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Kila Ka'aihue 1BD-backs

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2013 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)
PA AVG HR R RBI SB TAv WARP
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Birth Date3-29-1984
Height6' 4"
Weight235 lbs
Age29 years, 1 months, 25 days
BatsL
ThrowsR
2009
-0.32010
-0.22011
-0.12012
0.82013
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Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2008 KCA 24 12 24 21 4 6 0 0 1 9 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .284 0.9 0.0 0.1
2010 KCA 26 52 206 180 22 39 6 1 8 71 24 39 0 1 1 25 0 1 .217 .307 .394 .243 -2.6 0.1 -0.3
2011 KCA 27 23 96 82 6 16 4 0 2 26 12 26 0 1 1 6 0 0 .195 .295 .317 .234 -0.7 -0.7 -0.2
2012 OAK 28 39 139 128 13 30 9 0 4 51 10 28 1 0 0 14 1 0 .234 .295 .398 .249 -0.7 -0.7 -0.1
Career12646541145911911515749951224611.221.305.382.245-3.0-1.3-0.5

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
2003 BUR A 114 482 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .274 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 BUR A 125 470 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .289 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 HDS A+ 132 605 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .346 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 WIC AA 103 395 .227 .270 .344 .426 .000 .233 102 -11.2 9.0 -5.8 0.7 -0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 WIL A+ 60 253 .286 .261 .334 .389 .000 .269 95 7.5 7.1 -5 2.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 WIC AA 70 288 .282 .266 .340 .406 .000 .249 103 7 8.2 -5.4 -0.6 -2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 KCA MLB 12 24 .284 .257 .315 .414 .000 .278 97 0.6 0.7 -0.4 0.0 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.9 0.1
2008 NWA AA 91 376 .356 .278 .348 .421 .000 .291 101 39.8 10.5 -7.1 -5.3 -0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 OMA AAA 33 139 .367 .278 .349 .450 .000 .325 96 16.8 3.9 -2.7 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 OMA AAA 131 555 .304 .269 .335 .413 .000 .276 93 26.6 15.6 -10.3 -6.0 -2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 52 206 .243 .260 .320 .406 .000 .231 101 -3.5 5.8 -3.6 0.1 0.3 -2.6 -0.3 -2.6 -0.3
2010 OMA AAA 94 416 .365 .281 .345 .444 .000 .342 97 49 11.5 -8.1 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2011 KCA MLB 23 96 .234 .254 .305 .390 .000 .255 106 -2.5 1.7 -1.7 -0.7 0.7 -0.7 -0.2 -0.7 -0.2
2011 OMA AAA 95 388 .266 .293 .353 .462 .000 .325 96 0.9 2.5 -2.8 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2012 OAK MLB 39 139 .249 .250 .310 .407 .000 .271 95 -1.5 2.5 -2.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1 -0.7 -0.1
2012 SAC AAA 66 305 .298 .283 .343 .441 .000 .273 103 5 1.9 -1.9 -0.1 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2013 RNO AAA 45 200 .331 .276 .341 .420 .266 .342 114 15.7 5.8 -3.7 1.5 -1.7 17.9 1.9 17.9 1.9
CareerMLB465.246.255.314.403.259.25199-6.612.3-8.1-1.41.1-2.6-0.4-2.6-0.4

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
2003 BUR A 482 53 94 21 1 11 63 67 87 1 3 .238 .355 .380 .142 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2004 BUR A 470 57 96 23 2 15 62 64 98 1 0 .246 .361 .431 .185 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 HDS A+ 605 84 150 31 2 20 90 97 97 2 1 .304 .430 .497 .193 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 WIC AA 395 40 65 15 0 6 45 49 73 0 1 .199 .306 .300 .101 .227 0.0 0.7 0.0
2007 WIL A+ 253 28 52 8 0 9 42 35 38 1 0 .251 .370 .420 .169 .286 0.0 2.9 0.0
2007 WIC AA 288 37 60 13 0 12 40 41 40 0 0 .246 .358 .447 .201 .282 0.0 -0.6 0.0
2008 NWA AA 376 64 90 11 0 26 79 80 41 3 2 .314 .469 .624 .310 .356 0.0 -5.3 0.0
2008 OMA AAA 139 27 36 4 0 11 21 24 26 0 0 .316 .439 .640 .325 .367 0.0 1.5 0.0
2008 KCA MLB 24 4 6 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .143 .284 0.9 0.0 0.1
2009 OMA AAA 555 83 111 27 1 17 57 102 85 0 1 .252 .396 .433 .181 .304 0.0 -6.0 0.0
2010 OMA AAA 416 67 103 16 1 24 78 88 69 2 0 .319 .465 .598 .279 .365 0.0 0.6 0.0
2010 KCA MLB 206 22 39 6 1 8 25 24 39 0 1 .217 .307 .394 .178 .243 -2.6 0.1 -0.3
2011 KCA MLB 96 6 16 4 0 2 6 12 26 0 0 .195 .295 .317 .122 .234 -0.7 -0.7 -0.2
2011 OMA AAA 388 43 88 19 0 11 65 57 81 1 1 .272 .379 .433 .161 .266 0.0 -1.0 0.0
2012 SAC AAA 305 44 65 16 0 15 52 44 60 1 1 .256 .367 .496 .240 .298 0.0 -0.1 0.0
2012 OAK MLB 139 13 30 9 0 4 14 10 28 1 0 .234 .295 .398 .164 .249 -0.7 -0.7 -0.1
2013 RNO AAA 200 33 51 9 1 11 43 33 37 0 1 .315 .430 .586 .272 .331 17.9 1.5 1.9

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2012-05-12 2012-05-15 DTD 3 0 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 d1 year (2013)

Details
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by Arizona as a free agent 11/17/12 (minor-league contract).
  • 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).

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Platoon

SORT_FIELD PLATOON AVG OBP SLG TAv
10 vs L (Multi) .257 .295 .425 .279
11 vs R (Multi) .211 .299 .366 .235
18 Split (Multi) -.046 .005 -.058 -.044
19 LgAvg (Multi) .028 .037 .068 .032
30 vs L (2012) .297 .333 .459 .293
31 vs R (2012) .209 .280 .374 .232
38 Split (2012) -.089 -.053 -.086 -.060
39 LgAvg (2012) .030 .040 .071 .035

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Kila Ka'aihue is referenced in the following articles.

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessChecking the Numbers: Some Royal PerspectiveEric Seidman2009-07-22
Prospectus Idol Entry: Kila Ka'aihueTim Kniker2009-06-14
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Monday Ten PackKevin Goldstein2009-05-18


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