Kevin Polcovich
Kevin Michael Polcovich
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 28, 1970 in Auburn, NY
High School: Auburn (Auburn, NY)
School: University of Florida
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 30th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 17, 1997
Final Game: September 22, 1998
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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
1997 27 PIT NL 84 279 245 37 67 16 1 4 21 2 2 21 45 .273 .350 .396 .746 93 97 11 9 2 2 4 6/45
1998 28 PIT NL 81 238 212 18 40 12 0 0 14 4 3 15 33 .189 .255 .245 .501 32 52 7 5 3 3 2 64/5
2 Seasons 165 517 457 55 107 28 1 4 35 6 5 36 78 .234 .307 .326 .633 65 149 18 14 5 5 6
162 Game Avg. 162 508 449 54 105 27 1 4 34 6 5 35 77 .234 .307 .326 .633 65 146 18 14 5 5 6

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
1997 27 PIT NL 279 195 32 4.4 111 .318 .273 .274 .350 .346 .396 .430 .746 .776 93 .454 -2.0 -0.2 .665 .208 .122 2.7
1998 28 PIT NL 238 188 13 1.9 109 .220 .189 .271 .255 .342 .245 .428 .501 .770 32 .147 -21.1 -2.0 .401 .132 .057 .0
2 Seasons 517 383 45 3.2 110 .271 .234 .273 .307 .344 .326 .429 .633 .774 65 .311 -23.1 -2.2 .536 .173 .092 4.8
162 Game Avg. 508 376 44 3.2 110 .271 .234 .273 .307 .344 .326 .429 .633 .774 65 .311 -23.1 -2.2 .536 .173 .092 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
1997 27 PIT NL 279 1.4% 16.1% 7.5% 7.5% 31% 2.14 5.4 61.3 11.7 0.85 1.17 71% 16% 4.5% 16%
1998 28 PIT NL 238 0.0% 13.9% 6.3% 5.0% 30% 2.20 6.4 15.1 1.12 1.60 76% 16% 0.0% 25%
2 Seasons 517 0.8% 15.1% 7.0% 6.4% 31% 2.17 5.9 114.3 13.1 0.97 1.37 74% 16% 2.6% 20%
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
1997 27 PIT NL 5 0 36% 122 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 36% 8 7 1 2 0 1 12 6 6
1998 28 PIT NL 3 0 30% 82 4 3 57% 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 24% 8 5 3 1 1 0 12 10 2
2 Seasons 8 0 33% 204 6 5 55% 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 30% 16 12 4 3 1 1 24 16 8
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
1997 27 PIT NL 279 24% 67 14 3 1 0 0 0 0.21 4 0 5 2 2 0 4 0 4 2 50% 58 11 19% 22 7 32% 178 19 11% 17 7 41% 12 6 50% 0
1998 28 PIT NL 238 35% 40 17 0 7 1 0 1 0.55 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 52 7 13% 30 13 43% 139 16 12% 14 7 50% 9 4 44% 0
2 Seasons 517 29% 107 31 3 8 1 0 1 0.50 4 0 9 2 2 0 4 0 8 5 63% 110 18 16% 52 20 38% 317 35 11% 31 14 45% 21 10 48% 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
1997 27 PIT NL 276 953 3.45 603 63% 27% 15% 24% 33% 73% 3% 46% 78% 32% 6% 17 0 14% 39 14 9% 25 13 23% 3 1 3
1998 28 PIT NL 238 827 3.47 531 64% 26% 12% 27% 35% 74% 3% 47% 84% 27% 7% 17 0 14% 34 10 10% 23 11 24% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 514 1780 3.46 1134 64% 27% 14% 25% 34% 73% 3% 47% 81% 30% 7% 34 0 14% 73 24 9% 48 24 23% 3 1 3
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
1997 27 84 279 245 37 67 16 1 4 21 2 2 21 45 .273 .350 .396 .746 93 97 11 9 2 2 4
1998 28 165 517 457 55 107 28 1 4 35 6 5 36 78 .234 .307 .326 .633 65 149 18 14 5 5 6

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1997 27 84 273 242 34 64 15 1 4 20 2 20 45 .264 .341 .384 .725 30 84
1998 28 81 234 211 17 39 12 0 0 13 4 15 33 .185 .252 .242 .494 12 81
2 Seasons 165 507 453 51 103 27 1 4 33 6 35 78 .227 .300 .318 .618 42 165
162 Game Avg. 162 498 445 50 101 27 1 4 32 6 34 77 .227 .300 .318 .618 41 165

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