Kim Batiste
Kimothy Emil Batiste
Born: March 15, 1968
New Orleans, LA US
Deceased: October 8, 2020
Primary Position: Shortstop
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, LF, OF, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
Draft: Round 3 (1987 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
Draft: Round 1 (1995 Rule V Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: St. Amant HS (Prairieville, LA)
N/A
Career: 1987-2003
Major League Statistics
Kim Batiste compiled a career batting average of .267 with 91 home runs and 548 RBI in his 1168-game career with the Utica Blue Sox, Spartanburg Phillies, Clearwater Phillies, Reading Phillies, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, Bowie Baysox, Rochester Red Wings, San Jose Giants, Phoenix Firebirds, Sioux Falls Canaries, Allentown Ambassadors, Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds, Atlantic City Surf, Nashua Pride and Camden Riversharks. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2003 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 46 | 157 | 150 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 65 | .173 | .210 | .280 | .490 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | 122 | 451 | 430 | 51 | 107 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 101 | .249 | .274 | .363 | .636 | 156 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 114 | 418 | 385 | 36 | 90 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 67 | .234 | .273 | .309 | .582 | 119 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 125 | 508 | 486 | 57 | 134 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 73 | .276 | .296 | .358 | .654 | 174 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 122 | 491 | 462 | 54 | 135 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 72 | .292 | .312 | .379 | .691 | 175 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 71 | 279 | 269 | 30 | 70 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 42 | .260 | .282 | .372 | .653 | 100 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 66 | 271 | 260 | 31 | 73 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 27 | .281 | .304 | .373 | .677 | 97 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 32 | 126 | 122 | 10 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .230 | .254 | .377 | .631 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 24 | 102 | 95 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .358 | .392 | .537 | .929 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 42 | 173 | 165 | 32 | 49 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | .297 | .324 | .636 | .960 | 105 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | 60 | 250 | 231 | 44 | 71 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 29 | .307 | .348 | .554 | .902 | 128 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 18 | 78 | 74 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | .189 | .231 | .243 | .474 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 27 | 112 | 109 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .330 | .348 | .587 | .935 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 50 | 203 | 193 | 32 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .290 | .315 | .518 | .833 | 100 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 135 | 542 | 508 | 68 | 131 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 66 | .258 | .286 | .402 | .688 | 204 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | 65 | 251 | 236 | 19 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 25 | .246 | .275 | .318 | .593 | 75 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 33 | 129 | 125 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .312 | .333 | .400 | .733 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 12 | 43 | 43 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 | .233 | .326 | .558 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1166 | 4590 | 4349 | 537 | 1162 | 208 | 38 | 91 | 548 | 112 | 71 | 145 | 682 | .267 | .294 | .395 | .689 | 1719 | 81 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 16 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | SS | 31 | 51 | 71 | 13 | 10 | .904 | 3.935 |
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Utica Blue Sox | 3B | 15 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | .914 | 2.133 |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Spartanburg Phillies | SS | 122 | 202 | 363 | 60 | 81 | .904 | 4.631 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | 3B | 8 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 2.500 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | Clearwater Phillies | SS | 103 | 163 | 294 | 34 | 67 | .931 | 4.437 |
| 1990 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | SS | 125 | 182 | 333 | 35 | 57 | .936 | 4.120 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | SS | 121 | 181 | 344 | 37 | 78 | .934 | 4.339 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | SS | 70 | 105 | 160 | 16 | 38 | .943 | 3.786 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | 3B | 63 | 51 | 104 | 11 | 9 | .934 | 2.460 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Rochester Red Wings | SS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | 3B | 28 | 24 | 56 | 4 | 7 | .952 | 2.857 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | 3B | 23 | 14 | 38 | 7 | 1 | .881 | 2.261 |
| 1995 | AA | EL | Bowie Baysox | SS | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 5.000 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | LF | 9 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 3B | 20 | 12 | 31 | 6 | 3 | .878 | 2.150 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | SS | 12 | 16 | 26 | 5 | 8 | .894 | 3.500 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | OF | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | 1B | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 17.000 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Phoenix Firebirds | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | SS | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | CAMA | Allentown Ambassadors | 3B | 60 | 47 | 131 | 9 | 10 | .952 | 2.967 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 1B | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 12.000 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | 3B | 14 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 3 | .936 | 3.143 |
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | Ind | NORL | Sioux Falls Canaries | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 1B | 9 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.111 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | SS | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 3B | 35 | 28 | 59 | 11 | 4 | .888 | 2.486 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 3B | 24 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 4 | .985 | 2.667 |
| 1999 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | SS | 12 | 13 | 28 | 5 | 9 | .891 | 3.417 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | SS | 77 | 113 | 195 | 12 | 48 | .962 | 4.000 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 1B | 7 | 57 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 8.571 |
| 2000 | Ind | ATLL | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | 3B | 49 | 39 | 94 | 10 | 10 | .930 | 2.714 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | 3B | 59 | 45 | 122 | 10 | 9 | .944 | 2.831 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Nashua Pride | 3B | 33 | 30 | 63 | 5 | 6 | .949 | 2.818 |
| 2001 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2003 | Ind | ATLL | Atlantic City Surf | 3B | 11 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | .867 | 2.364 |
| Totals | 1168 | 1553 | 2663 | 304 | 486 | .933 | 3.610 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Utica Blue Sox | PHI | ||
| 1988 | A | South Atlantic League | Spartanburg Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1989 | A | Florida State League | Clearwater Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1990 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1995 | AA | Eastern League | Bowie Baysox | BAL | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons | PHI | ||
| 1995 | AAA | International League | Rochester Red Wings | BAL | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Phoenix Firebirds | SFN | ||
| 1998 | Ind | Northeast League | Allentown Ambassadors | |||
| 1998 | Ind | Northern League | Sioux Falls Canaries | May 28, 1998 | June 20, 1998 | |
| 1999 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | |||
| 1999 | Ind | Atlantic League | Atlantic City Surf | |||
| 2000 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Atlantic League | Nashua Pride | |||
| 2001 | Ind | Atlantic League | Camden Riversharks | |||
| 2003 | Ind | Atlantic League | Atlantic City Surf |
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