P Kevin Kovach #18
Cincinnati Royals ABA
Age: 26 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
06/03/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
BNN Index | ABA | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P KEVIN KOVACH #18 - AGE: 26 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
13 0 2-1 0 3.79 19.0 20 2 10 17 1.58 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 55 55 60
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 65 65
Changeup 50 55
Splitter 65 65
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/20/2023 @ VAC Win, 8-7 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
05/14/2023 HLW Loss, 2-4 1.1 0 0 0 1 3
05/13/2023 HLW Win, 10-5 1.1 2 2 2 0 3
05/07/2023 SF Loss, 4-10 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
05/05/2023 DET Loss, 4-5 1.1 2 2 2 1 1
05/04/2023 DET Loss, 1-14 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
05/02/2023 @ FH Win, 5-4 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 Win
04/29/2023 TOR Win, 8-6 3.0 4 1 1 3 2
04/25/2023 @ IND Loss, 3-5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/2023 @ PHI Loss, 2-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
He is disliked by his team, coaches, and fans.
Personality Class: Disruptive
Low: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:04/06/1997
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:None, 98 Days
Service This Yr:64 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 52 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 7th Pick in Round 10
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 13 0 2 1 0 3.79 19.0 20 8 8 2 10 17 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 1 0.0 13 5 14.68 9.47 8.05 4.74 4.70 1.58 101 0.1 .321        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 29 14 1 0 1 3 2 6 0 0 0 .483 .516 .621 1.137      
vs. RHB 45 6 0 0 1 5 8 11 1 0 1 .133 .273 .200 .473      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 0 1 1 0 3.38 10.2 15 4 4 0 7 5  
May 7 0 1 0 0 4.32 8.1 5 4 4 2 3 12  
Spring Training 12 0 0 0 1 2.45 11.0 9 4 3 1 2 7  
Last Year 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
Career 18 4 2 2 0 4.11 35.0 32 16 16 3 16 31  
Home 7 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 12 5 5 2 6 14  
Road 6 0 1 1 0 3.52 7.2 8 3 3 0 4 3  
Grass 13 0 2 1 0 3.79 19.0 20 8 8 2 10 17  
Day 8 0 2 0 0 2.25 12.0 10 3 3 0 5 10  
Night 5 0 0 1 0 6.43 7.0 10 5 5 2 5 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 13 0 2 1 0 3.79 19.0 20 8 8 2 10 17  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Charleston - ABA 23 4 4 0 1 0 4.80 15.0 12 8 8 1 5 14 0 0 1.13 .275 3.48 0.3 81
2022 Cincinnati - ABA 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.00 .000 6.35 -0.0 999
2023 Cincinnati - ABA 26 13 0 2 1 0 3.79 19.0 20 8 8 2 10 17 0 0 1.58 .321 4.70 0.1 122
Total ABA 18 4 2 2 0 4.11 35.0 32 16 16 3 16 31 0 0 1.37 .296 4.22 0.3 102
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Virginia - NCAA 19 7 7 3 1 0 2.58 38.1 39 16 11 2 17 42 0 0 1.46 .346 3.20 1.0 159
2017 Virginia - NCAA 20 10 10 5 0 0 1.68 53.2 47 10 10 2 15 44 0 0 1.16 .294 3.60 1.6 301
2018 Virginia - NCAA 21 11 11 2 2 0 4.89 57.0 65 31 31 5 8 53 0 0 1.28 .357 3.95 1.7 111
2018 (CHS) Jupiter - DL 21 18 0 1 2 0 6.45 22.1 22 16 16 5 9 22 0 0 1.39 .283 5.47 0.1 87
2018 Dollywood - A 21 11 0 5 0 0 1.24 29.0 18 5 4 1 1 34 0 0 0.66 .246 1.24 1.1 303
2019 (CHS) Jupiter - DL 22 10 10 3 2 0 4.89 46.0 43 25 25 6 17 42 0 0 1.30 .287 5.01 1.0 119
2019 Dollywood - A 22 24 0 1 1 19 2.00 27.0 20 6 6 2 2 34 0 0 0.81 .290 1.57 1.3 214
2019 Winchester - AA 22 14 0 1 1 2 2.17 29.0 17 7 7 2 5 33 0 0 0.76 .224 2.02 0.8 172
2020 Hickory - AAA 23 23 17 7 9 0 3.37 117.2 86 46 44 10 26 122 0 0 0.95 .255 2.65 2.5 97
2021 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL 24 8 8 4 2 0 1.41 64.0 43 10 10 3 10 64 2 2 0.83 .253 1.19 4.2 343
2021 White Deer - A 24 8 4 3 0 0 0.54 33.1 19 2 2 2 6 41 0 0 0.75 .230 1.76 1.6 877
2021 Portland - AAA 24 18 13 7 5 0 2.85 91.2 66 32 29 9 37 97 0 0 1.12 .256 3.42 1.5 129
2022 Portland - AAA 25 31 31 8 9 0 2.54 184.1 128 55 52 16 43 181 1 1 0.93 .237 2.74 5.2 150
Total AAA 72 61 22 23 0 2.86 393.2 280 133 125 35 106 400 1 1 0.98 .246 2.87 124.9
Total AA 14 0 1 1 2 2.17 29.0 17 7 7 2 5 33 0 0 0.76 .224 2.02 172.1
Total A 43 4 9 1 19 1.21 89.1 57 13 12 5 9 109 0 0 0.74 .254 1.54 344.0
Total ACOL 28 28 10 3 0 3.14 149.0 151 57 52 9 40 139 0 0 1.28 .332 3.63 160.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2020 Charleston - ABA P 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 15.0 0.00 -0.2 .000
2021 (CIN) Palm Coast - DL P 8 8 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 64.0 0.56 -0.2 .924
2022 Cincinnati - ABA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2023 Cincinnati - ABA P 13 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 19.0 0.47 +0.2 1.003
TOTAL P 26 12 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 99.0 0.45 -0.1 .944
PLAYER HISTORY
01/21/2016 Joined the Virginia Cavaliers.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 30 (50); Control: 30 (45).
03/31/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA College All-Star Game.
03/31/2017 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
04/01/2017 Wins the ACOL SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (50); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 50 (60).
03/21/2018 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
06/07/2018 Released by the Virginia Cavaliers.
06/07/2018 Drafted in the 2018 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 7, 225th overall pick) by the Charleston Shiners.
12/15/2018 Named to the 2018 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CHS) Jupiter Hammerheads.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (60); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 55 (60).
10/01/2019 Wins the 2019 ABA Class-A League World Series with the Dollywood Partons!
12/15/2019 Named to the 2019 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CHS) Jupiter Hammerheads.
12/22/2019 Injured (biceps strain),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (60).
04/23/2020 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (55).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (55).
04/06/2021 Released by the Charleston Shiners.
05/02/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Royals organization.
05/26/2021 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (CIN) Palm Coast Pilots.
12/23/2021 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the (CLE) Torreon Alligators with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 50 (50).
01/24/2022 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the (CLE) Torreon Alligators with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
02/18/2022 Wins the 2021 SCBL Best Pitcher.
06/05/2022 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Little Rock Governors with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/21/2022 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/12/2022 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/31/2022 Finished 2nd in 2022 AAA SC Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
02/23/2023 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Cincinnati Royals development complex.
05/20/2023 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 10 9
Year HLD Rank
2018 4 10
Year IP Rank
2021 64.0 4
Year BF Rank
2021 236 8
Year K Rank
2021 64 3
Year ERA Rank
2021 1.41 7
Year WHIP Rank
2021 0.83 8
Year K/BB Rank
2021 6.40 5
Year RA/9 Rank
2021 7.45 6
Year HR/9 Rank
2021 0.42 9
Year BB/9 Rank
2021 1.41 7
Year K/9 Rank
2021 9.00 4
Year QS Rank
2021 8 2
Year QSP Rank
2021 1.000 1
Year CG Rank
2021 2 1
Year CGP Rank
2021 .250 4
Year SHO Rank
2021 2 1
Year WAR Rank
2021 4.2 1
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