Kevin Hooper
Photo by Jon Meilke
Kevin J. Hooper
5'10", 160, R/R
12/7/76, Lawrence, Kansas
Wichita State University

Selected by Cleveland in the 49th round of the 1998 draft
Selected by Florida in the 8th round of the 1999 draft, signed 6/4/99
Claimed on waivers by New York (AL) 5/26/04, released 8/6/04
Signed by Kansas City 8/13/04
Granted free agency 10/15/04, signed by Detroit 12/31/04
Granted free agency 10/10/05, re-signed 11/7/05
5/7/07-Placed on disabled list
Reinstated from the disabled list 6/5/07
11/2/07 Granted free agency
2/19/08 Signed with Wichita (I)

Hitting (Majors)
Year Club League Age AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2005 Detroit American 28 .200 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200
2006 Detroit American 29 .000 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .000


Hitting (Minors)
Year Club League Level Age ORG AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
1996 Wichita St NCAA 19 .321 190 47 61 6 2 1 30 13
1997 Wichita St. NCAA 20 .348 233 67 81 11 3 0 35 18
College Summer League 20 .375 112 25 42 5 1 0 9 8
1998 Wichita St. NCAA 21 .358 229 101 82 22 5 4 47 21
College Summer League 21 .357 115 27 41 3 1 0 17 9
1999 Wichita St. NCAA 22 .402 214 72 86 15 7 4 36 26
Utica New York-Penn A 22 FLA .280 73 289 52 81 18 6 0 22 39 35 14 .370 .384
2000 Kane County Midwest A 23 FLA .249 123 457 73 114 25 6 3 38 73 83 17 .359 .350
2001 Kane County Midwest A 24 FLA .292 17 65 11 19 2 0 0 4 11 13 3 .390 .323
Portland Eastern AA 24 FLA .308 117 468 70 144 19 6 2 39 59 78 24 .392 .387
2002 Calgary Pacific Coast AAA 25 FLA .288 117 452 70 130 21 3 2 38 34 51 17 .341 .361
2003 Albuqrurque Pacific Coast AAA 26 FLA .266 130 493 77 131 9 4 1 54 35 62 25 .325 .306
2004 Albruqurque Pacific Coast AAA 27 FLA .277 39 155 21 43 3 2 0 17 14 24 6 .335 .323
Omaha Pacific Coast AAA 27 KC .163 27 92 12 15 2 0 0 4 9 14 2 .245 .185
Columbus International AAA 27 NYY .195 29 87 6 17 1 0 0 4 5 11 3 .239 .207
2005 Toledo International AAA 28 DET .240 85 313 41 75 13 2 1 27 22 37 16 .291 .304
2006 Toledo International AAA 29 DET .276 121 504 66 139 15 4 1 29 23 71 24 .309 .327
2007 Toledo International AAA 30 DET .301 60 246 46 74 11 0 1 19 16 25 11 .348 .358
Totals .271 938 3621 545 982 139 33 11 295 340 504 162

Pitching
Year Club League Level Age ORG W L ERA G GS CG SV IP H R ER HR BB SO
2004 Columbus International AAA 27 NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
2005 Toledo International AAA 28 DET 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Fielding (Majors)
Year Club POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP
2005 Detroit 2B 1.000 1 2 1 0 0 SS .833 2 2 3 1 0 OF 1.000 3 1 0 0 0
2006 Detroit 2B 1.000 3 0 3 0 1 3B 1.000 2 0 2 0 0

Fielding (Minors)
Year Club POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP POS PCT G PO A E DP
1999 Utica 2B .989 73 145 215 4 50
2000 Kane County 2B .978 121 234 339 13 78
2001 Kane County 2B .957 17 38 52 4 7
Portland 2B .986 117 231 257 7 63
2002 Calgary 2B .985 43 73 126 3 28 SS .971 72 100 206 9 45
2003 Albruqurque 2B .986 79 144 219 5 63 SS .975 48 64 169 6 39
2004 Albrurque 2B .984 38 66 115 3 22 SS 1.000 3 1 5 0
Omaha 2B .978 25 51 81 3 21 SS 1.000 4 3 3 0 0
Columbus 2B .991 18 37 69 1 20 SS .960 9 8 16 1 1
2005 Toledo 2B .974 36 80 105 5 28 SS .963 25 32 73 4 20
2006 Toledo 2B .985 39 75 117 3 28 SS .973 78 106 251 10 41 OF 1.000 2 4 0 0 0

Spring Training
Year Club Age AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB OBP SLG
2002 Florida 25 .000 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000
2003 Florida 26 .440 15 25 6 11 2 0 0 2 3 4 0 .517 .520
2004 Florida 27 .235 9 17 3 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 .278 .294
2005 Detroit 28 .222 14 18 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 .300 .222
2007 Detroit 30 .167 11 18 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .211 .167

Salary Data
Year Club Salary
2005 Detroit 300,000
2006 Detroit 327,000


Playoffs
No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes
1 9/5/00 H Wisconsin 2B 0-2 SACB, BB, HBP, SB R1G1
2 9/6/00 A Wisconsin 2B 2-4 2B R1G2
3 9/7/00 A Wisconsin 2B 0-4 BB R1G3
1 9/3/03 A Nashville SS 1-4
2 9/4/03 A Nashville SS 2-4 R, 2 SB
3 9/5/03 H Nashville SS, E 2-5 2 R, BB

All Star Games
Year League Level Club POS H/AB Notes
2000 Midwest A West PH/2B 0-1 GIDP

No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes
1 4/6/00 H Peoria 2B 1-4 RBI, BB
2 4/9/00 H Peoria 2B 1-3 R, BB, K G1
3 4/9/00 H Peoria 2B 0-2 BB, R G2
4 4/10/00 A Wisconsin 2B, E 0-3 R, BB
5 4/12/00 H Wisconsin 2B 1-3 R, BB, K
6 4/13/00 H Wisconsin 2B 0-2 2 BB, R, K, LIDP
7 4/14/00 A Burlington 2B 0-2 2 BB
8 4/16/00 A Burlington 2B 2-4 2 RBI, BB, GIDP, K
9 4/18/00 A Clinton 2B 1-4 K
10 4/21/00 A Clinton 2B 0-3 BB, 2 R G1
11 4/22/00 H Quad City 2B 2-4 2B, RBI, 2 R
12 4/24/00 H Quad City 2B 1-3 HR, R, RBI, BB, SB G1
13 4/25/00 H Quad City 2B 1-2 2 BB, K
14 4/27/00 H Wisconsin 2B, 2 E 0-4
15 4/28/00 H Wisconsin 2B 3-4 2 R, 2 SB, BB
16 4/29/00 A Wisconsin 2B, E 0-3 G1
17 4/29/00 A Wisconsin 2B 0-2 R, 2 BB, K G2
18 5/4/00 A Michigan 2B 3-5 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, K
19 5/5/00 H Fort Wayne 2B 0-5 R, K
20 5/6/00 H Fort Wayne 2B 1-5 HR, 2 RBI, R, K
21 5/7/00 H Fort Wayne 2B 2-5 R
22 5/8/00 H Fort Wayne 2B 0-3 BB, HBP, R, 2 K
23 5/10/00 A Beloit 2B 1-2 2B G1
24 5/10/00 A Beloit 2B 0-4 3 K G2
25 5/12/00 A Beloit 2B 0-4 3 K
26 5/13/00 H Clinton 2B 1-3 3B, R, 2 BB, 2 SACB, K
27 5/14/00 H Clinton 2B 1-4 R, RBI, BB G1
28 5/14/00 H Clinton PH/2B 0-0 BB G2
29 5/15/00 H Clinton 2B 1-4 R, LIDP
30 5/16/00 H Clinton DH 1-4 RBI, 2 K
31 5/19/00 H South Bend 2B, E 0-3 G1
32 5/19/00 H South Bend 2B 1-2 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, K G2
33 5/20/00 H South Bend 2B, E 2-4 3B, 2 RBI
34 5/21/00 H South Bend 2B 1-3 2 BB, K
35 5/22/00 A Cedar Rapids 2B 1-4 RBI, SB
36 5/23/00 A Cedar Rapids 2B 3-5 R
37 5/24/00 A Cedar Rapids 2B 1-4 3B, R, K
38 5/25/00 A Cedar Rapids 2B 0-5 R, BB, K
39 5/27/00 H Beloit 2B 1-5 K
40 5/28/00 H Beloit 2B 3-4 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, K
41 5/29/00 H Beloit 2B 1-3 SB, K G1
42 5/29/00 H Beloit 2B, E 2-4 RBI, R, SB, 2 K G2
43 5/30/00 H Burlington 2B 0-3 BB, RBI, R, LIDP
44 6/1/00 H Burlington 2B 2-3 2B, 2 RBI, BB G1
45 6/1/00 H Burlington 2B 0-2 2 BB G2
46 6/2/00 A Lansing 2B 0-5 2 K
47 6/3/00 A Lansing PR
48 6/4/00 A Lansing 2B 1-6 K
49 6/5/00 A Lansing 2B 1-3 BB
50 6/7/00 A Quad City 2B 1-5 2B, SB, K
51 6/8/00 A Quad City 2B 0-3 2 BB, R
52 6/10/00 A West Michigan 2B 0-2 2 BB, K
53 6/11/00 A West Michigan 2B 0-4 CS, K
54 6/13/00 A West Michigan 2B 0-2 BB, K G2
55 6/15/00 H Dayton 2B 2-5 2B, RBI, BB, R, K
56 6/16/00 H Dayton 2B 1-4 2B, R, SACB, 3 K
57 6/17/00 H Dayton 2B, E 1-3 BB, 2 R
58 6/18/00 H Dayton 2B 0-4 BB, K
59 6/22/00 A Dayton 2B 1-3 R, 2 BB
60 6/23/00 A Dayton 2B 0-4 2 K
61 6/24/00 A Dayton 2B 0-4 K
62 6/25/00 A Dayton 2B 0-5 2 K
63 6/26/00 H Quad City 2B 0-2 2 BB, 2 R, K
64 6/27/00 H Quad City 2B 1-4
65 6/29/00 A Quad City 2B 3-4 2B G1
66 6/30/00 A Wisconsin 2B 0-3 SACB
67 7/1/00 A Wisconsin 2B 0-3 BB, K
68 7/2/00 A Wisconsin 2B, E 1-4
69 7/3/00 A Wisconsin 2B 1-4 2B, R, LIDP, K
70 7/4/00 H Burlington 2B, E 2-5 3B, R, RBI
71 7/5/00 H Burlington 2B 3-5 2 2B, R, RBI
72 7/6/00 H Burlington 2B 1-4 R, SB, HBP
73 7/7/00 A Peoria 2B 1-5 HR, R, RBI, K
74 7/8/00 A Peoria 2B 2-5 R, RBI
75 7/9/00 A Peoria 2B, E 3-3 R, RBI, 2B, 2 BB
76 7/10/00 A Peoria 2B 1-3 SACF, RBI, BB
77 7/13/00 H Michigan 2B 2-7 2 2B, 2 R, RBI, DP, K
78 7/14/00 H Michigan 2B 0-4 K
79 7/15/00 H Michigan 2B 1-3 R, SB, BB
80 7/16/00 H Michigan 2B 1-3 BB
81 7/17/00 H Clinton 2B 0-4 K
82 7/19/00 H Clinton 2B 2-4 2 R, 2 BB
83 7/20/00 H Clinton 2B 0-3 R, SACB
84 7/21/00 A Fort Wayne 2B 0-4 BB, K
85 7/22/00 A Fort Wayne 2B 2-5 2 R
86 7/23/00 A Fort Wayne 2B 1-4 2B, 2 K
87 7/24/00 A Fort Wayne 2B 1-4
88 7/25/00 A Burlington 2B 0-3 2 SB, BB, K
89 7/26/00 A Burlington 2B 0-3 BB, K
90 7/27/00 A Burlington 2B 0-3 BB, K
91 7/28/00 H Quad City 2B 1-3 RBI, BB
92 7/29/00 H Quad City 2B 2-4 2B, R, K
93 7/30/00 A Quad City 2B 0-5 K
94 7/31/00 A Quad City 2B 0-5 K
95 8/1/00 H Cedar Rapids 2B 0-5 GIDP
96 8/2/00 H Cedar Rapids 2B 1-4 2 R, BB, K
97 8/3/00 H Cedar Rapids 2B 1-3 SACB, BB, SB, R
98 8/5/00 H Beloit 2B 3-3 2 RBI, 2B, 2 BB
99 8/6/00 H Beloit 2B 1-2 2 BB, R
100 8/7/00 H Beloit 2B, E 1-3 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 3 BB, SB, K
101 8/8/00 H Beloit 2B 0-5 K
102 8/10/00 A South Bend 2B 1-4 RBI, SACB, K
103 8/11/00 A South Bend 2B 1-4 SB, K
104 8/12/00 A South Bend 2B 0-3 BB
105 8/13/00 A South Bend 2B 1-5 RBI, R
106 8/15/00 A Clinton 2B 1-4 K
107 8/16/00 A Clinton 2B, E 4-5 2B, K
108 8/17/00 A Clinton 2B 0-3 R, K
109 8/18/00 A Clinton 2B 1-4 2 R, HBP, 2 K
110 8/19/00 H West Michigan 2B 0-3 BB, R, SB, K
111 8/20/00 H West Michigan 2B 1-4 R, K
112 8/21/00 H West Michigan 2B 1-5 2 K
113 8/22/00 H West Michigan 2B 2-4 2B, 2 R, BB
114 8/24/00 H Lansing 2B 0-4
115 8/25/00 H Lansing 2B 0-3 SACB, CS
116 8/26/00 H Lansing 2B 1-4 2 R, RBI, BB
117 8/27/00 H Lansing 2B 2-4 BB
118 8/28/00 H Wisconsin 2B 3-4 2B, 2 RBI, R, BB, K
119 8/29/00 H Wisconsin 2B, E 1-5 LIDP
120 8/30/00 H Wisconsin 2B 0-4 HBP, 2 K
121 8/31/00 H Wisconsin 2B 3-4 3B, 2 2B, 2 R, GIDP
122 9/1/00 A Beloit 2B 0-2 2 BB, SB
123 9/3/00 A Beloit 2B 2-5 RBI, K
124 9/4/00 A Beloit 2B 0-3 K
No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes
1 4/5/01 H Peoria 2B 2-4 2B, R, BB
2 4/8/01 H Peoria 2B 0-4
3 4/8/01 A Wisconsin 2B 0-2 SACF, RBI, BB, SB, K
4 4/9/01 A Wisconsin 2B 2-4 2B, RBI, CS, K
5 4/10/01 A Wisconsin 2B 1-4 R, K
6 4/12/01 A Peoria 2B 0-4 2 K
7 4/14/01 A Peoria 2B 2-4 2 R, K
8 4/16/01 H Beloit 2B 0-3 2 BB, K
9 4/17/01 A Clinton 2B, E 2-6 SB, 2 K
10 4/18/01 A Clinton 2B 2-4
11 4/19/01 A Clinton 2B 3-4 2 RBI, R
12 4/20/01 H Clinton 2B, E 1-4 R, 2 K
13 4/21/01 H Clinton 2B 3-4 3 R, SB, BB
14 4/22/01 H Clinton 2B 1-3 BB, CS
15 4/24/01 H Wisconsin 2B 1-4 R, BB, K
16 4/26/01 A Cedar Rapids 2B 0-5 BB
17 4/27/01 A Cedar Rapids 2B, E 0-2 3 BB, R, LIDP
No Date H/A Opponent POS H/AB Notes
18 4/3/03 A Memphis SS 1-3 BB, R
19 4/4/03 A Memphis SS 2-5 RBI, CS, K
20 4/5/03 A Memphis SS 1-4 R
21 4/6/03 A Memphis SS 0-4 K
22 4/7/03 A Nashville SS, E 0-3
23 4/8/03 A Nashville SS 2-5 RBI, CS
24 4/9/03 A Nashville SS 0-1 2 BB, R, HBP
25 4/11/03 H Oklahoma SS 0-5 K
26 4/12/03 H Oklahoma SS, E 2-5 R, RBI, BB
27 4/14/03 H Oklahoma SS 0-0
28 4/16/03 H Colorado Springs SS 1-5 2B, R
29 4/17/03 H Colorado Springs SS 0-5 R, K
30 4/18/03 H Colorado Springs SS 2-4 2 R, 2 RBI, BB, CS
31 4/19/03 A Oklahoma SS 1-4 R, SB, K
32 4/20/03 A Oklahoma SS 2-5 K
33 4/22/03 A Oklahoma SS 1-5 SB
34 4/23/03 A Oklahoma SS 1-5 SB
35 4/25/03 A Colorado Springs SS 3-5 2 RBI, CS
36 4/26/03 A Colorado Springs SS 2-4 R
37 1-4
38 4/27/03 A Colorado Springs SS 1-5 2 R, BB
39 4/28/03 H Iowa SS 1-4 2 R, SB, HBP
40 5/1/03 H Iowa PH 0-1 K
41 5/2/03 H Salt Lake SS, 2 E 1-4 SB, K
42 5/3/03 H Salt Lake SS 2-4 SB, BB
43 5/4/03 H Salt Lake SS 2-3 3 R, RBI, 2 BB, CS
44 5/5/03 H Salt Lake SS 0-4
45 5/6/03 A Tucson SS 1-4 R
46 5/7/03 A Tucson SS 1-4
47 5/8/03 A Tucson SS 3-5 R
48 5/9/03 A Tucson SS 2-5 R, RBI
49 5/10/03 H Iowa SS 0-4 R, BB
50 5/11/03 H Iowa SS 1-5
51 5/12/03 H Iowa 2B 2-4 R, HBP
52 5/13/03 H Iowa 2B 1-3 HR, 4 RBI, R, SACF
53 5/15/03 H Nashville 2B, E 2-5 R, K
54 5/16/03 H Nashville 2B 3-4 R, RBI
55 5/17/03 H Nashville 2B 0-5
56 5/18/03 H Nashville SS 1-4 CS
57 5/19/03 A New Orleans SS 0-2
58 5/20/03 A New Orleans SS 1-4 K
59 5/21/03 A New Orleans 2B 2-5 CS
60 5/22/03 A New Orleans 2B, E 1-4 K
61 4/8/04 A Memphis 2B 0-2 K
Home Runs
No Date H/A Opponent Inning Pitcher Runs
1 4/17/99 A Southern Illinios 1 Dave Piazza 1
2 4/17/99 A Southern Illinios 3 Adam Biggs 1
3 4/24/00 G1 H Quad City 4 Brian Wolfe 1
4 5/6/00 H Fort Wayne 3 Clifford Bartosh 2
5 7/7/00 A Peoria 1 Nick Stocks 1
6 8/5/01 H Trenton 8 Jesus Pena 2
7 8/15/01 A Binghampton 5 Pat Strange 1
8 4/9/02 A Tucson 3 Erik Sabel 2
9 7/6/02 A Colorado Springs 3 Victor Santos 1
10 5/13/03 H Iowa W Chavez
Awards
Kane County Cougars Player of the Month (July 2000)
Midwest League All Star, 2000
Baseball America #29 Marlins Prospect, 2002
Voted "Mr.Hustle" by the Calgary Cannons Fans
Baseball America Marlins best defensive infielder, 2003
Baseball America # 15 Marlins Prospect, 2003