Kent Tekulve

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 180lb (193cm, 81kg)

Born: March 5, 1947 in Cincinnati, OH us

High School: Catholic HS (Hamilton, OH)

School: Marietta College (Marietta, OH)

Debut: May 20, 1974 (Age 27-076d, 11,100th in MLB history)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 16, 1989 (Age 42-133d)
vs. MON 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Kenton Charles Tekulve

Nicknames: Teke

Pronunciation: \teh-KULL-vee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

25.5

W

L

ERA

2.85

G

1050

GS

SV

184

IP

1436.2

SO

779

WHIP

1.250

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
1969	22	PIT-min	A-	6	2	.750	1.70	9	7		6	2	0	53.0	40	15	10	1	22	1	60	3	0	4				1.170	6.8	0.2	3.7	10.2	2.73	GEN NYPL
1970	23	PIT-min	A	4	6	.400	1.94	41	0		0	0	7	79.0	68	29	17	3	51	6	75	6	0	8				1.506	7.7	0.3	5.8	8.5	1.47	SAL CARL
1971	24	PIT-min	A,AA	11	5	.688	3.35	49	1		0	0	11	78.0	80	36	29	5	33	8	62	2	0	5				1.449	9.2	0.6	3.8	7.2	1.88	SAL,WBY CARL,EL
1972	25	PIT-min	AA,AAA	9	7	.563	2.97	40	2		0	0	9	94.0	83	34	31	5	32	4	63	0	1	5				1.223	7.9	0.5	3.1	6.0	1.97	SBK,CHL EL,IL
1973	26	PIT-min	AA	12	4	.750	1.53	57	0		0	0	18	94.0	70	24	16	5	35	7	89	1	2	3				1.117	6.7	0.5	3.4	8.5	2.54	SBK EL
1974	27	PIT-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.25	35	3		1	0	7	60.0	50	20	15	4	21	4	38	0	0	1				1.183	7.5	0.6	3.2	5.7	1.81	CHL IL
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	60	4.69	1.889	12.0	1.0	5.0	6.0	1.20
1975	28	PIT-min	AAA	5	4	.556	1.77	24	5		2	0	4	71.0	47	23	14	2	19	2	46	3	0	5				0.930	6.0	0.3	2.4	5.8	2.42	CHL IL
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	158	3.34	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	142	2.42	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	130	3.21	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	135.1	115	44	35	5	55	18	77	2	0	5	573	160	3.19	1.256	7.6	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	142	3.24	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	3.90	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	147	2.58	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	3.54	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	228	2.93	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	137	3.70	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	105	3.76	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	25	8.69	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	125	3.53	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	2.65	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	3.55	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	3.08	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	4.15	1.519	9.7	0.9	4.0	5.4	1.35
16 Yrs				94	90	.511	2.85	1050	0	638	0	0	184	1436.2	1305	526	455	63	491	179	779	17	3	23	6001	132	3.26	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	3.26	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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
PIT (12 yrs)				70	61	.534	2.68	722	0	470	0	0	158	1017.1	900	356	303	41	367	128	552	13	1	17	4235	139	3.25	1.245	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	3.17	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	4.15	1.519	9.7	0.9	4.0	5.4	1.35

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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