Danny Kolb

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 185lb (193cm, 83kg)

Born: March 29, 1975 in Sterling, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Walnut HS (Walnut, IL) and the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 1995 MLB June Amateur Draft from Illinois State University (Normal, IL).

High School: Walnut HS (Walnut, IL)

Schools: Sauk Valley Community College (Dixon, IL), Illinois State University (Normal, IL)

Debut: June 4, 1999 (Age 24-067d, 17,471st in major league history)
vs. ARI 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: June 20, 2007 (Age 32-083d)
vs. SEA 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Agents: Damon Lapa • Previously: Scott Boras

Full Name: Daniel Lee Kolb

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Relatives: Cousin of Gary Kolb

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.7

ERA

4.36

290

286.2

177

WHIP

1.517

Summary of 20 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

4 Tms
MIL	9
TEX	5
ATL	5
PIT	1

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	7

Home/Road
Home	12
Away	8

Outs
1	8
0	7
2	5

10 Opps
CIN	5
SEA	5
HOU	3
NYM	1
COL	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
MIL	1

19 Batters
Jason LaRue	2
Alex Rodriguez	1
Trot Nixon	1
Jay Buhner	1
Derrek Lee	1
Raúl Ibañez	1
Mark Sweeney	1
Lance Berkman	1
Jason Lane	1
Geoff Jenkins	1
Craig Wilson	1
Adam Dunn	1
John Olerud	1
Wily Mo Peña	1
Chris Woodward	1
Brian Hunter	1
Richard Hidalgo	1
Dustan Mohr	1
David Ross	1

8 Parks
Turner Fld (ATL)	4
Am Fam Field (MIL)	4
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	4
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	9
9	4
8	3
89	3
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	5
2	5
5	5
6	2
3	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	10
123	3
-2-	3
1--	2
12-	1
1-3	1

38 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	10
1 on	5
2 on	2
3 on	3
Any on	10

Inning
4	1
7	2
8	9
9	5
Extra	3

4-6	1
7-end	19

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	1
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	3
-2	2
-3	2

Ahead	9
Tied	4
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	4
3-2	3
1-2	3
2-1	3
2-2	2
1-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	5
PH	4
LF	4
1B	2
CF	2
C	2
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	4
9th	4
1st	3
6th	3
7th	2
4th	2
3rd	2

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-07-03	Alex Rodriguez	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 12-11	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	4	6	12%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1999-07-04	Brian Hunter	SEA	@	TEX	ahead 5-0	t 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	1	7	3%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2001-08-24	Trot Nixon	BOS	@	TEX	tied 3-3	t 8	1	123	6,(3-2) BSCBBX	4	1	8	28%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. O'Leary Scores; S. Hillenbrand Scores; D. Mirabelli Scores
4	4	2	1	2001-10-04	Jay Buhner	SEA		TEX	ahead 13-1	b 8	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BSX	2	1	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Kingsale Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2002-09-09	John Olerud	SEA	@	TEX	behind 5-8	t 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	4	3	13%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Relaford Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2003-07-01	Richard Hidalgo	HOU		MIL	behind 2-3	b 7	2	1--	6,(3-2) CBBBF>X	2	5	9	44%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Bagwell Scores
7	7	2	1	2003-07-23	Lance Berkman	HOU	@	MIL	tied 2-2	t 11	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	7	41%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2004-07-11	Jason LaRue	CIN	@	MIL	tied 6-6	t 9	1	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	5	2	36%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Cruz Scores
9	9	2	2	2004-07-11	Wily Mo Peña	CIN	@	MIL	ahead 8-6	t 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	8	5%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
10	10	3	1	2004-09-01	Craig Wilson	PIT	@	MIL	behind 1-2	t 9	2	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	PH	36%	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2005-05-11	Dustan Mohr	COL		ATL	behind 4-5	b 9	1	---	5,(1-2) CSFBX	1	9	9	46%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	2	1	2005-05-23	Chris Woodward	NYM	@	ATL	behind 5-8	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	7	9	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	3	1	2005-07-10	Geoff Jenkins	MIL	@	ATL	ahead 6-4	t 7	0	---	5,(1-2) .SBFFX	1	5	9	8%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	2005-08-19	Mark Sweeney	SDP	@	ATL	ahead 9-7	t 8	1	1-3	5,(2-2) .CBSBX	3	9	PH	8%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); R. Klesko Scores; M. Olivo Scores
15	15	5	1	2005-09-04	Jason LaRue	CIN	@	ATL	ahead 4-3	t 12	1	123	7,(3-2) .BFFBBFX	4	6	PH	9%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Hudson Scores; A. Kearns Scores; S. Casey Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2006-06-13	David Ross	CIN		MIL	behind 3-5	b 8	2	---	4,(1-2) FBCX	1	7	2	11%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	2	1	2006-06-14	Adam Dunn	CIN		MIL	tied 0-0	b 11	1	12-	5,(2-2) BBSFX	3	5	7	28%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); K. Griffey Scores; R. Aurilia Scores
18	18	3	1	2006-06-28	Derrek Lee	CHC		MIL	behind 1-3	b 8	0	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	3	32%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); T. Walker Scores
19	19	4	1	2006-08-29	Jason Lane	HOU		MIL	ahead 6-3	b 8	0	123	4,(3-0) .*BBB.X	4	9	PH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Scott Scores; A. Everett Scores; B. Ausmus Scores
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2007-06-20	Raúl Ibañez	SEA		PIT	ahead 6-0	b 8	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	3	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)