RF Matt Kemp #79
St. Louis Cardinals FORT
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/2000
BNN Index | FORT | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
RF MATT KEMP #79 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
62 248 82 10 0 15 42 15 42 .331 .365 .552 5 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 8 7 8
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 9 10 9 9
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 8
Errors: - 1 6
Arm: - 1 9
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 9
1st Base: - Center Field: 7
2nd Base: - Right Field: 9
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 8
Stealing Aggressiveness: 10
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 10
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 8
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/12/2000 TEX Win, 14-13 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
06/11/2000 @ COL Win, 12-7 5 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
06/10/2000 @ COL Loss, 4-8 3 1 2 4 1 0 0 0
06/09/2000 @ COL Loss, 6-7 5 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
06/08/2000 PHI Loss, 3-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
06/07/2000 PHI Loss, 5-14 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
06/06/2000 PHI Loss, 4-12 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
06/04/2000 @ CHC Loss, 7-9 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
06/03/2000 @ CHC Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
06/01/2000 DET Win, 10-3 5 2 3 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Kemp's impatience can flare up unexpectedly.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition
Birthday:09/23/1973
Born in:Midwest City, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$32,200,000
Signed Through:2003 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1994, 1st Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 62 248 82 10 0 15 42 46 15 42 .331 .365 .552 .917 .387 .222 133
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 61 266 0 0 0 4 0 3 137 25 5 3 62.5 49.1 7.53 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   55 12 0 0 4 11 8 6 8 1 0 0 .218 .290 .436 .727
Versus Right   193 70 10 0 11 31 38 9 34 2 0 0 .363 .387 .585 .973
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   93 27 3 0 5 13 19 9 19 2 0 0 .290 .346 .484 .830
May   111 37 4 0 5 17 16 4 19 0 0 0 .333 .357 .505 .861
June   44 18 3 0 5 12 11 2 4 1 0 0 .409 .426 .818 1.244
Spring Training   65 20 5 0 5 14 12 8 19 0 0 0 .308 .384 .615 .999
Last Year   328 107 16 2 15 55 64 23 68 1 0 0 .326 .369 .524 .894
2 Years Ago   598 191 40 11 30 121 103 35 118 3 0 2 .319 .357 .574 .931
Career   3624 1227 216 37 195 683 683 280 674 21 0 11 .339 .386 .580 .966
Home   138 44 7 0 9 24 28 9 24 1 0 0 .319 .358 .565 .923
Road   110 38 3 0 6 18 18 6 18 2 0 0 .345 .373 .536 .909
Grass   238 79 10 0 15 42 43 13 40 3 0 0 .332 .362 .563 .925
Turf   10 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 .300 .417 .300 .717
Day   21 6 2 0 1 3 4 2 5 1 0 0 .286 .333 .524 .857
Night   227 76 8 0 14 39 42 13 37 2 0 0 .335 .368 .555 .923
As Starter   246 82 10 0 15 42 46 15 42 3 0 0 .333 .367 .557 .924
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   32 8 0 0 5 10 6 4 3 1 0 0 .250 .324 .719 1.043
Inning 1-3   103 33 3 0 6 20 21 2 21 2 0 0 .320 .327 .524 .851
Inning 4-6   80 32 6 0 3 9 16 8 10 0 0 0 .400 .455 .588 1.042
Inning 7-9   63 17 1 0 6 13 9 5 10 1 0 0 .270 .319 .571 .890
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   71 25 5 0 3 10 17 5 12 2 0 0 .352 .385 .549 .934
1 Outs   84 30 4 0 4 16 17 4 14 1 0 0 .357 .382 .548 .930
2 Outs   93 27 1 0 8 16 12 6 16 0 0 0 .290 .333 .559 .892
Scoring Position   68 23 2 0 3 28 11 4 11 3 0 0 .338 .360 .500 .860
Bases Empty   138 51 6 0 10 10 27 8 23 0 0 0 .370 .404 .630 1.035
Runner on 1st   42 8 2 0 2 4 8 3 8 0 0 0 .190 .244 .381 .625
Runner on 2nd   33 13 1 0 3 12 5 2 6 0 0 0 .394 .429 .697 1.126
Runner on 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .286 .411
Runner on 1st & 2nd   12 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 3 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .500 .600 1.100
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Two Strikes   93 17 1 0 4 11 15 6 42 0 0 0 .183 .232 .323 .555
First Pitch   39 19 3 0 4 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 .487 .487 .872 1.359
Count 0-1   29 8 1 0 1 5 5 0 0 1 0 0 .276 .267 .414 .680
Count 0-2   14 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 6 0 0 0 .214 .214 .429 .643
Count 1-0   23 12 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .522 .522 .696 1.217
Count 1-1   28 8 2 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .679 .964
Count 1-2   35 4 0 0 1 2 4 0 13 0 0 0 .114 .114 .200 .314
Count 2-0   12 6 2 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .429 .917 1.345
Count 2-1   17 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .588 1.000
Count 2-2   20 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 12 0 0 0 .100 .100 .250 .350
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .000 .833 .000 .833
Count 3-1   6 5 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 .833 .900 .833 1.733
Full Count   24 8 1 0 1 3 7 6 11 0 0 0 .333 .467 .500 .967
Behind in Count   78 15 1 0 3 10 11 0 19 1 0 0 .192 .190 .321 .510
Ahead in Count   59 30 3 0 3 11 11 9 0 2 0 0 .508 .557 .712 1.269
Batting 3rd   246 82 10 0 15 42 46 15 42 3 0 0 .333 .367 .557 .924
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   118 39 5 0 8 10 22 8 24 0 0 0 .331 .373 .576 .949
Medium Leverage   91 36 4 0 6 24 20 3 10 2 0 0 .396 .406 .637 1.044
High Leverage   38 6 1 0 1 8 4 4 8 1 0 0 .158 .233 .263 .496
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1994 St. Louis - FORT 20 147 604 201 31 4 38 105 93 58 0 5 111 10 4 .333 .388 .586 .974 150 145 5.0
1995 St. Louis - FORT 21 151 607 218 44 8 25 113 123 54 1 2 98 1 0 .359 .411 .582 .993 163 157 7.6
1996 St. Louis - FORT 22 145 621 219 46 5 37 142 122 54 3 2 120 18 6 .353 .406 .622 1.027 166 163 8.4
1997 St. Louis - FORT 23 147 618 209 29 7 35 105 132 41 5 5 117 16 10 .338 .381 .578 .959 148 144 6.5
1998 St. Louis - FORT 24 147 598 191 40 11 30 121 103 35 2 3 118 37 13 .319 .357 .574 .931 139 138 5.7
1999 St. Louis - FORT 25 81 328 107 16 2 15 55 64 23 0 1 68 15 1 .326 .369 .524 .894 124 119 2.8
2000 St. Louis - FORT 26 62 248 82 10 0 15 42 46 15 0 3 42 5 3 .331 .365 .552 .917 135 133 2.0
Total FORT 880 3624 1227 216 37 195 683 683 280 11 21 674 102 37 .339 .386 .580 .966 150 146 38.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1995 St. Louis - FORT 21 5 21 9 3 0 1 2 9 2 0 0 3 0 0 .429 .478 .714 1.193 215 213 0.8
1996 St. Louis - FORT 22 17 77 26 7 0 3 17 12 3 0 0 16 4 2 .338 .362 .545 .908 135 135 1.2
1997 St. Louis - FORT 23 12 55 22 5 1 0 8 8 2 0 0 11 5 0 .400 .421 .527 .948 148 150 0.9
1998 St. Louis - FORT 24 4 18 4 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 5 2 2 .222 .300 .333 .633 66 68 0.5
Total FORT 38 171 61 17 1 4 27 32 9 0 0 35 11 4 .357 .389 .538 .927 142 142
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1994 St. Louis - MLB CF 142 142 343 24 4 377 10 .973 1256.1 2.63 -14.7 .927
1994 St. Louis - MLB RF 5 5 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 46.2 2.70 -0.4 .963
1995 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 St. Louis - MLB CF 142 141 340 19 4 367 8 .978 1257.1 2.57 -2.0 .985
1996 St. Louis - MLB CF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.1 .975
1996 St. Louis - MLB RF 144 144 256 11 0 271 4 .985 1293.2 1.86 +9.5 1.078
1997 St. Louis - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1997 St. Louis - MLB RF 142 142 261 12 3 277 4 .986 1261.1 1.95 +8.2 1.046
1998 St. Louis - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1998 St. Louis - MLB CF 4 2 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 21.0 2.14 -0.4 .973
1998 St. Louis - MLB RF 141 140 300 17 2 322 5 .984 1257.1 2.27 +10.1 1.033
1999 St. Louis - MLB LF 4 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 31.0 3.19 +0.1 .965
1999 St. Louis - MLB CF 38 32 94 3 1 98 1 .990 288.2 3.02 +2.5 1.025
1999 St. Louis - MLB RF 46 45 110 2 2 116 4 .966 397.1 2.54 +4.1 1.044
2000 St. Louis - MLB CF 12 3 15 0 0 16 1 .938 41.2 3.24 +0.0 .997
2000 St. Louis - MLB RF 58 58 93 8 0 102 1 .990 482.0 1.89 +2.9 1.085
TOTAL LF 6 3 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 33.0 3.00 +0.0 .965
TOTAL CF 342 320 800 47 9 867 20 .977 2873.0 2.65 -14.6 .964
TOTAL RF 536 534 1033 51 7 1102 18 .984 4738.1 2.06 +34.3 1.052
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (9); Power: 6 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
01/13/1994 Drafted in the 1993 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
04/02/1994 Named the #1 prospect in the FORT
08/01/1994 Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/09/1994 Hits three home runs against the Boston Red Sox, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/01/1994 Wins the FORT NL Rookie of the Month Award.
11/14/1994 Wins the 1994 FORT NL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/25/1994 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
04/01/1995 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
05/29/1995 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/05/1995 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1995 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Guardians, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
07/06/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/14/1995 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
11/13/1995 Wins the 1995 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
11/25/1995 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $555,000.
12/31/1995 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at center field at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
05/01/1996 Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/01/1996 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
07/06/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
09/16/1996 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
09/29/1996 Hits three home runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks, going 3-6 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
10/01/1996 Wins the FORT NL Batter of the Month Award.
10/21/1996 Wins the 1996 FORT NL League Championship Series MVP Award.
10/31/1996 Wins the 1996 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals.
11/09/1996 Wins the 1996 FORT NL Great Glove Award at RF.
11/11/1996 Wins the 1996 FORT NL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
11/14/1996 Wins the 1996 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award.
11/21/1996 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $8,750,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
08/04/1997 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
08/17/1997 Goes 0-3 against the New York (N) Mets, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
10/12/1997 Wins the 1997 FORT NL Divisional Series MVP Award.
11/10/1997 Wins the 1997 FORT NL Great Glove Award at RF.
11/22/1997 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $18,750,000.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
02/25/1998 Detrimentally completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/01/1998 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
07/30/1998 Hits three home runs against the Colorado Rockies, going 3-5 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
08/17/1998 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
09/07/1998 Injured (viral infection),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/12/1998 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored.
11/20/1998 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $27,245,587.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
02/26/1999 Outstandingly completed training to improve his quality of contact at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
06/26/1999 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $144,400,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
07/13/1999 Injured (broken kneecap),out for 6 months.
08/16/1999 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $132,800,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 5 (5).
04/17/2000 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/12/2000 Injured (torn posterior cruciate ligament (knee)),out for 8 months.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1996 680 6
1997 669 6
Year AB Rank
1994 604 10
1995 607 6
1996 621 2
1997 618 3
Year H Rank
1994 201 4
1995 218 1
1996 219 1
1997 209 4
1998 191 5
Year TB Rank
1994 354 5
1995 353 3
1996 386 2
1997 357 3
1998 343 7
Year 2B Rank
1995 44 4
1996 46 3
Year 3B Rank
1995 8 5
1997 7 5
1998 11 1
Year HR Rank
1994 38 7
1996 37 5
1997 35 10
Year SB Rank
1998 37 4
Year RBI Rank
1996 142 2
1998 121 5
Year R Rank
1995 123 3
1996 122 2
1997 132 3
Year IBB Rank
1994 6 7
1995 6 4
1999 4 7
Year EBH Rank
1994 73 10
1995 77 6
1996 88 2
1998 81 7
Year AVG Rank
1994 .333 7
1995 .359 2
1996 .353 2
1997 .338 7
1998 .319 9
Year OBP Rank
1995 .411 7
1996 .406 8
Year SLG Rank
1994 .586 7
1995 .582 6
1996 .622 3
1997 .578 7
1998 .574 8
Year RC Rank
1994 138.99 7
1995 140.50 5
1996 150.90 3
1997 127.50 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1994 8.93 7
1995 9.25 5
1996 9.47 4
Year ISO Rank
1994 .253 9
1996 .269 8
1998 .254 9
Year wOBA Rank
1994 .411 8
1995 .423 5
1996 .435 3
1997 .408 7
Year OPS Rank
1994 .974 8
1995 .993 5
1996 1.027 3
1997 .959 7
Year WAR Rank
1994 5.1 9
1995 7.7 1
1996 8.5 1
1997 6.6 4
1998 5.8 8
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