RF Austin Kearns #28
Oakland Athletics VBL
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/14/2005
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RF AUSTIN KEARNS #28 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 583 169 40 6 17 64 90 127 .290 .395 .467 24 5.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 6 6 6 6
Gap 5 5 5 5
Power 5 5 5 5
Eye 7 7 6 7
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 7
Errors: - 2 7
Arm: 2 2 5
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 2 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 7
1st Base: 2 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 7
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/03/2005 @ ATL Loss, 3-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/2005 ATL Loss, 4-6 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0
09/30/2005 ATL Win, 7-6 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/29/2005 ATL Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/27/2005 @ ATL Win, 4-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/26/2005 @ ATL Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/24/2005 @ PHI Loss, 4-5 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2005 @ PHI Win, 9-7 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/2005 @ PHI Loss, 2-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/21/2005 STL Win, 9-2 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He has a good head on his shoulders.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:05/20/1980
Born in:Lexington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,000,000
Signed Through:2006 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE 2005 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 583 169 40 6 17 64 107 90 127 .290 .395 .467 .861 .372 .177 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 689 13 0 0 9 0 3 272 63 24 11 68.6 114.4 7.07 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   148 45 8 3 4 15 31 31 34 1 0 3 .304 .432 .480 .911
Versus Right   435 124 32 3 13 49 75 59 93 2 0 10 .285 .381 .462 .843
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   97 30 7 1 4 11 21 14 23 0 0 1 .309 .402 .526 .928
May   107 27 8 0 3 8 17 14 21 0 0 2 .252 .350 .411 .761
June   88 22 4 0 4 8 17 18 25 1 0 4 .250 .396 .432 .828
July   103 28 5 1 2 16 16 20 19 0 0 2 .272 .400 .398 .798
August   100 32 12 1 1 9 19 16 21 1 0 3 .320 .425 .490 .915
September   88 30 4 3 3 12 17 8 18 1 0 1 .341 .398 .557 .955
Spring Training   45 18 6 1 0 8 12 7 7 0 0 2 .400 .500 .578 1.078
Postseason   26 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 6 0 0 1 .115 .207 .115 .322
Last Year   571 150 31 5 20 69 96 84 125 5 0 12 .263 .366 .440 .806
2 Years Ago   600 176 35 7 14 63 110 86 120 2 0 7 .293 .387 .445 .832
Career   2917 815 168 26 98 342 516 431 629 15 0 46 .279 .379 .456 .835
Home   262 73 23 2 9 31 50 40 65 2 0 3 .279 .378 .485 .863
Road   321 96 17 4 8 33 57 50 62 1 0 10 .299 .408 .452 .860
Grass   514 150 37 6 15 59 95 76 116 3 0 12 .292 .393 .475 .868
Turf   69 19 3 0 2 5 12 14 11 0 0 1 .275 .405 .406 .811
Night   583 169 40 6 17 64 107 90 127 3 0 13 .290 .395 .467 .861
As Starter   575 166 40 6 17 64 106 90 125 3 0 13 .289 .395 .468 .863
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Pinch Hitting   7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Close/Late   121 27 6 0 3 13 18 18 28 1 0 4 .223 .340 .347 .687
Inning 1-3   213 71 21 2 6 20 48 44 49 1 0 6 .333 .458 .535 .994
Inning 4-6   181 53 11 4 6 18 30 22 35 1 0 2 .293 .374 .497 .871
Inning 7-9   174 43 8 0 4 24 24 22 41 1 0 4 .247 .343 .362 .705
Extra Innings   15 2 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 0 0 1 .133 .278 .333 .611
0 Outs   189 57 9 2 6 14 46 33 42 2 0 7 .302 .420 .466 .886
1 Outs   223 64 22 4 4 19 40 35 54 1 0 3 .287 .389 .475 .865
2 Outs   171 48 9 0 7 31 20 22 31 0 0 3 .281 .372 .456 .829
Scoring Position   130 34 7 2 5 46 21 21 32 3 0 2 .262 .365 .462 .827
Bases Empty   348 108 29 3 10 10 64 54 79 0 0 9 .310 .416 .497 .913
Runner on 1st   105 27 4 1 2 8 21 15 16 0 0 2 .257 .361 .371 .732
Runner on 2nd   62 14 2 1 3 10 8 4 16 0 0 1 .226 .284 .435 .719
Runner on 3rd   12 6 1 1 0 7 4 8 1 0 0 0 .500 .700 .750 1.450
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 7 2 0 2 11 4 4 10 0 0 1 .250 .364 .536 .899
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 2 1 0 0 5 0 4 1 1 0 0 .250 .462 .375 .837
Bases Loaded   11 3 1 0 0 9 3 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .308 .364 .671
Two Strikes   288 56 15 3 6 22 41 44 127 1 0 7 .194 .315 .330 .645
First Pitch   71 27 8 0 5 12 14 0 0 1 0 4 .380 .408 .704 1.112
Count 0-1   58 17 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .288 .362 .650
Count 0-2   42 7 1 1 2 6 4 0 22 0 0 2 .167 .205 .381 .585
Count 1-0   50 14 3 1 2 7 3 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .294 .500 .794
Count 1-1   48 22 3 1 0 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 .458 .469 .562 1.032
Count 1-2   99 14 3 0 1 3 7 0 48 1 0 4 .141 .173 .202 .375
Count 2-0   15 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .533 .533 .600 1.133
Count 2-1   32 17 4 1 4 13 14 0 0 0 0 0 .531 .531 1.094 1.625
Count 2-2   92 20 5 1 3 6 11 0 42 0 0 1 .217 .226 .391 .617
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   21 8 2 0 0 0 15 26 0 0 0 0 .381 .723 .476 1.200
Full Count   55 15 6 1 0 7 19 44 15 0 0 0 .273 .596 .418 1.014
Behind in Count   199 38 8 1 3 12 14 0 70 2 0 6 .191 .213 .286 .499
Ahead in Count   118 47 10 2 6 23 37 46 0 0 0 1 .398 .570 .669 1.239
Batting Leadoff   62 21 2 0 2 8 11 7 13 1 0 0 .339 .400 .468 .868
Batting 2nd   397 115 34 6 12 46 75 56 84 2 0 9 .290 .388 .496 .884
Batting 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
Batting 4th   58 13 2 0 1 5 9 12 14 0 0 1 .224 .366 .310 .677
Batting 5th   28 11 2 0 1 2 3 6 4 0 0 1 .393 .514 .571 1.086
Batting 6th   21 4 0 0 1 2 5 3 6 0 0 2 .190 .346 .333 .679
Batting 7th   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   283 86 25 1 7 22 44 39 64 1 0 6 .304 .398 .473 .872
Medium Leverage   207 61 11 4 6 23 42 37 39 1 0 3 .295 .407 .473 .881
High Leverage   87 21 4 1 4 19 19 14 23 1 0 4 .241 .368 .448 .816
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 Cincinnati - VBL 21 155 568 167 28 4 29 90 96 81 4 3 126 14 4 .294 .384 .511 .895 143 143 5.6
2002 Cincinnati - VBL 22 158 595 153 34 4 18 56 107 90 10 2 131 17 8 .257 .363 .418 .781 113 114 2.7
2003 Cincinnati - VBL 23 161 600 176 35 7 14 63 110 86 7 2 120 25 3 .293 .387 .445 .832 128 129 4.4
2004 Cincinnati - VBL 24 158 571 150 31 5 20 69 96 84 12 5 125 25 7 .263 .366 .440 .806 122 123 4.6
2005 Cincinnati - VBL 25 70 257 71 19 1 9 23 47 41 5 1 60 10 5 .276 .385 .463 .848 126 139 2.3
2005 Oakland - VBL 25 87 326 98 21 5 8 41 60 49 8 2 67 14 6 .301 .403 .469 .872 136 148 3.4
2005 Total - VBL 25 157 583 169 40 6 17 64 107 90 13 3 127 24 11 .290 .395 .467 .861 132 144 5.7
Total VBL 789 2917 815 168 26 98 342 516 431 46 15 629 105 33 .279 .379 .456 .835 127 130 23.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2005 Oakland - VBL 25 6 26 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 6 1 0 .115 .207 .115 .322 -9 -4 -0.0
Total VBL 6 26 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 6 1 0 .115 .207 .115 .322 -9 -4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Cincinnati - MLB LF 144 142 281 4 0 286 1 .997 1277.2 2.01 +2.9 1.023
2001 Cincinnati - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 Cincinnati - MLB LF 148 147 284 6 1 292 2 .993 1315.0 1.98 +6.9 1.051
2002 Cincinnati - MLB RF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 -0.4 .000
2003 Cincinnati - MLB LF 140 138 249 3 1 258 6 .977 1207.1 1.88 +6.5 1.054
2003 Cincinnati - MLB RF 9 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 81.2 1.65 -0.4 .977
2004 Cincinnati - MLB C 2 2 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 17.0 7.41 -0.7 .000 3 4 1 25.0
2004 Cincinnati - MLB LF 43 36 70 1 0 74 3 .959 324.0 1.97 +0.0 .994
2004 Cincinnati - MLB RF 110 109 219 5 0 227 3 .987 964.0 2.09 +4.5 1.041
2005 Oakland - MLB 1B 7 5 40 0 5 40 0 1.000 47.0 7.66 -0.3 1.001
2005 Cincinnati - MLB LF 6 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 52.0 2.60 +0.7 1.050
2005 Oakland - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Cincinnati - MLB RF 60 60 103 0 0 105 2 .981 519.2 1.78 +5.6 1.149
2005 Oakland - MLB RF 77 77 151 3 1 155 1 .994 701.0 1.98 +5.8 1.069
TOTAL C 2 2 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 17.0 7.41 -0.7 .000 3 4 1 25.0
TOTAL 1B 7 5 40 0 5 40 0 1.000 47.0 7.66 -0.3 1.001
TOTAL LF 483 469 899 14 2 925 12 .987 4179.0 1.97 +17.0 1.038
TOTAL RF 257 256 488 8 1 502 6 .988 2269.2 1.97 +15.2 1.069
PLAYER HISTORY
04/01/2001 Named the #8 prospect in the VBL
08/13/2001 Wins the VBL Player of the Week Award.
10/02/2001 Wins the 2001 VBL Great Glove Award at LF.
10/05/2001 Finished 2nd in 2001 VBL Rookie of the Year Award voting.
10/17/2001 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $720,000.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 5; Eye: 7.
04/07/2002 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the Cincinnati Reds development complex.
10/04/2002 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,800,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 7; Power: 5; Eye: 7.
10/03/2003 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $5,800,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated potential ratings: Contact: 6; Power: 5; Eye: 7.
02/16/2004 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $34,000,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
04/19/2004 Wins the VBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (7).
06/19/2005 Was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the Oakland Athletics, along with SP Jered Weaver and SP Luis Vasquez, in exchange for SP Rich Harden, LF David Dellucci, RF Bobby Kielty, SP Jason Hammel, and SP Gabe Ribas.
09/15/2005 Goes 5-5 against the San Francisco Giants, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2002 697 6
2003 695 6
2005 689 7
Year 2B Rank
2005 40 9
Year 3B Rank
2003 7 4
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