#48 Austin Kearns, Rightfield, 29 yrs, Atlanta Armadillos
Friday, 10/23/2009 |
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| Austin Kearns
5/20/1980
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USA
6"3
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Rightfield
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| Big League Contract
$ 8,000,000
2012
6 Year(s), 9 Days (1041 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 19 Days (1051 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 2 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 9 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 6 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 10 (Range), .978 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 8
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 10/2 | Que | W 4-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 10/3 | @Oak | W 8-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 10/7 | Que | W 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/10 | @Que | W 5-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 10/11 | @Que | W 6-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #3 | | |
| 10/17 | Ind | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/18 | Ind | L 3-7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
| 10/20 | @Ind | L 3-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
| 10/21 | @Ind | @ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | #4 | PoG | |
| 10/22 | @Ind | W 9-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 149 | 479 | 135 | 32 | 3 | 31 | 97 | 95 | 64 | 78 | .282 | .366 | .555 | .921 | .954 | .273 |
| Projected | 149 | 479 | 135 | 32 | 3 | 31 | 97 | 95 | 64 | 78 | .282 | .366 | .555 | .921 | .954 | .273 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 121 | 547 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 66 | 18 | 11 | 62.1 | 102.9 | 7.5 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 54 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .338 | .500 | .838 |
| vs. RHP | 425 | 124 | 31 | 3 | 26 | 87 | 87 | 53 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .369 | .562 | .932 |
| Close/Late | 72 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .422 | .722 | 1.144 |
| Scoring Position | 128 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .297 | .436 | .563 | .999 |
| Pinch Hitting | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .240 | .238 | .478 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 72 | 237 | 73 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 44 | 26 | 38 | .308 | .372 | .565 | .938 |
| Road | 77 | 242 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 46 | 51 | 38 | 40 | .256 | .359 | .545 | .905 |
| This Week | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .375 | .500 | 1.375 | 1.875 |
| Last Week | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .625 | .875 |
| March/April | 24 | 74 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 17 | .297 | .358 | .689 | 1.047 |
| May | 28 | 87 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | .299 | .404 | .506 | .910 |
| June | 24 | 81 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 12 | .309 | .352 | .617 | .970 |
| July | 21 | 70 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | .271 | .350 | .586 | .936 |
| August | 25 | 82 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 12 | .280 | .337 | .622 | .959 |
| Sept/Oct | 27 | 85 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 11 | .235 | .381 | .341 | .722 |
| Postseason | 8 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | .292 | .393 | .750 | 1.143 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 101 | 329 | 98 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 64 | 69 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 16 | 8 | .298 | .381 | .532 | .913 | Atl |
| 2005 | 153 | 567 | 176 | 30 | 4 | 30 | 86 | 107 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 33 | 15 | .310 | .389 | .536 | .925 | Atl |
| 2006 | 157 | 573 | 170 | 28 | 8 | 39 | 125 | 103 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 71 | 17 | 18 | .297 | .377 | .578 | .954 | Atl,HL |
| 2007 | 148 | 569 | 178 | 25 | 2 | 36 | 103 | 107 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 2 | 1 | .313 | .377 | .554 | .931 | Atl,HL |
| 2008 | 148 | 559 | 172 | 24 | 6 | 47 | 114 | 120 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 8 | 4 | .308 | .375 | .624 | 1.000 | Atl,HL |
| 2009 | 149 | 479 | 135 | 32 | 3 | 31 | 97 | 95 | 64 | 1 | 3 | 78 | 18 | 11 | .282 | .366 | .555 | .921 | Atl,HL |
| Total | 856 | 3076 | 929 | 149 | 28 | 202 | 589 | 601 | 351 | 26 | 6 | 460 | 94 | 57 | .302 | .378 | .566 | .943 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2003, AAA | 130 | 528 | 165 | 26 | 4 | 23 | 103 | 83 | 45 | 84 | 24 | 8 | .313 | .363 | .508 | .871 |
| 2004, AAA | 42 | 166 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 21 | 31 | 5 | 4 | .265 | .342 | .392 | .734 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2004 | 13 | 59 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .441 | .459 | .797 | 1.256 |
| 2005 | 15 | 62 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .371 | .443 | .694 | 1.136 |
| 2006 | 12 | 47 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .298 | .340 | .596 | .936 |
| 2007 | 13 | 58 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .310 | .322 | .586 | .908 |
| 2008 | 15 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .360 | .418 | .860 | 1.278 |
| 2009 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .292 | .393 | .750 | 1.143 |
| Total | 76 | 300 | 106 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 70 | 65 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 6 | .353 | .399 | .710 | 1.109 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 6 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 1.000 | 19.0 | 13.26 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 18.1 | 1.47 | | | | |
| Centerfield | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.2 | 3.45 | | | | |
| Rightfield | 128 | 119 | 227 | 10 | 4 | 241 | 4 | .983 | 1080.0 | 2.01 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Atlanta in 2002... Had first career hit on 5/27/2004, off Derek Lowe (Nor)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/7/2004, off Bret Prinz (Bro)...
Had 6 hits with 5 RBI against Gotham City on 10/17/2004...
Won Stengel Cup Series with Atlanta in 2004...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/9/2005, hitting .471 with 2 HR, 6 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/2006, hitting .412 with 5 HR, 18 RBI...
Was selected to the 2006 Allstar game...
2/2/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,100,000 through salary arbitration...
5/26/2007: Signed a contract extension with Atlanta, $8,000,000 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 2007 Allstar game...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2007, hitting .355 with 11 HR, 25 RBI...
Won Stengel Cup Series with Atlanta in 2007...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Oakland on 6/3/2008...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/2008, hitting .560 with 3 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/2008, hitting .625 with 2 HR, 3 RBI...
Won Stengel Cup Series with Atlanta in 2008...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/2009, hitting .297 with 8 HR, 21 RBI...
Was selected to the 2009 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/10/2009, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2007 - .313 - 4th
2008 - .308 - 4th
| OBP
2007 - .377 - 10th
2008 - .375 - 3rd
| SLG
2006 - .578 - 9th
2007 - .554 - 5th
2008 - .624 - 2nd
| OPS
2006 - .954 - 7th
2007 - .931 - 6th
2008 - 1.000 - 2nd
| Hits
2007 - 178 - 6th
2008 - 172 - 4th
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Homeruns
2006 - 39 - 7th
2007 - 36 - 8th
2008 - 47 - 2nd
| RBI
2006 - 125 - 2nd
2007 - 103 - 7th
2008 - 114 - 1st
| Runs
2006 - 103 - 10th
2007 - 107 - 5th
2008 - 120 - 2nd
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