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Bob Knepper

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Full Name: Robert Wesley Knepper Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/195 First Game: September 10, 1976
Birthdate: May 25, 1954 Final Game: June 24, 1990
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[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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