Red Kress
Ralph Kress
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 165 lb.

Born: January 2, 1907 in Columbia, CA
High School: Frankford (Philadelphia, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1927
Final Game: July 17, 1946
Died: November 29, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA
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Standard Batting

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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
1927 20 SLB AL 7 27 23 3 7 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 .304 .385 .609 .993 151 14 0 1 /6
1928 21 SLB AL 150 635 560 78 153 26 10 3 81 5 4 48 70 .273 .332 .371 .703 82 208 1 26 *6
1929 22 SLB AL 147 627 557 82 170 38 4 9 107 5 8 52 54 .305 .366 .436 .802 102 243 1 17 *6
1930 23 SLB AL 154 679 614 94 192 43 8 16 112 3 12 50 56 .313 .366 .487 .853 112 299 2 13 *65
1931 24 SLB AL 150 655 605 87 188 46 8 16 114 3 16 46 48 .311 .360 .493 .853 120 298 1 3 5O63 MVP-19
1932 25 TOT AL 149 626 567 85 156 42 5 11 66 7 4 51 42 .275 .336 .425 .761 100 241 1 7 O65/3
1932 25 SLB AL 14 57 52 2 9 0 1 2 9 1 1 4 6 .173 .232 .327 .559 40 17 0 1 5
1932 25 CHW AL 135 569 515 83 147 42 4 9 57 6 3 47 36 .285 .346 .435 .781 106 224 1 6 O65/3
1933 26 CHW AL 129 511 467 47 116 20 5 10 78 4 4 37 40 .248 .304 .377 .680 82 176 0 7 *3/O
1934 27 TOT AL 64 207 185 21 43 4 3 4 25 3 0 20 22 .232 .307 .351 .659 72 65 0 2 3O/456
1934 27 CHW AL 8 17 14 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 .286 .412 .286 .697 80 4 0 0 /4
1934 27 WSH AL 56 190 171 18 39 4 3 4 24 3 0 17 19 .228 .298 .357 .655 71 61 0 2 3O/456
1935 28 WSH AL 84 279 252 32 75 13 4 2 42 3 3 25 16 .298 .361 .405 .766 100 102 0 2 6/31O4
1936 29 WSH AL 109 434 391 51 111 20 6 8 51 6 0 39 25 .284 .349 .427 .776 95 167 0 4 64/3
1938 31 SLB AL 150 644 566 74 171 33 3 7 79 5 4 69 47 .302 .378 .408 .786 97 231 0 9 *6
1939 32 TOT AL 64 228 200 24 50 8 0 1 30 3 1 23 18 .250 .327 .305 .632 59 61 11 0 5 64/5
1939 32 SLB AL 13 50 43 5 12 1 0 0 8 1 0 6 2 .279 .367 .302 .670 72 13 4 0 1 6
1939 32 DET AL 51 178 157 19 38 7 0 1 22 2 1 17 16 .242 .316 .306 .622 55 48 7 0 4 64/5
1940 33 DET AL 33 110 99 13 22 3 1 1 11 0 0 10 12 .222 .294 .303 .597 50 30 7 0 1 56
1946 39 NYG NL 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0 /1
14 Seasons 1391 5664 5087 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 474 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
162 Game Avg. 162 660 592 80 169 35 7 10 93 5 55 53 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 249 1 11
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
SLB (8 yrs) 785 3374 3020 425 902 189 35 54 513 23 45 278 286 .299 .359 .438 .797 102 1323 4 5 71
WSH (3 yrs) 249 903 814 101 225 37 13 14 117 12 3 81 60 .276 .342 .405 .747 91 330 0 8
CHW (3 yrs) 272 1097 996 133 267 62 9 19 136 10 7 87 79 .268 .327 .406 .733 95 404 1 13
DET (2 yrs) 84 288 256 32 60 10 1 2 33 2 1 27 28 .234 .307 .305 .612 53 78 14 0 5
NYG (1 yr) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0
AL (13 yrs) 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
NL (1 yr) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 47 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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 PwrSpd
1927 20 SLB AL 27 17 5 7.8 113 .316 .304 .297 .385 .365 .609 .417 .993 .782 151 .707 1.6 0.2 1.063 .435 .304 .0
1928 21 SLB AL 635 437 68 4.2 111 .308 .273 .292 .332 .358 .371 .415 .703 .773 82 .440 -15.8 -1.5 .628 .186 .098 3.8
1929 22 SLB AL 627 412 86 5.6 116 .326 .305 .297 .366 .364 .436 .429 .802 .793 102 .553 2.0 0.2 .742 .219 .131 6.4
1930 23 SLB AL 679 447 104 6.2 118 .325 .313 .299 .366 .363 .487 .439 .853 .803 112 .574 10.0 0.9 .788 .241 .174 5.1
1931 24 SLB AL 655 436 100 6.1 110 .318 .311 .290 .360 .358 .493 .415 .853 .772 120 .600 15.5 1.5 .767 .236 .182 5.1
1932 25 TOT AL 626 422 81 5.2 107 .282 .275 .279 .336 .349 .425 .410 .761 .759 100 .512 0.3 0.0 .713 .245 .150 8.6
1932 25 SLB AL 57 45 4 2.4 116 .159 .173 .292 .232 .364 .327 .430 .559 .794 40 .204 -5.4 -0.5 .477 .231 .154 1.3
1932 25 CHW AL 569 377 77 5.5 106 .294 .285 .278 .346 .347 .435 .408 .781 .755 106 .540 5.6 0.5 .741 .247 .150 7.2
1933 26 CHW AL 511 362 53 3.9 103 .254 .248 .276 .304 .346 .377 .398 .680 .744 82 .413 -13.2 -1.3 .600 .208 .128 5.7
1934 27 TOT AL 207 144 21 3.9 109 .245 .232 .284 .307 .357 .351 .409 .659 .766 72 .385 -8.4 -0.8 .620 .243 .119 3.4
1934 27 CHW AL 17 10 2 5.3 114 .364 .286 .292 .412 .366 .286 .420 .697 .787 80 .527 -0.2 -0.0 .700 .214 .000
1934 27 WSH AL 190 134 19 3.8 108 .236 .228 .283 .298 .356 .357 .408 .655 .764 71 .373 -8.2 -0.8 .614 .246 .129 3.4
1935 28 WSH AL 279 182 36 5.3 109 .312 .298 .284 .361 .356 .405 .410 .766 .766 100 .524 0.2 0.0 .706 .206 .107 2.4
1936 29 WSH AL 434 284 59 5.5 117 .288 .284 .292 .349 .367 .427 .429 .776 .796 95 .498 -4.0 -0.4 .757 .258 .143 6.9
1938 31 SLB AL 644 408 87 5.6 118 .320 .302 .290 .378 .369 .408 .432 .786 .801 97 .529 -1.1 -0.1 .754 .230 .106 5.8
1939 32 TOT AL 228 167 20 3.2 119 .271 .250 .294 .327 .370 .305 .434 .632 .804 59 .299 -12.6 -1.2 .531 .180 .055 1.5
1939 32 SLB AL 50 36 5 3.7 116 .293 .279 .289 .367 .364 .302 .427 .670 .791 72 .358 -1.6 -0.2 .571 .186 .023 .0
1939 32 DET AL 178 131 15 3.0 120 .264 .242 .295 .316 .371 .306 .436 .622 .807 55 .282 -10.9 -1.0 .520 .178 .064 1.3
1940 33 DET AL 110 85 9 2.8 119 .244 .222 .290 .294 .364 .303 .439 .597 .804 50 .261 -8.0 -0.8 .476 .182 .081 .0
1946 39 NYG NL 2 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .264 .500 .339 .000 .369 .500 .708 47 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
14 Seasons 5664 3804 729 5.1 113 .300 .286 .289 .347 .360 .420 .421 .767 .781 96 .506 -33.3 -3.2 .703 .225 .134 61.5
162 Game Avg. 660 443 85 5.1 113 .300 .286 .289 .347 .360 .420 .421 .767 .781 96 .506 -33.3 -3.2 .703 .225 .134 7
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
SLB (8 yrs) 3374 2238 459 5.5 115 .316 .299 .294 .359 .362 .438 .426 .797 .789 102 .537 5.3 0.4 .731 .224 .139 32.3
WSH (3 yrs) 903 600 114 5.1 113 .285 .276 .288 .342 .361 .405 .419 .747 .780 91 .482 -12.0 -1.1 .709 .240 .129 12.9
CHW (3 yrs) 1097 749 132 4.7 104 .276 .268 .277 .327 .347 .406 .403 .733 .751 95 .484 -7.8 -0.8 .673 .228 .138 13.1
DET (2 yrs) 288 216 24 2.9 119 .257 .234 .293 .307 .368 .305 .437 .612 .806 53 .273 -18.9 -1.8 .502 .180 .070 2.0
NYG (1 yr) 2 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .264 .500 .339 .000 .369 .500 .708 47 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000
AL (13 yrs) 5662 3803 729 5.1 113 .300 .286 .289 .347 .360 .420 .421 .767 .781 96 .506 -33.4 -3.2 .703 .225 .134 61.5
NL (1 yr) 2 1 0 0.0 93 .000 .000 .264 .500 .339 .000 .369 .500 .708 47 .000 0.1 0.0 1.000 1.000 .000

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1927 20 7 27 23 3 7 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 3 .304 .385 .609 .993 151 14 0 1
1928 21 157 662 583 81 160 28 11 4 84 5 4 51 73 .274 .334 .381 .715 85 222 1 27
1929 22 304 1289 1140 163 330 66 15 13 191 10 12 103 127 .289 .349 .408 .757 93 465 2 44
1930 23 458 1968 1754 257 522 109 23 29 303 13 24 153 183 .298 .355 .436 .791 100 764 4 57
1931 24 608 2623 2359 344 710 155 31 45 417 16 40 199 231 .301 .357 .450 .807 105 1062 5 60
1932 25 757 3249 2926 429 866 197 36 56 483 23 44 250 273 .296 .353 .445 .798 104 1303 6 67
1933 26 886 3760 3393 476 982 217 41 66 561 27 48 287 313 .289 .346 .436 .782 101 1479 6 74
1934 27 950 3967 3578 497 1025 221 44 70 586 30 48 307 335 .286 .344 .432 .775 100 1544 6 76
1935 28 1034 4246 3830 529 1100 234 48 72 628 33 51 332 351 .287 .345 .430 .775 100 1646 6 78
1936 29 1143 4680 4221 580 1211 254 54 80 679 39 51 371 376 .287 .345 .430 .775 99 1813 6 82
1937 30 1143 4680 4221 580 1211 254 54 80 679 39 51 371 376 .287 .345 .430 .775 99 1813 6 82
1938 31 1293 5324 4787 654 1382 287 57 87 758 44 55 440 423 .289 .349 .427 .776 99 2044 6 91
1939 32 1357 5552 4987 678 1432 295 57 88 788 47 56 463 441 .287 .348 .422 .771 97 2105 11 6 96
1940 33 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
1941 34 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
1942 35 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
1943 36 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
1944 37 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
1945 38 1390 5662 5086 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 473 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97
1946 39 1391 5664 5087 691 1454 298 58 89 799 47 56 474 453 .286 .347 .420 .767 96 2135 18 6 97

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1927 20 7 27 24 3 7 2 1 1 3 0 3 3 .292 .370 .583 .954 5 7
1928 21 158 627 579 74 151 26 10 3 77 5 47 74 .261 .317 .356 .673 65 150
1929 22 156 620 570 73 160 36 4 8 96 5 49 57 .281 .339 .400 .739 77 147
1930 23 162 662 615 79 171 38 7 14 94 3 45 59 .278 .329 .431 .760 87 154
1931 24 157 649 606 76 170 42 7 14 100 3 42 50 .281 .328 .442 .770 88 150
1932 25 157 636 585 79 153 41 5 11 62 7 50 44 .262 .321 .405 .726 76 149
1933 26 137 530 492 47 118 20 5 10 77 4 38 43 .240 .294 .362 .656 52 129
1934 27 67 212 192 20 43 4 3 4 23 3 20 23 .224 .297 .339 .636 19 64
1935 28 89 284 260 30 73 13 4 2 39 3 24 17 .281 .342 .385 .726 34 84
1936 29 114 435 398 44 105 19 6 8 44 6 37 26 .264 .326 .402 .728 51 109
1938 31 159 644 579 65 161 31 3 7 69 5 65 50 .278 .351 .378 .729 76 150
1939 32 67 225 204 20 46 7 0 1 25 3 21 19 .225 .298 .275 .572 17 64
1940 33 34 109 100 11 20 3 1 1 9 0 9 13 .200 .266 .280 .546 7 33
1946 39 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 1
14 Seasons 1465 5662 5205 621 1378 282 56 84 718 47 451 478 .265 .324 .389 .713 654 1391
162 Game Avg. 162 626 576 69 152 31 6 9 79 5 50 53 .265 .324 .389 .713 72 1391

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1931-AL-19-4%
0.04 Career Shares (1148th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1931 AL--.493--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1930 AL--154--1st
1938 AL--150--9th

At Bats s c a p y
1928 AL--560--8th
1930 AL--614--4th
1931 AL--605--8th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1930 AL--679--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
1931 AL--298--7th

Doubles s c a p y
1930 AL--43--5th
1931 AL--46--3rd
1932 AL--42--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1930 AL--16--10th
1931 AL--16--9th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1929 AL--107--7th
1931 AL--114--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1928 AL--70--2nd
1929 AL--54--7th

Singles s c a p y
1930 AL--125--9th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1930 AL--67--10th
1931 AL--70--8th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1928 AL--26--5th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1930 AL--12--4th
1931 AL--16--3rd

AB per HR s c a p y
1931 AL--37.8--9th

Outs Made s c a p y
1928 AL--437--4th
1930 AL--447--3rd
1931 AL--436--9th

Oldest s c a p y
1946 NL--born 1907-01-02--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1927 AL--born 1907-01-02--7th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 1 (725), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 30 (777), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 24 (691), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 22 (667), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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