Kevin Ritz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: June 8, 1965 in Eatontown, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1985 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA) and the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1985 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA).

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), William Penn University (Oskaloosa, IA)

Debut: July 15, 1989 (Age 24-037d, 13,259th in MLB history)
vs. SEA 4.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: May 16, 1998 (Age 32-342d)
vs. MIL 4.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Full Name: Kevin D. Ritz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.2

W

L

ERA

5.35

G

151

GS

130

SV

IP

753.1

SO

462

WHIP

1.626

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
1986	21	DET-min	A	4	11	.267	5.16	25	22	2	0	0	1	122.0	143	79	70	5	66	1	73	2	0	12				1.713	10.5	0.4	4.9	5.4	1.11	LAK,GST FLOR,SALL
1987	22	DET-min	AA	8	8	.500	4.89	25	25	0	1	0	0	152.2	171	95	83	5	71	1	78	4	3	11				1.585	10.1	0.3	4.2	4.6	1.10	GLF EL
1988	23	DET-min	AA	8	10	.444	3.82	26	26	0	4	2	0	136.2	115	68	58	8	70	0	75	4	4	6				1.354	7.6	0.5	4.6	4.9	1.07	GLF EL
1989	24	DET-min	AAA	7	8	.467	3.16	16	16	0	1	0	0	102.2	95	48	36	3	60	1	74	8	2	4				1.510	8.3	0.3	5.3	6.5	1.23	TOL IL
1989	24	DET	AL	4	6	.400	4.38	12	12	0	1	0	0	74.0	75	41	36	2	44	5	56	1	0	6	334	88	3.43	1.608	9.1	0.2	5.4	6.8	1.27
1990	25	DET-min	AAA	3	6	.333	5.22	20	18	1	0	0	0	89.2	93	68	52	5	59	3	57	9	4	6				1.695	9.3	0.5	5.9	5.7	0.97	TOL IL
1990	25	DET	AL	0	4	.000	11.05	4	4	0	0	0	0	7.1	14	12	9	0	14	2	3	0	0	3	52	38	7.72	3.818	17.2	0.0	17.2	3.7	0.21
1991	26	DET-min	AAA	8	7	.533	3.28	20	19	1	3	0	0	126.1	116	50	46	9	60	2	105	3	1	6				1.393	8.3	0.6	4.3	7.5	1.75	TOL IL
1991	26	DET	AL	0	3	.000	11.74	11	5	3	0	0	0	15.1	17	22	20	1	22	1	9	2	0	0	86	36	7.23	2.543	10.0	0.6	12.9	5.3	0.41
1992	27	DET	AL	2	5	.286	5.60	23	11	4	0	0	0	80.1	88	52	50	4	44	4	57	3	1	7	368	71	3.77	1.643	9.9	0.4	4.9	6.4	1.30
1993			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1994	29	COL-min	AAA	5	0	1.000	1.29	9	3	4	1	1	0	35.0	26	6	5	2	6	0	27	0	0	0	131			0.914	6.7	0.5	1.5	6.9	4.50	CSP PCL
1994	29	COL	NL	5	6	.455	5.62	15	15	0	0	0	0	73.2	88	49	46	5	35	4	53	4	1	6	335	89	4.16	1.670	10.8	0.6	4.3	6.5	1.51
1995	30	COL	NL	11	11	.500	4.21	31	28	3	0	0	2	173.1	171	91	81	16	65	3	120	6	0	6	743	128	4.15	1.362	8.9	0.8	3.4	6.2	1.85
1996	31	COL	NL	17	11	.607	5.28	35	35	0	2	0	0	213.0	236	135	125	24	105	3	105	12	1	10	966	98	5.30	1.601	10.0	1.0	4.4	4.4	1.00
1997	32	COL	NL	6	8	.429	5.87	18	18	0	1	0	0	107.1	142	72	70	16	46	3	56	1	0	7	486	88	5.32	1.752	11.9	1.3	3.9	4.7	1.22
1998	33	COL-min	AAA,AA	1	4	.200	6.03	7	7	0	1	0	0	34.1	42	30	23	5	12	0	21	2	0	0	155			1.573	11.0	1.3	3.1	5.5	1.75	CSP,NHV PCL,EL
1998	33	COL	NL	0	2	.000	11.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	17	11	11	1	2	0	3	1	0	1	46	49	4.92	2.111	17.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.50
1999			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
9 Yrs				45	56	.446	5.35	151	130	10	4	0	2	753.1	848	485	448	69	377	25	462	30	3	46	3416	92	4.64	1.626	10.1	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.23
162 Game Avg.				11	14	.446	5.35	37	31	2	1	0	0	182	205	117	108	17	91	6	112	7	1	11	827	92	4.64	1.626	10.1	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.23

COL (5 yrs)				39	38	.506	5.20	101	98	3	3	0	2	576.1	654	358	333	62	253	13	337	24	2	30	2576	100	4.80	1.574	10.2	1.0	4.0	5.3	1.33
DET (4 yrs)				6	18	.250	5.85	50	32	7	1	0	0	177.0	194	127	115	7	124	12	125	6	1	16	840	68	4.09	1.797	9.9	0.4	6.3	6.4	1.01

NL (5 yrs)				39	38	.506	5.20	101	98	3	3	0	2	576.1	654	358	333	62	253	13	337	24	2	30	2576	100	4.80	1.574	10.2	1.0	4.0	5.3	1.33
AL (4 yrs)				6	18	.250	5.85	50	32	7	1	0	0	177.0	194	127	115	7	124	12	125	6	1	16	840	68	4.09	1.797	9.9	0.4	6.3	6.4	1.01