#44 Jay Kirke, Second Base, 29 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Tuesday, 10/24/1917 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Jay Kirke
6/16/1888 29 USA,NY,FLEISCHMANNS 6"0 200
Second Base L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average Great Leader 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
| |
|
|
Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 2,257,143 1917 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 148 Days (1008 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 148 Days (1008 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
| | |
|
|
Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
|
Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 1 2 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 10 (Range), .989 (Fielding Pct.) 2B : 8 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 6 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 3 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 3
|
|
|
Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
10/10 | @NYA | W 5-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/12 | NYA | W 10-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/13 | NYA | W 3-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/15 | @PHI | W 3-1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/16 | @PHI | L 6-8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/18 | PHI | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/19 | PHI | L 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #2 | | |
10/20 | PHI | L 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
10/22 | @PHI | W 6-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/23 | @PHI | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
|
|
Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 157 | 633 | 183 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 80 | 21 | 82 | .289 | .310 | .385 | .695 | .563 | .096 |
Projected | 157 | 633 | 183 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 80 | 21 | 82 | .289 | .310 | .385 | .695 | .563 | .096 |
|
Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 154 | 667 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 244 | 50 | 0 | 2 | .0 | 72.2 | 4.0 |
|
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 282 | 74 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 31 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .279 | .351 | .630 |
vs. RHP | 351 | 109 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 49 | 14 | 46 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .311 | .332 | .413 | .746 |
Close/Late | 85 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .306 | .337 | .447 | .784 |
Scoring Position | 124 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .323 | .336 | .411 | .747 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
|
| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 312 | 92 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 46 | 9 | 48 | .295 | .309 | .420 | .729 |
Road | 79 | 321 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 34 | .283 | .303 | .352 | .655 |
This Week | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 1.200 |
Last Week | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .364 | .400 | .409 | .809 |
March/April | 26 | 103 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 15 | .320 | .339 | .447 | .786 |
May | 27 | 112 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 12 | .304 | .316 | .446 | .762 |
June | 25 | 101 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 16 | .218 | .229 | .248 | .476 |
July | 23 | 96 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 11 | .271 | .280 | .406 | .686 |
August | 27 | 102 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 16 | .294 | .318 | .402 | .720 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 119 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 12 | .319 | .341 | .361 | .702 |
Postseason | 11 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .286 | .321 | .367 | .688 |
|
|
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1912 | 108 | 421 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 37 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .290 | .328 | .618 | NYA CHA |
1913 | 139 | 525 | 149 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 68 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 4 | .284 | .310 | .381 | .691 | CHA,AL |
1914 | 144 | 539 | 136 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 55 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 3 | .252 | .270 | .351 | .620 | CHA |
1915 | 153 | 582 | 152 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 67 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 5 | .261 | .292 | .373 | .665 | CHA |
1916 | 145 | 547 | 167 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 44 | 70 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 5 | 6 | .305 | .337 | .386 | .723 | CHA |
1917 | 157 | 633 | 183 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 2 | .289 | .310 | .385 | .695 | CHA,AL |
Total | 846 | 3247 | 900 | 179 | 30 | 20 | 311 | 356 | 118 | 3 | 12 | 490 | 10 | 20 | .277 | .302 | .369 | .671 | |
|
Career Minor League Batting Stats |
|
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1910, AA | 87 | 375 | 120 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 52 | 28 | 64 | 8 | 10 | .320 | .365 | .429 | .795 |
1910, AAA | 51 | 208 | 55 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 40 | 4 | 5 | .264 | .306 | .351 | .657 |
1911, AAA | 138 | 513 | 150 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 88 | 7 | 1 | .292 | .360 | .417 | .777 |
1912, AAA | 44 | 166 | 53 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | .319 | .354 | .464 | .818 |
|
Career Postseason Batting Stats |
|
Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1912 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .118 | .211 | .118 | .328 |
1914 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .412 | .471 | .882 |
1915 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .211 | .297 | .508 |
1917 | 11 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .321 | .367 | .688 |
Total | 30 | 120 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .325 | .611 |
|
|
Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 154 | 154 | 310 | 539 | 110 | 865 | 16 | .982 | 1382.0 | 5.63 | | | | |
|
|
Drafted in 2nd round, 31st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1910... Injured on 8/3/1911 with a Bruised Hand, out for 2 days... Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (A) on 5/19/1912 (Going to CHA: 1B Jay Kirke. Going to NYA: P Bill Cramer)... Had first career hit on 5/19/1912, off Bill Otey (CLE)... Hit first career homerun on 8/31/1912, off Rip Vowinkel (PHA)... Was selected to the 1913 Allstar game... 1/31/1916: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1916, hitting .500 with 0 HR, 1 RBI... 1/31/1917: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,257,143 through salary arbitration... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Washington on 4/30/1917... Was selected to the 1917 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (A) on 9/3/1917...
|
|
Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
|
AVG 1916 - .305 - 5th
| Hits 1916 - 167 - 9th
| Homeruns 1915 - 7 - 8th
| | |
|