Kevin Millwood

Born: 12/24/1974 in Gastonia, NC, USA

MLB Debut: 1997-07-14 | Final Game: 2012-09-12

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 230 lbs

Full name: Kevin Austin Millwood

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Biography

Kevin Millwood was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1997 to 2012. Born in 1974, Millwood made his Major League Baseball debut with the Atlanta Braves and quickly established himself as a reliable starter. Over his 15-year career, he compiled a record of 169 wins and 152 losses, boasting an earned run average (ERA) of 4.11. Known for his impressive strikeout ability, he registered a total of 2,083 strikeouts, showcasing his skill in overpowering batters. Millwood was selected to the All-Star team once during his career, a testament to his performance during a time when pitching was highly competitive. Throughout his tenure, Millwood played for several teams, including the Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, and Texas Rangers, among others. His playing style was characterized by a mix of power and finesse, as he adeptly utilized a variety of pitches to keep hitters off balance. Millwood's career coincided with a dynamic era in baseball, marked by significant offensive production and the increasing importance of pitching depth in team strategies. Despite not achieving a high save total, his role as a starting pitcher solidified his place within the league, and he remains a respected figure in baseball history.

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	2770	1243	296	843	2083	4.11	0

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

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1997	ATL	NL	5	3	12	8	0	0	51.3	55	23	21	42	4.03	4.39 (+8%)	1710.9
1998	ATL	NL	17	8	31	29	3	1	174.3	175	79	56	163	4.08	4.43 (+8%)	3633.9
1999	ATL	NL	18	7	33	33	2	0	228.0	168	68	59	205	2.68	4.71 (+43%)	7013.9
2000	ATL	NL	10	13	36	35	0	0	212.7	213	110	62	168	4.66	4.77 (+2%)	3934.7
2001	ATL	NL	7	7	21	21	0	0	121.0	121	58	40	84	4.31	4.42 (+2%)	-1266.4
2002	ATL	NL	18	8	35	34	1	1	217.0	186	78	65	178	3.24	4.28 (+24%)	5603.8
2003	PHI	NL	14	12	35	35	5	3	222.0	210	99	68	169	4.01	4.40 (+9%)	4672.6
2004	PHI	NL	9	6	25	25	0	0	141.0	155	76	51	125	4.85	4.46 (-9%)	2407.2
2005	CLE	AL	9	11	30	30	1	0	192.0	182	61	52	146	2.86	4.29 (+33%)	2807.1
2006	TEX	AL	16	12	34	34	2	0	215.0	228	108	53	157	4.52	4.53 (avg)	3673.6
2007	TEX	AL	10	14	31	31	0	0	172.7	213	99	67	123	5.16	4.47 (-15%)	-337.0
2008	TEX	AL	9	10	29	29	3	0	168.7	220	95	49	125	5.07	4.32 (-17%)	1345.5
2009	TEX	AL	13	10	31	31	3	0	198.7	195	81	71	123	3.67	4.32 (+15%)	-2464.2
2010	BAL	AL	4	16	31	31	1	0	190.7	223	108	65	132	5.10	4.08 (-25%)	-3850.1
2011	COL	NL	4	3	9	9	0	0	54.3	58	24	8	36	3.98	3.94 (-1%)	-484.7
2012	SEA	AL	6	12	28	28	1	1	161.0	168	76	56	107	4.25	4.01 (-6%)	416.0

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	0.121	0.158	0.178	0.336	-3192.8

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 0.336 vs. league average 0.753 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1997	ATL	NL	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	31	50	1	4	1	0	1	6	22	0.080	.266 (-70%)	.335 (-47%)	.420 (-76%)	.755 (-63%)	-551.7
1999	ATL	NL	33	78	4	12	2	1	6	2	29	0.154	.271 (-43%)	.344 (-49%)	.433 (-50%)	.778 (-50%)	-704.1
2000	ATL	NL	36	59	1	7	2	0	2	2	30	0.119	.270 (-56%)	.344 (-57%)	.437 (-65%)	.782 (-62%)	-667.1
2001	ATL	NL	21	43	3	4	0	0	2	1	16	0.093	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	ATL	NL	35	70	5	14	5	1	11	0	27	0.200	.261 (-23%)	.331 (-40%)	.416 (-25%)	.747 (-31%)	-400.8
2003	PHI	NL	35	68	4	4	2	0	1	5	34	0.059	.264 (-78%)	.332 (-63%)	.422 (-79%)	.754 (-72%)	-869.1
2004	PHI	NL	25	46	0	8	2	0	1	2	26	0.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CLE	AL	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	TEX	AL	34	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	29	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	TEX	AL	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	BAL	AL	31	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	COL	NL	9	19	3	3	0	2	3	1	8	0.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SEA	AL	28	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.000	—	—	—	—	0.0

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	0.091

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG
2002	NLDS1	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0.000
2001	NLCS	ATL	1	0	0	0	0	.000
2000	NLDS1	ATL	1	1	0	0	1	0.000
1999	NLCS	ATL	2	4	0	1	0	0.000
1999	NLDS1	ATL	2	4	1	0	3	0.250
1999	WS	ATL	1	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

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	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