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Duane Kuiper
Duane Eugene Kuiper
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 19, 1950 in Racine, WI
Schools: Southern Illinois University
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1974
Final Game: June 27, 1985
Relatives: Cousin of Dick Bosman
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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
1974 24 CLE AL 10 24 22 7 11 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 2 .500 .542 .591 1.133 228 13 1 0 0 0 0 /4
1975 25 CLE AL 90 388 346 42 101 11 1 0 25 19 18 30 26 .292 .362 .329 .691 98 114 9 8 4 0 0 4/D
1976 26 CLE AL 135 555 506 47 133 13 6 0 37 10 17 30 42 .263 .303 .312 .615 83 158 13 1 14 4 2 *4/3D
1977 27 CLE AL 148 679 610 62 169 15 8 1 50 11 11 37 55 .277 .324 .333 .656 83 203 9 7 21 4 1 *4
1978 28 CLE AL 149 589 547 52 155 18 6 0 43 4 9 19 35 .283 .311 .338 .649 84 185 11 4 16 3 1 *4
1979 29 CLE AL 140 528 479 46 122 9 5 0 39 4 9 37 27 .255 .313 .294 .608 65 141 14 4 8 0 7 *4
1980 30 CLE AL 42 166 149 10 42 5 0 0 9 0 1 13 8 .282 .337 .315 .653 80 47 1 0 3 1 3 4
1981 31 CLE AL 72 219 206 15 53 6 0 0 14 1 1 8 13 .257 .284 .286 .570 65 59 1 0 4 1 2 *4
1982 32 SFG NL 107 257 218 26 61 9 1 0 17 2 2 32 24 .280 .375 .330 .706 101 72 8 2 4 1 0 4
1983 33 SFG NL 72 211 176 14 44 2 2 0 14 0 1 27 13 .250 .353 .284 .637 81 50 7 2 4 2 6 4
1984 34 SFG NL 83 130 115 8 23 1 0 0 11 0 1 12 10 .200 .273 .209 .482 40 24 2 0 2 1 5 4/3
1985 35 SFG NL 9 8 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .600 .667 .600 1.267 266 3 0 0 2 0 0
12 Seasons 1057 3754 3379 329 917 91 29 1 263 52 71 248 255 .271 .325 .316 .641 82 1069 76 28 82 17 27
162 Game Avg. 162 575 518 50 141 14 4 0 40 8 11 38 39 .271 .325 .316 .641 82 164 12 4 13 3 4
CLE (8 yrs) 786 3148 2865 281 786 79 26 1 221 50 67 176 208 .274 .320 .321 .641 82 920 59 24 70 13 16
SFG (4 yrs) 271 606 514 48 131 12 3 0 42 2 4 72 47 .255 .348 .290 .638 82 149 17 4 12 4 11
AL (8 yrs) 786 3148 2865 281 786 79 26 1 221 50 67 176 208 .274 .320 .321 .641 82 920 59 24 70 13 16
NL (4 yrs) 271 606 514 48 131 12 3 0 42 2 4 72 47 .255 .348 .290 .638 82 149 17 4 12 4 11
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1974 CLE AL 24 2B 8 5 50.0 35 16 19 0 3 1.000 -0.3 -7.2 0.7 0.1 0.5 -1 6.30 4.38 .974 5.36 4.56
1975 CLE AL 25 2B 87 87 777.0 434 192 230 12 65 .972 -1.1 -1.7 -2.1 -0.9 -1.3 1 4.89 4.85 .975 5.40 4.73
1975 CLE AL 25 DH 1 0.0
1976 CLE AL 26 2B 128 119 1083.2 674 300 365 9 92 .987 1.3 1.4 0.3 -5.1 5.4 1 5.52 5.20 .975 5.40 4.64
1976 CLE AL 26 1B 5 2 22.2 25 21 2 2 3 .920 -0.3 -15.9 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 0 9.13 4.60 .992 9.85 8.88
1976 CLE AL 26 DH 2 0.0
1977 CLE AL 27 2B 148 148 1322.0 795 334 449 12 104 .985 1.2 1.1 -0.8 -4.8 4.0 2 5.33 5.29 .978 5.42 4.76
1978 CLE AL 28 2B 149 149 1305.1 765 341 408 16 91 .979 -2.0 -1.8 -3.0 -4.6 1.6 1 5.16 5.03 .980 5.47 4.74
1979 CLE AL 29 2B 140 137 1196.0 734 345 380 9 89 .988 -0.8 -0.8 -1.8 -1.9 0.1 1 5.46 5.18 .978 5.50 4.80
1980 CLE AL 30 2B 42 42 354.1 199 87 111 1 28 .995 -1.6 -5.4 -2.6 -4.3 1.6 1 5.03 4.71 .981 5.60 4.91
1981 CLE AL 31 2B 72 59 527.1 297 118 174 5 24 .983 -6.6 -15.0 -4.6 -6.3 1.7 -2 4.98 4.06 .982 5.54 4.93
1982 SFG NL 32 2B 51 44 400.0 230 101 124 5 24 .978 -9.1 -27.3 -7.1 -4.2 -2.9 -2 5.06 4.41 .978 5.42 4.75
1983 SFG NL 33 2B 64 57 469.1 250 107 140 3 17 .988 -9.1 -23.3 -7.1 -4.9 -2.3 -2 4.74 3.86 .978 5.34 4.46
1984 SFG NL 34 2B 31 18 174.2 129 59 66 4 14 .969 -0.8 -5.5 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 6.44 4.03 .979 5.41 4.71
1984 SFG NL 34 1B 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 13.50 3.00 1.000 9.90 8.20
11 Seasons 2B 920 865 7659.2 4542 2000 2466 76 551 .983 -28.9 -4.5 -28.9 -37.0 7.7 0 5.25 4.85 .978 5.45 4.74
2 Seasons 1B 6 2 24.2 28 24 2 2 3 .929 -0.4 -19.5 -0.4 0.0 -0.3 0 9.49 4.33 .993 9.85 8.77
2 Seasons DH 3 0.0
12 Seasons TOT 926 867 7684.1 4570 2024 2468 78 554 .983 -29.3 -4.6 -29.3 -37.0 7.4 0 5.26 4.85 .961 5.46 4.76

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

At Bats s c a p y
1977 AL--610--10th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1977 AL--679--8th

Singles s c a p y
1977 AL--145--6th
1978 AL--131--6th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1975 AL--8--5th
1977 AL--7--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1976 AL--14--6th
1977 AL--21--2nd
1978 AL--16--6th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1975 AL--18--4th
1976 AL--17--7th

AB per SO s c a p y
1978 AL--15.629--4th
1979 AL--17.741--2nd

Outs Made s c a p y
1977 AL--486--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2493), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 11 (1408), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign.

February 1, 1969: Drafted by the Seattle Pilots in the 9th round of the 1969 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

January 17, 1970: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 1970 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1970: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 1970 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

June 8, 1971: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1971 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.

January 12, 1972: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

November 14, 1981: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the San Francisco Giants for Ed Whitson.

June 28, 1985: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

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