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Kirkman had basically pitched himself into a LOOGY role heading into 2012 thanks to continued poor control and an inability to get right-handed hitters out. His numbers evened out a bit in 2012, which...
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Signed a one-year deal with the Rangers in February 2013.
March 27, 2013 – Michael Kirkman News
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Kirkman will start the season in the bullpen after Nick Tepesch was awarded the final spot in the Texas rotation, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | SH | IP | H | ER | HR | K | BB | W | L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20 | A | Spo | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27.0 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 7.00 | 2.15 |
| 2007 | 20 | A | Cli | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13.3 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7.43 | 2.18 |
| 2008 | 21 | A | Cli | 15 | 14 | 0 | 74.1 | 78 | 36 | 8 | 58 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 4.36 | 1.36 |
| 2008 | 21 | A | Spo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0.00 | 0.90 |
| 2009 | 22 | A | Bak | 8 | 7 | 0 | 48.0 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2.06 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 22 | AA | FRI | 18 | 18 | 0 | 96.7 | 93 | 45 | 9 | 64 | 43 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 4.19 | 1.41 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Okl | 24 | 22 | 0 | 131.0 | 114 | 44 | 8 | 130 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 1.39 |
| 2010 | 23 | MAJ | TEX | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.65 | 1.16 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Rou | 27 | 7 | 0 | 73.0 | 87 | 41 | 6 | 84 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.05 | 1.70 |
| 2011 | 24 | MAJ | TEX | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27.3 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.59 | 1.39 |
| 2012 | 25 | AAA | Rou | 15 | 8 | 0 | 48.0 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 48 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 1.63 |
| 2012 | 25 | MAJ | TEX | 28 | 0 | 0 | 35.3 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 38 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3.82 | 1.16 |
| 2013 | 26 | MAJ | TEX | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.27 | 2.04 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.10 | 1.22 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 77 | 0 | 0 | 97.7 | 84 | 51 | 11 | 97 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4.70 | 1.39 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
No No No| DATE | OPP | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | CG | W-L | SV | BS | HLD | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May. 20 | Oak | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.27 | 2.04 |
| May. 19 | Det | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.11 | 1.92 |
| May. 18 | Det | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.23 | 1.90 |
| May. 15 | @Oak | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.35 | 1.94 |
| May. 12 | @Hou | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.36 | 2.05 |
| May. 11 | @Hou | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.90 | 2.20 |
| May. 6 | @ChC | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.59 | 2.05 |
| May. 5 | Bos | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.57 | 1.86 |
| May. 2 | CWS | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.94 | 1.80 |
| Apr. 30 | CWS | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.15 | 1.85 |
| Apr. 27 | @Min | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.97 | 1.84 |
| Apr. 24 | @LAA | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.82 | 1.61 |
| Apr. 21 | Sea | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 1.56 |
| Apr. 19 | Sea | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.67 |
| Apr. 16 | @ChC | 0.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 1.80 |
| Apr. 14 | @Sea | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 1.62 |
| Apr. 12 | @Sea | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
| Apr. 8 | TB | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 3.00 |
| Apr. 3 | @Hou | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Apr. 2 | @Hou | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.00 |
| Last 14 Days 6 Games: Avg. 0.8 IP/G |
5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 2.00 | |
| Last 30 Days 13 Games: Avg. 1.0 IP/G |
12.7 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.39 | 2.21 | |
| Last 60 Days 20 Games: Avg. 0.9 IP/G |
18.7 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.27 | 2.04 | |
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Michael Kirkman Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)
Vs. Left
| Year | Batters | K | BB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 2012 | 60 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| 2011 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
Vs. Right
| Year | Batters | K | BB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| 2012 | 91 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .160 |
| 2011 | 73 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | .274 |
Home
| Year | IP | W | L | SV | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5.63 | 2.13 |
| 2012 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3.46 | 1.04 |
| 2011 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7.31 | 1.50 |
Away
| Year | IP | W | L | SV | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 6.75 | 1.97 |
| 2012 | 9.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 4.82 | 1.50 |
| 2011 | 11.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5.56 | 1.24 |
| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | GS | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | GB/FB Ratio | Strand % | Fastball | ERA | FIP | BABIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20 | A | Spo | 9 | 6 | 27.0 | 8.00 | 8.33 | 0.96 | 0.67 | – | 66.1% | – | 7.00 | 5.39 | .373 |
| 2007 | 20 | A | Cli | 5 | 2 | 13.3 | 8.10 | 8.10 | 1.00 | 0.68 | – | 64.3% | – | 7.43 | 5.08 | .385 |
| 2008 | 21 | A | Cli | 15 | 14 | 74.1 | 7.04 | 2.79 | 2.52 | 0.97 | – | 69.9% | – | 4.36 | 3.97 | .317 |
| 2008 | 21 | A | Spo | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 8.10 | 1.80 | 4.50 | 0.00 | – | 100% | – | 0.00 | 2.00 | .267 |
| 2009 | 22 | A | Bak | 8 | 7 | 48.0 | 10.13 | 3.38 | 3.00 | 0.19 | – | 83.3% | – | 2.06 | 2.35 | .340 |
| 2009 | 22 | AA | FRI | 18 | 18 | 96.7 | 5.96 | 4.00 | 1.49 | 0.84 | – | 71.7% | – | 4.19 | 4.54 | .287 |
| 2010 | 23 | AAA | Okl | 24 | 22 | 131.0 | 8.93 | 4.67 | 1.91 | 0.55 | – | 79.3% | – | 3.02 | 3.64 | .307 |
| 2010 | 23 | MAJ | TEX | 14 | 0 | 16.3 | 8.82 | 5.51 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 1.25 | 84.2% | 90.9 MPH | 1.65 | 3.08 | .230 |
| 2011 | 24 | AAA | Rou | 27 | 7 | 73.0 | 10.36 | 4.56 | 2.27 | 0.74 | – | 70.3% | – | 5.05 | 3.61 | .399 |
| 2011 | 24 | MAJ | TEX | 15 | 0 | 27.3 | 6.91 | 3.95 | 1.75 | 1.65 | 0.86 | 54.5% | 93.4 MPH | 6.59 | 5.69 | .272 |
| 2012 | 25 | AAA | Rou | 15 | 8 | 48.0 | 9.00 | 5.81 | 1.55 | 0.94 | – | 68.5% | – | 5.25 | 4.49 | .325 |
| 2012 | 25 | MAJ | TEX | 28 | 0 | 35.3 | 9.68 | 4.33 | 2.24 | 1.27 | 0.86 | 72.2% | 94.3 MPH | 3.82 | 4.42 | .236 |
| 2013 | 26 | MAJ | TEX | 20 | 0 | 18.7 | 10.61 | 6.27 | 1.69 | 0.48 | 1.35 | 67.6% | 93.3 MPH | 6.27 | 3.63 | .439 |
| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 19 | 0 | 26.3 | 8.54 | 4.44 | 1.92 | 1.03 | – | 69% | – | 4.10 | 4.26 | .245 | ||
| Career | MAJ | 77 | 0 | 97.7 | 8.94 | 4.79 | 1.87 | 1.01 | – | 68% | – | 4.70 | 4.33 | .290 |
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Pitcher vs. Batter Stats
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Worst Matchups for Michael Kirkman (by OPS against, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Hayes | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Michael Saunders | SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Wil Nieves | AZ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Dexter Fowler | COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| DeWayne Wise | CHI-A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Vernon Wells | NY-A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Carl Crawford | LA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Emilio Bonifacio | TOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Chris Nelson | ANA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
Best Matchups for Michael Kirkman (by OPS against, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate McLouth | BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cliff Pennington | AZ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Luke Scott | TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Mark Reynolds | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jason Castro | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Logan Morrison | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Casey Kotchman | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Altuve | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Trevor Plouffe | MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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2012
Kirkman bombed as a starter early in the year at Triple-A Round Rock, resulting in a move to a relief role. He appears to have made the permanent transition to the bullpen as anticipated given his shaky control numbers. His numbers in the minors as a reliever (40.2 IP, 37 hits, 58:24 K:BB) were markedly better than as a starter (32.1 IP, 50 hits, 26:13 K:BB) and he was particularly effective (31 IP, 27 hits, 36:7 K:BB) against lefties and every bit as dreadful (42 IP, 60 hits, 48:30 K:BB) against righties. He fanned just 12 of the 73 right-handed batters faced in the majors and yielded 11 extra-base hits to them (good for an 830 OPS against) but maintained some success against lefties (holding them to a .214/.313/.265 slash in 49 plate appearances). With the departure of Darren Oliver, there could be a lefty specialist role for Kirkman as early as 2012.
2011
Kirkman pitched well at Triple-A Oklahoma City after struggling at Double-A Frisco in 2009, striking out 130 batters and allowing just eight home runs in 131 innings. He also walked 68 batters, but showed some promise as an eventual lefty specialist (44 innings, 34 hits, no homers, 43:12 K:BB against lefties in 2010). He made 14 appearances out of the Texas bullpen, and retained his effectiveness against lefties in a limited role. He walks too many to project as a starter, but has the size (6-foot-4) and recent success against lefties to be an effective member of the Texas bullpen in that role going forward.
2010
Kirkman entered the season with a pretty pedestrian minor-league career, but early success at High-A Bakersfield (48 innings, 43 hits, 54:18 K:BB) earned him a promotion to Double-A Frisco. He struggled in 18 starts, allowing 93 hits and 43 walks in 96.2 innings and fanning just 64. He projects well as a 6-foot-4 lefty, but falls short of the upper end talent in the Rangers' system.
