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Willie Kirkland
Willie Charles Kirkland

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 206 lb.

Debut April 15, 1958
  vs. LAD 5 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 26, 1966
Born February 17, 1934 in Siluria, AL

Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 24 SFG NL 122  418   48  108  25  6  14   56   3  2  43  69  .258  .332  .447  106  187   0   4   7   5   5
 1959 25 SFG NL 126  463   64  126  22  3  22   68   5  3  42  84  .272  .335  .475  115  220   0   3   3   3   6
 1960 26 SFG NL 146  515   59  130  21 10  21   65  12  7  44  86  .252  .315  .454  113  234   2   2   8   4   4
 1961 27 CLE AL 146  525   84  136  22  5  27   95   7  0  48  77  .259  .318  .474  112  249   4   7   4   1   3
 1962 28 CLE AL 137  419   56   84   9  1  21   72   9  1  43  62  .200  .272  .377   75  158   3   5   3   0  10
 1963 29 CLE AL 127  427   51   98  13  2  15   47   8  2  45  99  .230  .303  .375   89  160   2   3   5   1   8
 1964 30 TOT AL  98  252   22   52  11  0   8   35   3  2  23  56  .206  .272  .345   71   87   3   3   4   1   1
         BAL AL  66  150   14   30   5  0   3   22   3  2  17  26  .200  .281  .293   60   44   1   3   4   1   0
         WSA AL  32  102    8   22   6  0   5   13   0  0   6  30  .216  .259  .422   86   43   2   0   0   0   1
 1965 31 WSA AL 123  312   38   72   9  1  14   54   3  2  19  65  .231  .270  .401   90  125   0   6   1   0   5
 1966 32 WSA AL 124  163   21   31   2  1   6   17   2  0  16  50  .190  .261  .325   69   53   2   1   3   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons     1149 3494  443  837 134 29 148  509  52 19 323 648  .240  .304  .422   98 1473  16  34  38  15  45
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        493   62  118  19  4  21   72   7  3  46  91  .240  .304  .422   98  208   2   5   5   2   6
 Career High    146  525   84  136  25 10  27   95  12  7  48  99  .272  .335  .475  115  249   4   7   8   5  10
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1958 24 SFG NL  470  321   64   5.4   104| .258  .267| .332  .335| .447  .417| .779  .752| 106  .563   3.9   0.4  60%
 1959 25 SFG NL  511  349   75   5.7   103| .272  .268| .335  .333| .475  .414| .810  .747| 115  .598   9.2   0.9  62%
 1960 26 SFG NL  567  400   74   5.0    95| .252  .257| .315  .322| .454  .395| .769  .717| 113  .559   7.2   0.7  63%
 1961 27 CLE AL  585  403   84   5.6   101| .259  .260| .318  .335| .474  .405| .792  .740| 112  .581   7.1   0.7 100%
 1962 28 CLE AL  470  354   44   3.3   100| .200  .259| .272  .331| .377  .404| .649  .735|  75  .361 -16.0  -1.6  90%
 1963 29 CLE AL  478  344   50   3.9    95| .230  .255| .303  .322| .375  .394| .678  .716|  89  .470  -6.6  -0.7  80%
 1964 30 TOT AL  282  209   25   3.2    96| .206  .256| .272  .324| .345  .397| .617  .721|  71  .377 -10.0  -1.0  60%
         BAL AL  172  126   14   3.0    96| .200  .256| .281  .324| .293  .397| .574  .721|  60  .345  -7.6  -0.8  60%
         WSA AL  110   83   11   3.6    96| .216  .256| .259  .324| .422  .397| .681  .721|  86  .422  -2.3  -0.2   0%
 1965 31 WSA AL  337  253   33   3.5    90| .231  .248| .270  .318| .401  .381| .671  .699|  90  .437  -5.2  -0.5  60%
 1966 32 WSA AL  182  138   14   2.7    89| .190  .247| .261  .314| .325  .381| .586  .695|  69  .343  -7.1  -0.8 100%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      3882 2771  463   4.5    98| .240  .259| .304  .328| .422  .401| .726  .728|  98  .507 -17.4  -1.9  73%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / 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 ------+
1958 24 SFG NL OF 115 187 12 8 4 .961 .980 1.73 1.95 1.90 2.26 102 943.7 RF 112 186 13 7 4 .966 .978 1.78 1.73 1.94 2.02 102 924.7 LF 5 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.40 1.54 0.95 1.99 0 19.0 1959 25 SFG NL OF 117 212 8 7 0 .969 .977 1.88 1.90 1.98 2.21 114 1001.0 RF 108 191 8 6 0 .971 .978 1.84 1.64 1.95 1.96 105 917.0 LF 14 20 0 2 0 .909 .971 1.43 1.59 2.14 2.04 9 84.0 1960 26 SFG NL OF 143 252 16 6 5 .978 .978 1.87 1.92 1.97 2.20 135 1223.0 RF 143 252 15 6 5 .978 .979 1.87 1.76 1.98 1.98 135 1212.0 LF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.53 2.45 1.96 0 11.0 1961 27 CLE AL RF 138 288 12 8 5 .974 .976 2.17 1.75 2.29 2.06 130 1177.7 1962 28 CLE AL OF 125 233 11 7 0 .972 .980 1.95 1.92 2.21 2.19 109 992.0 RF 121 215 10 6 0 .974 .979 1.86 1.71 2.23 2.00 98 909.0 CF 12 23 0 1 0 .958 .987 1.92 2.18 2.49 2.57 11 83.0 1963 29 CLE AL OF 112 234 11 4 2 .984 .981 2.19 1.91 2.31 2.16 101 956.3 CF 59 135 7 2 1 .986 .986 2.41 2.19 2.51 2.58 57 508.3 RF 50 89 4 2 1 .979 .980 1.86 1.72 1.99 2.01 42 421.0 LF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.56 3.33 1.90 2 27.0 1964 30 TOT AL OF 85 125 7 5 3 .964 .980 1.55 1.79 1.99 2.04 64 596.0 TOT AL RF 63 96 6 3 3 .971 .985 1.62 1.61 2.10 1.88 47 436.3 TOT AL LF 15 20 0 2 0 .909 .976 1.33 1.46 1.62 1.81 13 111.3 BAL AL OF 58 86 7 1 3 .989 .980 1.60 1.79 2.25 2.04 39 372.0 RF 48 75 6 1 3 .988 .984 1.69 1.61 2.26 1.88 35 322.3 CF 10 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.40 2.13 2.61 2.44 4 48.3 LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.45 0.00 2.08 0 1.3 WSA AL OF 27 39 0 4 0 .907 .980 1.44 1.79 1.57 2.04 25 224.0 RF 15 21 0 2 0 .913 .986 1.40 1.61 1.66 1.88 12 114.0 LF 13 20 0 2 0 .909 .976 1.54 1.46 1.64 1.81 13 110.0 1965 31 WSA AL OF 92 151 3 2 0 .987 .978 1.67 1.78 2.11 2.04 72 658.0 RF 66 94 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.44 1.57 1.97 1.85 47 434.0 LF 33 45 3 1 0 .980 .980 1.45 1.49 2.34 1.87 19 185.0 CF 7 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.14 2.03 1.85 2.40 6 39.0 1966 32 WSA AL OF 68 56 3 1 0 .983 .982 0.87 1.82 1.77 2.10 24 300.3 LF 50 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 0.64 1.45 1.65 1.83 11 174.3 RF 19 22 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.26 1.69 1.71 1.94 13 126.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1962 28 CLE AL CF 12 23 0 1 0 .958 .987 1.92 2.18 2.49 2.57 11 83.0 1963 29 CLE AL CF 59 135 7 2 1 .986 .986 2.41 2.19 2.51 2.58 57 508.3 1964 30 BAL AL CF 10 13 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.40 2.13 2.61 2.44 4 48.3 1965 31 WSA AL CF 7 8 0 1 0 .889 .976 1.14 2.03 1.85 2.40 6 39.0 1958 24 SFG NL LF 5 2 0 1 0 .667 .952 0.40 1.54 0.95 1.99 0 19.0 1959 25 SFG NL LF 14 20 0 2 0 .909 .971 1.43 1.59 2.14 2.04 9 84.0 1960 26 SFG NL LF 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 1.00 1.53 2.45 1.96 0 11.0 1963 29 CLE AL LF 5 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.56 3.33 1.90 2 27.0 1964 30 TOT AL LF 15 20 0 2 0 .909 .976 1.33 1.46 1.62 1.81 13 111.3 BAL AL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.45 0.00 2.08 0 1.3 WSA AL LF 13 20 0 2 0 .909 .976 1.54 1.46 1.64 1.81 13 110.0 1965 31 WSA AL LF 33 45 3 1 0 .980 .980 1.45 1.49 2.34 1.87 19 185.0 1966 32 WSA AL LF 50 32 0 1 0 .970 .979 0.64 1.45 1.65 1.83 11 174.3 1958 24 SFG NL OF 115 187 12 8 4 .961 .980 1.73 1.95 1.90 2.26 102 943.7 1959 25 SFG NL OF 117 212 8 7 0 .969 .977 1.88 1.90 1.98 2.21 114 1001.0 1960 26 SFG NL OF 143 252 16 6 5 .978 .978 1.87 1.92 1.97 2.20 135 1223.0 1961 27 CLE AL OF 138 290 12 8 5 .974 .977 2.19 1.98 2.31 2.25 130 1177.7 1962 28 CLE AL OF 125 233 11 7 0 .972 .980 1.95 1.92 2.21 2.19 109 992.0 1963 29 CLE AL OF 112 234 11 4 2 .984 .981 2.19 1.91 2.31 2.16 101 956.3 1964 30 TOT AL OF 85 125 7 5 3 .964 .980 1.55 1.79 1.99 2.04 64 596.0 BAL AL OF 58 86 7 1 3 .989 .980 1.60 1.79 2.25 2.04 39 372.0 WSA AL OF 27 39 0 4 0 .907 .980 1.44 1.79 1.57 2.04 25 224.0 1965 31 WSA AL OF 92 151 3 2 0 .987 .978 1.67 1.78 2.11 2.04 72 658.0 1966 32 WSA AL OF 68 56 3 1 0 .983 .982 0.87 1.82 1.77 2.10 24 300.3 1958 24 SFG NL RF 112 186 13 7 4 .966 .978 1.78 1.73 1.94 2.02 102 924.7 1959 25 SFG NL RF 108 191 8 6 0 .971 .978 1.84 1.64 1.95 1.96 105 917.0 1960 26 SFG NL RF 143 252 15 6 5 .978 .979 1.87 1.76 1.98 1.98 135 1212.0 1961 27 CLE AL RF 138 288 12 8 5 .974 .976 2.17 1.75 2.29 2.06 130 1177.7 1962 28 CLE AL RF 121 215 10 6 0 .974 .979 1.86 1.71 2.23 2.00 98 909.0 1963 29 CLE AL RF 50 89 4 2 1 .979 .980 1.86 1.72 1.99 2.01 42 421.0 1964 30 TOT AL RF 63 96 6 3 3 .971 .985 1.62 1.61 2.10 1.88 47 436.3 BAL AL RF 48 75 6 1 3 .988 .984 1.69 1.61 2.26 1.88 35 322.3 WSA AL RF 15 21 0 2 0 .913 .986 1.40 1.61 1.66 1.88 12 114.0 1965 31 WSA AL RF 66 94 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.44 1.57 1.97 1.85 47 434.0 1966 32 WSA AL RF 19 22 2 0 0 1.000 .980 1.26 1.69 1.71 1.94 13 126.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 995 1740 83 48 19 .974 .979 1.83 1.90 2.09 2.18 851 7848.0 125 88 820# RF* 820 1433 71 38 18 .975 .979 1.83 1.70 2.06 1.99 719 6557.7 LF* 125 131 4 7 0 .951 .977 1.08 1.49 1.99 1.88 54 611.7 CF* 88 179 8 4 1 .979 .985 2.12 2.17 2.48 2.56 78 678.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 995 1740 83 48 19 .974 .979 1.83 1.90 2.09 2.18 851 7848
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Triples
1960 NL-10-5

RBI
1961 AL-95-9

Strikeouts
1960 NL-86-9

Hit By Pitch
1958 NL-5-9
1960 NL-4-9

Sac. Flies
1961 AL-7-10
1965 AL-6-8

Caught Stealing
1960 NL-7-10

Power/Speed Number
1960 NL-15.3-7
1962 AL-12.6-8
1963 AL-10.4-9

At Bats per Home Run
1959 NL-21.0-8

       

Gray Ink: Batting - 5 (1714) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1770) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1953 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 3, 1960: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Johnny Antonelli to the Cleveland Indians for Harvey Kuenn.

December 4, 1963: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Al Smith and $25,000.

August 12, 1964: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Baltimore Orioles.

October 18, 1966: Released by the Washington Senators.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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