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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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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 23 PIT NL 144 579 502 63 124 17 3 23 81 3 74 109 .247 .345 .430 .775 117 216 15 1 2 *O MVP-30
1947 24 PIT NL 152 666 565 118 177 23 4 51 127 1 98 81 .313 .417 .639 1.055 173 361 12 2 1 *O MVP-6
1948 25 PIT NL 156 670 555 104 147 19 5 40 123 1 112 61 .265 .391 .533 .924 146 296 15 3 0 *O AS,MVP-7
1949 26 PIT NL 152 667 549 116 170 19 5 54 127 6 117 61 .310 .432 .658 1.089 186 361 10 1 0 *O AS,MVP-4
1950 27 PIT NL 150 672 547 112 149 21 6 47 118 2 122 79 .272 .408 .590 .998 156 323 22 3 0 *O AS,MVP-5
1951 28 PIT NL 151 670 531 124 164 31 6 42 109 2 1 137 57 .309 .452 .627 1.079 184 333 10 2 0 O3 AS,MVP-10
1952 29 PIT NL 149 633 516 90 126 17 2 37 87 3 0 110 77 .244 .384 .500 .884 141 258 6 7 0 *O AS,MVP-23
1953 30 TOT NL 158 666 562 100 157 20 3 35 116 2 1 100 88 .279 .391 .512 .903 132 288 11 3 1 *O AS
1953 30 PIT NL 41 175 148 27 40 6 1 7 29 1 0 25 21 .270 .383 .466 .849 121 69 1 2 0 O
1953 30 CHC NL 117 491 414 73 117 14 2 28 87 1 1 75 67 .283 .394 .529 .923 136 219 10 1 1 *O
1954 31 CHC NL 147 643 557 88 159 36 5 22 73 2 0 76 90 .285 .371 .487 .858 121 271 17 2 5 3 *7
1955 32 CLE AL 113 390 321 56 78 13 0 18 54 0 0 65 46 .243 .367 .452 .818 116 145 8 0 0 4 1 7
10 Seasons 1472 6256 5205 971 1451 216 39 369 1015 22 2 1011 749 .279 .398 .548 .946 149 2852 126 24 9 7 1
162 Game Avg. 162 689 573 107 160 24 4 41 112 2 111 82 .279 .398 .548 .946 149 314 14 3 1
PIT (8 yrs) 1095 4732 3913 754 1097 153 32 301 801 19 1 795 546 .280 .405 .567 .971 157 2217 91 21 3
CHC (2 yrs) 264 1134 971 161 276 50 7 50 160 3 1 151 157 .284 .381 .505 .886 128 490 27 3 6 3
CLE (1 yr) 113 390 321 56 78 13 0 18 54 0 0 65 46 .243 .367 .452 .818 116 145 8 0 0 4 1
NL (9 yrs) 1359 5866 4884 915 1373 203 39 351 961 22 2 946 703 .281 .400 .554 .954 151 2707 118 24 9 3
AL (1 yr) 113 390 321 56 78 13 0 18 54 0 0 65 46 .243 .367 .452 .818 116 145 8 0 0 4 1

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1948 *
1949 (LF)
1950 (LF)
1951 *
1952
1953 *

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1946-NL-30-1%
1947-NL-6-30%
1948-NL-7-16%
1949-NL-4-40%
1950-NL-5-27%
1951-NL-10-15%
1952-NL-23-2%
1.31 Career Shares (165th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1947 NL--.313--4th
1949 NL--.310--5th
1951 NL--.309--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1947 NL--.417--3rd
1948 NL--.391--7th
1949 NL--.432--3rd
1950 NL--.408--6th
1951 NL--.452--1st
1952 NL--.384--6th
Career--.398--66th

Slugging % s c a p y
1946 NL--.430--9th
1947 NL--.639--1st
1948 NL--.533--4th
1949 NL--.658--1st
1950 NL--.590--3rd
1951 NL--.627--1st
1952 NL--.500--4th
Career--.548--27th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1947 NL--1.055--1st
1948 NL--.924--4th
1949 NL--1.089--1st
1950 NL--.998--2nd
1951 NL--1.079--1st
1952 NL--.884--6th
Career--.946--26th

Games Played s c a p y
1947 NL--152--5th
1948 NL--156--1st
1949 NL--152--9th
1953 NL--158--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1947 NL--565--9th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1947 NL--666--8th
1948 NL--670--4th
1950 NL--672--8th
1951 NL--670--10th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1947 NL--118--3rd
1948 NL--104--5th
1949 NL--116--4th
1950 NL--112--3rd
1951 NL--124--1st
1952 NL--90--9th

Hits s c a p y
1947 NL--177--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
1946 NL--216--9th
1947 NL--361--1st
1948 NL--296--4th
1949 NL--361--2nd
1950 NL--323--4th
1951 NL--333--2nd
1952 NL--258--7th
1953 NL--288--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1951 NL--31--7th
1954 NL--36--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1946 NL--23--1st
1947 NL--51--1st
1948 NL--40--1st
1949 NL--54--1st
1950 NL--47--1st
1951 NL--42--1st
1952 NL--37--1st
1953 NL--35--5th
Career--369--68th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1946 NL--81--5th
1947 NL--127--2nd
1948 NL--123--3rd
1949 NL--127--1st
1950 NL--118--2nd
1951 NL--109--2nd
1952 NL--87--9th
1953 NL--116--6th
Career--1015--250th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1946 NL--74--6th
1947 NL--98--4th
1948 NL--112--2nd
1949 NL--117--1st
1950 NL--122--2nd
1951 NL--137--1st
1952 NL--110--1st
1953 NL--100--2nd
1954 NL--76--8th
Career--1011--105th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1946 NL--109--1st
1947 NL--81--2nd
1950 NL--79--3rd
1952 NL--77--7th
1953 NL--88--6th
1954 NL--90--2nd

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1947 NL--173--1st
1948 NL--146--4th
1949 NL--186--1st
1950 NL--156--4th
1951 NL--184--1st
1952 NL--141--7th
Career--149--35th

Runs Created s c a p y
1947 NL--150--1st
1948 NL--115--3rd
1949 NL--156--2nd
1950 NL--131--2nd
1951 NL--150--2nd
1952 NL--98--4th
1953 NL--112--7th
Career--1144--220th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1947 NL--60--1st
1948 NL--38--4th
1949 NL--69--2nd
1950 NL--47--2nd
1951 NL--71--1st
1952 NL--32--5th
1953 NL--29--10th
Career--384--77th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1947 NL--5.7--1st
1948 NL--3.7--4th
1949 NL--6.7--1st
1950 NL--4.5--2nd
1951 NL--6.9--1st
1952 NL--3.3--5th
1953 NL--2.7--10th
Career--37.2--80th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1946 NL--43--9th
1947 NL--78--2nd
1948 NL--64--4th
1949 NL--78--2nd
1950 NL--74--2nd
1951 NL--79--1st
1952 NL--56--6th
1954 NL--63--7th
Career--624--246th

Times On Base s c a p y
1947 NL--277--1st
1948 NL--262--3rd
1949 NL--288--4th
1950 NL--274--4th
1951 NL--303--2nd
1952 NL--243--6th
1953 NL--260--7th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1947 NL--.801--1st
1948 NL--.708--4th
1949 NL--.826--1st
1950 NL--.738--3rd
1951 NL--.828--2nd
1952 NL--.702--5th
Career--.731--45th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1952 NL--7--5th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1946 NL--15--4th
1948 NL--15--7th
1950 NL--22--2nd
1954 NL--17--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1949 NL--10.8--7th

AB per HR s c a p y
1946 NL--21.8--1st
1947 NL--11.1--1st
1948 NL--13.9--1st
1949 NL--10.2--1st
1950 NL--11.6--1st
1951 NL--12.6--1st
1952 NL--13.9--1st
1953 NL--16.1--6th
Career--14.1--8th

Outs Made s c a p y
1948 NL--423--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 52 (24), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 145 (99), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 136 (96), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 35 (200), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.

June 4, 1953: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Joe Garagiola, Catfish Metkovich and Howie Pollet to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Addis, Toby Atwell, George Freese, Gene Hermanski, Bob Schultz, Preston Ward and $150,000.

November 16, 1954: Sent by the Chicago Cubs to the Cleveland Indians to complete an earlier deal made on September 30, 1954. The Chicago Cubs sent a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians for players to be named later and Sam Jones.

October 24, 1955: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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