#82 Kenneth Gardner, Shortstop, 35 yrs, Houston Astros

#82 Kenneth Gardner, Shortstop, 35 yrs, Houston Astros
Monday, 5/1/2082

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Kenneth Gardner

8/14/2046
35
USA
6"0
210

Shortstop
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R

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2.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 3,163,500
2084
7 Year(s), 8 Days (1212 total Days)
29 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	51	54	49	49	54
Versus LHP	44	53	47	44	47
Versus RHP	54	55	50	51	57
Talent	50	53	58	49	51

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42
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48
1
1
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Fielding Ratings
SS : 27 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 51
Outfield Arm : 10

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
4/16	MIL	W 7-3	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	#2
4/17	PIT	L 3-7	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
4/19	PIT	W 6-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#9
4/21	@STL	W 4-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
4/22	@STL	L 1-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#2
4/23	@STL	L 4-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#9
4/24	@PIT	L 6-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
4/25	@PIT	L 4-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
4/26	@PIT	L 4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#9
4/30	FLO	L 0-5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#7

Batting Stats 2082

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	16	36	9	4	0	0	4	1	2	8	.250	.289	.361	.651	.552	.111
Projected	100	224	56	25	0	0	25	6	12	50	.250	.289	.361	.651	.552	.111

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	7	38	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	4	1	1	50.0	4.0	3.7

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000
vs. RHP	33	8	3	0	0	4	1	2	8	0	0	0	.242	.286	.333	.619
Close/Late	8	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708
Scoring Position	9	4	2	0	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	.444	.545	.667	1.212
Pinch Hitting	6	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	.167	.375	.333	.708

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	5	13	6	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	.462	.500	.538	1.038
Road	11	23	3	3	0	0	1	0	1	7	.130	.167	.261	.428
Last Week	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
March/April	16	36	9	4	0	0	4	1	2	8	.250	.289	.361	.651

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2069	7	13	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	NYA NYN
2070	43	97	14	1	0	3	9	13	9	1	0	22	2	0	.144	.224	.247	.472	NYN
2071	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NYN HOU
2074	9	24	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	HOU LAN
2075	36	120	27	6	0	0	6	12	14	1	0	22	3	0	.225	.311	.275	.586	LAN
2076	15	20	3	1	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	2	0	0	.150	.292	.200	.492	LAN
2077	80	260	75	12	0	10	38	44	34	3	1	58	1	1	.288	.376	.450	.826	LAN
2078	86	234	60	16	2	6	25	32	28	2	1	57	4	3	.256	.340	.419	.758	LAN HOU
2079	144	506	153	42	5	18	89	76	45	2	5	98	5	7	.302	.358	.512	.870	HOU LAA
2080	151	530	150	33	4	9	77	76	40	4	10	111	12	7	.283	.332	.411	.744	LAA
2081	153	536	138	34	2	21	77	79	39	3	8	106	7	7	.257	.307	.446	.753	LAA
2082	16	36	9	4	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	8	1	1	.250	.289	.361	.651	HOU
Total	741	2379	635	149	13	67	327	339	215	17	25	493	36	26	.267	.329	.425	.754

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2068, A	2	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.286	.444	.286	.730
2068, AA	26	102	24	3	0	5	12	19	15	19	5	3	.235	.331	.412	.742
2068, AAA	58	236	55	6	0	9	22	31	25	57	9	1	.233	.302	.373	.675
2069, AAA	118	433	124	14	2	35	100	74	63	87	6	3	.286	.373	.570	.944
2070, AAA	34	116	26	6	0	3	10	21	26	22	3	3	.224	.366	.353	.720
2071, AAA	121	421	131	22	2	35	96	84	57	85	16	4	.311	.386	.622	1.008
2072, AAA	112	423	138	30	3	31	102	102	65	76	17	5	.326	.412	.631	1.043
2073, AAA	62	143	47	8	0	8	26	25	22	23	10	3	.329	.413	.552	.966
2074, AAA	133	511	136	22	2	35	98	99	80	109	10	9	.266	.363	.523	.886
2075, AAA	112	423	112	15	1	18	67	69	67	75	13	7	.265	.362	.433	.795
2076, AAA	84	308	93	14	0	18	52	61	42	55	11	8	.302	.382	.523	.905
2077, AAA	28	107	26	2	1	6	23	18	13	18	4	2	.243	.310	.449	.758

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2077	7	23	6	2	0	1	2	3	0	4	0	0	.261	.261	.478	.739
2079	3	8	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	.250	.333	.375	.708
2080	11	44	9	4	0	0	6	4	0	18	1	1	.205	.205	.295	.500
2081	4	10	2	1	0	1	1	3	1	4	0	0	.200	.273	.600	.873
Total	25	85	19	8	0	2	9	11	2	29	1	1	.224	.241	.388	.630

Fielding Stats 2082

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Third Base	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50
Shortstop	5	4	5	13	5	21	3	.857	38.2	4.89

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 43rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 2068...
Traded from New York (A) to New York (N) on 7/16/2069 (Going to NYN: P James Esters, SS Kenneth Gardner. Going to NYA: C Walter Anselmo)...
Had first career hit on 8/22/2069, off Bruce Au (FLO)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/25/2070, off Stephen Conley (COL)...
Released by New York (N) on 6/5/2071...
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 6/12/2071 to a minor league contract...
Injured on 4/27/2072 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 2 weeks...
Injured on 7/26/2072 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 4/23/2073 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 6 weeks...
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles (N) on 2/4/2074 to a 3-year deal worth $472,000 per year...
Injured on 8/10/2074 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
Traded from Los Angeles (N) to Houston on 7/30/2078 (Going to HOU: SS Kenneth Gardner. Going to LAN: CF Richard Kellner, P Francisco Erazo)...
8/1/2078: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $1,600,000 per year, for 2 years.
Traded from Houston to Los Angeles (A) on 5/26/2079 (Going to LAA: SS Kenneth Gardner. Going to HOU: LF Lucio Ballesteros)...
2/1/2081: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,600,000 through salary arbitration...
Hit 3 homeruns against Arizona, driving in 3 runs on 6/27/2081...
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/8/2082 to a 3-year deal worth $3,163,500 per year...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

AVG
2079 - .302 - 9th

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