P Kevin Kovach #18
Cincinnati Royals ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
05/16/2024
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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P KEVIN KOVACH #18 - AGE: 27 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 0 1-0 1 1.29 7.0 9 0 3 7 1.71 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Changeup 45 50
Splitter 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 20
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/17/2024 @ PHI Loss, 1-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
04/15/2024 @ OAK Win, 4-3 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 Win
04/13/2024 ME Win, 5-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
04/12/2024 ME Win, 6-5 1.1 1 0 0 2 3
04/10/2024 DBST Win, 6-2 0.0 3 1 1 0 0
04/05/2024 @ CAR Loss, 4-6 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
04/03/2024 @ CHS Loss, 6-8 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
03/31/2024 @ SYR Loss, 1-3 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
03/22/2024 OAK Loss, 4-6 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
03/17/2024 DBST Win, 2-1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
PERSONALITY
The negative vibe around Kovach is sure to impact team chemistry.
Personality Class: Disruptive
Birthday:04/06/1997
Born in:New York, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 82 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 36 Days
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2018, 7th Pick in Round 10
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 0 1 0 1 1.29 7.0 9 1 1 0 3 7 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 2 1 50.0 8 3 15.43 11.57 9.00 3.86 2.53 1.71 59 0.2 .429        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 8 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .556 .625 1.181      
vs. RHB 20 5 3 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 .250 .318 .400 .718      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 1  
April 7 0 1 0 1 1.35 6.2 8 1 1 0 3 6  
Spring Training 11 0 0 0 1 3.86 9.1 12 4 4 0 1 8  
Last Year 25 0 3 3 1 2.70 46.2 33 14 14 5 21 41  
2 Years Ago 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0  
Career 38 4 4 4 2 2.97 69.2 54 23 23 6 30 62  
Home 3 0 0 0 1 3.86 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 4  
Road 5 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.2 5 0 0 0 1 3  
Grass 8 0 1 0 1 1.29 7.0 9 1 1 0 3 7  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 2.70 3.1 6 1 1 0 0 2  
Night 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 1 0 1 1.29 7.0 9 1 1 0 3 7  
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 0.2 77
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 25 0 3 3 1 2.70 46.2 33 14 14 5 21 41 0 0 1.16 .226 4.46 0.1 160
2024 Cincinnati - ABA 27 8 0 1 0 1 1.29 7.0 9 1 1 0 3 7 0 0 1.71 .429 2.53 0.2 336
Total ABA 38 4 4 4 2 2.97 69.2 54 23 23 6 30 62 0 0 1.21 .257 4.08 0.5 137
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 1.0 160
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 1.6 303
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 1.7 113
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 0.2 92
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 1.1 291
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 1.1 127
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 1.3 207
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 0.8 166
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 2.6 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 4.3 352
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 1.6 818
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 1.4 128
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 5.1 148
2023 Portland - AAA 26 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.46 .182 0.92 0.2 999
Total AAA 74 61 23 23 0 2.83 398.0 282 133 125 35 106 404 1 1 0.97 .246 2.85 125.5
Total AA 14 0 1 1 2 2.17 29.0 17 7 7 2 5 33 0 0 0.76 .224 2.02 165.5
Total A 43 4 9 1 19 1.21 89.1 57 13 12 5 9 109 0 0 0.74 .254 1.54 329.7
Total ACOL 28 28 10 3 0 3.14 149.0 151 57 52 9 40 139 0 0 1.28 .332 3.63 161.4
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
2023 Cincinnati - ABA 26 3 0 0 2 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 2 2 5 0 0 1.75 .300 8.16 -0.2 96
Total ABA 3 0 0 2 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 2 2 5 0 0 1.75 .300 8.16 95.8
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 25 0 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 46.2 0.77 -0.0 .995
2024 Cincinnati - ABA P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 .000
TOTAL P 45 12 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 133.2 0.61 -0.3 .959
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.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45).
04/17/2024 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 7 months.
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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