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Bob
Kipper		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 8, 1964 in Usa, IL, AURORA
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 20 NYG NL   6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4
1986 21 NYG NL   6 6 5 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
1987 22 NYG NL   6 6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
1988 23 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5
1989 24 OAK AL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 4 4
1990 25 OAK AL   6 7 7 7 6 5 6 6 4 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 7 7 6 5 6 6 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1985 20 AA   2 3 .400 48 0 0 0 1 47.3 56 26 3 24 38 4.94 .306 .386 .410 .796  
1986 21 AA   6 8 .429 40 13 1 0 2 102.7 99 40 13 27 101 3.51 .248 .296 .373 .669  
1987 22 AAA   3 5 .375 18 18 0 0 0 108.0 115 51 12 40 103 4.25 .267 .329 .413 .742  
    AA   2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 40.7 44 19 9 9 28 4.21 .280 .319 .503 .822  
1988 23 OAK AL 4 7 .364 13 13 0 0 0 64.7 80 47 8 22 53 6.54 .297 .350 .454 .804 0.0
    AAA   6 4 .600 16 16 0 0 0 97.7 97 38 11 36 106 3.50 .255 .319 .378 .697  
1989 24 OAK AL 2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 26.0 29 24 1 14 14 8.31 .282 .375 .456 .831 0.0
    AAA   3 1 .750 5 5 0 0 0 32.3 33 10 4 7 30 2.78 .264 .303 .432 .735  
    AA   6 6 .500 20 20 0 0 0 126.7 93 43 13 33 155 3.06 .203 .257 .334 .591  
1990 25 AAA   3 3 .500 7 7 0 0 0 35.0 42 17 6 12 35 4.37 .292 .346 .444 .791  
    AA   13 3 .813 23 23 0 0 0 151.7 105 36 8 27 196 2.14 .193 .231 .281 .512  
2 Years Sim 6 11 .353 19 19 0 0 0 90.7 109 71 9 36 67 7.05 .293 .357 .454 .812 0.0
4 Years AAA 15 13 .536 46 46 0 0 0 273.0 287 116 33 95 274 3.82 .265 .325 .407 .732  
5 Years AA 29 22 .569 137 62 1 0 3 469.0 397 164 46 120 518 3.15 .228 .278 .350 .628  
9 Years Minors 44 35 .557 183 108 1 0 3 742.0 684 280 79 215 792 3.40 .242 .296 .372 .668  
Season Average 3 5 .375 9 9 0 0 0 45.3 54 35 4 18 33 7.05 .293 .357 .454 .812  
Career Highs 4 7 .364 13 13 0 0 0 64.7 80 47 8 22 53 8.31 .297 .375 .456 .831  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   83 58 5 31 47   .300 .370 .451 .821
vs LH   26 13 4 5 20   .274 .310 .463 .773
Home 3 5 .375 9 9 0 0 0 44.7 48 29 4 17 25 5.84 .270 .333 .410 .743
Away 3 6 .333 10 10 0 0 0 46.0 61 42 5 19 42 8.22 .314 .376 .495 .870
June 2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 26.0 29 24 1 14 14 8.31 .282 .368 .456 .824
July 1 4 .200 5 5 0 0 0 20.3 27 23 1 12 13 10.18 .314 .398 .407 .805
August 1 2 .333 5 5 0 0 0 29.7 36 16 6 6 29 4.86 .295 .328 .508 .836
Sep/Oct 2 1 .667 3 3 0 0 0 14.7 17 8 1 4 11 4.91 .279 .323 .410 .733
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1988 23 OAK AL P 13 13 64.7 1 9 1 1 .909 1.39    
1989 24 OAK AL P 6 6 26.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 2.42    
Career Totals   19 19 90.7 2 15 1 1 .944 1.69    
Career Highs   13 13 64.7 1 9 1 1 1.000 2.42    
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 69th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1985
Injured on 7/4/1986 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 6/1/1988 (Going to NYG: RF Bobby Bonilla. Going to OAK: P Todd Stottlemyre, P Bobby Thigpen, P Bob Kipper)
Earned first career win on 7/25/1988
Injured on 9/4/1990 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
 
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