Jason Kipnis

Positions: Second Baseman and Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: April 3, 1987 in Northbrook, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ) and the Cleveland Indians in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Glenbrook North HS (Northbrook, IL)

Schools: University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: July 22, 2011 (Age 24-110d, 17,623rd in MLB history)
vs. CHW 2 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2011 season

2019 Contract Status: Signed thru 2019, 6 yrs/$52.5M (14-19) & 20 team option

Service Time (01/2019): 7.069 • Free Agent: 2020

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Jason Michael Kipnis

Nicknames: Dirtbag or Kip

Pronunciation: \kip-NISS\

Twitter: @TheJK_Kid

2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2019

Career

WAR

-0.9

20.9

AB

183

4015

H

1047

HR

108

BA

.213

.261

R

554

RBI

479

SB

132

OBP

.270

.334

SLG

.301

.412

OPS

.571

.746

OPS+

102

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2009	22	0.9	Mahoning Valley	NYPL	A-	CLE	29	129	111	19	34	8	3	1	19	3	3	15	18	.306	.388	.459	.847	51	1	1	0	2	1
2010	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	CLE	133	592	518	96	159	32	8	16	74	9	4	55	107	.307	.386	.492	.878	255	20	13	4	2	2
2010	23	-1.3	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	79	355	315	63	98	20	5	10	43	7	1	31	61	.311	.385	.502	.887	158	15	7	2	0	1
2010	23	0.4	Kinston	CARL	A+	CLE	54	237	203	33	61	12	3	6	31	2	3	24	46	.300	.387	.478	.865	97	5	6	2	2	1
2010	23	0.5	Peoria Javelinas	AZFL	Fal		19	83	78	13	23	11	3	3	19	2	0	5	9	.295	.337	.628	.966	49	1	0	0	0	0
2011	24	-4.7	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	36	150	136	24	37	9	1	7	19	5	0	11	34	.272	.333	.507	.841	69	0	2	0	1	0
2011	24	-2.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	92	400	343	65	96	16	9	12	55	12	1	44	72	.280	.362	.484	.846	166	5	3	5	5	1
2012	25	-3.7	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	152	672	591	86	152	22	4	14	76	31	7	67	109	.257	.335	.379	.714	224	12	5	3	6	2
2013	26	-2.7	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	149	658	564	86	160	36	4	17	84	30	7	76	143	.284	.366	.452	.818	255	10	3	5	10	3
2014	27	-1.7	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	129	555	500	61	120	25	1	6	41	22	3	50	100	.240	.310	.330	.640	165	15	2	1	2	2
2014	27	0.1	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	3	9	9	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	.111	.111	.444	.556	4	0	0	0	0	0
2015	28	-0.5	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	141	641	565	86	171	43	7	9	52	12	8	57	107	.303	.372	.451	.823	255	5	9	4	6	6
2016	29	0.3	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	156	688	610	91	168	41	4	23	82	15	3	60	146	.275	.343	.469	.811	286	21	6	5	7	0
2017	30		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	CLE	11	38	36	2	6	2	1	1	3	0	0	1	10	.167	.211	.361	.572	13	0	1	0	0	0
2017	30	1.4	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	90	373	336	43	78	25	0	12	35	6	2	28	71	.232	.291	.414	.705	139	0	2	2	5	0
2017	30	3.3	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	6	23	22	1	4	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	4	.182	.217	.364	.581	8	0	0	0	0	0
2017	30	5.8	Akron	EL	AA	CLE	5	15	14	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	.143	.200	.357	.557	5	0	1	0	0	0
2018	31	2.8	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	147	601	530	65	122	28	1	18	75	7	1	60	112	.230	.315	.389	.704	206	5	7	1	3	1
2019	32	4.0	CLE	AL	MLB	CLE	48	202	183	12	39	10	0	2	15	4	1	15	35	.213	.270	.301	.571	55	4	0	2	2	0
2019	32	4.9	Columbus	IL	AAA	CLE	6	24	22	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	.136	.208	.227	.436	5	1	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
MLB (9 seasons)					MLB		1048	4540	4015	554	1047	239	22	108	479	132	32	424	857	.261	.334	.412	.746	1654	72	36	23	42	14
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		274	1192	1039	184	299	60	21	31	156	24	8	117	215	.288	.367	.475	.842	494	27	18	9	9	4
All Levels (11 Seasons)							1341	5815	5132	751	1369	310	46	142	654	158	40	546	1081	.267	.340	.428	.769	2197	100	54	32	51	18

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		107	456	396	68	104	20	10	13	62	12	1	47	84	.263	.341	.462	.804	183	6	3	5	5	1
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		84	370	329	64	100	20	5	11	44	7	1	31	67	.304	.378	.495	.873	163	15	8	2	0	1

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