#21 Jim Kern, Closer, 32 yrs, Motown Wildcats - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#21 Jim Kern, Closer, 32 yrs, Motown Wildcats
Thursday, 10/23/2007

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Jim Kern

3/15/1975
32
USA,MI,Gladwin
6"5
205

Closer
R
R

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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,392,857
2010
8 Year(s), 84 Days (1460 total Days)
143 Day(s)
8 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	95	46	91	93-96 Mph
Versus LHB	91	43	91
Versus RHB	99	49	91
Talent	97	57	97

Pitching Ratings
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49
49
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	21	6	1	40
Versus LHP	1	21	6	1	40
Versus RHP	4	21	6	1	40
Talent	17	17	17	17	37

Running & Bunting Ratings
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13
13
2
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
P : 30 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 9

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/13	@SYR	L 2-7		1.1	0	0	0	1	2
8/14	@SYR	L 4-13		3	4	3	3	2	4
8/23	@OAK	W 8-2		1	2	0	0	0	2
8/24	@OAK	L 7-9		0.2	3	3	3	0	1	L
8/25	@NAU	L 3-7		2	3	0	0	0	0
8/31	@ZZY	W 2-1		2	1	0	0	0	2	W
9/2	POR	L 6-10		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
9/3	POR	L 1-4		0.2	0	0	0	0	1
9/6	OAK	W 6-4		1	0	0	0	0	1
9/7	OAK	L 5-8		2.2	3	3	2	2	2	L

Pitching Stats 2007

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	42	0	5	5	0	5.66	55.2	75	40	35	18	53	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	42	0	5	5	0	5.66	55.0	75	40	35	18	53

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	9	2	.0	42	13	15.4	12.1	8.6	2.9	13	6	46.2	14	5	35.7	5.97

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	113	39	8	3	3	20	22	11	23	0	0	0	.345	.403	.549	.952
vs. RHB	122	36	5	0	3	17	18	7	30	0	0	2	.295	.338	.410	.748

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	21	0	2	4	0	4.62	25.1	28	14	13	6	22
Road	21	0	3	1	0	6.53	30.1	47	26	22	12	31
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	17	0	2	1	0	2.66	20.1	17	6	6	4	19
May	5	0	1	0	0	11.05	7.1	14	9	9	3	7
June	8	0	1	2	0	10.39	8.2	20	12	10	5	9
July	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
August	8	0	1	1	0	5.27	13.2	21	10	8	4	13
Sept./Oct.	4	0	0	1	0	3.18	5.2	3	3	2	2	5

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1974	4	3	0	1	0	4.70	15.1	16	0	8	0	14	11	1	0	1.96	.000	CLE
1975	13	7	1	2	0	3.77	71.2	60	0	30	0	45	55	0	0	1.47	.000	CLE
1976	50	2	10	7	15	2.37	117.2	91	0	31	0	50	111	0	0	1.20	.000	CLE
1977	60	0	8	10	18	3.42	92.0	85	0	35	0	47	91	0	0	1.43	.000	CLE
1978	58	0	10	10	13	3.08	99.1	77	0	34	0	58	95	0	0	1.36	.000	CLE
2007	42	0	5	5	0	5.66	55.2	75	40	35	6	18	53	0	0	1.67	.392	MOT
Total	227	12	34	35	46	3.45	451.2	404	40	173	6	232	416	1	0	1.41	.000

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2007, AAA	8	0	1	0	7	0.00	5.2	3	0	0	0	3	10	0	0	1.06	.333

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1974	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1975	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1976	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1977	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
1978	58	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	CLE
2007	42	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	MOT
Total	227	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2007

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.813

55.2

2.59

Player History

Drafted in 12th round, 333rd overall pick, by West Liberty in 2005...
Had first career hit on 8/5/2005, off Dick Rudolph (SPR)...
Drafted in 16th round, 456th overall pick, by Zulu in 2006...
Drafted in 25th round, 729th overall pick, by Seattle in 2006...
Traded from Seattle to Salem on 5/21/2007 (Going to SAL: P Jim Kern, RF Frank Robinson. Going to SEA: P Frank Smith, P Rollie Fingers, RF Carl Furillo)...
Drafted in 16th round, 469th overall pick, by Motown in 2007...

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