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Kevin Millar 1BRed Sox

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
16 5382 .274 .358 .452 114 15.3
Birth Date9-24-1971
Height6' 1"
Weight195 lbs
Age47 years, 11 months, 27 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
1998 FLO 26 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 87 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 FLO 27 105 407 100 17 4 9 40 64 7 1 0 .285 .362 .433 106 5.2 -1.9 -9.6 -0.3
2000 FLO 28 123 305 67 14 3 14 36 47 8 0 0 .259 .364 .498 118 9.5 -0.8 0.2 1.4
2001 FLO 29 144 495 141 39 5 20 39 70 5 0 0 .314 .374 .557 128 20.0 -0.2 -7.9 2.1
2002 FLO 30 126 489 134 41 0 16 40 74 5 0 2 .306 .366 .509 123 16.2 -1.3 -4.9 2.0
2003 BOS 31 148 618 150 30 1 25 60 108 5 3 2 .276 .348 .472 111 11.1 -0.2 2.4 2.0
2004 BOS 32 150 588 151 36 0 18 57 91 17 1 1 .297 .383 .474 122 17.1 -1.9 1.9 2.5
2005 BOS 33 134 519 122 28 1 9 54 74 8 0 1 .272 .355 .399 107 4.5 -2.6 6.5 1.5
2006 BAL 34 132 503 117 26 0 15 59 74 12 1 1 .272 .374 .437 114 11.7 -4.3 -2.0 1.1
2007 BAL 35 140 562 121 26 1 17 76 94 8 1 1 .254 .365 .420 117 14.7 -1.4 -1.1 1.8
2008 BAL 36 145 610 124 25 0 20 71 93 2 0 1 .234 .323 .394 105 5.2 -3.6 4.9 1.3
2009 TOR 37 78 283 56 14 0 7 31 49 1 0 0 .223 .311 .363 93 -1.7 -2.2 -0.8 -0.1
Career142753821284296151705648387879.274.358.452114113.4-20.4-10.315.3

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
1994 KNC A MDW 135 570 .000 .000 .000 .338 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1995 BRV A+ FSL 129 551 .000 .000 .000 .313 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1996 PME AA EAS 130 523 .000 .000 .000 .329 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1997 PME AA EAS 0 587 .000 .000 .000 .336 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 FLO MLB NL 2 3 .262 .343 .332 .500 105 0.5 0.1 0 87 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1998 CHR AAA INT 0 57 .000 .000 .000 .314 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 FLO MLB NL 105 407 .267 .338 .428 .318 95 9.3 11.1 -7.8 106 7 -9.6 -1.9 5.2 -0.3
1999 CLG AAA PCL 0 154 .000 .000 .000 .308 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 FLO MLB NL 123 305 .266 .339 .432 .265 107 7.4 9.6 -3.2 118 12 0.2 -0.8 9.5 1.4
2001 FLO MLB NL 144 495 .263 .326 .422 .335 98 27.1 14.7 -4.9 128 10 -7.9 -0.2 20.0 2.1
2002 FLO MLB NL 126 489 .257 .324 .408 .333 98 21.2 14.1 -3.9 123 9 -4.9 -1.3 16.2 2.0
2002 PME AA EAS 3 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 BOS MLB AL 148 618 .269 .334 .430 .298 105 10.5 16.8 -10.4 111 8 2.4 -0.2 11.1 2.0
2004 BOS MLB AL 150 588 .270 .337 .436 .328 111 12.7 17.5 -8.6 122 6 1.9 -1.9 17.1 2.5
2005 BOS MLB AL 134 519 .267 .330 .425 .302 106 3.8 14.9 -8.4 107 9 6.5 -2.6 4.5 1.5
2006 BAL MLB AL 132 503 .273 .336 .431 .297 108 0.7 15.1 -9.6 114 9 -2.0 -4.3 11.7 1.1
2007 BAL MLB AL 140 562 .265 .331 .416 .283 101 8.6 16.7 -10.5 117 10 -1.1 -1.4 14.7 1.8
2008 BAL MLB AL 145 610 .263 .329 .417 .245 106 -5.2 17.6 -11.3 105 7 4.9 -3.6 5.2 1.3
2009 TOR MLB AL 78 283 .261 .327 .411 .251 105 -9.2 8.1 -4.8 93 9 -0.8 -2.2 -1.7 -0.1

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
1994 KNC A MDW 570 477 75 144 35 2 19 240 93 74 88 3 3 .302 .410 .503 .201 0 0
1995 BRV A+ FSL 551 459 53 132 32 2 13 207 68 70 66 4 4 .288 .396 .451 .163 0 0
1996 PME AA EAS 523 472 69 150 32 0 18 236 86 37 53 6 5 .318 .378 .500 .182 0 0
1997 PME AA EAS 587 511 94 175 34 2 32 309 131 66 53 2 3 .342 .428 .605 .262 0 0
1998 CHR AAA INT 57 46 14 15 3 0 4 30 15 9 7 1 0 .326 .456 .652 .326 0 0
1998 FLO MLB NL 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 .000 0 0
1999 FLO MLB NL 407 351 48 100 17 4 9 152 67 40 64 1 0 .285 .362 .433 .148 8 1
1999 CLG AAA PCL 154 143 24 43 11 1 7 77 26 11 19 2 0 .301 .351 .538 .238 0 0
2000 FLO MLB NL 305 259 36 67 14 3 14 129 42 36 47 0 0 .259 .364 .498 .239 2 0
2001 FLO MLB NL 495 449 62 141 39 5 20 250 85 39 70 0 0 .314 .374 .557 .243 2 0
2002 PME AA EAS 13 12 1 1 0 0 1 4 3 0 5 0 0 .083 .083 .333 .250 0 0
2002 FLO MLB NL 489 438 58 134 41 0 16 223 57 40 74 0 2 .306 .366 .509 .203 6 0
2003 BOS MLB AL 618 544 83 150 30 1 25 257 96 60 108 3 2 .276 .348 .472 .197 9 0
2004 BOS MLB AL 588 508 74 151 36 0 18 241 74 57 91 1 1 .297 .383 .474 .177 6 0
2005 BOS MLB AL 519 449 57 122 28 1 9 179 50 54 74 0 1 .272 .355 .399 .127 8 0
2006 BAL MLB AL 503 430 64 117 26 0 15 188 64 59 74 1 1 .272 .374 .437 .165 2 0
2007 BAL MLB AL 562 476 63 121 26 1 17 200 63 76 94 1 1 .254 .365 .420 .166 2 0
2008 BAL MLB AL 610 531 73 124 25 0 20 209 72 71 93 0 1 .234 .323 .394 .160 6 0
2009 TOR MLB AL 283 251 29 56 14 0 7 91 29 31 49 0 0 .223 .311 .363 .139 0 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA
2008 2380 0.5021 0.4202 0.8460 0.6008 0.2380 0.8997 0.7092 0.1540 -0.0013
2009 1173 0.5064 0.4314 0.8261 0.6178 0.2401 0.8774 0.6906 0.1739 0.0054
Career35530.50350.42390.83940.60640.23870.89230.70310.16060.0009

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
2008-06-12 2008-06-12 DTD 0 0 Left Knee Contusion Foul Ball -
2008-03-22 2008-03-25 Camp 3 0 Left Fingers Laceration Little Finger HBP -
2007-03-08 2007-03-17 Camp 9 0 Right Forearm Inflammation -
2006-05-01 2006-05-03 DTD 2 2 Left Wrist Contusion -
2005-05-22 2005-05-24 DTD 2 1 Left Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2005-04-06 2005-04-06 DTD 0 0 Cramp -
2005-03-11 2005-03-12 Camp 1 0 General Medical Respiratory Flu -
2004-05-11 2004-05-11 DTD 0 0 Foot Contusion Foul Ball -
2003-08-06 2003-08-06 DTD 0 0 Right Thigh Strain Quadriceps -
2002-04-29 2002-05-28 15-DL 29 26 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
1998-04-20 1998-09-29 60-DL 162 144 Left Wrist Fracture - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2009 TOR $850,000
2008 BAL $3,800,000
2007 BAL $2,750,000
2006 BAL $2,100,000
2005 BOS $3,500,000
2004 BOS $3,300,000
2003 BOS $2,000,000
2002 FLO $900,000
2001 FLO $700,000
2000 FLO $265,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
10 yrPrevious$20,165,000
10 yrTotal$20,165,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 y 136 dLevinsons

Details
  • released by CHC 3/30/10 signed as a free agent from TOR 2/4/10 (minor-league contract)
  • contract purchased 4/5/09 signed as a free agent from BAL 2/11/09 (minor-league contract, $0.85M)
  • performance bonus:$50K 200,250,300 plate appearances
  • re-signed as a free agent 11/06, 1 year/$2.75M (07)+$2.75M 08 vesting option (vests with 475 plate appearances 07)
  • performance bonus: $0.1M 120 g, $0.2M 130 g, $0.25M each 140,150,160 g
  • $0.1M 400,450,500 plate appearances, $0.2M 550,600,650 plate appearances
  • awards: $50K All-Star ($25K All-Star select), $0.1M MVP, WS MVP, $50K LCS MVP, $25K SS
  • signed as a free agent from BOS 1/06, 1 year/$2.1M (06)+$2.6M bonuses
  • avoided arbitration 2/03, 2 year/$5.3M (03-04)+$3.5M 05 m vesting option, 03:$2M, 04:$2.65M ?, 05:$3.5M mutual option vests with 800 plate appearances 03-04 (vested 04)
  • acquired in trade from FL 2/03 (voiding contract with Chunici)
  • 1/03: signed 2 year/$ M (03-04) with Chunichi of Japanese Central League
  • 2 year/$1.6M (01-02)+$0.2M in bonuses
  • 01:$0.7M, 02:$0.9M

2019 Preseason Forecast

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

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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2014-03-12 14:00:00 (link to chat)What's the green room like at MLB Network, and do you ever get distracted by all those background monitors while shooting Clubhouse Confidential?
(Ken M from Honolulu HI )		For me, the "green room" has always been Kevin Millar's empty office. I don't get distracted by the background monitors, but I always have a hard time telling which camera I'm supposed to be staring and smiling engagingly at. (Ben Lindbergh)
2011-04-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Kevin Millar, he has brain damage right? Or does he just act that way when he's on MLB Network?
(Tony from Albuquerque)		Well, he is a self-proclaimed idiot, right? Complaining about him spouting ridiculously incorrect or incoherent opinions on TV would be like complaining about a dog licking himself in public. You can't change a creature's innate nature, even if you stuff that creature in a suit and point a camera at it. (Ken Funck)
2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)While I'm usually a JP supporter I'm growing tired of his inability to fill the LF/DH hole. Shannon Stewart, Brad Wilkerson, Dave Dellucci, Kevin Millar and Russ Adams clearly aren't the answer so what would you do?
(Bill from Toronto)		I think he absolutely had the right idea with Travis Snider at the outset of the year, but it hasn't worked out yet. He didn't hit in ~100 PA, he had some back problems, he's missed a month. He's only 21, so it's far too early to give up hope that he can be the long-term solution there. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-06-08 14:00:00 (link to chat)What is the point Kevin Millar and Jose Bautista on the Blue Jays (ostensibly as lefty mashers) when the team only has 2 hitters on the active roster that bat from the left side to begin with?
(Aaron from YYZ)		It's called "playing the percentages." It's what good managers do.

Having some righty bats to play for Overbay, Snider and Lind wasn't a terrible idea, and Bautista brings some flexibility. The Jays' bench isn't their problem, although rostering John McDonald and never using him leaves them with 24 players. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-03-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)Is it safe to say that the bottom of the ninth inning of the 2004 ALCS was one of the great turning points in Yankees history? The greatest closer of all-time, Mariano Rivera, is facing the bottom of the Red Sox order just three outs away from completing a crushing 4 game sweep of their arch rivals. If he closes the deal, the Yanks displatch the Cardinals with relative ease, A-Rod becomes a god in NY, Terry Francona is fired, and the revitalized Yankee juggernaut lords over the shell-shocked A.L. for the next fours years. Or Rivera walks Kevin Millar and...
(rich from nj)		It's certainly a big one. There was a subtle change after that, too, that was harder to see - we pointed it out in Mind Game (still a damn fine book, forgive me for saying so) -- the "patient" Yankees went to hacking after that game. Their selectivity just went out the window. (Steven Goldman)
2008-07-24 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hey Christina, thanks as always for the chats and TA's. What do you think of the O's position (or posturing) of hanging onto Roberts and Sherrill through the deadline? I realize the "magical .500" may help with the fan-base..still, not sure if their value can be much higher.
(Tim from DC)		It's always hard with family-run outfits, because while I'd normally say ".500 will come with sensible long-term management," Andy MacPhail has to be only too aware of how many interoffice assassinations litter this franchise's recent past. If they're serious about themselves, and really dominating their market, they'll hold out for the best deal possible. Roberts isn't a rental, he's already under contract for 2009, and that's worth something (just as Teixeira was last year, for the same reason). Similarly, Sherrill's under control through arbitration for two more seasons; that's worth a lot the way reliever pricing is going. So it's worth it to the Orioles to listen, but it's also worth it to them to walk away, because these two will still have value in trade this winter, next spring, or at next year's deadline. Jay Payton and Kevin Millar, not so much, so if they can find takers, they should be in a giving mood. (Christina Kahrl)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-07-13 16:30:00All-Star GameOkay, I'll give him this: Kevin Millar isn't HORRIBLE in front of a camera. Better than Jeter, at least. (Tommy Bennett)
2010-07-13 16:30:00All-Star Game"Red Carpet Show" repeat on MLB channel, showing a parade of ballplayers at Disneyland."Fans just can't get enough" says the host. Actually, as a frequent Disney visitor, the PITA about parades is that they crowd up the sidewalks and you can't navigate to any of the rides. OTOH, Kevin Millar remarking that "It's a Small World" is "Dustin Pedroia's house" is kind of funny. (Steven Goldman)
 

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