Kevin Tapani

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: February 18, 1964 in Des Moines, IA us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 9th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) and the Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI).

High School: Escanaba HS (Escanaba, MI)

School: Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)

Debut: July 4, 1989 (Age 25-136d, 15,637th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 27, 2001 (Age 37-221d)
vs. HOU 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Agents: Bob Gilhooley, Jim Bronner

Full Name: Kevin Ray Tapani

Pronunciation: \TAP-ah-nee\

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1991 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.2

143

125

ERA

4.35

361

354

2265.0

1482

WHIP

1.307

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-20 / in Starts: 16-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1993 Pitching Game Log

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1993 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	105	1	Apr 6	MIN		CHW	L,5-10	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.1	8	9	8	1	2	1	0	21.60	6.59	20	60	38	10	4	8	9	3	1	0	11			0	0	0	18	3	0	0	0	1	0	1.13	-0.635	1.62	-0.55%	-6.59	1t start tie	4t -2- 1 out d4
2	106	6	Apr 11	MIN	@	KCR	L,1-2	GS-8	L(0-2)	4	7.1	6	2	2	1	4	1	1	8.44	5.14	29	91	61	10	12	12	11	3	2	0	61			2	1	0	27	0	1	0	1	0	1	1.05	0.117	1.55	0.10%	1.75	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out d1
3	107	9	Apr 16	MIN		KCR	W,4-3	GS-8		4	8.0	4	3	3	4	5	1	0	6.27	5.02	31	109	67	15	13	10	12	3	2	0	63			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.242	1.72	0.19%	1.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
4	108	13	Apr 21	MIN		MIL	L,8-10	GS-7		4	6.0	8	5	5	2	4	1	0	6.57	4.97	26					9	11	6	1	0	38			1	1	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.072	1.19	-0.06%	-1.22	1t start tie	7t 1-- 0 out a3
5	109	18	Apr 26	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-10	GS-5	L(0-3)	4	4.0	8	9	7	2	2	1	0	7.85	5.22	22	94	56	15	4	7	11	4	2	0	14			2	0	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	1	.62	-0.236	.63	-0.14%	-6.40	1b start tie	5b -23 0 out d7
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	110	23	May 1	MIN	@	DET	W,5-2	GS-7	W(1-3)	4	6.2	6	2	2	2	4	0	1	6.88	4.83	29	107	63	15	6	8	14	5	2	0	56			0	0	0	26	1	1	0	0	0	0	.96	0.141	.64	0.06%	1.21	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a3
7	111	27	May 7	MIN	@	SEA	W,5-4	GS-7		5	6.0	7	4	4	1	4	1	0	6.75	4.75	25	97	58	19	8	7	13	7	0	0	45			2	1	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.258	1.10	-0.14%	-1.15	1b start tie	7b 1-3 0 out a1
8	112	32	May 12	MIN	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS-8	W(2-3)	4	7.1	6	1	1	2	7	0	0	5.92	4.32	29	114	77	16	15	11	9	4	2	0	67			2	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.282	.70	0.14%	2.76	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 1 out a4
9	113	36	May 17	MIN		NYY	L,5-11	GS-5	L(2-4)	4	4.1	11	4	4	3	5	1	0	6.11	4.44	27	97	62	19	9	7	12	8	0	0	27			0	0	0	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.264	1.02	-0.13%	-2.30	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d2
10	114	40	May 22	MIN	@	TOR	L,0-7	GS-4	L(2-5)	4	4.0	8	5	3	1	2	0	0	6.16	4.32	22	83	54	9	6	9	10	5	0	0	31			1	0	0	20	3	0	0	0	1	1	.74	-0.257	.41	-0.09%	-2.87	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
11	115	43	May 26	MIN	@	OAK	W,12-11	GS-5		3	4.2	8	5	3	1	2	1	0	6.13	4.42	23	98	62	16	9	13	7	3	1	0	33			0	0	0	22	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.12	-0.313	.46	-0.08%	-2.84	1b start tie	5b -2- 2 out tie
12	116	47	May 31	MIN		TEX	L,0-1	GS-8	L(2-6)	4	8.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	5.56	4.12	29	100	60	10	10	11	11	4	2	0	75			1	1	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.04	0.322	.84	0.16%	3.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	117	51	Jun 5	MIN	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-6		4	5.0	7	3	3	3	3	0	0	5.54	4.09	21	90	52	15	5	7	8	1	3	0	41			2	3	0	17	1	1	0	1	1	0	1.09	0.004	.92	0.00%	0.25	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out a2
14	118	55	Jun 10	MIN	@	TEX	W,6-5	GS-6	W(3-6)	4	6.0	10	4	4	2	5	0	1	5.58	3.99	30	97	60	8	11	5	17	8	6	0	39			1	1	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.123	1.36	-0.08%	-0.96	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
15	119	60	Jun 15	MIN		TOR	L,3-6	GS-6	L(3-7)	4	6.0	6	6	5	4	4	0	0	5.71	3.97	28	115	70	13	11	8	12	3	2	0	38			3	1	0	24	3	0	0	0	0	1	.88	-0.413	1.17	-0.33%	-2.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
16	120	65	Jun 20	MIN	@	NYY	L,0-8	GS-5	L(3-8)	4	5.0	9	6	6	2	4	2	0	5.99	4.18	26	103	62	13	7	10	10	4	0	0	27			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.305	.37	-0.14%	-3.44	1b start tie	5b 3 out d6
17	121	72	Jun 28	MIN		SEA	L,1-4	GS-8	L(3-9)	7	8.0	8	4	2	1	5	0	1	5.69	4.04	34	113	73	16	14	13	14	8	2	0	58			2	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	1	1	.85	-0.146	.52	-0.05%	0.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	122	77	Jul 3	MIN		MIL	L,1-3	GS-8	L(3-10)	4	8.0	7	3	3	2	7	1	1	5.52	4.04	34	105	69	18	18	13	11	3	3	0	61			1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	1	.84	0.016	.43	0.01%	1.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
19	123	82	Jul 8	MIN	@	MIL	L,3-15	GS-1	L(3-11)	4	0.2	6	6	5	1	1	0	0	5.90	4.04	9	40	25	5	5	3	4	3	0	0	18			1	0	0	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	-0.356	.40	-0.08%	-4.99	1b start tie	1b 1-3 2 out d5
20	124	85	Jul 11	MIN	@	MIL	L,4-5	5-6		2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.79	4.00	7	25	15	4	2	5	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	.39	0.041	.11	0.01%	1.05	5b --- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d3
21	125	88	Jul 17	MIN	@	BAL	W,4-2	GS-7	W(4-11)	5	7.0	8	2	2	2	3	2	0	5.60	4.16	30	107	70	15	4	9	16	5	3	0	54			1	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.31	0.276	.13	0.02%	1.85	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a2
22	126	92	Jul 21	MIN	@	DET	W,7-2	GS-7	W(5-11)	3	6.1	6	2	2	0	2	1	0	5.46	4.18	25	97	62	12	12	7	16	5	5	0	55			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.53	0.113	.08	0.01%	0.23	1b start tie	7b -23 1 out a4
23	127	97	Jul 27	MIN	@	SEA	L,8-10	GS-3		5	2.2	6	7	7	0	2	1	1	5.84	4.25	15	47	29	5	4	5	7	5	1	0	20			0	0	0	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	-0.294	.20	-0.03%	-4.64	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out d6
24	128	101	Jul 31	MIN	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS-8		3	8.0	5	2	2	1	4	0	0	5.63	4.13	29	100	66	17	14	13	11	5	3	0	67			2	2	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.19	0.367	.08	0.02%	2.31	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	129	106	Aug 6	MIN		NYY	W,4-3	CG	W(6-11)	5	9.0	4	3	3	2	6	2	0	5.46	4.20	33	123	75	13	17	8	17	6	6	0	71			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.246	.05	0.01%	1.75	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
26	130	111	Aug 12	MIN	@	TOR	W,9-2	GS-8	W(7-11)	5	8.0	6	2	2	1	6	0	0	5.29	4.08	32	110	75	11	12	12	13	5	2	0	67			1	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	.79	0.141	.02	0.00%	2.27	1b start tie	8b 3 out a7
27	131	117	Aug 18	MIN		KCR	L,2-5	GS-7	L(7-12)	5	6.2	8	4	3	2	3	0	0	5.24	4.03	29	88	59	12	10	14	10	3	1	0	45			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.073	.09	0.00%	-0.64	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d4
28	132	122	Aug 23	MIN	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS-7		4	7.0	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.13	3.99	29	78	58	7	10	10	17	2	3	0	51			1	0	0	28	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.60	0.143	.00	0.00%	1.92	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
29	133	128	Aug 28	MIN	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-7	L(7-13)	4	7.0	5	3	3	2	8	2	0	5.08	4.05	27	110	69	22	13	5	12	3	2	0	61			2	0	0	25	2	0	1	1	0	0	.65	-0.049	.00	0.00%	0.63	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	134	133	Sep 2	MIN		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	L(7-14)	4	7.0	8	4	4	1	5	0	0	5.08	3.97	30	102	62	10	8	12	12	4	3	0	49			2	1	0	28	3	0	0	0	1	0	1.10	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-0.70	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out d2
31	135	137	Sep 7	MIN	@	CLE	W,6-0	SHO	W(8-14)	4	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0	4.84	3.90	32	122	77	21	11	13	12	4	1	0	82			1	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.83	0.424	.00	0.00%	4.75	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a6
32	136	143	Sep 12	MIN	@	TEX	W,4-2	GS-7	W(9-14)	4	6.2	4	1	1	2	9	0	0	4.72	3.80	26	103	70	10	17	9	6	3	0	0	69			2	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.237	.00	0.00%	2.11	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a3
33	137	148	Sep 17	MIN		TOR	L,2-4	GS-8	L(9-15)	4	7.2	12	4	4	4	5	1	0	4.71	3.85	37	120	79	15	9	12	16	7	0	0	40			5	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	.89	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.23	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out d3
34	138	152	Sep 22	MIN	@	NYY	W,5-2	GS-8	W(10-15)	4	7.0	5	2	2	0	5	1	0	4.64	3.83	26	103	67	9	10	10	11	5	0	0	64			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	.78	0.222	.00	0.00%	1.59	1b start tie	8b --- 0 out a3
35	139	157	Sep 28	MIN		CAL	W,2-1	CG	W(11-15)	5	9.0	8	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.49	3.79	34	117	70	13	8	18	13	6	2	0	68			3	1	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.365	.00	0.00%	3.75	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
36	140	162	Oct 3	MIN		SEA	W,7-2	GS-8	W(12-15)	4	7.1	6	2	2	0	7	0	0	4.43	3.71	29	97	74	18	15	10	12	7	1	0	65			1	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	1	.82	0.221	.00	0.00%	1.68	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a5
							16-20		W-L:12-15	4.1	225.2	243	123	111	57	150	21	6	4.43	3.71	964	3362	64%	14%	10%	0.84		21%	9%	0	49	0	---%	42	13	0	893	56	6	1	13	5	12	.96	-0.158	.49	-1.19%	-4.06

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