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Josh Bard

31-year-old Catcher

Washington Nationals

Date of Birth: March 30, 1978

Height: 6-3 Weight: 210

Bats/Throws: S/R

Drafted: Round 3 of 1999 draft

Basic Statistics

Basic Statistics
Year	Age		Team	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	HBP	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	27	MLB	Cleveland Indians	95	83	6	16	4	0	1	9	0	9	11		.193	.263	.277	540
2006	28	MLB	Boston	21	18	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	3		.278	.381	.333	714
2006	28	MLB	San Diego	262	231	28	78	19	0	9	40	1	27	39		.338	.405	.537	942
2007	29	MLB	San Diego	442	389	42	111	27	2	5	51	0	49	58		.285	.362	.404	766
2008	30	AAA	Portland	17	15	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	.133	.235	.333	568
2008	30	MLB	San Diego	195	175	11	36	9	0	1	16	1	18	25	0	.206	.282	.274	556
2009	31	AAA	Syracuse	44	40	2	7	1	0	0	1	0	4	10	0	.175	.250	.200	450
2009	31	MLB	Washington	300	273	20	63	18	0	6	31	1	24	50	0	.231	.293	.363	656

Extended Statistics
Year	Age		Team	PA	AB	ISOP	BB%	K%	BABIP	GB%	LD%	RC	RC/27	wOBA
2005	27	MLB	Cleveland Indians	95	83	.084	9.5%	11.6%	.211					.245
2006	28	MLB	Boston	21	18	.055	14.3%	14.3%	.333	54%	31%			.333
2006	28	MLB	San Diego	262	231	.199	10.3%	14.9%	.377	54%	20%			.403
2007	29	MLB	San Diego	442	389	.119	11.1%	13.1%	.325	53%	21%			.332
2008	30	AAA	Portland	17	15	.200	11.8%	17.6%	.091	55%	9%			.252
2008	30	MLB	San Diego	195	175	.068	9.2%	12.8%	.235	48%	21%			.250
2009	31	AAA	Syracuse	44	40	.025	9.1%	22.7%	.233	59%	14%			.216
2009	31	MLB	Washington	300	273	.132	8.0%	16.7%	.263	40%	22%			.288

Extended Statistics

2009: Syracuse | 2009: Washington | 2008: San Diego

Split Statistics with Syracuse in 2009
Split	PA	AB	ISOP	HR	BB%	K%	BABIP	GB%	LD%	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA
April	18	15	.066	0	16.7%	22.2%	.364	46%	27%	.267	.389	.333	.339
May	26	25	.000	0	3.8%	23.1%	.158	67%	6%	.120	.154	.120	.132
AWAY	25	22	.000	0	12.0%	16.0%	.278	41%	23%	.227	.320	.227	.266
HOME	19	18	.056	0	5.3%	31.6%	.167	83%	0%	.111	.158	.167	.151

Game Log


Date	Level		Pos	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB
October 4	MLB	@ Atlanta	C	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
October 3	MLB	@ Atlanta	C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
September 30	MLB	vs. NY Mets	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
September 28	MLB	vs. NY Mets	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 26	MLB	vs. Atlanta	C	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
September 25	MLB	vs. Atlanta	C	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
September 23	MLB	vs. LA Dodgers	C	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
September 22	MLB	vs. LA Dodgers	C	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
September 20	MLB	@ NY Mets	PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 19	MLB	@ NY Mets	C	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
September 18	MLB	@ NY Mets	C	3	1	0	0	1	0	0
September 17	MLB	@ Philadelphia	C	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
September 15	MLB	@ Philadelphia	C	4	1	1	0	0	3	0
September 12	MLB	@ Florida	C	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 9	MLB	vs. Philadelphia	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 8	MLB	vs. Philadelphia	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
September 6	MLB	vs. Florida	PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
September 5	MLB	vs. Florida	PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
September 4	MLB	vs. Florida	C	5	0	0	0	0	3	0
September 1	MLB	@ San Diego	C	3	1	0	0	1	1	0
August 31	MLB	@ San Diego	PH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
August 30	MLB	@ St. Louis	C	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
August 28	MLB	@ St. Louis	C	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
August 27	MLB	@ Chi Cubs	C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
August 23	MLB	vs. Milwaukee	C	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
August 20	MLB	vs. Colorado	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 19	MLB	vs. Colorado	C	4	2	0	0	1	0	0
August 18	MLB	vs. Colorado	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 16	MLB	@ Cincinnati	C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 15	MLB	@ Cincinnati	C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1

Game Log


Date	Level		Pos	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB

Player Notes

March 2009

Sox Prospects: Sox release Josh Bard

The Red Sox today announced that the team has released catcher Josh Bard.

December 2008

Sox Prospects: Sox bring back Josh Bard

October 2008

LoHud Yankees Blog: Hot Stove Mailbag No. 2

com, Josh Bard became a free agent.

July 2008

River Ave. Blues: The backstop conundrum

Based on the rumors, as Ken Rosenthal reports them, the Yankees are interested in upgrading at catcher.

May 2008

Ducksnorts: When Projections Go Bad

What the heck, now is as good a time as any to revisit pre-season projections.

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