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Kelvim Escobar
Kelvim Jose (Bolivar) Escobar

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.

Debut June 29, 1997
  vs. BAL 4.3 IP, 2 H, 5 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W
Born April 11, 1976 in LaGuaira, Venezuela

Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent in 1992. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1997 21 TOR AL   3   2  27   0   0   0  23 14   31.0   28   12   10   1   19   36   0   0   139   2   0  2.90  4.53  156 1.516
 1998 22 TOR AL   7   3  22  10   0   0   2  0   79.7   72   37   33   5   35   72   0   0   342   0   0  3.73  4.61  124 1.343
 1999 23 TOR AL  14  11  33  30   1   0   2  0  174.0  203  118  110  19   81  129  10   6   795   2   1  5.69  4.92   86 1.632
 2000 24 TOR AL  10  15  43  24   3   1   8  2  180.0  186  118  107  26   85  142   3   4   794   3   0  5.35  5.07   95 1.506
 2001 25 TOR AL   6   8  59  11   1   1  15  0  126.0   93   51   49   8   52  121   3   2   517   5   0  3.50  4.62  132 1.151
 2002 26 TOR AL   5   7  76   0   0   0  68 38   78.0   75   39   37  10   44   85   5   4   355   6   0  4.27  4.65  109 1.526
 2003 27 TOR AL  13   9  41  26   1   1  12  4  180.3  189   94   86  15   78  159   9   9   797   3   0  4.29  4.71  110 1.481
 2004 28 ANA AL  11  12  33  33   0   0   0  0  208.3  192   91   91  21   76  191   7   9   878   2   0  3.93  4.50  114 1.286
 2005 29 LAA AL   3   2  16   7   0   0   2  1   59.7   45   21   20   4   21   63   2   4   242   1   0  3.02  4.23  140 1.106
 2006 30 LAA AL  11  14  30  30   1   0   0  0  189.3  192   93   76  17   50  147   4   7   789   2   0  3.61  4.56  126 1.278
 2007 31 LAA AL  18   7  30  30   3   1   0  0  195.7  182   79   74  11   66  160   3   9   812   2   0  3.40  4.56  134 1.267
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .529 101  90 410 201  10   4 132 59 1502.0 1457  753  693 137  607 1305  46  54  6460  28   1  4.15  4.67  112 1.374
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  10  45  22   1   0  14  6  167.0  162   83   77  15   67  145   5   6   718   3   0  4.15  4.67  112 1.374
 Career High     18  15  76  33   3   1  68 38  208.3  203  118  110  26   85  191  10   9   878   6   1  3.02  5.07  140 1.106

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 23 TOR AL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 24 TOR AL   2    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 27 TOR AL   2    6    1    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .167  .167  .167  -13    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2004 28 ANA AL   1    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2005 29 LAA AL  16    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 2006 30 LAA AL  30    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2007 31 LAA AL   2    6    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   76    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     112   27    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  13  .111  .111  .111  -42    3   2   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         39    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  19  .111  .111  .111  -42    4   3   0   0   0   0
 Career High     30    7    1    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   4                           2   1   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 23 TOR AL    1    1    0   0.0   115| .000  .276| .000  .349| .000  .442| .000  .791|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2000 24 TOR AL    7    7    0   0.0   118| .000  .280| .000  .353| .000  .450| .000  .803|-100  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 2003 27 TOR AL    6    5    0   0.0   110| .167  .272| .167  .339| .167  .436| .334  .775| -13  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 2004 28 ANA AL    2    2    0   0.0   107| .000  .267| .000  .334| .000  .428| .000  .763|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 2005 29 LAA AL    2    2    0   0.0   103| .000  .266| .000  .328| .000  .422| .000  .750|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2006 30 LAA AL    4    4    0   0.0   111| .000  .275| .000  .340| .000  .438| .000  .778|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 2007 31 LAA AL    7    5    1   5.3   108| .333  .272| .333  .340| .333  .426| .666  .765|  76  .526  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       29   26    1   1.0   111| .111  .274| .111  .343| .111  .437| .222  .779| -42  .049  -5.8  -0.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1997 21 TOR AL P 27 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.07 0.49 0.58 1.71 0 31.0 1998 22 TOR AL P 22 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.27 0.50 0.68 1.78 10 79.7 1999 23 TOR AL P 33 6 11 1 1 .944 .950 0.52 0.47 0.88 1.69 30 174.0 2000 24 TOR AL P 43 10 15 1 1 .962 .954 0.58 0.46 1.25 1.62 24 180.0 2001 25 TOR AL P 59 6 8 1 0 .933 .952 0.24 0.49 1.00 1.75 11 126.0 2002 26 TOR AL P 76 1 9 0 0 1.000 .962 0.13 0.48 1.15 1.68 0 78.0 2003 27 TOR AL P 41 15 18 2 2 .943 .957 0.80 0.49 1.65 1.73 26 180.3 2004 28 ANA AL P 33 16 24 0 1 1.000 .948 1.21 0.45 1.73 1.66 33 208.3 2005 29 LAA AL P 16 5 4 1 0 .900 .957 0.56 0.46 1.36 1.69 7 59.7 2006 30 LAA AL P 30 7 18 0 2 1.000 .958 0.83 0.41 1.19 1.56 30 189.3 2007 31 LAA AL P 30 13 18 2 4 .939 .954 1.03 0.42 1.43 1.60 30 195.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1997 21 TOR AL P 27 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 0.07 0.49 0.58 1.71 0 31.0 1998 22 TOR AL P 22 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.27 0.50 0.68 1.78 10 79.7 1999 23 TOR AL P 33 6 11 1 1 .944 .950 0.52 0.47 0.88 1.69 30 174.0 2000 24 TOR AL P 43 10 15 1 1 .962 .954 0.58 0.46 1.25 1.62 24 180.0 2001 25 TOR AL P 59 6 8 1 0 .933 .952 0.24 0.49 1.00 1.75 11 126.0 2002 26 TOR AL P 76 1 9 0 0 1.000 .962 0.13 0.48 1.15 1.68 0 78.0 2003 27 TOR AL P 41 15 18 2 2 .943 .957 0.80 0.49 1.65 1.73 26 180.3 2004 28 ANA AL P 33 16 24 0 1 1.000 .948 1.21 0.45 1.73 1.66 33 208.3 2005 29 LAA AL P 16 5 4 1 0 .900 .957 0.56 0.46 1.36 1.69 7 59.7 2006 30 LAA AL P 30 7 18 0 2 1.000 .958 0.83 0.41 1.19 1.56 30 189.3 2007 31 LAA AL P 30 13 18 2 4 .939 .954 1.03 0.42 1.43 1.60 30 195.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 410 81 131 8 12 .964 .954 0.52 0.47 1.27 1.66 201 1502.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 410 81 131 8 12 .964 .954 0.52 0.47 1.27 1.66 201 1502
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 2004   ALDS  ANA BOS     L   1   1   8.10  0  0  0  0   3.1   5   3   5   4 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   4   0   1.29  1  0  0  0   7     2   1   5   5 
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   2   0   2.08  0  2  0  0   4.1   4   1   2  10 
 2007   ALDS  LAA BOS     L   1   1   5.40  0  0  0  0   5     4   3   5   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   6   2   4.11  1  0  0  0  15.1  11   7  15  14 
  4 Postseason Ser      1-3   8   2   3.66  1  2  0  0  19.2  15   8  17  24 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2004   ALDS  ANA BOS     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  LAA NYY     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  LAA CHW     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   5   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   7   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
2004 AL-3.93-10
2006 AL-3.61-6
2007 AL-3.40-8

Wins
2007 AL-18-6

Won-Loss %
2007 AL-.720-6

Hits Allowed/9IP
2004 AL-8.29-8
2007 AL-8.37-8

Strikeouts/9IP
2000 AL-7.10-10
2003 AL-7.94-5
2004 AL-8.25-3
Act-7.82-17
Car-7.82-30

Games
2002 AL-76-5

Saves
2002 AL-38-5

Strikeouts
2004 AL-191-4
Act-1305-30

Games Started
2004 AL-33-8

Comp. Games
2000 AL-3-7
2007 AL-3-3

Shutouts
2000 AL-1-4
2001 AL-1-10
2003 AL-1-6
2007 AL-1-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
2000 AL-85-9
2003 AL-78-4
2004 AL-76-10

SO to Walk
2004 AL-2.51-10
2006 AL-2.94-10

Losses
2000 AL-15-2
2006 AL-14-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1999 AL-110-10
2000 AL-107-10

Wild Pitches
2003 AL-9-6
2007 AL-9-9

Hit Batsmen
1999 AL-10-9

Games Finished
2002 AL-68-2

Adjusted ERA+
2006 AL-126-6
2007 AL-134-7
Act-112-29

Youngest Player
1997 AL-21-2

       

Gray Ink: Pitching - 40 (608) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 8.0 (978) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 11.0 (861) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 9, 1992: Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as an amateur free agent.

October 26, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

November 24, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Anaheim Angels.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1997Toronto Blue Jays$150,000
1998Toronto Blue Jays$220,000
1999Toronto Blue Jays$350,000
2000Toronto Blue Jays$500,000
2001Toronto Blue Jays$1,500,000
2002Toronto Blue Jays$2,300,000
2003Toronto Blue Jays$3,900,000
2004Anaheim Angels$5,750,000
2005Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$6,250,000
2006Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$6,750,000
2007Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim$9,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$36,670,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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