Bob Knepper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 25, 1954 in Akron, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 2nd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA).

High School: Calistoga HS (Calistoga, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1976 (Age 22-108d, 11,421st in MLB history)
vs. CIN 7.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: June 24, 1990 (Age 36-030d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Robert Wesley Knepper

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.9

W

146

L

155

ERA

3.68

G

445

GS

413

SV

IP

2708.0

SO

1473

WHIP

1.327

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
1972	18	SFG-min	Rk	7	1	.875	1.46	12	8		5	1	1	68.0	53	20	11	1	19	1	75	4	0	1				1.059	7.0	0.1	2.5	9.9	3.95	GRF PION
1973	19	SFG-min	A	9	10	.474	2.94	24	23		9	1	0	150.0	143	82	49	3	58	0	134	2	1	9				1.340	8.6	0.2	3.5	8.0	2.31	DEC,FRE MIDW,CALL
1974	20	SFG-min	A	20	5	.800	3.18	30	30		16	2	0	238.0	239	103	84	9	80	0	247	4	1	12				1.340	9.0	0.3	3.0	9.3	3.09	FRE CALL
1975	21	SFG-min	AAA	11	11	.500	4.59	26	26		8	1	0	155.0	169	101	79	14	78	4	94	3	2	16				1.594	9.8	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.21	PHX PCL
1976	22	SFG-min	AAA	14	10	.583	4.30	29	29		13	3	0	205.0	209	105	98	21	64	1	130	2	0	14				1.332	9.2	0.9	2.8	5.7	2.03	PHX PCL
1976	22	SFG	NL	1	2	.333	3.24	4	4	0	0	0	0	25.0	26	9	9	0	7	1	11	0	0	2	104	113	2.59	1.320	9.4	0.0	2.5	4.0	1.57
1977	23	SFG-min	AAA	3	6	.333	7.41	10	9		4	0	0	51.0	68	51	42	6	25	0	24	2	0	7				1.824	12.0	1.1	4.4	4.2	0.96	PHX PCL
1977	23	SFG	NL	11	9	.550	3.36	27	27	0	6	2	0	166.0	151	73	62	14	72	2	100	3	0	6	710	117	3.99	1.343	8.2	0.8	3.9	5.4	1.39
1978	24	SFG	NL	17	11	.607	2.63	36	35	1	16	6	0	260.0	218	85	76	10	85	11	147	4	0	6	1062	131	2.98	1.165	7.5	0.3	2.9	5.1	1.73
1979	25	SFG	NL	9	12	.429	4.64	34	34	0	6	2	0	207.1	241	117	107	30	77	8	123	3	1	6	926	76	4.58	1.534	10.5	1.3	3.3	5.3	1.60
1980	26	SFG	NL	9	16	.360	4.10	35	33	1	8	1	0	215.1	242	114	98	15	61	10	103	8	1	2	943	87	3.66	1.407	10.1	0.6	2.5	4.3	1.69
1981	27	HOU	NL	9	5	.643	2.18	22	22	0	6	5	0	156.2	128	41	38	5	38	1	75	4	0	0	617	151	2.86	1.060	7.4	0.3	2.2	4.3	1.97	AS
1982	28	HOU	NL	5	15	.250	4.45	33	29	1	4	0	1	180.0	193	100	89	14	60	4	108	3	0	8	770	75	3.58	1.406	9.7	0.7	3.0	5.4	1.80
1983	29	HOU	NL	6	13	.316	3.19	35	29	2	4	3	0	203.0	202	93	72	12	71	3	125	4	2	3	867	106	3.40	1.345	9.0	0.5	3.1	5.5	1.76
1984	30	HOU	NL	15	10	.600	3.20	35	34	0	11	3	0	233.2	223	93	83	26	55	5	140	1	0	2	954	104	3.74	1.190	8.6	1.0	2.1	5.4	2.55
1985	31	HOU	NL	15	13	.536	3.55	37	37	0	4	0	0	241.0	253	119	95	21	54	5	131	3	0	4	1016	98	3.44	1.274	9.4	0.8	2.0	4.9	2.43
1986	32	HOU	NL	17	12	.586	3.14	40	38	1	8	5	0	258.0	232	100	90	19	62	13	143	4	0	5	1053	114	3.39	1.140	8.1	0.7	2.2	5.0	2.31
1987	33	HOU	NL	8	17	.320	5.27	33	31	1	1	0	0	177.2	226	118	104	26	54	3	76	4	0	4	792	75	4.90	1.576	11.4	1.3	2.7	3.8	1.41
1988	34	HOU	NL	14	5	.737	3.14	27	27	0	3	2	0	175.0	156	70	61	13	67	2	103	2	2	6	726	106	3.74	1.274	8.0	0.7	3.4	5.3	1.54	AS
1989	35	TOT	NL	7	12	.368	5.13	35	26	2	1	1	0	165.0	190	98	94	16	75	6	64	3	4	5	746	66	4.67	1.606	10.4	0.9	4.1	3.5	0.85
1989	35	HOU	NL	4	10	.286	5.89	22	20	0	0	0	0	113.0	135	78	74	12	60	4	45	2	3	4	520	58	4.99	1.726	10.8	1.0	4.8	3.6	0.75
1989	35	SFG	NL	3	2	.600	3.46	13	6	2	1	1	0	52.0	55	20	20	4	15	2	19	1	1	1	226	98	3.96	1.346	9.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	1.27
1990	36	SFG-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.65	4	4	0	0	0	0	24.2	21	14	10	1	9	1	13	1	3	0				1.216	7.7	0.4	3.3	4.7	1.44	PHX PCL
1990	36	SFG	NL	3	3	.500	5.68	12	7	1	0	0	0	44.1	56	28	28	7	19	4	24	1	3	1	202	65	5.13	1.692	11.4	1.4	3.9	4.9	1.26
15 Yrs				146	155	.485	3.68	445	413	10	78	30	1	2708.0	2737	1258	1106	228	857	78	1473	47	13	60	11488	95	3.74	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9	1.72
162 Game Avg.				12	12	.485	3.68	35	33	1	6	2	0	215	217	100	88	18	68	6	117	4	1	5	910	95	3.74	1.327	9.1	0.8	2.8	4.9	1.72
				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
HOU (9 yrs)				93	100	.482	3.66	284	267	5	41	18	1	1738.0	1748	812	706	148	521	40	946	27	7	36	7315	94	3.71	1.306	9.1	0.8	2.7	4.9	1.82
SFG (7 yrs)				53	55	.491	3.71	161	146	5	37	12	0	970.0	989	446	400	80	336	38	527	20	6	24	4173	96	3.79	1.366	9.2	0.7	3.1	4.9	1.57