Ralph Kiner Stats

Ralph Kiner was born on Friday, October 27, 1922, in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Kiner was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1946, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Ralph Kiner baseball stats page.
"I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever." - Ralph Kiner

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Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#191)

Ralph Kiner Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#191)
 

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Birth Name:   Ralph McPherran Kiner
Nickname:   Mr. Home Run or Ozark
Born On:   10-27-1922  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Santa Rita, New Mexico
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Alhambra High School (Alhambra, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   195
First Game:   04-16-1946 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-25-1955
Draft:   Not Applicable
Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner 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
Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1946 24 Pirates 144 502 63 124 17 3 23 1 81 74 - 109 2 - 1 15 .247 .345 .430
1947 25 Pirates 152 565 118 177 23 4 51 0 127 98 - 81 1 - 2 12 .313 .417 .639
1948 26 Pirates 156 555 104 147 19 5 40 1 123 112 - 61 0 - 3 15 .265 .391 .533
1949 27 Pirates 152 549 116 170 19 5 54 4 127 117 - 61 0 - 1 10 .310 .432 .658
1950 28 Pirates 150 547 112 149 21 6 47 2 118 122 - 79 0 - 3 22 .272 .408 .590
1951 29 Pirates 151 531 124 164 31 6 42 3 109 137 - 57 0 - 2 10 .309 .452 .627
1952 30 Pirates 149 516 90 126 17 2 37 0 87 110 - 77 0 - 7 6 .244 .384 .500
1953 31 Pirates 41 148 27 40 6 1 7 0 29 25 - 21 0 - 2 1 .270 .383 .466
1953 31 Cubs 117 414 73 117 14 2 28 1 87 75 - 67 1 - 1 10 .283 .394 .529
1954 32 Cubs 147 557 88 159 36 5 22 0 73 76 - 90 5 3 2 17 .285 .371 .487
1955 33 Indians 113 321 56 78 13 0 18 1 54 65 1 46 0 4 0 8 .243 .367 .452
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,472 5,205 971 1,451 216 39 369 13 1,015 1,011 1 749 9 7 24 126 .279 .398 .548
Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1946 Pirates CF 75 75 1,797 1,221 16.3 1,214 1,209 5 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .994 18.24
1946 Pirates LF 65 63 1,656 1,135 17.5 1,131 1,130 1 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .996 18.44
1947 Pirates LF 152 152 444 405 2.7 398 390 8 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 24.20
1948 Pirates LF 154 154 444 398 2.6 388 382 6 10 1 n/a n/a n/a .975 23.59
1949 Pirates LF 152 152 3,984 330 2.2 323 311 12 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .979 2.19
1950 Pirates LF 150 150 438 311 2.1 300 287 13 11 2 n/a n/a n/a .965 18.49
1951 Pirates 1B 58 58 1,533 596 10.3 585 556 29 11 59 n/a n/a n/a .982 10.30
1951 Pirates LF 94 93 2,472 209 2.2 202 195 7 7 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 2.21
1952 Pirates LF 149 149 3,885 267 1.8 259 250 9 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .970 1.80
1953 Pirates LF 41 41 1,056 76 1.9 76 71 5 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.94
1953 Cubs LF 116 116 2,958 225 1.9 217 211 6 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .964 1.98
1954 Cubs LF 147 147 363 312 2.1 303 296 7 9 1 n/a n/a n/a .971 22.54
1955 Indians LF 87 79 2,103 146 1.7 144 142 2 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .986 1.85
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
LF Totals 1,307 1,296 19,803 3,814 2.9 3,741 3,665 76 73 12 n/a n/a n/a .981 5.10
CF Totals 75 75 1,797 1,221 16.3 1,214 1,209 5 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .994 18.24
1B Totals 58 58 1,533 596 10.3 585 556 29 11 59 n/a n/a n/a .982 10.30
10 Years 1,440 1,429 23,133 5,631 3.9 5,540 5,430 110 91 73 n/a n/a n/a .984 6.47
Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1946 Pirates 3 - - 4 0 n/a 21.8 4.6 6.2 - - -
1947 Pirates 1 - - 0 0 n/a 11.1 7.0 4.4 - - -
1948 Pirates 1 - - 2 0 n/a 13.9 9.1 4.5 - - -
1949 Pirates 6 - - 0 0 n/a 10.2 9.0 4.3 - - -
1950 Pirates 2 - - 0 0 n/a 11.6 6.9 4.6 - - -
1951 Pirates 2 1 .667 0 0 n/a 12.6 9.3 4.9 - - -
1952 Pirates 3 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 13.9 6.7 5.9 - - -
1953 Pirates 1 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 21.1 7.0 5.1 - - -
1953 Cubs 1 1 .500 1 0 n/a 14.8 6.2 4.8 - - -
1954 Cubs 2 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 25.3 6.2 7.6 - - -
1955 Indians 0 0 .000 34 0 n/a 17.8 7.0 5.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 22 2 .917 41 0 n/a 14.1 6.9 5.1 - - -
Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates 43 $5,000.00 - -
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $15,000.00 - -
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $35,000.00 Stats -
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $50,000.00 Stats -
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $65,000.00 Stats -
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $65,000.00 Stats -
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $90,000.00 Stats -
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 $75,000.00 Stats -
1953 Chicago Cubs 4 "     "     Stats -
1954 Chicago Cubs 4 $65,000.00 - -
1955 Cleveland Indians 9 $50,000.00 - -




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