Keith
Kaster
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 215
 
Born: March 13, 1983 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2009    2012   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2006 23 RIC GL $ 100,000   8 7 8 8 1 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4
2007 24 RIC GL $ 100,000   9 8 9 8 2 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 5 4 5
2008 25 RIC GL $ 100,000   9 7 9 8 2 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8 7 6 6
2009 26 RIC GL $ 100,000   10 8 9 8 2 3 3 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 6 6
2010 27 RIC GL $ 100,000   10 7 9 8 2 3 2 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 6 5 5
2011 28 ESS VL $ 10,800,000   10 8 9 8 2 3 2 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 5 5 5
2012 29 ESS VL $ 10,800,000   10 7 9 8 1 3 2 6 6 6 6 7 6 8 8 8 5 4 4
Min Ratings $ 100,000   8 7 8 8 1 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 10,800,000   10 8 9 8 2 3 3 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 8 7 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2006 23 RIC GL 5 15 .250 30 30 1 0 0 172.3 162 100 36 30 63 5.22 .243 .274 .509 .783 6.0
    AAA   2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 34.0 33 14 6 3 22 3.71 .250 .267 .492 .759  
2007 24 RIC GL 15 10 .600 36 36 2 1 0 244.0 191 89 44 34 75 3.28 .212 .242 .464 .706 21.3
2008 25 RIC GL 17 9 .654 34 33 0 0 0 213.3 150 74 36 34 124 3.12 .192 .226 .416 .642 16.5
2009 26 RIC GL 17 3 .850 35 35 1 1 0 224.7 165 74 25 32 135 2.96 .199 .231 .383 .614 21.1
2010 27 RIC GL 14 3 .824 23 23 1 1 0 146.3 117 43 10 22 75 2.64 .213 .242 .373 .614 15.9
2011 28 ESS VL 16 9 .640 34 34 2 1 0 228.3 152 71 13 49 127 2.80 .184 .228 .329 .556 21.7
2012 29 ESS VL 16 7 .696 28 28 5 3 0 196.7 112 35 6 36 99 1.60 .162 .203 .266 .468 22.4
7 Years Sim 100 56 .641 220 219 12 7 0 1425.6 1049 486 170 237 698 3.07 .200 .234 .393 .627 124.9
1 Years AAA 2 3 .400 5 5 0 0 0 34.0 33 14 6 3 22 3.71 .250 .267 .492 .759  
Season Average 14 8 .636 31 31 1 1 0 203.7 149 69 24 33 99 3.07 .200 .234 .393 .627  
Career Highs 17 15 .850 36 36 5 3 0 244.0 191 100 44 49 135 5.22 .243 .274 .509 .783  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   535 242 77 124 356   .186 .220 .366 .586
vs LH   514 244 93 113 342   .216 .251 .424 .675
Home 45 26 .634 110 109 5 2 0 704.3 523 246 92 120 353 3.14 .202 .237 .405 .642
Away 55 30 .647 110 110 7 5 0 721.3 526 240 78 117 345 2.99 .198 .231 .380 .612
Mar/Apr 17 9 .654 37 37 1 0 0 245.3 146 64 19 52 111 2.35 .168 .215 .327 .542
May 19 11 .633 38 38 2 2 0 243.6 214 112 40 31 115 4.14 .231 .256 .456 .712
June 16 8 .667 39 39 3 1 0 251.0 172 70 32 47 118 2.51 .188 .228 .379 .606
July 13 9 .591 30 30 2 1 0 192.3 158 81 22 36 104 3.79 .218 .255 .423 .677
August 16 10 .615 36 36 2 2 0 234.7 165 71 30 30 115 2.72 .192 .219 .375 .594
Sep/Oct 19 9 .679 40 39 2 1 0 258.6 194 88 27 41 135 3.06 .202 .235 .396 .631
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2006 23 RIC GL P 30 30 172.3 8 24 1 1 .970 1.67    
2007 24 RIC GL P 36 36 244.0 9 36 4 0 .918 1.66    
2008 25 RIC GL P 34 33 213.3 11 22 3 0 .917 1.39    
2009 26 RIC GL P 35 35 224.7 6 25 1 2 .969 1.24    
2010 27 RIC GL P 23 23 146.3 7 13 2 1 .909 1.23    
2011 28 ESS VL P 34 34 228.3 13 24 0 1 1.000 1.46    
2012 29 ESS VL P 28 28 196.7 15 20 3 2 .921 1.60    
Career Totals   220 219 1425.6 69 164 14 7 .943 1.47    
Career Highs   36 36 244.0 15 36 4 2 1.000 1.67    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2008 25 RIC GL 2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 16.3 10 3 1 3 16 1.65 .169 .210 .305 .515
2009 26 RIC GL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 14.0 10 6 2 1 9 3.86 .196 .212 .373 .584
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 30.3 20 9 3 4 25 2.67 .182 .211 .336 .547
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2009-4-2.96
2011-3-2.80
2012-1-1.60
CAR-27-3.07
Wins
2008-9-17
2009-9-17
Winning Pct
2009-1-.850
2010-3-.824
2012-9-.696
CAR-47-.641
Games Started
2007-3-36
2009-7-35
Shutouts
2012-5-3
Homeruns Allowed
2007-1-44
2008-6-36
Walks per 9IP
2006-5-1.6
2007-4-1.3
2008-6-1.4
2009-5-1.3
2011-10-1.9
2012-10-1.6
CAR-21-1.5
Hits per 9IP
2007-5-7.0
2008-3-6.3
2009-2-6.6
2011-1-6.0
2012-1-5.1
CAR-8-6.6
WHiP
2006-7-1.11
2007-1-0.92
2008-1-0.86
2009-1-0.88
2011-1-0.88
2012-1-0.75
CAR-1-0.90
OAVG
2007-5-.212
2008-3-.192
2009-2-.199
2011-1-.184
2012-1-.162
CAR-6-.200
OOBP
2006-5-.274
2007-1-.242
2008-1-.226
2009-1-.231
2011-1-.228
2012-1-.203
CAR-1-.234
OSLG
2011-7-.329
2012-1-.266
OOPS
2008-10-.642
2009-5-.614
2011-1-.556
2012-1-.468
CAR-30-.627
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 54    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 41    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Richmond in 2006
Earned first career win on 5/5/2006
Injured on 6/27/2008 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game
Injured on 8/1/2010 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Richmond to Essex on 3/2/2011
Injured on 6/8/2011 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2012, going 4-0, 0.78
Injured on 8/25/2012 with a Ruptured Disc Back, out for entire career