Kevin Ritz
[edit] Biography
Born on June 8, 1965 in Eatontown, New Jersey, Kevin Ritz (Kevin D Ritz) played for the Detroit Tigers and Colorado Rockies over the course of his 9 year career. Ritz broke into the bigs on July 15, 1989 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 4.38 ERA in 74 innings pitched in 1989, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Kevin Ritz's best season was 1995, when he posted a 4.21 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 120 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 12
| 12
| 4
| 6
| 4.38
| 56
| 41
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 74
| 75
| 2
| 44
| 5
| 6
| 1
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 11.05
| 3
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 14
| 0
| 14
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 11.74
| 9
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 15.1
| 17
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| 23
| 11
| 2
| 5
| 5.60
| 57
| 52
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 80.1
| 88
| 4
| 44
| 4
| 7
| 3
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 15
| 15
| 5
| 6
| 5.62
| 53
| 49
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 73.2
| 88
| 5
| 35
| 4
| 6
| 4
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 31
| 28
| 11
| 11
| 4.21
| 120
| 91
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 173.1
| 171
| 16
| 65
| 3
| 6
| 6
|
| 1996
| COL
| N
| 35
| 35
| 17
| 11
| 5.28
| 105
| 135
| 125
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 236
| 24
| 105
| 3
| 10
| 12
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| 18
| 18
| 6
| 8
| 5.87
| 56
| 72
| 70
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 107.1
| 142
| 16
| 46
| 3
| 7
| 1
|
| 1998
| COL
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11.00
| 3
| 11
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 101
| 98
| 39
| 38
| 5.20
| 337
| 358
| 333
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 576.1
| 654
| 62
| 253
| 13
| 30
| 24
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 50
| 32
| 6
| 18
| 5.85
| 125
| 127
| 115
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 177
| 194
| 7
| 124
| 12
| 16
| 6
|
| Total
|
|
| 151
| 130
| 45
| 56
| 5.35
| 462
| 485
| 448
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 753.1
| 848
| 69
| 377
| 25
| 46
| 30
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| DET
| A
| P
| 12
| 12
| 74
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| P
| 4
| 4
| 7.1
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| P
| 11
| 5
| 15.1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| P
| 23
| 11
| 80.1
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| P
| 15
| 15
| 73.2
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| P
| 31
| 28
| 173.1
| 10
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| COL
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 213
| 18
| 51
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 27
| 13
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| P
| 18
| 18
| 107.1
| 13
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| COL
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 9
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 151
| 130
| 753.1
| 60
| 149
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 6
| 96
| 39
| 5
| .991
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| DET
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| DET
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| COL
| N
| 15
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| COL
| N
| 31
| 48
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .188
| .250
| .208
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| COL
| N
| 35
| 65
| 7
| 15
| 1
| 5
| .231
| .306
| .308
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 28
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| 18
| 35
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .057
| .154
| .057
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| COL
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 101
| 171
| 14
| 27
| 1
| 7
| .158
| .226
| .193
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 77
| 2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 151
| 171
| 14
| 27
| 1
| 7
| .158
| .226
| .193
| 3
| 0
| 13
| 77
| 2
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 3, 1985).
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (June 3, 1985 - signed September 3, 1985).
- Selected by Colorado Rockies from Detroit Tigers (46th pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 17, 1992).
- Released by Colorado Rockies (October 12, 1993).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (December 1, 1993).
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