NAME     : Kelvim Escobar
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/11/1976
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,286,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .954)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 48
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 9
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.38  9  9  0  23 23 129.1  96  71  63  64 131 
  At Home        4.18  5  6  0  13 13  75.1  54  38  35  38  74 
  Away           4.67  4  3  0  10 10  54.0  42  33  28  26  57 
  Last Week      4.50  0  1  0   1  1   6.0   5   3   3   4   7 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.81  2  1  0   5  5  28.1  22  15  12  14  31 
  May            4.23  1  3  0   5  5  27.2  23  15  13  11  29 
  June           4.24  4  2  0   6  6  34.0  21  18  16  10  34 
  July           5.34  2  1  0   5  5  28.2  23  17  17  20  26 
  August         4.22  0  2  0   2  2  10.2   7   6   5   9  11 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1997   2.90  3  2 14  27  0   0  31.0  10  19  36  TOR
  1998   3.76  7  3  0  22  0   0  79.0  33  35  72  TOR
  1999   5.69 14 11  0  33  1   0 174.0 110  81 129  TOR
  2000   5.35 10 15  2  43  3   1 180.0 107  85 142  TOR
  2001   3.50  6  8  0  59  1   1 126.0  49  52 121  TOR
  2002   1.61  4  1 31  54  0   0  67.0  12  25  50  TOR
 
  Total ERA   : 4.40
  Total Wins  : 53
  Total Losses: 49
  Total Saves : 47
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 5
  Total K's   : 681
  Total BB's  : 361
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Toronto to St. Louis on 1/25/2003 (Going to TOR: LF A. Pujols. Going to STL: LF S. Stewart, P  K. Escobar, P  J. Rocker)... Had first career hit on 4/11/2003, off Mike Sirotka (HOU)...