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Ian Michael Kinsler

First name: Ian

Last name: Kinsler

Birthdate: 1982-06-22

Bats: R   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 435079

Retro ID: kinsi001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2006TEX5.91.77.62.34.53.114
2007TEX7.11.89.03.25.93.118
2008TEX7.01.78.85.07.61.223
2009TEX8.22.010.26.09.01.227
2010TEX5.71.57.23.55.61.617
2011TEX9.02.111.16.910.21.030
2012TEX9.22.111.31.85.16.115
2013TEX7.81.89.64.87.62.023
2014DET9.22.311.54.78.03.424
2015DET8.52.210.73.56.64.020
2016DET8.62.110.76.29.41.428
2017DET7.81.89.71.34.15.512
2018ANA5.01.26.21.73.52.711
2018BOS1.80.52.20.00.61.62
2019SDN3.70.94.5-0.70.73.92
Career104.525.7130.350.288.441.8266

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
2006TEX4745411-1-11100510.40.50.10.10.714
2007TEX56675-180-221001210.61.10.10.21.416
2008TEX583272559-20-41003311.52.90.10.23.29
2009TEX64095471117200359.93.50.20.23.933
2010TEX460128-37-115100179.71.80.10.12.016
2011TEX7232517011-10162-104310.04.30.10.24.632
2012TEX7316-2-23-1-2-42-10-89.9-0.80.10.2-0.512
2013TEX61497231381-10249.22.60.00.22.822
2014DET7264346-308200189.71.90.20.22.325
2015DET6751010-10-1-1220099.80.90.20.21.318
2016DET6791918241-111200359.73.60.20.24.027
2017DET613-6-8140-2-3100-810.4-0.80.10.0-0.711
2018ANA391-2-2-12-10510039.60.30.10.00.414
2018BOS143-6-7210-10000-59.9-0.50.00.0-0.54
2019SDN281-12-110-4-100000-169.7-1.60.00.0-1.67
Career8,299107721362-9-56419-30197-19.71.62.023.3260

Pitching

Year Team Lg G GS IP R XR DR IP/G RPW Role LgAdj R+ LI R_lev+ WAM W L WAR VS
2019 SDN NL 1 0.0 1.0 0 1 0 1.00 15.7 -0.44 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0
Career 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Defense

Pitcher Defense

Year Team Chances OAA OAA adj
2019 SDN 0 0.0 0
0 0.0 0

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
2006 TEX 2B 3233 592 1.0 1 1 41 51 0.6 -0.8 0 1
2007 TEX 2B 3507 636 5.0 5 4 32 33 -2.2 0.4 -2 2
2008 TEX 2B 3395 584 -7.0 -7 -5 -8 -13 0.9 0.4 1 -4
2009 TEX 2B 3823 669 20.0 21 16 48 32 -0.2 1.2 1 17
2010 TEX 2B 2607 426 8.0 9 7 13 8 -1.8 -0.3 -2 5
2011 TEX 2B 3612 627 15.0 16 12 38 13 2.9 1.5 4 16
2012 TEX 2B 3554 584 -6.0 -5 -4 -11 -8 -1.0 1.4 0 -4
2012 TEX 3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
2013 TEX 2B 2993 534 8.0 9 7 35 33 -0.1 1.5 1 8
2014 DET 2B 4125 745 12.0 12 9 32 2 0.5 -1.1 -1 8
2015 DET 2B 3906 683 0.0 0 0 20 -12 1.0 1.3 2 2
2016 DET 2B 3711 670 13.0 12 9 49 2 1.4 0.5 2 11
2017 DET 2B 3354 563 -3.0 -3 -2 17 -24 0.5 -1.2 -1 -3
2018 BOS 2B 791 124 0.0 0 0 0 -8 -0.2 0.4 0 0
2018 ANA 2B 2127 350 3.0 3 2 17 16 1.3 1.4 3 5
2019 SDN 2B 1538 231 0.0 0 0 -2 11 0.5 -0.9 0 0
2B 46276 8018 69.0 73 56 321 136 4.1 5.7 8 64
3B 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
2010TEX0.80.21.10.50.70.32
2011TEX1.00.21.21.01.20.04
2012TEX0.00.00.10.10.1-0.10
2014DET0.20.00.20.00.00.20
2018BOS0.40.10.50.20.30.31
Career2.40.53.11.82.30.77

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
2010TEX6454-1-100000029.00.20.00.00.22
2011TEX804310011000610.30.60.00.00.63
2012TEX4110000000017.20.10.00.00.10
2014DET13-2-200001000-110.6-0.10.00.0-0.11
2018BOS35-2-21-1002000010.10.00.00.00.03
Career196641-20140008-0.80.00.00.89

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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