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Kevin Mench
Kevin Ford Mench

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 215 lb.
School University of Delaware

Debut April 9, 2002

Born January 7, 1978 in Wilmington, DE

Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1999. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2002 24 TEX AL 110  366   52   95  20  2  15   60   1  1  31  83  .260  .327  .448   99  164   2   5   0   8   4 RoY-7
 2003 25 TEX AL  38  125   15   40  12  0   2   11   1  1  10  17  .320  .381  .464  113   58   0   1   0   3   2
 2004 26 TEX AL 125  438   69  122  30  3  26   71   0  0  33  63  .279  .335  .539  116  236   0   4   2   6   6
 2005 27 TEX AL 150  557   71  147  33  3  25   73   4  3  50  68  .264  .328  .469  104  261   0   3   4   5   6
 2006 28 TOT    127  446   45  120  24  2  13   68   1  0  27  59  .269  .313  .419   87  187   0   5   5   4   8
         TEX AL  87  320   36   91  18  1  12   50   1  0  23  42  .284  .338  .459  104  147   0   2   5   4   4
         MIL NL  40  126    9   29   6  1   1   18   0  0   4  17  .230  .248  .317   44   40   0   3   0   0   4
 2007 29 MIL NL 101  288   39   77  20  3   8   37   3  1  16  21  .267  .305  .441   90  127   0   3   2   1   3
 2008 30 TOR AL  51  115   18   28  11  1   0   10   2  0  14  18  .243  .321  .357   81   41   0   2   2   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      702 2335  309  629 150 14  89  330  12  6 181 329  .269  .326  .460  100 1074   2  23  15  27  32
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        539   71  145  35  3  21   76   3  1  42  76  .269  .326  .460  100  248   0   5   3   6   7
 Career High    150  557   71  147  33  3  26   73   4  3  50  83  .279  .335  .539  116  261   2   5   5   8   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2002 24 TEX AL  412  283   56   5.3   110| .260  .271| .327  .339| .448  .436| .775  .776|  99  .531  -1.0  -0.1  50%
 2003 25 TEX AL  139   89   22   6.6   116| .320  .280| .381  .348| .464  .448| .845  .796| 113  .622   3.0   0.3  50%
 2004 26 TEX AL  481  326   80   6.6   116| .279  .280| .335  .349| .539  .449| .874  .798| 116  .607   8.9   0.8   0%
 2005 27 TEX AL  615  422   87   5.5   110| .264  .275| .328  .339| .469  .436| .797  .775| 104  .553   2.4   0.2  57%
 2006 28 TOT     482  339   59   4.6   112| .269  .276| .313  .342| .419  .441| .732  .783|  87  .450  -9.8  -0.9 100%
         TEX AL  349  235   50   5.7   112| .284  .276| .338  .341| .459  .440| .797  .781| 104  .538   1.2   0.1 100%
         MIL NL  133  104    9   2.3   114| .230  .273| .248  .344| .317  .444| .565  .788|  44  .191 -10.9  -1.0   0%
 2007 29 MIL NL  308  218   39   4.8   112| .267  .274| .305  .344| .441  .438| .746  .781|  90  .475  -5.4  -0.5  75%
 2008 30 TOR AL  131   92   14   4.1   105| .243  .267| .321  .335| .357  .419| .678  .754|  81  .410  -2.5  -0.2 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      2568 1769  357   5.4   112| .269  .275| .326  .342| .460  .440| .786  .782| 100  .532  -4.4  -0.4  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2002 24 TEX AL OF 106 191 7 2 0 .990 .985 1.87 2.05 2.06 2.35 96 863.7 RF 62 106 1 1 0 .991 .982 1.73 1.82 2.16 2.12 47 445.0 LF 57 87 6 1 0 .989 .983 1.63 1.74 2.01 2.14 49 417.0 DH 2 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 2003 25 TEX AL OF 35 59 1 1 0 .984 .985 1.71 2.08 1.88 2.35 33 288.0 LF 34 56 1 1 0 .983 .984 1.68 1.84 1.92 2.17 30 267.0 CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.47 1.50 2.80 3 18.0 RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 2004 26 TEX AL OF 109 213 6 1 3 .995 .985 2.01 2.05 2.19 2.30 102 900.3 RF 62 127 5 0 2 1.000 .983 2.13 1.92 2.37 2.22 60 500.7 LF 53 73 2 1 1 .987 .983 1.42 1.73 1.86 2.04 37 362.7 DH 14 CF 5 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.60 2.36 3.16 2.65 5 37.0 2005 27 TEX AL OF 148 290 8 4 3 .987 .986 2.01 2.05 2.08 2.30 144 1290.7 LF 119 230 8 2 3 .992 .988 2.00 1.79 2.19 2.10 108 978.3 RF 41 60 0 2 0 .968 .982 1.46 1.83 1.73 2.12 36 311.3 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 DH 1 2006 28 TOT OF 110 192 4 2 1 .990 .985 1.78 1.95 1.97 2.28 103 896.3 TOT LF 55 80 2 2 0 .976 .983 1.49 1.59 1.81 2.00 46 407.7 TEX AL OF 72 128 3 1 1 .992 .986 1.82 1.99 1.90 2.30 72 619.3 RF 57 112 2 0 1 1.000 .984 2.00 1.85 2.10 2.20 57 488.7 LF 17 16 1 1 0 .944 .988 1.00 1.69 1.17 2.06 15 130.7 DH 14 MIL NL LF 38 64 1 1 0 .985 .982 1.71 1.54 2.11 1.97 31 277.0 2007 29 MIL NL OF 78 111 6 2 2 .983 .984 1.50 1.94 1.76 2.30 65 597.3 LF 51 55 3 0 1 1.000 .985 1.14 1.55 1.38 2.00 44 377.7 RF 33 56 3 2 1 .967 .982 1.79 1.81 2.42 2.18 21 219.7 2008 30 TOR AL LF 21 28 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.66 2.02 2.05 14 125.0 RF 15 22 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.53 1.83 2.11 2.15 11 98.0 DH 6
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 24 TEX AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.50 0.00 2.70 0 2.0 2003 25 TEX AL CF 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.47 1.50 2.80 3 18.0 2004 26 TEX AL CF 5 13 0 0 0 1.000 .985 2.60 2.36 3.16 2.65 5 37.0 2005 27 TEX AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2002 24 TEX AL DH 2 2004 26 TEX AL DH 14 2005 27 TEX AL DH 1 2006 28 TEX AL DH 14 2008 30 TOR AL DH 6 2002 24 TEX AL LF 57 87 6 1 0 .989 .983 1.63 1.74 2.01 2.14 49 417.0 2003 25 TEX AL LF 34 56 1 1 0 .983 .984 1.68 1.84 1.92 2.17 30 267.0 2004 26 TEX AL LF 53 73 2 1 1 .987 .983 1.42 1.73 1.86 2.04 37 362.7 2005 27 TEX AL LF 119 230 8 2 3 .992 .988 2.00 1.79 2.19 2.10 108 978.3 2006 28 TOT LF 55 80 2 2 0 .976 .983 1.49 1.59 1.81 2.00 46 407.7 TEX AL LF 17 16 1 1 0 .944 .988 1.00 1.69 1.17 2.06 15 130.7 MIL NL LF 38 64 1 1 0 .985 .982 1.71 1.54 2.11 1.97 31 277.0 2007 29 MIL NL LF 51 55 3 0 1 1.000 .985 1.14 1.55 1.38 2.00 44 377.7 2008 30 TOR AL LF 21 28 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.33 1.66 2.02 2.05 14 125.0 2002 24 TEX AL OF 106 191 7 2 0 .990 .985 1.87 2.05 2.06 2.35 96 863.7 2003 25 TEX AL OF 35 59 1 1 0 .984 .985 1.71 2.08 1.88 2.35 33 288.0 2004 26 TEX AL OF 109 213 6 1 3 .995 .985 2.01 2.05 2.19 2.30 102 900.3 2005 27 TEX AL OF 148 290 8 4 3 .987 .986 2.01 2.05 2.08 2.30 144 1290.7 2006 28 TOT OF 110 192 4 2 1 .990 .985 1.78 1.95 1.97 2.28 103 896.3 TEX AL OF 72 128 3 1 1 .992 .986 1.82 1.99 1.90 2.30 72 619.3 MIL NL OF 38 64 1 1 0 .985 .983 1.71 1.88 2.11 2.22 31 277.0 2007 29 MIL NL OF 78 111 6 2 2 .983 .984 1.50 1.94 1.76 2.30 65 597.3 2002 24 TEX AL RF 62 106 1 1 0 .991 .982 1.73 1.82 2.16 2.12 47 445.0 2003 25 TEX AL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 2004 26 TEX AL RF 62 127 5 0 2 1.000 .983 2.13 1.92 2.37 2.22 60 500.7 2005 27 TEX AL RF 41 60 0 2 0 .968 .982 1.46 1.83 1.73 2.12 36 311.3 2006 28 TEX AL RF 57 112 2 0 1 1.000 .984 2.00 1.85 2.10 2.20 57 488.7 2007 29 MIL NL RF 33 56 3 2 1 .967 .982 1.79 1.81 2.42 2.18 21 219.7 2008 30 TOR AL RF 15 22 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.53 1.83 2.11 2.15 11 98.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 586 1056 32 12 9 .989 .985 1.86 2.02 2.02 2.31 543 4836.3 390 10 272# LF* 390 609 22 7 5 .989 .985 1.62 1.71 1.93 2.08 328 2935.3 RF* 272 483 12 5 4 .990 .983 1.82 1.85 2.16 2.17 232 2066.3 DH 37 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.60 2.41 2.48 2.70 8 58.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 586 1056 32 12 9 .989 .985 1.86 2.02 2.02 2.31 543 4836
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Transactions 

June 2, 1999: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 4th round of the 1999 amateur draft. Player signed June 16, 1999.

July 28, 2006: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Julian Cordero (minors), Francisco Cordero, and Laynce Nix to the Milwaukee Brewers for Carlos Lee and Nelson Cruz.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2003Texas Rangers$327,500
2004Texas Rangers$345,000
2005Texas Rangers$345,000
2006Texas Rangers$2,800,000
2007Milwaukee Brewers$3,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$7,217,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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