Kevin Mench
Kevin Ford Mench
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: January 7, 1978 in Wilmington, DE
High School: St. Mark's (Wilmington, DE)
School: University of Delaware
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft.
Signed June 16, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 2002
Final Game: September 28, 2008
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Standard Batting

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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
2002 24 TEX AL 110 412 366 52 95 20 2 15 60 1 1 31 83 .260 .327 .448 .775 99 164 4 8 2 5 0 97/D8 RoY-7
2003 25 TEX AL 38 139 125 15 40 12 0 2 11 1 1 10 17 .320 .381 .464 .845 113 58 2 3 0 1 0 7/89
2004 26 TEX AL 125 481 438 69 122 30 3 26 71 0 0 33 63 .279 .335 .539 .874 116 236 6 6 0 4 2 *97D/8
2005 27 TEX AL 150 615 557 71 147 33 3 25 73 4 3 50 68 .264 .328 .469 .797 104 261 6 5 0 3 4 *79/8D
2006 28 TOT MLB 127 482 446 45 120 24 2 13 68 1 0 27 59 .269 .313 .419 .733 87 187 8 4 0 5 5 *97D
2006 28 TEX AL 87 349 320 36 91 18 1 12 50 1 0 23 42 .284 .338 .459 .797 104 147 4 4 0 2 5 97D
2006 28 MIL NL 40 133 126 9 29 6 1 1 18 0 0 4 17 .230 .248 .317 .566 44 40 4 0 0 3 0 7
2007 29 MIL NL 101 308 288 39 77 20 3 8 37 3 1 16 21 .267 .305 .441 .746 90 127 3 1 0 3 2 79
2008 30 TOR AL 51 131 115 18 28 11 1 0 10 2 0 14 18 .243 .321 .357 .677 82 41 3 0 0 2 2 79/D
7 Seasons 702 2568 2335 309 629 150 14 89 330 12 6 181 329 .269 .326 .460 .786 100 1074 32 27 2 23 15
162 Game Avg. 162 593 539 71 145 35 3 21 76 3 1 42 76 .269 .326 .460 .786 100 248 7 6 0 5 3
TEX (5 yrs) 510 1996 1806 243 495 113 9 80 265 7 5 147 273 .274 .335 .480 .815 107 866 22 26 2 15 11
MIL (2 yrs) 141 441 414 48 106 26 4 9 55 3 1 20 38 .256 .288 .403 .691 76 167 7 1 0 6 2
TOR (1 yr) 51 131 115 18 28 11 1 0 10 2 0 14 18 .243 .321 .357 .677 82 41 3 0 0 2 2
AL (6 yrs) 561 2127 1921 261 523 124 10 80 275 9 5 161 291 .272 .334 .472 .806 105 907 25 26 2 17 13
NL (2 yrs) 141 441 414 48 106 26 4 9 55 3 1 20 38 .256 .288 .403 .691 76 167 7 1 0 6 2

Advanced Batting

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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
2002 24 TEX AL 412 283 56 5.3 110 .293 .260 .271 .327 .339 .448 .436 .775 .776 99 .531 -1.0 -0.1 .736 .273 .189 1.9
2003 25 TEX AL 139 89 22 6.6 116 .355 .320 .280 .381 .348 .464 .448 .845 .796 113 .622 3.0 0.3 .807 .224 .144 1.3
2004 26 TEX AL 481 326 80 6.6 116 .272 .279 .280 .335 .349 .539 .449 .874 .798 116 .607 8.9 0.8 .854 .336 .260 .0
2005 27 TEX AL 615 422 87 5.5 110 .261 .264 .275 .328 .339 .469 .436 .797 .775 104 .553 2.4 0.2 .757 .296 .205 6.9
2006 28 TOT MLB 482 339 59 4.6 112 .282 .269 .276 .313 .342 .419 .441 .733 .783 87 .450 -9.8 -0.9 .656 .213 .150 1.9
2006 28 TEX AL 349 235 50 5.7 112 .295 .284 .276 .338 .341 .459 .440 .797 .781 104 .538 1.2 0.1 .751 .250 .175 1.8
2006 28 MIL NL 133 104 9 2.3 114 .252 .230 .273 .248 .344 .317 .444 .566 .788 44 .191 -10.9 -1.0 .436 .119 .087 .0
2007 29 MIL NL 308 218 39 4.8 111 .263 .267 .273 .305 .342 .441 .436 .746 .778 90 .475 -5.0 -0.5 .679 .236 .174 4.4
2008 30 TOR AL 131 92 14 4.1 104 .283 .243 .266 .321 .333 .357 .417 .677 .751 82 .410 -2.4 -0.2 .633 .252 .113 .0
7 Seasons 2568 1769 357 5.4 112 .278 .269 .275 .326 .342 .460 .439 .786 .781 100 .532 -3.8 -0.4 .739 .271 .191 21.1
162 Game Avg. 593 408 82 5.4 112 .278 .269 .275 .326 .342 .460 .439 .786 .781 100 .532 -3.8 -0.4 .739 .271 .191 5
TEX (5 yrs) 1996 1355 295 5.8 112 .283 .274 .276 .335 .342 .480 .441 .815 .783 107 .565 14.4 1.3 .778 .288 .205 12.9
MIL (2 yrs) 441 322 48 4.0 112 .260 .256 .273 .288 .343 .403 .438 .691 .781 76 .392 -15.9 -1.5 .601 .200 .147 4.5
TOR (1 yr) 131 92 14 4.1 104 .283 .243 .266 .321 .333 .357 .417 .677 .751 82 .411 -2.4 -0.2 .633 .252 .113 .0
AL (6 yrs) 2127 1447 309 5.7 112 .283 .272 .275 .334 .342 .472 .439 .806 .781 105 .557 12.1 1.1 .769 .286 .200 16.2
NL (2 yrs) 441 322 48 4.0 112 .260 .256 .273 .288 .343 .403 .438 .691 .781 76 .392 -15.9 -1.5 .601 .200 .147 4.5

Ratio Batting*

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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
2002 24 TEX AL 412 3.6% 20.2% 7.5% 9.0% 39% 2.68 4.4 24.4 6.1 0.46 0.60 66% 26% 10.3% 22%
2003 25 TEX AL 139 1.4% 12.2% 7.2% 10.1% 35% 1.70 7.4 62.5 11.4 0.68 0.71 77% 23% 3.4% 11%
2004 26 TEX AL 481 5.4% 13.1% 6.9% 12.3% 48% 1.91 7.0 16.8 6.2 0.59 0.70 73% 17% 12.6% 13%
2005 27 TEX AL 615 4.1% 11.1% 8.1% 9.9% 42% 1.36 8.2 22.3 7.6 0.59 0.59 76% 18% 9.5% 15%
2006 28 TOT MLB 482 2.7% 12.2% 5.6% 8.1% 33% 2.19 7.6 34.3 6.6 0.71 0.88 79% 19% 6.8% 17%
2006 28 TEX AL 349 3.4% 12.0% 6.6% 8.9% 34% 1.83 7.6 26.7 6.4 0.68 0.84 77% 19% 8.5% 16%
2006 28 MIL NL 133 0.8% 12.8% 3.0% 6.0% 28% 4.25 7.4 126.0 7.0 0.81 0.98 83% 19% 2.0% 19%
2007 29 MIL NL 308 2.6% 6.8% 5.2% 10.1% 40% 1.31 13.7 36.0 7.8 0.76 0.84 85% 18% 6.1% 14%
2008 30 TOR AL 131 0.0% 13.7% 10.7% 9.2% 43% 1.29 6.4 11.5 0.83 1.28 76% 22% 0.0% 15%
7 Seasons 2568 3.5% 12.8% 7.1% 9.9% 40% 1.82 7.1 26.2 7.1 0.63 0.73 76% 19% 8.5% 16%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
2002 24 TEX AL 3 0 31% 138 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 46% 24 17 6 6 1 5 16 5 10
2003 25 TEX AL 1 0 26% 62 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 6 3 3 3 1 2 5 3 2
2004 26 TEX AL 7 0 32% 178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 51% 26 13 13 3 2 1 10 4 6
2005 27 TEX AL 2 0 26% 231 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 43% 24 16 8 6 3 3 7 2 5
2006 28 TOT MLB 6 0 23% 187 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 28% 27 20 6 4 2 2 5 3 2
2006 28 TEX AL 4 0 23% 138 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 30% 23 16 6 3 1 2 4 3 1
2006 28 MIL NL 2 0 25% 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 17% 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
2007 29 MIL NL 7 0 36% 99 3 1 75% 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 50% 13 8 5 3 3 0 10 2 8
2008 30 TOR AL 1 0 43% 54 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 31% 8 8 0 3 0 3 5 3 2
7 Seasons 27 0 29% 949 12 6 67% 11 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 64 43% 128 85 41 28 12 16 58 22 35
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
2002 24 TEX AL 412 28% 95 8 0 4 0 0 0 1.77 15 0 14 7 8 8 7 0 2 2 100% 81 4 5% 47 12 26% 258 45 17% 31 15 48% 29 10 34% 0
2003 25 TEX AL 139 39% 40 10 0 2 0 0 0 2.37 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 29 2 7% 9 2 22% 71 9 13% 6 2 33% 4 1 25% 0
2004 26 TEX AL 481 34% 122 14 0 6 0 0 0 1.39 26 0 12 16 10 14 12 0 0 0 96 6 6% 39 9 23% 310 46 15% 24 14 58% 26 10 38% 0
2005 27 TEX AL 615 23% 147 14 0 3 0 0 0 0.73 25 1 14 17 8 13 12 0 0 0 122 6 5% 55 12 22% 358 49 14% 28 14 50% 34 11 32% 0
2006 28 TOT MLB 482 27% 120 8 0 5 0 0 0 0.58 13 2 11 8 5 9 4 0 0 0 106 8 8% 55 17 31% 329 55 17% 21 15 71% 23 4 17% 0
2006 28 TEX AL 349 26% 91 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 8 7 5 8 4 0 0 0 65 4 6% 32 7 22% 225 38 17% 13 9 69% 19 2 11% 0
2006 28 MIL NL 133 32% 29 3 0 5 0 0 0 0.58 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 41 4 10% 23 10 43% 104 17 16% 8 6 75% 4 2 50% 0
2007 29 MIL NL 308 54% 77 9 0 27 5 1 2 1.02 8 0 6 0 8 3 5 0 0 0 52 3 6% 22 7 32% 185 29 16% 12 8 67% 19 7 37% 0
2008 30 TOR AL 131 68% 28 0 0 3 0 0 0 1.32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 16% 17 7 41% 75 11 15% 7 5 71% 13 5 38% 0
7 Seasons 2568 34% 629 63 0 50 5 1 2 1.13 89 3 61 49 40 48 41 0 2 2 100% 505 32 6% 244 66 27% 1586 244 15% 129 73 57% 148 48 32% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
2002 24 TEX AL 412 1626 3.95 1043 64% 27% 16% 30% 28% 73% 0% 47% 78% 21% 4% 15 2 15% 60 26 8% 31 18 22% 0 0 0
2003 25 TEX AL 139 523 3.76 331 63% 27% 12% 28% 33% 73% 0% 46% 84% 20% 7% 10 0 17% 24 8 12% 17 12 12% 0 0 0
2004 26 TEX AL 481 1867 3.88 1177 63% 34% 10% 23% 32% 66% 1% 42% 84% 15% 5% 24 0 16% 79 23 10% 49 28 25% 0 0 0
2005 27 TEX AL 615 2345 3.81 1468 63% 29% 12% 25% 34% 71% 1% 45% 83% 22% 6% 39 1 16% 97 23 10% 59 39 16% 0 0 0
2006 28 TOT MLB 482 1676 3.48 1084 65% 24% 13% 27% 36% 76% 3% 49% 82% 29% 5% 23 0 14% 69 29 7% 34 23 15% 0 0 0
2006 28 TEX AL 349 1244 3.56 788 63% 25% 12% 27% 36% 75% 4% 47% 84% 25% 6% 20 0 16% 56 21 7% 25 17 19% 0 0 0
2006 28 MIL NL 133 432 3.25 296 69% 19% 18% 26% 38% 81% 0% 56% 78% 38% 2% 3 0 10% 13 8 7% 9 6 6% 0 0 0
2007 29 MIL NL 308 1021 3.31 662 65% 27% 7% 24% 41% 73% 1% 47% 90% 25% 4% 11 0 14% 42 15 7% 22 11 24% 0 0 0
2008 30 TOR AL 131 501 3.82 317 63% 35% 9% 25% 31% 65% 3% 41% 86% 15% 10% 13 0 21% 27 6 11% 14 3 22% 0 0 0
7 Seasons 2568 9559 3.72 6082 64% 29% 12% 26% 33% 71% 1% 45% 83% 22% 5% 135 3 15% 398 130 9% 226 134 20% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
2002 24 110 412 366 52 95 20 2 15 60 1 1 31 83 .260 .327 .448 .775 99 164 4 8 2 5 0
2003 25 148 551 491 67 135 32 2 17 71 2 2 41 100 .275 .341 .452 .793 103 222 6 11 2 6 0
2004 26 273 1032 929 136 257 62 5 43 142 2 2 74 163 .277 .338 .493 .831 109 458 12 17 2 10 2
2005 27 423 1647 1486 207 404 95 8 68 215 6 5 124 231 .272 .334 .484 .818 107 719 18 22 2 13 6
2006 28 550 2129 1932 252 524 119 10 81 283 7 5 151 290 .271 .330 .469 .799 103 906 26 26 2 18 11
2007 29 651 2437 2220 291 601 139 13 89 320 10 6 167 311 .271 .326 .465 .792 101 1033 29 27 2 21 13
2008 30 702 2568 2335 309 629 150 14 89 330 12 6 181 329 .269 .326 .460 .786 100 1074 32 27 2 23 15

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
2002 24 110 410 366 48 95 20 2 15 56 1 31 83 .260 .327 .448 .775 52 110
2003 25 38 137 123 13 38 11 0 2 10 1 10 17 .309 .372 .447 .819 20 38
2004 26 125 472 431 61 115 28 3 25 62 0 31 63 .267 .322 .520 .842 70 125
2005 27 150 611 554 67 144 32 3 24 69 4 49 68 .260 .324 .458 .783 82 150
2006 28 127 478 443 42 117 23 2 13 64 1 26 59 .264 .308 .413 .721 56 127
2007 29 101 306 286 37 75 19 3 8 35 3 16 21 .262 .301 .434 .734 37 101
2008 30 51 132 116 18 29 11 1 0 10 2 14 18 .250 .326 .362 .688 14 51
7 Seasons 702 2546 2319 286 613 144 14 87 306 12 177 329 .264 .321 .451 .772 331 702
162 Game Avg. 162 588 535 66 141 33 3 20 71 3 41 76 .264 .321 .451 .772 76 702

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