#95 Ronald Kirkwood, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Hickory Huskers
Monday, 10/14/2010 |
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| Ronald Kirkwood
9/4/1975
35
USA
6"2
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Starting Pitcher
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$ 615,000
2010
14 Year(s), 21 Days (2429 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s), 87 Days (2495 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 41 | 76 | 44 | 89-92 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 40 | 75 | 42 | |
| Versus RHB | 42 | 76 | 45 | |
| Talent | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
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Fastball
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Curveball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 11 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 11 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 36 | 6 | 22 | 11 |
| Talent | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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P : 5 (Range), .965 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.43 | 191.0 | 208 | 104 | 94 | 39 | 117 | 2 | 6.7 | 1 | 16 | 53.3 |
| Projected | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.43 | 191.0 | 208 | 104 | 94 | 39 | 117 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 14 | 5 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.20 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 323 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 36 | 17 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .310 | .348 | .437 | .784 |
| vs. RHB | 416 | 108 | 24 | 2 | 16 | 61 | 68 | 22 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .260 | .301 | .442 | .744 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4.08 | 92.2 | 78 | 46 | 42 | 14 | 63 |
| Road | 16 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.76 | 98.1 | 130 | 58 | 52 | 25 | 54 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 | 28.0 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 11 |
| May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 33.2 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 16 |
| June | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.79 | 35.2 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 16 |
| July | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.89 | 34.2 | 36 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 21 |
| August | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.59 | 29.0 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 30.0 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 21 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2002 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3.97 | 158.2 | 156 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 40 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 1.24 | .000 | SEA |
| 2003 | 35 | 35 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 4.92 | 205.0 | 221 | 138 | 112 | 0 | 69 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .000 | SEA |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2.60 | 204.0 | 159 | 65 | 59 | 0 | 50 | 116 | 3 | 1 | 1.02 | .000 | SEA |
| 2005 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 4.87 | 175.2 | 179 | 105 | 95 | 0 | 48 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .000 | SEA RIV |
| 2006 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3.32 | 141.0 | 124 | 60 | 52 | 0 | 34 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 1.12 | .000 | NY |
| 2007 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4.06 | 221.2 | 209 | 107 | 100 | 23 | 53 | 142 | 2 | 0 | 1.18 | .272 | NY,ZL |
| 2008 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5.11 | 160.1 | 184 | 97 | 91 | 27 | 34 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | .310 | NY |
| 2009 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 4.23 | 229.2 | 246 | 121 | 108 | 37 | 50 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | .288 | HIK |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.43 | 191.0 | 208 | 104 | 94 | 24 | 39 | 117 | 2 | 1 | 1.29 | .308 | HIK |
| Total | 278 | 251 | 81 | 96 | 0 | 4.17 | 1687.0 | 1686 | 797 | 781 | 111 | 417 | 971 | 12 | 3 | 1.25 | .769 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2002 | 27 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .021 | .041 | .021 | .062 | SEA |
| 2003 | 35 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .033 | .048 | .066 | .114 | SEA |
| 2004 | 30 | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .043 | .096 | .072 | .168 | SEA |
| 2005 | 32 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .019 | .056 | .038 | .094 | SEA RIV |
| 2006 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .021 | .061 | .043 | .104 | NY |
| 2007 | 37 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .101 | .091 | .192 | NY,ZL |
| 2008 | 28 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .075 | .093 | .132 | .225 | NY |
| 2009 | 36 | 73 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .147 | .164 | .311 | HIK |
| 2010 | 30 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .050 | .081 | .083 | .164 | HIK |
| Total | 278 | 529 | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 18 | 204 | 1 | 0 | .053 | .084 | .083 | .167 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 30 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 41 | 1 | .976 | 191.0 | 1.93 | | | | |
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Drafted in 6th round, 47th overall pick, by Seattle in 2002... Had first career hit on 4/2/2002, off Jose Abarca (HOU)... Earned first career win on 4/2/2002... Injured on 7/19/2002 with a Sore Back,
out for one week... Injured on 8/19/2002 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 9/1/2002 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 8/13/2003 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon,
out for 3-4 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/2003, going 1-0, 1.17... Injured on 4/13/2004 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2004, going 1-0, 0.74...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/2004, winning 2 games with a 0.64 ERA...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/2004, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Traded from Seattle to River Cities on 7/22/2005 (Going to RIV: 3B C. Edwards, P R. Kirkwood, P J. Cowherd, C T. Wine. Going to SEA: 1B J. Mendoza, P A. Garcia, P J. Ertel, P M. Bohon)...
Signed as a free agent by New York on 2/7/2006 to a 3-year deal worth $3,333,000 per year...
Injured on 9/4/2006 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week...
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Pitcher in 2007...
Hit first career homerun on 8/4/2008, off Andrew Weimer (DAN)...
Signed as a free agent by Hickory on 2/2/2009 to a 2-year deal worth $615,000 per year...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
2003 - 4.92 - 10th
2004 - 2.60 - 4th
| WHIP
2003 - 1.41 - 10th
2004 - 1.02 - 2nd
2005 - 1.29 - 8th
2007 - 1.18 - 10th
| Wins
2007 - 16 - 5th
| Losses
2003 - 18 - 1st
2009 - 16 - 4th
| IP
2003 - 205.0 - 9th
2007 - 221.2 - 9th
2009 - 229.2 - 9th
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BB
2003 - 69 - 7th
| CG
2004 - 3 - 6th
2006 - 2 - 7th
2007 - 2 - 5th
| SHO
2004 - 1 - 6th
2006 - 1 - 7th
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