Ralph Kiner
Ralph McPherran Kiner
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, NM
High School: Alhambra (Alhambra, CA)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1946
Final Game: September 25, 1955
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1975 (273/362 ballots).
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1946 PIT NL 23 OF 140 356 339 6 11 2 .969 2.46 .977 2.16 64-76-0 MVP-30
1947 PIT NL 24 OF 152 405 390 8 7 1 .983 2.62 .977 2.19 152-0-0 MVP-6
1948 PIT NL 25 OF 154 398 382 6 10 1 .975 2.52 .978 2.20 154-0-0 AS,MVP-7
1949 PIT NL 26 OF 152 330 311 12 7 3 .979 2.13 .977 2.25 152-0-0 AS,MVP-4
1950 PIT NL 27 OF 150 311 287 13 11 2 .965 2.00 .978 2.14 150-0-0 AS,MVP-5
1951 PIT NL 28 OF 94 209 195 7 7 1 .967 2.15 .981 2.23 94-0-0 AS,MVP-10
1951 PIT NL 28 1B 58 596 556 29 11 59 .982 10.09 .989 9.29 AS,MVP-10
1952 PIT NL 29 OF 149 267 250 9 8 0 .970 1.74 .981 2.10 149-0-0 AS,MVP-23
1953 TOT NL 30 OF 157 301 282 11 8 3 .973 1.87 .980 2.11 157-0-0 AS
1953 PIT NL 30 OF 41 76 71 5 0 1 1.000 1.85 .979 2.11 41-0-0
1953 CHC NL 30 OF 116 225 211 6 8 2 .964 1.87 .980 2.11 116-0-0
1954 CHC NL 31 LF 147 147 1274.1 312 296 7 9 1 .971 -4.2 -4.0 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 -3 2.14 2.06 .971 2.22 1.98
1954 CHC NL 31 OF 147 147 1274.1 313 298 6 9 1 .971 -4.2 -4.0 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 -3 2.15 2.07 .975 2.36 2.18
1955 CLE AL 32 LF 87 79 701.2 146 142 2 2 0 .986 -12.1 -20.7 -10.1 -2.3 -7.8 -2 1.85 1.66 .980 2.26 1.78
1955 CLE AL 32 OF 87 79 701.2 145 141 2 2 0 .986 -12.1 -20.7 -10.1 -2.3 -7.8 -2 1.83 1.64 .982 2.40 2.08
10 Seasons OF 1382 226 1976.0 3035 2875 80 80 14 .974 -16.3 -9.9 -11.3 -1.7 -9.6 -5 13.46 2.14 .978 2.37 2.17 1306-76-0
2 Seasons (incomplete) LF 234 226 1976.0 458 438 9 11 1 .976 -16.3 -9.9 -11.3 -1.7 -9.6 -5 2.04 1.91 .974 2.23 1.91
1 Season 1B 58 596 556 29 11 59 .982 10.09 .989 9.29
10 Seasons TOT 1440 226 1976.0 3631 3431 109 91 73 .975 -16.3 -9.9 -11.3 -1.7 -9.6 -5 16.12 2.46 .955 2.37 2.45 1306-76-0

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1946 PIT NL 23 144 144 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 76 0 140
1947 PIT NL 24 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 152
1948 PIT NL 25 156 156 156 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 0 154
1949 PIT NL 26 152 152 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 152
1950 PIT NL 27 150 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 150
1951 PIT NL 28 151 151 151 0 0 58 0 0 0 94 0 0 94
1952 PIT NL 29 149 149 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 0 0 149
1953 CHC NL 30 117 117 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 0 116
1953 PIT NL 30 41 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0 0 41
1954 CHC NL 31 147 147 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 147 0 0 147 0 0
1955 CLE AL 32 113 79 113 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 0 87 34 0
10 Seasons 1472 226 1472 1472 0 0 58 0 0 0 1306 76 0 1382 34 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 CHC NL 31 7 0 7 0 0 5 0 2 2 1 27 20 0 29 3 1 11 6 0 17 3 0 14 13 0 98 45 45.9% 52 1 1.0% 4 4264 63% 80% 29% 397 54%
1955 CLE AL 32 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 42 35 0 29 2 0 18 13 0 7 1 0 10 9 0 106 60 56.6% 45 0 0.0% 2 3080 63% 75% 29% 331 44%
2 Seasons 9 0 9 0 1 7 0 3 3 1 69 55 0 58 5 1 29 19 0 24 4 0 24 22 0 204 105 51.5% 97 1 0.5% 6 7344 63% 78% 29% 728 49%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.1% 63% 79% 30% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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