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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, 13,805th in major league 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

21.8

146

155

ERA

3.68

445

413

2708.0

1473

WHIP

1.327

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-22 / in Starts: 13-20
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	44 (24-7-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (23-16-8)

Most Driven In
R Stennett	4
J Strain	1
J LeMaster	1
L Herndon	1
J Pettini	0

Most Driven In By
J Clark	1
M Ivie	1
L Herndon	1
M Venable	0

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	103	1	Apr 10	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	.69	0.059	1.14	0.06%	0.52	P
2	104	5 (3)	Apr 14	SFG	@	CIN	L,5-6	GS-9	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.667	1.167	9	.22	0.018	.33	0.02%	1.04	P
3	105	9 (3)	Apr 18	SFG		SDP	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.375	.375	.500	.875	9	.41	-0.030	.48	-0.02%	0.06	P
4	106	13 (3)	Apr 22	SFG	@	LAD	L,0-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.70	-0.017	.75	-0.01%	-0.14	P
5	107	17 (3)	Apr 26	SFG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	9	.82	0.034	.85	0.02%	0.53	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	108	21 (3)	May 2	SFG	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.357	.429	.786	9	1.48	-0.060	.86	-0.02%	-0.49	P
7	109	26 (4)	May 6	SFG	@	STL	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.313	.313	.375	.688	9	1.76	0.093	.89	0.03%	0.70	P
8	110	29 (2)	May 10	SFG	@	CHC	L,9-15	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	.89	-0.067	.39	-0.02%	-0.67	P
9	111	32 (2)	May 14	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.350	.650	9	1.03	-0.005	.49	0.00%	0.03	P
10	112	36 (3)	May 18	SFG		STL	W,6-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273	.261	.318	.579	9	.29	-0.012	.14	0.00%	-0.38	P
11	113	39 (2)	May 23	SFG	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.250	.304	.554	9	1.00	-0.036	.64	-0.01%	-0.40	P
12	114	43 (3)	May 27	SFG	@	ATL	L,3-6	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.250	.304	.554	9	1.68	-0.018	1.28	-0.01%	-0.19	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
13	115	47 (3)	Jun 1	SFG		HOU	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.250	.333	.583	9	.92	-0.042	.59	-0.02%	1.19	P
14	116	51 (3)	Jun 6	SFG	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.233	.310	.544	9	1.23	-0.059	.78	-0.02%	-0.40	P
15	117	55 (3)	Jun 10	SFG	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.219	.290	.509	9	.43	-0.021	.13	0.00%	-0.30	P
16	118	59 (3)	Jun 15	SFG	@	NYM	W,3-0	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.206	.273	.479	9	.50	-0.040	.17	-0.01%	-0.91	P
17	119	63 (3)	Jun 19	SFG		NYM	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.189	.250	.439	9	1.43	-0.114	.55	-0.03%	-0.97	P
18	120	67 (3)	Jun 24	SFG	@	SDP	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.175	.231	.406	9	1.11	-0.084	.51	-0.02%	-0.53	P
19	121	72 (4)	Jun 29 (1)	SFG		LAD	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.167	.220	.386	9	1.35	-0.087	.58	-0.02%	-0.59	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	122	77 (4)	Jul 3	SFG		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.182	.214	.396	9	.77	-0.020	.39	-0.01%	-0.31	P
21	123	81 (3)	Jul 10	SFG		SDP	W,9-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.191	.222	.414	9	.39	0.017	.16	0.00%	0.04	P
22	124	87 (5)	Jul 15	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.180	.208	.388	9	.75	-0.056	.80	-0.04%	-0.39	P
23	125	92 (4)	Jul 20	SFG	@	STL	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.170	.196	.366	9	.87	-0.067	1.10	-0.05%	-0.66	P
24	126	96 (3)	Jul 25	SFG		PIT	L,1-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.157	.170	.196	.366	9						P
25	127	100 (3)	Jul 30	SFG		STL	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.182	.208	.389	9	.86	0.048	.96	0.03%	0.47	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	128	105 (4)	Aug 3 (2)	SFG		CHC	L,2-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.190	.232	.422	9	1.37	-0.060	1.17	-0.03%	-0.68	P
27	129	110 (4)	Aug 9	SFG	@	ATL	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.183	.224	.407	9	.34	-0.017	.17	-0.01%	-0.24	P
28	130	114 (3)	Aug 13	SFG		HOU	W,6-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.169	.177	.220	.398	9	1.28	0.008	1.23	0.00%	0.06	P
29	131	119 (4)	Aug 19	SFG	@	NYM	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.188	.217	.404	9	1.33	-0.014	.90	-0.01%	-0.09	P
30	132	124 (4)	Aug 24	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.185	.213	.398	9	.86	-0.021	.62	-0.01%	-0.22	P
31	133	130 (5)	Aug 31 (2)	SFG		NYM	W,9-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.159	.179	.206	.385	9	1.53	0.034	.35	0.01%	0.27	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
32	134	136 (5)	Sep 6	SFG		MON	L,0-9	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.159	.179	.206	.385	7						P
33	135	139 (2)	Sep 10	SFG	@	SDP	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.174	.200	.374	9	.78	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
34	136	143 (3)	Sep 15	SFG	@	CIN	L,2-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.171	.197	.368	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
35	137	159 (15)	Oct 3	SFG		SDP	L,0-12	1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.152	.171	.197	.368	9						P
							13-22		79	66	3	10	3	0	0	7	2	0	21	0	9	2	3	0	1	0	.152	.171	.197	.368		.88	-0.682	.58	-0.19%	-4.03

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