#69 Willie Kirkland, Leftfield, 33 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Friday, 10/20/1967 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willie Kirkland
2/17/1934 33 USA,AL, 6"1 211
Leftfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good 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 $ 12,500,000 1969 9 Year(s), 57 Days (1605 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 57 Days (1605 total Days) 9 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Talent | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings LF : 5 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 4 (Range), .976 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | NYM | L 5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/26 | @HOU | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/27 | @HOU | L 4-7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/29 | CIN | L 5-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
9/30 | CIN | L 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/1 | @CHN | L 9-10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/3 | HOU | W 7-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/5 | @SF | W 9-3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/6 | STL | W 3-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
10/8 | @SF | W 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 141 | 394 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 48 | .284 | .364 | .520 | .884 | .876 | .236 |
Projected | 141 | 394 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 48 | .284 | .364 | .520 | .884 | .876 | .236 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 92 | 454 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 205 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 76.9 | 6.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 72 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .269 | .347 | .616 |
vs. RHP | 322 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 74 | 59 | 45 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .301 | .383 | .559 | .942 |
Close/Late | 65 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .323 | .382 | .600 | .982 |
Scoring Position | 111 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .315 | .415 | .658 | 1.073 |
Pinch Hitting | 38 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .368 | .422 | .737 | 1.159 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 70 | 187 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 35 | 26 | 19 | .316 | .394 | .583 | .976 |
Road | 71 | 207 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 29 | .256 | .332 | .464 | .796 |
March/April | 20 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | .300 | .368 | .580 | .948 |
May | 18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | .222 | .303 | .370 | .673 |
June | 25 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | .267 | .377 | .489 | .866 |
July | 23 | 85 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 9 | .306 | .355 | .576 | .931 |
August | 27 | 92 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 16 | .217 | .298 | .370 | .668 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 95 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 8 | .347 | .430 | .642 | 1.072 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1958 | 49 | 178 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 2 | .253 | .332 | .472 | .804 | BAL |
1959 | 136 | 418 | 123 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 74 | 72 | 58 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 5 | .294 | .388 | .486 | .874 | BAL WS1 |
1960 | 136 | 437 | 127 | 33 | 2 | 16 | 70 | 79 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 54 | 8 | 5 | .291 | .393 | .485 | .878 | WS1 |
1961 | 135 | 331 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 45 | 32 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .292 | .396 | .688 | WS1 |
1962 | 157 | 561 | 144 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 99 | 93 | 52 | 6 | 3 | 96 | 10 | 4 | .257 | .325 | .488 | .813 | MIN |
1963 | 122 | 276 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 3 | .225 | .328 | .438 | .767 | MIN |
1964 | 122 | 356 | 112 | 27 | 4 | 27 | 90 | 76 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 2 | 8 | .315 | .394 | .640 | 1.034 | MIN |
1965 | 152 | 507 | 135 | 32 | 4 | 26 | 101 | 94 | 57 | 9 | 3 | 63 | 10 | 1 | .266 | .349 | .499 | .848 | PHI |
1966 | 159 | 543 | 167 | 37 | 3 | 42 | 124 | 104 | 72 | 6 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 4 | .308 | .393 | .619 | 1.011 | PHI,NL |
1967 | 141 | 394 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 23 | 81 | 68 | 51 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .364 | .520 | .884 | PHI |
Total | 1309 | 4001 | 1096 | 242 | 29 | 217 | 758 | 691 | 495 | 54 | 28 | 541 | 51 | 37 | .274 | .359 | .512 | .871 | |
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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 |
1958, AAA | 101 | 419 | 142 | 28 | 4 | 41 | 90 | 106 | 60 | 61 | 8 | 5 | .339 | .415 | .718 | 1.133 |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 78 | 59 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 10 | .919 | 546.2 | 2.04 | | | | |
Centerfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.0 | 2.25 | | | | |
Rightfield | 41 | 33 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 3 | .952 | 302.2 | 1.84 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/22/1965 to a 5-year deal worth $12,500,000 per year... Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (N) on 9/10/1965... Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG 1966 - .619 - 5th
| OPS 1966 - 1.011 - 6th
| Homeruns 1966 - 42 - 6th
| RBI 1966 - 124 - 6th
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