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Keith Ginter 2BAstros

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
6 1118 .243 .329 .422 .265 2.4
Birth Date5-5-1976
Height5' 10"
Weight195 lbs
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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
2000 HOU 24 5 10 8 3 2 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 .250 .300 .625 .279 0.2 -0.1 0.0
2001 HOU 25 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .003 -0.3 0.0 -0.0
2002 HOU 26 7 8 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 .400 .348 2.0 0.1 0.2
2002 MIL 26 21 91 76 6 18 8 0 1 29 15 14 0 0 0 8 0 0 .237 .363 .382 .276 2.7 -2.7 0.0
2003 MIL 27 127 415 358 51 92 15 2 14 153 37 87 17 3 0 44 1 1 .257 .352 .427 .272 16.1 -8.0 0.8
2004 MIL 28 113 437 386 47 101 23 2 19 185 37 100 6 4 4 60 8 1 .262 .333 .479 .284 25.1 -1.7 2.3
2005 OAK 29 51 156 137 12 22 5 0 3 36 13 25 1 3 2 25 0 0 .161 .234 .263 .186 -9.3 0.2 -0.9
Career3251118971120236524384101052302511614092.243.329.422.26536.6-12.22.4

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
1998 AUB A- 0 308 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .412 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 KIS A+ 0 449 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .315 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 JAC AA 0 40 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .444 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 HOU MLB 5 10 .279 .280 .359 .402 .000 .200 115 0.2 0.3 0 -0.1 -0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
2000 ROU AA 0 568 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .414 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 HOU MLB 1 1 .003 .243 .296 .373 .000 .000 100 -0.3 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0
2001 NWO AAA 132 547 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .361 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 HOU MLB 7 8 .348 .229 .298 .351 .000 .250 102 0.7 0.2 0 0.1 0.4 2.0 0.2 2.0 0.2
2002 MIL MLB 21 91 .276 .250 .309 .386 .000 .279 100 1.5 2.3 0.4 -2.7 -0.6 2.7 0.0 2.7 0.0
2002 NWO AAA 121 505 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .316 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 MIL MLB 127 415 .272 .260 .322 .413 .000 .300 102 5.3 10.9 0.3 -8.0 0.2 16.1 0.8 16.1 0.8
2004 MIL MLB 113 437 .284 .260 .322 .416 .000 .303 96 11.4 11.5 0.2 -1.7 1.4 25.1 2.3 25.1 2.3
2004 IND AAA 4 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .222 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 OAK MLB 51 156 .186 .269 .326 .414 .000 .170 96 -12.2 4.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.9 -9.3 -0.9 -9.3 -0.9
2005 SAC AAA 14 63 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .364 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SAC AAA 114 506 .297 .271 .341 .421 .000 .295 94 18.9 13.2 -1.6 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 BUF AAA 106 449 .263 .265 .330 .405 .000 .265 107 1.3 12.2 -3.4 1.1 -1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2008 PAW AAA 123 520 .241 .266 .332 .412 .000 .300 98 -11.4 14.5 1.8 8.9 -3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2009 CHR AAA 107 414 .249 .261 .329 .394 .000 .305 100 -4.8 11.6 -0.2 1.2 -4.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CareerMLB1118.265.260.322.412.253.277996.629.30.4-12.20.536.62.436.62.4

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
1998 AUB A- 308 55 76 22 1 8 41 60 68 10 7 .315 .464 .515 .199 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 KIS A+ 449 66 99 15 4 13 46 61 90 9 10 .263 .383 .428 .165 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
1999 JAC AA 40 9 13 1 0 1 6 4 6 0 0 .382 .475 .500 .118 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2000 HOU MLB 10 3 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 .250 .300 .625 .375 .279 0.2 -0.1 0.0
2000 ROU AA 568 108 154 30 3 26 92 82 127 24 11 .333 .458 .580 .247 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 HOU MLB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .003 -0.3 0.0 -0.0
2001 NWO AAA 547 76 123 31 5 16 70 61 147 8 6 .269 .381 .464 .195 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 HOU MLB 8 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .200 .500 .400 .200 .348 2.0 0.1 0.2
2002 MIL MLB 91 6 18 8 0 1 8 15 14 0 0 .237 .363 .382 .145 .276 2.7 -2.7 0.0
2002 NWO AAA 505 70 115 28 1 12 54 56 97 3 4 .264 .364 .416 .152 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 MIL MLB 415 51 92 15 2 14 44 37 87 1 1 .257 .352 .427 .170 .272 16.1 -8.0 0.8
2004 MIL MLB 437 47 101 23 2 19 60 37 100 8 1 .262 .333 .479 .218 .284 25.1 -1.7 2.3
2004 IND AAA 15 3 3 2 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 .214 .267 .571 .357 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2005 OAK MLB 156 12 22 5 0 3 25 13 25 0 0 .161 .234 .263 .102 .186 -9.3 0.2 -0.9
2005 SAC AAA 63 9 19 8 0 3 12 4 11 0 0 .333 .381 .632 .298 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2006 SAC AAA 506 71 113 29 0 13 68 58 74 3 0 .268 .373 .429 .161 .297 0.0 -0.2 0.0
2007 BUF AAA 449 50 91 15 1 15 62 63 68 3 3 .247 .369 .415 .168 .263 0.0 1.1 0.0
2008 PAW AAA 520 49 111 21 0 7 54 55 91 5 1 .250 .350 .345 .095 .241 0.0 8.9 0.0
2009 CHR AAA 414 35 95 22 1 6 33 39 71 2 2 .262 .337 .377 .116 .249 0.0 1.2 0.0

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2009-04-23 2009-05-01 Minors 8 0 Not Disclosed -
2004-07-25 2004-08-28 15-DL 34 30 Left Wrist Sprain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2007 BOS $600,000
2005 OAK $550,000
2004 MIL $350,000
2003 MIL $301,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
4 yrPrevious$1,801,000
4 yrTotal$1,801,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
3 y 61 dRyan Gleichowski

Details
  • signed as a free agent from CLE 12/13/07 (minor-league contract)
  • signed as a free agent from OAK 12/06 (minor-league contract), 1 year/$0.6M (07) (minor-league contract)
  • sent outright to Triple-A 10/05
  • recalled 8/05 optioned to Triple-A 8/05 recalled 6/05 optioned to Triple-A 5/05 acquired in trade from MIL 12/04, 3 year/$1.925M (04-06) $0.1M signing bonus, 04:$0.35M, 05:$0.45M ($0.55M with bonuses), 06:$1.025M ($1.825M with bonuses)
  • re-signed 3/04, 3 year/$1.925M (04-06)
  • 1 year/$0.301M (03) 2/03 acquired in trade from HOU 9/02 (PTBN) designated for assignment 9/02 optioned to Triple-A 6/02 sent to minor-league camp 3/02 signed 3/02

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