NAME     : Kelvim Escobar
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Venezuela
 
  BIRTHDAY : 4/11/1976
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 220
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $3,286,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .954)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : A
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 4  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 9
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.37  8  6  0  21 21 128.1 105  51  48  55  99 
  At Home        3.42  5  3  0  12 12  73.2  60  29  28  31  59 
  Away           3.29  3  3  0   9  9  54.2  45  22  20  24  40 
  Last Week      5.40  0  0  0   1  1   5.0   3   3   3   3   2 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        6.04  1  3  0   5  5  28.1  35  20  19  13  23 
  May            1.31  3  0  0   6  6  41.1  28   7   6  13  29 
  June           2.13  3  0  0   4  4  25.1  18   6   6  11  18 
  July           4.45  1  3  0   5  5  28.1  21  15  14  15  27 
  August         5.40  0  0  0   1  1   5.0   3   3   3   3   2 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1997   2.90  3  2 14  27  0   0  31.0  10  19  36  TOR
  1998   3.76  7  3  0  22  0   0  79.0  33  35  72  TOR
  1999   5.69 14 11  0  33  1   0 174.0 110  81 129  TOR
  2000   5.35 10 15  2  43  3   1 180.0 107  85 142  TOR
  2001   3.50  6  8  0  59  1   1 126.0  49  52 121  TOR
 
  Total ERA   : 4.47
  Total Wins  : 48
  Total Losses: 45
  Total Saves : 16
  Total SHO   : 2
  Total CG    : 5
  Total K's   : 599
  Total BB's  : 327
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2002, going 3-0, 1.31...