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Kevin Barker

37-Year-Old First Baseman – Free Agent

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: NO   BATS: L   THROWS: L   HT: 6' 3"   WT: 205   DOB: 7/26/1975   DRAFTED: No   Show ContractHide Contract

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Kevin Barker Contract Information:

Signed a minor league contract with the Nationals in January of 2011.

January 13, 2011  –  Kevin Barker News

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Kevin Barker Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G PA AB R H XBH 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO SH SF HBP AVG OBP SLG OPS
2004 28 AA REA 112 466 405 69 117 60 38 4 18 59 2 1 53 95 0 6 2 .289 .369 .536 .905
2004 28 AAA SCR 13 39 36 2 7 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 .194 .256 .389 .645
2005 29 AA NEW 53 226 192 19 48 18 11 1 6 28 1 2 30 42 0 3 1 .250 .350 .411 .761
2005 29 AAA SYR 91 397 351 58 107 48 24 1 23 87 1 0 38 89 0 5 3 .305 .373 .575 .948
2006 30 AAA SYR 130 559 473 72 130 59 39 2 18 76 5 3 80 119 0 4 2 .275 .379 .480 .859
2006 30 MAJ TOR 12 18 17 3 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 0 0 .235 .278 .471 .748
2007 31 AAA SYR 130 553 470 68 122 41 22 1 18 76 2 0 74 119 0 7 2 .260 .358 .426 .784
2008 32 AAA SYR 7 26 20 5 6 2 1 0 1 3 0 1 5 5 0 1 0 .300 .423 .500 .923
2008 32 AAA LOU 114 468 399 73 103 43 22 0 21 77 0 1 55 98 0 10 4 .258 .346 .471 .817
2009 33 AAA LOU 100 413 352 57 101 47 22 3 22 69 1 1 52 79 0 7 2 .287 .375 .554 .929
2009 33 MAJ CIN 29 36 32 2 9 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 0 1 0 .281 .333 .375 .708
Career  (View All) MAJ   126 323 285 32 71 18 12 0 6 36 3 0 34 65 0 3 1 .249 .330 .354 .685

Age is determined on July 1st of each season.       Jump To:     ▼ Advanced Stats      ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats     ▼ Games By Position

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Kevin Barker Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2004 28 AA REA 466 405 11.4% 20.4% 0.56 77% .339 .247
2004 28 AAA SCR 39 36 7.7% 17.9% 0.43 81% .185 .195
2005 29 AA NEW 226 192 13.3% 18.6% 0.71 78% .292 .161
2005 29 AAA SYR 397 351 9.6% 22.4% 0.43 75% .351 .270
2006 30 AAA SYR 559 473 14.3% 21.3% 0.67 75% .333 .205
2006 30 MAJ TOR 18 17 5.6% 55.6% 0.10 41% .500 .236
2007 31 AAA SYR 553 470 13.4% 21.5% 0.62 75% .312 .166
2008 32 AAA SYR 26 20 19.2% 19.2% 1.00 75% .357 .200
2008 32 AAA LOU 468 399 11.8% 20.9% 0.56 75% .293 .213
2009 33 AAA LOU 413 352 12.6% 19.1% 0.66 78% .315 .267
2009 33 MAJ CIN 36 32 8.3% 25% 0.33 72% .391 .094
Career MAJ   323 285 10.5% 20.1% 0.52 77% .304 .105

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Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats    (View All Matchup Data)

Best Matchups for Kevin Barker (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Rafael Betancourt COL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Josh Beckett LA 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .500 2.000 2.500
Matt Cain SF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Claudio Vargas TOR 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Charlie Morton PIT 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.500
Ted Lilly LA 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000
Barry Zito SF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Matt Capps CLE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Esmailin Caridad CHI-N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Tyler Clippard WAS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000

Worst Matchups for Kevin Barker (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Joel Hanrahan BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jair Jurrjens BAL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Peter Moylan LA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Juan Oviedo TB 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000
Wilton Lopez COL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Kyle McClellan TEX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jose Valverde DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Craig Breslow BOS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jason Hammel BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Carlos Marmol CHI-N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000

Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season.     Jump To:     ▲ Basic Stats      ▲ Split Stats      ▲ Advanced Stats      ▲ Games By Position

Kevin Barker: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

The Reds outrighted Barker from their 40-man roster and he elected for free agency.

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Barker gave Joey Votto a day off and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs on Tuesday.

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Barker will get a token start in place of Joey Votto on Tuesday, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

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The Reds recalled Barker from Triple-A Louisville on Monday, the Associated Press reports.

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The Reds optioned Barker to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday, the team's official site reports.

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The Reds purchased Barker's contract from Triple-A Louisville on Friday, the Associated Press reports.

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Barker refused an assignment to the minors and opted for free agency.

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Barker was promoted from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday.

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Barker was designated for assignment by the Padres on Friday.

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Barker was optioned to Class AAA Portland Wednesday, clearing a roster spot for Kevin Jarvis.

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Barker will likely be optioned to Triple-A Portland Thursday to make room for Kevin Jarvis, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports.

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