#61 Chi-Hung Cheng, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Kansas City Royals

#61 Chi-Hung Cheng, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Saturday, 11/4/2018

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Chi-Hung Cheng

6/20/1985
33
Taiwan
6"1
200

Starting Pitcher
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L

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1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 1,900,000
2018
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
172 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	6	8	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	6	6	8
Versus RHB	6	6	8
Talent	7	7	9

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

6
50
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	4	2	3	1
Versus LHP	3	4	2	3	1
Versus RHP	2	4	2	3	1
Talent	2	2	2	2	2

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
2
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/19	MIN	W 5-2	*	5.1	8	1	1	1	3	W	PoG
8/23	ATL	L 1-8	*	4.2	5	7	7	2	1	L
8/27	@ARI	L 12-13	*	0.2	4	5	5	2	1
8/31	CHC	W 7-4	*	6.1	7	2	2	2	2	W
9/5	NYM	L 0-10	*	3.1	8	7	7	4	2	L
9/10	@STL	W 6-2	*	8	5	2	1	5	3	W	PoG
9/14	@SD	L 3-8	*	6.1	6	4	4	3	3	L
9/19	MIN	L 7-10	*	4.1	6	6	6	5	1	L
9/24	@NYM	L 7-8	*	4.1	10	6	6	2	2	L
9/29	ANA	L 3-4	*	7.2	9	4	4	2	7	L

Pitching Stats 2018

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	39	39	11	17	0	5.98	213.2	267	157	142	86	123	1	2.6	0	13	33.3
Projected	39	39	11	17	0	5.98	213.0	267	157	142	86	123

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	15.0	11.2	5.2	3.6	30	10	33.3	0	0	.0	5.81

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	239	75	15	3	6	43	50	14	35	0	0	0	.314	.349	.477	.826
vs. RHB	621	192	39	2	21	99	107	72	88	0	0	4	.309	.379	.480	.858

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	23	23	7	11	0	6.49	123.1	166	98	89	48	78
Road	16	16	4	6	0	5.28	90.1	101	59	53	38	45
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	7	7	3	2	0	4.14	45.2	45	25	21	19	26
May	7	7	1	3	0	7.15	34.0	54	30	27	12	21
June	6	6	2	2	0	7.63	30.2	39	28	26	13	20
July	6	6	2	3	0	6.16	30.2	45	25	21	10	16
August	7	7	2	2	0	4.42	38.2	40	20	19	11	22
Sept./Oct.	6	6	1	5	0	7.41	34.0	44	29	28	21	18

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2009	15	7	5	0	0	2.10	60.0	37	17	14	2	35	55	0	0	1.20	.230	KC
2010	34	0	4	4	3	3.76	38.1	29	20	16	0	26	32	0	0	1.43	.279	KC
2011	9	0	0	0	1	5.50	18.0	19	11	11	1	7	14	0	0	1.44	.321	KC
2012	10	0	0	0	0	3.68	14.2	17	7	6	0	8	10	0	0	1.70	.347	KC
2013	22	0	1	1	0	3.89	37.0	39	19	16	0	19	33	0	0	1.57	.355	KC
2014	20	2	1	3	0	4.81	63.2	62	36	34	3	30	45	0	0	1.45	.295	KC
2015	40	40	12	14	0	4.21	246.0	240	123	115	10	105	171	2	2	1.40	.305	KC
2016	40	40	14	14	0	4.70	226.0	244	131	118	12	104	135	2	1	1.54	.313	KC
2017	40	40	18	13	0	3.34	258.1	236	107	96	7	106	163	1	1	1.32	.290	KC
2018	39	39	11	17	0	5.98	213.2	267	157	142	27	86	123	1	0	1.65	.338	KC
Total	269	168	66	66	4	4.35	1175.2	1190	628	568	62	526	781	6	4	1.46	.308

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2004, AAA	14	14	3	1	0	2.82	60.2	47	27	19	0	35	74	0	0	1.35	.000
2004, AAA	1	0	0	0	0	4.50	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0.50	.000
2005, A	29	29	16	8	0	2.98	202.1	177	74	67	12	70	163	3	3	1.22	.283
2006, A	24	24	11	3	0	3.05	159.1	134	60	54	13	60	175	2	0	1.22	.298
2007, A	8	8	2	5	0	2.44	55.1	47	19	15	5	26	56	0	0	1.32	.290
2007, AA	22	22	12	8	0	3.31	147.0	122	59	54	12	77	193	2	1	1.35	.325
2008, AAA	26	26	13	7	0	4.95	163.2	137	94	90	14	102	186	2	1	1.46	.308

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2009	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0
2012	1	0	0	0	0	7.72	2.1	4	2	2	1	0	0	0
Total	2	0	0	0	0	4.91	3.2	5	2	2	4	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2009	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2010	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2011	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2012	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2013	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2014	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2015	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2016	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
2017	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	KC
Total	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2018

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.950

213.2

1.68

Player History

Drafted in 55th round, 1320th overall pick, by Detroit in 2005...
Injured on 8/31/2005 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks...
Traded from Detroit to Kansas City on 2/28/2006 (Going to DET: RF J.D. Drew. Going to KCA: P Jim Mecir, P Aaron Harang, RF Jerry Hairston, P Philip Humber, P Chi-Hung Cheng)...
Injured on 6/5/2006 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 7/14/2006 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Injured on 7/11/2008 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 6 days...
Earned first career win on 4/9/2009...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2009, going 4-0, 0.91...
1/29/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
10/18/2012: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $1,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
8/23/2015: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $1,900,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/2017, winning 2 games with a 0.55 ERA...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA
2017 - 3.34 - 7th

Wins
2017 - 18 - 10th

BB
2015 - 105 - 3rd
2016 - 104 - 2nd
2017 - 106 - 5th

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