P Bob Kral #22
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
03/03/1997
P BOB KRAL #22 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 45 45 45
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 65 70 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 60 60
Sinker 50 50
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 85
Defense 20
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 65
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
His personal problems have been well documented.
Personality Class: Disruptive
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:06/04/1962
Born in:Tucson, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$850,000
Signed Through:1998 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 36 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, None
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1981, 3rd Pick in Round 2
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1985 Colorado - RLB 22 24 0 0 1 4 4.14 37.0 41 18 17 3 11 22 0 0 1.41 .311 3.50 0.4 97
1986 Colorado - RLB 23 27 1 3 1 2 3.22 50.1 51 21 18 4 18 32 0 0 1.37 .290 3.78 1.0 159
1986 Chicago - RLB 23 27 0 2 2 16 2.73 33.0 18 11 10 2 10 24 0 0 0.85 .180 3.07 0.9 157
1986 Total - RLB 23 54 1 5 3 18 3.02 83.1 69 32 28 6 28 56 0 0 1.16 .251 3.50 1.9 158
1987 Chicago - RLB 24 20 3 1 1 2 3.18 39.2 37 18 14 3 18 14 0 0 1.39 .268 4.29 0.1 123
1988 Chicago - RLB 25 13 0 2 0 0 4.61 27.1 30 15 14 2 15 19 0 0 1.65 .322 3.50 0.3 87
1989 Chicago - RLB 26 5 0 0 0 0 1.80 10.0 11 3 2 0 5 4 0 0 1.60 .297 3.06 0.2 232
1990 Chicago - RLB 27 54 0 9 1 1 4.31 85.2 91 46 41 7 47 38 0 0 1.61 .295 4.37 0.1 98
1991 Chicago - RLB 28 49 0 8 3 2 3.95 93.1 97 42 41 3 35 47 0 0 1.41 .304 3.16 1.4 102
1992 Chicago - RLB 29 68 0 7 3 2 3.05 100.1 108 37 34 5 29 60 0 0 1.37 .310 3.21 1.6 139
1993 Chicago - RLB 30 52 0 5 3 2 4.07 79.2 84 40 36 7 20 49 0 0 1.31 .300 3.86 1.0 114
1994 Chicago - RLB 31 48 0 5 3 10 2.24 68.1 66 23 17 1 21 40 0 0 1.27 .300 3.16 1.8 209
1995 Chicago - RLB 32 65 0 2 3 43 2.36 68.2 66 18 18 5 18 52 0 0 1.22 .295 3.47 1.9 209
1996 Chicago - RLB 33 42 0 6 6 3 3.51 41.0 34 19 16 4 10 27 0 0 1.07 .242 3.93 0.5 129
Total RLB 494 4 50 27 87 3.41 734.1 734 311 278 46 257 428 0 0 1.35 .292 3.58 11.1 127
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1978 Gilbert HS - HS 15 9 9 4 3 0 2.80 64.1 69 32 20 1 20 47 3 1 1.38 .313 3.49 2.4 203
1979 Gilbert HS - HS 16 17 0 2 1 3 4.42 36.2 29 19 18 1 16 44 0 0 1.23 .308 2.95 1.5 129
1980 Gilbert HS - HS 17 18 0 3 4 6 2.64 44.1 36 18 13 0 18 60 0 0 1.22 .333 2.04 2.6 210
1981 Gilbert HS - HS 18 19 0 2 2 4 2.08 43.1 29 12 10 2 15 54 0 0 1.02 .287 2.92 1.7 268
1981 Andover - JRR 18 22 0 1 2 16 3.33 24.1 24 11 9 3 8 23 0 0 1.32 .304 4.01 0.2 122
1981 Batemans Bay - WL 18 13 0 0 0 1 0.00 14.1 11 0 0 0 2 11 0 0 0.91 .268 2.94 0.5 999
1982 Andover - JRR 19 13 4 3 1 1 2.38 53.0 40 15 14 3 8 65 0 0 0.91 .289 1.97 2.3 190
1982 Batemans Bay - WL 19 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0.75 .125 2.63 0.1 999
1982 Omaha - A 19 13 0 2 1 8 2.76 16.1 19 5 5 1 4 19 0 0 1.41 .391 3.11 0.7 184
1982 Total - A 19 14 0 3 1 8 2.21 20.1 20 5 5 1 6 22 0 0 1.28 .352 3.02 0.8 229
1983 Omaha - A 20 43 0 5 5 21 2.09 51.2 48 14 12 2 11 50 0 0 1.14 .315 2.69 1.9 199
1983 Newark - AAA 20 13 0 1 2 8 2.13 12.2 10 3 3 0 7 8 0 0 1.34 .270 3.54 0.2 183
1984 Wilson's Mills - AA 21 62 0 10 6 31 1.44 75.0 63 24 12 1 23 73 0 0 1.15 .297 2.71 2.4 274
1985 Cairns Northern Beaches - WL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
1985 Cairns Northern Beaches - WL 22 11 0 4 1 1 1.66 21.2 15 4 4 0 1 25 0 0 0.74 .288 0.56 1.3 207
1987 Tucson - AAA 24 20 1 3 1 2 5.91 45.2 44 32 30 9 20 70 0 0 1.40 .354 3.87 1.3 107
1988 Tucson - AAA 25 60 1 7 5 11 5.44 120.2 145 80 73 6 49 111 0 0 1.61 .369 3.82 1.9 85
1989 Tucson - AAA 26 41 12 5 7 5 3.01 119.2 118 51 40 4 33 95 0 0 1.26 .307 3.20 2.5 139
Total AAA 134 14 16 15 26 4.40 298.2 317 166 146 19 109 284 0 0 1.43 .337 3.57 107.7
Total AA 62 0 10 6 31 1.44 75.0 63 24 12 1 23 73 0 0 1.15 .297 2.71 273.9
Total A 56 0 7 6 29 2.25 68.0 67 19 17 3 15 69 0 0 1.21 .333 2.79 195.5
Total RHS1 63 9 11 10 13 2.91 188.2 163 81 61 4 69 205 3 1 1.23 .312 2.91 193.5
Total JRR 35 4 4 3 17 2.68 77.1 64 26 23 6 16 88 0 0 1.03 .294 2.61 161.3
Total RWL 26 0 5 1 2 0.87 41.1 27 4 4 0 5 41 0 0 0.77 .262 1.57 394.3
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1986 Chicago - RLB 23 3 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 5 1 1 0 4 4 0 0 1.69 .333 3.11 0.1 254
1992 Chicago - RLB 29 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 0.98 0.1 999
1994 Chicago - RLB 31 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.67 .200 2.55 0.1 999
1995 Chicago - RLB 32 8 0 2 1 3 4.50 10.0 11 5 5 3 4 6 0 0 1.50 .267 6.85 -0.2 110
1996 Chicago - RLB 33 1 0 0 0 0 108.00 0.1 4 5 4 0 0 1 0 0 12.00 .800 0.00 0.0 4
Total RLB 15 0 2 1 3 4.58 19.2 22 11 10 3 8 13 0 0 1.53 .311 4.77 102.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1985 Colorado - MLB P 24 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 37.0 0.97 -0.3 .986
1986 Colorado - MLB P 27 1 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 50.1 1.97 +0.2 .875
1986 Chicago - MLB P 27 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 33.0 1.36 +0.1 .788
1987 Chicago - MLB P 20 3 1 5 1 6 0 1.000 39.2 1.36 +0.3 1.014
1988 Chicago - MLB P 13 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 27.1 1.32 +0.1 1.015
1989 Chicago - MLB P 5 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.3 1.016
1990 Chicago - MLB P 53 0 0 10 1 11 1 .909 85.2 1.05 -0.1 .818
1991 Chicago - MLB P 47 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 93.1 0.87 -0.0 1.042
1992 Chicago - MLB P 68 0 2 12 1 14 0 1.000 100.1 1.26 +0.4 1.061
1993 Chicago - MLB P 51 0 2 12 0 15 1 .933 79.2 1.58 +1.4 1.036
1994 Chicago - MLB P 48 0 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 68.1 1.45 +0.5 1.043
1995 Chicago - MLB P 65 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 68.2 0.13 -0.3 .519
1996 Chicago - MLB P 41 0 3 4 0 8 1 .875 41.0 1.54 -0.2 .825
TOTAL P 489 4 21 77 4 101 3 .970 734.1 1.20 +2.3 .950
PLAYER HISTORY
02/02/1978 Joined the Gilbert HS Orioles.
02/12/1978 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the San Antonio HS Avalanche with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/28/1978 Finished 2nd in 1978 RHS1 SL1 Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (45); Movement: 35 (75); Control: 40 (70).
12/27/1979 Was selected to the 1979 RLB High School 1 All-Star Game.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 40 (75); Control: 40 (70).
12/27/1980 Was selected to the 1980 RLB High School 1 All-Star Game.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 30 (50); Movement: 40 (75); Control: 40 (70).
04/18/1981 Wins the 1981 RHS1 SL1 Reliever of the Year Award.
06/07/1981 Released by the Gilbert HS Orioles.
06/07/1981 Drafted in the 1981 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 31st overall pick) by the New York Mets.
06/14/1981 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization with a signing bonus of $91,000.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 45 (75); Control: 40 (70).
07/25/1982 Was selected to the 1982 RLB Junior Rookie League All-Star Game.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 55 (70); Control: 50 (65).
07/10/1983 Was selected to the 1983 Retro League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 60 (75); Control: 45 (65).
07/08/1984 Was selected to the 1984 Retro League Baseball All-Star Futures Game.
12/29/1984 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 1, 1st overall Pick) by the Colorado Rockies from the New York Mets.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 55 (65).
11/24/1985 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $79,200.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (65).
01/22/1986 Wins the 1985 Championship with the Cairns Northern Beaches Fusion!
05/30/1986 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 5 days.
06/02/1986 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/03/1986 Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for $1.
11/07/1986 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs, along with RF Francisco Leon, in exchange for LF Sam Davis and RP Tim Storino.
11/30/1986 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $84,800.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (65).
03/27/1987 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
11/26/1987 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $90,000.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (65).
11/09/1988 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $146,301 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 65 (65).
07/30/1989 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for one week.
11/08/1989 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $177,651 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 65 (65).
11/28/1990 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $220,000.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
11/06/1991 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $239,876 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (65).
02/23/1992 Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 2 weeks.
07/12/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Retro League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/04/1992 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $1,740,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 70 (70).
07/09/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Retro League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/01/1995 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,550,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1992 68 6
Year SV Rank
1986 16 10
1995 43 1
Year RA Rank
1992 68 6
Year GF Rank
1995 58 3
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