Kevin Barker

Positions: First Baseman and Pinch Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: July 26, 1975 in Bristol, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 3rd round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA).

High School: Virginia HS (Bristol, VA)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: August 19, 1999 (Age 24-024d, 17,550th in major league history)
vs. HOU 5 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 2009 (Age 34-070d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2000 season

Full Name: Kevin Stewart Barker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

285

.249

RBI

OBP

.328

SLG

.354

OPS

.683

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1996	20	MIL-min	Rk	71	335	281	61	89	19	4	9	56	0	2	46	54	.317	.412	.509	.921		143	4	3	0	5	4		OGD · PION
1997	21	MIL-min	A+,AA	135	566	505	84	147	35	11	23	108	7	6	53	100	.291	.357	.541	.897		273	11	2	0	6	4		STK,ELP · CALL,TL
1998	22	MIL-min	AAA,AA	144	598	548	73	154	32	4	28	110	4	6	39	118	.281	.331	.507	.838		278	13	5	0	6	1		LOU,ELP · IL,TL
1999	23	MIL-min	AAA	121	512	442	89	123	27	5	23	87	2	2	59	94	.278	.363	.518	.881		229	13	4	0	7	5		LOU · IL
1999	23	MIL	NL	38	127	117	13	33	3	0	3	23	1	0	9	19	.282	.331	.385	.715	82	45	0	0	0	1	1	3/H
2000	24	MIL-min	AAA	85	345	286	41	56	10	1	11	44	0	1	52	76	.196	.316	.353	.669		101	6	1	0	6	3		INA · IL
2000	24	MIL	NL	40	122	100	14	22	5	0	2	9	1	0	20	21	.220	.352	.330	.682	77	33	1	1	0	1	0	3/H

2001	25	MIL-min	AA,AAA	117	454	391	54	105	21	1	12	58	0	2	55	91	.269	.358	.419	.778		164	5	2	2	4	7		HVL,INA · SOUL,IL
2002	26	SDP-min	AAA	113	442	390	54	98	14	1	14	48	1	1	46	70	.251	.333	.400	.733		156	10	3	0	3	2		POR · PCL
2002	26	SDP	NL	7	20	19	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	.158	.200	.158	.358	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	/3H

2003	27	FLA-min	AAA	10	31	24	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	5	.167	.355	.167	.522		4	1	0	0	0	0		ABQ · PCL
2004	28	PHI-min	AA,AAA	125	505	441	72	123	39	3	20	62	2	1	56	103	.279	.358	.517	.875		228	9	2	0	6	5		REA,SWB · EL,IL
2005	29	TOR-min	AAA,AA	142	614	536	76	154	35	2	29	114	2	2	66	131	.287	.365	.522	.887		280	6	4	0	8	3		SYR,MAN · IL,EL
2006	30	TOR-min	AAA	130	559	473	72	130	39	2	18	76	5	3	80	119	.275	.379	.480	.859		227	10	2	0	4	7		SYR · IL
2006	30	TOR	AL	12	18	17	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	10	.235	.278	.471	.748	89	8	0	0	0	0	0	/HD39

2007	31	TOR-min	AAA	130	553	470	68	122	22	1	18	76	2	0	74	119	.260	.358	.426	.784		200	15	2	0	7	4		SYR · IL
2008	32	CIN-min	AAA	114	468	399	73	103	22	0	21	77	0	1	55	98	.258	.346	.471	.817		188	9	4	0	10	7		LOU · IL
2009	33	CIN-min	AAA	101	417	354	58	101	22	3	22	69	1	1	54	80	.285	.376	.551	.927		195	10	2	0	7	6		LOU · IL
2009	33	CIN	NL	29	36	32	2	9	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	9	.281	.333	.375	.708	87	12	2	0	0	1	1	H/3
5 Yrs				126	323	285	32	71	12	0	6	36	3	0	34	65	.249	.328	.354	.683	77	101	4	1	0	3	2
162 Game Avg.				162	415	366	41	91	15	0	8	46	4	0	44	84	.249	.328	.354	.683	77	130	5	1	0	4	3

MIL (2 yrs)				78	249	217	27	55	8	0	5	32	2	0	29	40	.253	.341	.359	.701	80	78	1	1	0	2	1
SDP (1 yr)				7	20	19	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	.158	.200	.158	.358	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
CIN (1 yr)				29	36	32	2	9	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	9	.281	.333	.375	.708	87	12	2	0	0	1	1
TOR (1 yr)				12	18	17	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	10	.235	.278	.471	.748	89	8	0	0	0	0	0

NL (4 yrs)				114	305	268	29	67	11	0	5	35	3	0	33	55	.250	.331	.347	.678	76	93	4	1	0	3	2
AL (1 yr)				12	18	17	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	10	.235	.278	.471	.748	89	8	0	0	0	0	0

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