Kyle Farnsworth

Kyle Lynn Farnsworth
Batted Right
Threw: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: April 14, 1976 in Wichita, KS
Drafted: 47th round 1994 by the Chicago Cubs
Acquired: as a free agent, February 2014
Departed: as a free agent, May 2014

  

I always had the perception that Kyle was something of an under-achiever, at least as far as his fastball-to-success ratio was concerned.  Then when I was preparing this page, I found out that he was a 47th-round draft pick … so maybe he was actually an over-achiever, as he parlayed that fastball into a career that lasted more than fifteen years in the big leagues. Was leading the club in saves when he was released in May of 2014.  He's shown here early in his career, on 2003 Topps.  Other cards from various points in his career are shown below.

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PITCHING RECORD

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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1999 Chi NL  27 21  1 130.0  5  9  .357 140  80  73  70  52   1  0  5.05
2000 Chi NL  46  5  0  77.0  2  9  .182  90  58  55  74  50   0  1  6.43
2001 Chi NL  76  0  0  82.0  4  6  .400  65  26  25 107  29   0  2  2.74
2002 Chi NL  45  0  0  46.2  4  6  .400  53  47  38  46  24   0  1  7.33
2003 Chi NL  77  0  0  76.1  3  2  .600  53  31  28  92  36   0  0  3.30
2004 Chi NL  72  0  0  66.2  4  5  .444  67  39  35  78  33   0  0  4.72
2005 2teams  72  0  0  70.0  1  1  .500  44  18  17  87  27   0 16  2.19
2006 N Y AL  72  0  0  66.0  3  6  .333  62  34  32  75  28   0  6  4.36
2007 N Y AL  64  0  0  60.0  2  1  .667  60  35  32  48  27   0  0  4.80
2008 2teams  61  0  0  60.1  2  3  .400  70  32  30  61  22   0  1  4.48
2009 K C AL  41  0  0  37.1  1  5  .167  43  22  19  42  14   0  0  4.58
2010 2teams  60  0  0  64.2  3  2  .600  55  25  24  61  19   0  0  3.34
2011 T B AL  63  0  0  57.2  5  1  .833  45  15  14  51  12   0 25  2.18
2012 T B AL  34  0  0  27.0  1  6  .143  22  13  12  25  14   0  0  4.00
2013 2teams  48  0  0  38.1  3  1  .750  43  20  20  28  10   0  2  4.70
2014 2teams  35  0  0  28.2  0  3  .000  32  14  14  18  15   0  3  4.40
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METS TOTALS  19  0  0  17.0  0  3  .000  18   6   6  10   6   0  3  3.18
OTHER CLUBS 874 26  1 971.2 43 63  .406 926 503 462 953 406   1 54  4.28
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CAREER TOTS 893 26  1 988.2 43 66  .394 944 509 468 963 412   1 57  4.26

 

SPLIT SEASONS

YEAR CLUB     G GS CG    IP  W  L   PCT   H   R  ER  SO  BB ShO SV   ERA
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2005 Det AL  46  0  0  42.2  1  1  .500  29  12  11  55  20   0  6  2.32
2005 Atl NL  26  0  0  27.1  0  0  ----  15   6   6  32   7   0 10  1.98
2008 N Y AL  45  0  0  44.1  1  2  .333  43  18  18  43  17   0  1  3.65
2008 Det AL  16  0  0  16.0  1  1  .500  27  14  12  18   5   0  0  6.75
2010 K C AL  37  0  0  44.2  3  0 1.000  40  13  12  36  12   0  0  2.42
2010 Atl NL  23  0  0  20.0  0  2  .000  15  12  12  25   7   0  0  5.40
2013 T B AL  39  0  0  29.2  2  0 1.000  37  19  19  19   7   0  0  5.76
2013 Pit NL   9  0  0   8.2  1  1  .500   6   1   1   9   3   0  2  1.04
2014 *METS*  19  0  0  17.0  0  3  .000  18   6   6  10   6   0  3  3.18
2014 Hou AL  16  0  0  11.2  0  0  ----  14   8   8   8   9   0  0  6.17

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This is a list of the cards of this player that I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity prior to my divestiture.  The cards listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final deal.  Items listed in green I kept out of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den.  At the bottom and listed in orange text are cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas.  If an orange card is struck through, it has also departed the collection.  I’m still accepting donations, should you feel so moved.  Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.

1999 SP Top Prospects

1998 Multi-Ad West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx #7

1999 Multi-Ad Iowa Cubs #1
1999 Skybox Premium #225a
(Rookie; portrait)
1999 Skybox Premium #225b
(Rookie; action)
1999 Upper Deck Encore #99
(Rookie)
1999 Upper Deck SP Top Prospects #46

2000 Fleer Focus #112
2000 MLB Showdown Unlimited #083
2000 Skybox #71
2000 Skybox Dominion #287
(Prospects)
2000 Upper Deck #70
(Major League Debut)

2002 Fleer #265
2002 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor #486
2002 Topps Total #69
2002 Upper Deck 40 Man #607

2003 Fleer Tradition Update #U47
2003 Topps #197
2003 Upper Deck Forty Man #465

2002 Topps Chrome Gold Refractor

2004 Topps Gold

2004 Topps Heritage

2004 Fleer Tradition #200
2004 Topps Gold #232 (0903/2004)
2004 Topps Heritage #121
2004 Topps Total #56

2005 MLB Showdown #060
2005 Topps Chrome Black Refractors #132 (213/225)
2005 Topps Heritage #204
(white back)
2005 Topps Update & Highlights #UH62

2006 Topps Gold #81 (0377/2006)
2006 Topps Heritage #58
2006 Upper Deck #720
2006 Upper Deck Special F/X #46

2007 Topps New York Yankees Boxed Team Set #NYY4
2007 Topps Update & Highlights 1st Edition #UH84
2007 Upper Deck #176

2005 Topps Update

2008 Upper Deck

2008 Topps Update Gold

2008 Topps Update & Highlights #UH318
2008 Topps Update & Highlights Gold #UH318
(0468/2008)
2008 Upper Deck #594

2009 Topps Heritage #627
2009 Topps Update & Highlights Walmart Black Border #UH112

2009 Upper Deck #674

2010 Topps Update #US-67
2010 Topps Update Gold #US-67 (1630/2010)
2010 Upper Deck #254

2009 Topps Update
Black Border

2010 Topps Update

2010 Upper Deck

2012 Topps Mini

2011 Topps Update Diamond Anniversary #US280
2011 Topps Update Gold #US280
(1220/2011)

2012 Topps #573
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter's #304
2012 Topps Heritage #421
2012 Topps Mini #573

2013 Topps #168
2013 Topps Emerald #168
2013 Topps Gold #168
(0798/2013)
2013 Topps Mini Gold #168 (34/62)

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