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Dean Kiekhefer PAthletics

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2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 30)
IP ERA WHIP SO W L SV WARP
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Birth Date6-7-1989
Height6' 0"
Weight175 lbs
Age34 years, 10 months, 19 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
2015
-0.12016
2017
0.02018
0.02019
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2016 SLN MLB 26 0 22.0 0 0 0 24 7 14 2 91 9.8 2.9 0.8 5.7 48% .301 1.41 4.31 5.32 110 5.36 118.6 -0.1
2018 OAK MLB 4 0 2.0 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 95 31.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 67% .545 4.00 10.19 18.00 95 3.81 85.2 0.0
CareerMLB30024.00003181539211.63.01.15.651%.3331.634.806.381085.23115.8-0.1

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2011 QUD A MID 34 0 57.0 4 1 8 35 12 46 1 5.5 1.9 0.2 7.3 0% .228 0.82 2.81 1.26 89 2.95 60.2
2012 PMB A+ FSL 46 0 60.3 2 2 14 61 4 41 3 9.1 0.6 0.4 6.1 0% .292 1.08 2.93 2.24 86 4.04 84.1
2013 PMB A+ FSL 25 0 44.0 4 3 7 48 8 28 1 9.8 1.6 0.2 5.7 0% .313 1.27 2.87 3.27 93 4.41 95.8
2013 SFD AA TEX 11 0 16.3 0 2 0 20 1 10 1 11.0 0.6 0.6 5.5 0% .333 1.29 2.80 3.86 93 4.95 107.6
2014 SFD AA TEX 15 0 14.7 0 2 7 18 1 10 2 11.0 0.6 1.2 6.1 0% .333 1.30 3.73 4.30 102 6.04 127.8
2014 MEM AAA PCL 40 0 56.7 2 3 1 48 5 52 7 7.6 0.8 1.1 8.3 0% .265 0.94 3.88 2.54 83 2.32 49.2
2015 MEM AAA PCL 50 1 59.7 2 1 2 68 7 37 5 128 10.3 1.1 0.8 5.6 0% .317 1.26 3.79 2.41 92 3.93 86.2
2015 SUR Wnt AFL 9 0 15.3 1 1 2 11 1 14 1 6.5 0.6 0.6 8.2 0% .244 0.78 2.80 2.93 0 0.00 0.0
2016 SLN MLB NL 26 0 22.0 0 0 0 24 7 14 2 91 9.8 2.9 0.8 5.7 48% .301 1.41 4.31 5.32 110 5.36 118.6
2016 MEM AAA PCL 29 0 34.7 6 1 2 32 8 20 2 8.3 2.1 0.5 5.2 46% .280 1.15 4.01 2.08 102 3.91 86.4
2017 TAC AAA PCL 49 0 44.3 3 3 3 53 19 42 3 10.8 3.9 0.6 8.5 47% .360 1.62 4.13 4.47 91 5.07 107.8
2018 OAK MLB AL 4 0 2.0 0 0 0 7 1 1 1 95 31.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 67% .545 4.00 10.19 18.00 95 3.81 85.2
2018 MID AA TEX 5 0 5.7 0 0 3 8 1 5 0 12.7 1.6 0.0 7.9 47% .421 1.59 2.21 3.18 82 4.60 97.2
2018 PEN AA SOU 8 0 8.0 0 0 0 7 1 10 0 7.9 1.1 0.0 11.3 45% .350 1.00 1.61 1.13 67 3.12 66.0
2018 NAS AAA PCL 32 1 44.7 8 1 0 50 6 36 4 89 10.1 1.2 0.8 7.3 54% .322 1.25 3.96 3.83 94 4.14 87.5
2019 LVG AAA PCL 2 0 0.7 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 54.0 13.5 13.5 0.0 50% .600 7.50 27.79 54.00 132 11.95 245.9
2019 AGO Rk AZL 4 2 5.7 0 1 0 8 1 6 0 97 12.7 1.6 0.0 9.5 61% .444 1.59 2.66 7.94 90 5.10 105.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2016 347 0.4380 0.4294 0.7919 0.5855 0.3077 0.8876 0.6500 0.2081
2018 45 0.4000 0.4667 0.8095 0.5556 0.4074 0.9000 0.7273 0.1905
Career3920.43360.43370.79390.58210.31910.88900.65890.2061

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-08-13 2010-09-11 Minors 29 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2019 OAK $
2018 OAK $
2017 SEA $
2016 SLN $

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
0 y 114 d1 year (2019)

Details
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/24/19 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2018). Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/13/18 (minor-league contract). Released by Cincinnati 4/26/18. Signed by Oakland as a free agent 5/3/18 (minor-league contract). Contract selected by Oakland 9/1/18. Sent outright to Triple-A by Oakland 10/15/18.
  • 1 year (2017). Re-signed by Seattle (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2016). Contract selected by St. Louis 11/20/15. Re-signed by St. Louis 3/16. Claimed by Seattle off waivers from St. Louis 11/3/16. DFA by Seattle 12/3/16.
  • Drafted by St. Louis 2010 (36-1,099) (Louisville).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
90o 9.5 0 1.3 65 0 68.5 54 22 51 7 .243 1.11 3.53 3.89 -6.5 -0.7
80o 8.4 0 1.1 59 0 62.2 53 21 46 6 .257 1.19 3.90 4.3 -8.6 -0.9
70o 7.7 0 1 54 0 57.7 52 21 43 6 .267 1.25 4.16 4.6 -9.8 -1.1
60o 7.1 0 0.9 51 0 54.0 51 20 40 6 .275 1.31 4.39 4.87 -10.7 -1.2
50o 6.6 0 0.8 48 0 50.7 49 20 37 6 .283 1.36 4.61 5.12 -11.4 -1.2
40o 6.1 0 0.7 45 0 47.4 48 19 35 6 .291 1.42 4.84 5.37 -11.9 -1.3
30o 5.5 0 0.6 41 0 43.9 46 18 32 6 .300 1.48 5.08 5.65 -12.3 -1.3
20o 4.9 0 0.6 38 0 39.9 44 18 29 5 .310 1.55 5.37 5.97 -12.5 -1.4
10o 4.2 0 0.5 33 0 34.7 41 16 26 5 .324 1.66 5.77 6.44 -12.6 -1.4
Weighted Mean6.500.847050.04819376.2811.354.595.08-11.0-1.2

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Dean Kiekhefer threw 392 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2016 and 2018, including pitches thrown in . In 2018, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (87mph) and Slider (76mph). He also rarely threw a Change (83mph).