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Austin Kearns
Austin Ryan Kearns

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 220 lb.

Debut April 17, 2002

Born May 20, 1980 in Lexington, KY

Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 1998. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 22 CIN NL 107  372   66  117  24  3  13   56   6  3  54  81  .315  .407  .500  134  186   0   3   3   6  11 RoY-3
 2003 23 CIN NL  82  292   39   77  11  0  15   58   5  2  41  68  .264  .364  .455  117  133   0   0   1   5   7
 2004 24 CIN NL  64  217   28   50  10  2   9   32   2  1  28  71  .230  .321  .419   92   91   0   0   0   1   8
 2005 25 CIN NL 112  387   62   93  26  1  18   67   0  0  48 107  .240  .333  .452  104  175   0   5   2   8   8
 2006 26 TOT NL 150  537   86  142  33  2  24   86   9  4  76 135  .264  .363  .467  112  251   1   5   4  10  18
         CIN NL  87  325   53   89  21  1  16   50   7  1  35  85  .274  .351  .492  110  160   0   3   2   5  14
         WSN NL  63  212   33   53  12  1   8   36   2  3  41  50  .250  .381  .429  114   91   1   2   2   5   4
 2007 27 WSN NL 161  587   84  156  35  1  16   74   2  2  71 106  .266  .355  .411  103  241   0   4   5  12  13
 2008 28 WSN NL  86  313   40   68  10  0   7   32   2  2  35  63  .217  .311  .316   66   99   0   1   0   8  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      762 2705  405  703 149  9 102  405  26 14 353 631  .260  .354  .435  106 1176   1  18  15  50  76
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        575   86  149  32  2  22   86   6  3  75 134  .260  .354  .435  106  250   0   4   3  11  16
 Career High    161  587   86  156  35  3  24   86   9  4  76 135  .315  .407  .500  134  251   1   5   5  12  18
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 22 CIN NL  435  272   77   7.6   111| .315  .270| .407  .345| .500  .430| .907  .775| 134  .698  20.8   2.0  66%
 2003 23 CIN NL  338  224   50   6.0   105| .264  .263| .364  .334| .455  .421| .819  .755| 117  .587   8.0   0.8  71%
 2004 24 CIN NL  246  176   28   4.3   109| .230  .267| .321  .339| .419  .433| .740  .772|  92  .426  -3.1  -0.3  66%
 2005 25 CIN NL  448  307   60   5.2   108| .240  .269| .333  .339| .452  .428| .785  .766| 104  .536   2.8   0.3   0%
 2006 26 TOT NL  629  423   91   5.8   113| .264  .272| .363  .343| .467  .442| .830  .785| 112  .556  11.4   1.1  69%
         CIN NL  368  254   54   5.7   116| .274  .277| .351  .348| .492  .450| .843  .798| 110  .551   4.8   0.5  87%
         WSN NL  261  169   37   5.9   107| .250  .265| .381  .335| .429  .430| .810  .765| 114  .564   6.6   0.6  40%
 2007 27 WSN NL  674  450   88   5.3   106| .266  .265| .355  .334| .411  .424| .766  .758| 103  .516   5.5   0.5  50%
 2008 28 WSN NL  357  259   31   3.2   107| .217  .266| .311  .338| .316  .426| .627  .764|  66  .317 -15.3  -1.5  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      3127 2111  425   5.4   109| .260  .268| .354  .339| .435  .430| .789  .768| 106  .539  29.9   2.9  65%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 22 CIN NL OF 103 223 8 4 2 .983 .983 2.24 1.84 2.38 2.19 99 871.7 RF 95 203 7 4 2 .981 .983 2.21 1.67 2.44 2.07 87 774.7 LF 13 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.38 1.51 1.95 1.92 10 83.0 CF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.13 1.93 2.57 2 14.0 2003 23 CIN NL OF 80 199 5 2 1 .990 .984 2.55 1.85 2.66 2.17 77 690.0 RF 51 96 2 1 0 .990 .982 1.92 1.72 2.41 2.09 40 366.7 CF 40 103 3 1 0 .991 .988 2.65 2.14 2.95 2.50 37 323.3 2004 24 CIN NL OF 60 118 1 3 0 .975 .982 1.98 1.85 2.10 2.16 59 509.7 RF 60 118 1 3 0 .975 .980 1.98 1.71 2.11 2.09 59 508.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 2005 25 CIN NL OF 107 238 8 3 3 .988 .984 2.30 1.86 2.48 2.19 103 892.0 RF 107 237 8 3 3 .988 .980 2.29 1.75 2.48 2.10 103 890.0 CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.15 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 2006 26 TOT NL OF 145 354 8 7 2 .981 .984 2.50 1.88 2.59 2.22 143 1257.6 TOT NL RF 144 346 7 7 2 .981 .980 2.45 1.75 2.59 2.11 139 1228.6 CIN NL RF 85 207 5 2 1 .991 .980 2.49 1.75 2.56 2.11 84 746.3 WSN NL OF 60 147 3 5 1 .968 .984 2.50 1.88 2.64 2.22 59 511.3 RF 59 139 2 5 1 .966 .980 2.39 1.75 2.63 2.11 55 482.3 CF 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 2.20 2.79 2.58 4 29.0 2007 27 WSN NL OF 159 380 9 2 4 .995 .984 2.45 1.94 2.50 2.30 157 1398.0 RF 158 374 9 2 4 .995 .981 2.42 1.81 2.50 2.18 156 1376.3 CF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.30 2.49 2.70 1 21.7 2008 28 WSN NL RF 85 187 3 4 0 .979 .983 2.24 1.86 2.33 2.13 83 734.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 22 CIN NL CF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.13 1.93 2.57 2 14.0 2003 23 CIN NL CF 40 103 3 1 0 .991 .988 2.65 2.14 2.95 2.50 37 323.3 2004 24 CIN NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.77 0 1.3 2005 25 CIN NL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.15 4.50 2.70 0 2.0 2006 26 WSN NL CF 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .989 1.80 2.20 2.79 2.58 4 29.0 2007 27 WSN NL CF 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.00 2.30 2.49 2.70 1 21.7 2002 22 CIN NL LF 13 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.38 1.51 1.95 1.92 10 83.0 2002 22 CIN NL OF 103 223 8 4 2 .983 .983 2.24 1.84 2.38 2.19 99 871.7 2003 23 CIN NL OF 80 199 5 2 1 .990 .984 2.55 1.85 2.66 2.17 77 690.0 2004 24 CIN NL OF 60 118 1 3 0 .975 .982 1.98 1.85 2.10 2.16 59 509.7 2005 25 CIN NL OF 107 238 8 3 3 .988 .984 2.30 1.86 2.48 2.19 103 892.0 2006 26 TOT NL OF 145 354 8 7 2 .981 .984 2.50 1.88 2.59 2.22 143 1257.6 CIN NL OF 85 207 5 2 1 .991 .984 2.49 1.88 2.56 2.22 84 746.3 WSN NL OF 60 147 3 5 1 .968 .984 2.50 1.88 2.64 2.22 59 511.3 2007 27 WSN NL OF 159 380 9 2 4 .995 .984 2.45 1.94 2.50 2.30 157 1398.0 2002 22 CIN NL RF 95 203 7 4 2 .981 .983 2.21 1.67 2.44 2.07 87 774.7 2003 23 CIN NL RF 51 96 2 1 0 .990 .982 1.92 1.72 2.41 2.09 40 366.7 2004 24 CIN NL RF 60 118 1 3 0 .975 .980 1.98 1.71 2.11 2.09 59 508.3 2005 25 CIN NL RF 107 237 8 3 3 .988 .980 2.29 1.75 2.48 2.10 103 890.0 2006 26 TOT NL RF 144 346 7 7 2 .981 .980 2.45 1.75 2.59 2.11 139 1228.6 CIN NL RF 85 207 5 2 1 .991 .980 2.49 1.75 2.56 2.11 84 746.3 WSN NL RF 59 139 2 5 1 .966 .980 2.39 1.75 2.63 2.11 55 482.3 2007 27 WSN NL RF 158 374 9 2 4 .995 .981 2.42 1.81 2.50 2.18 156 1376.3 2008 28 WSN NL RF 85 187 3 4 0 .979 .983 2.24 1.86 2.33 2.13 83 734.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total RF* 700 1561 37 24 11 .985 .981 2.28 1.76 2.45 2.12 667 5878.7 OF* 654 1512 39 21 12 .987 .984 2.37 1.88 2.48 2.22 638 5619.0 13 60 700# CF* 60 121 4 1 0 .992 .988 2.08 2.16 2.88 2.52 44 391.3 LF* 13 17 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.38 1.51 1.95 1.92 10 83.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 654 1512 39 21 12 .987 .984 2.37 1.88 2.48 2.22 638 5619
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2007 NL-161-6

Strikeouts
2006 NL-135-7

Hit By Pitch
2007 NL-12-10

Grounded into Double Plays
2006 NL-18-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2302) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.0 (1333) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.5 (1641) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed July 30, 1998.

July 13, 2006: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Felipe Lopez and Ryan Wagner to the Washington Nationals for Gary Majewski, Royce Clayton, Bill Bray, Brendan Harris, and Daryl Thompson (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Cincinnati Reds$350,000
2004Cincinnati Reds$400,000
2005Cincinnati Reds$930,000
2006Cincinnati Reds$1,850,000
2007Washington Nationals$3,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$7,030,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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