Kila Kaaihue
| 25-year-old First baseman |
| Kansas City Royals |
| Date of Birth: March 29, 1984 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 233 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 15 of 2002 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 | 21 | A+ | High Desert | 605 | 493 | 84 | 150 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 90 | 12 | 97 | 97 | .304 | .428 | .497 | 925 | |
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Wichita | 391 | 327 | 40 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 4 | 49 | 73 | .199 | .302 | .300 | 602 | |
| 2007 | 23 | Wint | Scottsdale | 88 | 69 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 18 | .203 | .352 | .377 | 729 | |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Wilmington | 253 | 207 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 4 | 35 | 38 | .251 | .360 | .420 | 780 | |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Wichita | 287 | 243 | 37 | 60 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 2 | 41 | 39 | .247 | .359 | .449 | 808 | |
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Northwest Arkansas | 373 | 284 | 64 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 79 | 4 | 80 | 40 | 3 | .313 | .464 | .627 | 1091 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Omaha | 139 | 114 | 27 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 24 | 26 | 0 | .316 | .439 | .640 | 1079 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .429 | 804 |
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Omaha | 555 | 441 | 83 | 111 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 57 | 4 | 102 | 85 | 0 | .252 | .391 | .433 | 824 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | High Desert | 605 | 493 | .193 | 16.0% | 16.0% | .346 | .405 | ||||
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Wichita | 391 | 327 | .101 | 12.5% | 18.7% | .238 | 39% | 15% | .277 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | Wint | Scottsdale | 88 | 69 | .174 | 19.3% | 20.5% | .229 | 32% | 17% | .321 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Wilmington | 253 | 207 | .169 | 13.8% | 15.0% | .269 | 40% | 10% | .345 | ||
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Wichita | 287 | 243 | .202 | 14.3% | 13.6% | .250 | 38% | 12% | .348 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AA | Northwest Arkansas | 373 | 284 | .314 | 21.4% | 10.7% | .289 | 42% | 19% | .447 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Omaha | 139 | 114 | .324 | 17.3% | 18.7% | .325 | 44% | 12% | .456 | ||
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City | 24 | 21 | .143 | 12.5% | 8.3% | .278 | 47% | 6% | .359 | ||
| 2009 | 25 | AAA | Omaha | 555 | 441 | .181 | 18.4% | 15.3% | .277 | 40% | 19% | .360 | ||
Extended Statistics
2009: Omaha | 2008: Kansas City | 2008: Omaha
| Split Statistics with Omaha in 2009 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 87 | 63 | .238 | 3 | 25.3% | 20.7% | .286 | 39% | 14% | .238 | .425 | .476 | .397 |
| May | 123 | 97 | .258 | 5 | 19.5% | 17.9% | .343 | 30% | 23% | .299 | .431 | .557 | .411 |
| June | 104 | 88 | .194 | 4 | 13.5% | 15.4% | .279 | 44% | 21% | .261 | .365 | .455 | .353 |
| July | 111 | 85 | .105 | 1 | 19.8% | 12.6% | .257 | 39% | 17% | .224 | .387 | .329 | .325 |
| August | 96 | 81 | .172 | 4 | 14.6% | 12.5% | .231 | 43% | 21% | .235 | .354 | .407 | .334 |
| September | 34 | 27 | .000 | 0 | 17.6% | 8.8% | .250 | 65% | 9% | .222 | .353 | .222 | .286 |
| AWAY | 292 | 237 | .240 | 13 | 15.8% | 14.7% | .276 | 43% | 18% | .266 | .384 | .506 | .381 |
| HOME | 263 | 204 | .113 | 4 | 21.3% | 16.0% | .278 | 38% | 20% | .235 | .399 | .348 | .337 |
Player Notes
August 2008
OSC: Cortes, Kaaihue Named Naturals Pitcher, Player of the YearFormer Naturals slugger Kila Kaaihue was named by the Kansas City Royals as their 2008 Player of the Year, the...
OSC: Former Natural Slugger Kila Kaaihue Named Texas League Player of the Year
Northwest Arkansas Naturals first baseman Kila Kaaihue, has been named the Texas League Player of the Year.
MLN: Recently Promoted Kila Kaaihue Named Texas League Player of the Month
com- Naturals slugger Kila Kaaihue was named as the Topps Texas League Player of the Month for August.