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.
"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
Bob Kipper![]() Bob Kipper Autograph on a 1988 Topps Baseball Card (#723 | Checklist) |
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Bob KipperBob Kipper Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 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 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 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 | - | ||
Bob KipperBob Kipper Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 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 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 8 Years | 274 | 95 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .137 | .163 | .158 | ||
Bob KipperBob Kipper Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 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 | |
Bob KipperBob Kipper Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 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 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 8 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 47.5 | 1.70 | 5.91 | 3.48 |
Bob KipperBob Kipper Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 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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