Kevin Millwood

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1997-2012)

W–L 169–152
ERA 4.11
WHIP 1.33
SO 2,083
Pitcher PIV 29106.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 230 lb
Born
12/24/1974 in Gastonia, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1997-07-14
Last Game
2012-09-12
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Kevin Austin Millwood

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
169 152 451 443 22 6 0 2720.3 2,770 1,243 296 843 2,083 4.11 29106.6

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.36 across their career seasons — 5.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1997 ATL NL 5 3 12 8 0 0 0 51.3 55 23 21 42 4.03 4.39 (+8%) 1710.9
1998 ATL NL 17 8 31 29 3 1 0 174.3 175 79 56 163 4.08 4.43 (+8%) 3633.9
1999 ATL NL 18 7 33 33 2 0 0 228.0 168 68 59 205 2.68 4.71 (+43%) 7013.9
2000 ATL NL 10 13 36 35 0 0 0 212.7 213 110 62 168 4.66 4.77 (+2%) 3934.7
2001 ATL NL 7 7 21 21 0 0 0 121.0 121 58 40 84 4.31 4.42 (+2%) -1235.6
2002 ATL NL 18 8 35 34 1 1 0 217.0 186 78 65 178 3.24 4.28 (+24%) 5603.8
2003 PHI NL 14 12 35 35 5 3 0 222.0 210 99 68 169 4.01 4.40 (+9%) 4672.6
2004 PHI NL 9 6 25 25 0 0 0 141.0 155 76 51 125 4.85 4.46 (-9%) 2407.2
2005 CLE AL 9 11 30 30 1 0 0 192.0 182 61 52 146 2.86 4.29 (+33%) 2807.1
2006 TEX AL 16 12 34 34 2 0 0 215.0 228 108 53 157 4.52 4.53 (avg) 3673.6
2007 TEX AL 10 14 31 31 0 0 0 172.7 213 99 67 123 5.16 4.47 (-15%) -325.4
2008 TEX AL 9 10 29 29 3 0 0 168.7 220 95 49 125 5.07 4.32 (-17%) 1345.5
2009 TEX AL 13 10 31 31 3 0 0 198.7 195 81 71 123 3.67 4.32 (+15%) -2367.5
2010 BAL AL 4 16 31 31 1 0 0 190.7 223 108 65 132 5.10 4.08 (-25%) -3704.7
2011 COL NL 4 3 9 9 0 0 0 54.3 58 24 8 36 3.98 3.94 (-1%) -479.4
2012 SEA AL 6 12 28 28 1 1 0 161.0 168 76 56 107 4.25 4.01 (-6%) 416.0
Career · 16 seasons 169 152 451 443 22 6 0 2,720.1 2,770 1,243 843 2,083 4.11 — 29,107

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
451 472 22 57 15 0 4 27 0 21 219 .121 .158 .178 .336 -3,003

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 52.5% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .420 across their career seasons — 57.6% below league average.

Career OPS .336 vs. league average .753 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1997 ATL NL 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 ATL NL 31 50 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 6 22 .080 .266 (-70%) .335 (-47%) .420 (-76%) .755 (-63%) -521.7
1999 ATL NL 33 78 4 12 2 0 1 6 0 2 29 .154 .271 (-43%) .344 (-49%) .433 (-50%) .778 (-50%) -663.6
2000 ATL NL 36 59 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 30 .119 .270 (-56%) .344 (-57%) .437 (-65%) .782 (-62%) -625.4
2001 ATL NL 21 43 3 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 16 .093 — — — — 0.0
2002 ATL NL 35 70 5 14 5 0 1 11 0 0 27 .200 .261 (-23%) .331 (-40%) .416 (-25%) .747 (-31%) -376.4
2003 PHI NL 35 68 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 5 34 .059 .264 (-78%) .332 (-63%) .422 (-79%) .754 (-72%) -816.2
2004 PHI NL 25 46 0 8 2 0 0 1 0 2 26 .174 — — — — 0.0
2005 CLE AL 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 TEX AL 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 TEX AL 31 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 TEX AL 29 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2009 TEX AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 BAL AL 31 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 COL NL 9 19 3 3 0 0 2 3 0 1 8 .158 — — — — 0.0
2012 SEA AL 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 451 472 22 57 15 0 4 27 0 21 219 .121 — — — — -3,003

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 .091

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 NLDS1 ATL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLCS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2000 NLDS1 ATL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1999 NLCS ATL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1999 NLDS1 ATL 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
1999 WS ATL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 3 9 7 1 41.3 33 18 6 38 3.92

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 NLDS1 ATL 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 7 4 0 14 3.27
2001 NLCS ATL 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0.00
2000 NLDS1 ATL 0 1 1 1 0 4.7 4 4 3 3 7.71
1999 NLCS ATL 1 0 2 2 0 12.7 13 5 1 9 3.55
1999 NLDS1 ATL 1 0 2 1 1 10.0 1 1 0 9 0.90
1999 WS ATL 0 1 1 1 0 2.0 8 4 2 2 18.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2172011231110.154
Away2342711026317.096

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2171322.2132759339710124.04
Away2341397.2144365044610714.19

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2012-09-12 SEATOR W 5.0222131
2012-09-05 SEABOS W 6.0411330
2012-08-31 SEALAA L 5.0954411
2012-08-26 SEACHW L 6.2743131
2012-08-20 SEACLE — 6.0533301
2012-08-14 SEATBR — 7.0822180
2012-08-08 SEABAL L 4.0877132
2012-08-03 SEANYY L 6.0944131
2012-07-28 SEAKCR W 6.1610130
2012-07-23 SEANYY L 7.0933250

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 451 443 145 284 13 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1997 ATL P 12 8 3 6 0 0
1998 ATL P 31 29 9 16 1 1
1999 ATL P 33 33 13 20 2 0
2000 ATL P 36 35 4 19 0 1
2001 ATL P 21 21 10 12 0 1
2002 ATL P 35 34 8 25 2 2
2003 PHI P 35 35 11 23 2 0
2004 PHI P 25 25 10 19 0 0
2005 CLE P 30 30 8 17 0 2
2006 TEX P 34 34 13 29 0 4
2007 TEX P 31 31 4 13 3 0
2008 TEX P 29 29 8 24 2 1
2009 TEX P 31 31 9 26 0 4
2010 BAL P 31 31 17 14 0 0
2011 COL P 9 9 7 4 1 1
2012 SEA P 28 28 11 17 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 451

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-04-26

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2012 SEA AL $1,000,000
2010 BAL AL $12,000,000
2009 TEX AL $12,868,892
2008 TEX AL $10,368,892
2007 TEX AL $9,836,116
2006 TEX AL $7,868,893
2005 CLE AL $7,000,000
2004 PHI NL $11,000,000
2003 PHI NL $9,900,000
2002 ATL NL $3,900,000
2001 ATL NL $3,100,000
2000 ATL NL $420,000
1999 ATL NL $230,000
1998 ATL NL $175,000
Total Career Earnings $89,667,793

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2005 Cy Young Award AL 6th 1.0 140 0
1999 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 36.0 160 1
1999 Most Valuable Player NL 26th 2.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Kevin Millwood (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    John Lackey
    188-147, 3.92 ERA
  2. 90
    Andy Benes
    155-139, 3.97 ERA
  3. 89
    Ervin Santana
    151-129, 4.11 ERA
  4. 85
    James Shields
    145-139, 4.01 ERA
  5. 85
    John Burkett
    166-136, 4.31 ERA
  6. 84
    Frank Viola
    176-150, 3.73 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Millwood

What years did Kevin Millwood play?
Kevin Millwood played in Major League Baseball from 1997 to 2012.
Was Kevin Millwood a pitcher?
Yes. Kevin Millwood pitched in the major leagues, recording 169 wins and 2083 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Millwood hit?
Kevin Millwood hit 4 career home runs with 57 hits.