Ken Hill

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 200lb (193cm, 90kg)

Born: December 14, 1965 in Lynn, MA us

High School: Lynn Classical HS (Lynn, MA)

School: Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (North Adams, MA)

Debut: September 3, 1988 (Age 22-264d, 15,539th in major league history)
vs. HOU 3.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: April 18, 2001 (Age 35-125d)
vs. BOS 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Larry Reynolds

Full Name: Kenneth Wade Hill

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

117

109

ERA

4.06

332

315

1973.0

1181

WHIP

1.414

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1986	20	DET-STL-min	A,AA	10	8	.556	3.11	26	20	4	2	0	0	147.2	117	65	51	5	93	0	99	5	2	20				1.422	7.1	0.3	5.7	6.0	1.06	GST,ARK,GLF SALL,TL,EL
1987	21	STL-min	AA,A	4	8	.333	4.75	36	12	15	0	0	4	94.2	98	52	50	3	47	4	81	1	0	9				1.532	9.3	0.3	4.5	7.7	1.72	ARK,SPT TL,FLOR
1988	22	STL-min	AA	9	9	.500	4.92	22	22	0	3	1	0	115.1	129	76	63	7	50	1	107	1	5	8				1.552	10.1	0.5	3.9	8.3	2.14	ARK TL
1988	22	STL	NL	0	1	.000	5.14	4	1	0	0	0	0	14.0	16	9	8	0	6	0	6	0	0	1	62	70	3.20	1.571	10.3	0.0	3.9	3.9	1.00
1989	23	STL-min	AAA	0	2	.000	3.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	13	8	7	1	10	0	18	0	0	1				1.278	6.5	0.5	5.0	9.0	1.80	LOU AA
1989	23	STL	NL	7	15	.318	3.80	33	33	0	2	1	0	196.2	186	92	83	9	99	6	112	5	2	11	862	95	3.81	1.449	8.5	0.4	4.5	5.1	1.13
1990	24	STL-min	AAA	6	1	.857	1.79	12	12	0	2	1	0	85.1	47	20	17	6	27	1	104	1	0	2				0.867	5.0	0.6	2.8	11.0	3.85	LOU AA
1990	24	STL	NL	5	6	.455	5.49	17	14	1	1	0	0	78.2	79	49	48	7	33	1	58	1	0	5	343	69	3.79	1.424	9.0	0.8	3.8	6.6	1.76
1991	25	STL-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0		LOU AA
1991	25	STL	NL	11	10	.524	3.57	30	30	0	0	0	0	181.1	147	76	72	15	67	4	121	6	1	7	743	103	3.80	1.180	7.3	0.7	3.3	6.0	1.81
1992	26	MON	NL	16	9	.640	2.68	33	33	0	3	3	0	218.0	187	76	65	13	75	4	150	3	4	11	908	130	3.26	1.202	7.7	0.5	3.1	6.2	2.00
1993	27	MON-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13			0.500	2.3	0.0	2.3	0.0	0.00	OTT IL
1993	27	MON	NL	9	7	.563	3.23	28	28	0	2	0	0	183.2	163	84	66	7	74	7	90	6	2	6	780	129	3.81	1.290	8.0	0.3	3.6	4.4	1.22
1994	28	MON	NL	16	5	.762	3.32	23	23	0	2	1	0	154.2	145	61	57	12	44	7	85	6	0	3	647	127	4.01	1.222	8.4	0.7	2.6	4.9	1.93	AS,CYA-2,MVP-12
1995	29	TOT	MLB	10	8	.556	4.62	30	29	0	1	0	0	185.0	202	107	95	21	77	4	98	1	0	6	817	95	4.78	1.508	9.8	1.0	3.7	4.8	1.27
1995	29	STL	NL	6	7	.462	5.06	18	18	0	0	0	0	110.1	125	71	62	16	45	4	50	0	0	3	493	82	5.31	1.541	10.2	1.3	3.7	4.1	1.11
1995	29	CLE	AL	4	1	.800	3.98	12	11	0	1	0	0	74.2	77	36	33	5	32	0	48	1	0	3	324	118	4.01	1.460	9.3	0.6	3.9	5.8	1.50
1996	30	TEX	AL	16	10	.615	3.63	35	35	0	7	3	0	250.2	250	110	101	19	95	3	170	6	4	5	1061	145	4.01	1.376	9.0	0.7	3.4	6.1	1.79	CYA-6
1997	31	TEX-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	16			0.600	3.6	0.0	1.8	5.4	3.00	TUL TL
1997	31	TOT	AL	9	12	.429	4.55	31	31	0	1	0	0	190.0	194	103	96	19	95	3	106	3	0	7	833	105	4.84	1.521	9.2	0.9	4.5	5.0	1.12
1997	31	TEX	AL	5	8	.385	5.19	19	19	0	0	0	0	111.0	129	69	64	11	56	3	68	2	0	5	499	93	4.74	1.667	10.5	0.9	4.5	5.5	1.21
1997	31	ANA	AL	4	4	.500	3.65	12	12	0	1	0	0	79.0	65	34	32	8	39	0	38	1	0	2	334	128	4.98	1.316	7.4	0.9	4.4	4.3	0.97
1998	32	ANA-min	A,A+	0	0		3.18	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.1	12	5	4	0	6	0	8	0	0	1	49			1.588	9.5	0.0	4.8	6.4	1.33	CDR,LEL MIDW,CALL
1998	32	ANA	AL	9	6	.600	4.98	19	19	0	0	0	0	103.0	123	60	57	6	47	0	57	3	0	3	458	96	4.25	1.650	10.7	0.5	4.1	5.0	1.21
1999	33	ANA	AL	4	11	.267	4.77	26	22	2	0	0	0	128.1	129	72	68	14	76	1	76	4	0	5	569	101	5.24	1.597	9.0	1.0	5.3	5.3	1.00
2000	34	ANA-CHW-min	A+,AAA	0	0		4.58	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.2	25	12	9	4	9	0	15	0	0	0	83			1.925	12.7	2.0	4.6	7.6	1.67	EDM,LEL,CHR PCL,CALL,IL
2000	34	TOT	AL	5	8	.385	7.16	18	17	0	0	0	0	81.2	107	67	65	16	59	1	50	2	0	6	399	71	6.70	2.033	11.8	1.8	6.5	5.5	0.85
2000	34	ANA	AL	5	7	.417	6.52	16	16	0	0	0	0	78.2	102	59	57	16	53	1	50	2	0	6	380	77	6.60	1.970	11.7	1.8	6.1	5.7	0.94
2000	34	CHW	AL	0	1	.000	24.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	8	8	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	19	23	9.13	3.667	15.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00
2001	35	BOS-CIN-min	AAA	4	2	.667	5.57	14	14	0	0	0	0	63.0	75	46	39	9	23	0	33	2	0	6	289			1.556	10.7	1.3	3.3	4.7	1.43	PAW,LOU IL
2001	35	TBD	AL	0	1	.000	12.27	5	0	1	0	0	0	7.1	10	11	10	4	5	2	2	1	0	2	38	38	12.05	2.045	12.3	4.9	6.1	2.5	0.40
14 Yrs				117	109	.518	4.06	332	315	4	19	8	0	1973.0	1938	977	891	162	852	43	1181	47	13	78	8520	106	4.24	1.414	8.8	0.7	3.9	5.4	1.39
162 Game Avg.				12	11	.518	4.06	35	33	0	2	1	0	207	204	103	94	17	90	5	124	5	1	8	895	106	4.24	1.414	8.8	0.7	3.9	5.4	1.39
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
STL (5 yrs)				29	39	.426	4.23	102	96	1	3	1	0	581.0	553	297	273	47	250	15	347	12	3	27	2503	89	4.07	1.382	8.6	0.7	3.9	5.4	1.39
ANA (4 yrs)				22	28	.440	4.95	73	69	2	1	0	0	389.0	419	225	214	44	215	2	221	10	0	16	1741	97	5.20	1.630	9.7	1.0	5.0	5.1	1.03
MON (3 yrs)				41	21	.661	3.04	84	84	0	7	4	0	556.1	495	221	188	32	193	18	325	15	6	20	2335	129	3.65	1.237	8.0	0.5	3.1	5.3	1.68
TEX (2 yrs)				21	18	.538	4.11	54	54	0	7	3	0	361.2	379	179	165	30	151	6	238	8	4	10	1560	125	4.23	1.465	9.4	0.7	3.8	5.9	1.58
TBD (1 yr)				0	1	.000	12.27	5	0	1	0	0	0	7.1	10	11	10	4	5	2	2	1	0	2	38	38	12.05	2.045	12.3	4.9	6.1	2.5	0.40
CLE (1 yr)				4	1	.800	3.98	12	11	0	1	0	0	74.2	77	36	33	5	32	0	48	1	0	3	324	118	4.01	1.460	9.3	0.6	3.9	5.8	1.50
CHW (1 yr)				0	1	.000	24.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	8	8	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	19	23	9.13	3.667	15.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	0.00

AL (7 yrs)				47	49	.490	4.63	146	135	3	9	3	0	835.2	890	459	430	83	409	10	509	20	4	31	3682	107	4.75	1.554	9.6	0.9	4.4	5.5	1.24
NL (8 yrs)				70	60	.538	3.65	186	180	1	10	5	0	1137.1	1048	518	461	79	443	33	672	27	9	47	4838	105	3.87	1.311	8.3	0.6	3.5	5.3	1.52

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