#29 Kenneth Byers, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Houston Armadillos

#29 Kenneth Byers, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Houston Armadillos
Wednesday, 10/16/2011

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Kenneth Byers

7/21/1985
26
USA
6"2
175

Starting Pitcher
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L

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Some ability
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2.5 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2011 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days)
172 Day(s)
2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days)
4 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)

3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	58	62	67	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	60	67	71
Versus RHB	57	61	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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1
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
8/18	@SEA	L 1-4	*	7	7	2	2	3	1	L
8/22	SAS	W 7-4	*	7.1	8	2	2	0	2	W
8/29	@HIK	L 2-5	*	8	9	5	5	1	5	L
9/3	@BRK	W 4-2	*	8	2	1	1	1	8	W	PoG
9/8	@SAS	L 1-4	*	6	9	4	4	2	4	L
9/13	SEA	L 1-6	*	4.1	6	5	5	1	2	L
9/18	BRK	L 2-8	*	5	7	5	5	4	2	L
9/23	@HIK	W 5-0	*	9	4	0	0	3	7	W	PoG
9/28	@BRK	W 2-1	*	7	6	1	1	2	6	W	PoG
10/4	BRK	W 1-0	*	7	3	0	0	2	6	W	PoG

Pitching Stats 2011

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	35	35	15	15	0	3.72	229.2	211	95	95	74	153	2	5.7	1	22	62.9
Projected	35	35	15	15	0	3.72	229.0	211	95	95	74	153

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	12.0	8.3	6.0	2.9	13	4	30.8	0	0	.0	3.46

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	131	25	7	0	4	19	22	8	31	0	0	0	.191	.229	.336	.565
vs. RHB	726	186	28	3	14	72	73	66	122	0	0	22	.256	.330	.361	.691

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	14	14	7	6	0	3.88	92.2	76	40	40	33	58
Road	21	21	8	9	0	3.61	137.0	135	55	55	41	95
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	5	5	2	2	0	4.26	31.2	33	15	15	10	22
May	6	6	1	3	0	5.21	38.0	38	22	22	19	23
June	6	6	3	2	0	3.26	38.2	34	14	14	12	23
July	5	5	2	2	0	3.48	33.2	27	13	13	11	24
August	6	6	3	3	0	3.27	41.1	42	15	15	7	26
Sept./Oct.	7	7	4	3	0	3.11	46.1	37	16	16	15	35

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
2011	35	35	15	15	0	3.72	229.2	211	95	95	18	74	153	2	1	1.24	.281	HOU
Total	66	66	26	32	0	4.38	415.0	403	209	202	37	134	264	5	2	1.29	.290

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	31	52	6	1	0	0	5	6	4	20	0	1	.115	.179	.135	.313	COV HOU
2011	37	70	7	0	0	1	3	3	2	24	0	1	.100	.125	.143	.268	HOU
Total	68	122	13	1	0	1	8	9	6	44	0	2	.107	.148	.139	.288

Fielding Stats 2011

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

229.2

1.45

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...
Hit first career homerun on 8/13/2011, off Richard Pimental (SAS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/30/2011, winning 2 games with a 0.56 ERA...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
2010 - 17 - 5th

CG
2010 - 3 - 3rd

SHO
2010 - 1 - 5th

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