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Wayne Kirby
Wayne Leonard Kirby

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 12, 1991
  vs. BAL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game July 17, 1998
Born January 22, 1964 in Williamsburg, VA

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 8, 1983. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1991 27 CLE AL  21   43    4    9   2  0   0    5   1  2   2   6  .209  .239  .256   37   11   1   1   0   0   2
 1992 28 CLE AL  21   18    9    3   1  0   1    1   0  3   3   2  .167  .286  .389   89    7   0   0   0   0   1
 1993 29 CLE AL 131  458   71  123  19  5   6   60  17  5  37  58  .269  .323  .371   87  170   7   6   2   3   8 RoY-4
 1994 30 CLE AL  78  191   33   56   6  0   5   23  11  4  13  30  .293  .341  .403   93   77   2   0   0   1   1
 1995 31 CLE AL 101  188   29   39  10  2   1   14  10  3  13  32  .207  .260  .298   45   56   1   2   0   1   4
 1996 32 TOT     92  204   26   55  11  1   1   12   4  3  19  19  .270  .333  .348   85   71   1   1   1   1   4
         CLE AL  27   16    3    4   1  0   0    1   0  1   2   2  .250  .333  .313   66    5   0   0   0   0   1
         LAD NL  65  188   23   51  10  1   1   11   4  2  17  17  .271  .333  .351   87   66   1   1   1   1   3
 1997 33 LAD NL  46   65    6   11   2  0   0    4   0  0  10  12  .169  .280  .200   33   13   0   0   0   0   1
 1998 34 NYM NL  26   31    5    6   0  1   0    0   1  1   1   9  .194  .219  .258   26    8   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      516 1198  183  302  51  9  14  119  44 21  98 168  .252  .309  .345   75  413  13  10   3   6  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        376   57   95  16  3   4   37  14  7  31  53  .252  .309  .345   75  130   4   3   1   2   7
 Career High    131  458   71  123  19  5   6   60  17  5  37  58  .293  .341  .403   93  170   7   6   2   3   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1991 27 CLE AL   47   40    2   1.4    98| .209  .261| .239  .330| .256  .397| .495  .727|  37  .098  -3.7  -0.4  33%
 1992 28 CLE AL   21   19    1   1.4    93| .167  .258| .286  .327| .389  .383| .675  .710|  89  .111  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1993 29 CLE AL  511  361   57   4.2   103| .269  .267| .323  .337| .371  .408| .694  .745|  87  .439  -8.9  -0.9  77%
 1994 30 CLE AL  207  142   27   5.1   111| .293  .271| .341  .343| .403  .432| .744  .776|  93  .477  -2.6  -0.2  73%
 1995 31 CLE AL  205  159   15   2.5   110| .207  .272| .260  .346| .298  .429| .558  .774|  45  .209 -15.9  -1.5  76%
 1996 32 TOT     226  158   24   4.1   102| .270  .263| .333  .331| .348  .411| .681  .742|  85  .417  -3.6  -0.4  57%
         CLE AL   18   14    1   1.9   115| .250  .276| .333  .349| .313  .443| .646  .792|  66  .124  -0.8  -0.1   0%
         LAD NL  208  144   23   4.3   101| .271  .261| .333  .329| .351  .409| .684  .738|  87  .445  -2.8  -0.3  66%
 1997 33 LAD NL   75   55    4   2.0   102| .169  .262| .280  .333| .200  .411| .480  .744|  33  .158  -6.0  -0.6   0%
 1998 34 NYM NL   33   27    2   2.0   107| .194  .268| .219  .338| .258  .422| .477  .760|  26  .163  -3.6  -0.3  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons      1325  961  132   3.7   105| .252  .267| .309  .338| .345  .415| .654  .753|  75  .366 -44.5  -4.3  67%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1991 27 CLE AL OF 21 40 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.95 2.03 2.92 2.37 13 126.3 RF 17 37 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.24 1.76 2.90 2.19 13 118.0 LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.72 1.43 2.14 0 6.3 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1992 28 CLE AL DH 4 OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.15 4.50 2.40 0 6.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 6.00 2.10 0 3.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1993 29 CLE AL OF 123 273 19 5 5 .983 .983 2.37 2.09 2.64 2.41 112 996.3 RF 113 225 13 5 5 .979 .978 2.11 1.85 2.49 2.23 98 859.3 CF 15 37 4 0 0 1.000 .986 2.73 2.45 3.08 2.76 12 120.0 DH 5 LF 2 10 2 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 1.85 6.35 2.22 2 17.0 1994 30 CLE AL OF 68 92 2 4 1 .959 .982 1.38 2.09 2.01 2.37 42 421.0 RF 55 69 2 2 1 .973 .981 1.29 1.88 1.87 2.20 34 341.0 LF 8 15 0 2 0 .882 .980 1.88 1.80 2.45 2.16 6 55.0 CF 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 2.43 2.88 2.77 2 25.0 DH 2 1995 31 CLE AL OF 68 94 2 1 1 .990 .983 1.41 1.99 2.28 2.33 36 379.7 RF 35 28 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.80 1.63 1.78 2.05 14 141.7 CF 34 66 2 1 1 .986 .987 2.00 2.38 2.59 2.73 22 236.0 DH 7 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1996 32 TOT OF 71 104 2 3 0 .972 .979 1.49 1.86 2.19 2.15 47 435.3 TOT CF 53 88 1 1 0 .989 .983 1.68 2.15 2.12 2.50 45 377.0 TOT LF 10 11 1 2 0 .857 .976 1.20 1.51 2.44 1.87 2 44.3 CLE AL OF 18 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.44 2.02 1.95 2.36 1 37.0 RF 10 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.72 1.29 2.19 0 14.0 CF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.35 1.71 2.79 1 21.0 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 LAD NL OF 53 96 2 3 0 .970 .978 1.85 1.80 2.21 2.13 46 398.3 CF 47 84 1 1 0 .988 .983 1.81 2.13 2.15 2.48 44 356.0 LF 8 9 1 2 0 .833 .971 1.25 1.45 2.13 1.85 2 42.3 1997 33 LAD NL OF 26 35 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.38 1.77 2.63 2.13 11 123.3 CF 16 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.03 2.45 2.40 9 88.3 LF 9 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.48 2.77 1.94 1 26.0 RF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.65 5.00 2.00 1 9.0 1998 34 NYM NL OF 19 15 1 0 1 1.000 .982 0.84 1.78 2.54 2.17 4 56.7 RF 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.00 1.66 3.24 2.08 2 33.3 CF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 2.15 2.08 2.55 2 17.3 LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 0.00 1.95 0 6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1991 27 CLE AL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 9.00 2.70 0 2.0 1993 29 CLE AL CF 15 37 4 0 0 1.000 .986 2.73 2.45 3.08 2.76 12 120.0 1994 30 CLE AL CF 6 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 1.33 2.43 2.88 2.77 2 25.0 1995 31 CLE AL CF 34 66 2 1 1 .986 .987 2.00 2.38 2.59 2.73 22 236.0 1996 32 TOT CF 53 88 1 1 0 .989 .983 1.68 2.15 2.12 2.50 45 377.0 CLE AL CF 6 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 2.35 1.71 2.79 1 21.0 LAD NL CF 47 84 1 1 0 .988 .983 1.81 2.13 2.15 2.48 44 356.0 1997 33 LAD NL CF 16 24 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.03 2.45 2.40 9 88.3 1998 34 NYM NL CF 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.00 2.15 2.08 2.55 2 17.3 1992 28 CLE AL DH 4 1993 29 CLE AL DH 5 1994 30 CLE AL DH 2 1995 31 CLE AL DH 7 1991 27 CLE AL LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.72 1.43 2.14 0 6.3 1992 28 CLE AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.90 3.00 2.40 0 3.0 1993 29 CLE AL LF 2 10 2 0 0 1.000 .984 6.00 1.85 6.35 2.22 2 17.0 1994 30 CLE AL LF 8 15 0 2 0 .882 .980 1.88 1.80 2.45 2.16 6 55.0 1995 31 CLE AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1996 32 TOT LF 10 11 1 2 0 .857 .976 1.20 1.51 2.44 1.87 2 44.3 CLE AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 9.00 2.25 0 2.0 LAD NL LF 8 9 1 2 0 .833 .971 1.25 1.45 2.13 1.85 2 42.3 1997 33 LAD NL LF 9 7 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.89 1.48 2.77 1.94 1 26.0 1998 34 NYM NL LF 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.37 0.00 1.95 0 6.0 1991 27 CLE AL OF 21 40 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.95 2.03 2.92 2.37 13 126.3 1992 28 CLE AL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.15 4.50 2.40 0 6.0 1993 29 CLE AL OF 123 273 19 5 5 .983 .983 2.37 2.09 2.64 2.41 112 996.3 1994 30 CLE AL OF 68 92 2 4 1 .959 .982 1.38 2.09 2.01 2.37 42 421.0 1995 31 CLE AL OF 68 94 2 1 1 .990 .983 1.41 1.99 2.28 2.33 36 379.7 1996 32 TOT OF 71 104 2 3 0 .972 .979 1.49 1.86 2.19 2.15 47 435.3 CLE AL OF 18 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.44 2.02 1.95 2.36 1 37.0 LAD NL OF 53 96 2 3 0 .970 .978 1.85 1.80 2.21 2.13 46 398.3 1997 33 LAD NL OF 26 35 1 0 0 1.000 .981 1.38 1.77 2.63 2.13 11 123.3 1998 34 NYM NL OF 19 15 1 0 1 1.000 .982 0.84 1.78 2.54 2.17 4 56.7 1991 27 CLE AL RF 17 37 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.24 1.76 2.90 2.19 13 118.0 1992 28 CLE AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.90 6.00 2.10 0 3.0 1993 29 CLE AL RF 113 225 13 5 5 .979 .978 2.11 1.85 2.49 2.23 98 859.3 1994 30 CLE AL RF 55 69 2 2 1 .973 .981 1.29 1.88 1.87 2.20 34 341.0 1995 31 CLE AL RF 35 28 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.80 1.63 1.78 2.05 14 141.7 1996 32 CLE AL RF 10 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.72 1.29 2.19 0 14.0 1997 33 LAD NL RF 2 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.65 5.00 2.00 1 9.0 1998 34 NYM NL RF 12 11 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.00 1.66 3.24 2.08 2 33.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 398 656 28 13 8 .981 .982 1.72 1.99 2.42 2.33 265 2544.7 39 129 245# RF* 245 379 17 7 7 .983 .979 1.62 1.80 2.35 2.20 162 1519.3 CF* 129 229 7 2 1 .992 .985 1.83 2.25 2.45 2.60 92 865.7 LF* 39 45 4 4 0 .925 .980 1.26 1.61 2.76 2.05 11 159.7 DH 18 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 398 656 28 13 8 .981 .982 1.72 1.99 2.42 2.33 265 2545
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   ALDS  CLE BOS     W   3   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  CLE SEA     W   5   5   2   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .200  .200  .200   1  0   1   0   0 
        WS    CLE ATL     L   3   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   NLDS  LAD ATL     L   3   8   1   1  0  0  0   0   2   1  .125  .300  .125   0  1   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   6   9   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   1  .222  .364  .222   0  1   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2  14  15   3   3  0  0  0   0   2   2  .200  .294  .200   1  1   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

January 11, 1983: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 13th round of the 1983 amateur draft. Player signed May 8, 1983.

October 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

December 3, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

October 15, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

June 24, 1996: Selected off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers from the Cleveland Indians.

October 3, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 22, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

June 10, 1998: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets for Shawn Gilbert.

September 16, 1998: Released by the New York Mets.

January 6, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1991Cleveland Indians$100,000
1992Cleveland Indians$119,000
1993Cleveland Indians$123,000
1994Cleveland Indians$190,000
1995Cleveland Indians$362,500
1996Cleveland Indians$437,500
1997Los Angeles Dodgers$450,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,782,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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