#36 Steve Karsay, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#36 Steve Karsay, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Steve Karsay

3/24/1972
26
USA,NY,FLUSHING
6"3
210

Starting Pitcher
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R

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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,071,429
1998 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 83 Days (943 total Days)
134 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 121 Days (981 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	6	7	88-91 Mph
Versus LHB	5	6	7
Versus RHB	6	6	8
Talent	6	6	7

Pitching Ratings
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6
63
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
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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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .999 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/19	CHA	L 3-7	*	1.2	3	5	5	6	1	L
8/24	SEA	W 7-4	*	6.1	8	2	2	3	4	W
8/29	@MIN	W 5-3	*	7.1	10	3	3	1	3	W
9/3	OAK	W 7-2	*	7.2	5	2	2	1	5	W
9/8	@DET	L 4-6	*	6	7	2	2	3	3
9/13	BAL	W 8-7	*	5.2	6	5	5	3	2
9/18	@TOR	L 8-14	*	2.2	8	7	7	0	4	L
9/23	@BOS	L 6-9	*	6.1	8	8	7	4	2	L
9/28	CHA	W 10-8	*	2	6	6	6	1	1
10/3	@CLE	W 9-6	*	7	7	2	2	1	5	W

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	24	18	8	4	0	6.36	103.1	121	75	73	43	68	0	.0	0	6	33.3
Projected	24	18	8	4	0	6.36	103.0	121	75	73	43	68

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	6	6	14.5	10.5	5.9	3.7	14	7	50.0	7	3	42.9	5.80

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	211	66	10	3	9	38	43	31	39	0	0	1	.313	.403	.517	.920
vs. RHB	204	55	12	0	10	32	32	12	29	0	0	1	.270	.309	.475	.785

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	11	8	4	1	0	6.60	43.2	46	32	32	22	31
Road	13	10	4	3	0	6.18	59.2	75	43	41	21	37
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	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
June	6	0	0	0	0	1.13	8.0	2	1	1	5	5
July	5	5	4	1	0	5.70	30.0	28	20	19	11	20
August	6	6	2	1	0	7.07	28.0	44	22	22	14	21
Sept./Oct.	7	7	2	2	0	7.47	37.1	47	32	31	13	22

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1993	23	17	10	6	0	5.42	103.0	116	71	62	15	36	58	1	0	1.48	.295	KC
1994	33	33	12	10	0	4.50	188.0	192	101	94	25	56	138	0	0	1.32	.292	KC
1995	25	25	13	3	0	4.47	147.0	160	79	73	14	39	95	0	0	1.35	.312	KC,AL
1996	25	15	9	4	1	5.44	102.2	108	68	62	13	42	75	0	0	1.46	.292	KC
1997	22	12	7	4	0	6.40	83.0	93	62	59	17	45	66	0	0	1.66	.303	KC
1998	24	18	8	4	0	6.36	103.1	121	75	73	19	43	68	0	0	1.59	.311	KC
Total	152	120	59	31	1	5.24	727.0	790	456	423	103	261	500	1	0	1.45	.301

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1993, A	7	0	0	0	0	2.08	4.1	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.15	.357
1993, AA	13	0	2	0	2	0.34	26.2	11	1	1	0	8	30	0	0	0.71	.208
1993, AAA	9	0	0	0	0	2.30	15.2	18	4	4	2	1	13	0	0	1.21	.333
1998, AAA	12	11	5	5	0	3.81	78.0	68	33	33	6	23	70	1	1	1.17	.290

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1993	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1994	1	1	0	1	0	3.38	8.0	4	3	3	3	6	1	0
1995	1	0	0	0	0	8.10	3.1	6	3	3	4	1	0	0
1997	3	0	0	0	0	27.01	2.2	9	8	8	0	3	0	0
Total	6	1	0	1	0	8.04	15.2	20	14	14	7	11	1	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1993	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
1994	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
1995	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC,AL
1996	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
1997	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
Total	129	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

103.1

1.83

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1993...
Earned first career win on 6/22/1993...
Was selected to the 1995 Allstar game...
Injured on 8/18/1995 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks...
2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

WHIP
1994 - 1.32 - 9th

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