#86 Blake DeWitt, Second Base, 32 yrs, Kansas City Royals
Thursday, 2/2/2018 |
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| Blake DeWitt
8/20/1985
32
USA
5"11
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Second Base
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,750,500
2022
11 Year(s), 72 Days (1964 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 99 Days (2163 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Talent | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 3 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 3 (Range), .944 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 7
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2007 | 28 | 104 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .260 | .304 | .308 | .611 | LAN KCA |
| 2008 | 156 | 641 | 200 | 24 | 6 | 24 | 104 | 98 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 22 | 16 | .312 | .364 | .480 | .845 | KCA |
| 2009 | 156 | 597 | 164 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 105 | 83 | 57 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 4 | 5 | .275 | .338 | .439 | .777 | KCA |
| 2010 | 156 | 604 | 167 | 21 | 3 | 22 | 86 | 86 | 50 | 6 | 4 | 89 | 14 | 5 | .276 | .336 | .430 | .766 | KCA |
| 2011 | 153 | 604 | 190 | 25 | 1 | 39 | 121 | 112 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 8 | 4 | .315 | .372 | .553 | .925 | KCA,AL |
| 2012 | 155 | 590 | 171 | 20 | 2 | 25 | 88 | 91 | 53 | 5 | 10 | 91 | 11 | 4 | .290 | .348 | .458 | .806 | KCA |
| 2013 | 155 | 617 | 197 | 22 | 1 | 45 | 136 | 119 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 94 | 11 | 3 | .319 | .369 | .577 | .946 | KCA |
| 2014 | 159 | 623 | 182 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 110 | 97 | 43 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 11 | 3 | .292 | .336 | .480 | .816 | KCA |
| 2015 | 157 | 608 | 167 | 29 | 2 | 31 | 106 | 92 | 60 | 3 | 6 | 110 | 7 | 2 | .275 | .340 | .482 | .822 | KCA |
| 2016 | 155 | 604 | 181 | 24 | 0 | 43 | 132 | 108 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 97 | 11 | 6 | .300 | .367 | .553 | .920 | KCA,AL |
| 2017 | 153 | 639 | 185 | 17 | 1 | 40 | 126 | 111 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 10 | 5 | .290 | .344 | .507 | .851 | KCA,AL |
| Total | 1583 | 6231 | 1831 | 242 | 21 | 319 | 1128 | 1009 | 541 | 36 | 56 | 940 | 110 | 55 | .294 | .351 | .493 | .844 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2006, A | 139 | 555 | 188 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 66 | 99 | 89 | 82 | 16 | 13 | .339 | .420 | .458 | .877 |
| 2007, AA | 9 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .382 | .417 | .559 | .975 |
| 2007, AAA | 114 | 346 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 69 | 47 | 42 | 10 | 4 | .324 | .397 | .483 | .879 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2011 | 19 | 76 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .303 | .354 | .553 | .906 |
| 2017 | 15 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .186 | .294 | .254 | .548 |
| Total | 34 | 135 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 2 | .252 | .327 | .422 | .749 |
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Traded from Los Angeles (N) to Kansas City on 7/18/2007 (Going to LAN: P Jarrod Washburn. Going to KCA: 2B Blake DeWitt, 1B Jim Thome)...
Had first career hit on 9/2/2007, off Kirk Saarloos (OAK)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/7/2008, off Craig Anderson (MIN)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/2008, hitting .450 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Won Rookie of the Year Award in 2008, hitting .312 with 24 HR, 104 RBI...
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 8/23/2009...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2009, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
2/2/2010: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,700,000 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Baltimore on 5/17/2010...
2/2/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,921,429 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland on 6/28/2011...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Texas on 7/8/2011...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/2011, hitting .600 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 2011 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Kansas City in 2011...
Won MVP Award in 2011, hitting .315 with 39 HR, 121 RBI...
2/2/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,785,714 through salary arbitration...
6/2/2012: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,675,500 per year, for 5 years.
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2012, hitting .367 with 6 HR, 26 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/2012, hitting .393 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/7/2013...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/14/2013, hitting .440 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (A) on 8/14/2013...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/2013, hitting .416 with 9 HR, 38 RBI...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/2013, hitting .458 with 5 HR, 11 RBI...
Won MVP Award in 2013, hitting .319 with 45 HR, 136 RBI...
Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 4/26/2014...
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against St. Louis on 5/20/2014...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 4/14/2015...
Was selected to the 2016 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/4/2016, hitting .538 with 4 HR, 11 RBI...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Minnesota on 9/6/2016...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/2016, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 14 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/2016, hitting .430 with 11 HR, 44 RBI...
6/12/2017: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $6,750,500 per year, for 5 years.
Was selected to the 2017 Allstar game...
Won World Series with Kansas City in 2017...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
2008 - .312 - 7th
| SLG
2011 - .553 - 4th
2013 - .577 - 3rd
2016 - .553 - 7th
| OPS
2011 - .925 - 7th
2013 - .946 - 10th
2016 - .920 - 10th
| Hits
2008 - 200 - 3rd
2011 - 190 - 4th
2013 - 197 - 9th
| Homeruns
2011 - 39 - 5th
2013 - 45 - 2nd
2015 - 31 - 6th
2016 - 43 - 4th
2017 - 40 - 2nd
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RBI
2011 - 121 - 6th
2013 - 136 - 1st
2016 - 132 - 5th
2017 - 126 - 10th
| Runs
2013 - 119 - 8th
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