NAME     : Todd Van poppel
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 12/9/1971
  AGE      : 30
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $1,820,000 through 2003
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .960)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 7
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 10  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.22  2  2  0  36  0  58.2  48  25  21  32  62 
  At Home        3.51  1  1  0  19  0  33.1  26  17  13  14  36 
  Away           2.84  1  1  0  17  0  25.1  22   8   8  18  26 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   3  0   3.0   1   0   0   3   4 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        1.64  1  0  0   8  0  11.0   8   2   2  13  12 
  May            4.76  0  0  0   7  0  11.1  10   6   6   3  10 
  June           4.12  1  2  0  11  0  19.2  18  13   9  10  15 
  July           2.30  0  0  0   9  0  15.2  12   4   4   5  25 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   1  0   1.0   0   0   0   1   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1991  11.25  0  0  0   1  0   0   4.0   5   2   6  OAK
  1993   5.04  6  6  0  16  0   0  84.0  47  62  47  OAK
  1994   6.13  7 10  0  23  0   0 116.0  79  89  83  OAK
  1995   4.89  4  8  0  36  1   0 138.0  75  56 122  OAK
  1996   9.09  3  9  1  37  1   1  99.0 100  62  53  OAK,DET
  1998   6.41  2  4  0  22  0   0  66.0  47  28  42  PIT,TEX
  2000   3.77  4  5  2  51  0   0  86.0  36  48  77  CHN
  2001   2.52  4  1  0  59  0   0  75.0  21  38  90  CHN
 
  Total ERA   : 5.34
  Total Wins  : 32
  Total Losses: 45
  Total Saves : 3
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 2
  Total K's   : 582
  Total BB's  : 417
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Texas to Chicago (A) on 6/10/2002...