NAME     : Ernie Koob
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : KEELER,MI,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 9/11/1939
  AGE      : 31
  HEIGHT   : 5"10
  WEIGHT   : 165
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,076,000 through 1974
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .947)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : A
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 65
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 5
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.82  2  4  1  36  0  35.1  32  18  15  20  15 
  At Home        4.15  0  1  1  20  0  17.1  15  10   8  12  10 
  Away           3.50  2  3  0  16  0  18.0  17   8   7   8   5 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.70  0  0  1   3  0   3.1   4   1   1   2   1 
  May            9.00  0  1  0   4  0   1.0   3   2   1   0   0 
  June           0.00  0  0  0   6  0   8.1   3   0   0   3   4 
  July          10.13  0  1  0   5  0   2.2   2   3   3   2   3 
  August         4.15  0  1  0   7  0  13.0  11   8   6  11   4 
  Sep/Oct        5.14  2  1  0  11  0   7.0   9   4   4   2   3 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1962   5.20  2  0  5  44  0   0  36.1  21  20  14  ALB
  1963   6.10  6  3  4  57  0   0  48.2  33  25  26  ALB
  1964   3.71  5  4  3  52  0   0  53.1  22  23  20  ALB
  1965   2.44  2  3  2  61  0   0  81.0  22  28  36  ALB
  1966   3.82  5  7  1  60  0   0  63.2  27  28  46  ALB
  1967   5.25  4  5  2  56  0   0  84.0  49  36  49  ALB
  1968   4.58  3  6  5  55  0   0  55.0  28  32  29  ALB,PIT
  1969   2.87  4  3  1  34  0   0  31.1  10  12  14  PIT
 
  Total ERA   : 4.18
  Total Wins  : 33
  Total Losses: 35
  Total Saves : 24
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 249
  Total BB's  : 224
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
 Earned first career win on 7/21/1962
Injured on 9/10/1966 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Albany to Pittsburgh on 7/30/1968