Ken Hill
[edit] Biography
Born on December 14, 1965 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Ken Hill (Kenneth Wade Hill) played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers, Anaheim Angels, Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the course of his 14 year career. Hill broke into the bigs on September 3, 1988 with the St. Louis Cardinals, and put up a 3.80 ERA in 196.2 innings pitched in 1989, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Ken Hill's best season was 1992, when he posted a 2.68 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 150 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5.14
| 6
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 16
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 33
| 33
| 7
| 15
| 3.80
| 112
| 92
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 196.2
| 186
| 9
| 99
| 6
| 11
| 5
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 17
| 14
| 5
| 6
| 5.49
| 58
| 49
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 78.2
| 79
| 7
| 33
| 1
| 5
| 1
|
| 1991
| STL
| N
| 30
| 30
| 11
| 10
| 3.57
| 121
| 76
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 181.1
| 147
| 15
| 67
| 4
| 7
| 6
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 33
| 33
| 16
| 9
| 2.68
| 150
| 76
| 65
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 218
| 187
| 13
| 75
| 4
| 11
| 3
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| 28
| 28
| 9
| 7
| 3.23
| 90
| 84
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 183.2
| 163
| 7
| 74
| 7
| 6
| 6
|
| 1994
| MON
| N
| 23
| 23
| 16
| 5
| 3.32
| 85
| 61
| 57
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 154.2
| 145
| 12
| 44
| 7
| 3
| 6
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 18
| 18
| 6
| 7
| 5.06
| 50
| 71
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 110.1
| 125
| 16
| 45
| 4
| 3
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 11
| 4
| 1
| 3.98
| 48
| 36
| 33
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 74.2
| 77
| 5
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 30
| 29
| 10
| 8
| 4.62
| 98
| 107
| 95
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 185
| 202
| 21
| 77
| 4
| 6
| 1
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 10
| 3.63
| 170
| 110
| 101
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 250.2
| 250
| 19
| 95
| 3
| 5
| 6
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| 19
| 19
| 5
| 8
| 5.19
| 68
| 69
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 111
| 129
| 11
| 56
| 3
| 5
| 2
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| 12
| 12
| 4
| 4
| 3.65
| 38
| 34
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 79
| 65
| 8
| 39
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 31
| 9
| 12
| 4.55
| 106
| 103
| 96
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 190
| 194
| 19
| 95
| 3
| 7
| 3
|
| 1998
| ANA
| A
| 19
| 19
| 9
| 6
| 4.98
| 57
| 60
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 103
| 123
| 6
| 47
| 0
| 3
| 3
|
| 1999
| ANA
| A
| 26
| 22
| 4
| 11
| 4.77
| 76
| 72
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 128.1
| 129
| 14
| 76
| 1
| 5
| 4
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 24.00
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| 16
| 16
| 5
| 7
| 6.52
| 50
| 59
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 78.2
| 102
| 16
| 53
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| 18
| 17
| 5
| 8
| 7.16
| 50
| 67
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 81.2
| 107
| 16
| 59
| 1
| 6
| 2
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12.27
| 2
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 186
| 180
| 70
| 60
| 3.65
| 672
| 518
| 461
| 10
| 5
| 0
| 1137.1
| 1048
| 79
| 443
| 33
| 47
| 27
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 146
| 135
| 47
| 49
| 4.63
| 509
| 459
| 430
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 835.2
| 890
| 83
| 409
| 10
| 31
| 20
|
| Total
|
|
| 332
| 315
| 117
| 109
| 4.06
| 1181
| 977
| 891
| 19
| 8
| 0
| 1973
| 1938
| 162
| 852
| 43
| 78
| 47
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| STL
| N
| P
| 4
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 196.2
| 12
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 9
| 1
| .977
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| P
| 17
| 14
| 78.2
| 7
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 4
| 0
| .944
|
| 1991
| STL
| N
| P
| 30
| 30
| 181.1
| 15
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 11
| 0
| .953
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 218
| 21
| 36
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 8
| 2
| .934
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| P
| 28
| 28
| 183.2
| 24
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 8
| 2
| .984
|
| 1994
| MON
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 154.2
| 15
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 5
| 2
| .960
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| P
| 18
| 18
| 110.1
| 13
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 3
| 0
| .971
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 74.2
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| P
| 30
| 29
| 185
| 23
| 35
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 6
| 0
| .983
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 250.2
| 22
| 37
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 14
| 0
| .983
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| P
| 19
| 19
| 111
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| P
| 12
| 12
| 79
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 190
| 17
| 37
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| ANA
| A
| P
| 19
| 19
| 103
| 14
| 20
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 9
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| ANA
| A
| P
| 26
| 22
| 128.1
| 6
| 25
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 21
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| P
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| P
| 16
| 16
| 78.2
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 11
| 1
| .947
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| P
| 18
| 17
| 81.2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 12
| 1
| .950
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 7.1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 332
| 315
| 1973
| 183
| 347
| 15
| 26
| 0
| 11
| 229
| 100
| 12
| .972
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| STL
| N
| 33
| 59
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .153
| .180
| .169
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| STL
| N
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .211
| .286
| .211
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| STL
| N
| 30
| 50
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .100
| .167
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MON
| N
| 33
| 62
| 10
| 11
| 1
| 4
| .177
| .271
| .306
| 3
| 1
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| MON
| N
| 29
| 52
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .115
| .179
| .154
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| MON
| N
| 24
| 48
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .146
| .196
| .146
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 18
| 31
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .194
| .235
| .194
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 30
| 31
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .194
| .235
| .194
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| ANA
| A
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOT
| A
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| ANA
| A
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| ANA
| A
| 26
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ANA
| A
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| TOT
| A
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TB
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 188
| 324
| 22
| 48
| 1
| 19
| .148
| .209
| .182
| 6
| 1
| 24
| 93
| 1
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 146
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .222
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 334
| 333
| 22
| 50
| 1
| 21
| .150
| .209
| .186
| 7
| 1
| 24
| 94
| 1
| 67
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Detroit Tigers (February 14, 1985).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Mike Heath (August 10, 1986); St. Louis Cardinals received Mike Laga (September 2, 1986).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Montreal Expos in exchange for Andres Galarraga (November 25, 1991).
- Traded by Montreal Expos to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Kirk Bullinger, Bryan Eversgerd and DaRond Stovall (April 5, 1995).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Cleveland Indians in exchange for David Bell, Rick Heiserman and Pepe McNeal (July 27, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 1, 1995).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (December 21, 1995).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Anaheim Angels in exchange for Jim Leyritz and a player to be named later (July 29, 1997); Texas Rangers received Rob Sasser (October 31, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1997).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (November 15, 1997).
- Released by Anaheim Angels (August 7, 2000).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (August 18, 2000).
- Released by Chicago White Sox (August 29, 2000).
- Signed by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (February 8, 2001).
- Released by Tampa Bay Devil Rays (April 19, 2001).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (May 18, 2001).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (June 18, 2001).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (June 19, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 2001).
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