#27 Chad Kreuter, Catcher, 34 yrs, Oakland Athletics

#27 Chad Kreuter, Catcher, 34 yrs, Oakland Athletics
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Chad Kreuter

8/26/1964
34
USA,CA,GREENBRAE
6"2
200

Catcher
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
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Very inconsistent
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1.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 5,000,000
1998
$ 660,000 (2 year(s))
9 Year(s), 55 Days (1603 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	5	5	3	9	5
Versus LHP	5	5	3	8	4
Versus RHP	5	5	3	9	5
Talent	6	5	3	9	6

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3
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Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .992 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 4
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/11	SEA	L 1-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	#3
9/16	CHA	W 9-8	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	#6
9/18	@DET	W 9-5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	#6
9/20	@TEX	W 11-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
9/23	@MIL	W 2-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
9/26	@TOR	L 2-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#2
9/29	BAL	W 3-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	#6
10/1	@MIN	W 15-7	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	#9
10/9	KC	L 1-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
10/12	@KC	L 7-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#5

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	46	132	38	8	1	1	21	24	24	26	.288	.396	.386	.783	.792	.098
Projected	46	132	38	8	1	1	21	24	24	26	.288	.396	.386	.783	.792	.098

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	35	159	1	0	0	2	0	2	51	10	0	0	.0	22.7	6.3

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	40	13	2	1	0	5	10	6	5	0	0	1	.325	.426	.425	.851
vs. RHP	92	25	6	0	1	16	14	18	21	2	0	0	.272	.384	.370	.753
Close/Late	11	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	.182	.308	.182	.490
Scoring Position	40	13	3	0	0	19	0	10	10	2	0	1	.325	.453	.400	.853
Pinch Hitting	7	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	.143	.400	.571	.971

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	19	52	15	3	1	0	5	8	11	11	.288	.413	.385	.797
Road	27	80	23	5	0	1	16	16	13	15	.287	.385	.388	.773
March/April	7	21	5	1	0	0	2	2	2	3	.238	.304	.286	.590
May	6	19	3	0	0	0	3	2	3	4	.158	.250	.158	.408
June	7	23	10	2	1	1	6	6	3	4	.435	.500	.739	1.239
July	6	12	4	1	0	0	0	3	5	2	.333	.529	.417	.946
August	8	29	10	3	0	0	7	7	4	3	.345	.424	.448	.873
Sept/Oct	12	28	6	1	0	0	3	4	7	10	.214	.389	.250	.639
Postseason	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1988	109	368	93	14	2	7	35	41	19	2	1	70	0	0	.253	.292	.359	.651	OAK
1989	86	287	58	11	1	6	30	26	17	3	3	66	0	0	.202	.252	.310	.562	OAK
1990	58	178	51	7	0	4	26	19	14	3	0	37	0	0	.287	.349	.393	.742	OAK
1991	5	10	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	OAK
1992	30	102	40	11	0	5	21	26	16	0	2	20	0	0	.392	.467	.647	1.114	OAK
1993	140	498	152	32	2	13	100	80	65	3	3	119	0	0	.305	.387	.456	.842	OAK
1994	130	440	103	14	3	13	75	58	51	5	3	114	0	0	.234	.319	.368	.687	OAK
1995	86	166	46	8	1	4	35	35	34	3	4	35	1	1	.277	.401	.410	.811	OAK
1996	63	158	41	4	0	3	28	20	28	3	0	33	0	0	.259	.381	.342	.723	OAK
1997	49	134	33	3	0	2	15	20	34	1	1	35	0	0	.246	.400	.313	.713	OAK
1998	46	132	38	8	1	1	21	24	24	1	2	26	0	0	.288	.396	.386	.783	OAK
Total	802	2473	657	112	10	58	387	350	302	24	19	555	1	1	.266	.349	.389	.738

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1991, AAA	125	448	152	22	2	23	75	80	79	87	2	1	.339	.436	.551	.987
1992, AAA	122	429	156	24	0	27	70	91	81	64	1	0	.364	.458	.608	1.066

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1995	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125
1998	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Total	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	35	35	180	8	2	189	1	.995	292.0	5.83	0	17	3	17.6
Second Base	1	0	2	2	2	4	0	1.000	3.0	12.00
Shortstop	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	3.0	3.00

Player History

Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by Oakland in 1988...
Had first career hit on 4/14/1988, off Joe Keener (TEX)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1988, off Kelly Downs (MIN)...
Injured on 6/9/1989 with a Strained Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 7 weeks...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $200,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1993: Gets a new one-year contract worth $394,286 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1994: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,650,000 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1995: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,650,000 through salary arbitration...
8/6/1995: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
6/21/1998: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $660,000 per year, for 2 years.

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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