Bob Kipper Stats

Bob Kipper was born on Wednesday, July 8, 1964, in Aurora, Illinois. Kipper was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1985, with the California Angels. 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 Bob Kipper baseball stats page.

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"Whether in high school or the major league, I always thought of my performance this way: I always threw with a purpose, and that was to win. Win, not just for myself, but for my team. Looking at it that way always helped me concentrate more and do better. Now I find myself telling this to the young pitchers I coach." - Bob Kipper

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Bob Kipper Autograph on a 1988 Topps Baseball Card (#723 | <a href='../baseball_cards/baseball_cards_oneset.php?s=1988top08' title='1988 Topps Baseball Card Checklist'>Checklist</a>)

Bob Kipper Autograph on a 1988 Topps Baseball Card (#723 | Checklist)

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Birth Name:   Robert Wayne Kipper
Nickname:   Bob or Round Tripper
Born On:   07-08-1964  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Aurora, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (500 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Central Catholic High School (Aurora, IL)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-12-1985 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-27-1992
Draft:   1982 : 1st Round (8th)

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Bob Kipper Pitching Stats

1985 21 Angels 2 1 0 0 1 .000 21.60 0 0 0 3.1 20 7 8 8 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 -
1985 21 Pirates 5 4 1 1 2 .333 5.11 0 0 0 24.2 104 21 14 16 4 7 0 13 0 0 0 -
1986 22 Pirates 20 19 1 6 8 .429 4.03 0 0 0 114.0 496 123 51 60 17 34 3 81 3 2 3 -
1987 23 Pirates 24 20 0 5 9 .357 5.94 1 1 0 110.2 493 117 73 74 25 52 4 83 5 2 0 -
1988 24 Pirates 50 0 15 2 6 .250 3.74 0 0 0 65.0 267 54 27 33 7 26 4 39 1 2 1 -
1989 25 Pirates 52 0 15 3 4 .429 2.93 0 0 4 83.0 334 55 27 29 5 33 6 58 5 0 2 -
1990 26 Pirates 41 1 7 5 2 .714 3.02 0 0 3 62.2 260 44 21 24 7 26 1 35 1 3 5 -
1991 27 Pirates 52 0 18 2 2 .500 4.65 0 0 4 60.0 264 66 31 34 7 22 3 38 0 0 1 -
1992 28 Twins 25 0 12 3 3 .500 4.42 0 0 0 38.2 168 40 19 23 8 14 3 22 1 3 0 -
8 Years 271 45 69 27 37 .422 4.34 1 1 11 562.0 2,406 527 271 301 81 217 24 369 16 12 12 -

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Bob Kipper Hitting Stats

1985 21 Angels 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1985 21 Pirates 5 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250
1986 22 Pirates 21 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3 0 0 0 .030 .059 .030
1987 23 Pirates 26 33 3 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0 0 0 .242 .242 .303
1988 24 Pirates 50 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000
1989 25 Pirates 52 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 .111 .200 .111
1990 26 Pirates 41 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1991 27 Pirates 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 28 Twins 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
8 Years 274 95 6 13 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 30 11 0 1 2 .137 .163 .158

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Bob Kipper Fielding Stats

1985 Angels P 2 1 10 1 0.5 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.70
1985 Pirates P 5 4 74 6 1.2 5 0 5 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.82
1986 Pirates P 20 19 342 17 0.9 16 1 15 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.26
1987 Pirates P 24 20 332 19 0.8 19 3 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.55
1988 Pirates P 50 0 195 20 0.4 20 4 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.77
1989 Pirates P 52 0 249 15 0.3 13 3 10 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .867 1.41
1990 Pirates P 41 1 188 13 0.3 13 5 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.87
1991 Pirates P 52 0 180 9 0.2 7 1 6 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .778 1.05
1992 Twins P 25 0 116 6 0.2 6 0 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.40
P Totals 271 45 1,686 106 0.4 100 18 82 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.60
8 Years 271 45 1,686 106 0.4 100 18 82 6 4 n/a n/a n/a .943 1.60

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Bob Kipper Miscellaneous Stats

1985 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 8.10
1985 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 0.0 1.86 4.74 2.55
1986 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 3.0 33.0 2.38 6.39 2.68
1987 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 2.8 0.0 1.60 6.75 4.23
1988 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.50 5.40 3.60
1989 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.5 9.0 1.76 6.29 3.58
1990 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 0.0 1.35 5.03 3.73
1991 Pirates 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.73 5.70 3.30
1992 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.57 5.12 3.26
8 Years 0 0 .000 0 3 0 0.0 3.2 47.5 1.70 5.91 3.48

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Bob Kipper Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1985 California Angels 36 $60,000.00 - -
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 51 "     "     - -
1986 Pittsburgh Pirates 51 $60,500.00 - -
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $62,500.00 - -
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $125,000.00 - -
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $230,000.00 - -
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $525,000.00 - -
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates 16 $835,000.00 - -
1992 Minnesota Twins 16 $1,000,000.00 - -

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