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Kevin Tapani 2026 Season · CHC

Career: 143-125, 4.35 ERA, 1482 K in 2265.0 IP.

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Kevin Tapani

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+7.5Career NUT

+0.5 to Great

Career

4.35ERA1.31WHIP143W1482K2265.0IP

R/R · 6' 0", 190 lb · b. Feb 18, 1964 · Des Moines, IA · Draft 1986 (2nd Rd, #40)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1989	25	NYM	—	0	0	3.68	3	0	0	0	1	31	7.1	5	3	4	0	2	1.23
1989	25	MIN	+0.3	2	2	3.86	5	5	0	0	0	138	32.2	34	14	8	0	21	1.29
1989	25	TOT	+0.1	2	2	3.83	8	5	0	0	1	169	40.0	39	17	12	0	23	1.28
1990	26	MIN	+1.4	12	8	4.07	28	28	1	1	0	659	159.1	164	72	29	2	101	1.21
1991	27	MIN	+1.2	16	9	2.99	34	34	4	1	0	974	244.0	225	81	40	2	135	1.09
1992	28	MIN	+1.3	16	11	3.97	34	34	4	1	0	911	220.0	226	97	48	5	138	1.25
1993	29	MIN	+1.2	12	15	4.43	36	35	3	1	0	964	225.2	243	111	57	6	150	1.33
1994	30	MIN	+1.1	11	7	4.62	24	24	4	1	0	672	156.0	181	80	39	4	91	1.41
1995	31	MIN	-0.3	6	11	4.92	20	20	3	1	0	579	133.2	155	73	34	4	88	1.41
1995	31	LAD	+0.2	4	2	5.05	13	11	0	0	0	255	57.0	72	32	14	1	43	1.51
1995	31	TOT	-0.2	10	13	4.96	33	31	3	1	0	834	190.2	227	105	48	5	131	1.44
1996	32	CWS	-0.6	13	10	4.59	34	34	1	0	0	971	225.1	236	115	76	3	150	1.38
1997	33	CHC	+0.6	9	3	3.39	13	13	1	1	0	352	85.0	77	32	23	2	55	1.18
1998	34	CHC	-0.4	19	9	4.85	35	34	2	2	0	945	219.0	244	118	62	5	136	1.40
1999	35	CHC	+1.0	6	12	4.83	23	23	1	0	0	591	136.0	151	73	33	4	73	1.35
2000	36	CHC	+0.0	8	12	5.01	30	30	2	0	0	829	195.2	208	109	47	8	150	1.30
2001	37	CHC	+0.8	9	14	4.49	29	29	0	0	0	729	168.1	186	84	40	7	149	1.34
Career	—	13 yrs	+7.5	143	125	4.35	361	354	26	9	1	9600	2265.0	2407	1094	554	53	1482	1.31

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Tapani's career NUT of +7.5

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.4

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NUT by Season

+0.1

+1.4

+1.2

+1.3

+1.2

+1.1

-0.2

-0.6

+0.6

-0.4

+1.0

+0.0

+0.8

Awards

1990Twins Bill Boni Outstanding Rookie Award

1991AL Pitcher of the Month · World Series Championship

1993AL Player of the Week

1994Twins Joseph W. Haynes Pitcher of the Year Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	24	A+	1	0	1.42	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	76	19.0	17	3	4	0	11	1.11
1988	24	AA	5	1	2.74	24	5	0	0	9	3	3	248	62.1	46	19	19	0	35	1.04
1989	25	AAA	4	2	2.20	6	6	1	0	0	0	0	170	41.0	38	10	12	0	30	1.22
1989	25	AAA	7	5	3.47	17	17	2	1	0	0	0	459	109.0	113	42	25	1	63	1.27
1989	25	AAA	11	7	3.12	23	23	3	1	0	0	0	629	150.0	151	52	37	1	93	1.25
1997	33	A	1	0	0.82	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	37	11.0	5	1	0	0	7	0.45
1997	33	A+	0	0	3.86	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	4.2	5	2	2	0	4	1.50
1997	33	AA	0	0	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	4.0	3	2	2	0	2	1.25
1997	33	AAA	0	1	4.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	32	9.0	5	4	1	0	4	0.67

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