Ralph Kiner
Ralph McPherran Kiner
Born: October 27, 1922
Santa Rita, NM USA
Deceased: 2014
Rancho Mirage, CA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, CF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 195
Career: 1946-1955
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
Minor League Statistics
Ralph Kiner compiled a career batting average of .279 with 369 home runs and 1015 RBI in his 1472-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1946 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign. Kiner was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1975.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 579 | 502 | 63 | 124 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 109 | .247 | .345 | .430 | .775 | 216 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 666 | 565 | 118 | 177 | 23 | 4 | 51 | 127 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 81 | .313 | .417 | .639 | 1.055 | 361 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 670 | 555 | 104 | 147 | 19 | 5 | 40 | 123 | 1 | 0 | 112 | 61 | .265 | .391 | .533 | .924 | 296 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 667 | 549 | 116 | 170 | 19 | 5 | 54 | 127 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 61 | .310 | .432 | .658 | 1.089 | 361 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 672 | 547 | 112 | 149 | 21 | 6 | 47 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 122 | 79 | .272 | .408 | .590 | .998 | 323 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 670 | 531 | 124 | 164 | 31 | 6 | 42 | 109 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 57 | .309 | .452 | .627 | 1.079 | 333 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 633 | 516 | 90 | 126 | 17 | 2 | 37 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 77 | .244 | .384 | .500 | .884 | 258 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 41 | 175 | 148 | 27 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 21 | .270 | .383 | .466 | .849 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 491 | 414 | 73 | 117 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 67 | .283 | .394 | .529 | .923 | 219 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 643 | 557 | 88 | 159 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 90 | .285 | .371 | .487 | .858 | 271 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 113 | 390 | 321 | 56 | 78 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 46 | .243 | .367 | .452 | .818 | 145 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Totals | 1472 | 6256 | 5205 | 971 | 1451 | 216 | 39 | 369 | 1015 | 22 | 2 | 1011 | 749 | .279 | .398 | .548 | .946 | 2852 | 126 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 140 | 0 | 0.0 | 339 | 6 | 11 | 2 | .969 | 2.464 | |
| 1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 390 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .983 | 2.618 | |
| 1948 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 382 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .975 | 2.519 | |
| 1949 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 152 | 0 | 0.0 | 311 | 12 | 7 | 3 | .979 | 2.125 | |
| 1950 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 287 | 13 | 11 | 2 | .965 | 2.000 | |
| 1951 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1B | 58 | 0 | 0.0 | 556 | 29 | 11 | 59 | .982 | 1.086 | |
| 1951 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 94 | 0 | 0.0 | 195 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .967 | 2.149 | |
| 1952 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 250 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .970 | 1.738 | |
| 1953 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | 41 | 0 | 0.0 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.854 | |
| 1953 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 116 | 0 | 0.0 | 211 | 6 | 8 | 2 | .964 | 1.871 | |
| 1954 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 147 | 147 | 1274.3 | 298 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .971 | 2.147 | 2.068 |
| 1955 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 87 | 79 | 701.7 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 1.834 | 1.644 |
| Totals | 1440 | 226 | 1976.0 | 3431 | 109 | 91 | 73 | .975 | 16.123 | 2.458 |
Awards
1947 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1948 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1949 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1950 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star LF
1950 - NL TSN Player of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
