Kevin Barker

Kevin Stewart Barker

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 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
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Reds/BlueJays/Padres 1999-2009
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.040 [*],
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ty Cobb… #4. Ted Williams… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Stan Musial… #7. Rogers Hornsby…

All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1. Babe Ruth… #2. Willie Mays… #3. Ty Cobb… #4. Ted Williams… #5. Lou Gehrig… #6. Stan Musial… #7. Rogers Hornsby…

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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
1996	20	MIL-min	Rk	71	335	281	61	89	19	4	9	56	0	2	46	54	.317	.412	.509	.921		143	4	3	0	5	4	OGD · PION
1997	21	MIL-min	A+,AA	135	566	505	84	147	35	11	23	108	7	6	53	100	.291	.357	.541	.897		273	11	2	0	6	4	STK,ELP · CALL,TL
1998	22	MIL-min	AAA,AA	144	598	548	73	154	32	4	28	110	4	6	39	118	.281	.331	.507	.838		278	13	5	0	6	1	LOU,ELP · IL,TL
1999	23	MIL-min	AAA	121	512	442	89	123	27	5	23	87	2	2	59	94	.278	.363	.518	.881		229	13	4	0	7	5	LOU · IL
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-min	AAA	85	345	286	41	56	10	1	11	44	0	1	52	76	.196	.316	.353	.669		101	6	1	0	6	3	INA · IL
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-min	AAA	113	442	390	54	98	14	1	14	48	1	1	46	70	.251	.333	.400	.733		156	10	3	0	3	2	POR · PCL
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-min	AAA	130	559	473	72	130	39	2	18	76	5	3	80	119	.275	.379	.480	.859		227	10	2	0	4	7	SYR · IL
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	/3

2009	33	CIN-min	AAA	101	417	354	58	101	22	3	22	69	1	1	54	80	.285	.376	.551	.927		195	10	2	0	7	6	LOU · IL
2009	33	CIN	NL	29	36	32	2	9	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	9	.281	.333	.375	.708	87	12	2	0	0	1	1	/3
2010	34	-min	AAA	80	320	261	51	76	19	1	12	48	0	0	55	35	.291	.416	.510	.925		133	5	2	0	2	2	VCZ · MEX
2011	35	-min	AAA	85	373	316	59	113	34	2	12	79	2	0	56	63	.358	.456	.592	1.048		187	12	1	0	0	9	OAX · MEX
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	87	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

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1999	23	MIL	NL	127	-4	1	0	0	-2	-2	4	-3	-0.3	-1	-0.1	-0.2	$200,000	3
2000	24	MIL	NL	122	-3	0	1	1	0	-2	3	0	0.1	0	0.0	0.1	$205,000	3

2002	26	SDP	NL	20	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$	/3

2006	30	TOR	AL	18	0	0	0	0	-2	-1	1	-3	-0.3	0	0.0	-0.3	$	/3

2009	33	CIN	NL	36	-1	-0	-0	-0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/3
5 Seasons				323	-11	1	1	1	-4	-5	10	-8	-0.8	-4	-0.4	-0.4	$405,000

MIL (2 yrs)				249	-7	1	1	1	-2	-4	7	-3	-0.2	-1	-0.1	-0.1	$405,000
SDP (1 yr)				20	-3	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.2	-2	-0.2	0.0	$
CIN (1 yr)				36	-1	-0	-0	-0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
TOR (1 yr)				18	0	0	0	0	-2	-1	1	-3	-0.3	0	0.0	-0.3	$

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG
1999	MIL	NL	23	1B	31				273	254	18	1	19	.996	-2					8.77	.993		9.13
2000	MIL	NL	24	1B	32				267	250	15	2	24	.993	0					8.28	.992		9.16
2002	SDP	NL	26	1B	6				50	49	1	0	5	1.000	0					8.33	.992		9.32
2006	TOR	AL	30	1B	2				13	13	0	0	0	1.000	-1	1				6.50	.994		9.40
2006	TOR	AL	30	OF	1				2	1	0	1	0	.500	-2	-1				1.00	.985		2.30
2006	TOR	AL	30	DH	1	1
2006	TOR	AL	30	RF	1	1	0	8.0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	-2	-1	-270	-150	1.12	1.00	.985	2.25	2.20
2009	CIN	NL	33	1B	6				33	32	1	0	5	1.000	0	0				5.50	.993		9.22
	5 Seasons			1B	77				636	598	35	3	53	.995	-2	1				8.22	.993		9.17
	1 Season			OF	1				2	1	0	1	0	.500	-2	-1		-150		1.00	.985		2.30
	1 Season			RF	1	1	0	8.0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	-2	-1	-270	-150	1.12	1.00	.985	2.25	2.20
	5 Seasons			TOT	78				638	599	35	4	53	.994	-4	-1				8.13	.992		9.08

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1996.
March 24, 2002: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the San Diego Padres for Dusty Wathan.
September 30, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
January 24, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.
March 23, 2003: Released by the Detroit Tigers.
May 30, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.
June 24, 2003: Released by the Florida Marlins.
January 23, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
April 1, 2005: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
April 3, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
October 28, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
October 13, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
October 22, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.
January 14, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
November 19, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
November 5, 2009: Granted Free Agency.
February 4, 2011: Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
March 19, 2011: Released by the Washington Nationals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1999	23	Milwaukee Brewers	$200,000	11/19/99 USA Today
2000	24	Milwaukee Brewers	$205,000	4/5/00 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$405,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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