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Ron Kittle
Ronald Dale Kittle

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 220 lb.

Debut September 2, 1982
  vs. TEX 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 13, 1991
Born January 5, 1958 in Gary, IN

Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1977. (All Transactions)

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        Besides my dad, Ron Kittle was the person most responsible for my love of baseball. His 35 homers in 83 & his 7 life time roof top homers at Old Comiskey Park made him my favorite player of all time. I wore #42 in his honor. Here is to the Kitty Man!

Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1982 24 CHW AL  20   29    3    7   2  0   1    7   0  0   3  12  .241  .313  .414   98   12   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 25 CHW AL 145  520   75  132  19  3  35  100   8  3  39 150  .254  .314  .504  118  262   0   3   8   8  10 RoY-1,AS
 1984 26 CHW AL 139  466   67  100  15  0  32   74   3  6  49 137  .215  .295  .453  100  211   0   4   5   6   7
 1985 27 CHW AL 116  379   51   87  12  0  26   58   1  4  31  92  .230  .295  .467  102  177   0   2   1   5  12
 1986 28 TOT AL 116  376   42   82  13  0  21   60   4  1  35 110  .218  .284  .420   87  158   0   8   1   3  10
         CHW AL  86  296   34   63  11  0  17   48   2  1  28  87  .213  .282  .422   86  125   0   6   0   3  10
         NYY AL  30   80    8   19   2  0   4   12   2  0   7  23  .238  .292  .413   91   33   0   2   1   0   0
 1987 29 NYY AL  59  159   21   44   5  0  12   28   0  1  10  36  .277  .318  .535  122   85   0   3   1   1   4
 1988 30 CLE AL  75  225   31   58   8  0  18   43   0  0  16  65  .258  .323  .533  134  120   0   5   1   8   0
 1989 31 CHW AL  51  169   26   51  10  0  11   37   0  1  22  42  .302  .378  .556  164   94   0   4   1   1   2
 1990 32 TOT AL 105  338   33   78  16  0  18   46   0  0  26  91  .231  .293  .438  104  148   0   1   2   4   6
         CHW AL  83  277   29   68  14  0  16   43   0  0  24  77  .245  .311  .469  118  130   0   1   2   3   3
         BAL AL  22   61    4   10   2  0   2    3   0  0   2  14  .164  .203  .295   40   18   0   0   0   1   3
 1991 33 CHW AL  17   47    7    9   0  0   2    7   0  0   5   9  .191  .291  .319   71   15   0   1   0   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     843 2708  356  648 100  3 176  460  16 16 236 744  .239  .306  .473  110 1282   0  31  20  38  53
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        520   68  125  19  1  34   88   3  3  45 143  .239  .306  .473  110  246   0   6   4   7  10
 Career High    145  520   75  132  19  3  35  100   8  6  49 150  .258  .323  .533  134  262   0   8   8   8  12
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1982 24 CHW AL   32   22    4   4.9    98| .241  .264| .313  .328| .414  .402| .727  .730|  98  .529  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1983 25 CHW AL  570  404   81   5.4   101| .254  .270| .314  .333| .504  .408| .818  .740| 118  .575   9.9   1.0  72%
 1984 26 CHW AL  525  383   62   4.3   101| .215  .269| .295  .333| .453  .406| .748  .739| 100  .481  -2.0  -0.2  33%
 1985 27 CHW AL  417  310   48   4.1   102| .230  .266| .295  .332| .467  .413| .762  .745| 102  .453  -1.1  -0.1  20%
 1986 28 TOT AL  422  313   45   3.8   103| .218  .265| .284  .333| .420  .413| .704  .746|  87  .411  -7.9  -0.8  80%
         CHW AL  333  250   34   3.6   104| .213  .266| .282  .335| .422  .415| .704  .750|  86  .387  -6.7  -0.7  66%
         NYY AL   89   63   11   4.7    99| .238  .260| .292  .328| .413  .406| .705  .734|  91  .499  -1.2  -0.1 100%
 1987 29 NYY AL  173  123   26   5.6   105| .277  .264| .318  .332| .535  .424| .853  .756| 122  .557   4.4   0.4   0%
 1988 30 CLE AL  254  172   42   6.5    96| .258  .262| .323  .327| .533  .394| .856  .721| 134  .673   9.6   1.0   0%
 1989 31 CHW AL  196  125   37   7.9    91| .302  .257| .378  .322| .556  .379| .934  .700| 164  .751  14.9   1.5   0%
 1990 32 TOT AL  369  267   44   4.4    93| .231  .257| .293  .325| .438  .384| .731  .708| 104  .502   0.3   0.1   0%
         CHW AL  305  213   41   5.1    93| .245  .257| .311  .325| .469  .384| .780  .709| 118  .573   5.5   0.6   0%
         BAL AL   64   54    3   1.5    92| .164  .256| .203  .324| .295  .382| .498  .706|  40  .121  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1991 33 CHW AL   55   41    4   2.6    95| .191  .258| .291  .326| .319  .391| .610  .717|  71  .268  -1.8  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     3013 2160  393   4.9   100| .239  .265| .306  .330| .473  .404| .779  .734| 110  .531  26.3   2.7  50%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

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 ------+
1982 24 CHW AL RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.90 0.93 2.27 5 29.0 DH 3 1983 25 CHW AL OF 139 234 7 9 0 .964 .981 1.73 2.16 1.86 2.50 137 1163.3 AS LF 138 237 7 8 0 .968 .977 1.77 1.90 1.89 2.32 137 1163.0 AS DH 2 AS CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 AS 1984 26 CHW AL LF 124 216 13 7 2 .970 .982 1.85 1.80 2.00 2.27 118 1032.3 DH 7 1985 27 CHW AL LF 57 90 3 1 1 .989 .977 1.63 1.77 2.00 2.25 55 418.7 DH 57 1986 28 TOT AL DH 86 TOT AL LF 21 39 4 0 0 1.000 .977 2.05 1.77 2.29 2.24 21 169.0 TOT AL OF 21 39 3 0 0 1.000 .981 2.00 2.06 2.24 2.39 21 169.0 CHW AL DH 62 LF 20 37 4 0 0 1.000 .976 2.05 1.77 2.29 2.24 20 161.0 NYY AL DH 24 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.25 1 8.0 1987 29 NYY AL DH 49 LF 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.75 5.00 2.10 1 9.0 1988 30 CLE AL DH 63 1989 31 CHW AL 1B 27 208 11 4 28 .982 .993 8.11 8.35 9.61 9.79 27 205.0 DH 17 LF 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.84 3.24 2.16 3 25.0 1990 32 TOT AL DH 67 TOT AL 1B 30 176 6 2 19 .989 .992 6.07 8.36 8.50 9.63 26 192.7 CHW AL DH 54 1B 25 150 5 2 18 .987 .992 6.20 8.36 8.47 9.63 24 164.7 BAL AL DH 13 1B 5 26 1 0 1 1.000 .993 5.40 8.36 8.68 9.64 2 28.0 1991 33 CHW AL 1B 15 101 6 2 8 .982 .992 7.13 8.30 9.73 9.75 14 99.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 31 CHW AL 1B 27 208 11 4 28 .982 .993 8.11 8.35 9.61 9.79 27 205.0 1990 32 TOT AL 1B 30 176 6 2 19 .989 .992 6.07 8.36 8.50 9.63 26 192.7 CHW AL 1B 25 150 5 2 18 .987 .992 6.20 8.36 8.47 9.63 24 164.7 BAL AL 1B 5 26 1 0 1 1.000 .993 5.40 8.36 8.68 9.64 2 28.0 1991 33 CHW AL 1B 15 101 6 2 8 .982 .992 7.13 8.30 9.73 9.75 14 99.0 1983 25 CHW AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1982 24 CHW AL DH 3 1983 25 CHW AL DH 2 1984 26 CHW AL DH 7 1985 27 CHW AL DH 57 1986 28 TOT AL DH 86 CHW AL DH 62 NYY AL DH 24 1987 29 NYY AL DH 49 1988 30 CLE AL DH 63 1989 31 CHW AL DH 17 1990 32 TOT AL DH 67 CHW AL DH 54 BAL AL DH 13 1983 25 CHW AL LF 138 237 7 8 0 .968 .977 1.77 1.90 1.89 2.32 137 1163.0 1984 26 CHW AL LF 124 216 13 7 2 .970 .982 1.85 1.80 2.00 2.27 118 1032.3 1985 27 CHW AL LF 57 90 3 1 1 .989 .977 1.63 1.77 2.00 2.25 55 418.7 1986 28 TOT AL LF 21 39 4 0 0 1.000 .977 2.05 1.77 2.29 2.24 21 169.0 CHW AL LF 20 37 4 0 0 1.000 .976 2.05 1.77 2.29 2.24 20 161.0 NYY AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.25 2.25 1 8.0 1987 29 NYY AL LF 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 1.75 5.00 2.10 1 9.0 1989 31 CHW AL LF 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.84 3.24 2.16 3 25.0 1982 24 CHW AL OF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 2.16 0.93 2.48 5 29.0 1983 25 CHW AL OF 139 234 7 9 0 .964 .981 1.73 2.16 1.86 2.50 137 1163.3 1984 26 CHW AL OF 124 226 14 7 2 .972 .983 1.94 2.17 2.09 2.51 118 1032.3 1985 27 CHW AL OF 57 88 2 1 1 .989 .983 1.58 2.10 1.93 2.44 55 418.7 1986 28 TOT AL OF 21 39 3 0 0 1.000 .981 2.00 2.06 2.24 2.39 21 169.0 CHW AL OF 20 37 3 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 2.06 2.24 2.39 20 161.0 NYY AL OF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.10 2.25 2.36 1 8.0 1987 29 NYY AL OF 2 4 1 0 0 1.000 .980 2.50 2.00 5.00 2.30 1 9.0 1989 31 CHW AL OF 5 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 2.12 3.24 2.41 3 25.0 1982 24 CHW AL RF 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.90 0.93 2.27 5 29.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 353 602 28 17 3 .974 .982 1.78 2.15 1.99 2.49 340 2846.3 347 1 5# DH 351 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 347 594 29 16 3 .975 .979 1.80 1.83 1.99 2.28 335 2817.0 1B* 72 485 23 8 55 .984 .992 7.06 8.34 9.20 9.72 67 496.7 RF* 5 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.90 0.93 2.27 5 29.0 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.60 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 425 1087 51 25 58 .979 .986 2.68 3.20 3.06 3.56 407 3343
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1983   ALCS  CHW BAL     L   3   7   1   2  1  0  0   0   1   2  .286  .444  .429   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1983   CHW AL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1983 *

Awards
1983-AL-ROY

Slugging %
1983 AL-.504-9

Home Runs
1983 AL-35-3
1984 AL-32-6

RBI
1983 AL-100-10

Strikeouts
1983 AL-150-1
1984 AL-137-4

Hit By Pitch
1983 AL-8-5

Sac. Flies
1986 AL-8-6

At Bats per Home Run
1983 AL-14.9-1
1984 AL-14.6-1
1985 AL-**14.6-7
Car-15.4-20

     
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Gray Ink: Batting - 15 (1153) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.0 (1763) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (1058) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

July 5, 1977: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

July 7, 1978: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 4, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 30, 1986: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Joel Skinner and Wayne Tolleson to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later, Ron Hassey, and Carlos Martinez. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

December 21, 1987: Released by the New York Yankees.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 30, 1990: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Phil Bradley.

December 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 1, 1991: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

June 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

August 15, 1991: Released by the Chicago White Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Chicago White Sox$300,000
1986Chicago White Sox$400,000
1987New York Yankees$425,000
1988Cleveland Indians$300,000
1989Chicago White Sox$550,000
1990Chicago White Sox$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,525,000

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