Everything about Kevin Millwood totally explained
Kevin Austin Millwood (born
December 24,
1974 in ) is a
Major League Baseball right-handed
starting pitcher who plays for the
Texas Rangers.
Millwood was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 11th round of the
amateur draft. After a couple of years in the
minors, Millwood made his debut with the
Atlanta Braves on
July 14, . A year later he won 17 games. Millwood formed a part of the Braves' star pitching rotation, which also consisted of
Greg Maddux,
John Smoltz, and
Tom Glavine, which at that time was regarded by many as the best in the
National League.
The campaign was one of Millwood's best. He posted career highs in
wins (18, also achieved in ),
ERA (2.68),
strikeouts (205) and
WHIP (0.996). He finished third in the National League
Cy Young voting (losing to the
Arizona Diamondbacks'
Randy Johnson) and 26th on the National League
MVP ballot. He was selected an
All-Star in
1999, his only appearance in the Midsummer Classic.
Before the season, Millwood was traded by the Braves to the
Philadelphia Phillies for
catcher Johnny Estrada, probably in order to cut their payroll in the midst of economic difficulties. He went 14-12 with his new team, including throwing a
no-hitter against the
San Francisco Giants on
April 27. This was one of only two no-no's ever thrown at the now-demolished
Veterans Stadium — the other was thrown by
Terry Mulholland — coming in the Phillies' final season at the stadium. To date, it remains the last no-hitter thrown by a Philly.
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In, Millwood signed a one-year contract as a
free agent with the
Cleveland Indians. He came back from injury well, leading the
American League in ERA (2.86). However, he only managed a record of 9-11, having horrible run support. He was tied for 6th in the balloting for the Cy Young Award. On
December 26, 2005 the Texas Rangers signed Millwood to a five-year, $60 million deal..
Through the end of the 2005 season, Millwood has compiled a career 107-75 record with 1280 strikeouts and a 3.76 ERA in 1559
innings. He has a 3-3 career
playoff record, with an ERA of 3.92.
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