	165.0	190	98	94	16	75	6	64	3	4	5	746	1.606	10.4	0.9	4.1	3.5	0.85
1989	35	6.2	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	4	10	.286	5.89	6.21	22	20	0	0	0	0	113.0	135	78	74	12	60	4	45	2	3	4	520	1.726	10.8	1.0	4.8	3.6	0.75
1989	35	6.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	3	2	.600	3.46	3.46	13	6	2	1	1	0	52.0	55	20	20	4	15	2	19	1	1	1	226	1.346	9.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.27
1990	36	10.1	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	1	2	.333	3.65	5.11	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.2	21	14	10	1	9	1	13	1	3	0		1.216	7.7	0.4	3.3	4.7	1.44
1990	36	7.6	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	3	3	.500	5.68	5.68	12	7	1	0	0	0	44.1	56	28	28	7	19	4	24	1	3	1	202	1.692	11.4	1.4	3.9	4.9	1.26
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		146	155	.485	3.68	4.18	445	413	10	78	30	1	2708.0	2737	1258	1106	228	857	78	1473	47	13	60	11488	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9	1.72
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		65	45	.591	3.76	4.80	135	129	0	55	8	1	891.2	902	476	373	55	333	7	717	18	7	59		1.385	9.1	0.6	3.4	7.2	2.15
All Levels (19 Seasons)							211	200	.513	3.70	4.34	580	542	10	133	38	2	3599.2	3639	1734	1479	283	1190	85	2190	65	20	119	11488	1.342	9.1	0.7	3.0	5.5	1.84

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		29	29	.500	4.73	5.60	69	68	0	25	4	0	435.2	467	271	229	42	176	6	261	8	5	37		1.476	9.6	0.9	3.6	5.4	1.48
A (2 seasons)					Minors		29	15	.659	3.09	4.29	54	53		25	3	0	388.0	382	185	133	12	138	0	381	6	2	21		1.340	8.9	0.3	3.2	8.8	2.76
Rk (1 season)					Minors		7	1	.875	1.46	2.65	12	8		5	1	1	68.0	53	20	11	1	19	1	75	4	0	1		1.059	7.0	0.1	2.5	9.9	3.95