#14 Kelvim Escobar, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Detroit Tigers

#14 Kelvim Escobar, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Wednesday, 11/3/2004

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Kelvim Escobar

4/11/1976
28
VENEZUELA,,
6"1
205

Starting Pitcher
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1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,792,857
2004
$ 820,000 (2 year(s))
5 Year(s), 101 Days (961 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 136 Days (1168 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	4	6	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	6	4	6
Versus RHB	6	5	6
Talent	7	5	6

Pitching Ratings
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6
67
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

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3
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Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/18	@BOS	W 4-1	*	7.1	4	1	1	4	6	W	PoG
8/23	@KC	L 6-14	*	2.2	9	7	5	2	1	L
8/28	@TEX	L 8-11	*	2.1	6	6	6	0	0
9/2	BOS	W 11-9	*	5.1	5	5	5	5	4
9/7	MIN	W 9-7	*	5.1	6	4	3	2	8
9/12	@MIN	W 11-9	*	5.2	5	3	3	2	4
9/17	@NYY	W 5-3	*	6	3	2	2	4	6	W	PoG
9/24	SEA	W 3-1	*	7	4	1	1	2	2	W	PoG
9/29	CWS	W 1-0	*	6.2	2	0	0	2	4		PoG
10/4	@TEX	L 5-13	*	2.2	8	5	5	1	3	L

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	32	32	9	11	0	5.25	176.2	181	109	103	89	115	0	.0	0	12	37.5
Projected	32	32	9	11	0	5.25	176.0	181	109	103	89	115

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	14.1	9.2	5.9	4.5	24	13	54.2	0	0	.0	5.26

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	352	100	14	3	19	59	67	49	57	0	0	5	.284	.377	.503	.879
vs. RHB	322	81	12	2	10	36	42	40	58	0	0	2	.252	.335	.394	.730

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	15	4	4	0	4.14	91.1	89	44	42	34	55
Road	17	17	5	7	0	6.43	85.1	92	65	61	55	60
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

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	1	2	0	2.84	31.2	25	13	10	15	16
May	5	5	2	1	0	4.78	26.1	27	14	14	18	17
June	5	5	2	1	0	6.32	31.1	34	22	22	18	17
July	4	4	1	2	0	3.80	21.1	25	9	9	5	17
August	6	6	1	4	0	9.55	27.1	37	31	29	15	17
Sept./Oct.	7	7	2	1	0	4.42	38.2	33	20	19	18	31

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1998	19	0	1	0	2	6.63	19.0	18	16	14	4	13	16	0	0	1.63	.269	CIN
1999	26	26	7	10	0	4.47	131.0	147	79	65	16	54	104	0	0	1.53	.326	CIN
2000	5	5	2	2	0	5.84	24.2	26	17	16	6	8	10	0	0	1.38	.256	CIN
2001	30	30	8	2	0	4.72	162.0	169	91	85	27	83	111	0	0	1.56	.292	CIN
2002	40	13	4	6	0	6.35	89.1	108	65	63	12	48	63	0	0	1.75	.339	CIN
2003	37	25	12	7	0	4.34	159.2	151	83	77	22	78	113	0	0	1.43	.270	CIN DET
2004	32	32	9	11	0	5.25	176.2	181	109	103	29	89	115	0	0	1.53	.287	DET
Total	189	131	43	38	2	4.99	762.1	800	460	423	116	373	532	0	0	1.54	.296

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1998, AAA	26	6	7	2	1	1.65	81.2	47	15	15	6	30	89	0	0	0.94	.211
1999, AAA	10	0	0	1	0	2.95	18.1	9	6	6	3	7	11	0	0	0.87	.133
2000, AAA	20	20	8	3	0	2.84	126.2	113	42	40	11	51	116	0	0	1.29	.294

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2001	2	2	0	2	0	24.55	3.2	11	10	10	1	2	0	0
Total	2	2	0	2	0	24.55	3.2	11	10	10	1	2	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CIN
1999	26	43	7	2	0	0	1	4	1	15	0	0	.163	.182	.209	.391	CIN
2000	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	CIN
2001	30	54	4	0	0	0	3	8	7	20	0	0	.074	.180	.074	.254	CIN
2002	40	19	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	7	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	CIN
2003	37	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	CIN DET
Total	157	130	12	3	0	0	6	13	13	48	0	0	.092	.175	.115	.290

Fielding Stats 2004

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PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

176.2

1.88

Player History

2/5/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/23/2003 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Cincinnati to Detroit on 5/15/2003 (Going to DET: LF Dmitri Young, P Kelvim Escobar, LF Mark Little. Going to CIN: P Edwin Jackson)...
2/5/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,792,857 through salary arbitration...
6/30/2004: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $820,000 per year, for 2 years.

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