NAME     : Todd Van poppel
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/9/1971
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,820,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .960)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 50
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 11  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 11, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.09  2  2  4  62  0  70.2  62  40  40  35  80 
  At Home        2.80  2  1  2  32  0  35.1  21  11  11  19  42 
  Away           7.39  0  1  2  30  0  35.1  41  29  29  16  38 
  Last Week      3.38  0  0  1   4  0   5.1   6   2   2   0   5 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.65  0  0  0  10  0  12.1  13   5   5   5  11 
  May            5.79  2  1  0  14  0  14.0  10   9   9   9  17 
  June           3.50  0  1  1  17  0  18.0  10   7   7   7  19 
  July           7.65  0  0  1  15  0  20.0  22  17  17  13  28 
  August         2.84  0  0  2   6  0   6.1   7   2   2   1   5 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1991  11.25  0  0  0   1  0   0   4.0   5   2   6  OAK
  1993   5.04  6  6  0  16  0   0  84.0  47  62  47  OAK
  1994   6.13  7 10  0  23  0   0 116.0  79  89  83  OAK
  1995   4.89  4  8  0  36  1   0 138.0  75  56 122  OAK
  1996   9.09  3  9  1  37  1   1  99.0 100  62  53  OAK,DET
  1998   6.41  2  4  0  22  0   0  66.0  47  28  42  PIT,TEX
  2000   3.77  4  5  2  51  0   0  86.0  36  48  77  CHN
  2001   2.52  4  1  0  59  0   0  75.0  21  38  90  CHN
  2002   2.98  1  3  5  41  0   0  54.1  18  18  63  TEX
 
  Total ERA   : 5.32
  Total Wins  : 33
  Total Losses: 48
  Total Saves : 12
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 2
  Total K's   : 663
  Total BB's  : 438
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Texas to Cincinnati on 2/1/2003 (Going to CIN: P  T. Van poppel. Going to TEX: P  E. Serrano)...