Bob Knepper
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[edit] Biography
Born on May 25, 1954 in Akron, Ohio, Bob Knepper (Robert Wesley Knepper) played for the San Francisco Giants and Houston Astros over the course of his 15 year career. Knepper broke into the bigs on September 10, 1976 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 3.36 ERA in 166 innings pitched in 1977, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Bob Knepper's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1978, when he posted a 2.63 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 147 batters. However, others believe that it was 1986, when he posted a 3.14 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 143 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SF | N | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3.24 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF | N | 27 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 3.36 | 100 | 73 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 151 | 14 | 72 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1978 | SF | N | 36 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 2.63 | 147 | 85 | 76 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 260 | 218 | 10 | 85 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| 1979 | SF | N | 34 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 4.64 | 123 | 117 | 107 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 207.1 | 241 | 30 | 77 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| 1980 | SF | N | 35 | 33 | 9 | 16 | 4.10 | 103 | 114 | 98 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 215.1 | 242 | 15 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 1981 | HOU | N | 22 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2.18 | 75 | 41 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 156.2 | 128 | 5 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1982 | HOU | N | 33 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 4.45 | 108 | 100 | 89 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 193 | 14 | 60 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 1983 | HOU | N | 35 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 3.19 | 125 | 93 | 72 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 202 | 12 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 1984 | HOU | N | 35 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 3.20 | 140 | 93 | 83 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 233.2 | 223 | 26 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 1985 | HOU | N | 37 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 3.55 | 131 | 119 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 253 | 21 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| 1986 | HOU | N | 40 | 38 | 17 | 12 | 3.14 | 143 | 100 | 90 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 258 | 232 | 19 | 62 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| 1987 | HOU | N | 33 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 5.27 | 76 | 118 | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 177.2 | 226 | 26 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 1988 | HOU | N | 27 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3.14 | 103 | 70 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 175 | 156 | 13 | 67 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 1989 | SF | N | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3.46 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 55 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | HOU | N | 22 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5.89 | 45 | 78 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 135 | 12 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | TOT | N | 35 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 5.13 | 64 | 98 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 190 | 16 | 75 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1990 | SF | N | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5.68 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.1 | 56 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 445 | 413 | 146 | 155 | 3.68 | 1473 | 1258 | 1106 | 78 | 30 | 1 | 2708 | 2737 | 228 | 857 | 78 | 60 | 47 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SF | N | P | 4 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1977 | SF | N | P | 27 | 27 | 166 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 1 | .969 |
| 1978 | SF | N | P | 36 | 35 | 260 | 4 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1979 | SF | N | P | 34 | 34 | 207.1 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .872 |
| 1980 | SF | N | P | 35 | 33 | 215.1 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 1 | .945 |
| 1981 | HOU | N | P | 22 | 22 | 156.2 | 6 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 1 | .914 |
| 1982 | HOU | N | P | 33 | 29 | 180 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 2 | .976 |
| 1983 | HOU | N | P | 35 | 29 | 203 | 2 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 1 | .933 |
| 1984 | HOU | N | P | 35 | 34 | 233.2 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | .951 |
| 1985 | HOU | N | P | 37 | 37 | 241 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | .921 |
| 1986 | HOU | N | P | 40 | 38 | 258 | 23 | 47 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 1 | .959 |
| 1987 | HOU | N | P | 33 | 31 | 177.2 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 0 | .958 |
| 1988 | HOU | N | P | 27 | 27 | 175 | 6 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1 | .957 |
| 1989 | SF | N | P | 13 | 6 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1989 | HOU | N | P | 22 | 20 | 113 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 2 | .938 |
| 1989 | TOT | N | P | 35 | 26 | 165 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 2 | .949 |
| 1990 | SF | N | P | 12 | 7 | 44.1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Total | P | 445 | 413 | 2708 | 103 | 451 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 235 | 110 | 12 | .949 |
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | SF | N | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .111 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | SF | N | 27 | 55 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | SF | N | 36 | 79 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | .063 | .126 | .089 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | SF | N | 35 | 66 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 9 | .182 | .203 | .288 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SF | N | 35 | 66 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | .152 | .171 | .197 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | HOU | N | 22 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .149 | .167 | .255 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | HOU | N | 33 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .058 | .125 | .077 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | HOU | N | 35 | 66 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | .182 | .200 | .288 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | HOU | N | 35 | 76 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 8 | .171 | .241 | .237 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | HOU | N | 38 | 78 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | .141 | .162 | .192 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | HOU | N | 42 | 91 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .099 | .099 | .143 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU | N | 33 | 51 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .098 | .113 | .137 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | HOU | N | 27 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | .125 | .157 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | SF | N | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .267 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | HOU | N | 22 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .226 | .351 | .452 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1989 | TOT | N | 35 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .186 | .327 | .372 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 | SF | N | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .231 | .231 | .308 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 449 | 840 | 47 | 115 | 6 | 59 | .137 | .177 | .196 | 28 | 2 | 41 | 333 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Chris Bourjos to Houston Astros in exchange for Enos Cabell (December 8, 1980).
- Released by Houston Astros (July 28, 1989).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (August 4, 1989).
- Granted free agency (November 13, 1989).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (April 5, 1990).
- Released by San Francisco Giants (June 26, 1990).
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