What years did Kevin Tapani play?

Kevin Tapani played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2001.

Was Kevin Tapani a pitcher?

Yes. Kevin Tapani pitched in the major leagues, recording 143 wins and 1482 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Kevin Tapani hit?

Kevin Tapani hit 2 career home runs with 40 hits.

Kevin Tapani

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2001)

W–L 143–125

ERA 4.35

WHIP 1.31

SO 1,482

Pitcher PIV 17625.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 2/18/1964 in Des Moines, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-07-04
Last Game: 2001-09-27

Full name: Kevin Ray Tapani

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
143	125	361	354	26	9	0	2265.0	2,407	1,094	260	554	1,482	4.35	17625.7

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1989	NYN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	7.3	5	3	4	2	3.68	—	0.0
1989	MIN	AL	2	2	5	5	0	0	32.7	34	14	8	21	3.86	3.71 (-4%)	577.6
1990	MIN	AL	12	8	28	28	1	1	159.3	164	72	29	101	4.07	3.86 (-5%)	3118.4
1991	MIN	AL	16	9	34	34	4	1	244.0	225	81	40	135	2.99	3.91 (+24%)	2692.3
1992	MIN	AL	16	11	34	34	4	1	220.0	226	97	48	138	3.97	3.75 (-6%)	2814.6
1993	MIN	AL	12	15	36	35	3	1	225.7	243	111	57	150	4.43	4.19 (-6%)	2859.7
1994	MIN	AL	11	7	24	24	4	1	156.0	181	80	39	91	4.62	4.51 (-2%)	2564.2
1995	MIN	AL	6	11	20	20	3	1	133.7	155	73	34	88	4.92	4.45 (-10%)	-771.1
1995	LAN	NL	4	2	13	11	0	0	57.0	72	32	14	43	5.05	4.45 (-14%)	349.7
1996	CHA	AL	13	10	34	34	1	0	225.3	236	115	76	150	4.59	4.61 (avg)	-1366.7
1997	CHN	NL	9	3	13	13	1	1	85.0	77	32	23	55	3.39	4.39 (+23%)	1343.6
1998	CHN	NL	19	9	35	34	2	2	219.0	244	118	62	136	4.85	4.43 (-9%)	-898.6
1999	CHN	NL	6	12	23	23	1	0	136.0	151	73	33	73	4.83	4.71 (-3%)	2393.4
2000	CHN	NL	8	12	30	30	2	0	195.7	208	109	47	150	5.01	4.77 (-5%)	-0.3
2001	CHN	NL	9	14	29	29	0	0	168.3	186	84	40	149	4.49	4.42 (-2%)	1948.9
Career · 15 seasons			143	125	361	354	26	9	2,265.0	2,407	1,094	554	1,482	4.35	—	17,626

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
361	261	14	40	6	0	2	22	1	16	105	.153	.201	.199	.401	-1,235

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career SLG .199 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.

Career OPS .401 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	NYN	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	MIN	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	MIN	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	MIN	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	MIN	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	MIN	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	MIN	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	MIN	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	LAN	NL	13	17	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	7	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHA	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	CHN	NL	13	22	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	12	.136	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CHN	NL	35	75	7	10	2	1	11	0	7	30	.133	.266 (-50%)	.335 (-39%)	.420 (-52%)	.755 (-46%)	-590.1
1999	CHN	NL	23	39	1	2	1	0	3	0	3	21	.051	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CHN	NL	30	56	3	10	2	1	4	0	3	20	.179	.270 (-34%)	.344 (-36%)	.437 (-39%)	.782 (-38%)	-364.9
2001	CHN	NL	29	50	1	12	0	0	2	0	1	14	.240	.263 (-9%)	.332 (-23%)	.426 (-44%)	.758 (-35%)	-279.9
Career · 15 seasons			361	261	14	40	6	2	22	1	16	105	.153	—	—	—	—	-1,235

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
7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	AVG
1998	NLDS1	CHN	1	1	.000
1995	NLDS2	LAN	2	0	.000
1991	ALCS	MIN	2	0	.000
1991	WS	MIN	2	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	7	5	0	31.7	34	19	12	23	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1998	NLDS1	CHN	0	0	1	1	9.0	5	1	3	6	1.00
1995	NLDS2	LAN	0	0	2	0	0.3	0	3	4	1	81.00
1991	ALCS	MIN	0	1	2	2	10.3	16	9	3	9	7.84
1991	WS	MIN	1	1	2	2	12.0	13	6	2	7	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	180	121	3	20	0	7	.165
Away	180	139	11	20	2	15	.144

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	180	1192.2	1193	505	287	799	3.81
Away	180	1071.1	1211	587	267	683	4.93

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
2001-09-27	CHC	HOU	L	2	0	0	0	1
2001-09-22	CHC	HOU	L	2	0	1	0	0
2001-09-08	CHC	ATL	L	1	0	0	0	0
2001-09-02	CHC	ATL	L	1	0	1	0	0
2001-08-28	CHC	MIA	L	2	0	0	0	1
2001-08-22	CHC	MIL	W	4	1	1	1	2
2001-08-17	CHC	AZ	L	2	0	0	0	1
2001-08-12	CHC	SFG	L	1	0	1	0	0
2001-08-07	CHC	COL	W	2	0	0	0	0
2001-08-01	CHC	SDP	L	2	0	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-09-27	CHC	HOU	L	6.0	7	6	6	2	4	1
2001-09-22	CHC	HOU	L	4.1	5	6	6	1	7	0
2001-09-08	CHC	ATL	L	5.0	7	4	4	0	4	1
2001-09-02	CHC	ATL	L	6.0	10	6	6	4	4	2
2001-08-28	CHC	MIA	—	7.0	5	3	3	1	3	1
2001-08-22	CHC	MIL	W	7.0	6	3	3	3	7	1
2001-08-17	CHC	AZ	L	6.1	8	3	3	0	4	2
2001-08-12	CHC	SFG	L	5.0	5	4	0	1	6	1
2001-08-07	CHC	COL	—	7.0	6	2	2	0	7	1
2001-08-01	CHC	SDP	—	6.1	6	3	1	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	361	354	157	290	8	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	NYN	P	3	0	1	1	0	0
1989	MIN	P	5	5	3	3	0	1
1990	MIN	P	28	28	14	20	1	1
1991	MIN	P	34	34	26	26	1	2
1992	MIN	P	34	34	17	26	2	0
1993	MIN	P	36	35	17	32	0	2
1994	MIN	P	24	24	11	27	1	2
1995	MIN	P	20	20	16	11	0	1
1995	LAN	P	13	11	4	10	1	0
1996	CHA	P	34	34	15	26	1	4
1997	CHN	P	13	13	4	10	0	0
1998	CHN	P	35	34	11	31	0	1
1999	CHN	P	23	23	2	18	0	0
2000	CHN	P	30	30	11	19	0	1
2001	CHN	P	29	29	5	30	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	361

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1993	Player of the Week	Week of 1993-09-11
1991	Pitcher of the Month	August

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	CHN	NL	$6,500,000
2000	CHN	NL	$6,000,000
1999	CHN	NL	$3,500,000
1998	CHN	NL	$4,000,000
1997	CHN	NL	$3,750,000
1996	CHA	AL	$1,500,000
1995	MIN	AL	$3,600,000
1994	MIN	AL	$2,575,000
1993	MIN	AL	$2,000,000
1992	MIN	AL	$485,000
1991	MIN	AL	$197,500
1990	MIN	AL	$102,000
Total Career Earnings			$34,209,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant	MI	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1991	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	6.0	140	1
1990	Rookie of the Year	AL	5th	9.0	140	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Kevin Tapani

What years did Kevin Tapani play?: Kevin Tapani played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2001.
Was Kevin Tapani a pitcher?: Yes. Kevin Tapani pitched in the major leagues, recording 143 wins and 1482 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Kevin Tapani hit?: Kevin Tapani hit 2 career home runs with 40 hits.