P Rodney 'Tapper' Armstrong #19
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal    
12/31/2025
P RODNEY 'TAPPER' ARMSTRONG #19 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 33
Movement 38
Control 57
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball - 57
Curveball - 43
Changeup - 39
Splitter - 56
Forkball - 51
Circle Change - 36
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 28
Suggested Role Starter
Groundball Percentage 56 %
Hold Runners 100
Defense 26
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Ability: 21
Baserunning Inst.: 5
Sacrifice Bunt: 38
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Very Low
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:High
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Very Low
Birthday:09/21/1991
Born in:Donna, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:255 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 156 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:12 Years, 156 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
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+
2012 Kansas City - ABL 20 29 27 9 10 0 5.20 169.2 175 109 98 22 89 116 2 0 1.56 .293 5.38 0.8 87
2013 Kansas City - ABL 21 32 25 9 10 1 4.77 149.0 157 87 79 15 64 131 1 0 1.48 .318 4.21 2.5 94
2014 Kansas City - ABL 22 22 22 10 8 0 4.56 140.0 138 72 71 15 51 115 2 0 1.35 .299 4.32 2.5 102
2015 Kansas City - ABL 23 28 28 16 10 0 4.05 198.0 199 94 89 32 63 166 1 0 1.32 .295 4.82 2.0 111
2016 Kansas City - ABL 24 30 30 7 10 0 5.29 192.1 217 121 113 21 63 143 2 0 1.46 .323 4.41 3.0 86
2017 Kansas City - ABL 25 29 29 18 8 0 3.75 196.2 202 84 82 24 66 152 3 1 1.36 .301 4.71 3.1 129
2018 Kansas City - ABL 26 31 31 14 10 0 3.98 232.2 229 104 103 27 37 203 5 0 1.14 .301 3.90 6.0 123
2019 Kansas City - ABL 27 31 31 12 10 0 4.83 197.2 228 116 106 29 38 172 1 0 1.35 .332 4.63 3.7 105
2020 Kansas City - ABL 28 33 33 11 16 0 5.61 215.0 262 147 134 35 69 175 2 0 1.54 .335 5.31 2.7 92
2021 Kansas City - ABL 29 33 33 15 11 0 5.22 205.1 241 123 119 36 46 147 3 1 1.40 .314 5.26 2.4 96
2022 Kansas City - ABL 30 9 9 1 5 0 7.20 45.0 70 37 36 9 10 27 2 0 1.78 .379 5.83 0.3 70
2023 Kansas City - ABL 31 3 3 1 1 0 7.82 12.2 16 11 11 3 3 9 0 0 1.50 .325 6.31 0.0 64
2024 Kansas City - ABL 32 58 1 3 2 0 4.60 29.1 28 15 15 6 7 15 0 0 1.19 .247 5.94 -0.2 105
Total ABL 368 302 126 111 1 4.79 1983.1 2162 1120 1056 274 606 1571 24 2 1.40 .313 4.76 28.6 102
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+
2012 Joplin - AAA 20 1 1 0 0 0 2.35 7.2 9 3 2 0 3 5 0 0 1.57 .333 3.13 0.2 191
Total AAA 1 1 0 0 0 2.35 7.2 9 3 2 0 3 5 0 0 1.57 .333 3.13 191.3
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+
2017 Kansas City - ABL 25 5 5 1 3 0 6.52 29.0 32 22 21 8 4 25 1 0 1.24 .293 0.00 0.0 0
2018 Kansas City - ABL 26 5 5 3 0 0 1.80 35.0 30 7 7 2 7 32 0 0 1.06 .295 0.00 0.0 0
2019 Kansas City - ABL 27 4 4 2 1 0 3.58 32.2 29 15 13 5 3 21 0 0 0.98 .242 0.00 0.0 0
2021 Kansas City - ABL 29 6 6 2 2 0 2.38 41.2 37 11 11 5 11 25 0 0 1.15 .248 0.00 0.0 0
Total ABL 20 20 8 6 0 3.38 138.1 128 55 52 20 25 103 1 0 1.11 .267 4.66 181.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Kansas City - ML P 29 27 4 19 1 24 1 .958 169.2 1.22 +0.2 .988
2012 Joplin - AAA P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.2 1.17 +0.0 .000
2013 Kansas City - ML P 32 25 8 12 1 22 2 .909 149.0 1.21 -0.1 .914
2014 Kansas City - ML P 22 22 5 22 0 27 0 1.000 140.0 1.74 +0.8 1.056
2015 Kansas City - ML P 28 28 7 32 1 41 2 .951 198.0 1.77 -0.1 .964
2016 Kansas City - ML P 30 30 11 25 2 39 3 .923 192.1 1.68 -1.7 .850
2017 Kansas City - ML P 29 29 5 26 0 32 1 .969 196.2 1.42 +1.0 1.054
2018 Kansas City - ML P 31 31 14 35 1 53 4 .925 232.2 1.90 +0.0 .972
2019 Kansas City - ML P 31 31 11 25 2 38 2 .947 197.2 1.64 +0.4 1.010
2020 Kansas City - ML P 33 33 9 30 1 41 2 .951 215.0 1.63 +1.0 1.025
2021 Kansas City - ML P 33 33 11 24 1 38 3 .921 205.1 1.53 -0.0 .954
2022 Kansas City - ML P 9 9 1 9 0 10 0 1.000 45.0 2.00 +0.3 1.059
2023 Kansas City - ML P 3 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 12.2 3.55 +0.1 1.054
2024 Kansas City - ML P 45 1 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 29.1 1.23 -0.3 .792
TOTAL P 356 303 90 265 10 375 20 .947 1991.0 1.60 +1.6 .978
PLAYER HISTORY
01/02/2012 Drafted in the 2012 inaugural draft (Round 6, Pick 3, 123rd overall pick) by the Kansas City Tornadoes.
01/02/2012 Named the #95 prospect in the ABL
06/21/2012 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2012 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $510,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (11); Control: - (9).
04/30/2013 Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
06/19/2013 Injured (strained forearm), out for 3-4 weeks.
11/21/2013 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $510,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (11); Movement: - (11); Control: - (9).
06/08/2014 Injured (strained oblique), out for 8 weeks.
11/24/2014 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (14); Control: - (15).
06/21/2015 Injured (sore shoulder), out for 2-3 weeks.
11/21/2015 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $4,725,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (15); Movement: - (14); Control: - (16).
11/25/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,150,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (14); Control: - (15).
03/30/2017 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000,000 with the Kansas City Tornadoes organization.
04/04/2017 Injured (sore shoulder), out for 2 weeks.
09/22/2017 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Eureka Hornets with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
10/14/2017 Injured (mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/29/2017 Won the 2017 ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE ABL World Series with the Kansas City Tornadoes!
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (13); Control: - (14).
08/01/2018 Wins the ABL TML Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/20/2018 Injured (wrist soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/30/2018 Won the 2018 ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE ABL World Series with the Kansas City Tornadoes!
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (13); Control: - (14).
04/13/2019 Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for one week.
04/20/2019 Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 4 days.
09/13/2019 Injured (shoulder soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (14); Movement: - (13); Control: - (14).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (13); Movement: - (13); Control: - (14).
02/21/2021 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $30,000,000 with the Kansas City Tornadoes organization.
04/12/2021 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Portland Beavers with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/05/2021 Was selected to the 2021 ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE All-Star Game.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (10); Movement: - (9); Control: - (12).
05/22/2022 Injured (elbow ligament reconstruction surgery), out for 10-11 months.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (33); Movement: - (40); Control: - (56).
04/15/2023 Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 6 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (35); Movement: - (39); Control: - (59).
11/28/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (33); Movement: - (35); Control: - (56).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 33 6
2021 33 8
Year W Rank
2015 16 5
2017 18 1
2018 14 4
2021 15 7
Year L Rank
2020 16 1
Year Winning % Rank
2015 .615 6
2017 .692 4
2018 .583 8
Year HLD Rank
2024 24 3
Year IP Rank
2018 232.2 2
2020 215.0 6
Year BF Rank
2018 948 4
2020 965 3
Year HRA Rank
2015 32 4
2019 29 7
2020 35 3
2021 36 4
Year BB Rank
2012 89 1
2020 69 10
Year K Rank
2015 166 8
2018 203 4
2019 172 6
2020 175 7
Year ERA Rank
2017 3.75 3
2018 3.98 10
Year WHIP Rank
2018 1.14 2
Year K/BB Rank
2018 5.49 2
2019 4.53 1
Year RA/9 Rank
2018 10.52 2
Year H/9 Rank
2018 8.86 10
Year BB/9 Rank
2018 1.43 2
2019 1.73 4
Year K/9 Rank
2019 7.83 6
2020 7.33 9
Year QSP Rank
2017 .552 9
Year CG Rank
2017 3 5
2018 5 1
2020 2 8
2021 3 5
2022 2 6
Year CGP Rank
2012 .074 10
2015 .036 10
2017 .103 6
2018 .161 2
2021 .091 8
Year SHO Rank
2017 1 1
2018 0 10
2020 0 7
2021 1 2
2022 0 9
Year GB% Rank
2015 0.62 10
Year WAR Rank
2016 3.4 9
2017 3.4 10
2018 6.4 1
2019 3.9 6
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