Dennis Kinney

Dennis Paul Kinney

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: February 26, 1952 in Toledo, OH
High School: Bedford HS (Temperance, MI)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 10th round of the 1970 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1978
Teams (by GP): Padres/Indians/Tigers/Athletics 1978-1982

Final Game: May 20, 1982
About biographical information

View team uniforms at Dressed to the Nines a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit / Report an error

Let people know you like this site. Sponsor this page for $10. Your message will replace this ad.

Standard Batting

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
1970	18	CLE-min	Rk	14	4	4		1	0	0	0						.250	.250	.250	.500		1							INS · GULF
1971	19	CLE-min	Rk,A	30	15	15		1	0	0	0						.067	.067	.067	.133		1							INS,REN · GULF,CALL
1972	20	CLE-min	A	56	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	.000	.182	.000	.182		0							REN · CALL
1973	21	CLE-min	A	51	7	7		0	0	0	0						.000	.000	.000	.000		0							REN · CALL
1974	22	CLE-min	AA																										SAN · TL
1975	23	CLE-min	AA	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SAN · TL
1976	24	CLE-min	AA,AAA,A	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0			WPT,TOL,SJO · EL,IL,CALL
1977	25	CLE-min	AAA,AA	48	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000		1		0	0	0			TOL,JER · IL,EL
1978	26	SDP-min	AAA	8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	1	0			HAW · PCL
1978	26	TOT	MLB	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	26	CLE	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1978	26	SDP	NL	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1979	27	SDP-min	AAA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			HAW · PCL
1979	27	SDP	NL	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	28	SDP	NL	50	14	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.083	.154	.083	.237	-30	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1981	29	DET-min	AAA	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		EVN · AA
1981	29	DET	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1982	30	OAK-min	AAA	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		TAC · PCL
1982	30	OAK	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
5 Yrs				97	16	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	27	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	2	0	0	2	0	0

SDP (3 yrs)				70	16	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	0	0	1	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				70	16	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	0	0	1	0	0
AL (3 yrs)				27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1978	26	CLE	AL	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1978	26	SDP	NL	7	1	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.502	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1979	27	SDP	NL	13	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	1
1980	28	SDP	NL	50	14	-2	0	0	0	2	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$	1
1981	29	DET	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1982	30	OAK	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
5 Seasons				97	16	-3	0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$

SDP (3 yrs)				70	16	-3	0	0	0	2	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.499	.500	-0.1	0.0	-0	$
OAK (1 yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CLE (1 yr)				18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
DET (1 yr)				6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1978	26	TOT	MLB	1	1	0	0.0	87	.000	.000	.251	.000	.318	.000	.370	.000	.688	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1978	26	SDP	NL	1	1	0	0.0	87	.000	.000	.251	.000	.318	.000	.370	.000	.688	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1979	27	SDP	NL	1	1	0	0.0	94		.000	.260	.000	.325	.000	.387	.000	.712	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1980	28	SDP	NL	14	12	0	0.0	90	.200	.083	.260	.154	.321	.083	.377	.237	.698	-30	.000	-2.1	-0.2	.182	.083	.000
5 Yrs				16	14	0	0.0	90	.167	.071	.259	.133	.321	.071	.377	.205	.698	-40	.000	-2.6	-0.3	.154	.071	.000
162 Game Avg.				27	23	0	0.0	90	.167	.071	.259	.133	.321	.071	.377	.205	.698	-40	.000	-2.6	-0.3	.154	.071	.000

NL (3 yrs)				16	14	0	0.0	90	.167	.071	.259	.133	.321	.071	.377	.205	.698	-40	.000	-2.6	-0.3	.154	.071	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1978	26	TOT	MLB	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1978	26	SDP	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1979	27	SDP	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0			0.00	0%
1980	28	SDP	NL	14	0.0%	50.0%	7.1%	0.0%	0%	7.00	1.7			2.00	36%
5 Yrs				16	0.0%	50.0%	6.3%	0.0%	0%	8.00	1.8			1.67	38%
MLB Averages					2.0%	12.7%	8.4%	6.5%	28%	1.52	7.0	45.6	8.5	1.10	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1978	26	TOT	MLB	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.07	-0.0	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.77	-0.2	0
1978	26	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1978	26	SDP	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.07	-0.0	-0.0	-0.3	-0.0	1.77	-0.2	0
1979	27	SDP	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.51	-0.0	0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.86	-0.2	0
1980	28	SDP	NL	-2.1	-0.2	14	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	1.28	-0.2	0.0	-2.0	-0.2	0.86	-2.2	0
1981	29	DET	AL	0.0	0.0
1982	30	OAK	AL	0.0	0.0
5 Yrs				-2.6	-0.3	16	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	1.15	-0.2	0.0	-2.5	-0.3	0.91	-2.6	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	RS%	SBO	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2
1978	26	TOT	MLB		3	0%	1	1
1978	26	SDP	NL		3	0%	1	1
1979	27	SDP	NL		0		0	0
1980	28	SDP	NL	0%	3		0	0
5 Yrs				0%	6	0%	1	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1978	26	TOT	MLB	1	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	1	100%	2	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1978	26	SDP	NL	1	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	1	100%	2	0	0%	0	0		1	1	100%	0
1979	27	SDP	NL	1	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1980	28	SDP	NL	14	71%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	1	0	0%	2	1	50%	4	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
5 Yrs				16	75%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	2	0	0%	3	2	67%	6	0	0%	1	0	0%	2	2	100%	0
MLB Averages					56%																			80%			11%			36%			15%			51%			55%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	H	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1978	26	25	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
1979	27	38	2	2	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0
1980	28	88	16	14	1	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	1
1981	29	94	16	14	1	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	1
1982	30	97	16	14	1	1	8	.071	.133	.071	.205	-40	1	1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: / / / or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	Gact
1978	26	25	1	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	25
1979	27	13	1	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	13
1980	28	50	14	12	1	7	.000	.077	.000	.077	50
3 Yrs		88	16	14	1	8	.000	.067	.000	.067	88
162 Game Avg.		162	29	26	2	15	.000	.067	.000	.067	88

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Other Resources & Links

Error? Compare Search SABR's Baseball Index Other Links@google.com Baseball Library Baseball-Almanac.com Retrosheet The Baseball Cube The Baseball Page WhatIfSports: Dennis Kinney

Viewed 4,157 times through May 31, 2012.
Name and misspellings: Dennis denis Dennis denny dennys Paul Kinney

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.