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Ron Kittle
Ronald Dale Kittle
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 220 lb.

Born: January 5, 1958 in Gary, IN
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1977. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1982
Final Game: August 13, 1991
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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
1982 24 CHW AL 20 32 29 3 7 2 0 1 7 0 0 3 12 .241 .313 .414 .726 98 12 0 0 0 0 0 /9D
1983 25 CHW AL 145 570 520 75 132 19 3 35 100 8 3 39 150 .254 .314 .504 .818 118 262 10 8 0 3 8 *7/D8 AS,RoY-1
1984 26 CHW AL 139 525 466 67 100 15 0 32 74 3 6 49 137 .215 .295 .453 .748 100 211 7 6 0 4 5 *7/D
1985 27 CHW AL 116 417 379 51 87 12 0 26 58 1 4 31 92 .230 .295 .467 .762 102 177 12 5 0 2 1 D7
1986 28 TOT AL 116 422 376 42 82 13 0 21 60 4 1 35 110 .218 .284 .420 .705 87 158 10 3 0 8 1 D7
1986 28 CHW AL 86 333 296 34 63 11 0 17 48 2 1 28 87 .213 .282 .422 .705 86 125 10 3 0 6 0 D7
1986 28 NYY AL 30 89 80 8 19 2 0 4 12 2 0 7 23 .238 .292 .413 .705 91 33 0 0 0 2 1 D/7
1987 29 NYY AL 59 173 159 21 44 5 0 12 28 0 1 10 36 .277 .318 .535 .853 122 85 4 1 0 3 1 D/7
1988 30 CLE AL 75 254 225 31 58 8 0 18 43 0 0 16 65 .258 .323 .533 .856 134 120 0 8 0 5 1 D
1989 31 CHW AL 51 196 169 26 51 10 0 11 37 0 1 22 42 .302 .378 .556 .934 164 94 2 1 0 4 1 3D/7
1990 32 TOT AL 105 369 338 33 78 16 0 18 46 0 0 26 91 .231 .293 .438 .731 104 148 6 4 0 1 2 D3
1990 32 CHW AL 83 305 277 29 68 14 0 16 43 0 0 24 77 .245 .311 .469 .781 118 130 3 3 0 1 2 D3
1990 32 BAL AL 22 64 61 4 10 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 14 .164 .203 .295 .498 40 18 3 1 0 0 0 D/3
1991 33 CHW AL 17 55 47 7 9 0 0 2 7 0 0 5 9 .191 .291 .319 .610 71 15 2 2 0 1 0 3
10 Seasons 843 3013 2708 356 648 100 3 176 460 16 16 236 744 .239 .306 .473 .779 110 1282 53 38 0 31 20
162 Game Avg. 162 579 520 68 125 19 1 34 88 3 3 45 143 .239 .306 .473 .779 110 246 10 7 0 6 4
CHW (8 yrs) 657 2433 2183 292 517 83 3 140 374 14 15 201 606 .237 .307 .470 .777 109 1026 46 28 0 21 17
NYY (2 yrs) 89 262 239 29 63 7 0 16 40 2 1 17 59 .264 .309 .494 .803 112 118 4 1 0 5 2
CLE (1 yr) 75 254 225 31 58 8 0 18 43 0 0 16 65 .258 .323 .533 .856 134 120 0 8 0 5 1
BAL (1 yr) 22 64 61 4 10 2 0 2 3 0 0 2 14 .164 .203 .295 .498 40 18 3 1 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1983 25 CHW AL ALCS BAL L 3 9 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 .444 .429 .873 3 1 1 0 0 0
1 ALCS 3 9 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 .444 .429 .873 3 1 1 0 0 0

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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 Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1982 CHW AL 24 OF 5 5 29.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -41.4 -1.0 -0.5 -0.5 0 0.93 0.60 .967 2.48 2.16
1982 CHW AL 24 RF 5 5 29.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -41.4 -1.0 -0.5 -0.5 0 0.93 0.60 .967 2.27 1.90
1982 CHW AL 24 DH 3
1983 CHW AL 25 OF 139 137 1163.1 250 234 7 9 0 .964 -6.1 -6.3 -4.1 -3.6 -0.5 -2 1.86 1.73 .981 2.50 2.16 AS,RoY-1
1983 CHW AL 25 LF 138 137 1163.0 252 237 7 8 0 .968 -6.0 -6.2 -4.0 -3.5 -0.5 -2 1.89 1.77 .977 2.32 1.90 AS,RoY-1
1983 CHW AL 25 DH 2 AS,RoY-1
1983 CHW AL 25 CF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60 AS,RoY-1
1984 CHW AL 26 LF 124 118 1032.1 236 216 13 7 2 .970 -5.6 -6.5 -4.6 -2.3 -2.3 -1 2.00 1.85 .982 2.27 1.80
1984 CHW AL 26 OF 124 118 1032.1 247 226 14 7 2 .972 -5.6 -6.5 -4.6 -2.3 -2.3 -1 2.09 1.94 .983 2.51 2.17
1984 CHW AL 26 DH 7
1985 CHW AL 27 DH 57
1985 CHW AL 27 LF 57 55 418.2 94 90 3 1 1 .989 -3.6 -10.3 -3.6 -1.3 -2.3 0 2.00 1.63 .977 2.25 1.77
1985 CHW AL 27 OF 57 55 418.2 91 88 2 1 1 .989 -3.6 -10.3 -3.6 -1.3 -2.3 0 1.93 1.58 .982 2.44 2.10
1986 TOT AL 28 DH 86
1986 TOT AL 28 LF 21 21 169.0 43 39 4 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -22.7 -2.2 -1.9 -0.3 -1 2.29 2.05 .977 2.24 1.77
1986 TOT AL 28 OF 21 21 169.0 42 39 3 0 0 1.000 -3.2 -22.7 -2.2 -1.9 -0.3 -1 2.24 2.00 .981 2.39 2.06
1986 CHW AL 28 DH 62
1986 CHW AL 28 LF 20 20 161.0 41 37 4 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -22.4 -2.0 -1.7 -0.3 -1 2.29 2.05 .976 2.24 1.77
1986 CHW AL 28 OF 20 20 161.0 40 37 3 0 0 1.000 -3.0 -22.4 -2.0 -1.7 -0.3 -1 2.24 2.00 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 NYY AL 28 DH 24
1986 NYY AL 28 LF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.25 1.80
1986 NYY AL 28 OF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -30.0 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.36 2.10
1987 NYY AL 29 DH 49
1987 NYY AL 29 LF 2 1 9.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 -0.3 0.8 0 5.00 2.50 .980 2.10 1.75
1987 NYY AL 29 OF 2 1 9.0 5 4 1 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 -0.3 0.8 0 5.00 2.50 .980 2.30 2.00
1988 CLE AL 30 DH 63
1989 CHW AL 31 1B 27 27 205.0 223 208 11 4 28 .982 -2.2 -12.9 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 0 9.61 8.11 .993 9.79 8.35
1989 CHW AL 31 DH 17
1989 CHW AL 31 LF 5 3 25.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 33.6 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 1 3.24 1.80 .978 2.16 1.84
1989 CHW AL 31 OF 5 3 25.0 9 8 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 33.6 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 1 3.24 1.80 .978 2.41 2.12
1990 TOT AL 32 DH 67
1990 TOT AL 32 1B 30 26 192.2 184 176 6 2 19 .989 -4.1 -25.5 -4.1 -2.5 -1.6 0 8.50 6.07 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 CHW AL 32 DH 54
1990 CHW AL 32 1B 25 24 164.2 157 150 5 2 18 .987 -2.9 -21.1 -2.9 -1.8 -1.1 0 8.47 6.20 .992 9.63 8.36
1990 BAL AL 32 DH 13
1990 BAL AL 32 1B 5 2 28.0 27 26 1 0 1 1.000 -1.2 -51.4 -1.2 -0.7 -0.5 0 8.68 5.40 .993 9.64 8.36
1991 CHW AL 33 1B 15 14 99.0 109 101 6 2 8 .982 -0.3 -3.6 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 9.73 7.13 .992 9.75 8.30
7 Seasons OF 353 340 2846.1 647 602 28 17 3 .974 -18.3 -7.7 -15.3 -10.1 -5.2 -3 1.99 1.78 .982 2.49 2.15
9 Seasons DH 351
6 Seasons LF 347 335 2817.0 639 594 29 16 3 .975 -17.2 -7.3 -14.2 -9.5 -4.7 -3 1.99 1.80 .979 2.28 1.83
3 Seasons 1B 72 67 496.2 516 485 23 8 55 .984 -6.6 -15.9 -6.6 -2.5 -4.1 0 9.21 7.06 .993 9.72 8.34
1 Season RF 5 5 29.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -41.4 -1.0 -0.5 -0.5 0 0.93 0.60 .967 2.27 1.90
1 Season CF 1 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -360.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.60
10 Seasons TOT 425 407 3343.0 1163 1087 51 25 58 .979 -24.9 -8.9 -21.9 -12.6 -9.3 -3 0 3.06 2.68 .965 3.56 3.20
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1983 *

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1983-AL-Rookie of the Year

Slugging % s c a p y
1983 AL--.504--9th
Career--.473--210th

Home Runs s c a p y
1983 AL--35--3rd
1984 AL--32--6th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1983 AL--100--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1983 AL--150--1st
1984 AL--137--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1983 AL--8--5th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1986 AL--8--6th

AB per HR s c a p y
1983 AL--14.857--1st
1984 AL--14.563--1st
1985 AL--14.577--7th**
Career--15.386--21st

                                         
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 15 (1165), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 11 (1075), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1790), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

July 5, 1977: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

July 7, 1978: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

September 4, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 30, 1986: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Joel Skinner and Wayne Tolleson to the New York Yankees for Ron Hassey and Carlos Martinez. The New York Yankees sent Bill Lindsey (December 24, 1986) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.

December 21, 1987: Released by the New York Yankees.

February 9, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

July 30, 1990: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Baltimore Orioles for Phil Bradley.

December 15, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 20, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

April 1, 1991: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

June 19, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

August 15, 1991: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Chicago White Sox$300,000
1986Chicago White Sox$400,000
1987New York Yankees$425,000
1988Cleveland Indians$300,000
1989Chicago White Sox$550,000
1990Chicago White Sox$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,525,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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