Kevin Brown: Money Pitcher

Background

* BORN: March 14, 1965.

* VITAL STATISTICS: 6-4, 200 pounds . . . bats right, throws right.

* TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Texas Rangers in first round (fourth pick overall) of free-agent draft on June 2, 1986 . . . Signed as free agent by Baltimore Orioles on April 9, 1995 . . . Signed by Florida Marlins as free agent on Dec. 22, 1995 . . . Traded to San Diego Padres for pitchers Rafael Medina and Steve Hoff, and first baseman Derrek Lee on Dec. 15, 1997.

* HONORS: Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News All-American team in 1986 . . . Made Major League all-star teams in 1992 (American), 1996, 1997 and 1998 seasons (all National).

* MILESTONES: As a Florida Marlin, pitched 9-0, no-hit victory over San Francisco Giants on June 10, 1997 . . . Holds Marlin record for shutouts (five), strikeouts (364), complete games (11) and highest winning percentage (.635) . . . Member of World Series champion Marlins in 1997.

Career Statistics

Career statistics of Kevin Brown, who agreed to terms Saturday on a seven-year contract with the Dodgers: REGULAR SEASON

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Year, Team IP W-L BB SO ERA 1986, Tex. 5 1-0 0 4 3.60 1988, Tex 23 1/3 1-1 8 12 4.24 1989, Tex 191 12-9 70 104 3.35 1990, Tex 180 12-10 60 88 3.60 1991, Tex 210 2/3 9-12 90 96 4.40 1992, Tex 265 2/3 21-11 76 173 3.32 1993, Tex 233 15-12 74 142 3.59 1994, Tex 170 7-9 50 123 4.82 1995, Bal 172 1/3 10-9 48 117 3.33 1996, Fla 233 17-11 33 159 1.89 1997, Fla 237 1/3 16-8 66 205 2.69 1998, SD 257 18-7 49 257 2.38 Totals 2,178 1/3 139-99 624 1,480 3.30

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DIVISION SERIES

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Year, Opp. IP W-L BB SO ERA 1997, SF 7 0-0 0 5 1.29 1998, Hou 14 2/3 1-0 7 21 0.61 Totals 21 2/3 1-0 7 26 0.85

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LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

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Year, Opp. IP W-L BB SO ERA 1997, Atl 15 2-0 5 11 4.20 1998, Atl 10 1-1 4 12 2.61 Totals 25 3-1 9 23 1.08

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WORLD SERIES

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Year, Opp. IP W-L BB SO ERA 1997, Cle 11 0-2 5 6 8.18 1998, NYY 14 1/3 0-1 6 13 4.40 Totals 25 1/3 0-3 11 19 6.10

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Where Brown Ranks

A look at where Kevin Brown ranked in various NL pitching categories last season: * ERA: 2.38 (2nd behind Greg Maddux)

* Winning percentage: 18-7, .720 (4th, behind John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Al Leiter).

* Opposition batting average: .235 (7th, behind Kerry Wood, Leiter, Maddux, Pete Harnisch, Smoltz, Dustin Hermanson)

* Complete Games: 7 (4th, behind Curt Schilling, Maddux, Livan Hernandez).

* Shutouts: 3 (tied for third with Glavine, behind Maddux, Randy Johnson)

* Innings pitched: 257 (2nd, behind Schilling)

* Strikeouts: 257 (2nd, behind Schilling)

* Baserunners per 9 IP: 9.95 (2nd, behind Maddux)

* Home Runs per 9 IP: 0.28 (led league)

* K/BB Ratio: 5.24 (3rd, behind Jose Lima, Rick Reed)

* Stolen Base % allowed: 41.7% (5th best, behind Omar Daal, Brian Anderson, Reed, Shane Reynolds)

Dodger Starting Pitchers

A look at the Dodgers ‘ starting pitcher candidates, with last season’s statistics:

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Pitcher IP BB SO W-L ERA Kevin Brown 257 49 257 18-7 2.38 Chan Ho Park 220 2/3 97 191 15-9 3.71 Ismael Valdes 174 66 122 11-10 3.98 Darren Dreifort 180 57 168 8-12 4.00 Carlos Perez* 77 2/3 30 46 4-4 3.24 Dave Mlicki* 124 1/3 38 78 7-3 4.05 R. Martinez** 101 2/3 41 91 7-3 2.83

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* Statistics with Dodgers; ** Martinez is injured and not expected back until at least after the all-star break.