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Kila Ka'aihue 1B

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
12 465 .221 .305 .382 92 -0.1
Birth Date3-29-1984
Height6' 4"
Weight240 lbs
Age40 years, 0 months, 21 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
2008 KCA 24 12 24 6 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 93 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0
2010 KCA 26 52 206 39 6 1 8 24 39 0 0 1 .217 .307 .394 104 1.2 0.3 -1.1 0.2
2011 KCA 27 23 96 16 4 0 2 12 26 0 0 0 .195 .295 .317 73 -2.8 0.7 -0.5 -0.2
2012 OAK 28 39 139 30 9 0 4 10 28 1 1 0 .234 .295 .398 86 -2.2 -0.1 -1.0 -0.2
Career12646591191154995111.221.305.38292-4.01.1-2.9-0.1

Statistics for All Levels

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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
2003 BUR A MDW 114 482 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 BUR A MDW 125 470 .000 .000 .000 .289 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 HDS A+ CLF 132 605 .000 .000 .000 .346 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 WIC AA TXS 103 395 .269 .348 .426 .233 106 -12.2 9.1 -5.8 72 0 -5.5 -0.9 -16.0 -2.0
2007 WIL A+ CRL 60 253 .259 .339 .386 .269 96 6.9 7.8 -5 120 0 3.8 0.4 6.0 1.3
2007 WIC AA TXS 70 288 .262 .338 .402 .249 105 6.5 8.4 -5.4 120 0 -0.3 -2.2 6.6 0.7
2008 KCA MLB AL 12 24 .266 .325 .427 .278 102 0.5 0.7 -0.4 93 15 -0.2 0.3 -0.2 0.0
2008 NWA AA TXS 91 376 .273 .347 .414 .291 89 51.5 11.1 -7.1 185 0 -4.1 -0.4 26.0 2.5
2008 OMA AAA PCL 33 139 .273 .345 .440 .325 104 14.2 4.3 -2.7 169 0 1.9 0.5 9.6 1.3
2009 OMA AAA PCL 131 555 .265 .334 .406 .276 86 33.3 16.1 -10.3 130 0 -0.7 -2.0 21.0 2.4
2010 KCA MLB AL 52 206 .261 .326 .406 .231 110 -5.5 5.7 -3.6 104 12 -1.1 0.3 1.2 0.2
2010 OMA AAA PCL 94 416 .279 .347 .438 .342 97 48.5 12.5 -8 175 0 0.5 0.4 39.4 4.3
2011 KCA MLB AL 23 96 .257 .321 .401 .255 113 -3 2.6 -1.7 73 16 -0.5 0.7 -2.8 -0.2
2011 OMA AAA PCL 95 388 .283 .351 .447 .325 98 10.1 12.0 -7.7 106 0 -4.2 -0.6 4.1 0.3
2012 OAK MLB AL 39 139 .251 .314 .408 .271 95 -1.6 3.8 -2.4 86 12 -1.0 -0.1 -2.2 -0.2
2012 SAC AAA PCL 66 305 .277 .343 .433 .273 92 13.3 9.1 -5.3 124 0 -0.6 1.8 9.7 1.4
2013 RNO AAA PCL 53 235 .272 .341 .417 .319 113 19.6 6.6 -4.2 170 0 3.6 -2.2 15.5 2.0
2015 NWO AAA PCL 66 219 .264 .326 .396 .224 91 -5.7 6.1 -3.7 84 0 -1.9 -2.8 -7.2 -1.0
2015 SYR AAA INT 39 140 .253 .318 .355 .218 97 -5.2 3.9 -2.4 91 0 3.1 -1.3 -3.3 0.0

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
2003 BUR A MDW 482 395 53 94 21 1 11 150 63 67 87 1 3 .238 .355 .380 .142 6 6
2004 BUR A MDW 470 390 57 96 23 2 15 168 62 64 98 1 0 .246 .361 .431 .185 3 3
2005 HDS A+ CLF 605 493 84 150 31 2 20 245 90 97 97 2 1 .304 .430 .497 .193 0 0
2006 WIC AA TXS 395 327 40 65 15 0 6 98 45 49 73 0 1 .199 .306 .300 .101 5 5
2007 WIC AA TXS 288 244 37 60 13 0 12 109 40 41 40 0 0 .246 .358 .447 .201 1 1
2007 WIL A+ CRL 253 207 28 52 8 0 9 87 42 35 38 1 0 .251 .370 .420 .169 0 0
2008 KCA MLB AL 24 21 4 6 0 0 1 9 1 3 2 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .143 0 0
2008 NWA AA TXS 376 287 64 90 11 0 26 179 79 80 41 3 2 .314 .469 .624 .310 0 0
2008 OMA AAA PCL 139 114 27 36 4 0 11 73 21 24 26 0 0 .316 .439 .640 .325 0 0
2009 OMA AAA PCL 555 441 83 111 27 1 17 191 57 102 85 0 1 .252 .396 .433 .181 1 1
2010 OMA AAA PCL 416 323 67 103 16 1 24 193 78 88 69 2 0 .319 .465 .598 .279 1 1
2010 KCA MLB AL 206 180 22 39 6 1 8 71 25 24 39 0 1 .217 .307 .394 .178 1 1
2011 OMA AAA PCL 388 323 43 88 19 0 11 140 65 57 81 1 1 .272 .379 .433 .161 6 0
2011 KCA MLB AL 96 82 6 16 4 0 2 26 6 12 26 0 0 .195 .295 .317 .122 1 1
2012 SAC AAA PCL 305 254 44 65 16 0 15 126 52 44 60 1 1 .256 .367 .496 .240 4 0
2012 OAK MLB AL 139 128 13 30 9 0 4 51 14 10 28 1 0 .234 .295 .398 .164 0 0
2013 RNO AAA PCL 235 192 38 60 9 1 16 119 50 38 41 0 1 .313 .426 .620 .307 3 0
2015 SYR AAA INT 140 119 15 23 4 0 4 39 13 21 28 0 0 .193 .314 .328 .134 0 0
2015 NWO AAA PCL 219 183 17 36 9 0 3 54 21 34 33 0 0 .197 .329 .295 .098 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 100 0.5800 0.5100 0.8627 0.6552 0.3095 0.8947 0.7692 0.1373 -0.0019
2010 856 0.4895 0.3890 0.7868 0.5609 0.2243 0.8766 0.5714 0.2132 0.0008
2011 371 0.5175 0.3774 0.7071 0.5208 0.2235 0.8500 0.3500 0.2929 -0.0015
2012 533 0.5553 0.3752 0.7900 0.5405 0.1688 0.8688 0.4750 0.2100 -0.0044
Career18600.51880.38920.77590.55210.21280.87000.51020.2241-0.0013

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-05-12 2012-05-15 DTD 3 3 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2006-04-05 2006-04-13 Minors 8 0 Not Disclosed -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 ARI $
2012 OAK $482,500
2011 KCA $419,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
2 yrPrevious$901,500
2 yrTotal$901,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
1 y 48 dPSI Sports1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 11/17/12 (minor-league contract). Released by Arizona 6/3/13.
  • 1 year/$0.4825M (2012). Re-signed by Oakland 2/12. DFA by Oakland 6/6/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/16/12.
  • 1 year/$0.419M (2011). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/11. Acquired by Oakland in trade 9/27/11 after being DFA by Kansas City 9/21/11.
  • 1 year (2010). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/25/10. Optioned to Triple-A 3/31/10. Recalled 5/4/10. Optioned to Triple-A 5/17/10.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2009). Re-signed by Kansas City 2/25/09 (split contract, $65,000 in minors). Optioned to Triple-A 3/21/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by Kansas City 9/1/08.
  • Drafted by Kansas City 2002 (15-438) (Nebraska).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ VORP FRAA WARP
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