Todd Van Poppel
[edit] Biography
Born on December 9, 1971 in Hinsdale, Illinois, Todd Van Poppel (Todd Matthew Van Poppel) played for the Oakland Athletics, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 11 year career. Van Poppel broke into the bigs on September 11, 1991 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 5.04 ERA in 84 innings pitched in 1993, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Todd Van Poppel's best season was 2001, when he posted a 2.52 ERA and struck out 90 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9.64
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.2
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 16
| 6
| 6
| 5.04
| 47
| 50
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 84
| 76
| 10
| 62
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 23
| 23
| 7
| 10
| 6.09
| 83
| 80
| 79
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 116.2
| 108
| 20
| 89
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 14
| 4
| 8
| 4.88
| 122
| 77
| 75
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 138.1
| 125
| 16
| 56
| 1
| 4
| 4
|
| 1996
| OAK
| A
| 28
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 7.71
| 37
| 56
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 63
| 86
| 13
| 33
| 3
| 4
| 2
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 4
| 11.39
| 16
| 51
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 36.1
| 53
| 11
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 1
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 15
| 3
| 9
| 9.06
| 53
| 107
| 100
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 99.1
| 139
| 24
| 62
| 3
| 7
| 3
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 8.84
| 10
| 20
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.1
| 26
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 1998
| PIT
| N
| 18
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 5.36
| 32
| 32
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 47
| 53
| 4
| 18
| 3
| 5
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 22
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 6.38
| 42
| 52
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 66.1
| 79
| 9
| 28
| 3
| 7
| 1
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 2
| 4
| 5
| 3.75
| 77
| 38
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 86.1
| 80
| 10
| 48
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 59
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2.52
| 90
| 22
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 63
| 9
| 38
| 4
| 5
| 0
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 5.45
| 85
| 44
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 72.2
| 80
| 14
| 29
| 1
| 8
| 3
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 8.53
| 9
| 14
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 20
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 9
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 4.54
| 25
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 35.2
| 31
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 16
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 5.59
| 34
| 32
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48.1
| 51
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 2004
| CIN
| N
| 48
| 11
| 4
| 6
| 6.09
| 72
| 80
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 115.1
| 136
| 22
| 32
| 3
| 6
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 185
| 24
| 15
| 15
| 4.53
| 296
| 190
| 181
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 359.1
| 363
| 52
| 142
| 12
| 20
| 6
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 174
| 74
| 25
| 37
| 6.26
| 415
| 397
| 381
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 547.2
| 581
| 91
| 319
| 9
| 27
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 359
| 98
| 40
| 52
| 5.58
| 711
| 587
| 562
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 907
| 944
| 143
| 461
| 21
| 47
| 22
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| P
| 1
| 1
| 4.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| P
| 16
| 16
| 84
| 6
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| P
| 23
| 23
| 116.2
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| P
| 36
| 14
| 138.1
| 4
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 5
| 1
| .938
|
| 1996
| OAK
| A
| P
| 28
| 6
| 63
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 0
| .833
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| P
| 9
| 9
| 36.1
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| P
| 37
| 15
| 99.1
| 3
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| P
| 4
| 4
| 19.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| PIT
| N
| P
| 18
| 7
| 47
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| P
| 22
| 11
| 66.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| P
| 51
| 2
| 86.1
| 9
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 6
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 75
| 2
| 8
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 1
| .714
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 72.2
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| P
| 7
| 1
| 12.2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| P
| 9
| 4
| 35.2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .750
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| P
| 16
| 5
| 48.1
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 2004
| CIN
| N
| P
| 48
| 11
| 115.1
| 5
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| .938
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 359
| 98
| 907
| 38
| 76
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 94
| 31
| 6
| .934
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| OAK
| A
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| OAK
| A
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| OAK
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| OAK
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| OAK
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TEX
| A
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| PIT
| N
| 18
| 12
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .250
| .308
| .333
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| Total
|
| 22
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .214
| .267
| .286
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 51
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 59
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .286
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TEX
| A
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CIN
| N
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| Total
|
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| CIN
| N
| 48
| 17
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .176
| .222
| .176
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 185
| 54
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .167
| .196
| .185
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 174
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 359
| 57
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| .158
| .186
| .175
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 22
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (14th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed July 16, 1990).
- Claimed on waivers by Detroit Tigers from Oakland Athletics (August 6, 1996).
- Claimed on waivers by Anaheim Angels from Detroit Tigers (November 12, 1996).
- Released by Anaheim Angels (March 26, 1997).
- Signed by Kansas City Royals (April 17, 1997).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (June 6, 1997).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (June 20, 1997).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Warren Morris to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Esteban Loaiza (July 17, 1998).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1998).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (January 18, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1999).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (November 22, 1999).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (November 26, 2001).
- Released by Texas Rangers (June 4, 2003).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (June 12, 2003).
- Granted free agency (November 2, 2003).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (December 8, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2004).
- Signed by New York Mets (February 14, 2005).
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