Kurt
Ainsworth
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 192
 
Born: September 9, 1978 in Usa, LA, BATON ROUGE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 BAL AL $ 302,000 8 5 6 6 3 6 4 8 6 7
2005 26 BAL AL $ 350,000 8 5 5 5 3 6 5 8 6 7
2006 27 BAL AL $ 1,335,714 8 6 6 6 4 7 5 8 6 7
2007 28 BAL AL $ 3,900,000 8 6 6 6 4 7 5 8 6 7
2008 29 COL NL $ 3,350,000 8 6 6 6 4 7 5 9 6 7
2009 30 ATL NL $ 796,000 8 6 6 6 4 7 5 9 7 8
2010 31 NYA AL $ 315,000 8 6 6 6 4 7 6 8 6 7
2011 32 TOR AL $ 330,000 8 6 6 6 4 7 6 8 6 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 302,000 8 5 5 5 3 6 4 8 6 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,900,000 8 6 6 6 4 7 6 9 7 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2004 25 BAL AL $ 302,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2005 26 BAL AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2006 27 BAL AL $ 1,335,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2007 28 BAL AL $ 3,900,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2008 29 COL NL $ 3,350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2009 30 ATL NL $ 796,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2010 31 NYA AL $ 315,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
2011 32 TOR AL $ 330,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 302,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,900,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2004 25 BAL AL 5 10 .333 45 14 1 0 3 138.7 149 65 16 70 100 4.22 .281 .363 .409 .772 8.9
2005 26 BAL AL 7 6 .538 35 23 1 1 2 144.0 164 68 8 72 90 4.25 .284 .362 .393 .755 7.7
2006 27 BAL AL 14 8 .636 32 32 0 0 0 194.0 186 75 17 88 134 3.48 .251 .329 .365 .694 15.1
2007 28 BAL AL 10 14 .417 34 34 2 1 0 213.3 214 103 19 95 152 4.35 .263 .338 .376 .714 12.3
2008 29 COL NL 10 10 .500 35 35 0 0 0 220.7 225 95 21 77 156 3.87 .266 .325 .392 .717 13.3
2009 30 COL NL 2 7 .222 11 11 1 0 0 51.3 81 51 7 28 44 8.94 .360 .427 .520 .947 0.0
  ATL NL 1 2 .333 6 6 0 0 0 45.0 46 21 4 14 38 4.20 .269 .323 .380 .703 2.3
  TOT   3 9 .250 17 17 1 0 0 96.3 127 72 11 42 82 6.73 .321 .383 .460 .843 2.3
2010 31 MIL NL 1 5 .167 10 10 0 0 0 60.0 71 41 7 25 35 6.15 .290 .356 .416 .772 0.0
    AAA   6 6 .500 18 18 0 0 0 108.7 114 43 11 37 102 3.56 .270 .328 .397 .725  
2011 32 TOR AL 2 6 .250 60 0 0 0 0 107.3 127 63 18 67 74 5.28 .302 .394 .487 .881 2.7
8 Years Sim 52 68 .433 268 165 5 2 5 1174.3 1263 582 117 536 823 4.46 .276 .350 .403 .753 62.3
1 Years AAA 6 6 .500 18 18 0 0 0 108.7 114 43 11 37 102 3.56 .270 .328 .397 .725  
Season Average 6 8 .429 33 20 0 0 0 146.8 157 72 14 67 102 4.46 .276 .350 .403 .753  
Career Highs 14 14 .636 60 35 2 1 3 220.7 225 103 21 95 156 6.73 .321 .394 .487 .881  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   654 299 64 201 429   .277 .333 .410 .743
vs LH   609 283 53 335 394   .276 .372 .396 .767
Home 26 37 .413 134 85 1 0 2 583.6 644 308 60 273 415 4.75 .280 .357 .412 .769
Away 26 31 .456 134 80 4 2 3 590.6 619 274 57 263 408 4.18 .272 .348 .394 .742
Mar/Apr 7 10 .412 38 26 1 0 0 178.0 198 96 17 95 128 4.85 .286 .372 .412 .784
May 8 14 .364 51 32 1 0 2 211.3 254 124 28 109 167 5.28 .295 .374 .440 .814
June 10 11 .476 47 29 0 0 1 212.0 220 110 26 101 149 4.67 .268 .349 .415 .763
July 10 10 .500 44 22 0 0 1 179.7 176 68 12 74 111 3.41 .260 .332 .358 .691
August 5 12 .294 45 23 2 1 1 172.3 196 95 21 67 116 4.96 .291 .355 .430 .785
Sep/Oct 12 11 .522 43 33 1 1 0 221.0 219 89 13 90 152 3.62 .260 .331 .361 .692
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2008 29 COL NL 35 71 1 7 1 1 0 7 0 0 3 18 .099 .133 .141 .274 -0.1 0.0
2009 30 COL NL 11 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .083 .154 .083 .237 -0.4 0.0
  ATL NL 6 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .111 .333 .111 .444 0.9 0.0
  TOT   17 21 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 .095 .240 .095 .335 0.5 0.0
2 Years Sim 52 92 3 9 1 1 0 8 0 0 7 20 .098 .160 .130 .290 0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 286 9 28 3 3 0 24 0 0 21 62 .098 .160 .130 .290 1.3  
Career Highs 35 71 2 7 1 1 0 7 0 0 4 18 .099 .240 .141 .335 0.5  
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   78 2 8 1 1 0 7 0 0 5 18 .103 .155 .141 .296 -0.3
vs LH   14 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -0.1
Home 26 48 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 14 .083 .154 .104 .258 -0.6
Away 26 44 0 5 0 1 0 5 0 0 3 6 .114 .167 .159 .326 0.3
RISP   31 0 3 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 5 .097 .094 .161 .255 -0.6
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 10 14 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .071 .133 .143 .276 -0.2
May 12 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .059 .150 .059 .209 -0.4
June 6 14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
July 6 14 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .214 .286 -0.2
August 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5
Sep/Oct 12 22 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 .136 .269 .136 .406 1.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2004 25 BAL AL P 45 14 138.7 5 22 0 2 1.000 1.75    
2005 26 BAL AL P 35 23 144.0 15 32 2 2 .959 2.94    
2006 27 BAL AL P 32 32 194.0 19 21 0 1 1.000 1.86    
2007 28 BAL AL P 34 34 213.3 15 44 0 4 1.000 2.49    
2008 29 COL NL P 35 35 220.7 18 45 2 2 .969 2.57    
2009 30 COL NL P 11 11 51.3 3 9 1 1 .923 2.10    
  ATL NL P 6 6 45.0 2 7 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  TOT   P 17 17 96.3 5 16 1 1 .955 1.96    
2010 31 MIL NL P 10 10 60.0 3 12 0 1 1.000 2.25    
2011 32 TOR AL P 60 0 107.3 5 17 1 2 .957 1.84    
Career Totals   268 165 1174.3 85 209 6 15 .980 2.25    
Career Highs   60 35 220.7 19 45 2 4 1.000 2.94    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2004 25 BAL AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 4 0 4 0 27.07 .571 .727 .571 1.299
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.3 4 4 0 4 0 27.07 .571 .727 .571 1.299
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2006-7-3.48
Losses
2007-7-14
Winning Pct
2006-7-.636
Games Started
2008-9-35
Shutouts
2005-8-1
2007-8-1
Walks Allowed
2006-3-88
2007-4-95
Hits per 9IP
2006-10-8.6
OAVG
2006-10-.251
OSLG
2006-7-.365
OOPS
2006-10-.694
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 124)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 339)
 
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History
Earned first career win on 4/22/2004
Earned first career win on 4/22/2004
Won Player of the Week award on 8/8/2007, winning 2 games with a 1.13 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 2/5/2008 to a 3-year deal worth $3,350,000 per year
Had first career hit (double) on 4/16/2008, off Mark Corey (PIT)
Released by Colorado on 5/30/2009
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 8/24/2009 to a 1-year deal worth $796,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/14/2010 to a 1-year deal worth $315,000 per year
5/30/2010: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $330,000 per year, for 1 years
Was claimed off waivers by Seattle on 2/24/2011
Was claimed off waivers by Toronto on 3/4/2011