Danny Kowalik  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. His fastball is just average, and therefore he relies heavily on placing it in different parts of the strike zone. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. His composure needs work. When Kowalik starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. Kowalik has been regarded as a poor fielder throughout his career, and last year was no different. Kowalik is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Kowalik has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Kowalik as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
Kowalik performance in AAA is making it difficult for the Retired or Inactive Players to ignore him much longer. Expect his name to be on the September call-up list. I really like what this kid brings to the table.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA 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
2003 GUE 98 83 43 56 50 42 51 46 56 65 52 0 47 56 0 0 20 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 3 36 32 359
2004 GUE 98 86 52 62 50 42 51 46 56 65 52 0 47 60 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 33 383
2005 GUE 98 86 66 64 50 42 51 46 56 65 52 0 47 64 0 0 22 1 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 35 406
2006 GUE 98 86 78 67 50 42 51 46 56 65 52 0 51 69 0 0 23 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 38 433
2007 GUE 98 86 87 70 50 42 51 46 56 69 56 0 51 69 0 0 24 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 455
2008 GUE 97 86 87 74 50 42 51 46 56 70 63 0 51 73 0 0 25 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 471
2009 GUE 98 86 87 77 50 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 51 77 0 0 26 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 47 480
2010 GUE 98 86 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 51 77 0 0 27 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 483
2011 GUE 98 86 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 51 77 0 0 28 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 482
2012 GUE 98 86 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 29 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 481
2013 GUE 98 85 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 30 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 479
2014 GUE 98 83 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 31 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 476
2015 GUE 98 84 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 32 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 49 476
2016 GUE 98 86 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 33 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 50 477
2017 GUE 98 86 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 34 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 48 476
2018 GUE 98 84 87 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 35 13 Overhand DL 0 0 0 48 473
2019 GUE 98 84 85 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 36 14 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 470
2020 VIC 98 84 85 78 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 37 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 469
2021 VIC 98 83 87 77 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 38 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 44 468
2022 VIC 98 85 85 77 53 42 51 46 56 70 64 0 52 77 0 0 39 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 43 467
Ratings Delta   +2 -2                           +1 +1           -1 -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
2005 22 PDAW 24 7 0 0 38 38 28 2 267.1 7.0 222 18 98 178 0 0 6.00 1.82 1.20 .223 .318 .231 .217 2.59
Totals     24 7 0 0 38 38 28 2 267.1 7.0 222 18 98 178 0 0 6.00 1.82 1.20 .223 .318 0.231 .217 2.60

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
2004 21 GUE 3 6 0 0 10 10 6 1 66 6.2 67 13 33 33 0 0 4.50 1.00 1.52 .263 .478 .274 .252 5.46
2006 23 GUE 10 12 0 0 33 33 14 4 207.1 6.1 247 24 59 100 0 0 4.35 1.69 1.48 .294 .457 .303 .283 4.56
2007 24 GUE 9 11 6 0 33 25 12 2 168 5.0 217 18 39 72 7 1 3.86 1.85 1.52 .313 .460 .303 .324 4.61
2008 25 GUE 20 6 4 0 41 37 22 4 269 6.2 230 30 44 147 2 0 4.92 3.34 1.02 .232 .372 .239 .227 3.25
2009 26 GUE 11 16 0 0 34 34 20 6 224.2 6.2 211 34 43 132 0 0 5.30 3.07 1.13 .244 .414 .258 .231 3.49
2010 28 GUE 21 13 0 0 41 41 26 6 288 7.0 260 33 47 164 0 0 5.13 3.49 1.07 .236 .381 .231 .240 3.09
2011 28 GUE 23 6 1 0 42 40 28 4 271.2 6.1 230 27 34 146 1 0 4.85 4.29 0.97 .225 .348 .242 .206 2.62
2012 29 GUE 21 10 0 0 36 36 24 2 253.1 7.0 234 28 44 125 0 0 4.44 2.84 1.10 .241 .383 .254 .229 3.34
2013 30 GUE 21 12 0 0 41 41 29 6 310.2 7.2 275 34 38 170 0 0 4.93 4.47 1.01 .235 .372 .265 .210 3.01
2014 31 GUE 17 12 0 0 40 40 25 3 283.1 7.0 247 43 42 135 0 0 4.29 3.21 1.02 .233 .399 .238 .227 3.15
2015 33 GUE 15 14 0 0 37 37 24 7 282.1 7.2 258 29 34 139 0 0 4.43 4.09 1.04 .240 .377 .264 .216 3.06
2016 33 GUE 17 14 0 0 36 36 22 6 251.2 7.0 261 27 37 124 0 0 4.44 3.35 1.19 .263 .411 .267 .259 3.36
2017 34 GUE 14 11 0 0 35 35 27 8 268.2 7.2 241 42 34 150 0 0 5.03 4.41 1.03 .234 .412 .259 .205 2.91
2018 35 GUE 21 8 0 0 36 36 24 5 257.1 7.0 223 26 25 119 0 0 4.17 4.76 0.96 .232 .365 .251 .211 2.41
2019 36 GUE 17 13 0 0 34 34 23 6 252.1 7.1 251 27 34 114 0 0 4.07 3.35 1.13 .256 .393 .322 .211 3.42
2020 37 VIC 16 11 0 0 35 34 26 6 239.2 7.0 208 27 30 87 0 0 3.27 2.90 0.99 .228 .364 .229 .227 2.97
2021 38 VIC 23 7 0 0 34 34 23 1 239 7.0 212 19 41 134 0 0 5.05 3.27 1.06 .236 .338 .256 .220 2.60
2022 39 VIC 25 8 0 0 36 36 25 4 261.2 7.1 203 31 30 156 0 0 5.38 5.20 0.89 .209 .356 .231 .193 2.75
Totals     304 190 11 0 634 619 400 81 4394.2 7.0 4075 512 688 2247 10 1 4.60 3.27 1.08 .243 .388 .260 .228 3.20

Transfer History for Danny Kowalik
Date Transferred with Kowalik To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
July 3 2020 Victoria Islanders 1st Rd 2021 (22nd pick)
2nd Rd 2021 (50th pick)
3rd Rd 2021 (78th pick)
 Guelph Storm

Danny Kowalik's Career Highlights
Year Details
2003 1st round - 1st overall selection by Guelph Storm in the 2003 Amateur Draft
2009 Fishermen League All Star
2010 Fishermen League All Star
2011 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, April
2011 Fishermen League All Star
2011 Cy Young : Fishermen League, (23-6, 2.61 ERA, 146 K's, 0.97 WHIP, 4.83 K/9)
2013 Pitcher of the Month : Fishermen League, May
2013 Fishermen League All Star
2018 Fishermen League All Star
2022 Farmers League All Star

Danny Kowalik's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
May 18, 2011 20 Stiff shoulder 5%  
July 7, 2012 17 Inflamed triceps 100%  
May 17, 2014 8 Tender shoulder 6%  
September 7, 2018 122+ Pinched ulnar nerve 100% Disabled List
July 3, 2020 21 Strained biceps 29%  
September 8, 2022 4 Stiff elbow 10%  

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