1971
Born December 9, 1971
Hinsdale, IL, USA
Todd Van Poppel Notable
b. December 9, 1971 · Oakland Athletics 1991, 1993–1996, Detroit Tigers 1996, Texas Rangers 1998, 2002–2003, Pittsburgh Pirates 1998, Chicago Cubs 2000–2001, Cincinnati Reds 2003–2004
Todd Van Poppel played for six clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 1991 and closing with the Cincinnati Reds in 2004.
He went 40 and 52 with a 5.58 earned run average, pitching 907 innings in 359 games. He struck out 711 and threw 1 shutout. Across 359 games he batted .158, with 9 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Hinsdale, IL, USA on December 9, 1971. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | OAK | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | OAK | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | OAK | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | DET/OAK | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | PIT/TEX | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .214 |
| 2000 | CHC | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | CHC | 59 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .286 |
| 2002 | TEX | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | CIN/TEX | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .111 |
| 2004 | CIN | 48 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .176 |
| Career | — | 359 | 57 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .158 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9.64 |
| 1993 | OAK | 6 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 84.0 | 76 | 47 | 62 | 47 | 5.04 |
| 1994 | OAK | 7 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 116.2 | 108 | 79 | 89 | 83 | 6.09 |
| 1995 | OAK | 4 | 8 | 36 | 14 | 0 | 138.1 | 125 | 75 | 56 | 122 | 4.88 |
| 1996 | DET/OAK | 3 | 9 | 37 | 15 | 1 | 99.1 | 139 | 100 | 62 | 53 | 9.06 |
| 1998 | PIT/TEX | 2 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 66.1 | 79 | 47 | 28 | 42 | 6.38 |
| 2000 | CHC | 4 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 86.1 | 80 | 36 | 48 | 77 | 3.75 |
| 2001 | CHC | 4 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 | 63 | 21 | 38 | 90 | 2.52 |
| 2002 | TEX | 3 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 72.2 | 80 | 44 | 29 | 85 | 5.45 |
| 2003 | CIN/TEX | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 48.1 | 51 | 30 | 15 | 34 | 5.59 |
| 2004 | CIN | 4 | 6 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 115.1 | 136 | 78 | 32 | 72 | 6.09 |
| Career | — | 40 | 52 | 359 | 98 | 4 | 907.0 | 944 | 562 | 461 | 711 | 5.58 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Major-league debut: Todd Van Poppel
Todd Van Poppel made a major-league debut on September 11, 1991.
2004
Final major-league game: Todd Van Poppel
Todd Van Poppel played a final major-league game on October 2, 2004.