Kent
Hrbek
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 235
 
Born: May 21, 1960 in Usa, MN, MINNEAPOLIS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1989    1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 21 TOR AL     6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
1982 22 TOR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 8
1983 23 TOR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1984 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1985 25 TOR AL $ 1,542,857   6 6 6 7 8 7 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1986 26 TOR AL $ 2,685,714   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1987 27 TOR AL $ 2,685,714   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1988 28 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1989 29 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8
1990 30 TOR AL $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,000,000   7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 21 AAA   58 217 29 67 15 2 12 27 1 0 34 24 .309 .402 .562 .965 46.5  
    AA   77 277 47 83 14 1 20 55 0 1 49 26 .300 .405 .574 .979 61.6  
1982 22 TOR AL 134 381 49 100 20 1 13 59 1 0 45 29 .262 .337 .423 .760 55.1 9.9
1983 23 TOR AL 138 344 43 85 17 0 15 51 0 0 34 34 .247 .312 .427 .740 46.5 7.6
1984 24 TOR AL 157 585 61 140 28 3 20 86 1 0 54 55 .239 .303 .400 .703 68.6 7.9
1985 25 TOR AL 153 524 77 136 34 6 21 92 1 0 60 46 .260 .334 .468 .801 78.0 15.0
1986 26 TOR AL 154 558 63 141 31 4 20 86 0 0 71 66 .253 .334 .430 .764 80.5 14.5
1987 27 TOR AL 150 541 78 144 26 0 23 93 0 0 70 55 .266 .346 .442 .787 84.4 16.8
1988 28 TOR AL 147 518 77 131 37 2 20 71 1 0 64 53 .253 .333 .448 .781 76.0 17.4
1989 29 TOR AL 154 547 89 167 35 2 26 108 0 1 56 59 .305 .365 .519 .884 95.8 20.7
1990 30 TOR AL 157 571 95 156 26 4 25 117 2 0 81 50 .273 .362 .464 .826 96.0 19.9
9 Years Sim 1344 4569 632 1200 254 22 183 763 6 1 535 447 .263 .337 .448 .785 680.8 129.7
1 Years AAA 58 217 29 67 15 2 12 27 1 0 34 24 .309 .399 .562 .961 46.5  
1 Years AA 77 277 47 83 14 1 20 55 0 1 49 26 .300 .406 .574 .980 61.6  
2 Years Minors 135 494 76 150 29 3 32 82 1 1 83 50 .304 .403 .569 .972 108.1  
162 Game Average 550 76 144 30 2 22 91 0 0 64 53 .263 .337 .448 .785 82.1  
Career Highs 157 585 95 167 37 6 26 117 2 1 81 66 .305 .365 .519 .884 96.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3342 473 917 206 18 127 574 5 1 412 302 .274 .351 .461 .812 540.8
vs LH   1227 159 283 48 4 56 189 1 0 123 145 .231 .299 .413 .712 158.2
Home 667 2237 307 592 140 10 85 386 4 0 255 213 .265 .338 .450 .788 341.6
Away 677 2332 325 608 114 12 98 377 2 1 280 234 .261 .337 .446 .783 357.4
RISP   1268 0 338 68 6 56 560 0 0 205 122 .267 .356 .462 .818 220.3
Pinch Hitting   169 17 32 2 0 5 25 1 0 20 21 .189 .271 .290 .561 15.0
Close/Late   634 66 161 24 4 27 104 0 0 85 55 .254 .341 .432 .773 96.8
Mar/Apr 207 705 91 192 42 2 23 112 0 0 65 76 .272 .331 .435 .766 100.8
May 231 792 108 207 48 4 32 130 2 0 88 73 .261 .334 .453 .787 120.4
June 229 783 116 215 47 6 37 140 0 0 103 80 .275 .357 .492 .848 136.4
July 218 729 107 178 43 1 27 117 2 0 78 72 .244 .315 .417 .732 98.4
August 230 814 124 237 54 5 38 156 0 1 99 76 .291 .364 .510 .874 146.7
Sep/Oct 229 746 86 171 20 4 26 108 2 0 102 70 .229 .319 .371 .691 96.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1982 22 TOR AL 3B 110 81 766.0 47 213 8 19 .970 3.05   3.1
    1B 10 5 49.3 58 4 1 3 .984 11.31   0.1
1983 23 TOR AL 3B 52 45 418.0 26 116 4 6 .973 3.06   1.4
    1B 62 11 194.7 262 10 1 27 .996 12.58   0.4
1984 24 TOR AL 1B 148 146 1316.0 1570 136 15 151 .991 11.67   2.4
    3B 7 0 14.3 0 7 0 0 1.000 4.40   0.2
    SS 2 1 12.3 3 8 0 2 1.000 8.03   0.1
1985 25 TOR AL 1B 119 117 1027.3 1258 63 7 82 .995 11.57   2.0
    3B 12 3 42.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.1
    CF 2 2 17.0 2 0 1 0 .667 1.06   0.0
1986 26 TOR AL 1B 152 148 1309.7 1537 119 7 124 .996 11.38   3.3
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1987 27 TOR AL 1B 111 106 953.7 1119 82 5 99 .996 11.33   2.4
    3B 7 2 28.0 0 8 0 2 1.000 2.57   0.1
1988 28 TOR AL 1B 137 130 1154.3 1325 88 6 111 .996 11.02   3.1
    3B 6 2 24.0 4 5 0 1 1.000 3.38   0.2
1989 29 TOR AL 1B 130 122 1105.0 1260 87 8 118 .994 10.97   2.0
    3B 9 0 15.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 30 TOR AL 1B 120 119 1045.3 1204 92 10 96 .992 11.16   2.9
    3B 11 0 28.0 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.89   0.1
  1B 989 904 8155.3 9593 681 60 811 .994 11.34   18.5
  3B 215 133 1337.7 80 362 12 29 .974 2.97   5.2
  CF 2 2 17.0 2 0 1 0 .667 1.06   0.0
  SS 2 1 12.3 3 8 0 2 1.000 8.03   0.1
Career Totals   1208 1040 9522.3 9678 1051 73 842 .993 10.14   23.8
Career Highs   157 148 1342.7 1573 217 15 153 .996 11.56    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 28 TOR AL 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1989 29 TOR AL 17 62 8 12 2 0 1 5 0 0 9 8 .194 .296 .274 .570
1990 30 TOR AL 5 19 2 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 .263 .333 .263 .596
Career Post-Season Batting 23 85 10 18 2 0 1 7 1 0 10 9 .212 .302 .271 .573
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1989-6-.305
Slugging Pct
1989-7-.519
OPS
1989-4-.884
XR
1989-9-95.8
Games
1984-4-157
1989-6-154
1990-3-157
Runs
1990-6-95
Total Bases
1989-5-284
RBIs
1989-6-108
1990-2-117
Walks
1987-10-70
1990-9-81
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 4th overall pick, by Toronto in 1981
Injured on 7/15/1981 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 4/14/1982, off Steve Mccatty (NYA)
Hit first career homerun on 6/7/1982, off Tom Hausman (DET)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/1/1982, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 11 RBI
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration
Drove in 6 runs against Cleveland (A) on 6/25/1985
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1987, hitting .381 with 4 HR, 11 RBI
9/1/1987: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $6,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Boston (A) on 6/7/1989
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1990, hitting .429 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
6/1/1990: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1990 Allstar game