RF Austin Kearns #28
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/20/2006
OA: 25 POT: 25
RF AUSTIN KEARNS #28 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 30 30 30 30
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 55
Errors: - 20 50
Arm: 20 20 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 65
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Real captain material.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader
Birthday:05/20/1980
Born in:Lexington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 16th Pick in Round 1
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
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
1998 Butte - A- 18 49 171 53 10 0 22 42 45 32 1 0 37 8 5 .310 .422 .754 1.176 189 175 2.5
1998 Bakersfield - A+ 18 19 70 25 5 1 8 27 20 10 1 1 16 5 2 .357 .439 .800 1.239 228 210 1.4
1998 Savannah - A 18 9 32 7 2 0 3 11 6 8 0 2 8 2 2 .219 .357 .562 .920 127 122 0.1
1998 Total - A 18 28 102 32 7 1 11 38 26 18 1 3 24 7 4 .314 .411 .725 1.137 194 180 1.5
1999 Bakersfield - A+ 19 30 114 28 6 0 13 23 25 13 1 1 24 9 1 .246 .326 .640 .966 155 153 1.2
1999 Savannah - A 19 105 377 115 20 1 42 100 94 62 4 4 96 22 15 .305 .405 .698 1.103 147 144 3.1
1999 Total - A 19 135 491 143 26 1 55 123 119 75 5 5 120 31 16 .291 .387 .684 1.071 149 146 4.3
1999 Escogido - WDL 19 56 193 47 11 0 8 38 41 38 6 3 64 4 2 .244 .379 .425 .804 99 100 0.5
2000 Fresno - A+ 20 67 250 60 6 4 14 52 49 45 5 4 69 8 2 .240 .362 .464 .826 132 133 1.9
2000 Tulsa - AA 20 51 194 55 8 2 13 39 23 29 7 1 62 6 1 .284 .394 .546 .940 165 162 2.4
2000 Oklahoma - AAA 20 10 35 8 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 15 2 0 .229 .282 .257 .539 53 55 -0.1
2001 Fresno - A+ 21 37 140 44 3 3 13 37 30 19 1 2 41 1 1 .314 .395 .657 1.052 192 187 2.0
2001 Escogido - WDL 21 69 240 50 8 1 9 34 34 40 1 3 71 12 3 .208 .320 .362 .683 93 87 0.4
2001 Tulsa - AA 21 66 236 54 12 0 6 30 24 34 6 0 71 9 5 .229 .341 .356 .697 96 101 1.0
2001 Total - AA 21 135 476 104 20 1 15 64 58 74 7 3 142 21 8 .218 .330 .359 .690 95 94 1.3
2001 Oklahoma - AAA 21 10 37 9 1 1 2 6 6 5 0 0 11 3 1 .243 .333 .486 .820 125 124 0.1
2002 Escogido - WDL 22 18 68 20 4 3 3 19 12 8 1 0 14 3 0 .294 .377 .574 .950 173 172 1.0
2002 Tulsa - AA 22 18 67 20 1 0 4 8 10 3 0 1 17 1 1 .299 .324 .493 .816 122 120 0.2
2002 Total - AA 22 36 135 40 5 3 7 27 22 11 1 1 31 4 1 .296 .351 .533 .885 149 147 1.3
2002 Oklahoma - AAA 22 65 243 62 9 0 6 27 30 17 3 1 57 8 6 .255 .311 .366 .677 92 92 -0.1
2003 Savannah - A 23 12 46 11 1 0 0 4 4 5 1 0 16 4 0 .239 .327 .261 .588 65 72 -0.0
2003 Frisco - AA 23 20 73 22 4 0 2 11 10 5 2 1 24 3 1 .301 .358 .438 .796 121 122 0.6
2003 Oklahoma - AAA 23 70 247 55 6 4 7 29 33 25 4 0 72 5 5 .223 .304 .364 .669 92 88 0.0
2004 Savannah - A 24 21 89 17 5 0 3 13 8 5 0 3 24 0 0 .191 .227 .348 .575 59 48 -0.5
2004 Jalisco - WDL 24 24 100 23 5 0 0 6 13 4 3 1 24 4 2 .230 .278 .280 .558 62 60 -0.6
2004 Frisco - AA 24 19 73 18 3 0 0 9 4 5 2 1 22 1 1 .247 .309 .288 .596 69 72 -0.2
2004 Total - AA 24 43 173 41 8 0 0 15 17 9 5 2 46 5 3 .237 .291 .283 .574 65 65 -0.7
2004 Oklahoma - AAA 24 40 134 30 10 1 2 14 14 14 1 2 44 6 4 .224 .298 .358 .656 92 87 0.2
2005 Hagerstown - A 25 25 104 30 4 1 8 23 21 5 0 2 17 3 1 .288 .315 .577 .892 136 131 0.7
2005 Binghamton - AA 25 76 255 65 11 2 9 43 35 22 6 1 63 10 3 .255 .327 .420 .747 118 119 1.3
2005 Norfolk - AAA 25 8 35 12 3 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 9 0 0 .343 .378 .514 .893 167 169 0.4
Total PCL 195 696 164 27 6 17 78 85 63 9 4 199 24 16 .236 .306 .365 .671 92 89
Total IL 8 35 12 3 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 9 0 0 .343 .378 .514 .893 167 169
Total EL 76 255 65 11 2 9 43 35 22 6 1 63 10 3 .255 .327 .420 .747 118 119
Total TL 174 643 169 28 2 25 97 71 76 17 4 196 20 9 .263 .354 .429 .783 120 121
Total SAL 172 648 180 32 2 56 151 133 85 5 11 161 31 18 .278 .360 .593 .953 127 124
Total CALL 153 574 157 20 8 48 139 124 87 8 8 150 23 6 .274 .372 .587 .959 162 159
Total NORW 49 171 53 10 0 22 42 45 32 1 0 37 8 5 .310 .422 .754 1.176 189 175
Total WDL 167 601 140 28 4 20 97 100 90 11 7 173 23 7 .233 .340 .393 .733 99 96
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
1999 Bakersfield - CALL 19 5 16 6 0 0 3 7 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .524 .938 1.461 290 224 0.2
1999 Escogido - WDL 19 6 21 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 7 0 0 .238 .333 .238 .571 44 57 -0.2
2004 Savannah - SAL 24 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -64 -0.3
2005 Binghamton - EL 25 3 11 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 .091 .231 .364 .594 73 77 -0.5
2005 Norfolk - IL 25 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -120 -0.2
Total IL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -120
Total EL 3 11 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 5 0 0 .091 .231 .364 .594 73 77
Total SAL 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .111 .000 .111 -66 -64
Total CALL 5 16 6 0 0 3 7 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .375 .524 .938 1.461 290 224
Total WDL 6 21 5 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 7 0 0 .238 .333 .238 .571 44 57
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1998 Savannah - A RF 9 9 20 1 1 21 0 1.000 77.0 2.45 -0.5 .948
1998 Bakersfield - A+ RF 17 17 36 1 0 37 0 1.000 144.0 2.31 +0.3 1.028
1998 Butte - A- RF 48 48 107 2 0 111 2 .982 421.0 2.33 +0.9 1.011
1999 Escogido - WDL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1999 Savannah - A LF 84 83 166 2 0 169 1 .994 711.0 2.13 -0.9 .984
1999 Bakersfield - A+ LF 18 18 40 0 0 42 2 .952 147.0 2.45 -1.4 .937
1999 Escogido - WDL RF 51 51 96 0 0 97 1 .990 446.1 1.94 +0.3 .980
1999 Savannah - A RF 8 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 63.0 2.43 +1.0 1.010
1999 Bakersfield - A+ RF 13 12 30 0 0 31 1 .968 108.0 2.50 +1.0 1.035
2000 Tulsa - AA LF 6 6 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 52.0 2.25 -1.1 .911
2000 Fresno - A+ LF 6 6 8 1 0 10 1 .900 44.2 1.81 -0.6 .865
2000 Oklahoma - AAA RF 10 10 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 83.0 1.19 +0.0 1.010
2000 Tulsa - AA RF 44 44 83 2 0 86 1 .988 400.2 1.91 +2.2 1.038
2000 Fresno - A+ RF 55 54 82 2 0 85 1 .988 472.0 1.60 -0.8 .995
2001 Oklahoma - AAA LF 4 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 +0.5 1.219
2001 Tulsa - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.1 1.42 +0.0 .970
2001 Escogido - WDL LF 28 26 56 1 1 59 2 .966 244.1 2.10 -1.3 .945
2001 Tulsa - AA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 Escogido - WDL CF 6 6 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 50.0 3.78 -0.5 .945
2001 Oklahoma - AAA RF 4 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 29.0 1.24 -0.6 .798
2001 Tulsa - AA RF 64 62 157 1 1 159 1 .994 555.0 2.56 +3.7 1.017
2001 Escogido - WDL RF 36 29 80 0 0 82 2 .976 273.2 2.63 -0.2 .988
2001 Fresno - A+ RF 36 36 62 1 0 63 0 1.000 321.0 1.77 +0.9 1.041
2002 Oklahoma - AAA LF 16 15 26 0 0 27 1 .963 133.0 1.76 -0.5 1.023
2002 Tulsa - AA LF 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 15.0 1.20 +0.0 .981
2002 Escogido - WDL LF 7 7 17 0 0 17 0 1.000 59.0 2.59 +0.9 1.046
2002 Oklahoma - AAA CF 13 13 27 1 0 28 0 1.000 118.0 2.14 -1.3 .957
2002 Oklahoma - AAA RF 18 15 30 0 0 30 0 1.000 151.1 1.78 -0.5 .995
2002 Tulsa - AA RF 15 14 30 1 1 31 0 1.000 124.0 2.25 +0.3 .959
2002 Escogido - WDL RF 11 11 34 1 1 35 0 1.000 101.0 3.12 +0.4 .993
2003 Oklahoma - AAA LF 22 21 55 1 0 57 1 .982 185.0 2.72 -1.8 .972
2003 Frisco - AA LF 1 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 7.0 5.14 -0.1 .970
2003 Oklahoma - AAA CF 2 2 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 +0.2 .996
2003 Oklahoma - AAA RF 25 23 44 1 1 45 0 1.000 210.0 1.93 -0.8 .962
2003 Frisco - AA RF 20 16 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 149.0 2.05 +0.4 .958
2003 Savannah - A RF 12 12 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 104.0 2.08 -0.9 .959
2004 Oklahoma - AAA LF 14 12 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 108.1 2.82 +1.0 1.042
2004 Jalisco - WDL LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.2 .977
2004 Oklahoma - AAA RF 12 11 27 1 1 28 0 1.000 103.2 2.43 +0.6 .990
2004 Frisco - AA RF 18 17 29 0 0 30 1 .967 151.0 1.73 -0.4 .949
2004 Jalisco - WDL RF 23 23 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 211.0 1.58 -1.2 .999
2004 Savannah - A RF 21 21 42 0 0 44 2 .955 190.1 1.99 +1.5 1.050
2005 Binghamton - AA LF 24 18 32 2 0 34 0 1.000 172.0 1.78 -0.8 1.020
2005 Hagerstown - A LF 5 4 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 34.0 2.91 +0.3 .983
2005 Binghamton - AA CF 7 1 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 25.0 4.32 +0.3 .990
2005 Hagerstown - A CF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 +0.0 1.008
2005 Norfolk - AAA RF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 18.0 1.50 -0.3 .980
2005 Binghamton - AA RF 35 34 54 0 0 54 0 1.000 302.1 1.61 +1.2 1.047
2005 Hagerstown - A RF 17 16 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 142.0 2.35 +0.3 1.028
TOTAL LF 240 223 472 7 1 487 8 .984 1955.2 2.20 -5.9 .981
TOTAL CF 30 24 73 1 0 74 0 1.000 228.0 2.92 -1.3 .967
TOTAL RF 624 597 1210 14 6 1236 12 .990 5351.1 2.06 +8.6 1.003
PLAYER HISTORY
11/22/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 16, 16th overall pick) by the Texas Rangers.
12/14/1997 Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization with a signing bonus of $1,600,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
07/05/1998 Named the #77 prospect in the MLB
07/13/1998 Wins the NORW Player of the Week Award.
07/26/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Northwest League All-Star Game.
09/14/1998 Wins the CALL Player of the Week Award.
09/24/1998 Wins the 1998 NORW Platinum Stick Award at RF.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 40 (55); Eye: 55 (55).
06/23/1999 Was selected to the 1999 South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
06/27/1999 Hits three home runs against the Capital City Bombers, going 3-4 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/20/1999 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
10/07/1999 Wins the 1999 California League Round 1 with the Bakersfield Blaze!
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
06/18/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Texas League All-Star Game.
06/24/2000 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/26/2000 Was selected to the 2000 California League All-Star Game.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
06/18/2001 Wins the CALL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
12/23/2002 Wins the WDL EL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
06/27/2003 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
11/22/2004 Became a minor league free agent.
12/07/2004 Signed a minor league contract ($1,000 bonus) with the New York Mets organization.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (40).
05/12/2005 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/23/2005 Wins the 2005 South Atlantic League Round 1 with the Hagerstown Suns!
09/25/2005 Wins the 2005 Eastern League Round 2 with the Binghamton Mets!
09/27/2005 Wins the 2005 International League Round 1 with the Norfolk Tides!
11/23/2005 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (40).
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