NAME     : Luke Prokopec
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Australia
 
  BIRTHDAY : 2/23/1978
  AGE      : 25
  HEIGHT   : 5"11
  WEIGHT   : 180
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $950,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

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

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 60
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 3
  Avoiding Hits        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 4  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        9.12  0  4  0  10  5  25.2  42  29  26   6  10 
  At Home        9.28  0  2  0   4  2  10.2  14  14  11   3   2 
  Away           9.00  0  2  0   6  3  15.0  28  15  15   3   8 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.52  0  1  0   7  2  14.2  24  12   9   1   6 
  May           13.91  0  3  0   3  3  11.0  18  17  17   5   4 
  June           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  July           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  2000   3.00  1  1  0   5  0   0  21.0   7   9  12  LAN
  2001   4.89  8  7  0  29  0   0 138.0  75  40  91  LAN
  2002   6.48  6 15  0  28  1   0 157.0 113  52  89  TOR
 
  Total ERA   : 5.83
  Total Wins  : 15
  Total Losses: 27
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 1
  Total K's   : 202
  Total BB's  : 107
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Toronto to Houston on 1/29/2003 (Going to TOR: P  R. Oswalt, 2B C. Biggio. Going to HOU: P  J. Miller, P  L. Prokopec)...