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Bob Kipper

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Full Name: Robert Wayne Kipper Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 2"/200 First Game: April 12, 1985
Birthdate: July 8, 1964 Final Game: July 27, 1992
Birthplace: Aurora, Illinois MLB Experience: 8 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on July 8, 1964 in Aurora, Illinois, Bob Kipper (Robert Wayne Kipper) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels and Minnesota Twins over the course of his 8 year career. Kipper broke into the bigs on April 12, 1985 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.03 ERA in 114 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Bob Kipper's best season was 1989, when he posted a 2.93 ERA and struck out 58 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1985 PIT N 5 4 1 2 5.11 13 16 14 0 0 0 24.2 21 4 7 0 0 0
1985 CAL A 2 1 0 1 21.60 0 8 8 0 0 0 3.1 7 1 3 0 0 0
1985 Total 7 5 1 3 7.07 13 24 22 0 0 0 28 28 5 10 0 0 0
1986 PIT N 20 19 6 8 4.03 81 60 51 0 0 0 114 123 17 34 3 3 2
1987 PIT N 24 20 5 9 5.94 83 74 73 1 1 0 110.2 117 25 52 4 5 2
1988 PIT N 50 0 2 6 3.74 39 33 27 0 0 0 65 54 7 26 4 1 2
1989 PIT N 52 0 3 4 2.93 58 29 27 0 0 4 83 55 5 33 6 5 0
1990 PIT N 41 1 5 2 3.02 35 24 21 0 0 3 62.2 44 7 26 1 1 3
1991 PIT N 52 0 2 2 4.65 38 34 31 0 0 4 60 66 7 22 3 0 0
1992 MIN A 25 0 3 3 4.42 22 23 19 0 0 0 38.2 40 8 14 3 1 3
Total NL 244 44 24 33 4.22 347 270 244 1 1 11 520 480 72 200 21 15 9
Total AL 27 1 3 4 5.79 22 31 27 0 0 0 42 47 9 17 3 1 3
Total 271 45 27 37 4.34 369 301 271 1 1 11 562 527 81 217 24 16 12

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1985 PIT N P 5 4 24.2 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .833
1985 CAL A P 2 1 3.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000
1985 Total P 7 5 28 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .857
1986 PIT N P 20 19 114 1 15 1 0 0 2 14 8 1 .941
1987 PIT N P 24 20 110.2 3 16 0 1 0 1 17 6 3 1.000
1988 PIT N P 50 0 65 4 16 0 1 0 0 8 9 7 1.000
1989 PIT N P 52 0 83 3 10 2 1 0 0 8 0 0 .867
1990 PIT N P 41 1 62.2 5 8 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 1.000
1991 PIT N P 52 0 60 1 6 2 0 0 0 7 4 0 .778
1992 MIN A P 25 0 38.2 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.000
Total P 271 45 562 18 82 6 4 0 3 65 32 12 .943

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1985 PIT N 5 8 1 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
1985 CAL A 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 Total 7 8 1 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0
1986 PIT N 21 33 0 1 0 1 .030 .059 .030 0 0 1 11 0 3 0 0 0
1987 PIT N 26 33 3 8 0 0 .242 .242 .303 2 0 0 12 0 3 0 0 0
1988 PIT N 50 4 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
1989 PIT N 52 9 1 1 0 1 .111 .200 .111 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1
1990 PIT N 41 7 0 1 0 0 .143 .143 .143 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1991 PIT N 52 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1992 MIN A 25 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 247 95 6 13 0 2 .137 .163 .158 2 0 2 30 1 11 0 0 2
Total AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 274 95 6 13 0 2 .137 .163 .158 2 0 2 30 1 11 0 0 2

[edit] Transactions

  • Selected by California Angels in the 1st round (8th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982).
  • Traded by California Angels to Pittsburgh Pirates (August 16, 1985) completing trade in which California Angels traded Pat Clements, Mike Brown and a player to be named later to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for John Candelaria, Al Holland and George Hendrick (August 2, 1985).
  • Granted free agency (October 28, 1991).
  • Signed by Minnesota Twins (December 17, 1991).
  • Released by Minnesota Twins (July 31, 1992).

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