C Gene Brinkman #40
Age: 50 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/11/2027
OA: 30 POT: 30
C GENE BRINKMAN #40 - AGE: 50 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 30 40 35
Gap 50 35 55 50
Power 35 30 35 35
Eye 40 35 40 40
Avoid K's 40 35 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 20
Errors: - 25 25
Arm: 40 30 30
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 45 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 35 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Brinkman is a clubhouse leader and is highly regarded by teammates.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Loyalty, Work Ethic
Low: Greed
Birthday:06/14/1977
Born in:Plainview, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 15 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1996, 28th Pick in Round 4
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Kansas City - SKY 22 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -122 -0.1
2001 Pittsburgh - SKY 23 73 239 72 16 0 8 27 31 26 4 2 47 0 0 .301 .376 .469 .845 135 142 2.8
2001 St. Louis - SKY 23 51 173 41 8 1 5 22 18 28 2 3 34 0 0 .237 .345 .382 .726 108 111 1.2
2001 Total - SKY 23 124 412 113 24 1 13 49 49 54 6 5 81 0 0 .274 .363 .432 .795 123 128 4.0
2002 St. Louis - SKY 24 129 412 112 21 3 14 61 57 68 13 4 103 0 0 .272 .388 .439 .828 135 138 4.6
2003 St. Louis - SKY 25 127 407 97 21 0 13 47 52 65 5 2 103 0 0 .238 .349 .386 .734 108 110 3.0
2004 St. Louis - SKY 26 136 476 140 31 0 20 80 77 63 5 4 113 0 0 .294 .380 .485 .865 136 139 5.4
2005 St. Louis - SKY 27 137 500 142 27 0 17 75 59 51 5 0 134 0 0 .284 .356 .440 .796 112 114 3.9
2006 St. Louis - SKY 28 130 452 116 24 0 6 52 41 42 3 4 131 0 0 .257 .321 .350 .671 79 75 0.7
2007 Detroit - SKY 29 133 481 121 26 1 15 61 54 35 10 3 110 0 0 .252 .314 .403 .717 85 86 1.8
2008 Detroit - SKY 30 99 345 93 18 0 12 63 50 24 6 0 103 0 0 .270 .328 .426 .754 94 97 1.3
2009 Detroit - SKY 31 106 333 72 20 1 5 34 34 31 7 0 93 0 0 .216 .296 .327 .624 64 66 0.2
2010 Detroit - SKY 32 20 70 20 5 1 2 8 7 2 0 2 24 0 0 .286 .297 .471 .769 94 92 0.3
2010 Houston - SKY 32 9 25 5 1 0 1 3 5 4 2 0 4 0 0 .200 .355 .360 .715 92 100 0.3
2010 Total - SKY 32 29 95 25 6 1 3 11 12 6 2 2 28 0 0 .263 .314 .442 .756 93 94 0.5
2011 San Francisco - SKY 33 112 378 100 16 1 12 62 49 28 6 2 103 0 0 .265 .324 .407 .731 89 89 1.2
2012 San Francisco - SKY 34 51 152 30 6 1 1 15 14 14 2 0 50 0 0 .197 .274 .270 .544 43 44 -0.3
2013 Minnesota - SKY 35 22 64 14 4 0 0 7 4 3 0 0 17 0 0 .219 .254 .281 .535 38 33 -0.1
2014 New York - SKY 36 31 89 18 5 0 1 10 6 4 1 2 28 0 0 .202 .240 .292 .532 39 32 -0.4
Total SKY 1371 4601 1193 249 9 132 627 558 488 71 28 1198 0 0 .259 .338 .403 .741 100 101 25.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1996 Total - 18 24 104 45 15 0 6 34 42 12 4 2 5 1 1 .433 .500 .750 1.250 100 100 2.1
1996 Milwaukee (AZL) - R 18 38 134 32 10 0 1 16 14 9 3 0 26 0 0 .239 .301 .336 .637 71 65 0.1
1997 Milwaukee (AZL) - R 19 49 184 43 10 0 3 20 18 13 0 0 39 0 0 .234 .284 .337 .621 72 61 0.2
1998 Helena - R+ 20 4 13 4 1 0 1 2 4 3 1 0 2 0 0 .308 .471 .615 1.086 198 207 0.3
1998 Milwaukee (AZL) - R 20 52 186 69 23 0 5 33 42 28 3 2 25 0 0 .371 .457 .575 1.032 178 177 3.1
1998 Total - R 20 56 199 73 24 0 6 35 46 31 4 2 27 0 0 .367 .458 .578 1.036 180 180 3.4
1998 Carolina - A+ 20 10 33 14 5 0 0 4 10 4 1 0 10 0 0 .424 .500 .576 1.076 221 216 0.8
1998 Biloxi - AA 20 3 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300 -15 -28 -0.1
1999 Helena - R+ 21 60 206 62 11 0 9 44 25 16 1 3 42 0 0 .301 .350 .485 .835 140 137 2.3
1999 Wisconsin - A 21 25 72 22 5 0 1 19 6 13 1 3 10 0 0 .306 .404 .417 .821 129 129 0.8
2000 Biloxi - AA 22 30 105 25 8 0 3 15 11 9 2 0 17 0 0 .238 .310 .400 .710 101 102 0.8
2000 Omaha - AAA 22 92 322 112 33 0 12 60 63 30 7 2 51 1 0 .348 .413 .562 .975 168 175 5.1
Total PCL 92 322 112 33 0 12 60 63 30 7 2 51 1 0 .348 .413 .562 .975 168 175
Total SL 33 115 26 9 0 3 15 11 9 2 0 18 0 0 .226 .294 .383 .676 92 91
Total CAR 10 33 14 5 0 0 4 10 4 1 0 10 0 0 .424 .500 .576 1.076 221 216
Total MID 25 72 22 5 0 1 19 6 13 1 3 10 0 0 .306 .404 .417 .821 129 129
Total AZL 139 504 144 43 0 9 69 74 50 6 2 90 0 0 .286 .356 .425 .780 113 107
Total PIO 64 219 66 12 0 10 46 29 19 2 3 44 0 0 .301 .358 .493 .851 144 142
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2001 St. Louis - SKY 23 3 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 144 164 0.4
2002 St. Louis - SKY 24 8 32 9 2 0 1 2 5 2 0 0 11 0 0 .281 .324 .438 .761 114 117 0.7
2003 St. Louis - SKY 25 9 34 10 4 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 8 0 0 .294 .368 .412 .780 121 125 1.0
2004 St. Louis - SKY 26 4 15 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 .267 .389 .467 .856 135 142 1.1
2005 St. Louis - SKY 27 4 12 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 4 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 52 75 1.2
2007 Detroit - SKY 29 3 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 31 24 0.9
2010 Houston - SKY 32 8 18 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 7 0 0 .222 .318 .278 .596 61 65 0.1
Total SKY 39 132 35 7 0 2 11 13 15 4 1 39 0 0 .265 .355 .364 .719 100 106
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1996 Milwaukee (AZL) - R C 38 38 220 17 6 237 0 1.000 312.1 6.83 +0.4 .734 1 29 11 37.9
1997 Milwaukee (AZL) - R C 46 45 291 21 2 315 3 .990 374.1 7.50 +1.3 1.388 3 29 12 41.4
1998 Biloxi - AA C 3 3 23 2 0 25 0 1.000 24.0 9.38 -0.0 .000 0 1 1 100.0
1998 Carolina - A+ C 8 7 54 3 0 57 0 1.000 63.0 8.14 +0.4 .000 0 3 2 66.7
1998 Milwaukee (AZL) - R C 49 47 320 34 5 355 1 .997 402.2 7.91 +1.7 1.156 8 42 16 38.1
1998 Helena - R+ C 4 4 23 2 0 25 0 1.000 30.0 7.50 -0.1 1.037 0 2 0 0.0
1999 Wisconsin - A C 21 20 125 15 2 140 0 1.000 166.0 7.59 +0.5 1.051 0 13 5 38.5
1999 Helena - R+ C 54 53 413 39 4 457 5 .989 406.2 10.00 +1.6 .760 3 45 23 51.1
2000 Kansas City - MLB C 4 0 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 8.1 14.04 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2000 Omaha - AAA C 89 84 538 39 2 583 6 .990 682.1 7.61 +0.7 1.118 6 62 15 24.2
2000 Biloxi - AA C 24 24 175 19 3 196 2 .990 221.2 7.88 +1.5 .937 0 21 9 42.9
2000 Omaha - AAA SS 1 1 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.2 1.065
2001 St. Louis - MLB C 49 47 394 28 4 427 5 .988 428.0 8.87 -0.8 .817 3 40 11 27.5
2001 Pittsburgh - MLB C 67 60 471 32 9 506 3 .994 538.0 8.41 +0.8 1.021 6 36 14 38.9
2001 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2002 St. Louis - MLB C 122 116 906 66 8 980 8 .992 1047.2 8.35 -2.0 .960 8 93 21 22.6
2003 St. Louis - MLB C 110 109 863 69 6 937 5 .995 973.2 8.61 +0.2 1.042 10 79 22 27.8
2003 St. Louis - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2003 St. Louis - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.006
2004 St. Louis - MLB C 131 130 984 82 8 1073 7 .993 1125.0 8.53 +1.4 1.049 10 99 29 29.3
2004 St. Louis - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
2005 St. Louis - MLB C 135 133 1055 83 14 1143 5 .996 1180.0 8.68 +4.5 1.155 8 93 30 32.3
2006 St. Louis - MLB C 127 126 982 59 4 1050 9 .991 1109.2 8.44 +0.2 .724 11 87 27 31.0
2006 St. Louis - MLB SS 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 8.0 0.00 -1.0 .000
2007 Detroit - MLB C 131 131 1048 71 7 1125 6 .995 1183.0 8.51 +1.8 1.076 10 95 30 31.6
2008 Detroit - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB C 97 92 686 49 4 743 8 .989 830.1 7.97 -2.3 .861 8 64 14 21.9
2008 Detroit - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.4 .507
2009 Detroit - MLB C 102 89 617 54 9 675 4 .994 825.0 7.32 -0.2 1.032 7 80 22 27.5
2010 Detroit - MLB C 19 18 116 8 2 125 1 .992 164.0 6.80 -0.2 1.093 3 13 4 30.8
2010 Houston - MLB C 8 8 65 12 1 77 0 1.000 72.0 9.62 +1.2 1.093 1 9 7 77.8
2011 San Francisco - MLB C 111 109 943 57 6 1006 6 .994 963.1 9.34 -0.4 .903 10 90 27 30.0
2012 San Francisco - MLB C 49 41 404 23 3 429 2 .995 386.0 9.96 +0.6 .981 0 29 8 27.6
2013 Minnesota - MLB C 19 17 144 13 1 157 0 1.000 152.0 9.30 +1.1 .000 1 18 8 44.4
2014 New York - MLB C 28 27 213 10 1 227 4 .982 235.2 8.52 -1.0 .557 2 19 6 31.6
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL C 1645 1578 12086 907 111 13083 90 .993 13904.2 8.41 +13.1 .991 119 1191 374 31.4
TOTAL 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.4 .507
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 2 1 3 0 6 2 .667 16.0 2.25 -0.7 .710
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.006
PLAYER HISTORY
06/06/1996 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft out of high school (Mepham; North Bellmore, NY) by the Milwaukee Brewers (Round 4, Pick 28, 138th overall pick).
06/07/1996 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization with a signing bonus of $290,000.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (40); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 30 (50).
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 30 (45); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 40 (55).
07/18/1998 Goes 0-4 against the Kansas City (AZL) Royals, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07/20/1998 Wins the AZL AZL Player of the Week Award.
07/25/1998 Goes 5-6 against the San Francisco 1 (AZL) Giants 1, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/06/1998 Wins the 1998 AZL AZL Platinum Stick Award at C.
09/09/1998 Finished 2nd in 1998 AZL AZL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
09/14/1998 Wins the 1998 Southern League Championship Series with the Biloxi Shuckers!
09/19/1998 Wins the 1998 Carolina League Championship Series with the Carolina Mudcats!
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 35 (50).
07/27/1999 Was selected to the 1999 Pioneer League All-Star Game.
09/14/1999 Wins the 1999 Midwest League Championship Series with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers!
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 40 (50).
05/15/2000 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Kansas City Royals, along with a 6th draft pick, in exchange for a 2nd draft pick, a 3rd draft pick.
07/02/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game.
08/07/2000 Wins the PCL AC Player of the Week Award.
10/07/2000 Wins the 2000 PCL AC Platinum Stick Award at C.
10/10/2000 Wins the 2000 PCL AC Most Valuable Player Award.
11/27/2000 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
11/27/2000 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with a 5th draft pick, in exchange for a 2nd draft pick.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
04/02/2001 Injured (Bruised shoulder), day-to-day for 6 days.
04/15/2001 Goes 5-5 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 1 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/18/2001 Injured (Bruised shin), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/13/2001 Was selected to the 2001 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/16/2001 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for RP Jared Cannon, CF Bobby Haggerty, SP Kevin Whisner, a 2nd draft pick.
11/27/2001 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2002 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 60 (60).
07/12/2002 Was selected to the 2002 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/30/2002 Wins the 2002 SKY SKY Platinum Stick at C.
11/27/2002 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal.
01/01/2003 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
07/18/2003 Was selected to the 2003 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/20/2003 Earned 2003 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game MVP honors.
11/21/2003 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,750,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2004 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
07/16/2004 Was selected to the 2004 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
07/26/2004 Wins the SKY WEST Player of the Week Award.
11/11/2004 Wins the 2004 SKY WEST Platinum Stick at C.
11/15/2004 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $56,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/2005 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
09/27/2005 Was selected to the 2005 Skyline Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/06/2005 Wins the 2005 SKY WEST Great Glove at C.
11/06/2005 Wins the 2005 SKY WEST Platinum Stick at C.
01/01/2006 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 55 (55).
08/13/2006 Injured (Bruised finger), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/09/2006 Executed his contract year option.
11/27/2006 Became a free agent.
12/12/2006 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $37,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
01/01/2007 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
06/25/2007 Wins the SKY EAST Player of the Week Award.
01/01/2008 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
11/05/2009 Executed his contract year option.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (55).
08/09/2010 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Houston Astros, along with a 2nd draft pick, in exchange for RP Rich Todd.
11/28/2010 Became a free agent.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60).
01/26/2011 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $6,940,000 with the San Francisco Giants organization.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (45); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 55 (60).
11/28/2012 Became a free agent.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (60).
01/13/2013 Signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
04/01/2013 Released by the Baltimore organization.
05/29/2013 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
11/28/2013 Became a free agent.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (40); Power: 40 (45); Eye: 40 (60).
03/11/2014 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization.
11/10/2014 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2006 5 8
Year OBP Rank
2002 .388 5
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