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Bob Knepper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 25, 1954 in Akron, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA).

High School: Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1976 (Age 22-108d, 13,805th in major league history)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 24, 1990 (Age 36-030d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Robert Wesley Knepper

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.8

146

155

ERA

3.68

445

413

2708.0

1473

WHIP

1.327

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-9 / in Starts: 13-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	27 (14-9-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	32 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
A Howe	1
C Reynolds	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Cruz	1
C CedeÃ±o	1
Self	1

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	138	4 (3)	Apr 13	HOU		ATL	L,1-2	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.97	-0.048	1.21	-0.02%	-0.39	P
2	139	11 (6)	Apr 21	HOU		LAD	W,1-0	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.72	0.045	.38	0.01%	0.28	P
3	140	16 (4)	Apr 26	HOU		CIN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.66	-0.047	.17	-0.01%	-0.59	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	141	21 (4)	May 2	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.70	-0.037	.30	-0.01%	-0.42	P
5	142	26 (4)	May 7	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.308	.538	9	.25	0.018	.11	0.01%	-0.01	P
6	143	31 (4)	May 12	HOU		STL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.250	.438	9	.61	-0.046	.29	-0.01%	-0.48	P
7	144	36 (4)	May 17	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	9	.76	-0.001	.28	0.00%	-0.61	P
8	145	40 (3)	May 22	HOU		SFG	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.190	.372	9	1.33	-0.102	.58	-0.03%	-0.57	P
9	146	45 (4)	May 27	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	.98	-0.045	.35	-0.01%	-0.56	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	147	49 (3)	Jun 2	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.154	.160	.314	9	.55	-0.026	.19	-0.01%	-0.16	P
11	148	54 (4)	Jun 7	HOU		NYM	L,1-3	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.148	.291	9	1.39	-0.094	.77	-0.03%	-0.69	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	149	61 (6)	Aug 13	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-9	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.179	.351	9	.44	0.014	.62	0.01%	0.11	P
13	150	66 (4)	Aug 18	HOU		MON	W,4-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.156	.161	.318	9	.25	-0.019	.37	-0.02%	-0.30	P
14	151	70 (3)	Aug 23	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.156	.308	9	1.50	-0.041	2.09	-0.03%	-0.34	P
15	152	74 (3)	Aug 28	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.147	.290	9	1.53	-0.074	1.50	-0.04%	-0.52	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	153	80 (5)	Sep 2	HOU		NYM	W,8-0	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.189	.347	9	.15	0.001	.29	0.00%	1.08	P
17	154	85 (4)	Sep 7	HOU	@	ATL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.184	.338	9	1.21	-0.042	3.31	-0.07%	-0.32	P
18	155	90 (4)	Sep 13	HOU		SFG	W,3-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.146	.175	.321	9	1.20	-0.063	3.90	-0.12%	-0.61	P
19	156	95 (4)	Sep 18	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.143	.171	.314	9	.52	-0.012	1.73	-0.03%	-0.13	P
20	157	100 (4)	Sep 24	HOU		ATL	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.178	.273	.451	9	.35	0.074	1.11	0.14%	0.91	P
21	158	105 (4)	Sep 29	HOU		SDP	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.261	.431	9	.93	-0.047	2.66	-0.08%	-0.32	P
22	159	110 (4)	Oct 4	HOU	@	LAD	W,5-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.255	.422	9	2.22	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
							13-9		53	47	3	7	2	0	1	3	0	0	15	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.255	.422		.79	-0.648	.82	-0.34%	-5.18

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