Hung-Chih Kuo

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 240lb (188cm, 108kg)

Born: July 23, 1981 in Tainan City, Taiwan tw

High School: Nan Ying (Tainan, Taiwan)

Debut: September 2, 2005 (Age 24-041d, 18,761st in major league history)
vs. COL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 24, 2011 (Age 30-063d)
vs. SDP 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

Agents: Octagon

Full Name: Hung-Chih Kuo

Pronunciation: \hong-chee kwoh\

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

ERA

3.73

218

292.1

345

WHIP

1.214

Summary of 18 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 6 go ahead

1 Tm
LAD	18

Platoon
vs RHB	11
vs LHB	7

Home/Road
Away	9
Home	9

Outs
1	9
0	6
2	3

11 Opps
COL	4
ARI	2
PIT	2
CIN	2
LAA	2
TOR	1
ATL	1
SDP	1
TBD	1
SFG	1
MIL	1

17 Batters
Gerardo Parra	2
Ian Stewart	1
Chris Heisey	1
Craig Wilson	1
Kevin Kouzmanoff	1
Ty Wigginton	1
J.J. Hardy	1
Barry Bonds	1
Adam Dunn	1
Vernon Wells	1
Kelly Johnson	1
Brad Hawpe	1
Clint Barmes	1
Frank Thomas	1
Xavier Nady	1
Mike Napoli	1
Troy Tulowitzki	1

8 Parks
Dodger Stad (LOS)	9
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	6
89	5
9	4
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	5
3	3
7+	3
1	3
4	2
5	1
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	7
1--	4
12-	2
-2-	2
--3	1
1-3	1
123	1

34 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	7
1 on	7
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
2	2
3	1
4	3
7	5
8	6
9	1

1-3	3
4-6	3
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+2	2
+1	1
Tied	4
-1	3
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	6
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	4
0-0	3
3-2	2
2-2	2
1-1	2
3-1	1
1-0	1
2-0	1
2-1	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	5
1B	3
3B	2
SS	2
PH	2
C	1
RF	1
2B	1
DH	1

OrderPos
4th	5
5th	4
7th	2
6th	2
9th	2
2nd	1
1st	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	4

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2005-09-18	Barry Bonds	SFG		LAD	ahead 4-3	b 8	0	---	7,(3-2) .SCBBBFX	1	4	7	7%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2006-04-12	Craig Wilson	PIT		LAD	tied 5-5	b 7	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	3	25%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Bay Scores
3	3	2	1	2006-07-01	Mike Napoli	LAA		LAD	ahead 7-0	b 7	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
4	4	3	1	2006-09-19	Xavier Nady	PIT	@	LAD	tied 1-1	t 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	3	12%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2007-06-20	Frank Thomas	TOR		LAD	ahead 4-0	b 2	2	123	7,(2-2) FFFFBBX	4	4	DH	10%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Thigpen Scores; A. Ríos Scores; T. Glaus Scores
6	6	2	1	2007-06-24	Ty Wigginton	TBD		LAD	behind 0-2	b 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	10%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	3	1	2007-06-29	Kevin Kouzmanoff	SDP	@	LAD	tied 2-2	t 4	0	1-3	2,(1-0) *BX	3	7	5	16%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Barrett Scores; K. Greene Scores
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2008-04-22	Adam Dunn	CIN		LAD	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	6,(3-2) BSBFBX	1	5	7	13%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	2008-05-03	Brad Hawpe	COL		LAD	behind 4-6	b 3	1	-2-	1,(0-0) .X	2	6	9	17%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Atkins Scores
10	10	3	1	2008-08-16	J.J. Hardy	MIL	@	LAD	behind 1-2	t 8	1	--3	4,(1-2) BCFX	2	2	6	36%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Braun Scores
11	11	4	1	2008-08-19	Ian Stewart	COL	@	LAD	ahead 5-3	t 8	0	12-	7,(2-2) BBSSFFX	3	6	5	7%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Hawpe Scores; G. Atkins Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	2009-04-24	Clint Barmes	COL		LAD	behind 3-5	b 8	1	1--	2,(0-1) .CX	2	9	PH	38%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Iannetta Scores
13	13	2	1	2009-08-07	Kelly Johnson	ATL	@	LAD	behind 2-5	t 7	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	4	16%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Church Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2010-06-16	Chris Heisey	CIN		LAD	behind 1-6	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	9	PH	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2011	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2011-06-25	Vernon Wells	LAA	@	LAD	ahead 3-1	t 8	2	12-	3,(1-1) BFX	3	4	7	11%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); H. Kendrick Scores; B. Abreu Scores
16	16	2	1	2011-07-31	Gerardo Parra	ARI	@	LAD	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) CB1BX	2	7	7	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Roberts Scores
17	17	3	1	2011-08-27	Troy Tulowitzki	COL	@	LAD	behind 4-5	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	6	35%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. González Scores
18	18	4	1	2011-09-13	Gerardo Parra	ARI	@	LAD	behind 3-4	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	1	7	22%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)