Buddy Kerr Stats

Buddy Kerr was born on Monday, November 6, 1922, in Astoria, New York. Kerr was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1943, with the New York Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buddy Kerr baseball stats page.

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Buddy Kerr
 
 
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Birth Name:   John Joseph Kerr
Nickname:   Buddy
Born On:   11-06-1922  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Astoria, New York
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-07-2006 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   New York, New York
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   George Washington High School (New York, NY)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   09-08-1943 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-30-1951
Draft:   Not Applicable
Buddy Kerr

Buddy Kerr Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Buddy Kerr

Buddy Kerr Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1943 21 Giants 27 98 14 28 3 0 2 0 12 8 - 5 2 - 2 2 .286 .352 .378
1944 22 Giants 150 548 68 146 31 4 9 0 63 37 - 32 10 - 3 14 .266 .316 .387
1945 23 Giants 149 546 53 136 20 3 4 0 40 41 - 34 16 - 2 11 .249 .304 .319
1946 24 Giants 145 497 50 124 20 3 6 0 40 53 - 31 19 - 2 10 .249 .324 .338
1947 25 Giants 138 547 73 157 23 5 7 0 49 36 - 49 13 - 0 12 .287 .331 .386
1948 26 Giants 144 496 41 119 16 4 0 0 46 56 - 36 3 - 0 7 .240 .317 .288
1949 27 Giants 90 220 16 46 4 0 0 0 19 21 - 23 7 - 2 1 .209 .284 .227
1950 28 Braves 155 507 45 115 24 6 2 0 46 50 - 50 14 - 0 21 .227 .296 .310
1951 29 Braves 69 172 18 32 4 0 1 0 18 22 - 20 5 - 1 2 .186 .282 .227
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 1,067 3,631 378 903 145 25 31 0 333 324 - 280 89 - 12 80 .249 .312 .328
Buddy Kerr

Buddy Kerr Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1943 Giants SS 27 27 738 157 5.8 150 60 90 7 10 n/a n/a n/a .955 5.49
1944 Giants SS 149 148 3,828 875 5.9 835 328 507 40 81 n/a n/a n/a .954 5.89
1945 Giants SS 148 148 435 880 5.9 848 333 515 32 81 n/a n/a n/a .964 52.63
1946 Giants 3B 18 18 438 54 3.0 52 24 28 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 3.21
1946 Giants SS 126 125 3,183 652 5.2 640 240 400 12 66 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.43
1947 Giants SS 138 137 3,567 748 5.4 731 270 461 17 77 n/a n/a n/a .977 5.53
1948 Giants SS 143 140 3,504 750 5.2 725 269 456 25 72 n/a n/a n/a .967 5.59
1949 Giants SS 89 69 1,728 364 4.1 349 125 224 15 33 n/a n/a n/a .959 5.45
1950 Braves SS 155 155 3,954 809 5.2 781 310 471 28 97 n/a n/a n/a .965 5.33
1951 Braves 2B 5 1 45 9 1.8 9 5 4 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1951 Braves SS 63 56 1,491 292 4.6 283 110 173 9 31 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.12
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
SS Totals 1,038 1,005 22,428 5,527 5.3 5,342 2,045 3,297 185 548 n/a n/a n/a .967 6.43
3B Totals 18 18 438 54 3.0 52 24 28 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .963 3.21
2B Totals 5 1 45 9 1.8 9 5 4 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
9 Years 1,061 1,024 22,911 5,590 5.3 5,403 2,074 3,329 187 553 n/a n/a n/a .967 6.37
Buddy Kerr

Buddy Kerr Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1943 Giants 1 - - 0 0 n/a 49.0 19.6 8.2 - - -
1944 Giants 14 - - 0 1 n/a 60.9 17.1 8.7 - - -
1945 Giants 5 - - 1 0 n/a 136.5 16.1 13.7 - - -
1946 Giants 7 - - 1 0 n/a 82.8 16.0 12.4 - - -
1947 Giants 2 - - 0 0 n/a 78.1 11.2 11.2 - - -
1948 Giants 9 - - 1 0 n/a 0.0 13.8 10.8 - - -
1949 Giants 0 - - 0 4 n/a 0.0 9.6 11.6 - - -
1950 Braves 0 - - 0 0 n/a 253.5 10.1 11.0 - - -
1951 Braves 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 172.0 8.6 9.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 38 0 1.000 3 6 n/a 117.1 13.0 10.9 - - -
Buddy Kerr

Buddy Kerr Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1943 New York Giants 18 Undetermined - -
1944 New York Giants 10 Undetermined - -
1945 New York Giants 10 Undetermined n/a -
1946 New York Giants 10 Undetermined - -
1947 New York Giants 10 Undetermined - -
1948 New York Giants 10 Undetermined Stats -
1949 New York Giants 10 Undetermined - -
1950 Boston Braves 10 Undetermined - -
1951 Boston Braves 10 Undetermined - -


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