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Bill Krueger
	William Culp Krueger


	Born: April 24, 1958 in Waukegan, IL
	55 years old
	Bats: L	Throws: L	Ht: 6'5"	Wt: 205

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Notes:
- Signed by the Oakland Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1980
- High School: McMinnville (McMinnville, OR)
- College/Univ: University of Portland (1977-1980)

Comparison

Starting Pitchers				All Positions
Contemporaries	All-Time	Hall of Famers		Contemporaries	All-Time

#	Player	Yrs	Pos	WAR	HoF	DQ	Off	Fld	Pit	Adj
1	Roger Clemens	1984 - 2007	SP	140.3		PEDi	0.9	0.5	139.3	0.5
2	Greg Maddux	1986 - 2008	SP	106.8			2.1	0.1	104.6	0.0
3	Randy Johnson	1988 - 2009	SP	102.1			-2.2	0.3	104.3	0.3
4	Bert Blyleven	1970 - 1992	SP	95.3	Pl		-1.2	0.4	96.5	0.4
5	Steve Carlton	1965 - 1988	SP	90.4	Pl		5.9	0.4	84.1	0.1
6	Nolan Ryan	1966 - 1993	SP	81.9	Pl		-2.2	0.6	83.9	0.4
7	Tom Glavine	1987 - 2008	SP	81.5			7.4	0.1	74.0	0.1
8	Curt Schilling	1988 - 2007	SP	79.9			-0.8	0.2	80.7	0.2
9	Rick Reuschel	1972 - 1991	SP	70.1			1.7	0.3	68.2	0.1
10	John Smoltz	1988 - 2009	SP	69.5			3.0	0.1	66.5	0.1
11	Kevin Brown	1986 - 2005	SP	68.3		PEDm	-0.1	0.1	68.5	0.2
12	Don Sutton	1966 - 1988	SP	67.3	Pl		-1.7	0.5	68.6	0.2
13	David Cone	1986 - 2003	SP	62.5			0.8	0.3	61.7	0.2
14	Tommy John	1963 - 1989	SP	62.0			-0.2	0.1	62.3	0.2
15	Bret Saberhagen	1984 - 2001	SP	59.2			0.1	0.3	59.1	0.3
16	Chuck Finley	1986 - 2002	SP	58.4		PEDi	-0.1	0.4	58.5	0.4
17	Frank Tanana	1973 - 1993	SP	57.9			0.4	0.5	57.5	0.5
18	Dave Stieb	1979 - 1998	SP	57.2			0.2	0.4	57.0	0.4
19	Orel Hershiser	1983 - 2000	SP	56.8			4.9	0.3	51.7	0.2
20	Kevin Appier	1989 - 2004	SP	54.9			-0.2	0.3	55.1	0.3
21	David Wells	1987 - 2007	SP	53.6			0.2	0.5	53.5	0.5
22	Dwight Gooden	1984 - 2000	SP	53.1			4.8	0.3	48.2	0.1
23	Kenny Rogers	1989 - 2008	SP	51.4			0.4	0.6	51.1	0.7
24	Mark Langston	1984 - 1999	SP	50.7			0.4	0.3	50.3	0.3
25	Jamie Moyer	1986 - 2012	SP	50.4			0.2	0.5	50.1	0.4
26	Jimmy Key	1984 - 1998	SP	49.6			0.2	0.4	49.4	0.4
27	Dennis Martinez	1976 - 1998	SP	49.3			-0.3	0.5	49.5	0.3
28	Ron Guidry	1975 - 1988	SP	48.0			0.2	0.3	47.8	0.3
29	Frank Viola	1982 - 1996	SP	47.4			-0.0	0.3	47.4	0.3
30	Bob Welch	1978 - 1994	SP	44.2			0.6	0.3	43.5	0.2
31	Jack Morris	1977 - 1994	SP	44.1			0.3	0.4	43.8	0.4
32	John Candelaria	1975 - 1993	SP	42.4			2.2	0.3	40.1	0.3
33	Fernando Valenzuela	1980 - 1997	SP	42.1			4.5	0.2	37.4	0.1
34	Tom Candiotti	1983 - 1999	SP	41.5			-1.0	0.3	42.5	0.2
35	Danny Darwin	1978 - 1998	SP	40.5			0.0	0.5	40.5	0.5
36	Al Leiter	1987 - 2005	SP	40.2			-2.3	0.0	42.6	0.1
37	Charlie Hough	1970 - 1994	SP	39.5			-0.2	0.6	39.6	0.5
38	Mark Gubicza	1984 - 1997	SP	37.9			0.2	0.3	37.7	0.3
39	Jose Rijo	1984 - 2002	SP	36.7			1.6	0.2	35.0	0.1
40	Rick Rhoden	1974 - 1989	SP	35.8			5.5	0.3	30.2	0.1
41	Jerry Reuss	1969 - 1990	SP	35.5			2.3	0.4	33.1	0.2
42	Doyle Alexander	1971 - 1989	SP	35.5			0.5	0.5	34.9	0.4
43	Bruce Hurst	1980 - 1994	SP	34.8			-0.3	0.3	35.0	0.2
44	John Tudor	1979 - 1990	SP	34.6			0.2	0.2	34.3	0.1
45	Rick Sutcliffe	1976 - 1994	SP	34.3			3.0	0.2	31.2	0.1
46	Charlie Leibrandt	1979 - 1993	SP	33.8			-0.6	0.3	34.4	0.2
47	Sid Fernandez	1983 - 1997	SP	32.8			1.3	0.2	31.4	0.1
48	Mike Boddicker	1980 - 1993	SP	31.8			0.2	0.3	31.6	0.3
49	Andy Benes	1989 - 2002	SP	31.7			0.3	0.1	31.4	0.0
50	Greg Swindell	1986 - 2002	SP	30.9			0.6	0.3	30.2	0.3
51	Teddy Higuera	1985 - 1994	SP	30.7			0.1	0.2	30.6	0.2
52	Joe Niekro	1967 - 1988	SP	29.9			1.0	0.3	28.7	0.2
53	Doug Drabek	1986 - 1998	SP	29.9			1.9	0.2	27.8	0.1
54	Kevin Tapani	1989 - 2001	SP	29.4			0.2	0.1	29.2	0.2
55	Alex Fernandez	1990 - 2000	SP	28.9			1.0	0.2	27.9	0.2
56	Mike Moore	1982 - 1995	SP	28.5			0.3	0.4	28.2	0.4
57	Jack McDowell	1987 - 1999	SP	28.2			0.2	0.2	28.0	0.2
58	Scott Sanderson	1978 - 1996	SP	28.1			-1.6	0.3	29.6	0.2
59	Kevin Gross	1983 - 1997	SP	28.0			1.9	0.3	26.0	0.2
60	Floyd Bannister	1977 - 1992	SP	26.9			0.2	0.4	26.7	0.3
61	Dave Stewart	1978 - 1995	SP	26.8			0.7	0.4	26.1	0.4
62	Mike Morgan	1978 - 2002	SP	26.6			-2.4	0.3	28.9	0.2
63	Mike Flanagan	1975 - 1992	SP	26.3			0.3	0.4	26.0	0.4
64	Ramon Martinez	1988 - 2001	SP	26.2			0.1	0.2	26.1	0.1
65	Tim Belcher	1987 - 2000	SP	26.2			-0.7	0.3	26.8	0.2
66	Mario Soto	1977 - 1988	SP	26.0			-1.0	0.2	26.9	0.1
67	Charles Nagy	1990 - 2003	SP	25.3			0.2	0.3	25.1	0.3
68	Scott Erickson	1990 - 2006	SP	25.1			0.2	0.3	24.9	0.3
69	Bob Forsch	1974 - 1989	SP	25.1			5.9	0.2	19.1	0.1
70	Wilson Alvarez	1989 - 2005	SP	25.0		PEDi	-0.0	0.2	25.0	0.2
71	Chris Bosio	1986 - 1996	SP	24.8			0.2	0.3	24.6	0.3
72	Bob Ojeda	1980 - 1994	SP	24.5			-0.3	0.3	24.7	0.2
73	Mike Krukow	1976 - 1989	SP	24.1			2.6	0.2	21.4	0.1
74	Ken Hill	1988 - 2001	SP	23.7			0.8	0.3	22.9	0.2
75	Bill Gullickson	1979 - 1994	SP	23.6			-0.4	0.3	23.9	0.1
76	Todd Stottlemyre	1988 - 2002	SP	23.2			2.1	0.1	21.1	0.2
77	Mike Scott	1979 - 1991	SP	22.8			-1.4	0.2	24.0	0.1
78	Erik Hanson	1988 - 1998	SP	22.4			-0.1	0.2	22.4	0.2
79	Rick Honeycutt	1977 - 1997	SP	22.3			0.8	0.5	21.4	0.5
80	Bob Knepper	1976 - 1990	SP	22.1			1.0	0.3	21.0	0.1
81	Mike Witt	1981 - 1993	SP	22.0			0.2	0.3	21.8	0.3
82	Ed Whitson	1977 - 1991	SP	21.8			-1.2	0.3	22.9	0.2
83	Jim Clancy	1977 - 1991	SP	21.3			0.0	0.4	21.3	0.4
84	Bob Tewksbury	1986 - 1998	SP	21.1			-0.4	0.2	21.5	0.1
85	Rick Reed	1988 - 2003	SP	21.1			1.0	0.1	20.2	0.1
86	Bud Black	1981 - 1995	SP	21.1			-0.0	0.3	21.1	0.3
87	Shane Rawley	1978 - 1989	SP	21.1			0.1	0.4	20.9	0.3
88	Zane Smith	1984 - 1996	SP	21.0			-0.0	0.2	20.9	0.1
89	Bill Swift	1985 - 1998	SP	20.9			2.1	0.3	18.8	0.2
90	Ben McDonald	1989 - 1997	SP	20.9			0.1	0.1	20.8	0.1
91	Tom Browning	1984 - 1995	SP	20.5			0.7	0.2	19.7	0.1
92	Scott McGregor	1976 - 1988	SP	20.4			0.2	0.3	20.2	0.3
93	Rick Mahler	1979 - 1991	SP	20.3			0.7	0.3	19.5	0.1
94	John Smiley	1986 - 1997	SP	20.2			0.2	0.1	20.0	0.1
95	Ron Darling	1983 - 1995	SP	20.2			1.1	0.2	19.0	0.1
96	Jim Abbott	1989 - 1999	SP	19.9			0.1	0.2	19.8	0.2
97	Pascual Perez	1980 - 1991	SP	19.4			0.2	0.1	19.1	0.1
98	John Burkett	1987 - 2003	SP	19.1			-2.6	0.3	21.6	0.2
99	Pete Harnisch	1988 - 2001	SP	18.2			-0.9	0.1	19.1	0.1
100	Mark Portugal	1985 - 1999	SP	18.1			2.1	0.2	16.0	0.1

	Bill Krueger	1983 - 1995	SP	3.1			0.4	0.2	2.7	0.2

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com