Kiko Calero

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: January 9, 1975 in Santurce, Puerto Rico pr

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 41st round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Miami Dade College (Miami, FL) and the Kansas City Royals in the 27th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL).

High School: University Garden HS (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico)

Schools: Miami Dade College (Miami, FL), Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus (Miami, FL), St. Thomas University (Miami Gardens, FL)

Debut: April 2, 2003 (Age 28-083d, 18,224th in major league history)
vs. MIL 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 4, 2009 (Age 34-268d)
vs. PHI 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2004 season

Agents: SFX

Full Name: Enrique Nomar Calero

Pronunciation: \KEE-koh kuh-LEHR-oh\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.2

ERA

3.24

313

302.2

324

WHIP

1.196

Summary of 24 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 2 tying, 6 go ahead

3 Tms
OAK	13
STL	10
FLA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	11

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	11

Outs
1	11
2	7
0	6

16 Opps
TEX	3
NYM	3
MIN	2
SEA	2
NYY	2
BOS	2
TBD	1
COL	1
STL	1
LAA	1
CIN	1
CHC	1
PIT	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
TOR	1

23 Batters
Richard Hidalgo	2
Gregg Zaun	1
Justin Morneau	1
Chone Figgins	1
Jeff Kent	1
Yuniesky Betancourt	1
Tino Martinez	1
Chris Duncan	1
Michael Cuddyer	1
Steve Finley	1
José López	1
Greg Norton	1
Fernando Tatís	1
Ian Kinsler	1
Daryle Ward	1
Barry Larkin	1
Jason Varitek	1
Kevin Mench	1
Todd Walker	1
Manny Ramirez	1
Jorge Posada	1
Charles Johnson	1
Mike Cameron	1

13 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	5
Busch Stad (STL)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
9	10
7	9
78	3
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	6
3	6
2	4
6	3
5	3
1	1
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	6
123	2
12-	2
-2-	2
1-3	1

44 Runs
RISP	7
0 on	11
1 on	8
2 on	3
3 on	2
Any on	13

Inning
4	1
5	2
6	4
7	5
8	9
9	3

4-6	7
7-end	17

RelScore
+4..	7
+2	2
+1	1
Tied	2
-1	5
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	10
Tied	2
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	4
2-2	4
3-2	3
1-0	3
2-1	3
1-2	2
0-2	1
0-0	1
0-1	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
2B	4
C	4
1B	3
CF	3
RF	3
PH	2
3B	2
DH	1
LF	1
SS	1

OrderPos
6th	6
7th	5
9th	4
4th	3
8th	2
3rd	1
1st	1
5th	1
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	5
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2003-04-08	Charles Johnson	COL		STL	ahead 9-7	b 6	0	1--	5,(2-2) CBS*BX	2	7	2	9%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Hernández Scores
2	2	2	1	2003-05-06	Barry Larkin	CIN		STL	behind 4-5	b 9	1	1--	2,(1-0) ..BX	2	9	PH	79%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); W. Peña Scores
3	3	3	1	2003-05-27	Jeff Kent	HOU	@	STL	ahead 4-3	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) ..BSBX	1	4	4	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2003-06-10	Jason Varitek	BOS		STL	behind 5-7	b 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) .BCX	2	9	2	37%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Nixon Scores
5	5	5	1	2003-06-11	Manny Ramirez	BOS		STL	ahead 9-1	b 6	0	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	4	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2004-05-26	Daryle Ward	PIT	@	STL	ahead 7-2	t 5	2	12-	4,(2-1) CBBX	3	3	3	5%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Kendall Scores; J. Wilson Scores
7	7	2	1	2004-06-23	Todd Walker	CHC	@	STL	behind 3-5	t 6	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBFX	1	1	4	11%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	2004-08-06	Mike Cameron	NYM	@	STL	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	5	8	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	4	2	2004-08-06	Richard Hidalgo	NYM	@	STL	behind 3-6	t 9	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	1	6	9	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
10	10	5	1	2004-09-10	Steve Finley	LAD		STL	tied 5-5	b 7	1	-2-	3,(0-2) FSX	2	2	8	26%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Izturis Scores
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2005-05-04	Richard Hidalgo	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 11-7	t 8	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	7	9	3%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); H. Blalock Scores; L. Nix Scores
12	12	2	1	2005-05-08	Tino Martinez	NYY		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 8	0	1-3	4,(3-0) BBBX	3	6	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Matsui Scores; A. Rodriguez Scores
13	13	3	2	2005-05-08	Jorge Posada	NYY		OAK	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	4	1	2005-07-05	Gregg Zaun	TOR		OAK	behind 5-7	b 8	1	---	7,(3-2) BBCCFBX	1	6	2	12%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	5	1	2005-08-03	Michael Cuddyer	MIN		OAK	behind 1-2	b 7	2	1--	4,(1-2) .1CF*B>X	2	8	5	43%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Jones Scores
16	16	6	1	2005-09-19	Justin Morneau	MIN	@	OAK	behind 0-5	t 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2006-04-26	Kevin Mench	TEX		OAK	behind 0-1	b 4	1	123	5,(2-2) ..B*BCCX	4	6	9	28%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Young Scores; M. Teixeira Scores; H. Blalock Scores
18	18	2	1	2006-05-25	Ian Kinsler	TEX		OAK	behind 6-7	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	9	4	31%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
19	19	3	1	2006-08-12	Greg Norton	TBD	@	OAK	behind 1-5	t 7	2	-2-	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	4	DH	8%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Crawford Scores
20	20	4	1	2006-09-29	Chone Figgins	LAA		OAK	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	7	8	0%	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Fly Ball)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2007-04-03	Yuniesky Betancourt	SEA		OAK	tied 4-4	b 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) 1BBX	2	8	6	28%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Guillén Scores
22	22	2	1	2007-04-26	José López	SEA	@	OAK	behind 1-2	t 6	2	1--	6,(2-2) BBCF1F>X	2	9	4	32%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Guillén Scores
23	23	3	1	2007-06-16	Chris Duncan	STL	@	OAK	ahead 11-3	t 5	2	123	2,(1-0) .*BX	4	6	PH	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); S. Spiezio Scores; J. Encarnación Scores; S. Rolen Scores
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
24	24	1	1	2009-08-27	Fernando Tatís	NYM	@	FLA	ahead 8-3	t 8	2	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	6	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)