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Ralph Kiner

Ralph McPherran Kiner

Hall of Famer

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman
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
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cubs/Indians 1946-1955
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 2.18 147-0-0
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 87-0-0
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 1540-76-0
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 1540-76-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1960 BBWAA ( 1.1%)
1962 BBWAA ( 3.1%)
1964 BBWAA (15.4%)
1964 Run Off ( 1.5%)
1966 BBWAA (24.5%)
1967 BBWAA (42.5%)
1967 Run Off (13.4%)
1968 BBWAA (41.7%)
1969 BBWAA (40.3%)
1970 BBWAA (55.7%)
1971 BBWAA (58.9%)
1972 BBWAA (59.3%)
1973 BBWAA (61.8%)
1974 BBWAA (58.9%)
1975 BBWAA (75.4%)
Selected to HOF in 1975 by BBWAA

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 (167th)

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 (2nd)
1950 NL  4.5 (2nd)
1951 NL  6.9 (1st)
1952 NL  3.3 (5th)
1953 NL  2.7 (10th)
Career  37.3 (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  .802 (1st)
1948 NL  .708 (4th)
1949 NL  .826 (1st)
1950 NL  .738 (3rd)
1951 NL  .828 (2nd)
1952 NL  .702 (5th)
Career  .731 (44th)

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 (6th)
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 (98), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 136 (96), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 35 (209), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  5. Rocky Colavito (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Rocky Colavito (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Harmon Killebrew (925) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Harmon Killebrew (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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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, George 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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