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Kevin Tapani

Retired

High Level

MLB

Years

1985-2001 (1989-2001)

Proper Name

Kevin Ray Tapani

Positions

P (453)

Height / Weight

6-0 / 190

Bats / Throws

Right / Right

Birthdate

February 18,1964 Age: 61.264

Place

Des Moines, Iowa

High School

Escanaba (Escanaba,MI)

Colleges

Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant,MI)

Drafted/Signed

1986-2-40-Oakland Athletics

MLB Debut

MLBAM ID

Retrosheet#

tapak001

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Father of Ryan Tapani [1991] World Series Champion with Minnesota Twins [1993] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1994] Opening day starter for the Minnesota Twins [1998] Opening day starter for the Chicago Cubs [1999] Inducted into the Central Michigan University Athletics Hall of Fame

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Strikeouts	Walks	Hittable	SO/BB	vs Power	Durability	Team Success
41	84	51	73	51	78	.504

Prospect Rankings

CSV

year

source

type

team

rank

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1989

Baseball America

Team

8

1990

Baseball America

MLB

Minnesota Twins

88

1990

Baseball America

Team

Minnesota Twins

2

3 record(s)

Pitching Statistics

CSV

year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
1985	Central Michigan	MAC	NCAA-1	Jr		21	7	2	4.40	12	12	5	0	0	0	0	59.1	58	39	29	0	32	38	0	0	0	1.52	8.80	0.00	4.85	5.76	5.92	1.19
1986	Central Michigan	MAC	NCAA-1	Sr		22	0	0	0.00	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	77.2	0	0	0	0	0	57	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	6.61	0.00	0.00
1986	Medford A's	Nwst	A-	OAK	-	22	1	0	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	6	3	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	1.08	6.48	0.00	3.24	9.72	3.24	3.00
1986	Modesto A's	Calif	A+	OAK	-	22	6	1	2.48	11	11	1	0	0	0	0	69.0	74	26	19	2	22	44	1	0	1	1.39	9.65	0.26	2.87	5.74	3.39	2.00
1986	Huntsville Stars	Sou	AA	OAK	-	22	1	0	6.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	4	4	0	1	2	0	0	0	1.50	12.00	0.00	1.50	3.00	6.00	2.00
1986	Tacoma Tigers	PCL	AAA	OAK	-	22	0	1	15.43	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	5	6	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.57	19.29	3.86	3.86	3.86	23.14	1.00
1987	Modesto A's	Calif	A+	OAK	-	23	10	7	3.76	24	24	6	1	0	0	0	148.1	122	74	62	14	60	121	21	0	5	1.23	7.40	0.85	3.64	7.34	4.49	2.02
1988	St. Lucie Mets	FSL	A+	NYN	-	24	1	0	1.42	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	17	5	3	1	4	11	2	0	0	1.11	8.05	0.47	1.89	5.21	2.37	2.75
1988	Jackson Mets	Tex	AA	NYN	-	24	5	1	2.74	24	5	0	0	19	9	3	62.1	46	23	19	1	19	35	1	0	0	1.04	6.64	0.14	2.74	5.05	3.32	1.84
1989	Portland Beavers	PCL	AAA	MIN	-	25	4	2	2.20	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	41.0	38	15	10	4	12	30	0	0	0	1.22	8.34	0.88	2.63	6.59	3.29	2.50
1989	Tidewater Tides	IL	AAA	NYN	33	25	7	5	3.47	17	17	2	1	0	0	0	109.0	113	49	42	6	25	63	3	0	1	1.27	9.33	0.50	2.06	5.20	4.05	2.52
1989	New York Mets	NL	MLB	NYN	26	25	0	0	3.68	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	7.1	5	3	3	1	4	2	0	1	0	1.23	6.14	1.23	4.91	2.45	3.68	0.50
1989	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	25	2	2	3.86	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	32.2	34	15	14	2	8	21	0	0	0	1.29	9.37	0.55	2.20	5.79	4.13	2.63
1990	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	26	12	8	4.07	28	28	1	1	0	0	0	159.1	164	75	72	12	29	101	1	0	2	1.21	9.26	0.68	1.64	5.71	4.24	3.48
1991	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	27	16	9	2.99	34	34	4	1	0	0	0	244.0	225	84	81	23	40	135	3	3	2	1.09	8.30	0.85	1.48	4.98	3.10	3.38
1992	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	28	16	11	3.97	34	34	4	1	0	0	0	220.0	226	103	97	17	48	138	4	0	5	1.25	9.25	0.70	1.96	5.65	4.21	2.88
1993	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	29	12	15	4.43	36	35	3	1	1	0	0	225.2	243	123	111	21	57	150	4	0	6	1.33	9.69	0.84	2.27	5.98	4.91	2.63
1994	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	30	11	7	4.62	24	24	4	1	0	0	0	156.0	181	86	80	13	39	91	1	0	4	1.41	10.44	0.75	2.25	5.25	4.96	2.33
1995	Minnesota Twins	AL	MLB	MIN	36	31	6	11	4.92	20	20	3	1	0	0	0	133.2	155	79	73	21	34	88	3	0	4	1.41	10.44	1.41	2.29	5.93	5.32	2.59
1995	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	MLB	LAN	46	31	4	2	5.05	13	11	0	0	2	0	0	57.0	72	37	32	8	14	43	1	0	1	1.51	11.37	1.26	2.21	6.79	5.84	3.07
1996	Chicago White Sox	AL	MLB	CHA	36	32	13	10	4.59	34	34	1	0	0	0	0	225.1	236	123	115	34	76	150	13	0	3	1.38	9.43	1.36	3.04	5.99	4.91	1.97
1997	Rockford Cubbies	Midw	A	CHN	-	33	1	0	0.82	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	5	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0.45	4.09	0.00	0.00	5.73	0.82	0.00
1997	Daytona Cubs	FSL	A+	CHN	-	33	0	0	3.86	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.2	5	2	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	1.50	9.64	0.00	3.86	7.71	3.86	2.00
1997	Orlando Rays	Sou	AA	CHN	-	33	0	0	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	1.25	6.75	4.50	4.50	4.50	4.50	1.00
1997	Iowa Cubs	Amer	AAA	CHN	-	33	0	1	4.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	9.0	5	4	4	1	1	4	0	0	0	0.67	5.00	1.00	1.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	33	9	3	3.39	13	13	1	1	0	0	0	85.0	77	33	32	7	23	55	0	2	2	1.18	8.15	0.74	2.44	5.82	3.49	2.39
1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	34	19	9	4.85	35	34	2	2	1	0	0	219.0	244	120	118	30	62	136	7	0	5	1.40	10.03	1.23	2.55	5.59	4.93	2.19
1999	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	35	6	12	4.83	23	23	1	0	0	0	0	136.0	151	81	73	12	33	73	3	0	4	1.35	9.99	0.79	2.18	4.83	5.36	2.21
2000	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	36	8	12	5.01	30	30	2	0	0	0	0	195.2	208	113	109	35	47	150	1	0	8	1.30	9.57	1.61	2.16	6.90	5.20	3.19
2001	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	37	9	14	4.49	29	29	0	0	0	0	0	168.1	186	93	84	24	40	149	3	0	7	1.34	9.94	1.28	2.14	7.97	4.97	3.73
Tot:	MLB (13 yrs)		MLB				143	125	4.35	361	354	26	9	1	7	0	2265.0	2407	1168	1094	260	554	1482	44	6	53	1.31	9.56	1.03	2.20	5.89	4.64	2.68
Tot:	AL (8 yrs)		AL				88	73	4.14	215	214	20	6	0	1	0	1396.2	1464	688	643	143	331	874	29	3	26	1.29	9.43	0.92	2.13	5.63	4.43	2.64
Tot:	NL (7 yrs)		NL				55	52	4.67	146	140	6	3	1	6	0	868.1	943	480	451	117	223	608	15	3	27	1.34	9.77	1.21	2.31	6.30	4.98	2.73
Tot:	Minors (5 yrs)		Minors				36	18	3.13	94	75	11	2	9	19	3	494.0	447	214	172	32	152	333	29	0	7	1.21	8.14	0.58	2.77	6.07	3.90	2.19
Tot:	A- (1 yrs)		A-				1	0	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	6	3	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	1.08	6.48	0.00	3.24	9.72	3.24	3.00
Tot:	A (1 yrs)		A				1	0	0.82	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	5	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0.45	4.09	0.00	0.00	5.73	0.82
Tot:	A+ (4 yrs)		A+				17	8	3.21	39	39	7	1	0	0	0	241.0	218	107	86	17	88	180	24	0	6	1.27	8.14	0.63	3.29	6.72	4.00	2.05
Tot:	AA (3 yrs)		AA				6	1	3.11	26	7	0	0	9	19	3	72.1	57	29	25	3	22	39	1	0	0	1.09	7.09	0.37	2.74	4.85	3.61	1.77
Tot:	AAA (3 yrs)		AAA				11	9	3.35	25	25	4	1	0	0	0	161.1	161	74	60	12	39	98	4	0	1	1.24	8.98	0.67	2.18	5.47	4.13	2.51
Tot:	College (2 yrs)		College				7	2	1.91	24	12	5	0	0	12	0	137.0	58	39	29	0	32	95	0	0	0	0.66	3.81	0.00	2.10	6.24	2.56	2.97

Other Pitching Statistics

CSV

year	team name	league	category	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
1991	Minnesota Twins	Championship Series	Playoffs	27	0	1	7.84	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.1	16	0	9	0	3	9	0	0	0	1.84	13.94	0.00	2.61	7.84	0.00	3.00
1991	Minnesota Twins	World Series	Playoffs	27	1	1	4.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	13	0	6	0	2	7	0	0	0	1.25	9.75	0.00	1.50	5.25	0.00	3.50
1995	Los Angeles Dodgers	Division Series	Playoffs	31	0	0	81.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0	0	3	0	4	1	0	0	0	12.00	0.00	0.00	108.00	27.00	0.00	0.25
1998	Chicago Cubs	Division Series	Playoffs	34	0	0	1.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	5	0	1	0	3	6	0	0	0	0.89	5.00	0.00	3.00	6.00	0.00	2.00
Tot:	Playoffs (3 Yrs)		Playoffs		1	2	5.40	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	31.2	34	0	19	0	12	23	0	0	0	1.45	9.66	0.00	3.41	6.54	0.00	1.92

Batting Statistics

CSV

year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
1988	Jackson Mets	Tex	AA	NYN	-	24	P		24	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	.143	.143	.333	0.00	57.14	0.00	0.00
1989	Tidewater Tides	IL	AAA	NYN	33	25	P		17	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	13	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000	.000	.333	0.00	30.77	0.00	0.00
1989	New York Mets	NL	MLB	NYN	26	25	P		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	50.00	0.00	0.00
1995	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	MLB	LAN	46	31	P		13	17	0	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0	3	0	0	0	4	20	1	2	.176	.176	.235	.411	.059	.059	.300	0.00	35.00	0.00	0.00
1997	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	33	P		12	22	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	0	4	0	0	1	3	28	0	3	.136	.208	.136	.344	.136	.000	.300	7.14	42.86	6.00	0.00
1998	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	34	P		34	75	7	10	2	0	1	11	0	0	7	30	0	5	1	0	2	15	88	3	7	.133	.205	.200	.405	.160	.067	.200	7.95	34.09	4.29	75.00
1999	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	35	P		22	39	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	21	0	5	0	0	0	3	47	1	1	.051	.119	.077	.196	.103	.026	.111	6.38	44.68	7.00	0.00
2000	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	36	P		29	56	3	10	2	0	1	4	0	1	3	20	0	9	0	0	1	15	68	3	7	.179	.220	.268	.488	.125	.089	.257	4.41	29.41	6.67	56.00
2001	Chicago Cubs	NL	MLB	CHN	36	37	P		29	50	1	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	14	0	7	0	0	0	12	58	0	12	.240	.255	.240	.495	.020	.000	.333	1.72	24.14	14.00	0.00
Tot:	MLB (7 yrs)		MLB						142	261	14	40	6	0	2	22	1	1	16	105	0	33	1	0	4	52	311	8	32	.153	.201	.199	.401	.107	.046	.245	5.14	33.76	6.56	130.50
Tot:	NL (7 yrs)		NL						142	261	14	40	6	0	2	22	1	1	16	105	0	33	1	0	4	52	311	8	32	.153	.201	.199	.401	.107	.046	.245	5.14	33.76	6.56	130.50
Tot:	Minors (2 yrs)		Minors						41	17	1	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0	3	0	0	0	4	20	1	2	.176	.176	.235	.412	.059	.059	.333	0.00	40.00
Tot:	AA (1 yrs)		AA						24	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	.143	.143	.333	0.00	57.14
Tot:	AAA (1 yrs)		AAA						17	10	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	2	13	0	2	.200	.200	.200	.400	.000	.000	.333	0.00	30.77

Other Batting Statistics

CSV

year	team name	league	category	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
1991	Minnesota Twins	World Series	Playoffs	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
1998	Chicago Cubs	Division Series	Playoffs	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tot:	Playoffs (2 Yrs)		Playoffs		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00