#79 Kenneth Risch, Catcher, 33 yrs, New York Gothams

#79 Kenneth Risch, Catcher, 33 yrs, New York Gothams
Monday, 10/14/2008

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Kenneth Risch

5/16/1975
33
USA
6"4
240

Catcher
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1.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 800,000
2008
11 Year(s), 27 Days (1919 total Days)
172 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 45 Days (2109 total Days)
13 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
Out of Option Years

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	30	60	58	19	52
Versus LHP	34	64	60	22	48
Versus RHP	28	58	57	17	53
Talent	4	7	7	3	6

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Fielding Ratings
C : 3 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/21	COV	W 5-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/22	@COV	W 7-6	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#9
9/23	@COV	L 2-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/24	WAL	W 1-0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8
9/25	WAL	W 6-3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
9/28	@WAL	L 4-5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	#8
9/30	@RIV	W 4-3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#8
10/1	DAN	W 5-1	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	#8
10/4	RIV	W 7-4	3	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	#8
10/5	@DAN	L 3-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	#8

Batting Stats 2008

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	97	281	63	14	3	7	33	28	15	52	.224	.280	.370	.650	.560	.146
Projected	97	281	63	14	3	7	33	28	15	52	.224	.280	.370	.650	.560	.146

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	79	308	7	0	0	7	4	1	104	24	0	0	.0	28.5	3.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	44	7	2	0	1	4	2	3	14	0	1	1	.159	.224	.273	.497
vs. RHP	237	56	12	3	6	29	26	12	38	1	3	6	.236	.289	.388	.677
Close/Late	45	9	2	1	2	3	4	1	8	0	3	1	.200	.220	.422	.642
Scoring Position	67	15	2	1	1	23	0	5	15	1	1	3	.224	.299	.328	.627
Pinch Hitting	11	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	48	128	32	11	0	4	15	15	9	28	.250	.315	.430	.744
Road	49	153	31	3	3	3	18	13	6	24	.203	.242	.320	.563
March/April	8	12	6	1	0	3	6	4	0	2	.500	.538	1.333	1.872
May	6	15	2	0	0	1	2	1	0	4	.133	.133	.333	.467
June	21	60	10	3	1	0	6	7	5	11	.167	.257	.250	.507
July	17	53	18	4	1	2	8	3	2	10	.340	.386	.566	.952
August	22	62	11	2	0	0	4	7	4	13	.177	.229	.210	.438
Sept/Oct	23	79	16	4	1	1	7	6	4	12	.203	.241	.316	.557

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2003	9	24	5	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	.208	.269	.208	.478	STO
2004	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	STO
2005	133	419	123	29	0	15	79	53	26	0	0	79	1	0	.294	.335	.470	.805	NY
2006	100	351	71	21	0	3	36	31	27	0	0	73	0	0	.202	.259	.288	.547	NY
2007	133	426	73	18	0	10	47	39	36	6	1	86	0	0	.171	.245	.284	.529	NY
2008	97	281	63	14	3	7	33	28	15	7	1	52	0	0	.224	.280	.370	.650	NY
Total	473	1502	335	82	3	35	199	153	106	13	2	293	1	0	.223	.280	.352	.631

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2003, AAA	128	507	136	36	1	18	88	57	54	93	2	3	.268	.335	.450	.785
2004, AA	112	343	98	20	1	19	61	42	38	50	0	0	.286	.350	.516	.866

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 2008

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Catcher	90	79	509	31	0	544	4	.993	709.2	6.90	2	75	18	24.0

Player History

Drafted in 24th round, 189th overall pick, by Alaska in 2002... Had first career hit on 9/15/2003, off David Hahn (CAL)... Injured on 4/15/2004 with a Inflamed Calf Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks...
Injured on 6/17/2004 with a Bruised Foot, out for 6 days...
Released by Stockholm on 10/7/2004...
Signed as a free agent by New York on 2/1/2005 to a 4-year deal worth $800,000 per year...
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/2005, off Raymundo Silva (AUS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/5/2005, hitting .464 with 2 HR, 12 RBI...
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 2005...
Injured on 8/17/2006 with a Fractured Ulna, out for 5 weeks...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

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