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Bob Kipper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 8, 1964 in Aurora, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (8th) of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Aurora Central Catholic HS (Aurora, IL).

High School: Aurora Central Catholic HS (Aurora, IL)

Debut: April 12, 1985 (Age 20-278d, 15,004th in major league history)
vs. OAK 0.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: July 27, 1992 (Age 28-019d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Tom Selakovich

Full Name: Robert Wayne Kipper

Nicknames: Round Tripper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.3

ERA

4.34

271

562.0

369

WHIP

1.324

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Team Record in Appearances: 26-26

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 20

1989 Pitching Game Log

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1989 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	102	3	Apr 6	PIT	@	MON	L,2-3	8-GF(8)		99	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.76	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.036	2.29	0.03%	0.73	8b 123 2 out d1	8b end d 1
2	103	5	Apr 8	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.86	2.33	8	31	23	5	4	1	4	3	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.064	.66	-0.05%	-0.05	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 2
3	104	7	Apr 11	PIT		NYM	W,4-3	9-10		2	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.08	2.30	8	31	21	6	3	3	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.149	1.11	0.10%	0.84	9t --- 0 out d1	10t 3 out tie
4	105	10	Apr 15	PIT		MON	W,6-4	6-9	H(1)	3	2.2	2	2	2	0	3	0	0	3.86	1.62	11	41	28	7	3	2	6	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	1	.44	0.071	.51	0.05%	0.87	6t 123 2 out a4	9t 1-3 1 out a4
5	106	15	Apr 20	PIT		PHI	L,4-9	5-7		4	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.89	1.69	7	38	25	5	4	3	3	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.004	.44	0.00%	0.29	5t 1-3 2 out d3	7t 3 out d2
6	107	17	Apr 22	PIT		PHI	W,4-3	7-8	BS(1)	1	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.48	1.89	7	24	14	1	3	5	0	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.90	-0.123	3.16	-0.08%	-0.58	7t 123 2 out a1	8t 123 2 out tie
7	108	23	Apr 29	PIT		SFG	L,3-4	6-8	BS(2)	6	2.2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	2.77	2.61	12	53	27	10	4	1	7	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.36	0.237	2.14	0.13%	1.31	6t 123 1 out a1	8t 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	109	28	May 4	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-6	5-7		4	3.0	4	3	3	3	4	0	0	3.94	2.70	16	61	35	6	12	4	5	3	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	11	1	1	1	0	1	0	.62	-0.171	.47	-0.08%	-1.73	5b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d4
9	110	33	May 13	PIT		ATL	W,8-3	8-9		8	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.63	2.71	6	19	14	2	2	3	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.09	0.005	.06	0.00%	0.25	8t --- 1 out a5	9t 12- 2 out a5
10	111	34	May 14	PIT		ATL	L,2-5	8-8		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.50	2.60	2	6	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.011	.18	0.01%	0.46	8t 1-- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d3
11	112	37	May 17	PIT	@	CIN	L,4-5	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3.15	2.66	6	21	11	0	3	1	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.98	0.242	1.54	0.11%	1.28	7b 1-- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
12	113	38	May 19	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-3	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.00	2.48	4	9	8	2	4	1	1	1	0	0		1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.010	.14	0.00%	0.03	8b -2- 0 out d2	8b end d 3
13	114	39	May 20	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	11-GF(12)	L(0-1)	0	1.2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	3.18	2.63	9	27	15	4	2	3	5	3	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.83	-0.257	1.68	-0.09%	-0.55	11b --- 0 out tie	12b end d 1
14	115	42	May 24	PIT	@	ATL	W,4-1	8-9		3	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	2.64	4	14	9	3	0	2	2	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	0.204	1.69	0.09%	0.75	8b -2- 2 out tie	9b 3 out tie
15	116	43	May 25	PIT	@	ATL	W,7-3	7-8		0	2.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.77	2.53	7	25	16	3	6	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.040	.28	0.02%	0.89	7b --- 0 out a4	8b 3 out a5
16	117	45	May 27	PIT		HOU	L,4-5	6-7	H(2)	1	1.1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	2.63	2.51	8	31	20	3	3	2	3	1	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.15	0.032	1.61	0.02%	0.23	6t --- 0 out a1	7t -2- 1 out a1
17	118	47	May 29	PIT		CIN	W,12-3	7-GF	S(1)	1	2.2	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	2.40	2.76	11	52	26	3	5	2	5	2	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.21	0.037	.12	0.01%	0.95	7t 1-3 1 out a4	9t end a 9
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	119	52	Jun 4	PIT	@	NYM	L,3-4	2-GF(8)	L(0-2)	5	6.2	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	2.21	3.04	21	75	44	7	7	2	15	8	0	0		1	0	1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.083	.48	0.03%	1.94	2b 1-- 1 out d1	8b end d 1
19	120	55	Jun 7	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-7	7-8	L(0-3)	2	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.39	3.11	5	14	8	2	0	0	4	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.017	.56	0.00%	0.07	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-- 0 out tie
20	121	56	Jun 8	PIT	@	PHI	L,11-15	4-6		0	2.0	3	4	4	2	3	1	0	3.18	3.42	11					1	5	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.62	-0.136	.21	-0.03%	-2.34	4b --- 2 out a4	6b -2- 2 out a2
21	122	58	Jun 10	PIT		NYM	W,6-5	9-GF	W(1-3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.10	3.35	3	14	9	0	2	1	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.41	0.029	.15	0.01%	0.42	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
22	123	62	Jun 15	PIT		PHI	W,5-3	8-9	H(3)	4	1.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.98	3.42	7					0	4	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	0.094	.35	0.02%	0.64	8t --- 0 out a2	9t 1-- 2 out a2
23	124	64	Jun 17	PIT	@	STL	W,7-2	6-GF	S(2)	1	4.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.91	3.30	16					6	6	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	.30	0.087	.10	0.02%	0.80	6b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 5
24	125	66	Jun 20	PIT		CHC	L,4-5	9-9		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.89	3.30	1	4	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	0.057	1.23	0.02%	0.20	9t 1-- 2 out tie	9t 3 out tie
25	126	69	Jun 23	PIT		STL	L,2-3	6-GF		2	4.0	2	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.66	3.02	14	51	36	14	5	2	6	2	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.34	0.090	.08	0.01%	1.68	6t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
26	127	73	Jun 27	PIT	@	CHC	W,5-4	7-7	H(4)	3	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.63	2.98	3	11	7	2	2	1	1	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	0.073	.65	0.01%	0.43	7b 1-- 0 out a2	7b 12- 2 out a2
27	128	74	Jun 28	PIT	@	CHC	W,3-1	8-9	H(5)	0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.55	2.97	7	20	13	0	0	2	5	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	0.124	.73	0.03%	0.64	8b --- 0 out a2	9b -2- 2 out a2
28	129	75	Jun 30	PIT	@	LAD	W,4-3	7-7	H(6)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	2.97	4	16	10	1	4	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.72	0.101	.80	0.03%	0.43	7b --- 0 out a1	7b 3 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	130	79	Jul 4	PIT		SFG	W,5-3	6-6	H(7)	3	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.63	3.07	5	14	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.079	.43	-0.02%	-0.97	6t --- 0 out a3	6t 12- 2 out a2
30	131	83	Jul 8	PIT		SDP	L,0-2	6-8		3	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.65	3.25	11	39	26	5	1	4	6	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.52	-0.047	.12	-0.01%	0.26	6t --- 0 out d1	8t 3 out d2
31	132	85	Jul 13	PIT	@	SFG	L,2-3	7-8		4	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.56	3.33	9	34	19	1	4	2	5	1	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.08	0.178	.32	0.02%	0.85	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
32	133	87	Jul 15	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-8	7-7		1	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.67	3.32	4	12	8	1	0	1	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.08	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-0.58	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d5
33	134	88	Jul 16	PIT	@	SFG	L,1-3	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.63	3.25	3	13	9	1	4	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.011	.01	0.00%	0.42	8b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 2
34	135	93	Jul 21(2)	PIT		LAD	L,3-7	8-GF		4	2.0	4	2	2	0	2	0	0	2.83	3.17	10	26	18	1	3	3	5	2	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	.18	-0.010	.01	0.00%	-1.16	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
35	136	96	Jul 23(2)	PIT		LAD	W,2-1	10-GF(10)	W(2-3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78	3.17	3	9	5	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	0.120	.02	0.00%	0.42	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
36	137	97	Jul 24	PIT		LAD	W,7-4	8-8		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.74	3.16	3	5	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.24	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.42	8t --- 0 out a4	8t 3 out a4
37	138	98	Jul 25	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-2	8-8	H(8)	0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.71	3.15	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.31	0.137	.08	0.00%	0.45	8b 1-- 1 out a1	8b 3 out a1
38	139	100	Jul 27	PIT	@	NYM	W,10-8	6-6	W(3-3)	1	1.0	0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2.67	3.16	5	18	10	0	4	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.84	-0.157	.04	-0.01%	-1.59	6b --- 0 out d1	6b 3 out d3
39	140	101	Jul 28(1)	PIT	@	PHI	W,10-5	8-8		0	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2.93	3.16	3	11	7	1	1	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.06	-0.060	.05	0.00%	-1.46	8b --- 0 out a4	8b --3 1 out a3
40	141	104	Jul 30	PIT	@	PHI	L,6-8	6-6	BL(3-4)	1	0.2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.16	3.25	6	32	17	1	1	0	4	2	1	0		2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	-0.467	.08	-0.01%	-2.67	6b -23 1 out a2	6b 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
41	142	134	Sep 1	PIT		CIN	L,5-11	7-8		32	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	3.20	3.33	7	25	18	5	4	2	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.16	7t --- 0 out d5	8t 3 out d6
42	143	136	Sep 3	PIT		CIN	W,3-1	8-8	H(9)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.18	3.33	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01	0.054	.00	0.00%	0.20	8t 1-- 2 out a1	8t 3 out a1
43	144	138	Sep 5	PIT	@	PHI	L,2-3	7-7		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	3.32	2	8	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.47	7b 1-- 1 out d1	7b 3 out d1
44	145	142	Sep 9	PIT	@	NYM	W,8-5	6-8	BS(4)	3	2.1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	3.30	3.50	9	33	21	5	2	3	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.286	.00	0.00%	-0.97	6b --- 0 out a2	8b --- 1 out tie
45	146	143	Sep 10	PIT	@	NYM	W,4-1	9-GF	S(3)	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.28	3.49	1	4	3	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.39	9b 12- 2 out a3	9b end a 3
46	147	147	Sep 14	PIT	@	STL	W,4-3	9-GF	S(4)	3	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.25	3.49	2	4	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.65	0.108	.00	0.00%	-0.36	9b -2- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
47	148	151	Sep 18	PIT		PHI	W,6-2	8-8	H(10)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.24	3.48	1	9	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.50	8t 12- 1 out a4	8t --3 2 out a3
48	149	152	Sep 19	PIT		PHI	W,4-2	7-8	H(11)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.16	3.41	7	20	14	4	2	1	4	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.152	.00	0.00%	0.84	7t --- 0 out a1	8t 3 out a2
49	150	155	Sep 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-4	7-GF(8)		2	1.2	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.09	3.36	7	27	16	4	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	0	0	0	.43	0.025	.00	0.00%	0.72	7b --- 1 out d2	8b end d 2
50	151	156	Sep 23	PIT	@	CHC	L,2-3	7-8		0	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.04	3.39	6	31	16	4	2	1	4	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.65	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.06	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 12- 1 out tie
51	152	158	Sep 25	PIT		STL	W,4-2	8-8	H(12)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	3.36	3	13	8	1	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.063	.00	0.00%	0.42	8t --- 0 out a2	8t 3 out a2
52	153	163	Sep 30	PIT		NYM	L,2-7	8-9		4	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.93	3.34	6	16	13	3	2	3	3	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.49	0.071	.00	0.00%	0.84	8t --- 0 out d1	9t 3 out d1
							26-26		W-L:3-4,Sv:4,BSv:4,Hld:12	1.9	83.0	55	29	27	33	58	5	0	2.93	3.34	334	1101	62%	12%	10%	0.53		18%	11%	0		33	27%	8	0	0	293	12	6	6	2	3	5	1.02	0.972	.50	0.40%	7.21

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