#99 Walter "Rorschach" Kovacs, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Arizona Diamondbacks
Thursday, 6/1/2074 |
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| Walter Kovacs
Rorschach
3/26/2043
31
USA
6"1
205
Starting Pitcher
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Some ability
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Normal
2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 3,450,000
2075
6 Year(s), 54 Days (1086 total Days)
63 Day(s)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 8 | 93-96 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 8 | 7 | 8 | |
| Versus RHB | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Talent | 9 | 7 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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5
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Fastball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Talent | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 2 (Range), .939 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/12 | @CIN | W 9-5 | * | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 4/17 | @COL | W 5-3 | * | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 4/21 | @CHN | W 6-4 | * | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 4/27 | PIT | L 0-8 | * | 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 5/2 | @ATL | L 0-2 | * | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 5/9 | PHI | W 1-0 | * | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
| 5/14 | @CIN | W 6-5 | * | 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | W | | | | |
| 5/19 | @MIL | L 2-3 | * | 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | | | | | |
| 5/25 | SDN | L 2-7 | * | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | L | | | | |
| 5/31 | @SFG | L 1-4 | * | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.11 | 72.1 | 67 | 38 | 33 | 28 | 52 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 5 | 38.5 |
| Projected | 36 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4.11 | 200.0 | 186 | 105 | 91 | 78 | 144 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 8.3 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.79 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 102 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .360 | .539 | .900 |
| vs. RHB | 173 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .281 | .347 | .627 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.95 | 27.1 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 20 |
| Road | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.20 | 45.0 | 40 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 32 |
| This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 5.1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.55 | 35.2 | 35 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 22 |
| May | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.70 | 36.2 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2067 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.17 | 15.2 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | .239 | BOS |
| 2068 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.98 | 65.0 | 59 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 41 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | .281 | BOS |
| 2069 | 27 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3.68 | 149.1 | 128 | 69 | 61 | 14 | 81 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .275 | BOS |
| 2070 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.26 | 116.1 | 109 | 58 | 55 | 17 | 43 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .287 | BOS NYY |
| 2071 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4.54 | 79.1 | 72 | 41 | 40 | 4 | 32 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .291 | NYY |
| 2072 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.95 | 125.1 | 119 | 60 | 55 | 9 | 42 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | .296 | NYY ARI |
| 2073 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3.49 | 198.1 | 164 | 81 | 77 | 20 | 69 | 154 | 1 | 1 | 1.17 | .257 | ARI |
| 2074 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.11 | 72.1 | 67 | 38 | 33 | 10 | 28 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .268 | ARI |
| Total | 185 | 120 | 59 | 24 | 2 | 4.01 | 821.2 | 732 | 392 | 366 | 86 | 345 | 668 | 1 | 1 | 1.31 | .276 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 2062, A | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3.55 | 106.1 | 82 | 44 | 42 | 6 | 57 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 1.31 | .264 |
| 2063, A | 23 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3.66 | 135.1 | 104 | 63 | 55 | 7 | 56 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 1.18 | .268 |
| 2063, AA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 18.1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .264 |
| 2064, AA | 28 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3.49 | 162.1 | 124 | 66 | 63 | 7 | 111 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .264 |
| 2065, AA | 15 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5.62 | 81.2 | 80 | 53 | 51 | 9 | 49 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 | .314 |
| 2065, AAA | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.64 | 64.0 | 71 | 36 | 33 | 8 | 32 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1.61 | .323 |
| 2066, AAA | 30 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3.57 | 171.2 | 134 | 74 | 68 | 16 | 112 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | .285 |
| 2067, AAA | 23 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3.04 | 142.0 | 103 | 51 | 48 | 8 | 66 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 1.19 | .284 |
| 2070, AAA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 | 19.1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | .229 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2068 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2071 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.75 | 12.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 14.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2067 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 2068 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 2069 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS |
| 2070 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | BOS NYY |
| 2071 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | NYY |
| 2072 | 31 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .094 | .147 | .125 | .272 | NYY ARI |
| 2073 | 33 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .099 | .088 | .187 | ARI |
| 2074 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .074 | .074 | .074 | .148 | ARI |
| Total | 185 | 127 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .106 | .094 | .201 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 | 72.1 | 1.12 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Houston in 2062...
Injured on 5/31/2063 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Traded from Houston to San Diego on 3/30/2065 (Going to HOU: SS George Skogstrom. Going to SDN: P Walter Kovacs)...
Injured on 6/14/2065 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Traded from San Diego to Boston on 7/31/2065 (Going to SDN: 3B Wayne Sneeden. Going to BOS: P Walter Kovacs)...
Earned first career win on 7/20/2067...
Injured on 7/21/2068 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 8 weeks...
Won World Series with Boston in 2068...
Injured on 8/30/2069 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
Injured on 7/20/2070 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week...
Traded from Boston to New York (A) on 7/31/2070 (Going to BOS: P Steve Pratt, SS Johnny Blaze, P David Carroll, P Fabio Ozuna. Going to NYY: 2B Maddy Madrigal, P Beef Supreme, 2B Jason Krauser, C
F Clint Barton, P Walter Kovacs)...
1/29/2072: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,300,000 through salary arbitration...
Traded from New York (A) to Arizona on 7/11/2072 (Going to ARI: P Walter Kovacs. Going to NYY: 3B Jesus Biscuit)...
Had first career hit (double) on 7/16/2072, off Jimmy Clausen (CHN)...
1/29/2073: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,278,571 through salary arbitration...
9/11/2073: Signed a contract extension with Arizona, $3,450,000 per year, for 2 years.
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