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Danny Kolb

Daniel Lee Kolb

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 29, 1975 in Stirling, IL
High School: Walnut HS (Walnut, IL)
School: Illinois State University (Normal, IL)
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 1, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1999 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Brewers/Rangers/Braves/Pirates 1999-2007
Agents: Damon Lapa, previously: Scott Boras [*]
Final Game: June 20, 2007 (Age 32)
Relatives: Cousin of Gary Kolb
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All-Star

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
1995	20	TEX-min	Rk	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		RGS · GULF
1996	21	TEX-min	AA,A,A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,CHS,CHT · TL,SALL,FLOR
1997	22	TEX-min	AA,A+	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,CHT · TL,FLOR
1998	23	TEX-min	AA,AAA	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,OKC · TL,PCL
1999	24	TEX-min	AA,AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,OKC · TL,PCL
1999	24	TEX	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2000	25	TEX-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OKC · PCL
2000	25	TEX	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2001	26	TEX-min	AA,AAA,A+	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,OKC,CHT · TL,PCL,FLOR
2001	26	TEX	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2002	27	TEX-min	AA,A+	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		TUL,CHT · TL,FLOR
2002	27	TEX	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2003	28	MIL-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		INA · IL
2003	28	MIL	NL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2004	29	MIL	NL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1	AS
2005	30	ATL	NL	65	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006	31	MIL	NL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2007	32	PIT-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		INA · IL
2007	32	PIT	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2008	33	BOS-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		PAW · IL
9 Yrs				290	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

TEX (4 yrs)				68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
MIL (3 yrs)				154	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
PIT (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				65	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				222	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
AL (4 yrs)				68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1999	24	TEX	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$200,000	1
2000	25	TEX	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		/1
2001	26	TEX	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$202,500	1
2002	27	TEX	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$260,000	1
2003	28	MIL	NL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
2004	29	MIL	NL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$1,500,000	1	AS
2005	30	ATL	NL	65	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,400,000	1
2006	31	MIL	NL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$2,000,000	1
2007	32	PIT	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0		/1
9 Seasons				290	1	-0	0	0	0	2	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$7,562,500

TEX (4 yrs)				68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$662,500
MIL (3 yrs)				154	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$3,500,000
PIT (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0
ATL (1 yr)				65	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$3,400,000

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	AIR	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
2005	30	ATL	NL	1	1	109	.000	.270	.000	.340	.000	.430	.000	.770	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
9 Yrs				1	1	109	.000	.270	.000	.340	.000	.430	.000	.770	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
162 Game Avg.				1	1	109	.000	.270	.000	.340	.000	.430	.000	.770	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

All-Star Batting

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	GS	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2004	MIL	NL	29		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	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
2005	30	ATL	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
9 Yrs				1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
MLB Averages					2.8%	16.7%	8.7%	8.1%	34%	1.92	5.3	31.4	7.5	0.76	1.07	70%	21%	7.9%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1999	24	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2000	25	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
2001	26	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
2002	27	TEX	AL	0.0	0.0
2003	28	MIL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2004	29	MIL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2005	30	ATL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.69	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.74	-0.3	0
2006	31	MIL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
2007	32	PIT	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
9 Yrs				-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.69	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.74	-0.3	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	OOB1	OOB2	OOB3	OOBHm	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2005	30	ATL	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	0	0	0	0
9 Yrs				0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	%	DPopp	DPs	DP%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2005	30	ATL	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
9 Yrs				1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
MLB Averages					54%																			70%			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
2005	30	ATL	NL	1	5	5.00	4	80%	25%	50%	25%	0%	75%	0%	60%	33%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1 Yr				1	5	5.00	4	80%	25%	50%	25%	0%	75%	0%	60%	33%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	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	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
2005	30	234	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2006	31	287	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
2007	32	290	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
2005	30	65	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	65
1 Yr		65	1	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	65
162 Game Avg.		162	2	2	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	65

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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All-Star Games 2004 *

All-Star Games
2004 *

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