Kenny Rogers

Q: When was Kenny Rogers born?

Kenny Rogers was born on November 10, 1964.

Q: Where was Kenny Rogers born?

Kenny Rogers was born in Savannah, GA .

Q: How tall is Kenny Rogers?

Kenny Rogers is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Kenny Rogers weigh when playing?

Kenny Rogers weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Kenny Rogers play?

Kenny Rogers played 20 seasons.

Q: Is Kenny Rogers in the Hall of Fame?

Kenny Rogers has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Kenny Rogers drafted?

Kenny Rogers was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Plant City HS (Plant City, FL) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Kenny Rogers have?

Kenny Rogers had 1,968 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Kenny Rogers played for?

Kenny Rogers played for 6 teams; the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers.

Q: How many World Series has Kenny Rogers won?

Kenny Rogers has won 1 World Series.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: November 10, 1964 in Savannah, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Plant City HS (Plant City, FL).

High School: Plant City HS (Plant City, FL)

Debut: April 6, 1989 (Age 24-147d, 15,584th in major league history)
vs. DET 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 14, 2008 (Age 43-309d)
vs. CHW 4.2 IP, 8 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 7 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Himself • Previously: Scott Boras

Full Name: Kenneth Scott Rogers

Nicknames: The Gambler

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

50.5

219

156

ERA

4.27

762

474

3302.2

1968

WHIP

1.403

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
1982	17	TEX-min	Rk	0	0		0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0				0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0		RGS GULF
1983	18	TEX-min	Rk	4	1	.800	2.36	15	6	2	0	0	1	53.1	40	21	14	0	20	0	36	4	0	7				1.125	6.8	0.0	3.4	6.1	1.80	RGS GULF
1984	19	TEX-min	A	4	7	.364	3.98	39	4	16	1	1	3	92.2	87	52	41	9	33	3	93	4	0	8				1.295	8.4	0.9	3.2	9.0	2.82	BUR MIDW
1985	20	TEX-min	A	2	5	.286	2.84	33	4	12	2	1	4	95.0	67	34	30	3	62	9	96	6	1	5				1.358	6.3	0.3	5.9	9.1	1.55	BUR MIDW
1986	21	TEX-min	A,AA	2	10	.167	7.31	22	16	2	0	0	0	92.1	114	84	75	13	44	1	69	1	2	5				1.711	11.1	1.3	4.3	6.7	1.57	SAL,TUL CARL,TL
1987	22	TEX-min	AA,A	1	8	.111	5.23	33	9	9	0	0	2	86.0	97	64	50	6	43	3	73	3	0	16				1.628	10.2	0.6	4.5	7.6	1.70	TUL,CHT TL,FLOR
1988	23	TEX-min	AA,A	6	6	.500	3.19	21	19	1	2	0	1	118.2	95	51	42	7	45	0	102	5	6	4				1.180	7.2	0.5	3.4	7.7	2.27	TUL,POE TL,FLOR
1989	24	TEX	AL	3	4	.429	2.93	73	0	24	0	0	2	73.2	60	28	24	2	42	9	63	4	0	6	314	136	3.28	1.385	7.3	0.2	5.1	7.7	1.50
1990	25	TEX	AL	10	6	.625	3.13	69	3	46	0	0	15	97.2	93	40	34	6	42	5	74	1	0	5	428	126	3.41	1.382	8.6	0.6	3.9	6.8	1.76
1991	26	TEX	AL	10	10	.500	5.42	63	9	20	0	0	5	109.2	121	80	66	14	61	7	73	6	1	3	511	75	5.02	1.660	9.9	1.1	5.0	6.0	1.20
1992	27	TEX	AL	3	6	.333	3.09	81	0	38	0	0	6	78.2	80	32	27	7	26	8	70	0	1	4	337	125	3.15	1.347	9.2	0.8	3.0	8.0	2.69
1993	28	TEX	AL	16	10	.615	4.10	35	33	0	5	0	0	208.1	210	108	95	18	71	2	140	4	5	6	885	102	3.85	1.349	9.1	0.8	3.1	6.0	1.97
1994	29	TEX	AL	11	8	.579	4.46	24	24	0	6	2	0	167.1	169	93	83	24	52	1	120	3	1	3	714	108	4.55	1.321	9.1	1.3	2.8	6.5	2.31
1995	30	TEX	AL	17	7	.708	3.38	31	31	0	3	1	0	208.0	192	87	78	26	76	1	140	2	1	8	877	144	4.51	1.288	8.3	1.1	3.3	6.1	1.84	AS
1996	31	NYY	AL	12	8	.600	4.68	30	30	0	2	1	0	179.0	179	97	93	16	83	2	92	8	0	5	786	107	4.83	1.464	9.0	0.8	4.2	4.6	1.11
1997	32	NYY	AL	6	7	.462	5.65	31	22	4	1	0	0	145.0	161	100	91	18	62	1	78	7	2	2	651	80	5.07	1.538	10.0	1.1	3.8	4.8	1.26
1998	33	OAK	AL	16	8	.667	3.17	34	34	0	7	1	0	238.2	215	96	84	19	67	0	138	7	2	5	970	143	3.95	1.182	8.1	0.7	2.5	5.2	2.06
1999	34	TOT	MLB	10	4	.714	4.19	31	31	0	5	1	0	195.1	206	101	91	16	69	1	126	13	1	4	845	108	4.17	1.408	9.5	0.7	3.2	5.8	1.83
1999	34	OAK	AL	5	3	.625	4.30	19	19	0	3	0	0	119.1	135	66	57	8	41	0	68	9	1	3	528	107	4.12	1.475	10.2	0.6	3.1	5.1	1.66
1999	34	NYM	NL	5	1	.833	4.03	12	12	0	2	1	0	76.0	71	35	34	8	28	1	58	4	0	1	317	111	4.24	1.303	8.4	0.9	3.3	6.9	2.07
2000	35	TEX	AL	13	13	.500	4.55	34	34	0	2	0	0	227.1	257	126	115	20	78	2	127	11	1	1	998	110	4.33	1.474	10.2	0.8	3.1	5.0	1.63	GG
2001	36	TEX	AL	5	7	.417	6.19	20	20	0	0	0	0	120.2	150	88	83	18	49	2	74	8	1	4	552	75	5.18	1.649	11.2	1.3	3.7	5.5	1.51
2002	37	TEX	AL	13	8	.619	3.84	33	33	0	2	1	0	210.2	212	101	90	21	70	1	107	6	1	5	892	123	4.32	1.339	9.1	0.9	3.0	4.6	1.53	GG
2003	38	MIN	AL	13	8	.619	4.57	33	31	0	0	0	0	195.0	227	108	99	22	50	5	116	11	4	6	851	99	4.25	1.421	10.5	1.0	2.3	5.4	2.32
2004	39	TEX	AL	18	9	.667	4.76	35	35	0	2	1	0	211.2	248	117	112	24	66	0	126	9	1	2	935	105	4.40	1.483	10.5	1.0	2.8	5.4	1.91	AS,GG
2005	40	TEX	AL	14	8	.636	3.46	30	30	0	1	1	0	195.1	205	86	75	15	53	1	87	8	0	0	828	133	4.06	1.321	9.4	0.7	2.4	4.0	1.64	AS,GG
2006	41	DET	AL	17	8	.680	3.84	34	33	1	0	0	0	204.0	195	97	87	23	62	2	99	9	0	5	849	118	4.69	1.260	8.6	1.0	2.7	4.4	1.60	AS,CYA-5,MVP-26,GG
2007	42	DET-min	A,AAA	0	1	.000	1.04	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	10	3	1	0	2	0	6	0	0	1	36			1.385	10.4	0.0	2.1	6.2	3.00	WMI,TOL MIDW,IL
2007	42	DET	AL	3	4	.429	4.43	11	11	0	0	0	0	63.0	65	36	31	8	25	0	36	1	0	1	275	104	4.99	1.429	9.3	1.1	3.6	5.1	1.44
2008	43	DET	AL	9	13	.409	5.70	30	30	0	0	0	0	173.2	212	118	110	22	71	3	82	9	1	4	782	78	5.22	1.630	11.0	1.1	3.7	4.2	1.15
20 Yrs				219	156	.584	4.27	762	474	133	36	9	28	3302.2	3457	1739	1568	339	1175	53	1968	127	23	79	14280	107	4.38	1.403	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.4	1.67
162 Game Avg.				12	9	.584	4.27	42	26	7	2	0	2	182	190	96	86	19	65	3	108	7	1	4	786	107	4.38	1.403	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.4	1.67
				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
TEX (12 yrs)				133	96	.581	4.16	528	252	128	21	6	28	1909.0	1997	986	882	195	686	39	1201	62	13	47	8271	111	4.25	1.405	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.7	1.75
DET (3 yrs)				29	25	.537	4.66	75	74	1	0	0	0	440.2	472	251	228	53	158	5	217	19	1	10	1906	97	4.94	1.430	9.6	1.1	3.2	4.4	1.37
OAK (2 yrs)				21	11	.656	3.54	53	53	0	10	1	0	358.0	350	162	141	27	108	0	206	16	3	8	1498	128	4.01	1.279	8.8	0.7	2.7	5.2	1.91
NYY (2 yrs)				18	15	.545	5.11	61	52	4	3	1	0	324.0	340	197	184	34	145	3	170	15	2	7	1437	93	4.94	1.497	9.4	0.9	4.0	4.7	1.17
MIN (1 yr)				13	8	.619	4.57	33	31	0	0	0	0	195.0	227	108	99	22	50	5	116	11	4	6	851	99	4.25	1.421	10.5	1.0	2.3	5.4	2.32
NYM (1 yr)				5	1	.833	4.03	12	12	0	2	1	0	76.0	71	35	34	8	28	1	58	4	0	1	317	111	4.24	1.303	8.4	0.9	3.3	6.9	2.07

AL (20 yrs)				214	155	.580	4.28	750	462	133	34	8	28	3226.2	3386	1704	1534	331	1147	52	1910	123	23	78	13963	107	4.39	1.405	9.4	0.9	3.2	5.3	1.67
NL (1 yr)				5	1	.833	4.03	12	12	0	2	1	0	76.0	71	35	34	8	28	1	58	4	0	1	317	111	4.24	1.303	8.4	0.9	3.3	6.9	2.07

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kenny Rogers?

Kenny Rogers is 58 years old.

When was Kenny Rogers born?

Kenny Rogers was born on November 10, 1964.

Where was Kenny Rogers born?

Kenny Rogers was born in Savannah, GA.

How tall is Kenny Rogers?

Kenny Rogers is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Kenny Rogers weigh when playing?

Kenny Rogers weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Kenny Rogers play?

Kenny Rogers played 20 seasons.

Is Kenny Rogers in the Hall of Fame?

Kenny Rogers has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Kenny Rogers drafted?

Kenny Rogers was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 39th round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Plant City HS (Plant City, FL).

What position did Kenny Rogers play?

Kenny Rogers was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Kenny Rogers have?

Kenny Rogers had 1,968 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Kenny Rogers played for?

Kenny Rogers played for 6 teams; the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, New York Mets, Minnesota Twins and Detroit Tigers.

How many World Series has Kenny Rogers won?

Kenny Rogers has won 1 World Series.

When did Kenny Rogers retire?

Kenny Rogers last played in 2008.

What are Kenny Rogers' nicknames?

The Gambler is a nickname for Kenny Rogers.

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