1974
Born December 24, 1974
Gastonia, NC, USA
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b. December 24, 1974 · Atlanta Braves 1997–2002, Philadelphia Phillies 2003–2004, Cleveland Indians 2005, Texas Rangers 2006–2009, Baltimore Orioles 2010, Colorado Rockies 2011, Seattle Mariners 2012
His 2.86 in 2005 for Cleveland was the lowest in the American League, ahead of Johan Santana, and his record was 9-11, which is the cleanest illustration available of what a pitcher's win total measures. Six years earlier he had gone 18-7 with a 2.68 for Atlanta and finished third in the Cy Young voting.
On April 27, 2003 he no-hit San Francisco at Veterans Stadium in his first season with Philadelphia. Sixteen seasons gave him 169 wins against 152, a 4.11 earned run average, 2,720 innings and 2,083 strikeouts, for seven clubs.
He came up with the Braves behind Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz, which is the hardest rotation in the game to be fourth in, and won 18 games in it. The 2018 ballot gave him no votes at all.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1999 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 2003 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ATL | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | ATL | 31 | 50 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .080 |
| 1999 | ATL | 33 | 78 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 0 | .154 |
| 2000 | ATL | 36 | 59 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .119 |
| 2001 | ATL | 21 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .093 |
| 2002 | ATL | 35 | 70 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | .200 |
| 2003 | PHI | 35 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | .059 |
| 2004 | PHI | 25 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .174 |
| 2005 | CLE | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | TEX | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | TEX | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | TEX | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| 2009 | TEX | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | BAL | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | COL | 9 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .158 |
| 2012 | SEA | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 451 | 472 | 22 | 57 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 219 | 0 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | ATL | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 51.1 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 4.03 |
| 1998 | ATL | 17 | 8 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 174.1 | 175 | 79 | 56 | 163 | 4.08 |
| 1999 | ATL | 18 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 228.0 | 168 | 68 | 59 | 205 | 2.68 |
| 2000 | ATL | 10 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 212.2 | 213 | 110 | 62 | 168 | 4.66 |
| 2001 | ATL | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 121.0 | 121 | 58 | 40 | 84 | 4.31 |
| 2002 | ATL | 18 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 217.0 | 186 | 78 | 65 | 178 | 3.24 |
| 2003 | PHI | 14 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 222.0 | 210 | 99 | 68 | 169 | 4.01 |
| 2004 | PHI | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 141.0 | 155 | 76 | 51 | 125 | 4.85 |
| 2005 | CLE | 9 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 192.0 | 182 | 61 | 52 | 146 | 2.86 |
| 2006 | TEX | 16 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 215.0 | 228 | 108 | 53 | 157 | 4.52 |
| 2007 | TEX | 10 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 172.2 | 213 | 99 | 67 | 123 | 5.16 |
| 2008 | TEX | 9 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 168.2 | 220 | 95 | 49 | 125 | 5.07 |
| 2009 | TEX | 13 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 198.2 | 195 | 81 | 71 | 123 | 3.67 |
| 2010 | BAL | 4 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 190.2 | 223 | 108 | 65 | 132 | 5.10 |
| 2011 | COL | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 54.1 | 58 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 3.98 |
| 2012 | SEA | 6 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 161.0 | 168 | 76 | 56 | 107 | 4.25 |
| Career | — | 169 | 152 | 451 | 443 | 0 | 2720.1 | 2770 | 1243 | 843 | 2083 | 4.11 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Major-league debut: Kevin Millwood
Kevin Millwood made a major-league debut on July 14, 1997.
2003
Kevin Millwood's No-Hitter
Kevin Millwood threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the San Francisco Giants on April 27, 2003, winning 1–0.
2007
Mark Buehrle's No-Hitter
Mark Buehrle threw a no-hitter for the Chicago White Sox against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2007, winning 6–0.
2012
Seattle Mariners Combined No-Hitter, 2012
Kevin Millwood, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, Lucas Luetge, Brandon League and Tom Wilhelmsen threw a combined no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 8, 2012, winning 1–0.
2012
Final major-league game: Kevin Millwood
Kevin Millwood played a final major-league game on September 12, 2012.