NAME : Kirk Saarloos
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : USA
BIRTHDAY : 5/23/1979
AGE : 25
HEIGHT : 6"1
WEIGHT : 185
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $100,000 through 2005
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Loyal
TEAM LEADER : YES, holds team together
CONSISTENCY : Inconsistent at times
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : GREAT
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : C (Fielding Pct. : .977)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : C
Duration as Reliever : B
Holding Runners : B
Groundball Pct. : 70
Avoiding Runs : 7
Avoiding Hits : 6 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Good)
Avoiding Homeruns : 4 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 2, Talent Average)
Avoiding BB's : 8 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
Getting Strikeouts : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
Throwing Velocity : 5
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 4.95 2 3 0 6 6 36.1 44 21 20 8 15
At Home 9.28 0 2 0 2 2 10.2 16 12 11 4 3
Away 3.16 2 1 0 4 4 25.2 28 9 9 4 12
Last Week 3.00 1 0 0 1 1 6.0 9 2 2 2 2
This Week 2.70 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 7 2 2 0 4
Apr/Mar 4.95 2 3 0 6 6 36.1 44 21 20 8 15
May 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
2002 6.04 6 7 0 17 1 1 85.0 57 27 54 HOU
2003 4.91 0 1 0 3 0 0 18.1 10 5 12 HOU,PIT
2004 5.77 10 6 0 23 0 0 131.0 84 30 79 PIT
Total ERA : 5.69
Total Wins : 18
Total Losses: 17
Total Saves : 0
Total SHO : 1
Total CG : 1
Total K's : 160
Total BB's : 70
PLAYER HISTORY Traded from Houston to Pittsburgh on 3/31/2003 (Going to PIT: P K. Saarloos, 3B G. Blum, 1B J. Bagwell. Going to HOU: 3B A. Ramirez, P B. Bullington)... Had first career hit (double) on 5/17/2004, off Eric Milton (COL)... |