Don Kirkwood

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: September 24, 1949 in Pontiac, MI us

Schools: Oakland Community College (Farmington Hills, MI), Oakland University (Rochester, MI)

Debut: September 13, 1974 (Age 24-354d, 13,578th in major league history)
vs. CHW 2.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: October 1, 1978 (Age 29-007d)
vs. BOS 8.0 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 5 BB, 3 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Donald Paul Kirkwood

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.37

120

374.2

194

WHIP

1.452

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Team Record in Appearances: 14-30 / in Starts: 1-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 33

1975 Pitching Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1975 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	4	5	Apr 13(1)	CAL		CHW	L,5-7	4-12	L(0-1)	99	8.0	5	3	0	2	4	0	0	0.00	2.34	31	13	7	0	0	5		0	0	0	1	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	3	1.73	0.327	3.10	0.35%	1.71	4t --- 0 out d4	12t 123 0 out tie
2	5	9	Apr 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-5	8-GF	S(1)	5	1.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.37	6	1	3	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	0.191	6.17	0.17%	-0.08	8b 12- 2 out a2	9b end a 1
3	6	11	Apr 21	CAL		MIN	L,6-8	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.81	4	0	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.73	-0.027	1.23	-0.03%	0.05	9t -2- 0 out d1	9t end d 2
4	7	14	Apr 24	CAL		TEX	L,0-5	8-GF		2	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.42	5	1	1	0	0	0		3	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.001	.13	0.00%	0.94	8t 123 1 out d4	9t end d 5
5	8	16	Apr 26	CAL		OAK	W,1-0	7-GF	S(2)	1	2.2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.00	1.56	8	2	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.29	0.393	4.14	0.43%	1.51	7t -2- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	9	21	May 1	CAL	@	KCR	L,10-11	6-12	BS(1)	4	6.1	6	2	2	1	4	1	0	0.86	2.25	26	3	14	2	2	4		1	0	1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.06	0.427	4.34	0.54%	1.53	6b -2- 1 out a2	12b --- 2 out tie
7	10	26	May 6	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-5	7-8	L(0-2)	4	1.1	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	1.61	2.32	8	1	2	0	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.212	1.97	-0.23%	-1.22	7b --- 0 out tie	8b 1-3 1 out d1
8	11	27	May 7	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-9	7-7		0	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.38	2.45	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.15	-0.105	3.85	-0.11%	-0.59	7b 1-3 1 out tie	7b 123 2 out d1
9	12	33	May 14	CAL		NYY	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		6	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.31	2.59	3	0	2	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.97	-0.238	4.58	-0.17%	-0.16	10t 12- 1 out tie	10t end d 1
10	13	37	May 18	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-1	9-GF	S(3)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.28	2.59	1	0	1	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.69	0.043	1.90	0.03%	0.73	9b 123 2 out a4	9b end a 4
11	14	44	May 26	CAL		CLE	L,3-9	6-7		7	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.16	2.63	7	2	1	0	0	2		1	1	1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.63	-0.050	.82	-0.04%	-0.60	6t 1-- 0 out d2	7t 12- 1 out d3
12	15	45	May 27	CAL		CLE	L,3-6	8-GF		0	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.03	2.62	5	1	2	0	0	2		3	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.59	-0.073	.68	-0.05%	-0.06	8t 123 1 out d1	9t end d 3
13	16	47	May 30	CAL		BAL	L,0-5	7-GF		2	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.86	2.55	8	2	3	0	0	2		1	1	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.020	.07	-0.01%	0.09	7t 1-- 2 out d4	9t end d 5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	17	50	Jun 3	CAL		DET	L,5-8	9-GF		3	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.82	2.49	4	1	0	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.076	.65	-0.03%	-1.50	9t 123 1 out d1	9t end d 4
15	18	57	Jun 10	CAL	@	NYY	L,4-6	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	2.49	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.003	.04	0.00%	0.47	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
16	19	59	Jun 11 susp	CAL	@	DET	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	2.49	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.020	.36	0.01%	0.67	8b -2- 1 out d2	8b end d 2
17	20	63	Jun 15(1)	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-7	8-11	W(1-2)	3	3.1	3	2	1	3	0	1	0	1.82	3.14	14	5	3	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	1	2	1	0	2.59	-0.077	2.37	-0.04%	-0.28	8b 1-- 1 out tie	11b 1-- 2 out a1
18	21	66	Jun 18	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-13	7-7		2	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.77	3.12	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.51	7b --- 0 out d11	7b 3 out d12
19	22	67	Jun 20	CAL		TEX	W,12-11	7-GF(11)	W(2-2)	1	4.2	6	3	0	0	6	1	0	1.56	3.08	20	5	3	0	0	6		2	0	0	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.65	0.092	1.63	0.03%	-0.11	7t 1-3 1 out tie	11t end d 3
20	23	69	Jun 21(2)	CAL		TEX	L,5-6	6-6	BS(2)	0	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	3.08	2	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.51	-0.132	1.97	-0.06%	-0.73	6t -23 0 out a1	6t -2- 1 out d1
21	24	71	Jun 23	CAL		TEX	L,0-1	12-GF(13)	L(2-3)	1	2.0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.48	2.92	8	1	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.195	1.79	-0.09%	-0.12	12t --- 0 out tie	13t end d 1
22	25	72	Jun 24	CAL		KCR	L,3-5	8-9		0	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	2.90	5	4	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.50	0.296	1.71	0.12%	1.29	8t 12- 1 out tie	9t 3 out tie
23	26	75	Jun 27	CAL		OAK	L,4-12	7-8		2	1.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.39	2.87	7	2	0	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.120	.37	-0.03%	-0.88	7t 12- 2 out d1	8t 123 2 out d1
24	27	77	Jun 29	CAL		OAK	L,1-7	7-GF		1	2.1	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	1.89	2.92	11	4	2	1	0	4		3	0	1	0	0	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	.21	-0.028	.04	0.00%	-1.39	7t 123 2 out d3	9t end d 6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	28	82	Jul 3	CAL	@	MIN	W,7-6	9-GF	S(4)	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	2.88	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.78	0.046	.18	0.00%	0.10	9b --- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
26	29	85	Jul 6	CAL	@	OAK	W,2-0	6-GF	S(5)	2	3.2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1.74	2.84	13	3	5	1	0	2		3	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	1	0	0	2.21	0.480	.38	0.05%	2.94	6b 123 1 out a2	9b end a 2
27	30	86	Jul 8	CAL		BAL	L,5-8	10-GF(10)		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.72	2.84	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.27	-0.012	.04	0.00%	-0.10	10t --3 1 out d2	10t end d 3
28	31	87	Jul 9	CAL		BAL	W,3-2	9-GF	S(6)	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.70	2.83	3	0	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.24	0.160	.58	0.01%	0.47	9t 1-- 1 out a1	9t end a 1
29	32	91	Jul 13	CAL		CLE	L,7-8	7-7	BL(2-4)	3	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2.03	2.89	3	1	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.75	-0.214	.15	-0.01%	-1.22	7t -23 1 out a2	7t -23 2 out tie
30	33	95	Jul 19(2)	CAL	@	CLE	W,3-2	7-10	W(3-4)	5	3.0	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.08	2.80	12	3	3	1	0	4		3	0	1	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	0.284	.07	0.01%	1.69	7b 123 2 out d1	10b 1-3 2 out a2
31	34	105	Jul 29	CAL		CHW	L,4-7	8-GF		9	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	2.16	2.91	7	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.12	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	35	108	Aug 2	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-8	6-GF(8)		3	2.1	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	2.52	3.23	13	4	2	0	0	3		2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.12	-0.004	.00	0.00%	-1.63	6b 12- 2 out d4	8b end d 6
33	36	109	Aug 3	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	8-GF	BW(4-4)	0	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.45	3.26	8	1	4	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.25	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.02	8b 1-- 1 out a1	9b end a 2
34	37	112	Aug 5(2)	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-4	6-6	BS(5)	1	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.57	3.30	4	0	2	1	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.34	-0.242	.00	0.00%	-1.99	6b 123 0 out a1	6b -2- 2 out d3
35	38	121	Aug 14	CAL		BOS	W,5-3	7-GF	S(7)	8	2.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.47	3.21	9	3	3	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.263	.00	0.00%	1.73	7t 12- 1 out a2	9t end a 2
36	39	123	Aug 16	CAL		DET	L,0-8	7-8		1	1.0	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	2.70	3.17	7	1	1	0	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.28	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-1.14	7t --3 1 out d3	8t 1-- 1 out d5
37	40	125	Aug 18	CAL		MIL	W,5-4	8-GF	W(5-4)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.62	3.15	6	4	2	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	.54	0.020	.00	0.00%	0.79	8t --3 0 out d1	9t end d 2
38	41	128	Aug 22	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-5	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.55	3.20	8	1	3	0	0	1		2	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	.50	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.07	7b 12- 0 out d1	8b end d 3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
39	42	139	Sep 4	CAL		TEX	W,6-4	GS-6		12	6.0	8	3	3	3	1	1	0	2.70	3.41	29	8	9	2	0	8	42			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	.98	-0.110	.00	0.00%	-0.36	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
40	43	143	Sep 7	CAL		KCR	L,7-8	11-GF(11)		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.68	3.40	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.047	.00	0.00%	0.63	11t -2- 1 out d1	11t end d 1
41	44	147	Sep 12(2)	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-7	GS-3	L(5-5)	4	2.1	4	5	5	1	1	0	0	3.16	3.39	12	1	5	1	1	4	29			0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.284	.00	0.00%	-2.43	1b start tie	3b 12- 1 out d1
42	45	150	Sep 15	CAL	@	MIN	L,6-7	9-10		2	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	3.25	3.36	4	0	1	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.76	-0.024	.00	0.00%	0.02	9b 12- 2 out tie	10b 12- 1 out a1
43	46	157	Sep 22	CAL		CHW	W,3-0	14-GF(16)	W(6-5)	6	3.0	3	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.13	3.36	14	5	2	0	0	3		0	0	0	1	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3.23	0.376	.00	0.00%	1.32	14t --- 0 out tie	16t end tie
44	47	160	Sep 27	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-6	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.11	3.35	4	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.003	.00	0.00%	0.25	8b --- 1 out d3	8b end d 3
							14-30		W-L:6-5,Sv:7,BSv:5	2.7	84.0	85	38	29	28	49	6	0	3.11	3.35	356	0.88		5%	2%	83	36	61	43%	8	5	1	315	10	2	2	7	7	7	1.59	1.019	1.24	0.86%	1.64

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Kirkwood Pages

Don Kirkwood Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

1975
1978

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Don Kirkwood Pages at Baseball Reference

Don Kirkwood page at the Bullpen Wiki