2B Ian 'Bootsie' Kinsler #31
Tampa Bay Devil Rays MLB
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/08/2007
 OA: 57 POT: 57
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2B IAN 'BOOTSIE' KINSLER #31 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 359 96 18 2 12 48 51 47 .267 .376 .429 6 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 50 50 50 55
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 20
Errors: - 60 20
Arm: 20 65 25
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 70
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 80
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2006 @ TOR Loss, 1-6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2006 @ TOR Loss, 4-5 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/2006 NYY Win, 2-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2006 NYY Win, 3-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2006 NYY Loss, 6-8 5 2 2 3 1 0 1 0
09/23/2006 BOS Win, 1-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2006 BOS Loss, 7-9 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/20/2006 @ LAA Loss, 2-4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/19/2006 @ LAA Loss, 2-4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/2006 @ SEA Win, 8-6 5 1 2 2 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Ian is an avid fisherman.
Birthday:06/22/1981
Born in:Tucson, AZ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,339,600
Signed Through:2007 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:183 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2001, 7th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2006 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 359 96 18 2 12 48 49 51 47 .267 .376 .429 .805 .351 .162 114
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 426 13 5 0 7 0 3 154 32 6 3 66.7 61.3 5.99 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   82 13 1 0 3 6 9 13 15 1 0 5 .159 .307 .280 .587
Versus Right   277 83 17 2 9 42 40 38 32 2 0 8 .300 .397 .473 .870
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   73 15 1 0 1 5 7 8 13 0 0 3 .205 .310 .260 .570
June   82 23 5 0 1 8 15 13 5 1 0 4 .280 .400 .378 .778
July   41 7 1 0 1 1 2 6 9 0 0 2 .171 .306 .268 .574
August   83 26 6 1 6 23 14 13 11 0 0 2 .313 .418 .627 1.045
September   76 23 5 0 3 11 10 11 9 2 0 2 .303 .396 .487 .882
October   4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Spring Training   66 12 5 0 1 6 6 9 11 0 0 2 .182 .299 .303 .602
Last Year   359 96 18 2 12 48 49 51 47 3 0 13 .267 .376 .429 .805
2 Years Ago   577 120 19 4 21 76 69 51 80 8 0 11 .208 .281 .364 .645
Career   2429 618 123 14 66 281 341 242 395 19 9 57 .254 .334 .398 .732
Home   160 50 10 1 7 26 24 19 15 2 0 7 .312 .404 .519 .923
Road   199 46 8 1 5 22 25 32 32 1 0 6 .231 .353 .357 .710
Grass   166 35 8 0 4 19 19 30 27 1 0 6 .211 .350 .331 .681
Turf   193 61 10 2 8 29 30 21 20 2 0 7 .316 .399 .513 .912
Day   98 26 5 2 5 16 16 13 14 1 0 4 .265 .371 .510 .881
Night   261 70 13 0 7 32 33 38 33 2 0 9 .268 .377 .398 .776
As Starter   351 96 18 2 12 48 48 51 45 3 0 12 .274 .381 .439 .820
As Reliever / Substitution   8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   94 16 3 0 2 8 9 15 16 1 0 3 .170 .301 .266 .567
Inning 1-3   112 33 4 0 5 18 14 12 13 2 0 5 .295 .382 .464 .846
Inning 4-6   120 36 9 1 3 15 21 21 14 0 0 3 .300 .417 .467 .883
Inning 7-9   112 27 5 1 4 14 14 15 19 1 0 4 .241 .348 .411 .759
Extra Innings   15 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 .000 .211 .000 .211
0 Outs   115 27 7 1 4 7 21 14 11 0 0 6 .235 .348 .417 .766
1 Outs   114 36 5 1 2 21 15 16 22 3 0 3 .316 .404 .430 .834
2 Outs   130 33 6 0 6 20 13 21 14 0 0 4 .254 .374 .438 .813
Scoring Position   98 23 7 0 2 32 13 20 17 3 0 5 .235 .381 .367 .748
Bases Empty   195 54 8 1 6 6 26 21 23 0 0 8 .277 .371 .421 .791
Runner on 1st   66 19 3 1 4 10 10 10 7 0 0 0 .288 .382 .545 .927
Runner on 2nd   36 7 1 0 1 6 6 9 3 0 0 4 .194 .408 .306 .714
Runner on 3rd   7 5 1 0 0 6 0 3 2 1 0 0 .714 .727 .857 1.584
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 6 3 0 0 6 3 3 6 0 0 1 .200 .294 .300 .594
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 2 0 1 9 3 2 3 2 0 0 .333 .375 .750 1.125
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Bases Loaded   7 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Two Strikes   151 35 7 1 6 20 21 21 47 1 0 7 .232 .350 .411 .761
First Pitch   44 15 2 0 0 5 6 4 0 1 0 2 .341 .412 .386 .798
Count 0-1   23 4 1 0 2 7 4 0 0 1 0 3 .174 .259 .478 .738
Count 0-2   24 3 0 0 1 2 3 0 13 0 0 3 .125 .222 .250 .472
Count 1-0   40 11 2 0 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .275 .475 .750
Count 1-1   44 13 2 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .311 .477 .788
Count 1-2   40 8 3 0 0 1 1 0 12 0 0 3 .200 .256 .275 .531
Count 2-0   18 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 2-1   28 9 3 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .500 .821
Count 2-2   49 14 4 1 3 11 8 0 15 0 0 1 .286 .300 .592 .892
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 1 0 0 3 5 16 0 0 0 0 .364 .741 .455 1.195
Full Count   38 10 0 0 2 6 9 21 7 1 0 0 .263 .517 .421 .938
Behind in Count   87 15 4 0 3 10 8 0 25 1 0 9 .172 .247 .322 .569
Ahead in Count   97 29 6 1 2 11 13 26 0 0 0 0 .299 .447 .443 .890
Batting Leadoff   41 10 0 0 2 3 4 4 3 0 0 2 .244 .340 .390 .731
Batting 2nd   46 13 3 0 0 2 6 9 7 0 0 0 .283 .400 .348 .748
Batting 3rd   6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Batting 4th   36 10 2 0 0 3 2 6 3 0 0 0 .278 .381 .333 .714
Batting 5th   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .222 .125 .347
Batting 6th   47 13 2 0 1 2 8 3 6 0 0 1 .277 .333 .383 .716
Batting 7th   22 4 3 0 0 5 3 5 6 1 0 1 .182 .345 .318 .663
Batting 8th   153 45 8 2 9 32 25 22 22 1 0 8 .294 .408 .549 .957
Low Leverage   131 43 8 1 5 12 16 15 14 1 0 6 .328 .418 .519 .937
Medium Leverage   153 41 6 1 4 22 23 21 21 1 0 7 .268 .379 .399 .778
High Leverage   74 12 4 0 3 14 10 15 12 1 0 0 .162 .300 .338 .638
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
2002 Tampa Bay - MLB 20 132 504 122 33 4 8 52 73 47 13 2 129 14 4 .242 .322 .371 .693 88 91 2.4
2003 Tampa Bay - MLB 21 130 516 150 22 2 14 53 75 50 7 3 78 9 3 .291 .359 .422 .782 111 113 4.7
2004 Tampa Bay - MLB 22 120 473 130 31 2 11 52 75 43 13 3 61 13 5 .275 .350 .419 .768 110 114 3.3
2005 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 153 577 120 19 4 21 76 69 51 11 8 80 10 8 .208 .281 .364 .645 70 65 1.3
2006 Tampa Bay - MLB 24 107 359 96 18 2 12 48 49 51 13 3 47 6 3 .267 .376 .429 .805 115 114 2.8
Total MLB 642 2429 618 123 14 66 281 341 242 57 19 395 52 23 .254 .334 .398 .732 97 97 14.6
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
2001 Hudson Valley - BC 19 38 129 37 11 1 9 18 28 25 4 0 34 6 9 .287 .418 .597 1.015 165 166 1.5
2001 Bakersfield - A 19 45 150 31 4 1 9 25 18 33 2 1 46 8 3 .207 .355 .427 .782 130 127 1.6
Total CALL 45 150 31 4 1 9 25 18 33 2 1 46 8 3 .207 .355 .427 .782 130 127
Total NYPL 38 129 37 11 1 9 18 28 25 4 0 34 6 9 .287 .418 .597 1.015 165 166
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
2004 Tampa Bay - MLB 22 3 13 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .400 .615 1.015 173 178 0.9
2005 Tampa Bay - MLB 23 3 11 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .533 .727 1.261 230 232 2.1
Total MLB 6 24 8 3 1 1 4 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .667 1.133 202 205
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Bakersfield - A 2B 42 41 75 96 17 171 0 1.000 365.0 4.22 +2.2 1.022
2001 Hudson Valley - BC 2B 34 31 59 69 18 129 1 .992 278.1 4.14 -2.0 .983
2001 Hudson Valley - BC SS 4 4 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 34.0 2.65 -0.0 .988
2002 Tampa Bay - LGS 2B 107 105 196 285 66 487 6 .988 915.0 4.73 +8.2 1.088
2002 Tampa Bay - LGS SS 16 16 22 41 3 65 2 .969 134.2 4.21 -1.9 .928
2003 Tampa Bay - LGS 2B 129 129 244 412 94 663 7 .989 1126.0 5.24 +17.7 1.057
2004 Tampa Bay - LGS 2B 117 117 246 366 96 620 8 .987 1033.0 5.33 +5.0 1.026
2004 Tampa Bay - LGS LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2005 Tampa Bay - LGS 2B 149 149 304 440 110 752 8 .989 1314.2 5.09 +16.4 1.091
2005 Tampa Bay - LGS SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.043
2005 Tampa Bay - LGS CF 1 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 8.0 5.62 +0.2 .997
2006 Tampa Bay - LGS 2B 101 99 204 296 85 510 10 .980 895.0 5.03 +7.1 1.059
2006 Tampa Bay - LGS SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 679 671 1328 1964 486 3332 40 .988 5927.0 5.00 +54.7 1.058
TOTAL SS 22 20 26 48 4 76 2 .974 171.1 3.89 -1.9 .938
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1 1 5 0 0 6 1 .833 8.0 5.62 +0.2 .997
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2001 Drafted in the 2001 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 7, 7th overall pick) by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
07/01/2001 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
08/20/2001 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 3 days.
10/08/2001 Wins the 2001 NYPL Platinum Stick Award at 2B.
11/01/2001 Named the #49 prospect in the MLB
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
03/20/2002 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
03/31/2002 Named the #42 prospect in the MLB
07/07/2002 Was selected to the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/20/2002 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 2 weeks.
09/10/2002 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
11/25/2002 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $256,000.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
03/16/2003 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
05/22/2003 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
09/11/2003 Injured (fractured hand),out for 4 weeks.
11/10/2003 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $268,000.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
01/06/2004 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
02/17/2004 Detrimentally completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
06/13/2004 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
07/24/2004 Injured (concussion),out for 3 weeks.
09/02/2004 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/09/2004 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for one week.
09/13/2004 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/27/2004 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,583,400.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
02/26/2005 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
06/18/2005 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/11/2005 Wins the 2005 MLB AL Great Glove Award at 2B.
11/26/2005 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,767,200.
12/09/2005 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 55 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
01/17/2006 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
03/05/2006 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Tampa Bay Devil Rays development complex.
04/23/2006 Injured (sore shoulder),day-to-day for 3 days.
04/24/2006 Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks.
07/16/2006 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/25/2006 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,339,600.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2006 5 10
Year HP Rank
2002 13 3
2004 13 10
2005 11 7
2006 13 5
Year SF Rank
2005 8 8
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