Kurt Bierek
Kurt Vincent Bierek
Born: September 13, 1972
Portland, OR US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 26 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
Draft: Round 47 (1991 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 6 (1993 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Glencoe HS (Hillsboro, OR)
Modesto Junior College
Southern California
Career: 1993-2002
Kurt Bierek compiled a career batting average of .261 with 127 home runs and 605 RBI in his 1265-game career with the Oneonta Yankees, Greensboro Bats, Tampa Yankees, Norwich Navigators, Columbus Clippers, Indianapolis Indians, Toledo Mud Hens and Oklahoma RedHawks. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2002 campaign.
 Oneonta Yankees |
 Greensboro Bats |
 Tampa Yankees |
 Norwich Navigators |
 Columbus Clippers |
 Indianapolis Indians |
 Toledo Mud Hens |
 Oklahoma RedHawks |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Yankees | 70 | 298 | 274 | 36 | 64 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 49 | .234 | .290 | .354 | .644 | 97 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | 133 | 549 | 467 | 78 | 118 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 69 | 101 | .253 | .356 | .420 | .776 | 196 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 126 | 516 | 447 | 60 | 111 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 73 | .248 | .342 | .320 | .662 | 143 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 88 | 370 | 320 | 48 | 97 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 40 | .303 | .389 | .462 | .852 | 148 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 133 | 538 | 473 | 77 | 128 | 32 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 89 | .271 | .355 | .461 | .816 | 218 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 95 | 399 | 344 | 44 | 81 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 61 | .235 | .336 | .398 | .734 | 137 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 14 | 55 | 50 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .300 | .364 | .500 | .864 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 135 | 594 | 532 | 84 | 149 | 42 | 4 | 23 | 95 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 99 | .280 | .342 | .504 | .846 | 268 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 128 | 493 | 430 | 61 | 114 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 77 | .265 | .352 | .458 | .810 | 197 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 105 | 435 | 394 | 64 | 107 | 27 | 1 | 16 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 76 | .272 | .326 | .467 | .793 | 184 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 20 | 82 | 73 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .205 | .280 | .301 | .582 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 51 | 163 | 147 | 13 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 29 | .218 | .294 | .313 | .607 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1098 | 4492 | 3951 | 581 | 1031 | 211 | 29 | 127 | 605 | 34 | 23 | 457 | 717 | .261 | .342 | .425 | .768 | 1681 | 85 | 47 | 7 | 30 | 20 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Yankees | 3B | 43 | 26 | 72 | 18 | 5 | .845 | 2.279 |
| 1993 | Short Season A | NYPL | Oneonta Yankees | 1B | 17 | 146 | 16 | 3 | 18 | .982 | 9.529 |
| 1994 | A | SALL3 | Greensboro Bats | 3B | 125 | 83 | 240 | 42 | 17 | .885 | 2.584 |
| 1995 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 3B | 122 | 85 | 219 | 28 | 17 | .916 | 2.492 |
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | LF | 58 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | OF | 58 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.517 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | LF | 93 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | OF | 93 | 157 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .952 | 1.720 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 3B | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 2.667 |
| 1997 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 1B | 27 | 209 | 17 | 2 | 14 | .991 | 8.370 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 1B | 94 | 731 | 72 | 9 | 56 | .989 | 8.543 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 13 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 12 | .983 | 9.000 |
| 1998 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.250 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | LF | 6 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 128 | 1082 | 73 | 7 | 106 | .994 | 9.023 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1B | 64 | 504 | 31 | 7 | 34 | .987 | 8.359 |
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | LF | 33 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | OF | 33 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .981 | 1.545 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | OF | 61 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .992 | 1.951 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | LF | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 35 | 302 | 30 | 3 | 42 | .991 | 9.486 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | RF | 19 | .000 | |||||
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1B | 36 | 262 | 20 | 6 | 25 | .979 | 7.833 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | OF | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.667 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | OF | 20 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.200 |
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | RF | 20 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 1B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1265 | 3999 | 832 | 140 | 347 | .972 | 3.819 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Oneonta Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1994 | A | South Atlantic League | Greensboro Bats | NYA | ||
| 1995 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1996 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | ||
| 1997 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | NYA | ||
| 1998 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | NYA | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2000 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | MIL | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | NYA | ||
| 2002 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | August 7, 2002 | September 2, 2002 |
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