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Pete Kozma

25-Year-Old Shortstop – St. Louis Cardinals

2013 Stats

AVG

.265

HR

1

RBI

17

R

16

SB

1

2013 RotoWire Projections

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2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook

With Rafael Furcal out with an elbow injury, the Cardinals turned to Kozma in September and October. While Kozma drew eight walks in 13 postseason games, it was his September performance that really o...

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LEAGUE: Majors   40 MAN: YES   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 0"   WT: 170   DOB: 4/11/1988   BORN: Tulsa, OK   COLLEGE: None   DRAFTED: 1st Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Kozma, the Cardinals' first-round pick in the 2007 draft class, came to terms with the team in July of 2007.

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Pete Kozma 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
2007 19 R Joh 30 118 106 16 28 10 8 0 2 9 3 2 12 21 0 0 0 .264 .350 .396 .746
2007 19 R GCL 4 15 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421
2007 19 A Bat 8 28 27 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 7 0 0 0 .148 .179 .222 .401
2008 20 A Pal 24 93 77 4 10 4 4 0 0 10 0 1 10 27 3 3 0 .130 .231 .182 .413
2008 20 A Qua 99 429 377 58 107 29 20 4 5 40 12 5 45 69 1 6 0 .284 .363 .398 .761
2009 21 A Pal 18 83 73 8 23 5 5 0 0 8 1 0 8 16 0 2 0 .315 .381 .384 .765
2009 21 AA SPR 113 459 407 52 88 24 15 3 6 37 4 2 42 88 4 5 1 .216 .288 .312 .600
2010 22 AA Spr 132 570 503 69 122 43 28 2 13 72 13 2 56 111 7 3 1 .243 .318 .384 .702
2011 23 AAA Mem 112 448 398 48 85 22 17 2 3 47 2 2 36 91 5 6 3 .214 .280 .289 .569
2011 23 MAJ STL 16 22 17 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 .176 .333 .235 .568
2012 24 AAA Mem 131 500 448 61 104 30 16 3 11 63 7 4 41 74 4 7 0 .232 .292 .355 .647
2012 24 MAJ STL 26 82 72 11 24 10 5 3 2 14 2 0 7 19 1 2 0 .333 .383 .569 .952
2013 25 MAJ STL 44 165 147 16 39 6 5 0 1 17 1 1 15 27 0 3 0 .265 .327 .320 .647
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3-Year Averages MAJ   21 51 44 6 13 5 3 1 1 7 1 0 5 11 1 1 0 .295 .360 .477 .837

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Pete Kozma Game Log    (View Full Game Log)
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DATE OPP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS HBP SF E AVG OBP SLG OPS
May. 22 @SD 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .327 .320 .647
May. 21 @SD 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .271 .329 .326 .655
May. 20 @SD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .325 .321 .646
May. 19 Mil 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .318 .324 .642
May. 18 Mil 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .318 .324 .642
May. 17 Mil 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .315 .321 .636
May. 16 NYM 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .310 .315 .625
May. 15 NYM 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .312 .309 .621
May. 14 NYM 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .311 .308 .619
May. 13 NYM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .305 .308 .613
May. 12 Col 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 .305 .308 .613
May. 11 Col 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .307 .313 .620
May. 10 Col 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .317 .324 .641
May. 8 @ChC 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .262 .319 .327 .646
May. 7 @ChC 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .313 .327 .640
May. 5 @Mil 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .315 .337 .652
May. 4 @Mil 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .311 .333 .644
May. 3 @Mil 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .314 .337 .651
May. 2 @Mil 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 .316 .341 .657
May. 1 Cin 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .309 .341 .650
Apr. 30 Cin 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .311 .346 .657
Apr. 29 Cin 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .310 .346 .656
Apr. 28 Pit 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .325 .365 .690
Apr. 27 Pit 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 .325 .366 .691
Apr. 26 Pit 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .316 .368 .684
Apr. 24 @Was 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .306 .369 .675
Apr. 23 @Was 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .309 .377 .686
Apr. 22 @Was 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .292 .362 .654
Apr. 21 @Phi 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .262 .357 .619
Apr. 20 @Phi 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .263 .365 .628
Last 7 Days 24 2 8 1 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .407 .375 .782
Last 14 Days 43 5 12 1 0 0 6 6 10 0 1 0 1 0 .279 .360 .302 .662
Last 30 Days 97 10 27 1 0 0 11 14 18 1 1 0 1 0 .278 .366 .289 .655
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Pete Kozma: MLB Games Played By Position

Year C 1B 2B 3B SS OF LF CF RF DH
2013 44
2012 1 25
2011 10 1 3

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Pete Kozma Split Stats    (View Full Split Stats)

Vs. Left

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013304020.233.300.633
2012186051.333.6111.011
201180000.250.250.583

Vs. Right

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013117121151.274.325.650
2012545291.333.556.933
201192010.111.222.556

Home

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
2013695091.246.290.574
2012285060.393.5711.009
2011100010.300.400.817

Away

Year AB R HR RBI SB AVG SLG OPS
20137811180.282.346.709
2012446282.295.568.915
201172000.000.000.222
Pete Kozma Advanced Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm PA AB Walk Rate Strikeout Rate BB/K Ratio Contact Rate BABIP Isolated Power
2007 19 R Joh 118 106 10.2% 17.8% 0.57 80% .313 .132
2007 19 R GCL 15 13 13.3% 13.3% 1.00 85% .182 .000
2007 19 A Bat 28 27 3.6% 25% 0.14 74% .200 .074
2008 20 A Pal 93 77 10.8% 29% 0.37 65% .200 .052
2008 20 A Qua 429 377 10.5% 16.1% 0.65 82% .337 .114
2009 21 A Pal 83 73 9.6% 19.3% 0.50 78% .404 .069
2009 21 AA SPR 459 407 9.2% 19.2% 0.48 78% .262 .096
2010 22 AA Spr 570 503 9.8% 19.5% 0.50 78% .288 .141
2011 23 AAA Mem 448 398 8% 20.3% 0.40 77% .270 .075
2011 23 MAJ STL 22 17 18.2% 18.2% 1.00 76% .231 .059
2012 24 AAA Mem 500 448 8.2% 14.8% 0.55 83% .256 .123
2012 24 MAJ STL 82 72 8.5% 23.2% 0.37 74% .431 .236
2013 25 MAJ STL 165 147 9.1% 16.4% 0.56 82% .319 .055
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3-Year Averages MAJ   51 44 9.8% 21.6% 0.45 75% .375 .182

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2013 Stat Review for Pete Kozma    As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

Contact

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.265 AVG
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82% Contact Rate
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.319 BABIP
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Power

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.320 SLG
TERRIBLE
.055 ISO
TERRIBLE
Plate Discipline

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0.56 BB/K
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9.1% BB Rate
GOOD
16.4% K Rate
GOOD
OPS/OBP

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.647 OPS
POOR
.327 OBP
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Pete Kozma

Overall Ratings

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

Best Matchups for Pete Kozma (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Cory Burns TEX 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Ross Detwiler WAS 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Jim Henderson MIL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3.000
Justin Germano TOR 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .667 1.667 2.333
Fernando Abad WAS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 2.000
Eric Stults SD 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .500 1.500 2.000
Chuckie Fick HOU 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Sean Burnett ANA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Edwin Jackson CHI-N 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
Logan Ondrusek CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000

Worst Matchups for Pete Kozma (by OPS, min 0 AB)

Batter Team AB H HR RBI BB K SB AVG SLG OPS
Michael Bowden CHI-N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Alberto Cabrera CHI-N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Santiago Casilla SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
John Ely HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Carlos Marmol CHI-N 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Greg Reynolds CIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Ricky Romero TOR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Jonathan Sanchez LA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Alfredo Simon CIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Joakim Soria TEX 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

Pete Kozma: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Kozma went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Wednesday's win over the Cubs.

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Kozma's hitting streak now sits at seven games following Sunday's 1-for-3 performance. During that span, he's posted a .364 average (8-for-22), two RBI, two runs scored, and a 4:3 BB:K ratio.

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Kozma is not in the Cardinals' lineup Wednesday at Pittsburgh.

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Kozma is out of St. Louis' lineup Saturday against Milwaukee.

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Kozma totaled two hits in four at-bats Tuesday, including a solo homer, as St. Louis cruised to victory in Arizona.

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Kozma now has the inside track to start at shortstop for the Cardinals with Rafael Furcal out for the season, the Cardinals' official site reports.

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Kozma will need to earn his roster spot this spring, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Kozma went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in the Cardinals' loss to the Nationals on Saturday.

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Kozma homered for the second consecutive day Monday, helping the Cardinals top the Astros 6-1.

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Despite playing a lot of second base in Triple-A Memphis this year, Kozma has received two starts at short while Ryan Jackson has received none, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

2013

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2011

The best thing about Kozma is his glove, but that's not saying much. His second year with Double-A Springfield was certainly better than his first, but don't get too excited by the 13 home runs and 13 stolen bases as they came with a .243 batting average and .702 OPS. If you struggle to top .700 OPS in your second year in Double-A, you're probably a long way from the majors. Still, at age 22 he has time to turn it around.

2010

Kozma has a nice glove, but after a terrible season with the bat in Double-A Springfield last year, it looks like it could be awhile before he can be counted upon to win a starting job with the big club. Kozma turns 22 this spring, so he's still young enough to turn it around, but Brendan Ryan or Tyler Greene could be good enough to hold the shortstop job in St. Louis if Kozma never develops.

2008

Kozma, the Cardinals' first-round pick in 2007, hit a combined .233/.313/.342 in 42 games between the Arizona Fall League, the Appalachian League, and the New York-Penn League. The constant moving around prevented him from getting his footing at any one level, making it hard to get a good read on his numbers. He will probably begin 2008 in full-season ball in the Midwest League. He's still a few years away, but he's known more for his defense and as result, doesn't make for a good keeper candidate yet.