Dean Kiekhefer
Dean Allen Kiekhefer
Born: June 7, 1989
Louisville, KY US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 37 (2007 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 36 (2010 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Oldham County (KY) HS
Louisville
Career: 2010-2019
Major League Statistics
Dean Kiekhefer compiled a career record of 32 wins and 23 losses, with 50 saves, and a 3.06 ERA in his 383-game pitching career with the Johnson City Cardinals, Quad Cities River Bandits, Palm Beach Cardinals, Salt River Rafters, Springfield Cardinals, Memphis Redbirds, Surprise Saguaros, Tacoma Rainiers, Midland RockHounds, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Nashville Sounds, Athletics Gold and Las Vegas Aviators. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.0 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | |
| 2010 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.26 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 57.0 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.24 | 46 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 60.3 | 61 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 248 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.27 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44.0 | 48 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| 2013 | Fall | AZFL | Salt River Rafters | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |
| 2013 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.86 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.54 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56.7 | 48 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 222 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.30 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.7 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.41 | 50 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59.7 | 68 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 |
| 2015 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.93 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2.08 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34.7 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.47 | 49 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44.3 | 53 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 205 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 8 | 1 | .889 | 3.83 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.7 | 50 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 193 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Athletics Gold | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.94 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 32 | 23 | .582 | 3.06 | 383 | 5 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 508.0 | 514 | 207 | 173 | 35 | 88 | 11 | 394 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 2110 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 40 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 50 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 170 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | P | 14 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .643 |
| 2010 | R | APPY | Johnson City Cardinals | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2011 | A | MIDW | Quad Cities River Bandits | P | 34 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .647 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .800 | .261 |
| 2013 | Fall | AZFL | Salt River Rafters | P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | FLOR | Palm Beach Cardinals | P | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .480 |
| 2013 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .273 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 40 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .150 |
| 2014 | AA | TL | Springfield Cardinals | P | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2015 | Fall | AZFL | Surprise Saguaros | P | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .875 | .778 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 50 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .300 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Memphis Redbirds | P | 29 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .552 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | P | 49 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .163 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | OF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | P | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .125 |
| 2018 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | P | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 2018 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 32 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .438 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Athletics Gold | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas Aviators | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 387 | 36 | 97 | 8 | 5 | .943 | .344 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | R | Appalachian League | Johnson City Cardinals | SLN | June 25, 2010 | June 25, 2010 |
| 2010 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | SLN | June 29, 2010 | August 12, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | Midwest League | Quad Cities River Bandits | SLN | May 23, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | April 6, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Texas League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | April 6, 2013 | September 2, 2013 |
| 2013 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Palm Beach Cardinals | SLN | May 8, 2013 | August 24, 2013 |
| 2013 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Salt River Rafters | October 9, 2013 | November 12, 2013 | |
| 2014 | AA | Texas League | Springfield Cardinals | SLN | April 4, 2014 | May 11, 2014 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | May 15, 2014 | August 30, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 10, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2015 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Surprise Saguaros | October 14, 2015 | November 18, 2015 | |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Memphis Redbirds | SLN | April 8, 2016 | August 27, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | April 10, 2017 | August 27, 2017 |
| 2018 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | April 6, 2018 | April 25, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | May 5, 2018 | May 18, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | OAK | May 21, 2018 | August 29, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas Aviators | OAK | April 5, 2019 | April 7, 2019 |
| 2019 | R | Arizona League | Athletics Gold | June 17, 2019 | June 26, 2019 |
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