Player Report for #95 Kevin Tapani

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Wednesday, September 27th, 1995

Rec	19-9
ERA	3.75
IP	251.2
BB	57
K	87

Name:	Kevin Tapani	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$3,234,000
Birthday:	02-18-1964	Signed Through:	1995 Season
Age:	31	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 155 Days
Born in:	Des Moines (Iowa)	Major League Service Days this Year:	180 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	7 Years, None
Weight:	177 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	7 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	2 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	$23,640,000 total for 3 years
Status:	Totally Exhausted	Drafted	1988, 10th Pick in Round 1
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Insignificant (Insignificant)

Baltimore

Orioles

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	3	7	10	85-87 Mph
Versus LHP	3	7	10
Versus RHP	3	8	10
Talent	3	7	10

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitter
Endurance:	7
Groundball Pct.:	60
Holding Runners:	6

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 5
Stealing Ability:	2
Baserunning Instincts:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Normal

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-26-1995	BOS	Win, 7-4	X	6.1	8	4	2	0	3	Win
09-21-1995	MIL	Loss, 2-7	X	6.2	8	7	7	3	3	Loss
09-16-1995	@ NYY	Loss, 0-8	X	3.1	6	4	4	1	1	Loss
09-11-1995	DET	Win, 12-2	X	9.0	7	2	0	1	1	Win
09-05-1995	Oak	Win, 9-2	X	8.1	8	2	2	2	3	Win
08-31-1995	@ CHA	Win, 7-3	X	7.2	9	3	3	2	2	Win
08-26-1995	@ SEA	Win, 6-1	X	9.0	6	1	1	1	3	Win
08-21-1995	BOS	Win, 8-7	X	7.0	9	6	6	0	3
08-16-1995	@ KC	Win, 18-0	X	9.0	8	0	0	1	3	Win
08-10-1995	@ MIL	Win, 10-2	X	8.0	6	2	2	4	1	Win

Major League Baseball 1995 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	35	35	19	9	0	3.75	251.2	274	120	105	26	57	87	7	20.0	3	23	65.7
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.84	9.80	3.11	2.04	3.92	1.32	47.9	.284
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	543	173	26	4	19	86	41	45	4	0	0	.319	.364	.486	.850
vs. RHB	443	101	13	2	7	34	16	42	2	0	0	.228	.254	.314	.568

Major League Baseball 1995 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
This Week	1	1	1	0	0	2.84	6.1	8	4	2	1	0	3
Last Week	1	1	0	1	0	9.45	6.2	8	7	7	2	3	3
April	6	6	3	2	0	3.24	41.2	44	20	15	3	12	15
May	6	6	4	0	0	1.59	45.1	42	9	8	3	6	15
June	6	6	3	2	0	5.75	40.2	58	27	26	5	7	17
July	6	6	1	3	0	6.10	41.1	52	32	28	7	17	13
August	6	6	5	0	0	2.39	49.0	41	13	13	3	8	16
September	5	5	3	2	0	4.01	33.2	37	19	15	5	7	11
Spring Training	4	4	1	1	0	2.25	16.0	16	5	4	1	1	5
Last Year	31	31	15	14	0	3.47	228.0	228	102	88	24	57	69
2 Years Ago	30	30	11	11	0	4.37	193.2	233	112	94	23	42	74
Career	223	223	106	74	0	3.83	1530.1	1578	732	652	176	378	590
Home	18	18	10	2	0	3.69	131.2	136	61	54	18	26	49
Road	17	17	9	7	0	3.83	120.0	138	59	51	8	31	38
Grass	33	33	17	9	0	4.01	233.2	261	119	104	26	56	79
Turf	2	2	2	0	0	0.50	18.0	13	1	1	0	1	8
Day	14	14	8	2	0	4.48	96.1	119	55	48	10	19	35
Night	21	21	11	7	0	3.30	155.1	155	65	57	16	38	52

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1989 Pittsburgh - MLB	25	29	29	15	7	0	3.45	187.2	168	82	72	15	78	93	1	0	1.31	.260	45.8
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB	26	35	35	17	12	0	4.05	235.2	235	113	106	24	58	102	1	0	1.24	.268	40.4
1991 Pittsburgh - MLB	27	32	32	16	6	0	3.12	230.2	197	84	80	28	42	93	2	0	1.04	.231	60.5
1992 Pittsburgh - MLB	28	11	11	3	6	0	5.85	67.2	87	48	44	17	11	24	0	0	1.45	.299	2.8
1992 Baltimore - MLB	28	20	20	10	9	0	4.19	135.1	156	71	63	19	33	48	4	0	1.40	.290	24.2
1992 Total - MLB	28	31	31	13	15	0	4.74	203.0	243	119	107	36	44	72	4	0	1.41	.293	27.0
1993 Baltimore - MLB	29	30	30	11	11	0	4.37	193.2	233	112	94	23	42	74	2	0	1.42	.298	23.5
1994 Baltimore - MLB	30	31	31	15	14	0	3.47	228.0	228	102	88	24	57	69	5	2	1.25	.259	48.1
1995 Baltimore - MLB	31	35	35	19	9	0	3.75	251.2	274	120	105	26	57	87	7	3	1.32	.284	47.9
Total MLB		223	223	106	74	0	3.83	1530.1	1578	732	652	176	378	590	22	5	1.28	.271	293.3

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1988 Syracuse - A	24	1	0	0	1	0	2.70	3.1	3	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0.90	.222	0.9
1988 Newark - AAA	24	12	12	7	2	0	1.84	93.0	65	22	19	1	22	82	4	2	0.94	.252	32.0
1989 Newark - AAA	25	5	5	4	0	0	1.59	39.2	30	7	7	1	8	34	1	1	0.96	.269	15.8
Total MLBAAA		17	17	11	2	0	1.76	132.2	95	29	26	2	30	116	5	3	0.94	.257	47.8
Total MLBA		1	0	0	1	0	2.70	3.1	3	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0.90	.222	0.9

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1989 Pittsburgh - MLB	25	3	3	1	1	0	1.25	21.2	14	5	3	0	9	8	0	0	1.06	.219	0.0
1990 Pittsburgh - MLB	26	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000	0.0
Total MLB		4	3	1	1	0	1.23	22.0	14	5	3	0	9	9	0	0	1.05	.219	0.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1989 Pittsburgh - ML	P	29	29	17	26	1	47	4	.915	187.2	2.06
1990 Pittsburgh - ML	P	35	35	21	41	2	63	1	.984	235.2	2.37
1991 Pittsburgh - ML	P	32	32	13	54	2	67	0	1.000	230.2	2.61
1992 Pittsburgh - ML	P	11	11	6	14	2	20	0	1.000	67.2	2.66
1992 Baltimore - ML	P	20	20	12	20	1	37	5	.865	135.1	2.13
1993 Baltimore - ML	P	30	30	17	31	0	51	3	.941	193.2	2.23
1994 Baltimore - ML	P	31	31	19	43	2	63	1	.984	228.0	2.45
1995 Baltimore - ML	P	35	35	20	44	5	67	3	.955	251.2	2.29

Player History
06-15-1988	Drafted in the 1988 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall Pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
07-02-1988	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Norfolk Express with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08-01-1988	Wins the MLBAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
08-07-1988	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Norfolk Express with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01-01-1989	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (8).
04-01-1989	Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
04-04-1989	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Birmingham Millionaires with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05-01-1989	Wins the MLBAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
06-24-1989	Injured (damaged meniscus (knee)), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
09-01-1989	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11-22-1989	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1990	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 10 (10).
11-22-1990	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1991	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10).
06-29-1991	Was selected to the 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11-21-1991	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1992	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10).
06-01-1992	Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles, along with 1B K. Maas, in exchange for .
11-17-1992	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,284,800 through arbitration.
01-01-1993	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 10 (10).
11-11-1993	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,116,800 through arbitration.
01-01-1994	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10).
04-09-1994	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08-16-1994	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
11-13-1994	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,234,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1995	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 10 (10).
06-14-1995	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09-06-1995	Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $23,640,000 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
09-16-1995	Injured (finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1991	16	4

Year	GS	Rank
1990	35	7
1995	35	9

Year	W	Rank
1990	17	7
1991	16	8
1995	19	2

Year	Winning %	Rank
1991	.727	4
1995	.679	10

Year	IP	Rank
1990	235.2	7
1991	230.2	5
1994	228.0	4
1995	251.2	3

Year	BF	Rank
1990	991	4
1994	946	9
1995	1049	3

Year	HRA	Rank
1990	24	10
1991	28	4
1993	23	5
1994	24	7
1995	26	3

Year	ERA	Rank
1991	3.12	9
1994	3.47	10

Year	BABIP	Rank
1989	.260	8
1990	.268	4
1991	.231	1
1994	.259	2

Year	WHIP	Rank
1991	1.04	3
1994	1.25	9

Year	RA/9	Rank
1991	9.33	2
1994	11.25	8
1995	11.84	9

Year	H/9	Rank
1991	7.69	7

Year	BB/9	Rank
1990	2.21	10
1991	1.64	5
1993	1.95	4
1994	2.25	10
1995	2.04	5

Year	VORP	Rank
1991	60.5	3
1994	48.1	7
1995	47.9	7

Year	QS	Rank
1991	25	4
1995	23	5

Year	QSP	Rank
1991	.781	4
1993	.567	8
1994	.645	4
1995	.657	10

Year	CG	Rank
1991	2	8
1992	4	8
1993	2	9
1994	5	2
1995	7	1

Year	CGP	Rank
1991	.063	8
1993	.067	8
1994	.161	2
1995	.200	2

Year	SHO	Rank
1994	2	2
1995	3	1

Year	GB%	Rank
1989	0.61	9