Kevin Tapani Stats

Kevin Tapani was born on Tuesday, February 18, 1964, in Des Moines, Iowa. Tapani was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 4, 1989, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Kevin Tapani baseball stats page.

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Kevin Tapani

Kevin Tapani Autograph on a 1991 Score (#60)

Kevin Tapani Autograph on a 1991 Score (#60)
 

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Birth Name:   Kevin Ray Tapani
Nickname:   Tap
Born On:   02-18-1964  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Des Moines, Iowa
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Escanaba High School (Escanaba, MI)
College:   Central Michigan University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   07-04-1989 (Age 25)
Last Game:   09-27-2001
Draft:   1986 : 2nd Round (40th)
Kevin Tapani

Kevin Tapani Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1989 25 Mets 3 0 1 0 0 .000 3.68 0 0 0 7.1 31 5 3 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 -
1989 25 Twins 5 5 0 2 2 .500 3.86 0 0 0 32.2 138 34 14 15 2 8 1 21 0 0 0 -
1990 26 Twins 28 28 0 12 8 .600 4.07 1 1 0 159.1 659 164 72 75 12 29 2 101 1 2 0 -
1991 27 Twins 34 34 0 16 9 .640 2.99 4 1 0 244.0 974 225 81 84 23 40 0 135 3 2 3 -
1992 28 Twins 34 34 0 16 11 .593 3.97 4 1 0 220.0 911 226 97 103 17 48 2 138 4 5 0 -
1993 29 Twins 36 35 0 12 15 .444 4.43 3 1 0 225.2 964 243 111 123 21 57 1 150 4 6 0 -
1994 30 Twins 24 24 0 11 7 .611 4.62 4 1 0 156.0 672 181 80 86 13 39 0 91 1 4 0 -
1995 31 Twins 20 20 0 6 11 .353 4.92 3 1 0 133.2 579 155 73 79 21 34 2 88 3 4 0 -
1995 31 Dodgers 13 11 0 4 2 .667 5.05 0 0 0 57.0 255 72 32 37 8 14 2 43 1 1 0 -
1996 32 White Sox 34 34 0 13 10 .565 4.59 1 0 0 225.1 971 236 115 123 34 76 5 150 13 3 0 -
1997 33 Cubs 13 13 0 9 3 .750 3.39 1 1 0 85.0 352 77 32 33 7 23 2 55 0 2 2 -
1998 34 Cubs 35 34 0 19 9 .679 4.85 2 2 0 219.0 945 244 118 120 30 62 4 136 7 5 0 -
1999 35 Cubs 23 23 0 6 12 .333 4.83 1 0 0 136.0 591 151 73 81 12 33 2 73 3 4 0 0
2000 36 Cubs 30 30 0 8 12 .400 5.01 2 0 0 195.2 829 208 109 113 35 47 1 150 1 8 0 0
2001 37 Cubs 29 29 0 9 14 .391 4.49 0 0 0 168.1 729 186 84 93 24 40 6 149 3 7 0 0
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
13 Years 361 354 1 143 125 .534 4.35 26 9 0 2,265.0 9,600 2,407 1,094 1,168 260 554 30 1,482 44 53 6 0
Kevin Tapani

Kevin Tapani Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1989 25 Mets 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 25 Twins 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 26 Twins 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1991 27 Twins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 28 Twins 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1993 29 Twins 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1994 30 Twins 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1995 31 Twins 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1995 31 Dodgers 13 17 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 0 .176 .176 .235
1996 32 White Sox 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 33 Cubs 13 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4 0 0 1 .136 .208 .136
1998 34 Cubs 35 75 7 10 2 0 1 1 11 7 0 30 5 1 0 2 .133 .205 .200
1999 35 Cubs 23 39 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 21 5 0 0 0 .051 .119 .077
2000 36 Cubs 30 56 3 10 2 0 1 0 4 3 0 20 9 0 0 1 .179 .220 .268
2001 37 Cubs 29 50 1 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14 7 0 0 0 .240 .255 .240
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
13 Years 361 261 14 40 6 0 2 1 22 16 0 105 33 1 0 4 .153 .201 .199
Kevin Tapani

Kevin Tapani Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1989 Mets P 3 0 22 2 0.7 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.45
1989 Twins P 5 5 98 6 1.2 6 3 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.65
1990 Twins P 28 28 478 35 1.3 34 14 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.92
1991 Twins P 34 34 732 53 1.6 52 26 26 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 1.92
1992 Twins P 34 34 660 45 1.3 43 17 26 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.76
1993 Twins P 36 35 677 49 1.4 49 17 32 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.95
1994 Twins P 24 24 468 39 1.6 38 11 27 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.19
1995 Twins P 20 20 401 27 1.4 27 16 11 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
1995 Dodgers P 13 11 171 15 1.2 14 4 10 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .933 2.21
1996 White Sox P 34 34 676 42 1.2 41 15 26 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .976 1.64
1997 Cubs P 13 13 255 14 1.1 14 4 10 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.48
1998 Cubs P 35 34 657 42 1.2 42 11 31 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.73
1999 Cubs P 23 23 408 20 0.9 20 2 18 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.32
2000 Cubs P 30 30 587 30 1.0 30 11 19 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.38
2001 Cubs P 29 29 505 36 1.2 35 5 30 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 1.87
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 361 354 6,795 455 1.3 447 157 290 8 16 n/a n/a n/a .982 1.78
13 Years 361 354 6,795 455 1.3 447 157 290 8 16 n/a n/a n/a .982 1.78
Kevin Tapani

Kevin Tapani Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1989 Mets 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.50 2.45 4.91
1989 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.63 5.79 2.20
1990 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.48 5.71 1.64
1991 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.38 4.98 1.48
1992 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.88 5.65 1.96
1993 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.63 5.98 2.27
1994 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.33 5.25 2.25
1995 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.59 5.93 2.29
1995 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 8.5 3.07 6.79 2.21
1996 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.97 5.99 3.04
1997 Cubs 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 0.0 2.39 5.82 2.44
1998 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 75.0 2.5 6.8 2.19 5.59 2.55
1999 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 13.0 2.21 4.83 2.18
2000 Cubs 0 1 .000 0 0 0 56.0 2.8 14.0 3.19 6.90 2.16
2001 Cubs 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3.6 25.0 3.73 7.97 2.14
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
13 Years 1 1 .500 0 0 0 130.5 2.5 11.9 2.68 5.89 2.20
Kevin Tapani

Kevin Tapani Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1989 New York Mets 26 $62,500.00 - -
1989 Minnesota Twins 36 "     "     - -
1990 Minnesota Twins 36 $102,000.00 - -
1991 Minnesota Twins 36 $197,500.00 - Stats
1992 Minnesota Twins 36 $485,000.00 - -
1993 Minnesota Twins 36 $2,000,000.00 - -
1994 Minnesota Twins 36 $2,575,000.00 - n/a
1995 Minnesota Twins 36 $3,600,000.00 - -
1995 Los Angeles Dodgers 46 "     "     - -
1996 Chicago White Sox 36 $1,500,000.00 - -
1997 Chicago Cubs 36 $3,750,000.00 - -
1998 Chicago Cubs 36 $4,000,000.00 - -
1999 Chicago Cubs 36 $3,500,000.00 - -
2000 Chicago Cubs 36 $6,000,000.00 - -
2001 Chicago Cubs 36 $6,500,000.00 - -


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