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Donald
Koester		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: June 29, 1965 in Usa
 
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
1987 22 VAN JL     10 10 12 4 4 4 10 9 9 8 7 7 10 8 8
1988 23 AUS FL $ 300,000   11 11 12 6 5 5 11 10 10 8 7 7 11 9 10
1989 24 AUS FL $ 300,000   12 12 13 6 5 5 11 10 10 8 7 7 12 10 10
1990 25 AUS FL $ 300,000   12 12 14 7 7 7 12 10 11 8 7 7 13 11 12
1991 26 AUS FL $ 300,000   12 12 13 7 7 7 12 10 11 8 7 7 13 11 11
1992 27 AUS FL $ 300,000   12 12 14 10 9 10 11 10 10 8 7 7 13 11 11
1993 28 AUS FL $ 350,000   12 12 14 11 10 10 11 10 10 8 7 7 13 11 12
1994 29 AUS FL $ 350,000   13 13 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 6 7 13 11 12
OOTP6 Min Ratings     10 10 12 4 4 4 10 9 9 8 6 7 10 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   13 13 14 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 7 7 13 11 12
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1987 22 AAA   87 245 43 56 11 1 3 21 0 1 31 63 .229 .315 .318 .634 25.9  
1988 23 VAN JL 22 52 8 16 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 12 .308 .333 .423 .756 6.6 1.3
    AAA   74 259 38 82 16 0 8 38 0 2 24 49 .317 .375 .471 .846 42.6  
1989 24 AUS FL 25 46 7 14 5 0 0 8 0 0 3 10 .304 .340 .413 .753 5.5 0.6
    AAA   41 141 26 46 9 0 4 22 1 1 16 26 .326 .395 .475 .870 24.9  
1990 25 AUS FL 28 89 11 22 4 1 1 9 0 0 1 22 .247 .272 .348 .620 6.8 0.0
    AAA   114 418 73 137 23 2 15 66 1 0 46 65 .328 .394 .500 .894 77.6  
1991 26 AUS FL 85 207 22 52 10 0 1 26 0 0 12 43 .251 .307 .314 .621 20.9 1.6
1992 27 AUS FL 69 210 23 49 11 2 3 13 0 0 8 46 .233 .271 .348 .619 17.6 0.4
1993 28 AUS FL 39 88 11 20 3 0 2 10 0 0 9 19 .227 .296 .330 .625 9.0 0.3
    AAA   10 8 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .250 .333 .375 .708 1.0  
1994 29 AUS FL 114 405 53 114 13 0 17 52 0 1 27 81 .281 .338 .440 .777 57.2 8.6
7 Years Sim 382 1097 135 287 49 3 25 120 0 1 62 233 .262 .311 .380 .691 123.7 12.8
5 Years AAA 326 1071 181 323 60 3 30 150 2 4 118 204 .302 .380 .447 .827 171.9  
162 Game Average 465 57 121 20 1 10 50 0 0 26 98 .262 .311 .380 .691 52.4  
Career Highs 114 405 53 114 13 2 17 52 0 1 27 81 .308 .340 .440 .777 57.2  
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   686 77 173 33 2 17 64 0 1 29 152 .252 .293 .380 .673 71.1
vs LH   411 58 114 16 1 8 56 0 0 33 81 .277 .340 .380 .720 51.3
Home 185 545 55 143 29 3 12 51 0 1 29 108 .262 .310 .393 .703 61.7
Away 197 552 80 144 20 0 13 69 0 0 33 125 .261 .312 .368 .679 60.7
RISP   286 0 69 13 1 4 94 0 0 23 55 .241 .296 .336 .632 28.6
Pinch Hitting   80 6 19 2 0 0 11 0 0 8 22 .238 .308 .263 .570 6.8
Close/Late   147 15 36 5 1 3 10 0 0 9 22 .245 .294 .354 .647 14.9
Mar/Apr 49 126 13 26 6 0 1 12 0 0 8 23 .206 .265 .278 .542 8.4
May 63 175 23 47 10 1 1 14 0 0 6 41 .269 .303 .354 .657 16.9
June 59 192 17 49 8 1 2 14 0 0 9 39 .255 .292 .339 .631 18.0
July 52 152 18 45 12 0 3 19 0 0 5 32 .296 .327 .434 .761 19.4
August 60 165 21 44 3 0 6 21 0 1 10 33 .267 .328 .394 .722 19.8
Sep/Oct 99 287 43 76 10 1 12 40 0 0 24 65 .265 .329 .432 .761 39.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1988 23 VAN JL C 11 10 91.0 58 5 1 0 .984 6.23 12 5 .417 0 0.4
1989 24 AUS FL C 9 9 75.3 54 1 2 0 .965 6.57 6 0 .000 0 0.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 25 AUS FL C 28 25 222.0 117 11 4 1 .970 5.19 26 7 .269 3 0.8
1991 26 AUS FL C 57 51 460.3 288 22 3 0 .990 6.06 64 16 .250 0 2.1
1992 27 AUS FL C 55 50 456.0 339 25 4 1 .989 7.18 54 18 .333 1 2.8
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1993 28 AUS FL C 28 21 194.0 121 16 2 0 .986 6.36 36 9 .250 1 0.8
1994 29 AUS FL C 105 104 907.7 703 55 6 0 .992 7.52 138 41 .297 2 5.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 293 270 2406.3 1680 135 22 2 .988 6.79 336 96 .286 7 12.3
  CF 2 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  LF 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   296 270 2410.3 1681 136 22 2 .988 6.78 336 96 .286 7 12.4
Career Highs   106 104 908.7 704 55 6 1 .992 7.52 138 41 .417 3  
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Rashad Paschall (973)
  2. Robert Fish (971)
  3. Theo Thomson (969)
  4. Mario Cascio (964)
  5. Jim Leyritz (963)
  6. Doug Flowers (957)
  7. William Yutzy (956)
  8. Bryan Monreal (956)
  9. Ernie Whitt (954)
  10. Valentin Martinez (952)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 42nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1987
Injured on 6/12/1987 with a Broken Ribs, out for 5 weeks
Had first career hit on 5/22/1988, off Billy Pena (WAS)
Hit first career homerun on 7/5/1988, off Buddy Reda (PHX)
Traded from Vancouver to Austin on 7/31/1988 (Going to VAN: C Jose Zendejas, LF John Marguez, P Eddie Harris, SS Joseph Saddler, LF Chester Cameron. Going to AUS: CF Joe Hardy, C Donald Koester)
Injured on 4/16/1989 with a Fractured Cheekbone, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 7/14/1989 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/20/1990 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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