Jerry Koosman  
Starting Pitcher | St. Louis Cardinals

Pitching
Koosman commands a stupefying curveball. This curve is what makes him one of the most dominant righties in the game. He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Koosman throws a nice sinker... The rookies never seem to know when it's coming. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Dating back to his days in the minors, Koosman has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Koosman is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Koosman has some pop in his swing.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

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
2001 ST. L. 80 87 39 45 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 62 0 89 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 14 47 49 295
2002 ST. L. 84 88 47 48 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 72 0 93 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 9 53 324
2003 ST. L. 90 88 58 49 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 72 0 95 0 0 25 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 346
2004 ST. L. 92 89 81 51 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 72 0 95 0 0 26 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 378
2005 ST. L. 92 95 86 52 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 76 0 96 0 0 27 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 395
2006 ST. L. 92 96 86 54 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 76 0 96 0 0 28 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 397
2007 ST. L. 92 97 86 54 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 80 0 96 0 0 29 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 400
2008 ST. L. 92 99 86 54 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 82 0 96 0 0 30 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 402
2009 ST. L. 92 97 86 54 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 82 0 97 0 0 31 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 400
2010 ST. L. 92 97 86 54 47 44 51 48 55 62 0 83 0 97 0 0 31 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 53 402
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Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.