NAME     : Kent Tekulve
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 3/5/1947
  AGE      : 33
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $4,500,000 through 1984
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  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        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  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 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1974   1.94  5  2  0  87  0   0  88.1  19  33  38  DET
  1975   2.26 11  2 44  72  0   0  75.2  19  33  32  DET
  1976   2.30  1  3 41  63  0   0  66.2  17  28  27  DET,AL
  1977   4.38  5  6 33  61  0   0  61.2  30  26  29  DET
  1978   2.71  3  3 30  73  0   0  69.2  21  18  19  DET,AL
  1979   2.93  5  8 24  86  0   0  95.1  31  39  27  DET
  1980   2.59  3  4 26  58  0   0  59.0  17  22  15  DET,CiN
 
  Total ERA   : 2.68
  Total Wins  : 33
  Total Losses: 28
  Total Saves : 198
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 187
  Total BB's  : 199
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Had first career hit (homerun) on 5/26/1978, off Wayne Garland (WAS)... Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Traded from Detroit to Cincinnati on 7/8/1980 (Going to CiN: P  K. Tekulve. Going to DET: P  D. Knowles)...