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Paul
Kilgus		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: February 2, 1962 in Usa, KY, BOWLING GREEN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
Rookie Of The Year 1990   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1990 28 DET AL 18 9 .667 35 35 1 1 0 234.3 260 96 21 36 123 3.69 .280 .308 .401 .709 13.1
1991 29 DET AL 16 13 .552 37 37 1 0 0 245.0 259 86 11 38 160 3.16 .270 .301 .362 .663 17.1
1992 30 DET AL 12 12 .500 36 36 2 1 0 244.0 240 95 10 52 149 3.50 .256 .298 .357 .655 14.7
1993 31 DET AL 6 14 .300 37 37 3 1 0 246.7 241 93 14 42 187 3.39 .251 .287 .359 .647 15.3
1994 32 DET AL 18 11 .621 38 38 2 2 0 249.3 246 107 13 53 220 3.86 .253 .295 .355 .650 16.4
1995 33 DET AL 3 1 .750 7 7 1 1 0 43.3 36 15 2 7 43 3.12 .221 .262 .307 .568 4.0
1996 34 DET AL 11 14 .440 36 36 2 0 0 215.3 217 98 32 74 183 4.10 .260 .322 .444 .766 13.2
1997 35 SFG NL 11 6 .647 35 35 0 0 0 203.3 203 89 27 55 202 3.94 .257 .308 .424 .731 10.8
1998 36 SFG NL 12 11 .522 32 32 0 0 0 198.0 172 69 19 54 207 3.14 .233 .290 .354 .644 17.6
1999 37 SFG NL 15 15 .500 39 39 0 0 0 214.7 221 118 37 70 232 4.95 .262 .328 .449 .777 10.7
2000 38 CHW AL 18 4 .818 32 32 1 1 0 198.3 192 93 31 71 181 4.22 .249 .317 .429 .746 15.6
2001 39 CHW AL 8 18 .308 32 32 1 0 0 143.3 210 143 35 78 90 8.98 .335 .412 .575 .987 0.0
12 Years Sim 148 128 .536 396 396 14 7 0 2435.6 2497 1102 252 630 1977 4.07 .262 .312 .402 .714 148.5
Season Average 12 10 .545 33 33 1 0 0 203.0 208 91 21 52 164 4.07 .262 .312 .402 .714  
Career Highs 18 18 .818 39 39 3 2 0 249.3 260 143 37 78 232 8.98 .335 .412 .575 .987  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1997 35 SFG NL 35 59 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 15 .119 .175 .153 .327 0.9 0.0
1998 36 SFG NL 32 53 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 19 .038 .105 .038 .143 -2.4 0.0
1999 37 SFG NL 39 69 6 11 6 0 0 6 0 0 3 22 .159 .194 .246 .441 1.9 0.0
3 Years Sim 106 181 10 20 8 0 0 8 0 0 11 56 .110 .161 .155 .316 0.5 0.0
162 Game Average 276 15 30 12 0 0 12 0 0 16 85 .110 .161 .155 .316 0.8  
Career Highs 39 69 6 11 6 0 0 6 0 0 4 22 .159 .194 .246 .441 1.9  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1990 28 DET AL P 35 35 234.3 22 41 5 5 .926 2.42    
1991 29 DET AL P 37 37 245.0 21 42 1 5 .984 2.31    
1992 30 DET AL P 36 36 244.0 13 37 5 6 .909 1.84    
1993 31 DET AL P 37 37 246.7 14 29 4 4 .915 1.57    
1994 32 DET AL P 38 38 249.3 18 43 2 1 .968 2.20    
1995 33 DET AL P 7 7 43.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.87    
1996 34 DET AL P 36 36 215.3 12 38 2 2 .962 2.09    
1997 35 SFG NL P 35 35 203.3 18 29 3 1 .940 2.08    
1998 36 SFG NL P 32 32 198.0 14 30 3 2 .936 2.00    
1999 37 SFG NL P 39 39 214.7 17 27 3 1 .936 1.84    
2000 38 CHW AL P 32 32 198.3 12 30 6 3 .875 1.91    
2001 39 CHW AL P 32 32 143.3 8 29 1 2 .974 2.32    
Career Totals   396 396 2435.6 171 382 35 32 .940 2.04    
Career Highs   39 39 249.3 22 43 6 6 1.000 2.42    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1990 28 DET AL 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 27.0 16 4 1 5 15 1.33 .172 .214 .237 .451
1991 29 DET AL 0 2 .000 3 3 0 0 0 21.0 26 9 0 2 7 3.86 .299 .315 .345 .659
1994 32 DET AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 2 0 0 0 13 0.00 .071 .071 .071 .143
1997 35 SFG NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 9 4 0 1 5 5.14 .300 .323 .400 .723
2000 38 CHW AL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 7.3 5 3 1 5 1 3.68 .208 .345 .333 .678
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 3 .571 10 10 0 0 0 71.0 58 20 2 13 41 2.54 .221 .258 .282 .541
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 28 DET AL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1997 35 SFG NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1998-5-3.14
2000-8-4.22
 Wins
1990-5-18
1991-9-16
1994-4-18
1999-2-15
2000-3-18
 Losses
1999-5-15
2001-5-18
 Winning Pct
1990-8-.667
2000-1-.818
 Games Started
1991-2-37
1992-10-36
1994-4-38
1999-1-39
 Complete Games
1992-5-2
1993-10-3
1996-8-2
2000-8-1
Shutouts
1990-7-1
1992-6-1
1994-1-2
1995-8-1
2000-3-1
 Innings Pitched
1990-9-234.3
1991-2-245.0
1992-5-244.0
1993-8-246.7
1994-8-249.3
1999-9-214.7
 Hits Allowed
1990-1-260
1991-1-259
1992-6-240
1993-10-241
1999-6-221
 Homeruns Allowed
1990-9-21
1996-9-32
1999-7-37
 Strikeouts
1994-8-220
1999-10-232
 Walks per 9IP
1990-8-1.4
1991-7-1.4
1992-10-1.9
1993-6-1.5
1994-10-1.9
Hits per 9IP
1998-7-7.8
 WHiP
1992-9-1.20
1998-4-1.14
 OAVG
1998-8-.233
 OOBP
1998-6-.290
 OSLG
1998-4-.354
 OOPS
1992-9-.655
1998-5-.644
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 89    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 29th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1987
Traded from Cleveland to Chicago (A) on 3/2/1987 (Going to CHW: P P. Kilgus. Going to CLE: C T. Player)
Injured on 5/23/1987 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 5/9/1988 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
Traded from Chicago (A) to Detroit on 2/21/1990 (Going to CHW: LF Lance Johnson. Going to DET: P Paul Kilgus)
Earned first career win on 4/8/1990
Won Player of the Week award on 4/15/1990, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA
Won World Championship with Detroit in 1990
Won Rookie Of The Year in 1990, going 18-9, 3.69 ERA
1/31/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,614,286 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/16/1993 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
1/31/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
1/31/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/5/1995 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
1/31/1996: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by San Francisco on 2/17/1997 to a 3-year deal worth $11,279,245 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 4/20/1997, off Frank Castillo (CIN)
Injured on 9/10/1997 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/2/2000 to a 2-year deal worth $4,100,000 per year
 
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