Thomas Kemper  
Relief Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
Kemper also throws a screwball. Let's just say he's screwy on the field and off... so watch out for that devastating screwball! Kemper likes to get hitters looking down and away, then ties them up by coming inside with hard stuff, getting a lot of groundball outs. Kemper also has a decent changeup. His composure needs work. When Kemper starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He gobbles up comebackers, sometimes roaming far from the mound to get a glove on a ball. Kemper does an average job of holding runners. Kemper is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kemper has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Kemper as a pinch-runner on occasion.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2004 POR 61 37 41 60 54 49 51 45 49 42 48 50 0 0 67 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 7 34 64 254
2005 POR 61 41 47 63 54 49 51 45 49 46 48 50 0 0 67 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 5 68 274
2006 POR 61 43 55 67 54 49 51 45 49 60 48 50 0 0 67 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 74 314
2007 TOL 61 45 65 69 54 49 51 45 49 60 48 54 0 0 67 0 24 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 83 336
2008 TOR 61 49 66 73 54 49 51 45 49 64 48 54 0 0 67 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 83 348
2009 TOR 61 52 66 73 54 49 51 45 49 68 48 54 0 0 67 0 26 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 83 354
2010 TOR 61 57 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 68 48 54 0 0 67 0 27 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 83 347
2011 TOR 61 58 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 69 48 54 0 0 67 0 28 3 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 83 348
2012 REG 61 60 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 48 54 0 0 67 0 29 4 Overhand DL 0 0 0 83 302
2013 REG 61 58 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 48 60 0 0 67 0 30 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 83 353
2014 REG 61 60 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 52 60 0 0 67 0 31 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 83 308
2015 REG 60 61 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 55 64 0 0 67 0 32 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 81 313
2016 REG 59 67 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 55 64 0 0 67 0 33 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 82 318
2017 REG 60 66 66 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 55 67 0 0 67 0 34 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 81 319
2018 REG 59 64 64 73 46 49 51 45 49 70 55 69 0 0 67 0 35 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 79 313
2019 REG 61 66 63 71 46 49 51 45 49 70 55 69 0 0 67 0 36 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 76 314
2020 REG 60 68 64 69 46 49 51 45 49 70 55 69 0 0 67 0 37 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 74 313
Ratings Delta -1 +2 +1 -2                         +1 +1           -2 -1

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2006 23 PCRD 1 1 0 1 16 0 0 0 15.2 1.0 14 4 8 8 17 8 4.74 1.00 1.45 .233 .467 .154 .255 5.75
2007 24 PGAL 7 5 6 10 70 0 0 0 110.2 1.2 107 11 48 63 22 4 5.15 1.31 1.41 .249 .385 .143 .273 3.82
2011 28 PGAT 5 4 11 8 34 5 2 0 70.1 2.0 66 6 28 39 13 5 5.01 1.39 1.34 .242 .377 .327 .220 3.58
2014 31 PTHU 14 13 0 0 37 37 23 1 232 6.1 230 37 53 132 0 0 5.12 2.49 1.22 .254 .417 .189 .263 3.49
Totals     27 23 17 19 157 42 25 1 428.2 2.2 417 58 137 242 52 17 5.09 1.77 1.29 .250 .404 .203 .258 3.68

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2008 25 TOR 5 2 14 1 31 0 0 0 36.2 1.1 35 8 18 9 30 13 2.24 0.50 1.46 .255 .511 .263 .253 4.42
2009 26 TOR 5 3 11 9 54 0 0 0 73 1.1 73 13 22 30 25 4 3.70 1.36 1.30 .262 .473 .326 .230 4.19
2010 27 TOR 0 3 5 5 37 0 0 0 53 1.1 49 11 23 18 5 1 3.06 0.78 1.36 .240 .495 .318 .203 4.76
2012 29 REG 1 1 0 0 6 3 1 0 27 4.2 21 5 3 9 0 0 3.00 3.00 0.89 .208 .396 .214 .205 3.00
2013 30 REG 2 2 0 0 10 5 1 0 43.1 4.1 51 14 13 16 0 0 3.34 1.23 1.48 .288 .576 .325 .277 7.06
2014 31 REG 10 8 0 0 24 24 13 1 140 6.0 147 23 33 55 0 0 3.54 1.67 1.29 .267 .454 .299 .256 4.50
2015 32 REG 2 2 2 2 38 0 0 0 120.1 3.1 118 13 36 46 21 2 3.45 1.28 1.28 .252 .407 .227 .262 3.29
2016 33 REG 5 5 1 4 59 0 0 0 134 2.1 132 21 34 51 18 2 3.43 1.50 1.24 .263 .440 .364 .231 3.83
2017 34 REG 3 5 11 7 41 0 0 0 65.1 1.2 66 14 22 19 19 2 2.63 0.86 1.35 .259 .482 .262 .258 3.86
2018 35 REG 4 2 2 7 56 0 0 0 97.1 1.2 108 19 33 24 29 9 2.22 0.73 1.45 .278 .496 .344 .258 4.90
2019 36 REG 2 0 3 3 33 0 0 0 50 1.2 61 6 20 20 12 6 3.60 1.00 1.62 .298 .454 .412 .260 2.88
2020 37 REG 2 3 4 5 62 0 0 0 134 2.0 137 27 30 49 17 6 3.29 1.63 1.25 .260 .490 .240 .266 4.37
Totals     41 36 53 43 451 32 15 1 974 2.0 998 174 287 346 176 45 3.20 1.21 1.32 .263 .467 .300 .251 4.21

Transfer History for Thomas Kemper
Date Transferred with Kemper To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 14 2007 Doc Jones
2nd Rd 2007 - 49th pick
Toronto Lightning Kirkland Smolder
Port Hope Battery
April 10 2012 Milton Strom
Regina Pirates Hashim Gallus
Valenti Valdiviezo
Toronto Polar Bears

Thomas Kemper's Career Highlights
Year Details
2004 2nd round - 44th overall selection by Port Hope Battery in the 2004 Amateur Draft

Thomas Kemper's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
June 29, 2012 275+ Ruptured bicep tendon 100% Disabled List
May 19, 2019 12 Inflamed biceps 100%  

Thomas Kemper's Comparable Players
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