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  • Danny Kolb

    Birth Date: 03/29/1975

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    Daniel Lee Kolb was born in March 1975 in Sterling, Illinois. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft out of Walnut High School but chose not to sign. Kolb attended Illinois State University and was drafted after his sophomore season in the sixth round of the 1995 draft by the Texas Rangers.

    The right-hander made his way through the Rangers chain as a starter and made his big-league debut in 1999 with the Rangers, appearing in 16 games as a reliever. He posted a decent 110 OPS+, averaging two innings per outing. Kolb shuttled between the minors and the Rangers the next three seasons before finishing the 2002 season in Arlington, where he pitched in 34 games and earned his first major league save and posted a 113 OPS+. The next spring, Kolb was released by Texas and signed by the Brewers a few days later.

    Kolb began the 2003 season at Triple-A Indianapolis and after saving four games and posting a 29.5% K rate over 26 games, was called up to Milwaukee. Closer Mike DeJean blew his seventh save of the season and Kolb took over the role in mid-July. He finished the season with 21 saves, a 2.21 OPS+, and a FIP of 3.22.

    The following season, Kolb made the NL All-Star team for his first and only time, saving 39 games—eighth best in the NL—and an OPS+ of 147. In December he was traded to the Atlanta Braves for prospect José Capellán, as the Braves needed a closer.

    Kolb struggled in 2005, posting an ERA of 5.93 with only 11 saves before losing his closer job. After the season he was traded back to Milwaukee for Wes Obermueller. Kolb spent the year as a set-up man for closer Derrick Turnbow and earned one save and posted a 94 OPS+. Kolb signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and pitched in three games for them in 2007 before being released. He pitched at Triple-A Pawtucket for the Red Sox in 2008 before getting his release.

    Kolb saved a total of 61 games for Milwaukee and posted a 134 OPS+ in 154 games over three seasons. His save total is tied for 10th best in Milwaukee history.

    Danny Kolb Statistics

    Standard Pitching Table
    Season Age Team Lg WAR W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ FIP WHIP H9 HR9 BB9 SO9 SO/BB Awards
    1999 24 TEX AL 0.3 2 1 .667 4.65 16 0 6 0 0 0 31.0 33 18 16 2 15 0 15 1 0 2 139 110 4.55 1.548 9.6 0.6 4.4 4.4 1.00  
    2000 25 TEX AL -0.2 0 0   67.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 5 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 11 12.13 10.500 67.5 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00  
    2001 26 TEX AL 0.2 0 0   4.70 17 0 1 0 0 0 15.1 15 8 8 2 10 1 15 0 0 3 70 101 4.74 1.630 8.8 1.2 5.9 8.8 1.50  
    2002 27 TEX AL 0.3 3 6 .333 4.22 34 0 14 0 0 1 32.0 27 17 15 1 22 2 20 1 0 6 145 113 4.27 1.531 7.6 0.3 6.2 5.6 0.91  
    2003 28 MIL NL 2.0 1 2 .333 1.96 37 0 25 0 0 21 41.1 34 10 9 2 19 3 39 1 0 1 175 221 3.22 1.282 7.4 0.4 4.1 8.5 2.05  
    2004 29 MIL NL 1.4 0 4 .000 2.98 64 0 48 0 0 39 57.1 50 22 19 3 15 1 21 3 0 2 236 147 3.94 1.134 7.8 0.5 2.4 3.3 1.40 AS
    2005 30 ATL NL -1.3 3 8 .273 5.93 65 0 34 0 0 11 57.2 78 39 38 5 29 5 39 1 0 5 270 72 4.36 1.855 12.2 0.8 4.5 6.1 1.34  
    2006 31 MIL NL 0.0 2 2 .500 4.84 53 0 18 0 0 1 48.1 53 28 26 4 20 1 26 1 0 5 213 94 4.45 1.510 9.9 0.7 3.7 4.8 1.30  
    2007 32 PIT NL -0.1 0 0   9.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 3 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 16 54 8.24 2.667 18.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 1.00  
    9 Yrs 2.7 11 23 .324 4.36 290 0 147 0 0 73 286.2 301 150 139 20 134 14 177 8 0 24 1273 104 4.22 1.517 9.5 0.6 4.2 5.6 1.32  
    162 Game Avg 0.6 3 5 .324 4.36 68 0 34 0 0 17 67 71 35 33 5 31 3 42 2 0 6 298 104 4.22 1.517 9.5 0.6 4.2 5.6 1.32  
                                                                     
    TEX (4 Yrs) 0.7 5 7 .417 5.01 68 0 21 0 0 1 79.0 80 48 44 5 49 3 50 2 0 11 363 98 4.54 1.633 9.1 0.6 5.6 5.7 1.02  
    MIL (3 Yrs) 3.3 3 8 .273 3.31 154 0 91 0 0 61 147.0 137 60 54 9 54 5 86 5 0 8 624 134 3.91 1.299 8.4 0.6 3.3 5.3 1.59  
    ATL (1 Yr) -1.3 3 8 .273 5.93 65 0 34 0 0 11 57.2 78 39 38 5 29 5 39 1 0 5 270 72 4.36 1.855 12.2 0.8 4.5 6.1 1.34  
    PIT (1 Yr) -0.1 0 0   9.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 6 3 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 16 54 8.24 2.667 18.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 1.00  
                                                                     
    NL (5 Yrs) 2.0 6 16 .273 4.12 222 0 126 0 0 72 207.2 221 102 95 15 85 11 127 6 0 13 910 107 4.09 1.474 9.6 0.7 3.7 5.5 1.49  
    AL (4 Yrs) 0.7 5 7 .417 5.01 68 0 21 0 0 1 79.0 80 48 44 5 49 3 50 2 0 11 363 98 4.54 1.633 9.1 0.6 5.6 5.7 1.02  
    Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
    Generated 3/28/2025.

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