Ralph Kiner

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: October 27, 1922 in Santa Rita, NM us

Died: February 6, 2014 in Rancho Mirage, CA

Buried: Greenlawn Cemetery, Farmington, NM

High School: Alhambra HS (Alhambra, CA)

Schools: Pasadena City College (Pasadena, CA), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Last Game: September 25, 1955 (Age 32-333d)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1975. (Voted by BBWAA on 273/362 ballots)
View Ralph Kiner's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Ralph McPherran Kiner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

48.0

5205

1451

369

.279

971

RBI

1015

OBP

.398

SLG

.548

OPS

.946

OPS+

149

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1941	18	-7.2	Albany	EL	A	PIT	141		509		142	23	7	11						.279		.417		212
1942	19	-6.2	Albany	EL	A	PIT	141		483		124	27	7	14						.257		.429		207
1943	20	-6.9	Toronto	IL	AA	PIT	43	176	144	22	34	6	2	2	13	4	3	31	25	.236	.371	.347	.719	50		0	1

1946	23	-5.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	144	579	502	63	124	17	3	23	81	3	3	74	109	.247	.345	.430	.775	216	15	1	2		3
1947	24	-4.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	152	666	565	118	177	23	4	51	127	1	3	98	81	.313	.417	.639	1.055	361	12	2	1		8
1948	25	-3.0	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	156	670	555	104	147	19	5	40	123	1	2	112	61	.265	.391	.533	.924	296	15	3	0		5
1949	26	-2.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	152	667	549	116	170	19	5	54	127	6	5	117	61	.310	.432	.658	1.089	361	10	1	0		12
1950	27	-0.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	150	672	547	112	149	21	6	47	118	2	3	122	79	.272	.408	.591	.998	323	22	3	0		19
1951	28	-0.5	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	151	670	531	124	164	31	6	42	109	2	1	137	57	.309	.452	.627	1.079	333	10	2	0		13
1952	29	0.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	149	633	516	90	126	17	2	37	87	3	0	110	77	.244	.384	.500	.884	258	6	7	0		13
1953	30		2 Teams	NL	Maj	CHC-PIT	158	666	562	100	157	20	3	35	116	2	1	100	88	.279	.391	.513	.904	288	11	3	1		11
1953	30	1.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	41	175	148	27	40	6	1	7	29	1	0	25	21	.270	.383	.466	.849	69	1	2	0		2
1953	30	1.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	117	491	414	73	117	14	2	28	87	1	1	75	67	.283	.394	.529	.923	219	10	1	1		9
1954	31	3.1	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	147	643	557	88	159	36	5	22	73	2	0	76	90	.286	.372	.487	.858	271	17	2	5	3	5
1955	32	3.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	113	390	321	56	78	13	0	18	54	0	0	65	46	.243	.367	.452	.818	145	8	0	0	4	1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		1472	6256	5205	971	1451	216	39	369	1015	22	18	1011	749	.279	.398	.548	.946	2852	126	24	9	7	90
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		325	1168	1136	22	300	56	16	27	13	4	3	31	25	.264		.413		469		0	1
All Levels (13 Seasons)							1797	7424	6341	993	1751	272	55	396	1028	26	21	1042	774	.276		.524		3321	126	24	10	7	90

AA (1 season)					Minors		43	176	144	22	34	6	2	2	13	4	3	31	25	.236	.371	.347	.719	50		0	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		282	992	992		266	50	14	25						.268		.422		419