Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Central Michigan
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Central Michigan
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 361
- W
- 143
- L
- 125
- ERA
- 4.35
- IP
- 2265.0
- K
- 1,482
- BB
- 554
- WHIP
- 1.31
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 |  NYM/MIN | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3.83 | 40.0 | 23 | 12 | 1.28 |
| 1990 | MIN | 28 | 12 | 8 | 4.07 | 159.1 | 101 | 29 | 1.21 |
| 1991 | MIN | 34 | 16 | 9 | 2.99 | 244.0 | 135 | 40 | 1.09 |
| 1992 | MIN | 34 | 16 | 11 | 3.97 | 220.0 | 138 | 48 | 1.25 |
| 1993 | MIN | 36 | 12 | 15 | 4.43 | 225.2 | 150 | 57 | 1.33 |
| 1994 | MIN | 24 | 11 | 7 | 4.62 | 156.0 | 91 | 39 | 1.41 |
| 1995 |  MIN/LAD | 33 | 10 | 13 | 4.96 | 190.2 | 131 | 48 | 1.44 |
| 1996 | CHW | 34 | 13 | 10 | 4.59 | 225.1 | 150 | 76 | 1.38 |
| 1997 | CHC | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3.39 | 85.0 | 55 | 23 | 1.18 |
| 1998 | CHC | 35 | 19 | 9 | 4.85 | 219.0 | 136 | 62 | 1.40 |
| 1999 | CHC | 23 | 6 | 12 | 4.83 | 136.0 | 73 | 33 | 1.35 |
| 2000 | CHC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 5.01 | 195.2 | 150 | 47 | 1.30 |
| 2001 | CHC | 29 | 9 | 14 | 4.49 | 168.1 | 149 | 40 | 1.34 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 1
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 5.46
- IP
- 31.1
- K
- 23
- BB
- 12
- WHIP
- 1.47
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 186
- CG
- 26
- SHO
- 9
- K/9
- 5.9
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 44
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NYM/MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIN | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | MIN | 23 | 4 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | MIN | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 | MIN | 20 | 3 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 | MIN | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | MIN/LAD | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | CHW | 19 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1997 | CHC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | CHC | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1999 | CHC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | CHC | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | CHC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
What were Kevin Tapani's career stats?
Kevin Tapani played 13 seasons for the Twins, the White Sox and the Cubs. He had 143 wins and 1,482 strikeouts with a 4.35 ERA over 2,265.0 innings. His best season was 1998: 19 wins, a 4.85 ERA and 136 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1989 to 2001
Kevin Tapani finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 1991 World Series with the Minnesota Twins
All-time career rank
- 241st in strikeouts (pitching) (1,482)
- 280th in wins (pitching) (143)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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