#29 Kenneth Byers, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Houston Armadillos

#29 Kenneth Byers, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Houston Armadillos
Monday, 10/14/2010

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Kenneth Byers

7/21/1985
25
USA
6"2
175

Starting Pitcher
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L

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Some ability
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Normal
4.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2010 (Automatic)
1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days)
172 Day(s)
1 Year(s), 0 Days (172 total Days)
3 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	46	60	67	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	48	65	72
Versus RHB	46	59	66
Talent	8	8	7

Pitching Ratings
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9
45
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	14	27	6	19	20
Versus LHP	14	27	6	19	20
Versus RHP	14	27	6	19	20
Talent	2	4	2	4	2

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7
5
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 9 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/10	DEN	W 4-3	*	8	8	2	2	1	4	W	PoG
8/15	HIK	L 2-11	*	4	8	6	6	0	2	L
8/20	@HIK	W 5-3	*	6	2	2	2	4	4	W
8/25	@BRK	W 7-6	*	6	5	4	4	1	6	W
9/1	DEN	W 8-2	*	8.2	6	2	2	2	5	W
9/6	@SAS	W 11-1	*	6.2	7	1	1	3	7	W
9/11	@SEA	L 0-4	*	8	12	4	4	1	5	L
9/21	@DEN	W 5-2	*	8	6	2	2	1	6	W	PoG
9/25	DEN	L 2-6	*	6	6	4	4	4	4	L
9/30	BRK	L 1-3	*	8	6	3	3	1	7	L

Pitching Stats 2010

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	31	31	11	17	0	5.20	185.1	192	114	107	60	111	3	9.7	1	14	45.2
Projected	31	31	11	17	0	5.20	185.0	192	114	107	60	111

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	13.5	9.3	5.4	2.9	15	5	33.3	0	0	.0	4.51

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	141	36	5	2	1	20	22	9	22	0	0	7	.255	.321	.340	.661
vs. RHB	566	156	27	2	18	83	92	51	89	0	0	20	.276	.351	.426	.777

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	16	16	5	9	0	5.53	94.1	94	60	58	30	58
Road	15	15	6	8	0	4.85	91.0	98	54	49	30	53
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	4	4	1	3	0	9.15	19.2	17	20	20	11	10
May	6	6	3	1	0	2.93	43.0	37	16	14	10	20
June	5	5	1	3	0	4.85	26.0	26	14	14	9	10
July	5	5	0	5	0	9.53	22.2	39	27	24	8	16
August	5	5	3	2	0	5.97	28.2	30	21	19	10	21
Sept./Oct.	6	6	3	3	0	3.18	45.1	43	16	16	12	34

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2010	31	31	11	17	0	5.20	185.1	192	114	107	19	60	111	3	1	1.36	.300	COV HOU
Total	31	31	11	17	0	5.20	185.1	192	114	107	19	60	111	3	1	1.36	.300

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2005, A	26	26	13	6	0	3.58	188.2	186	84	75	0	57	176	5	0	1.29	.000
2006, A	4	4	1	1	0	1.99	31.2	25	8	7	0	6	25	0	0	0.98	.000
2006, AA	20	20	5	12	0	6.10	124.0	167	87	84	0	28	109	4	0	1.57	.000
2007, A	18	18	7	8	0	8.18	91.1	131	84	83	18	28	56	0	0	1.74	.354
2008, A	16	16	6	5	0	5.20	91.2	104	53	53	13	27	71	0	0	1.43	.330
2009, A	11	11	5	1	0	4.35	68.1	76	34	33	9	19	53	0	0	1.39	.325
2009, AA	20	20	7	9	0	3.13	129.1	129	57	45	11	30	76	0	0	1.23	.291

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2010	32	52	6	1	0	0	5	6	4	20	0	1	.115	.179	.135	.313	COV HOU
Total	32	52	6	1	0	0	5	6	4	20	0	1	.115	.179	.135	.313

Fielding Stats 2010

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Pitcher	31	31	9	29	1	38	0	1.000	185.1	1.85
Catcher	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	1.0	18.00	0	0	0	.0

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by River Cities in 2005...
Injured on 4/2/2005 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days...
Injured on 8/7/2005 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 4 days...
Traded from River Cities to Seattle on 2/9/2006 (Going to SEA: 2B M. Cardoza, P K. Byers. Going to RIV: P J. Okane)...
Injured on 6/14/2006 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks...
Injured on 9/7/2006 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks...
Injured on 5/3/2008 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 6/24/2008 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season...
Traded from Seattle to Covington on 5/27/2009 (Going to COV: 3B Elias Viers, P Cristian Sedillo, P Joshua Elders, P Kenneth Byers. Going to SEA: CF Mohammad Stelly)...
Traded from Covington to Houston on 1/31/2010 (Going to COV: 1B Russell Powell, C Eric Camargo, CF Samuel Santos, P William Minton. Going to HOU: C Michael Orme, P Kenneth Byers, CF Herme Conde).
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Had first career hit on 4/13/2010, off Merlin Bohon (SEA)...
Earned first career win on 4/13/2010...

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