Bob Kipper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 8, 1964 in Aurora, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th) of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aurora Central Catholic HS (Aurora, IL).

High School: Aurora Central Catholic HS (Aurora, IL)

Debut: April 12, 1985 (Age 20-278d, 15,011th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: July 27, 1992 (Age 28-019d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Tom Selakovich

Full Name: Robert Wayne Kipper

Nicknames: Round Tripper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

ERA

4.34

271

562.0

369

WHIP

1.324

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1982	17	CAL-min	A-	6	5	.545	4.46	13	13	0	1	1	0	76.2	62	46	38	8	52	2	65	0	2	3				1.487	7.3	0.9	6.1	7.6	1.25	SLM NORW
1983	18	CAL-min	A	5	8	.385	4.65	22	21	0	2	0	0	127.2	112	77	66	17	52	1	105	1	4	3				1.285	7.9	1.2	3.7	7.4	2.02	PEO MIDW
1984	19	CAL-min	A	18	8	.692	2.04	26	26	0	8	3	0	185.0	147	61	42	4	65	3	98	3	0	5				1.146	7.2	0.2	3.2	4.8	1.51	RWD CALL
1985	20	PIT-CAL-min	AA,AAA	3	3	.500	3.08	16	9	0	1	1	0	49.2	52	22	17	5	10	0	31	0	1	1				1.248	9.4	0.9	1.8	5.6	3.10	MDL,HAW,EDM TL,PCL
1985	20	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	7.07	7	5	1	0	0	0	28.0	28	24	22	5	10	0	13	0	0	0	124	53	5.15	1.357	9.0	1.6	3.2	4.2	1.30
1985	20	CAL	AL	0	1	.000	21.60	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.1	7	8	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	21	9.28	3.000	18.9	2.7	8.1	0.0	0.00
1985	20	PIT	NL	1	2	.333	5.11	5	4	1	0	0	0	24.2	21	16	14	4	7	0	13	0	0	0	104	72	4.59	1.135	7.7	1.5	2.6	4.7	1.86
1986	21	PIT-min	AA	0	1	.000	3.44	4	4	0	0	0	0	18.1	14	7	7	1	3	0	19	3	0	1				0.927	6.9	0.5	1.5	9.3	6.33	NAS EL
1986	21	PIT	NL	6	8	.429	4.03	20	19	1	0	0	0	114.0	123	60	51	17	34	3	81	2	3	3	496	96	4.24	1.377	9.7	1.3	2.7	6.4	2.38
1987	22	PIT-min	AAA	0	2	.000	1.78	6	2	2	0	0	1	25.1	23	7	5	2	4	1	22	0	0	1				1.066	8.2	0.7	1.4	7.8	5.50	VAN PCL
1987	22	PIT	NL	5	9	.357	5.94	24	20	0	1	1	0	110.2	117	74	73	25	52	4	83	2	0	5	493	69	5.77	1.527	9.5	2.0	4.2	6.8	1.60
1988	23	PIT	NL	2	6	.250	3.74	50	0	15	0	0	0	65.0	54	33	27	7	26	4	39	2	1	1	267	91	4.26	1.231	7.5	1.0	3.6	5.4	1.50
1989	24	PIT	NL	3	4	.429	2.93	52	0	15	0	0	4	83.0	55	29	27	5	33	6	58	0	2	5	334	115	3.34	1.060	6.0	0.5	3.6	6.3	1.76
1990	25	PIT-min	AAA	0	0		7.71	5	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	6	4	4	1	1	0	6	0	0	0				1.500	11.6	1.9	1.9	11.6	6.00	BFL AA
1990	25	PIT	NL	5	2	.714	3.02	41	1	7	0	0	3	62.2	44	24	21	7	26	1	35	3	5	1	260	120	4.53	1.117	6.3	1.0	3.7	5.0	1.35
1991	26	PIT	NL	2	2	.500	4.65	52	0	18	0	0	4	60.0	66	34	31	7	22	3	38	0	1	0	264	77	4.21	1.467	9.9	1.1	3.3	5.7	1.73
1992	27	MIN	AL	3	3	.500	4.42	25	0	12	0	0	0	38.2	40	23	19	8	14	3	22	3	0	1	168	92	5.65	1.397	9.3	1.9	3.3	5.1	1.57
1993			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Did Not Play)
1994	29	NYM-min	AAA	1	2	.333	7.82	9	0	4	0	0	0	12.2	17	12	11	2	7	2	13	1	0	1	63			1.895	12.1	1.4	5.0	9.2	1.86	NFK IL
8 Yrs				27	37	.422	4.34	271	45	69	1	1	11	562.0	527	301	271	81	217	24	369	12	12	16	2406	86	4.58	1.324	8.4	1.3	3.5	5.9	1.70
162 Game Avg.				6	8	.422	4.34	58	10	15	0	0	2	121	113	65	58	17	47	5	79	3	3	3	518	86	4.58	1.324	8.4	1.3	3.5	5.9	1.70

PIT (7 yrs)				24	33	.421	4.22	244	44	57	1	1	11	520.0	480	270	244	72	200	21	347	9	12	15	2218	88	4.47	1.308	8.3	1.2	3.5	6.0	1.74
MIN (1 yr)				3	3	.500	4.42	25	0	12	0	0	0	38.2	40	23	19	8	14	3	22	3	0	1	168	92	5.65	1.397	9.3	1.9	3.3	5.1	1.57
CAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	21.60	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.1	7	8	8	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	21	9.28	3.000	18.9	2.7	8.1	0.0	0.00

NL (7 yrs)				24	33	.421	4.22	244	44	57	1	1	11	520.0	480	270	244	72	200	21	347	9	12	15	2218	88	4.47	1.308	8.3	1.2	3.5	6.0	1.74
AL (2 yrs)				3	4	.429	5.79	27	1	12	0	0	0	42.0	47	31	27	9	17	3	22	3	0	1	188	71	5.94	1.524	10.1	1.9	3.6	4.7	1.29

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