P John 'Rumble' Kaufman #28
Boston Patriots PL
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great    
12/31/2028
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P JOHN 'RUMBLE' KAUFMAN #28 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
21 21 9-6 0 2.93 153.1 108 19 36 129 0.94 1.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 8 7 8 8
Movement 7 7 7 7
Control 6 6 7 6
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 9 9
Changeup 7 8
Sinker 8 8
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 10
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage Groundball Pitcher
Hold Runners 7
Defense 3
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/06/2028 @ PHX Loss, 2-4 X 8.0 4 2 2 1 8
09/20/2028 ATL Loss, 3-8 X 7.1 6 5 3 4 5 Loss
09/14/2028 @ PC Loss, 1-2 X 7.0 6 1 1 3 5
09/04/2028 @ NV Win, 5-3 X 8.0 5 3 2 1 11 Win
08/30/2028 DET Win, 4-2 X 7.1 7 2 2 2 7 Win
08/23/2028 @ AUS Loss, 2-3 X 8.1 6 3 3 0 4 Loss
08/18/2028 WIZ Loss, 4-7 X 5.0 5 6 6 3 3 Loss
08/10/2028 PHX Loss, 5-6 X 7.2 4 1 1 1 4
08/02/2028 @ RC Loss, 1-2 X 6.1 5 1 1 0 6
07/28/2028 @ WIZ Loss, 1-3 X 7.0 5 3 3 1 6 Loss
PERSONALITY
He puts in long hours and is intelligent on and off the field. Kaufman gets along with everyone.
High: Work Ethic, Intelligence
Birthday:10/17/1994
Born in:Missoula, MT
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:220 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,810,000
Signed Through:2031 Season
Major Service:14 Years, None
Service This Yr:149 Days
40-Man Service:14 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 21 21 9 6 0 2.93 153.1 108 53 50 19 36 129 2 9.5 1 18 85.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.16 6.34 7.57 2.11 3.59 0.94 105 1.7 .218        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 236 43 5 0 11 26 23 58 0 0 6 .182 .272 .343 .615      
vs. RHB 320 65 11 1 8 27 13 71 1 1 6 .203 .247 .319 .566      
UNITED STATES PREMIER LEAGUE 2028 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
May 5 5 4 1 0 2.48 36.1 29 10 10 5 10 33  
June 4 4 1 0 0 5.14 28.0 23 16 16 4 9 29  
July 4 4 2 2 0 1.41 32.0 12 5 5 2 3 22  
August 5 5 1 2 0 3.38 34.2 27 13 13 6 6 24  
September 3 3 1 1 0 2.42 22.1 17 9 6 2 8 21  
Spring Training 3 3 2 0 0 2.25 12.0 8 3 3 0 1 7  
Postseason 4 4 2 1 0 2.40 30.0 18 8 8 2 8 27  
Last Year 23 23 15 5 0 3.09 163.1 140 58 56 16 54 159  
Career 216 216 107 64 0 3.16 1522.1 1249 566 535 137 506 1522  
Home 8 8 2 3 0 3.32 57.0 39 23 21 6 17 53  
Road 13 13 7 3 0 2.71 96.1 69 30 29 13 19 76  
Grass 21 21 9 6 0 2.93 153.1 108 53 50 19 36 129  
Day 8 8 4 0 0 2.30 58.2 39 15 15 5 13 62  
Night 13 13 5 6 0 3.33 94.2 69 38 35 14 23 67  
As Starter 21 21 9 6 0 2.93 153.1 108 53 50 19 36 129  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Montreal - SL 20 31 14 9 4 7 4.47 104.2 91 55 52 5 50 56 1 0 1.35 .259 4.47 1.8 110
2016 Montreal - SL 21 38 8 5 5 0 3.07 76.1 63 30 26 3 45 72 0 0 1.41 .293 3.68 1.4 145
2017 California - PL 22 23 23 9 9 0 3.58 156.0 141 67 62 12 67 135 2 1 1.33 .295 3.84 2.3 111
2018 Brooklyn - PL 23 22 22 12 6 0 2.67 162.0 124 48 48 8 55 175 3 1 1.10 .289 2.70 4.7 141
2019 Brooklyn - PL 24 24 24 14 4 0 2.39 173.1 127 49 46 13 61 174 3 1 1.08 .262 3.16 3.7 156
2020 Brooklyn - PL 25 21 21 12 5 0 3.70 138.2 116 63 57 9 54 152 2 1 1.23 .302 3.00 2.9 95
2021 Brooklyn - PL 26 20 20 12 3 0 3.01 155.1 132 54 52 12 39 176 2 0 1.10 .305 2.95 4.2 132
2022 Capital District - SL 27 3 3 0 3 0 6.16 19.0 22 13 13 3 13 16 0 0 1.84 .345 5.32 -0.1 59
2022 Brooklyn - PL 27 3 3 1 1 0 1.29 21.0 11 3 3 1 6 21 0 0 0.81 .192 2.60 0.6 285
2022 Athletic Club KC - PL 27 16 16 8 5 0 2.42 115.1 88 33 31 7 33 123 2 0 1.05 .280 2.57 3.4 152
2022 Total - PL 27 22 22 9 9 0 2.72 155.1 121 49 47 11 52 160 2 0 1.11 .278 2.94 3.8 137
2023 Athletic Club KC - PL 28 24 24 8 12 0 4.59 162.2 154 83 83 24 58 144 2 0 1.30 .287 4.19 1.6 85
2024 Athletic Club KC - PL 29 19 19 7 8 0 3.49 121.1 108 55 47 16 43 134 2 0 1.24 .289 3.62 1.7 105
2025 Brooklyn - 3L 30 23 23 9 11 0 3.16 174.0 141 66 61 9 67 158 5 1 1.20 .281 2.82 4.7 119
2026 Brooklyn - 3L 31 22 22 11 6 0 2.99 156.1 111 55 52 14 49 149 4 1 1.02 .240 3.07 3.9 130
2027 Boston - PL 32 23 23 15 5 0 3.09 163.1 140 58 56 16 54 159 2 0 1.19 .285 3.23 3.0 117
2028 Boston - PL 33 21 21 9 6 0 2.93 153.1 108 53 50 19 36 129 2 1 0.94 .218 3.59 1.7 117
Total PL 216 216 107 64 0 3.16 1522.1 1249 566 535 137 506 1522 22 5 1.15 .280 3.29 29.8 123
Total SL 72 25 14 12 7 4.09 200.0 176 98 91 11 108 144 1 0 1.42 .279 4.25 3.0 119
Total 3L 45 45 20 17 0 3.08 330.1 252 121 113 23 116 307 9 2 1.11 .262 2.94 8.5 124
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Total - 20 18 18 11 2 0 1.90 123.0 87 27 26 7 37 180 0 0 1.01 .302 1.92 5.5 100
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2016 Montreal - SL 21 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 1.25 .143 0.00 0.0 0
2017 California - PL 22 1 1 0 0 0 3.00 6.0 3 2 2 1 3 10 0 0 1.00 .200 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Brooklyn - 3L 23 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0.84 .158 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Brooklyn - PL 23 3 1 1 0 0 1.50 12.0 5 2 2 0 2 12 1 0 0.58 .192 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Total - PL 23 4 2 2 0 0 0.89 20.1 8 2 2 0 6 20 1 0 0.69 .178 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Brooklyn - SL 24 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0.43 .133 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Brooklyn - PL 24 1 1 0 1 0 7.50 6.0 6 5 5 1 2 9 0 0 1.33 .357 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Total - PL 24 2 2 1 1 0 3.46 13.0 8 5 5 1 3 16 0 0 0.85 .241 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Brooklyn - SL 25 1 1 1 0 0 3.38 8.0 11 3 3 1 3 8 0 0 1.75 .455 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Brooklyn - PL 25 7 3 1 2 0 2.77 26.0 13 8 8 1 6 37 0 0 0.73 .250 0.00 0.0 0
2020 Total - PL 25 8 4 2 2 0 2.91 34.0 24 11 11 2 9 45 0 0 0.97 .314 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Brooklyn - SL 26 1 1 0 1 0 3.86 7.0 6 3 3 0 1 10 0 0 1.00 .353 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Brooklyn - PL 26 2 2 1 1 0 2.63 13.2 8 4 4 3 6 14 0 0 1.02 .167 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Total - PL 26 3 3 1 2 0 3.05 20.2 14 7 7 3 7 24 0 0 1.02 .234 0.00 0.0 0
2022 Brooklyn - PL 27 1 1 0 0 0 1.23 7.1 5 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 0.82 .211 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Athletic Club KC - PL 28 2 2 0 2 0 4.63 11.2 9 6 6 3 5 10 0 0 1.20 .188 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Athletic Club KC - 3L 29 1 1 1 0 0 3.86 7.0 8 5 3 0 3 6 0 0 1.57 .364 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Athletic Club KC - PL 29 3 3 2 0 0 1.23 22.0 15 3 3 1 9 28 0 0 1.09 .292 0.00 0.0 0
2024 Total - PL 29 4 4 3 0 0 1.86 29.0 23 8 6 1 12 34 0 0 1.21 .314 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Brooklyn - PL 30 1 1 1 0 0 2.57 7.0 3 2 2 1 2 8 0 0 0.71 .133 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Brooklyn - 3L 31 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 4.0 5 6 6 1 4 4 0 0 2.25 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Brooklyn - PL 31 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 6.2 7 4 4 2 3 10 0 0 1.50 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2026 Total - PL 31 2 2 0 1 0 8.44 10.2 12 10 10 3 7 14 0 0 1.78 .333 0.00 0.0 0
2027 Boston - PL 32 3 3 1 2 0 4.91 22.0 22 12 12 5 8 11 0 0 1.36 .258 0.00 0.0 0
2028 Boston - PL 33 4 4 2 1 0 2.40 30.0 18 8 8 2 8 27 0 0 0.87 .213 0.00 0.0 0
Total PL 29 23 9 10 0 3.01 170.1 114 57 57 21 55 183 1 0 0.99 .234 3.56 155.6
Total SL 7 3 2 1 0 2.08 26.0 20 6 6 1 9 31 0 0 1.12 .311 2.50 483.3
Total 3L 3 3 2 0 0 4.19 19.1 16 11 9 1 11 18 0 0 1.40 .283 4.04 477.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 Montreal - ML P 31 14 10 25 0 36 1 .972 104.2 3.01 +0.6 1.052
2016 Montreal - ML P 38 8 4 13 1 18 1 .944 76.1 2.00 +0.1 1.035
2017 California - ML P 23 23 18 29 2 51 4 .922 156.0 2.71 +0.1 1.003
2018 Brooklyn - ML P 22 22 8 24 3 33 1 .970 162.0 1.78 +0.7 1.059
2019 Brooklyn - ML P 24 24 7 14 2 21 0 1.000 173.1 1.09 -0.3 .950
2020 Brooklyn - ML P 21 21 11 17 2 30 2 .933 138.2 1.82 -1.1 .914
2021 Brooklyn - ML P 20 20 5 10 0 17 2 .882 155.1 0.87 -0.3 .946
2022 Brooklyn - ML P 3 3 0 5 1 6 1 .833 21.0 2.14 -0.4 .888
2022 Athletic Club KC - ML P 16 16 2 9 1 11 0 1.000 115.1 0.86 -0.5 .950
2022 Capital District - ML P 3 3 0 2 0 4 2 .500 19.0 0.95 +0.1 1.035
2023 Athletic Club KC - ML P 24 24 10 18 0 28 0 1.000 162.2 1.55 +0.5 1.048
2024 Athletic Club KC - ML P 19 19 9 19 5 28 0 1.000 121.1 2.08 -1.2 .917
2025 Brooklyn - ML P 23 23 9 14 0 23 0 1.000 174.0 1.19 +1.4 1.137
2026 Brooklyn - ML P 22 22 5 12 1 19 2 .895 156.1 0.98 -1.3 .873
2027 Boston - ML P 23 23 9 15 2 24 0 1.000 163.1 1.32 -1.1 .950
2028 Boston - ML P 21 21 11 15 2 27 1 .963 153.1 1.53 -1.0 .904
TOTAL P 333 286 118 241 22 376 17 .955 2052.2 1.57 -3.7 .986
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2015 Drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Montreal Rivermen, out of college (Clemson).
05/01/2015 Named the #3 prospect in the SL
05/01/2015 Failed to sign with the Montreal Rivermen organization and will return the next first-year player draft.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (13); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (6).
01/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $280,000 through automatic renewal.
06/04/2016 Injured (personal leave), out for 1 day.
10/14/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,600,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (13); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 4 (8).
01/02/2017 Was traded by the Montreal Rivermen to the California Oceanliners in exchange for SP Manny Caraballo, C Randy García, MR Jorge Ayala, RF Peter Paul, 1B Bastyăo Lizardo, a 2nd draft pick.
05/07/2017 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $20,000,000 with the California Oceanliners organization.
06/24/2017 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/11/2017 Was traded by the California Oceanliners to the Atlanta Smoke in exchange for SP George Frazier, SS Dave King, SP Adrián Fierro, SP António Rodríguez, CF Chi-ju Zhang.
10/11/2017 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for SP Alec Pittman, SP Fred Pitts, SP Jesús Martínez, C Mal Bussard, $7,500,000.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (11); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (7).
07/15/2018 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the California Oceanliners with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/15/2018 Won the 2018 United States Premier League Championship with the Brooklyn Dodgers!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5).
06/01/2019 Wins the PL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/23/2019 Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 4 days.
09/16/2019 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Buckhead Bowties with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
10/12/2019 Won the 2019 United States Premier League Championship with the Brooklyn Dodgers!
10/26/2019 Finished 3rd in 2019 PL PL Gold Ball voting.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
06/03/2020 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Buckhead Bowties with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
09/22/2021 Strikes out 15 against the California Oceanliners.
10/08/2021 Wins the 2021 PLGC with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
05/26/2022 Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Capital District Red Knights in exchange for SP Folkert van Huizen, SP Sjaak Bonne.
06/17/2022 Was traded by the Capital District Red Knights to the Athletic Club KC in exchange for SS Chris Costa, SP Chae-seong Kim.
06/21/2022 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $48,000,000 with the Athletic Club KC organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
07/27/2024 Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
04/15/2025 Was traded by the Athletic Club KC to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with $12,000,000, in exchange for SP Stanley Yelnats.
05/07/2025 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Louisville BC with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (5).
05/02/2026 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Capital District Red Knights with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
01/23/2027 Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Boston Patriots, along with RP Folkert van Huizen, in exchange for 2B Ki-tak Im, SP Jesús Acosta.
06/01/2027 Wins the PL PL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/25/2027 Wins the 2027 President's Shield with the Boston Patriots.
10/21/2027 Declined his contract option.
10/25/2027 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $75,240,000 with the Boston Patriots organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
07/11/2028 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Northern Virginia Rainbow Mermaids with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/30/2028 Collects his 1500th career United States Premier League strikeout!
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2017 11 5
2019 12 1
Year GS Rank
2019 24 7
Year W Rank
2018 12 8
2019 14 1
2020 12 6
2021 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
2018 .667 10
2019 .778 5
2020 .706 4
2021 .800 2
Year IP Rank
2019 173.1 7
Year BF Rank
2019 695 6
Year BB Rank
2017 67 6
2018 55 10
2019 61 6
2020 54 6
Year K Rank
2018 175 5
2019 174 6
2020 152 9
2021 176 7
Year WP Rank
2016 7 5
2017 6 5
2018 5 10
2019 9 3
Year ERA Rank
2019 2.39 7
2021 3.01 8
Year BABIP Rank
2019 .262 5
Year WHIP Rank
2019 1.08 8
Year K/BB Rank
2021 4.51 9
Year RA/9 Rank
2019 10.13 9
Year HR/9 Rank
2018 0.44 7
2020 0.58 9
2021 0.70 10
Year H/9 Rank
2018 6.89 4
2019 6.59 4
Year K/9 Rank
2017 7.79 10
2018 9.72 5
2019 9.03 9
2020 9.87 4
2021 10.20 4
Year QS Rank
2017 15 9
2018 17 6
2019 18 3
Year QSP Rank
2017 .652 10
2018 .773 7
2019 .750 9
Year CG Rank
2015 1 6
2017 2 10
2018 3 10
2019 3 9
2020 2 9
Year CGP Rank
2018 .136 9
2020 .095 8
Year SHO Rank
2015 0 7
2017 1 5
2018 1 8
2019 1 7
2020 1 5
Year GB% Rank
2017 0.63 6
Year WAR Rank
2018 5.3 8
2021 4.2 10
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