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Keith Ginter

Keith Michael Ginter

Positions: Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 5, 1976 in Norwalk, CA
High School: Union HS (Fullerton, CA)
School: Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 10th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 2000
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Athletics/Astros 2000-2005

Final Game: September 18, 2005
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Standard Batting

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
2000 24 HOU NL 5 10 8 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .250 .300 .625 .925 119 5 0 0 0 1 0 /4
2001 25 HOU NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 TOT NL 28 99 81 7 19 9 0 1 8 0 0 17 15 .235 .374 .383 .756 102 31 0 1 0 0 0 5/6
2002 26 HOU NL 7 8 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 .500 .400 .900 136 2 0 1 0 0 0 /56
2002 26 MIL NL 21 91 76 6 18 8 0 1 8 0 0 15 14 .237 .363 .382 .744 99 29 0 0 0 0 0 5
2003 27 MIL NL 127 415 358 51 92 15 2 14 44 1 1 37 87 .257 .352 .427 .779 104 153 8 17 0 3 1 45/76
2004 28 MIL NL 113 437 386 47 101 23 2 19 60 8 1 37 100 .262 .333 .479 .812 107 185 9 6 4 4 2 45/D9
2005 29 OAK AL 51 156 137 12 22 5 0 3 25 0 0 13 25 .161 .234 .263 .497 32 36 5 1 2 3 0 45/D7
6 Yrs 325 1118 971 120 236 52 4 38 140 9 2 105 230 .243 .329 .422 .751 95 410 22 25 6 11 3
162 Game Avg. 162 557 484 60 118 26 2 19 70 4 1 52 115 .243 .329 .422 .751 95 204 11 12 3 5 1
HOU (3 yrs) 13 19 14 4 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 4 .214 .368 .500 .868 115 7 0 1 0 1 0
MIL (3 yrs) 261 943 820 104 211 46 4 34 112 9 2 89 201 .257 .344 .448 .792 105 367 17 23 4 7 3
OAK (1 yr) 51 156 137 12 22 5 0 3 25 0 0 13 25 .161 .234 .263 .497 32 36 5 1 2 3 0
NL (5 yrs) 274 962 834 108 214 47 4 35 115 9 2 92 205 .257 .344 .448 .793 105 374 17 24 4 8 3
AL (1 yr) 51 156 137 12 22 5 0 3 25 0 0 13 25 .161 .234 .263 .497 32 36 5 1 2 3 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
2000 24 HOU NL 5 10 -0 0 0 -0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .489 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 $ /4
2001 25 HOU NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .469 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
2002 26 HOU NL 7 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 2 0.2 .519 .501 0.1 0.1 1 $ /56
2002 26 MIL NL 21 91 1 -0 0 -0 0 1 0.1 2 3 0.3 .503 .500 0.3 0.0 3 $ 5
2003 27 MIL NL 127 415 6 0 -0 -16 2 -9 -0.9 12 3 0.2 .493 .495 1.8 -1.4 19 $301,000 45/76
2004 28 MIL NL 113 437 9 2 -0 -9 1 3 0.3 12 15 1.4 .502 .502 2.4 -0.8 24 $383,333 45/D9
2005 29 OAK AL 51 156 -13 0 -1 0 -0 -14 -1.4 5 -9 -0.9 .472 .491 -0.9 0.0 -9 $583,333 45/D7
6 Seasons 325 1118 2 2 -1 -25 3 -19 -1.9 32 13 1.2 .494 .498 3.7 -2.2 38 $1,267,666
HOU (3 yrs) 13 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1 1 0.2 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 $
MIL (3 yrs) 261 943 15 2 -0 -25 3 -5 -0.6 26 21 1.9 .498 .499 4.5 -2.2 46 $684,333
OAK (1 yr) 51 156 -13 0 -1 0 -0 -14 -1.4 5 -9 -0.9 .472 .491 -0.9 0.0 -9 $583,333

Advanced Batting

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
2000 24 HOU NL 10 7 2 7.6 122 .200 .250 .281 .300 .360 .625 .460 .925 .820 119 .659 0.2 0.0 1.000 .500 .375 .0
2001 25 HOU NL 1 1 0 0.0 117 .000 .000 .275 .000 .348 .000 .451 .000 .799 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
2002 26 TOT NL 99 62 13 5.6 106 .277 .235 .264 .374 .338 .383 .420 .756 .758 102 .572 1.2 0.1 .790 .358 .148 .0
2002 26 HOU NL 8 4 1 6.7 112 .250 .200 .273 .500 .348 .400 .434 .900 .782 136 .648 0.6 0.1 1.250 .600 .200
2002 26 MIL NL 91 58 12 5.5 105 .279 .237 .264 .363 .337 .382 .419 .744 .756 99 .565 0.6 0.1 .759 .342 .145 .0
2003 27 MIL NL 415 278 56 5.4 108 .300 .257 .266 .352 .338 .427 .427 .779 .765 104 .541 3.0 0.3 .753 .274 .170 1.9
2004 28 MIL NL 437 303 63 5.6 111 .303 .262 .270 .333 .341 .479 .437 .812 .778 107 .546 3.6 0.3 .797 .332 .218 11.3
2005 29 OAK AL 156 125 8 1.7 105 .170 .161 .268 .234 .331 .263 .425 .497 .756 32 .127 -13.4 -1.3 .417 .197 .102 .0
6 Yrs 1118 776 142 4.9 109 .277 .243 .268 .329 .338 .422 .430 .751 .769 95 .494 -5.7 -0.6 .721 .295 .179 14.6
162 Game Avg. 557 387 71 4.9 109 .277 .243 .268 .329 .338 .422 .430 .751 .769 95 .494 -5.7 -0.6 .721 .295 .179 7
HOU (3 yrs) 19 12 3 6.7 118 .200 .214 .278 .368 .354 .500 .450 .868 .804 115 .622 0.5 0.0 1.000 .500 .286 .0
MIL (3 yrs) 943 639 131 5.5 109 .299 .257 .268 .344 .339 .448 .431 .792 .770 105 .546 7.1 0.7 .774 .307 .190 14.2
OAK (1 yr) 156 125 8 1.7 105 .170 .161 .268 .234 .331 .263 .425 .497 .756 32 .127 -13.4 -1.3 .417 .197 .102 .0
NL (5 yrs) 962 651 134 5.5 109 .297 .257 .268 .344 .340 .448 .431 .793 .771 105 .548 7.7 0.7 .778 .311 .192 14.3
AL (1 yr) 156 125 8 1.7 105 .170 .161 .268 .234 .331 .263 .425 .497 .756 32 .127 -13.4 -1.3 .417 .197 .102 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
2000 24 HOU NL 10 10.0% 30.0% 10.0% 10.0% 50% 3.00 2.7 8.0 2.7 0.25 0.33 50% 17% 25.0% 0%
2001 25 HOU NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 100% 0% 100%
2002 26 TOT NL 99 1.0% 15.2% 17.2% 10.1% 53% 0.88 5.4 81.0 10.1 0.51 0.77 66% 30% 2.9% 19%
2002 26 HOU NL 8 0.0% 12.5% 25.0% 12.5% 100% 0.50 5.0 0.33 0.50 50% 25% 0.0% 67%
2002 26 MIL NL 91 1.1% 15.4% 16.5% 9.9% 50% 0.93 5.4 76.0 9.5 0.53 0.79 67% 31% 2.9% 15%
2003 27 MIL NL 415 3.4% 21.0% 8.9% 7.5% 34% 2.35 4.1 25.6 8.1 0.68 0.75 63% 19% 10.4% 16%
2004 28 MIL NL 437 4.4% 22.9% 8.5% 10.1% 44% 2.70 3.9 20.3 6.4 0.61 0.78 62% 22% 11.5% 8%
2005 29 OAK AL 156 1.9% 16.0% 8.3% 5.1% 36% 1.92 5.5 45.7 5.5 0.62 0.87 72% 18% 5.4% 21%
6 Yrs 1118 3.4% 20.6% 9.4% 8.4% 40% 2.19 4.2 25.6 6.9 0.62 0.78 64% 21% 9.6% 14%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.7% 8.7% 8.0% 34% 1.93 5.3 31.3 7.5 0.78 1.07 70% 22% 8.1% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2000 24 HOU NL 0.2 0.0 10 0.1 0.1 -0.1 .60 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.89 0.2 0.46 1
2001 25 HOU NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .28 -0.0 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.86 -0.3 0.28 1
2002 26 TOT NL 1.2 0.1 99 -0.0 1.6 -1.6 1.00 0.2 -0.2 4.2 0.4 0.86 2.8 0.56 1
2002 26 HOU NL 0.6 0.1 8 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 .98 0.0 -0.1 0.2 0.0 0.85 0.5 0.56 1
2002 26 MIL NL 0.6 0.1 91 0.0 1.5 -1.5 1.00 0.2 -0.2 4.0 0.4 0.86 2.3 0
2003 27 MIL NL 3.0 0.3 424 1.2 8.3 -7.1 1.04 1.3 -0.1 11.3 1.1 0.94 14.5 1.24 29
2004 28 MIL NL 3.6 0.3 452 -0.3 7.8 -8.1 1.04 1.2 -1.5 9.0 0.8 0.96 14.4 1.30 6
2005 29 OAK AL -13.6 -1.3 156 -1.7 1.4 -3.0 .94 -1.0 -0.8 -10.3 -1.0 1.00 -12.6 0.19 11
6 Yrs -5.9 -0.6 1142 -0.8 19.2 -20.0 1.02 1.7 -2.4 14.3 1.3 0.95 18.8 0.96 49

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
2000 24 HOU NL 0 0 100% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2001 25 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 TOT NL 1 0 17% 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 57% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
2002 26 HOU NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2002 26 MIL NL 1 0 16% 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60% 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
2003 27 MIL NL 6 0 28% 157 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 12 42% 24 14 9 5 5 0 14 4 9
2004 28 MIL NL 10 0 22% 166 8 1 89% 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 32% 18 14 4 5 3 2 8 4 4
2005 29 OAK AL 2 0 27% 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33% 6 6 0 3 1 2 3 0 2
6 Yrs 19 0 25% 421 9 2 82% 8 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 8 22 39% 53 38 14 13 9 4 29 8 19

Situational Hitting*

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
2000 24 HOU NL 10 10% 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.46 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 4 2 50% 2 2 100% 0 0 0
2001 25 HOU NL 1 100% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 TOT NL 99 17% 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.56 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 0% 6 1 17% 48 7 15% 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 0
2002 26 HOU NL 8 63% 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 4 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 MIL NL 91 13% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0% 6 1 17% 44 7 16% 3 1 33% 3 2 67% 0
2003 27 MIL NL 415 24% 92 8 0 29 9 2 5 1.24 14 0 13 10 4 9 5 0 3 0 0% 78 8 10% 45 11 24% 228 30 13% 15 7 47% 18 5 28% 0
2004 28 MIL NL 437 22% 101 7 0 6 1 0 1 1.30 19 0 14 13 6 9 10 0 6 4 67% 85 9 11% 49 17 35% 288 45 16% 28 16 57% 22 10 45% 0
2005 29 OAK AL 156 44% 22 2 0 11 2 0 1 0.19 3 0 7 3 0 0 3 0 2 2 100% 36 5 14% 20 7 35% 119 22 18% 13 8 62% 10 4 40% 0
6 Yrs 1118 25% 236 17 0 49 12 2 8 0.96 38 0 34 28 10 20 18 0 11 6 55% 216 22 10% 121 37 31% 687 106 15% 61 34 56% 53 21 40% 0
MLB Averages 54% 71% 11% 33% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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
2000 24 HOU NL 10 42 4.20 26 62% 38% 15% 23% 23% 62% 0% 38% 75% 0% 0% 0 0 10% 1 0 10% 1 1 33% 0 0 0
2001 25 HOU NL 1 3 3.00 2 67% 50% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% 33% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2002 26 TOT NL 99 408 4.12 230 56% 34% 13% 24% 29% 66% 0% 37% 80% 19% 6% 6 1 17% 17 9 16% 16 10 40% 0 0 0
2002 26 HOU NL 8 43 5.38 23 53% 35% 13% 35% 17% 65% 0% 35% 80% 13% 13% 1 0 13% 1 0 50% 4 3 100% 0 0 0
2002 26 MIL NL 91 365 4.01 207 57% 34% 14% 23% 30% 66% 0% 38% 80% 20% 5% 5 1 18% 16 9 13% 12 7 36% 0 0 0
2003 27 MIL NL 415 1756 4.23 1073 61% 38% 12% 24% 26% 62% 1% 38% 80% 15% 6% 25 0 15% 63 18 9% 39 31 36% 0 0 0
2004 28 MIL NL 437 1805 4.13 1103 61% 35% 14% 24% 27% 65% 1% 40% 79% 14% 5% 22 2 18% 78 32 12% 53 29 33% 0 0 0
2005 29 OAK AL 156 603 3.87 375 62% 35% 11% 23% 31% 65% 0% 40% 83% 19% 4% 7 0 19% 29 12 10% 15 6 36% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 1118 4617 4.13 2809 61% 36% 13% 24% 27% 64% 1% 39% 80% 15% 5% 60 3 17% 188 71 11% 124 77 35% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.74 62% 27% 14% 27% 32% 73% 2% 46% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

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
2000 24 5 10 8 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .250 .300 .625 .925 119 5 0 0 0 1 0
2001 25 6 11 9 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 3 .222 .273 .556 .828 97 5 0 0 0 1 0
2002 26 34 110 90 10 21 9 0 2 11 0 0 18 18 .233 .364 .400 .764 101 36 0 1 0 1 0
2003 27 161 525 448 61 113 24 2 16 55 1 1 55 105 .252 .354 .422 .776 104 189 8 18 0 4 1
2004 28 274 962 834 108 214 47 4 35 115 9 2 92 205 .257 .344 .448 .793 105 374 17 24 4 8 3
2005 29 325 1118 971 120 236 52 4 38 140 9 2 105 230 .243 .329 .422 .751 95 410 22 25 6 11 3

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
2000 24 5 8 7 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 .143 .125 .143 .268 1 5
2001 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
2002 26 28 99 81 7 19 9 0 1 8 0 17 15 .235 .374 .383 .756 11 28
2003 27 127 414 357 50 91 15 2 14 43 1 37 87 .255 .350 .426 .776 49 127
2004 28 113 433 383 44 98 22 2 18 57 8 36 100 .256 .326 .465 .791 57 113
2005 29 51 154 136 11 21 5 0 3 24 0 12 25 .154 .224 .257 .481 8 51
6 Yrs 325 1109 965 114 230 51 4 36 134 9 102 230 .238 .324 .411 .735 126 325
162 Game Avg. 162 553 481 57 115 25 2 18 67 4 51 115 .238 .324 .411 .735 63 325

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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2003 NL  17 (4th)

                                         

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