Matthew Ryan Kemp (The Bison) (twitter: @TheRealMattKemp)
Position: Centerfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.
Born: September 23, 1984 in Midwest City, OK
High School: Midwest City HS (Midwest City, OK)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 6th round of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 2003.
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Debut: May 28, 2006 (Age 21)
Team: Dodgers 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2019, 8 yrs/$160M (12-19) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.049, Free Agent: 2020 [*], Agents: Dave Stewart [*]
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | LAD | NL | 52 | 166 | 154 | 30 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 53 | .253 | .289 | .448 | .737 | 85 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 879 | |
| 2007 | 22 | LAD | NL | 98 | 311 | 292 | 47 | 100 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 66 | .342 | .373 | .521 | .894 | 127 | 152 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9/8 | |
| 2008 | 23 | LAD | NL | 155 | 657 | 606 | 93 | 176 | 38 | 5 | 18 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 153 | .290 | .340 | .459 | .799 | 110 | 278 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | *89 | |
| 2009 | 24 | LAD | NL | 159 | 667 | 606 | 97 | 180 | 25 | 7 | 26 | 101 | 34 | 8 | 52 | 139 | .297 | .352 | .490 | .842 | 125 | 297 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | *8/9 | MVP-10,GG,SS |
| 2010 | 25 | LAD | NL | 162 | 668 | 602 | 82 | 150 | 25 | 6 | 28 | 89 | 19 | 15 | 53 | 170 | .249 | .310 | .450 | .760 | 106 | 271 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 4 | *8 | |
| 2011 | 26 | LAD | NL | 161 | 689 | 602 | 115 | 195 | 33 | 4 | 39 | 126 | 40 | 11 | 74 | 159 | .324 | .399 | .586 | .986 | 172 | 353 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | *8/D | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS |
| 2012 | 27 | LAD | NL | 106 | 449 | 403 | 74 | 122 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 69 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 103 | .303 | .367 | .538 | .906 | 147 | 217 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | AS |
| 2013 | 28 | LAD | NL | 38 | 160 | 145 | 16 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 38 | .276 | .325 | .345 | .670 | 88 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | *8 | |
| 8 Yrs | 931 | 3767 | 3410 | 554 | 1002 | 169 | 30 | 152 | 541 | 158 | 54 | 301 | 881 | .294 | .351 | .495 | .845 | 126 | 1687 | 79 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 52 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 655 | 593 | 96 | 174 | 29 | 5 | 26 | 94 | 27 | 9 | 52 | 153 | .294 | .351 | .495 | .845 | 126 | 294 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | RAA | WAA | Rrep | RAR | WAR | waaWL% | 162WL% | oWAR | dWAR | oRAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 | LAD | NL | 52 | 166 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -5 | -0 | -6 | -0.6 | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | .488 | .496 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 4 | 879 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | LAD | NL | 98 | 311 | 11 | 0 | -0 | -1 | -3 | 7 | 0.7 | 10 | 17 | 1.6 | .507 | .505 | 1.7 | -0.4 | 18 | $383,000 | 9/8 | |
| 2008 | 23 | LAD | NL | 155 | 657 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 21 | 2.0 | 20 | 41 | 3.9 | .514 | .513 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 32 | $406,000 | *89 | |
| 2009 | 24 | LAD | NL | 159 | 667 | 24 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 28 | 2.7 | 21 | 48 | 4.8 | .518 | .517 | 5.0 | -0.1 | 51 | $467,000 | *8/9 | MVP-10,GG,SS |
| 2010 | 25 | LAD | NL | 162 | 668 | 7 | -1 | -1 | -37 | 3 | -29 | -3.1 | 21 | -8 | -1.1 | .482 | .482 | 2.8 | -3.6 | 29 | $4,000,000 | *8 | |
| 2011 | 26 | LAD | NL | 161 | 689 | 55 | 5 | -2 | -5 | 3 | 57 | 6.0 | 21 | 78 | 8.1 | .538 | .537 | 8.6 | -0.2 | 83 | $7,100,000 | *8/D | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS |
| 2012 | 27 | LAD | NL | 106 | 449 | 22 | -1 | -0 | -13 | 2 | 10 | 1.1 | 14 | 24 | 2.4 | .510 | .506 | 3.7 | -1.1 | 37 | $10,000,000 | 8 | AS |
| 2013 | 28 | LAD | NL | 38 | 160 | -4 | 1 | -1 | -4 | 1 | -7 | -0.8 | 5 | -1 | -0.3 | .481 | .495 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 3 | $20,000,000 | *8 | |
| 8 Seasons | 931 | 3767 | 121 | 11 | -1 | -59 | 9 | 81 | 7.9 | 117 | 198 | 19.4 | .509 | .506 | 25.3 | -5.5 | 257 | $42,356,000 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 23 | LAD | NL | NLDS | CHC | W | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .154 | .154 | .308 | .462 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 23 | LAD | NL | NLCS | PHI | L | 5 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .333 | .474 | .400 | .874 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | LAD | NL | NLDS | STL | W | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .143 | .143 | .357 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | LAD | NL | NLCS | PHI | L | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .250 | .286 | .400 | .686 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Yrs (4 Series) | 16 | 67 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 25 | .226 | .284 | .371 | .655 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 NLDS | 6 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .148 | .148 | .333 | .481 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 NLCS | 10 | 40 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .286 | .375 | .400 | .775 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 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 | Awards |
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| 2006 | LAD | NL | 21 | OF | 46 | 33 | 28 | 333.2 | 70 | 63 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .929 | -8 | -5 | -28 | -17 | 1.75 | 1.41 | .984 | 2.22 | 2.20 | |
| 2006 | LAD | NL | 21 | CF | 29 | 19 | 16 | 189.2 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .925 | -6 | -3 | -35 | -19 | 1.76 | 1.28 | .988 | 2.59 | 2.57 | |
| 2006 | LAD | NL | 21 | LF | 11 | 8 | 7 | 72.1 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .950 | -0 | -3 | -7 | -51 | 2.36 | 1.73 | .982 | 1.97 | 1.95 | |
| 2006 | LAD | NL | 21 | RF | 10 | 6 | 5 | 71.2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .900 | -2 | 1 | -32 | 17 | 1.13 | 0.90 | .980 | 2.10 | 2.09 | |
| 2007 | LAD | NL | 22 | OF | 91 | 66 | 59 | 637.0 | 143 | 137 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .972 | -6 | -1 | -10 | -1 | 1.96 | 1.53 | .984 | 2.30 | 2.29 | |
| 2007 | LAD | NL | 22 | RF | 88 | 66 | 59 | 619.2 | 135 | 129 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .970 | -6 | -4 | -11 | -8 | 1.90 | 1.49 | .981 | 2.18 | 2.17 | |
| 2007 | LAD | NL | 22 | CF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 208 | 4.15 | 1.33 | .988 | 2.70 | 2.70 | |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 23 | OF | 151 | 144 | 126 | 1304.1 | 325 | 306 | 16 | 3 | 3 | .991 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2.22 | 2.13 | .985 | 2.21 | 2.20 | |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 23 | CF | 101 | 92 | 80 | 825.2 | 220 | 209 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .995 | -0 | 5 | -0 | 7 | 2.39 | 2.17 | .990 | 2.61 | 2.59 | |
| 2008 | LAD | NL | 23 | RF | 63 | 52 | 46 | 478.2 | 105 | 97 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .981 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 1.94 | 1.63 | .982 | 2.12 | 2.11 | |
| 2009 | LAD | NL | 24 | CF | 158 | 148 | 144 | 1355.1 | 383 | 367 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .995 | 5 | -4 | 4 | -4 | 2.53 | 2.41 | .989 | 2.60 | 2.57 | MVP-10,GG,SS |
| 2009 | LAD | NL | 24 | OF | 158 | 155 | 144 | 1405.1 | 393 | 377 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .995 | 5 | -3 | 4 | -2 | 2.50 | 2.47 | .986 | 2.20 | 2.18 | MVP-10,GG,SS |
| 2009 | LAD | NL | 24 | RF | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 1.80 | 1.43 | .986 | 2.09 | 2.06 | MVP-10,GG,SS |
| 2010 | LAD | NL | 25 | CF | 158 | 150 | 149 | 1346.0 | 338 | 330 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .985 | -2 | -37 | -2 | -33 | 2.23 | 2.11 | .989 | 2.59 | 2.56 | |
| 2010 | LAD | NL | 25 | OF | 158 | 150 | 149 | 1346.0 | 338 | 330 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .985 | -2 | -37 | -2 | -32 | 2.23 | 2.11 | .987 | 2.17 | 2.15 | |
| 2011 | LAD | NL | 26 | CF | 159 | 158 | 148 | 1380.0 | 361 | 345 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .986 | 9 | -5 | 8 | -4 | 2.32 | 2.24 | .988 | 2.55 | 2.54 | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS |
| 2011 | LAD | NL | 26 | OF | 159 | 158 | 148 | 1380.0 | 361 | 345 | 11 | 5 | 5 | .986 | 9 | -5 | 8 | -4 | 2.32 | 2.24 | .986 | 2.16 | 2.15 | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS |
| 2011 | LAD | NL | 26 | DH | 2 | 2 | AS,MVP-2,GG,SS | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | LAD | NL | 27 | CF | 105 | 105 | 96 | 911.0 | 216 | 208 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 5 | -13 | 7 | -17 | 2.12 | 2.05 | .989 | 2.49 | 2.46 | AS |
| 2012 | LAD | NL | 27 | OF | 105 | 105 | 96 | 911.0 | 216 | 208 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .995 | 5 | -13 | 7 | -17 | 2.12 | 2.05 | .987 | 2.11 | 2.09 | AS |
| 2013 | LAD | NL | 28 | CF | 38 | 37 | 35 | 322.0 | 83 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .952 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -15 | 2.21 | 2.08 | .987 | 2.42 | 2.40 | |
| 2013 | LAD | NL | 28 | OF | 38 | 37 | 35 | 322.0 | 83 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .952 | -2 | -4 | -8 | -14 | 2.21 | 2.08 | .986 | 2.14 | 2.12 | |
| 8 Seasons | OF | 906 | 848 | 785 | 7639.1 | 1929 | 1844 | 56 | 29 | 17 | .985 | 6 | -59 | 1 | -9 | 2.24 | 2.10 | .986 | 2.19 | 2.17 | ||||
| 8 Seasons | CF | 754 | 709 | 668 | 6347.0 | 1649 | 1582 | 46 | 21 | 15 | .987 | 10 | -58 | 2 | -10 | 2.31 | 2.16 | .989 | 2.56 | 2.54 | ||||
| 4 Seasons | RF | 168 | 131 | 110 | 1220.0 | 260 | 244 | 9 | 7 | 1 | .973 | -3 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 1.87 | 1.51 | .982 | 2.15 | 2.14 | ||||
| 1 Season | LF | 11 | 8 | 7 | 72.1 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .950 | -0 | -3 | -7 | -49 | 2.36 | 1.73 | .982 | 1.97 | 1.95 | ||||
| 8 Seasons | TOT | 906 | 848 | 785 | 7639.1 | 1929 | 1844 | 56 | 29 | 17 | .985 | 6 | -59 | 1 | -9 | 2.24 | 2.10 | .986 | 2.19 | 2.17 | ||||
| Lg | Pos | G | GS | CG | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | |||
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| Black Ink | Batting - 12 (199), Average HOFer ≈ 27 |
| Gray Ink | Batting - 38 (655), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 38 (504), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 19 (792), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
| JAWS | Center Field (121st), 19.4 career WAR/20.5 7yr-peak WAR/20.0 JAWS Average HOF CF (out of 18) = 70.5 career WAR/44.1 7yr-peak WAR/57.3 JAWS |
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| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes/Other Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $383,000 | ||
| 2008 | 23 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $406,000 | ||
| 2009 | 24 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $467,000 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $4,000,000 | ||
| 2011 | 26 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $7,100,000 | ||
| 2012 | 27 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $10,000,000 | contracts | |
| 2013 | 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $20,000,000 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $21,000,000 | ||
| 2015 | 30 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $21,000,000 | ||
| 2016 | 31 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $21,500,000 | ||
| 2017 | 32 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $21,500,000 | ||
| 2018 | 33 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $21,500,000 | ||
| 2019 | 34 | Los Angeles Dodgers | $21,500,000 | ||
| Earliest Free Agent: 2020 | |||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $42,356,000 | Does not include future salaries | |||
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