Hochevar not going cheap
Kansas City wants "quite a bit" in return for the tall right-hander, which may indicate they don't really want to trade him.
| Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 77.2 | 87 | 47 | 40 | 9 | 24 | 73 | 4.64 | 1.43 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 52 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 60 | 2.86 | 1.19 | |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 139.2 | 104 | 46 | 35 | 9 | 54 | 154 | 2.26 | 1.13 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1.17 | .650 | |
| 2007 | Royals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2.13 | 1.18 |
| 2007 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 110 | 62 | 49 | 13 | 26 | 94 | 4.69 | 1.45 | |
| 2008 | Royals | 22 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 143 | 84 | 79 | 12 | 47 | 72 | 5.51 | 1.47 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2.60 | .980 | |
| 2009 | Royals | 25 | 25 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 143 | 167 | 109 | 104 | 23 | 46 | 106 | 6.55 | 1.49 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 1.50 | 1.10 | |
| 2010 | Royals | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 110 | 61 | 55 | 9 | 37 | 76 | 4.81 | 1.43 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.80 | .800 | |
| 2011 | Royals | 31 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 192 | 110 | 103 | 23 | 62 | 128 | 4.68 | 1.28 |
| 2012 | Royals | 32 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 185.1 | 202 | 127 | 118 | 27 | 61 | 144 | 5.73 | 1.42 |
| Career Total | 132 | 128 | 38 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 771 | 825 | 495 | 462 | 95 | 257 | 531 | 5.39 | 1.40 | |
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