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Austin Kearns RF

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
16 4179 .253 .351 .413 98 14.9
Birth Date5-20-1980
Height6' 3"
Weight240 lbs
Age43 years, 11 months, 3 days
BatsR
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
2002 CIN 22 107 435 117 24 3 13 54 81 6 6 3 .315 .407 .500 121 13.3 2.6 13.2 3.7
2003 CIN 23 82 338 77 11 0 15 41 68 5 5 2 .264 .364 .455 110 5.4 0.1 3.1 1.6
2004 CIN 24 64 246 50 10 2 9 28 71 1 2 1 .230 .321 .419 85 -4.1 -0.1 -4.9 -0.4
2005 CIN 25 112 448 93 26 1 18 48 107 8 0 0 .240 .333 .452 93 -3.2 1.2 7.5 1.4
2006 CIN 26 87 368 89 21 1 16 35 85 5 7 1 .274 .351 .492 108 5.8 1.2 5.9 1.9
2006 WAS 26 63 261 53 12 1 8 41 50 5 2 3 .250 .381 .429 112 5.2 0.9 7.8 1.9
2007 WAS 27 161 674 156 35 1 16 71 106 12 2 2 .266 .355 .411 106 7.6 -3.2 12.0 2.9
2008 WAS 28 86 357 68 10 0 7 35 63 8 2 2 .217 .311 .316 80 -8.1 -1.2 1.9 -0.1
2009 WAS 29 80 211 34 6 2 3 32 51 5 1 1 .195 .336 .305 76 -5.7 1.3 1.6 0.2
2010 CLE 30 84 342 82 18 1 8 34 78 5 4 1 .272 .354 .419 99 0.2 1.1 2.1 1.1
2010 NYA 30 36 119 24 3 0 2 12 38 5 0 0 .235 .345 .324 102 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4
2011 CLE 31 57 174 30 5 1 2 18 48 4 0 4 .200 .302 .287 60 -7.6 0.8 1.3 -0.2
2012 MIA 32 87 175 36 6 0 4 22 44 6 2 1 .245 .366 .367 86 -2.8 0.5 4.4 0.6
2013 MIA 33 19 31 5 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 0 .185 .290 .185 72 -0.9 -0.3 0.4 0.0
Career1125417991418713121475898753321.253.351.413985.65.356.914.9

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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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
1998 BIL Rk PIO 0 132 .000 .000 .000 .388 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 ROK A MDW 0 485 .000 .000 .000 .331 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 DYT A MDW 0 581 .000 .000 .000 .332 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 CHT AA SOU 59 241 .000 .000 .000 .310 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 CIN MLB NL 107 435 .260 .328 .412 .370 105 20 12.5 -4.3 121 8 13.2 2.6 13.3 3.7
2002 CHT AA SOU 12 53 .000 .000 .000 .222 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 LOU AAA INT 1 5 .000 .000 .000 .750 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 CIN MLB NL 82 338 .259 .327 .412 .297 103 5.5 8.9 -1.5 110 10 3.1 0.1 5.4 1.6
2003 CHT AA SOU 3 8 .000 .000 .000 .333 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 CIN MLB NL 64 246 .260 .328 .419 .299 96 -2.1 7.3 -2.7 85 10 -4.9 -0.1 -4.1 -0.4
2004 LOU AAA INT 25 104 .000 .000 .000 .400 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 CIN MLB NL 112 448 .257 .326 .408 .281 105 3.7 12.9 -4.7 93 9 7.5 1.2 -3.2 1.4
2005 LOU AAA INT 28 123 .275 .333 .432 .419 106 6.7 3.1 -1.2 169 0 -3.1 -0.1 10.0 0.8
2006 CIN MLB NL 87 368 .268 .335 .434 .322 97 8.3 11.1 -4.1 108 10 5.9 1.2 5.8 1.9
2006 WAS MLB NL 63 261 .261 .331 .423 .288 90 10.4 7.9 -2.6 112 10 7.8 0.9 5.2 1.9
2007 WAS MLB NL 161 674 .269 .334 .429 .299 96 10.8 20.0 -7.3 106 9 12.0 -3.2 7.6 2.9
2008 WAS MLB NL 86 357 .260 .326 .411 .250 96 -11.4 10.3 -3.8 80 9 1.9 -1.2 -8.1 -0.1
2008 HAG A SAL 2 6 .232 .313 .325 .500 117 0.7 0.2 -0.1 143 0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
2008 COH AAA INT 5 19 .312 .372 .495 .455 85 4.5 0.6 -0.2 148 0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1
2009 WAS MLB NL 80 211 .258 .332 .412 .258 96 -7.6 6.1 -1.8 76 12 1.6 1.3 -5.7 0.2
2010 CLE MLB AL 84 342 .259 .324 .406 .341 106 0.5 9.4 -2.3 99 5 2.1 1.1 0.2 1.1
2010 NYA MLB AL 36 119 .261 .325 .407 .355 117 -2.5 3.3 -1 102 6 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.4
2011 CLE MLB AL 57 174 .257 .322 .402 .280 99 -6.5 4.7 -1.3 60 11 1.3 0.8 -7.6 -0.2
2012 MIA MLB NL 87 175 .245 .310 .395 .323 95 0.2 4.8 -1.1 86 15 4.4 0.5 -2.8 0.6
2012 JUP A+ FSL 3 8 .270 .338 .419 .167 97 0.7 0.2 -0.1 94 0 -0.3 -0.6 0.0 -0.1
2013 MIA MLB NL 19 31 .255 .313 .398 .263 91 -2.2 0.8 -0.1 72 13 0.4 -0.3 -0.9 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
1998 BIL Rk PIO 132 108 17 34 9 0 1 46 14 23 22 1 1 .315 .439 .426 .111 0 0
1999 ROK A MDW 485 426 72 110 36 5 13 195 48 50 120 21 8 .258 .348 .458 .200 0 0
2000 DYT A MDW 581 484 110 148 37 2 27 270 104 90 93 18 5 .306 .422 .558 .252 0 0
2001 CHT AA SOU 241 205 30 55 11 2 6 88 36 26 43 7 5 .268 .364 .429 .161 2 2
2002 CIN MLB NL 435 372 66 117 24 3 13 186 56 54 81 6 3 .315 .407 .500 .185 3 0
2002 LOU AAA INT 5 4 3 3 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 .750 .800 1.250 .500 0 0
2002 CHT AA SOU 53 41 10 11 2 0 5 28 13 9 9 1 0 .268 .434 .683 .415 0 0
2003 CIN MLB NL 338 292 39 77 11 0 15 133 58 41 68 5 2 .264 .364 .455 .192 0 0
2003 CHT AA SOU 8 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 .200 .500 .200 .000 0 0
2004 CIN MLB NL 246 217 28 50 10 2 9 91 32 28 71 2 1 .230 .321 .419 .189 0 0
2004 LOU AAA INT 104 83 19 28 7 1 2 43 15 19 16 3 1 .337 .471 .518 .181 0 0
2005 LOU AAA INT 123 111 24 38 15 1 7 76 21 11 30 0 0 .342 .407 .685 .342 0 0
2005 CIN MLB NL 448 387 62 93 26 1 18 175 67 48 107 0 0 .240 .333 .452 .212 5 0
2006 CIN MLB NL 368 325 53 89 21 1 16 160 50 35 85 7 1 .274 .351 .492 .218 3 0
2006 WAS MLB NL 261 212 33 53 12 1 8 91 36 41 50 2 3 .250 .381 .429 .179 2 1
2007 WAS MLB NL 674 587 84 156 35 1 16 241 74 71 106 2 2 .266 .355 .411 .145 4 0
2008 HAG A SAL 6 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 .333 .667 .333 .000 0 0
2008 COH AAA INT 19 14 2 6 1 1 1 12 6 3 2 0 0 .429 .556 .857 .429 0 0
2008 WAS MLB NL 357 313 40 68 10 0 7 99 32 35 63 2 2 .217 .311 .316 .099 1 0
2009 WAS MLB NL 211 174 20 34 6 2 3 53 17 32 51 1 1 .195 .336 .305 .109 0 0
2010 CLE MLB AL 342 301 42 82 18 1 8 126 42 34 78 4 1 .272 .354 .419 .146 2 0
2010 NYA MLB AL 119 102 13 24 3 0 2 33 7 12 38 0 0 .235 .345 .324 .088 0 0
2011 CLE MLB AL 174 150 18 30 5 1 2 43 7 18 48 0 4 .200 .302 .287 .087 0 2
2012 MIA MLB NL 175 147 21 36 6 0 4 54 16 22 44 2 1 .245 .366 .367 .122 0 0
2012 JUP A+ FSL 8 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .000 0 0
2013 MIA MLB NL 31 27 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 4 8 0 0 .185 .290 .185 .000 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 1343 0.5138 0.3961 0.8252 0.6188 0.1608 0.8829 0.5905 0.1748 0.0087
2009 825 0.5236 0.4085 0.6973 0.6250 0.1705 0.7593 0.4478 0.3027 -0.0046
2010 1852 0.5427 0.4363 0.7413 0.6338 0.2019 0.8352 0.3918 0.2587 -0.0076
2011 673 0.5379 0.4056 0.6886 0.5912 0.1897 0.7991 0.2881 0.3114 -0.0068
2012 673 0.5141 0.3551 0.7322 0.5578 0.1407 0.8342 0.3043 0.2678 -0.0036
2013 132 0.4924 0.4091 0.7593 0.6154 0.2090 0.8750 0.4286 0.2407 -0.0015
Career54980.52750.40800.74810.61390.17830.83190.42620.2519-0.0024

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
2013-04-14 2013-04-17 DTD 3 3 - General Medical Cardiac Arrhythmia - -
2012-09-22 2012-09-25 DTD 3 2 - Low Back Stiffness - -
2012-05-23 2012-06-08 15-DL 16 14 Right Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2010-09-26 2010-09-27 DTD 1 1 Left Elbow Soreness -
2010-09-04 2010-09-05 DTD 1 1 Thumb Contusion -
2010-07-25 2010-07-27 DTD 2 2 Right Knee Laceration -
2010-07-20 2010-07-24 DTD 4 3 Right Knee Soreness -
2009-08-04 2009-10-05 60-DL 62 56 Right Thumb Surgery Debridement 2009-08-07
2009-08-02 2009-08-03 DTD 1 1 Right Thumb Contusion Thumb -
2009-05-16 2009-05-18 DTD 2 3 Left Hand Contusion -
2009-02-26 2009-03-09 Camp 11 0 Left Hand Blister Palm -
2008-08-25 2008-09-29 15-DL 35 30 Left Foot Stress Fracture -
2008-05-18 2008-07-03 15-DL 46 42 Right Elbow Surgery Loose Bodies 2008-05-23
2006-09-28 2006-10-02 DTD 4 4 Left Trunk Strain -
2006-09-24 2006-09-27 DTD 3 3 Left Trunk Strain -
2006-09-06 2006-09-07 DTD 1 1 Groin Soreness -
2006-06-09 2006-06-09 DTD 0 0 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2006-03-02 2006-03-03 Camp 1 0 Left Forearm Contusion -
2005-08-01 2005-08-02 DTD 1 0 Left Thigh Soreness Hamstring -
2004-09-13 2004-09-15 DTD 2 2 Irritation -
2004-06-02 2004-08-24 60-DL 83 71 Right Thumb Surgery Scar Tissue and Bone Spur 2004-07-02
2004-04-27 2004-05-19 15-DL 22 19 Left Forearm Fracture HBP -
2003-07-09 2003-09-29 60-DL 82 74 Right Shoulder Surgery Rotator Cuff and Labrum and AC Joint 2003-08-14
2003-06-29 2003-07-02 DTD 3 2 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2003-05-22 2003-05-23 DTD 1 1 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2003-03-09 2003-03-23 Camp 14 0 Left Elbow Surgery Bone Chips 2003-03-10
2002-08-27 2002-09-30 15-DL 34 33 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2013 MIA $700,000
2012 MIA $600,000
2011 CLE $1,300,000
2010 CLE $750,000
2009 WAS $8,000,000
2008 WAS $5,000,000
2007 WAS $3,500,000
2006 CIN $1,850,000
2005 CIN $930,000
2004 CIN $400,000
2003 CIN $350,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
11 yrPrevious$23,380,000
11 yrTotal$23,380,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
10 y 156 dHendricks Sports1 year/$0.7M (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Re-signed by Miami as a free agent 1/14/13 (minor-league contract). Salary of $0.7M in majors. May request release 3/26/13 if he will not make Major League roster. $0.1M retention bonus if he agrees to start season in minors. May opt out of contract 6/1/13 if not on Major League roster. Contract purchased by Miami 3/31/13.
  • 1 year/$0.6M (2012). Signed by Miami as a free agent 1/25/12 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by Miami 4/1/12.
  • 1 year/$1.3M (2011). Re-signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/6/11. DFA by Cleveland 8/12/11. Released 8/17/11.
  • 1 year/$0.75M (2010). Signed by Cleveland as a free agent 1/5/10 (minor-league contract). $0.75M salary in majors. Contract purchased by Cleveland 4/5/10. Acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Cleveland 7/30/10.
  • 3 years/$17.5M (2007-09), plus 2010 club option. Signed extension with Washington 1/07 (avoided arbitration, $4.25M-$3.65M). 07:$3.5M 08:$5M, 09:$8M, 10:$10M club option, $1M buyout.
  • 1 year/$1.85M (2006). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/06 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by Washington in trade from Cincinnati 7/06.
  • 1 year/$0.93M (2005). Re-signed by Cincinnati 1/05 (avoided arbitration). Optioned to Triple-A 6/05. Recalled 7/05.
  • 1 year/$0.4M (2004). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/04.
  • 1 year/$0.35M (2003). Re-signed by Cincinnati 2/03.
  • 1 year (2002). Contract purchased by Cincinnati 10/01. Signed by Cininnati 1/02. Optioned to Triple-A 3/02. Recalled 4/02. Optioned to Triple-A 6/02. Recalled 6/02.
  • Drafted 1998 (1-7) (Lafayette HS, Lexington, Ky.). $1.95M signing bonus.

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-11-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Austin Meadows sounds a lot like Austin Kearns: no standout tool, and the whole is less than the sum of the parts. Hopefully he avoids having his career derailed by a fat guy sitting on his shoulder. What percentage would you put on (1) him developing, say, 20HR / .160 ISO, or (2) sticking in CF (or a Marte-like LF), respectively, so that he enjoys a solid career as an above average regular?
(Mario66 from Pittsburgh)
I have much more confidence he'll hit for power than I do he'll stick in center. When I saw him the spring of his draft year he already had a thick lower-half, broad and thick build, and wasn't particularly graceful. For me the tools have always outdistanced the in-game product, and while I love tools I'd like to see everything come together on the diamond with regularity before buying in fully. (NL Central Top 10s With Nick Faleris)
2010-09-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)Give me one good reason to watch a Yankee game before October 6th.
(Paul from Boston)
Well, my rule of thumb is that any game in which Austin Kearns could appear is a game worth watching. (Eric Seidman)
2010-06-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)what do you make of carlos santana's hot start? at first glance, anyone could do this well in so few ABs. at second glance, he has almost twice as many walks as strikeouts.
(stately from atl)
He's off to a tremendous start, but I don't expect him to put up an 1100 OPS. That said, he's got a great batting eye, and has more walks than strikeouts in each of his past three minor league seasons. He's also mostly been batting in front of Austin Kearns, who's been slumping, so i'd guess it's a case of a hot hitter being pitched around, at least some of the time. (Jay Jaffe)
2010-01-26 14:00:00 (link to chat)Is there one player you've always thought was just going to be awesome (who had some MLB experience), but just never put it together?
(Maria from Philly)
Austin Kearns. He fools me like every year. I don't get it. (Tommy Bennett)
2009-07-01 14:00:00 (link to chat)Yikes, Nats just sent Dukes down to AAA. They really might be the worst organization in baseball.
(Tim from Wash DC)
Oh, man, that just hurts. And Austin Kearns gets to keep playing Gilligan to Dunn's Skipper? That's just wrong. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-04-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)So far this season, Austin Kearns is hitting .255/.397/.553. If he keeps this up, would someone want to take him off of the Nats' hands? What could they expect in return?
(Charlie from Bethesda, MD)
Perhaps but if the Nationals trade him they won't get a high-level prospect. Maybe a couple of B-listers. Most people in baseball feel Kearns' ship has sailed. (John Perrotto)
2009-04-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)Am I crazy or are the Nationals pretty close to being a contender? Their lineup isn't bad, with a nice middle of Milledge/Zimmerman/Dukes/Dunn. With J. Zimmermann, Strasburg and maybe a FA starter signing, they'll have a good core of talent.
(Tex Premium Lager from Hoboken, NJ)
They've got the makings of a promising nucelus, but they've got to undo the damage wrought by Ol' Leatherpants. First and foremost, they need to turn that absurd stockpile of outfielders into some other usable parts around the diamond by trading two players from the Nick Johnson/Josh Willingham/Austin Kearns group. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-04-10 16:30:00 (link to chat)Austin Kearns over Elijah Dukes or Josh Willingham? What is Manny Acta/Mike Rizzo thinking?
(dwiest12 from NoVA)
I think Marc hit the nail on the head today in his piece; economic factors and a need to see if there really is a sucker born every minute, and how relentless population pressures might necessarily put one in a GM job somewhere, so that said sucker might go all Bowden on the notion of employing Austin Kearns... it's not the best gig for a busker on the make, but you can't blame the Nats for trying. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-02-19 13:00:00 (link to chat)If you were Manny Acta, who would you play in the of/1b logjam? And what would you do with Austin Kearns to keep him busy during baseball games?
(Charlie from Bethesda, MD)
Ok, this is admittedly a crazy idea ... I'd see which of those OFers could play 2B. Then when I had a fly ball pitcher on the mound, I'd play that guy. There's a level at which the increased offense would offset the drop in defense, but I'm not sure whether any of them could make that balance or be an overall improvement over ... well, who, Anderson Hernandez? That's not a really high bar, is it? (Will Carroll)
2008-07-29 16:00:00 (link to chat)80s analogy of the day: Adam Dunn: Austin Kearns = Eric Davis: Kal Daniels
(DrManhattan from NY, NY)
You looked good in the Watchmen trailer, Doc. (Will Carroll)
2008-06-20 13:30:00 (link to chat)Joe, the Reds have announced that Daryl Thompson will make his major league debut tomorrow against the Yankees. Two questions: What do you think of aggressive promotion of young pitchers who are dominant in the minors? Who would've thunk that the Reds may yet end up with the better half of the Austin Kearns deal?
(Rick from Chicago)
I believe it was Gary Huckabay who proffered the idea that a guy who can pitch in the majors needs to be doing so regardless of age. (I'm paraphrasing.) These guys implode at all levels, so you might as well have him helping your team. I also think the level of health care and coaching is highest in the majors, so why not have a guy like Thompson (or Kershaw, or Chamberlain) benefitting from that? As long as workload is managed--and my god, is workload managed these days--it's a reasonable idea to promote quickly. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-05-09 14:00:00 (link to chat)You're Trader Jim Bowden (minus the leather pants) - What deals do you make in the next 2 months? Can you find a taker for Lopez or Guzman? Please tell me you won't trade Johnson.
(macman from d.c.)
Lay off of Trader Jim--leather's great material, and there's nothing wrong with working it into your wardrobe. Actually, Johnson's exactly the player he should deal, in terms of the talent such a trade might yield, because Chris Marrero will eventually get here, and because nobody's going to bite on Dmitri Young. Beyond that, he doesn't really have that many chits that might draw interest; it isn't like somebody's going to go wild for Saul Rivera. Maybe one of the veteran catchers yields a C prospect at the deadline (once they heal up), and maybe somebody decides they just have to have Austin Kearns. I wouldn't bet on either. F-Lop just doesn't fit most team's needs--everyone recognizes he can't really play a good short, and there are people who can hit about as well starting at second base all over Triple-A. (Christina Kahrl)
2008-02-28 14:00:00 (link to chat)Did you know Lastings Milledge's #1 comp is Rondell White, who was born in Milledgeville, Georgia? Marc Normandin would have Lastings a top 10 fantasy OF this year if he could be assured of 600 plate appearances. What does your crystal ball say?
(Tim from Portland, OR)
I think that from among the quartet of talented outfielders the Nats have to squeeze into three regular lineup slots, Milledge is the one I'd peg as the one most likely to have the most plate appearances. However, in saying that, I'm taking Austin Kearns' checkered injury history into account. I think it's safe to bet that Milledge gets at least 500 PA. (Christina Kahrl)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneRemember when Bill Bray and Gary Majewski was a paltry return for Austin Kearns? Those were the days.... (Brandon Warne)
 

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