Kevin Barker
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: July 26, 1975 in Bristol, VA
High School: Virginia (Bristol, VA)
School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 19, 1999
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 23 MIL NL 38 127 117 13 33 3 0 3 23 1 0 9 19 .282 .331 .385 .715 82 45 0 0 0 1 1 3
2000 24 MIL NL 40 122 100 14 22 5 0 2 9 1 0 20 21 .220 .352 .330 .682 77 33 1 1 0 1 0 3
2002 26 SDP NL 7 20 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .158 .200 .158 .358 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 /3
2006 30 TOR AL 12 18 17 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 .235 .278 .471 .748 89 8 0 0 0 0 0 /D39
2009 33 CIN NL 29 36 32 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .281 .333 .375 .708 86 12 2 0 0 1 1 /3
5 Seasons 126 323 285 32 71 12 0 6 36 3 0 34 65 .249 .328 .354 .683 76 101 4 1 0 3 2
162 Game Avg. 162 415 366 41 91 15 0 8 46 4 0 44 84 .249 .328 .354 .683 76 130 5 1 0 4 3
MIL (2 yrs) 78 249 217 27 55 8 0 5 32 2 0 29 40 .253 .341 .359 .701 80 78 1 1 0 2 1
SDP (1 yr) 7 20 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .158 .200 .158 .358 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 29 36 32 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 .281 .333 .375 .708 86 12 2 0 0 1 1
TOR (1 yr) 12 18 17 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 .235 .278 .471 .748 89 8 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 114 305 268 29 67 11 0 5 35 3 0 33 55 .250 .331 .347 .678 75 93 4 1 0 3 2
AL (1 yr) 12 18 17 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 .235 .278 .471 .748 89 8 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1999 23 MIL NL 127 85 16 5.0 115 .313 .282 .274 .331 .350 .385 .442 .715 .792 82 .476 -3.5 -0.3 .655 .188 .103 1.5
2000 24 MIL NL 122 80 14 4.7 114 .256 .220 .270 .352 .346 .330 .440 .682 .787 77 .441 -2.7 -0.3 .696 .320 .110 1.3
2002 26 SDP NL 20 17 1 1.6 98 .231 .158 .254 .200 .326 .158 .404 .358 .729 1 .116 -2.7 -0.3 .294 .105 .000 .0
2006 30 TOR AL 18 13 2 4.1 111 .500 .235 .275 .278 .340 .471 .438 .748 .778 89 .391 -0.4 0.0 .692 .294 .235 .0
2009 33 CIN NL 36 26 4 4.1 108 .375 .281 .267 .333 .340 .375 .424 .708 .764 86 .431 -0.4 0.0 .600 .188 .094
5 Seasons 323 221 37 4.5 112 .300 .249 .271 .328 .345 .354 .437 .683 .782 76 .431 -9.7 -0.9 .638 .235 .105 4.0
162 Game Avg. 415 284 48 4.5 112 .300 .249 .271 .328 .345 .354 .437 .683 .782 76 .431 -9.7 -0.9 .638 .235 .105 5
MIL (2 yrs) 249 165 30 4.9 114 .287 .253 .272 .341 .348 .359 .441 .701 .789 80 .459 -6.2 -0.6 .675 .249 .106 2.9
SDP (1 yr) 20 17 1 1.6 98 .231 .158 .254 .200 .326 .158 .404 .358 .729 1 .115 -2.7 -0.3 .294 .105 .000 .0
CIN (1 yr) 36 26 4 4.1 108 .375 .281 .267 .333 .340 .375 .424 .708 .764 86 .430 -0.4 0.0 .600 .188 .094
TOR (1 yr) 18 13 2 4.1 111 .500 .235 .275 .278 .340 .471 .438 .748 .778 89 .392 -0.4 0.0 .692 .294 .235 .0
NL (4 yrs) 305 208 35 4.5 112 .294 .250 .270 .331 .346 .347 .436 .678 .782 75 .432 -9.3 -0.9 .634 .231 .097 3.8
AL (1 yr) 18 13 2 4.1 111 .500 .235 .275 .278 .340 .471 .438 .748 .778 89 .392 -0.4 0.0 .692 .294 .235 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1999 23 MIL NL 127 2.4% 15.0% 7.1% 4.7% 18% 2.11 6.2 39.0 5.1 0.74 0.69 76% 21% 6.3% 16%
2000 24 MIL NL 122 1.6% 17.2% 16.4% 5.7% 32% 1.05 4.8 50.0 11.1 1.05 1.38 64% 21% 6.3% 16%
2002 26 SDP NL 20 0.0% 30.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0% 6.00 3.2 0.86 1.50 65% 31% 0.0% 14%
2006 30 TOR AL 18 5.6% 55.6% 5.6% 11.1% 50% 10.00 1.7 17.0 17.0 0.17 0.33 33% 29% 16.7% 0%
2009 33 CIN NL 36 0.0% 25.0% 8.3% 8.3% 33% 3.00 3.6 10.7 1.18 2.60 67% 21% 0.0% 18%
5 Seasons 323 1.9% 20.1% 10.5% 5.6% 25% 1.91 4.4 47.5 7.9 0.86 1.07 67% 22% 5.9% 15%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1999 23 MIL NL 1 0 26% 40 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 29% 8 5 3 2 2 0 4 3 1
2000 24 MIL NL 2 0 29% 47 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 33% 8 5 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
2002 26 SDP NL 1 0 0% 8 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 30 TOR AL 0 0 50% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 33 CIN NL 0 0 17% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 40% 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
5 Seasons 4 0 26% 114 3 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 30% 21 14 6 4 3 1 8 5 3
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1999 23 MIL NL 127 85% 33 2 0 7 1 0 0 0.60 3 0 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 24 0 0% 11 6 55% 112 21 19% 10 6 60% 15 8 53% 0
2000 24 MIL NL 122 91% 22 2 0 8 1 0 1 1.09 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 1 4% 5 2 40% 63 7 11% 5 2 40% 1 0 0% 0
2002 26 SDP NL 20 65% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.21 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 8 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2006 30 TOR AL 18 89% 4 0 0 3 1 0 0 2.52 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 13 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2009 33 CIN NL 36 92% 9 1 0 24 7 0 1 1.17 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 2 1 50% 28 4 14% 6 4 67% 3 1 33% 0
5 Seasons 323 87% 71 5 0 42 10 0 2 1.16 6 0 11 6 0 1 5 0 0 0 60 4 7% 24 10 42% 224 32 14% 22 12 55% 21 10 48% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1999 23 MIL NL 127 458 3.61 285 62% 24% 14% 27% 35% 76% 2% 47% 82% 31% 4% 5 0 13% 17 8 8% 10 4 21% 0 0 0
2000 24 MIL NL 122 461 3.78 263 57% 32% 13% 24% 30% 68% 0% 39% 80% 20% 5% 6 1 19% 23 9 10% 12 6 43% 0 0 0
2002 26 SDP NL 20 57 2.85 42 74% 33% 17% 19% 31% 67% 0% 49% 75% 35% 0% 0 0 5% 1 1 5% 1 0 17% 0 0 0
2006 30 TOR AL 18 71 3.94 49 69% 24% 29% 33% 14% 76% 0% 52% 62% 44% 0% 0 0 6% 1 1 6% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
2009 33 CIN NL 36 142 3.94 89 63% 18% 24% 31% 27% 82% 8% 51% 71% 39% 6% 2 0 11% 4 1 8% 3 3 44% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 323 1189 3.68 728 61% 27% 16% 27% 31% 73% 2% 45% 78% 29% 4% 13 1 14% 46 20 8% 27 14 35% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1999 23 38 127 117 13 33 3 0 3 23 1 0 9 19 .282 .331 .385 .715 82 45 0 0 0 1 1
2000 24 78 249 217 27 55 8 0 5 32 2 0 29 40 .253 .341 .359 .701 80 78 1 1 0 2 1
2001 25 78 249 217 27 55 8 0 5 32 2 0 29 40 .253 .341 .359 .701 80 78 1 1 0 2 1
2002 26 85 269 236 27 58 8 0 5 32 3 0 30 46 .246 .331 .343 .674 74 81 2 1 0 2 1
2003 27 85 269 236 27 58 8 0 5 32 3 0 30 46 .246 .331 .343 .674 74 81 2 1 0 2 1
2004 28 85 269 236 27 58 8 0 5 32 3 0 30 46 .246 .331 .343 .674 74 81 2 1 0 2 1
2005 29 85 269 236 27 58 8 0 5 32 3 0 30 46 .246 .331 .343 .674 74 81 2 1 0 2 1
2006 30 97 287 253 30 62 9 0 6 33 3 0 31 56 .245 .328 .352 .679 75 89 2 1 0 2 1
2007 31 97 287 253 30 62 9 0 6 33 3 0 31 56 .245 .328 .352 .679 75 89 2 1 0 2 1
2008 32 97 287 253 30 62 9 0 6 33 3 0 31 56 .245 .328 .352 .679 75 89 2 1 0 2 1
2009 33 126 323 285 32 71 12 0 6 36 3 0 34 65 .249 .328 .354 .683 76 101 4 1 0 3 2

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1999 23 38 126 116 11 32 3 0 3 20 1 9 19 .276 .325 .379 .705 14 38
2000 24 40 124 101 12 23 5 0 2 8 1 21 21 .228 .363 .337 .700 12 40
2002 26 7 21 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 .200 .238 .200 .438 1 7
2006 30 12 18 17 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 .235 .278 .471 .748 2 12
2009 33 29 33 30 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 2 9 .233 .273 .300 .573 3 29
5 Seasons 126 322 284 28 70 11 0 6 31 3 34 65 .246 .326 .349 .675 32 126
162 Game Avg. 162 414 365 36 90 14 0 8 40 4 44 84 .246 .326 .349 .675 41 126

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