#99 Ralph Kiner, Leftfield, 31 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Ralph Kiner
10/27/1922 31 USA,NM,SANTA RITA 6"2 195
Leftfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 5 / 6 (Very Popular) 4 / 6 (Popular) Very inconsistent Normal Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,500,000 1958 9 Year(s), 38 Days (1586 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 79 Days (1627 total Days) 9 Year(s) 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
Talent | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 1 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 8 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 7 (Range), .995 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 3 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/14 | @WS1 | L 1-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/15 | @CLE | W 12-5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #5 | PoG | |
9/16 | @CLE | L 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
9/17 | @CLE | W 10-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/19 | @CHA | L 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #5 | | |
9/20 | @CHA | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/21 | @CHA | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/22 | BAL | L 5-11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | BAL | W 7-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/24 | BAL | L 0-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 145 | 517 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 102 | 95 | 100 | 116 | .261 | .378 | .493 | .871 | .899 | .232 |
Projected | 153 | 544 | 142 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 107 | 100 | 105 | 122 | .261 | .378 | .493 | .871 | .899 | .232 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 141 | 622 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 255 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 101.7 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 190 | 53 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 37 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .401 | .574 | .975 |
vs. RHP | 327 | 82 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 65 | 57 | 60 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .251 | .364 | .446 | .811 |
Close/Late | 40 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .446 | .475 | .921 |
Scoring Position | 142 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 67 | 0 | 46 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .415 | .451 | .865 |
Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 242 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 51 | 40 | 53 | 51 | .236 | .369 | .467 | .836 |
Road | 74 | 275 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 51 | 55 | 47 | 65 | .284 | .386 | .516 | .902 |
March/April | 22 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 | .263 | .361 | .588 | .948 |
May | 26 | 91 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 15 | .297 | .414 | .484 | .898 |
June | 25 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | .180 | .345 | .461 | .806 |
July | 25 | 87 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 20 | .218 | .376 | .368 | .744 |
August | 26 | 98 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 32 | .265 | .351 | .531 | .882 |
Sept/Oct | 21 | 72 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 13 | .361 | .432 | .542 | .974 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1946 | 140 | 500 | 134 | 18 | 3 | 25 | 92 | 75 | 79 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 2 | 1 | .268 | .368 | .466 | .834 | PIT |
1947 | 140 | 500 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .404 | .560 | .964 | PIT |
1948 | 140 | 500 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .404 | .560 | .964 | PIT |
1949 | 140 | 500 | 143 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 103 | 99 | 100 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 2 | 1 | .286 | .404 | .560 | .964 | PIT |
1950 | 147 | 525 | 155 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 119 | 98 | 109 | 3 | 6 | 83 | 1 | 0 | .295 | .415 | .579 | .994 | PIT BOS |
1951 | 148 | 536 | 159 | 19 | 3 | 40 | 132 | 108 | 99 | 2 | 5 | 81 | 2 | 1 | .297 | .405 | .567 | .972 | BOS,AL |
1952 | 147 | 532 | 132 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 125 | 99 | 104 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 2 | 0 | .248 | .369 | .508 | .877 | BOS |
1953 | 149 | 526 | 144 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 142 | 99 | 104 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .391 | .576 | .967 | BOS |
1954 | 145 | 517 | 135 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 102 | 95 | 100 | 0 | 5 | 116 | 1 | 1 | .261 | .378 | .493 | .871 | NYY |
Total | 1296 | 4636 | 1288 | 153 | 24 | 340 | 1021 | 871 | 895 | 13 | 40 | 822 | 14 | 8 | .278 | .393 | .541 | .934 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1951 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .423 | .745 |
Total | 6 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .321 | .423 | .745 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
Leftfield | 143 | 141 | 255 | 9 | 1 | 273 | 9 | .967 | 1233.0 | 1.99 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (A) on 5/30/1950 (Going to PIT: CF Jim Piersall, P Dick Littlefield, P Willard Nixon, LF Charlie Maxwell. Going to BOS: LF Ralph Kiner)... All Star Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game... Awards Won Player of the Week award on 7/31/1952, hitting .522 with 5 HR, 14 RBI... Achievements Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (A) on 9/14/1950... Drove in 9 runs against Cleveland on 7/8/1951... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (A) on 7/13/1951... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (A), driving in 7 runs on 7/26/1952... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1953, hitting .522 with 3 HR, 12 RBI... Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/12/1954 to a 5-year deal worth $8,500,000 per year...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1950 - .415 - 5th
| SLG 1950 - .579 - 5th 1951 - .567 - 4th 1953 - .576 - 4th
| OPS 1950 - .994 - 5th 1951 - .972 - 7th 1953 - .967 - 6th
| Homeruns 1950 - 44 - 2nd 1951 - 40 - 3rd 1952 - 38 - 5th 1953 - 49 - 1st
| RBI 1950 - 119 - 5th 1951 - 132 - 2nd 1952 - 125 - 3rd 1953 - 142 - 1st
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Runs 1951 - 108 - 5th
| BB 1950 - 109 - 5th 1951 - 99 - 8th 1952 - 104 - 5th 1953 - 104 - 6th
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