Josh Kinney

Joshua Thomas Kinney

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: March 31, 1979 in Coudersport, PA
High School: Port Allegany HS (Port Allegany, PA)
School: Quincy University (Quincy, IL) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 3, 2006
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/WhiteSox 2006-2011
2012 Contract Status: 1st Year Arb Eligible (Super 2) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.163, Arb Eligible: 2012, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Alan Nero [*]
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
2001	22	STL-min	A,A-	3	4	.429	3.86	30	0	5	0	0	0	46.2	49	24	20	1	15	0	40	7	1	4	210		1.371	9.4	0.2	2.9	7.7	2.67	PEO,NJR · MIDW,NYPL
2002	23	STL-min	A+	1	3	.250	2.29	44	0	28	0	0	7	55.0	52	21	14	2	23	1	42	3	0	6	239		1.364	8.5	0.3	3.8	6.9	1.83	POT · CARL
2003	24	STL-min	A+,AA	5	1	.833	1.11	60	0	22	0	0	5	81.0	57	11	10	2	22	4	83	0	0	6	314		0.975	6.3	0.2	2.4	9.2	3.77	PLM,KNX · FLOR,SOUL
2004	25	STL-min	AA,A+	3	9	.250	5.34	57	0	28	0	0	4	64.0	75	46	38	7	40	8	60	4	0	6	314		1.797	10.5	1.0	5.6	8.4	1.50	KNX,PLM · SOUL,FLOR
2005	26	STL-min	AA,AAA	6	4	.600	3.59	58	0	30	0	0	11	67.2	68	30	27	6	31	1	67	2	0	5	300		1.463	9.0	0.8	4.1	8.9	2.16	SPD,MEM · TL,PCL
2006	27	STL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	1.52	51	0	17	0	0	3	71.0	46	16	12	2	29	4	76	5	0	12	286		1.056	5.8	0.3	3.7	9.6	2.62	MEM · PCL
2006	27	STL	NL	0	0		3.24	21	0	4	0	0	0	25.0	17	9	9	3	8	0	22	1	0	0	99	139	1.000	6.1	1.1	2.9	7.9	2.75

2008	29	STL-min	AA	0	1	.000	7.36	4	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	4	3	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	15		1.091	9.8	0.0	0.0	12.3		SPD · TL
2008	29	STL	NL	0	0		0.00	7	0	1	0	0	0	7.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	0	25		0.571	3.9	0.0	1.3	10.3	8.00
2009	30	STL-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.86	38	0	16	0	0	1	44.1	43	21	19	6	20	2	52	6	0	7	197		1.421	8.7	1.2	4.1	10.6	2.60	MEM · PCL
2009	30	STL	NL	1	0	1.000	8.80	17	0	3	0	0	0	15.1	23	15	15	2	11	1	8	2	0	0	81	47	2.217	13.5	1.2	6.5	4.7	0.73

2010	31	STL-min	AAA	3	4	.429	1.80	56	0	29	0	0	17	60.0	42	15	12	4	17	1	51	5	0	2	238		0.983	6.3	0.6	2.6	7.6	3.00	MEM · PCL
2011	32	CHW-min	AAA	6	3	.667	2.77	49	0	39	0	0	14	61.2	49	22	19	2	17	0	66	5	1	6	250		1.070	7.2	0.3	2.5	9.6	3.88	CHR · IL
2011	32	CHW	AL	0	0		6.62	13	0	8	0	0	0	17.2	23	13	13	1	7	1	20	2	0	1	81	66	1.698	11.7	0.5	3.6	10.2	2.86
2012	33	SEA-min	AAA	0	0		2.49	18	0	8	0	0	2	25.1	21	8	7	0	5	1	23	2	0	1	98		1.026	7.5	0.0	1.8	8.2	4.60	TAC · PCL
4 Yrs				1	0	1.000	5.12	58	0	16	0	0	0	65.0	66	37	37	6	27	2	58	5	0	1	286	86	1.431	9.1	0.8	3.7	8.0	2.15
162 Game Avg.				1	0	1.000	5.12	68	0	19	0	0	0	76	77	43	43	7	32	2	68	6	0	1	335	86	1.431	9.1	0.8	3.7	8.0	2.15

STL (3 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.56	45	0	8	0	0	0	47.1	43	24	24	5	20	1	38	3	0	0	205	96	1.331	8.2	1.0	3.8	7.2	1.90
CHW (1 yr)				0	0		6.62	13	0	8	0	0	0	17.2	23	13	13	1	7	1	20	2	0	1	81	66	1.698	11.7	0.5	3.6	10.2	2.86

NL (3 yrs)				1	0	1.000	4.56	45	0	8	0	0	0	47.1	43	24	24	5	20	1	38	3	0	0	205	96	1.331	8.2	1.0	3.8	7.2	1.90
AL (1 yr)				0	0		6.62	13	0	8	0	0	0	17.2	23	13	13	1	7	1	20	2	0	1	81	66	1.698	11.7	0.5	3.6	10.2	2.86

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
2006	27	STL	NL	25.0	21	0	9	3.24	4.81	0.26	-0.35	99.5	4.17	3	0.3	.5	-0.1	0.4	5	.512	.502	$

2008	29	STL	NL	7.0	7	0	0	0.00	4.65	0.27	-0.34	97.3	3.93	3	0.3	.2	-0.1	0.2	4	.547	.502	$390,000
2009	30	STL	NL	15.1	17	0	15	8.80	4.50	0.18	-0.33	98.6	3.93	-8	-0.8	.9	0.0	-0.7	-7	.451	.495	$405,000

2011	32	CHW	AL	17.2	13	0	13	6.62	4.69	-0.08	-0.36	100.0	4.41	-4	-0.4	.2	0.1	-0.1	-2	.466	.497	$
4 Seasons				65.0	58	0	37	5.12	4.69	0.15	-0.35	99.2	4.15	-7	-0.7	.5	-0.1	-0.2	-0	.488	.499	$795,000

STL (3 yrs)				47.1	45	0	24	4.56	4.68	0.24	-0.34	98.9	4.06	-3	-0.2	.6	-0.2	-0.1	2	.495	.500	$795,000
CHW (1 yr)				17.2	13	0	13	6.62	4.69	-0.08	-0.36	100.0	4.41	-4	-0.4	.2	0.1	-0.1	-2	.466	.497	$

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Rslt	Opp	W	W-L%	G	GF	IP	H	BB	SO	HBP	BF	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2006	27	STL	NL	NLDS	W	SDP	0		2	0	2.0	0	1	1	0	6	0.500	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
2006	27	STL	NL	NLCS	W	NYM	1	1.000	3	1	3.1	3	1	4	0	13	1.200	8.1	2.7	10.8	4.00
2006	27	STL	NL	WS	W	DET	0		2	0	1.0	0	2	1	1	6	2.000	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50
1 Yr (3 Series)							1	1.000	7	1	6.1	3	4	6	1	25	1.105	4.3	5.7	8.5	1.50
1 NLDS							0		2	0	2.0	0	1	1	0	6	0.500	0.0	4.5	4.5	1.00
1 NLCS							1	1.000	3	1	3.1	3	1	4	0	13	1.200	8.1	2.7	10.8	4.00
1 WS							0		2	0	1.0	0	2	1	1	6	2.000	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
2006	27	STL	NL	21	99	90	9	17	3	0	3	1	0	8	22	.189	.263	.322	.585	.215	29	3	1	0	0	0	1

2008	29	STL	NL	7	25	24	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	8	.125	.160	.167	.327	.188	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	30	STL	NL	17	81	67	15	23	5	0	2	3	0	11	8	.343	.450	.507	.957	.368	34	0	2	1	0	1	0

2011	32	CHW	AL	13	81	72	13	23	7	1	1	0	0	7	20	.319	.395	.486	.881	.431	35	3	2	0	0	1	0
4 Yrs				58	286	253	37	66	16	1	6	4	0	27	58	.261	.344	.403	.747	.317	102	6	5	1	0	2	2
162 Game Avg.				68	335	297	43	77	19	1	7	5	0	32	68	.261	.344	.403	.747	.317	120	7	6	1	0	2	2
MLB Averages																.263	.331	.415	.746	.299

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
2006	27	STL	NL	3.9	0.4	99	0.5	1.0	-0.5	.46	0.7	0.3	7.5	0.7	0.46	5.7	0	8	10

2008	29	STL	NL	3.5	0.4	26	0.1	0.1	-0.0	.18	0.2	0.2	3.5	0.4	0.18	3.5	0	0	6
2009	30	STL	NL	-7.6	-0.7	84	-0.8	0.8	-1.6	.74	-0.4	-0.6	-5.6	-0.6	0.74	-5.3	5	1	11

2011	32	CHW	AL	-3.9	-0.4	82	0.0	0.2	-0.2	.13	-0.4	0.7	-7.4	-0.7	0.13	-2.8	0	1	10
4 Yrs				-4.1	-0.4	291	-0.2	2.1	-2.2	.43	0.1	-0.5	-1.9	-0.2	0.43	1.1	5	10	37

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
2006	27	STL	NL	21	21	4	0	0	0	0	0		2	2	6	0	0%	7	.463	0	8	10	8	2	11	4	17	7	3	8	6	3.6	18

2008	29	STL	NL	7	7	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		7	.183	0	0	6	3	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	0	3.0	13
2009	30	STL	NL	17	17	3	1	0	1	0	1	0%	4	2	13	3	23%	8	.742	5	1	11	5	0	12	8	9	4	8	5	2	2.7	16

2011	32	CHW	AL	13	13	8	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	8	5	63%	7	.133	0	1	10	2	0	11	4	9	4	1	5	1	4.1	24
4 Yrs				58	58	16	1	0	1	0	1	0%	6	4	27	8	30%		.424	5	10	37	18	2	38	16	42	15	12	18	9	3.4	18

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
2006	27	STL	NL	99	57%	3.0%	22.2%	8.1%	6.1%	35%	1.31	2.12	66%	12%	11.1%	7%	17	3	18%

2008	29	STL	NL	25	64%	0.0%	32.0%	4.0%	4.0%	33%	3.00	2.25	64%	13%	0.0%	25%	3	0	0%
2009	30	STL	NL	81	48%	2.5%	9.9%	13.6%	8.6%	30%	1.19	1.24	70%	17%	7.7%	4%	13	0	0%

2011	32	CHW	AL	81	52%	1.2%	24.7%	8.6%	11.1%	39%	1.36	2.30	63%	23%	5.0%	9%	18	3	17%
4 Yrs				286	54%	2.1%	20.3%	9.4%	8.0%	35%	1.37	1.85	66%	16%	7.9%	7%	51	6	12%
MLB Averages					46%	2.6%	17.7%	8.5%	7.8%	34%	0.79	1.07	69%	19%	7.6%	13%			11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2006	27	STL	NL	99	381	3.85	238	62%	31%	19%	21%	29%	69%	0%	43%	72%	61%	3%	3	2	20%	20	11	2	27%	5	1	0	0	0

2008	29	STL	NL	25	94	3.76	63	67%	21%	21%	33%	25%	79%	0%	53%	74%	56%	4%	1	1	20%	5	3	0	38%	3	0	0	0	0
2009	30	STL	NL	81	276	3.41	158	57%	24%	13%	25%	38%	76%	3%	43%	83%	58%	10%	8	4	17%	14	9	1	25%	1	3	0	0	0

2011	32	CHW	AL	81	308	3.80	191	62%	24%	20%	28%	27%	76%	3%	47%	73%	62%	7%	6	4	19%	15	8	1	10%	3	1	0	0	0
4 Yrs				286	1059	3.70	650	61%	26%	18%	25%	30%	74%	2%	45%	75%	60%	6%	18	11	19%	54	31	4	22%	12	5	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.80		63%	28%	15%	27%	31%	72%	2%	45%	80%	59%	5%			22%				25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
2006	27	STL	NL	99	17	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	50%	1	0	0	33	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2008	29	STL	NL	25	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0%	1	0	0	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	30	STL	NL	81	23	3	0	2	0	4	2	0	1	1	3	2	0	67%	0	0	0	36	3	0	100%	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2011	32	CHW	AL	81	23	3	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	1	7	5	1	71%	0	1	0	36	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4 Yrs				286	66	8	0	6	0	8	4	2	3	3	13	8	2	62%	2	1	0	112	4	0	100%	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MLB Averages																		53%							73%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	W-L%	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
2006	27	0		3.24	21	4	25.0	17	9	9	3	8	0	22	1	0	99	139	1.000	6.1	1.1	2.9	7.9	2.75	139
2007	28	0		3.24	21	4	25.0	17	9	9	3	8	0	22	1	0	99	139	1.000	6.1	1.1	2.9	7.9	2.75	139
2008	29	0		2.53	28	5	32.0	20	9	9	3	9	0	30	1	0	124	177	0.906	5.6	0.8	2.5	8.4	3.33	177
2009	30	1	1.000	4.56	45	8	47.1	43	24	24	5	20	1	38	3	0	205	96	1.331	8.2	1.0	3.8	7.2	1.90	96
2010	31	1	1.000	4.56	45	8	47.1	43	24	24	5	20	1	38	3	0	205	96	1.331	8.2	1.0	3.8	7.2	1.90	96
2011	32	1	1.000	5.12	58	16	65.0	66	37	37	6	27	2	58	5	1	286	86	1.431	9.1	0.8	3.7	8.0	2.15	86

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
2006	27	1	1	.500	2.88	25.0	16	9	8	3	8	22	1	0.960	5.8	2.9	7.9	2.75	1.1	21

2008	29	0	0		0.00	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	8	0	0.714	5.1	1.3	10.3	8.00	0.0	7
2009	30	0	1	.000	9.60	15.0	24	18	16	2	11	8	2	2.333	14.4	6.6	4.8	0.73	1.2	17

2011	32	0	1	.000	7.88	16.0	23	16	14	1	7	18	2	1.875	12.9	3.9	10.1	2.57	0.6	13
4 Yrs		1	3	.250	5.43	63.0	67	43	38	6	27	56	5	1.492	9.6		8.0	2.07	0.9	58

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Pitching - 3 (1556), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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