Jason James Kubel
Positions: Outfielder and Designated Hitter
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 210 lb.
Born: May 25, 1982 in Belle Fourche, SD
High School: Highland (Palmdale, CA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 2000 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2000.
(All Transactions)
Debut: August 31, 2004
Team: Twins 2004-2010
2011 Contract Status: Free Agent (team option), 2 yrs/$7.2M (09-10) & 11 team option (details) [?]
Service Time (01/2010): 5.009, Free Agent: 2011 [?], Agents: Arn Tellem [?]
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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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | MIN | AL | 23 | 67 | 60 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .300 | .358 | .433 | .792 | 103 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | /D97 | |
| 2006 | 24 | MIN | AL | 73 | 235 | 220 | 23 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 45 | .241 | .279 | .386 | .665 | 72 | 85 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7D/9 | |
| 2007 | 25 | MIN | AL | 128 | 466 | 418 | 49 | 114 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 79 | .273 | .335 | .450 | .785 | 110 | 188 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7D | |
| 2008 | 26 | MIN | AL | 141 | 517 | 463 | 74 | 126 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 91 | .272 | .335 | .471 | .805 | 115 | 218 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | D97 | |
| 2009 | 27 | MIN | AL | 146 | 578 | 514 | 73 | 154 | 35 | 2 | 28 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 106 | .300 | .369 | .539 | .907 | 136 | 277 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | D97 | MVP-24 |
| 2010 | 28 | MIN | AL | 122 | 495 | 435 | 57 | 112 | 20 | 3 | 18 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 97 | .257 | .337 | .441 | .779 | 110 | 192 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9D7 | |
| 6 Seasons | 633 | 2358 | 2110 | 286 | 577 | 118 | 12 | 89 | 360 | 9 | 4 | 214 | 427 | .273 | .339 | .467 | .806 | 113 | 986 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 18 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 603 | 540 | 73 | 148 | 30 | 3 | 23 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 109 | .273 | .339 | .467 | .806 | 113 | 252 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | MIN | AL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | -1 | -0.1 | /D97 | ||
| 2006 | 24 | MIN | AL | 235 | -10 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -5 | -4 | 8 | -14 | -1.3 | $327,000 | 7D/9 | |
| 2007 | 25 | MIN | AL | 466 | 6 | -2 | 1 | -1 | -6 | -7 | 16 | 7 | 0.7 | $387,500 | 7D | |
| 2008 | 26 | MIN | AL | 517 | 17 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -5 | -10 | 18 | 19 | 1.9 | $1,300,000 | D97 | |
| 2009 | 27 | MIN | AL | 578 | 27 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 3 | -10 | 20 | 34 | 3.4 | $2,750,000 | D97 | MVP-24 |
| 2010 | 28 | MIN | AL | 488 | 6 | -0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | -8 | 17 | 7 | 0.7 | $4,100,000 | 9D7 | |
| 6 Seasons | 2351 | 46 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -23 | -40 | 81 | 52 | 5.3 | $8,864,500 | |||||
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22 | MIN | AL | ALDS | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 27 | MIN | AL | ALDS | NYY | L | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Seasons (2 Series) | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .095 | .095 | .143 | .238 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 ALDS | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .095 | .095 | .143 | .238 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Rtot | Rdrs | Rtot/yr | Rdrs/yr | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | MIN | AL | 22 | OF | 10 | 6 | 62.0 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -2 | 0 | -37 | 0 | 2.18 | 1.50 | .987 | 2.29 | 2.28 | |
| 2004 | MIN | AL | 22 | DH | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | MIN | AL | 22 | RF | 8 | 4 | 44.0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.38 | .982 | 2.23 | 2.21 | |
| 2004 | MIN | AL | 22 | LF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | -2 | 0 | -153 | 0 | 2.00 | 2.00 | .975 | 2.05 | 2.05 | |
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 24 | OF | 37 | 29 | 244.0 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .953 | -5 | -1 | -23 | -4 | 1.51 | 1.11 | .986 | 2.30 | 2.27 | |
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 24 | LF | 30 | 24 | 204.0 | 36 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .944 | -4 | -1 | -21 | -6 | 1.50 | 1.13 | .986 | 2.06 | 2.03 | |
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 24 | DH | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | MIN | AL | 24 | RF | 7 | 5 | 40.0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -1 | 0 | -30 | 0 | 1.58 | 1.00 | .986 | 2.20 | 2.17 | |
| 2007 | MIN | AL | 25 | LF | 84 | 81 | 700.1 | 163 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .988 | -6 | -5 | -9 | -9 | 2.07 | 1.92 | .985 | 2.11 | 2.09 | |
| 2007 | MIN | AL | 25 | OF | 84 | 81 | 700.1 | 163 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .988 | -6 | -5 | -9 | -8 | 2.07 | 1.92 | .987 | 2.30 | 2.28 | |
| 2007 | MIN | AL | 25 | DH | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | MIN | AL | 26 | DH | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | MIN | AL | 26 | OF | 49 | 42 | 368.2 | 103 | 98 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .971 | -5 | -8 | -16 | -26 | 2.44 | 2.04 | .986 | 2.31 | 2.28 | |
| 2008 | MIN | AL | 26 | RF | 32 | 26 | 238.2 | 76 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .987 | -2 | -5 | -9 | -25 | 2.83 | 2.34 | .986 | 2.15 | 2.13 | |
| 2008 | MIN | AL | 26 | LF | 18 | 16 | 130.0 | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .926 | -3 | -3 | -28 | -28 | 1.73 | 1.39 | .985 | 2.05 | 2.03 | |
| 2009 | MIN | AL | 27 | DH | 80 | MVP-24 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | MIN | AL | 27 | OF | 58 | 53 | 427.2 | 104 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | -1 | 8 | -2 | 2.19 | 1.79 | .987 | 2.33 | 2.30 | MVP-24 |
| 2009 | MIN | AL | 27 | RF | 30 | 28 | 219.1 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -5 | 0 | -26 | 0 | 2.13 | 1.73 | .981 | 2.13 | 2.10 | MVP-24 |
| 2009 | MIN | AL | 27 | LF | 29 | 25 | 208.1 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | -1 | 45 | -6 | 2.25 | 1.79 | .987 | 2.12 | 2.09 | MVP-24 |
| 2010 | MIN | AL | 28 | OF | 81 | 78 | 667.0 | 147 | 137 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .973 | -8 | 2 | -14 | 3 | 1.93 | 1.77 | .986 | 2.29 | 2.27 | |
| 2010 | MIN | AL | 28 | RF | 66 | 62 | 536.0 | 118 | 110 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .975 | -5 | 1 | -11 | 2 | 1.93 | 1.74 | .984 | 2.10 | 2.08 | |
| 2010 | MIN | AL | 28 | DH | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2010 | MIN | AL | 28 | LF | 16 | 16 | 131.0 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .966 | -3 | 1 | -26 | 9 | 1.92 | 1.75 | .983 | 2.07 | 2.05 | |
| 6 Seasons | OF | 319 | 289 | 2469.2 | 575 | 551 | 13 | 11 | 7 | .981 | -22 | -13 | -11 | -6 | 2.06 | 1.77 | .987 | 2.30 | 2.28 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | LF | 179 | 164 | 1391.2 | 311 | 297 | 7 | 7 | 5 | .977 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -7 | 1.97 | 1.70 | .985 | 2.09 | 2.07 | ||||
| 5 Seasons | RF | 143 | 125 | 1078.0 | 264 | 254 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .985 | -12 | -4 | -14 | -4 | 2.17 | 1.82 | .984 | 2.13 | 2.11 | ||||
| 6 Seasons | TOT | 322 | 289 | 2469.2 | 575 | 551 | 13 | 11 | 7 | .981 | -22 | -13 | -11 | -6 | 2.06 | 1.75 | .984 | 2.11 | 2.09 | ||||
| Pos | G | GS | 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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| Gray Ink | Batting - 7 (1599), Average HOFer ≈ 144 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Batting - 6 (1349), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Batting - 12 (1367), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June 5, 2000: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 12th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 13, 2000.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23 | Minnesota Twins | $316,000 | ||
| 2006 | 24 | Minnesota Twins | $327,000 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | Minnesota Twins | $387,500 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | Minnesota Twins | $1,300,000 | ||
| 2009 | 27 | Minnesota Twins | $2,750,000 | ||
| 2010 | 28 | Minnesota Twins | $4,100,000 | ||
| 2011 | 29 | Minnesota Twins | *$5,250,000 | $5.25M Team Option, $350k Buyout | |
| Earliest Free Agent: 2011 | |||||
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $9,180,500 | Does not include future salaries | |||
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