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Ellis Kinder
Ellis Raymond Kinder (Old Folks)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 26, 1914 in Atkins, AR (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1946
Final Game: May 8, 1957
Died: October 16, 1968 in Jackson, TN
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1946 31 SLB AL 3 3 .500 3.32 33 7 12 1 0 1 86.2 78 35 32 8 36 59 0 0 1 366 112 1.315 8.1 0.8 3.7 6.1 1.64
1947 32 SLB AL 8 15 .348 4.49 34 26 6 10 2 1 194.1 201 105 97 11 82 110 0 1 1 848 87 1.456 9.3 0.5 3.8 5.1 1.34
1948 33 BOS AL 10 7 .588 3.74 28 22 3 10 1 0 178.0 183 84 74 10 63 53 2 0 2 762 117 1.382 9.3 0.5 3.2 2.7 0.84
1949 34 BOS AL 23 6 .793 3.36 43 30 10 19 6 4 252.0 251 103 94 21 99 138 2 0 1 1085 130 1.389 9.0 0.8 3.5 4.9 1.39 MVP-5
1950 35 BOS AL 14 12 .538 4.26 48 23 15 11 1 9 207.0 212 105 98 23 78 95 1 0 1 903 115 1.401 9.2 1.0 3.4 4.1 1.22
1951 36 BOS AL 11 2 .846 2.55 63 2 41 1 0 14 127.0 108 42 36 9 46 84 0 0 2 526 174 1.213 7.7 0.6 3.3 6.0 1.83 MVP-7
1952 37 BOS AL 5 6 .455 2.58 23 10 8 4 0 4 97.2 85 33 28 11 28 50 1 0 0 400 152 1.157 7.8 1.0 2.6 4.6 1.79
1953 38 BOS AL 10 6 .625 1.85 69 0 51 0 0 27 107.0 84 30 22 8 38 39 2 1 1 441 227 1.140 7.1 0.7 3.2 3.3 1.03 MVP-11
1954 39 BOS AL 8 8 .500 3.62 48 2 34 0 0 15 107.0 106 47 43 7 36 67 0 0 1 457 114 1.327 8.9 0.6 3.0 5.6 1.86
1955 40 BOS AL 5 5 .500 2.84 43 0 38 0 0 18 66.2 57 22 21 5 15 4 31 1 0 1 275 152 1.080 7.7 0.7 2.0 4.2 2.07
1956 41 TOT MLB 5 1 .833 3.09 51 0 36 0 0 9 55.1 56 21 19 5 17 3 23 0 0 0 238 128 1.319 9.1 0.8 2.8 3.7 1.35
1956 41 STL NL 2 0 1.000 3.51 22 0 17 0 0 6 25.2 23 11 10 3 9 3 4 0 0 0 108 108 1.247 8.1 1.1 3.2 1.4 0.44
1956 41 CHW AL 3 1 .750 2.73 29 0 19 0 0 3 29.2 33 10 9 2 8 0 19 0 0 0 130 151 1.382 10.0 0.6 2.4 5.8 2.38
1957 42 CHW AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
12 Seasons 102 71 .590 3.43 484 122 255 56 10 102 1479.2 1421 627 564 118 539 8 749 9 2 11 6306 125 1.325 8.6 0.7 3.3 4.6 1.39
162 Game Avg. 11 8 .590 3.43 54 14 29 6 1 11 166 159 70 63 13 60 84 1 0 1 708 125 1.325 8.6 0.7 3.3 4.6 1.39
BOS (8 yrs) 86 52 .623 3.28 365 89 200 45 8 91 1142.1 1086 466 416 94 403 4 557 9 1 9 4849 134 1.303 8.6 0.7 3.2 4.4 1.38
SLB (2 yrs) 11 18 .379 4.13 67 33 18 11 2 2 281.0 279 140 129 19 118 169 0 1 2 1214 93 1.413 8.9 0.6 3.8 5.4 1.43
CHW (2 yrs) 3 1 .750 2.64 30 0 20 0 0 3 30.2 33 10 9 2 9 1 19 0 0 0 135 155 1.370 9.7 0.6 2.6 5.6 2.11
STL (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 3.51 22 0 17 0 0 6 25.2 23 11 10 3 9 3 4 0 0 0 108 108 1.247 8.1 1.1 3.2 1.4 0.44
AL (12 yrs) 100 71 .585 3.43 462 122 238 56 10 96 1454.0 1398 616 554 115 530 5 745 9 2 11 6198 125 1.326 8.7 0.7 3.3 4.6 1.41
NL (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 3.51 22 0 17 0 0 6 25.2 23 11 10 3 9 3 4 0 0 0 108 108 1.247 8.1 1.1 3.2 1.4 0.44

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1946 31 SLB AL 33 23 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .053 .143 .053 .195 -45 1 1 0 2 1
1947 32 SLB AL 34 67 62 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 20 .129 .143 .129 .272 -25 8 1 0 4 1
1948 33 BOS AL 28 73 62 8 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 18 .097 .200 .097 .297 -21 6 1 0 3 1
1949 34 BOS AL 43 107 92 11 12 2 0 0 7 0 1 6 24 .130 .184 .152 .336 -13 14 3 0 9 1 MVP-5
1950 35 BOS AL 48 77 71 5 13 1 1 1 11 0 0 2 13 .183 .205 .268 .473 16 19 2 0 4 1
1951 36 BOS AL 63 35 34 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .118 .143 .147 .290 -24 5 0 0 0 1 MVP-7
1952 37 BOS AL 23 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 1
1953 38 BOS AL 69 30 29 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .379 .379 .414 .793 110 12 0 0 1 1 MVP-11
1954 39 BOS AL 48 34 27 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .185 .241 .259 .501 31 7 0 0 5 0 1
1955 40 BOS AL 43 14 12 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 .250 .308 .250 .558 46 3 1 0 1 0 0 1
1956 41 TOT MLB 51 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 41 STL NL 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1956 41 CHW AL 29 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 42 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
12 Seasons 484 496 444 34 63 7 1 1 33 0 1 23 123 .142 .184 .169 .353 -7 75 10 0 29 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 166 149 11 21 2 0 0 11 0 0 8 41 .142 .184 .169 .353 -7 25 3 0 10
BOS (8 yrs) 365 402 359 29 54 7 1 1 29 0 1 20 94 .150 .195 .184 .379 -2 66 8 0 23 0 0
SLB (2 yrs) 67 90 81 5 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 26 .111 .143 .111 .254 -30 9 2 0 6
CHW (2 yrs) 30 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 462 494 442 34 63 7 1 1 33 0 1 23 121 .143 .185 .170 .355 -7 75 10 0 29 0 0
NL (1 yr) 22 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1946 SLB AL 31 P 33 12 2 10 0 2 1.000 0.36 .950 1.01
1947 SLB AL 32 P 34 25 5 18 2 2 .920 0.68 .956 0.95
1948 BOS AL 33 P 28 26 5 20 1 2 .962 0.89 .962 0.91
1949 BOS AL 34 P 43 36 7 28 1 1 .972 0.81 .961 1.01 MVP-5
1950 BOS AL 35 P 48 40 7 30 3 0 .925 0.77 .952 0.96
1951 BOS AL 36 P 63 18 5 13 0 1 1.000 0.29 .950 0.99 MVP-7
1952 BOS AL 37 P 23 20 4 16 0 2 1.000 0.87 .965 1.03
1953 BOS AL 38 P 69 28 10 18 0 0 1.000 0.41 .954 0.88 MVP-11
1954 BOS AL 39 P 48 2 107.0 15 2 11 2 0 .867 1.09 0.27 .960 2.01 0.93
1955 BOS AL 40 P 43 0 66.2 9 2 7 0 1 1.000 1.22 0.21 .956 1.98 0.83
1956 TOT MLB 41 P 51 0 55.4 6 3 3 0 0 1.000 0.98 0.12 .950 1.98 0.83
1956 STL NL 41 P 22 0 25.2 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.70 0.09 .950 2.07 0.83
1956 CHW AL 41 P 29 0 29.2 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.14 .950 1.91 0.82
1957 CHW AL 42 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.90
12 Seasons P 484 2 230.0 235 52 174 9 11 .962 8.84 0.47 .957 2.00 0.93
12 Seasons TOT 484 2 230.0 235 52 174 9 11 .962 8.84 0.47 .918 2.00 0.93

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1964 BBWAA ( 1.5%)

Awards (yr lg award)
1949 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1949 AL (5, 36%)
1951 AL (7, 20%)
1953 AL (11, 12%)
0.68 Career Shares (340th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1949 AL  3.357 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1949 AL  23 (2nd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1949 AL  .793 (1st)
Career  .590 (147th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1950 AL  1.401 (8th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  3.185 (7th)
1949 AL  3.536 (9th)
1950 AL  3.391 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1947 AL  5.094 (5th)
1949 AL  4.929 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1949 AL  43 (6th)
1950 AL  48 (2nd)
1951 AL  63 (1st)
1953 AL  69 (1st)
1954 AL  48 (2nd)
1955 AL  43 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1949 AL  4 (5th)
1950 AL  9 (4th)
1951 AL  14 (1st)
1953 AL  27 (1st)
1954 AL  15 (2nd)
1955 AL  18 (2nd)
Career  102 (114th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1949 AL  252.0 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1947 AL  110 (9th)
1949 AL  138 (3rd)

Games Started s c a p y
1949 AL  30 (10th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1949 AL  19 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1949 AL  6 (1st)

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 AL  21 (2nd)
1950 AL  23 (4th)

Hits s c a p y
1949 AL  251 (4th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1947 AL  1.341 (10th)
1949 AL  1.394 (3rd)
1950 AL  1.218 (5th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL  .506 (10th)

Losses s c a p y
1947 AL  15 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1947 AL  97 (5th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1949 AL  1085 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1951 AL  41 (1st)
1953 AL  51 (1st)
1954 AL  34 (2nd)
1955 AL  38 (1st)
1956 AL  19 (10th)
Career  255 (154th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1949 AL  130 (6th)
Career  125 (71st)

Oldest s c a p y
1951 AL  born 1914-07-26 (9th)
1952 AL  born 1914-07-26 (8th)
1953 AL  born 1914-07-26 (5th)
1954 AL  born 1914-07-26 (2nd)
1955 AL  born 1914-07-26 (1st)
1956 AL  born 1914-07-26 (1st)
1956 NL  born 1914-07-26 (1st)
1957 AL  born 1914-07-26 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 12 (185), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 56 (443), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 22 (558), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (484), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  8. Al Brazle (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Al Brazle (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Purchased by the New York Yankees from Jackson (Kitty) for $5,000.

June, 1941: Returned to Jackson (Kitty) by the New York Yankees following previous purchase.

Before 1944 Season: Obtained by the St. Louis Browns from Memphis (Southern Association) as part of a minor league working agreement.

November 18, 1947: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Billy Hitchcock to the Boston Red Sox for Sam Dente, Clem Dreisewerd, Bill Sommers and $65,000.

December 4, 1955: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Boston Red Sox.

July 11, 1956: Selected off waivers by the Chicago White Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.

May 17, 1957: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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