Willie Kirkland Stats

Willie Kirkland was born on Saturday, February 17, 1934, in Siluria, Alabama. Kirkland was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1958, with the San Francisco 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 Willie Kirkland baseball stats page.

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Willie Kirkland
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Willie Charles Kirkland
Nickname:   Boom Boom
Born On:   02-17-1934
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Siluria, Alabama
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   206
First Game:   04-15-1958 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-26-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Willie Kirkland

Willie Kirkland 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
Willie Kirkland

Willie Kirkland Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1958 Giants 122 418 48 108 25 6 14 0 56 43 7 69 0 4 5 5 .258 .332 .447
1959 Giants 126 463 64 126 22 3 22 0 68 42 3 84 0 3 3 6 .272 .335 .475
1960 Giants 146 515 59 130 21 10 21 0 65 44 8 86 2 2 4 4 .252 .315 .454
1961 Indians 146 525 84 136 22 5 27 0 95 48 4 77 4 7 1 3 .259 .318 .474
1962 Indians 137 419 56 84 9 1 21 0 72 43 3 62 3 5 0 10 .200 .272 .377
1963 Indians 127 427 51 98 13 2 15 0 47 45 5 99 2 3 1 8 .230 .303 .375
1964 Orioles 66 150 14 30 5 0 3 0 22 17 4 26 1 3 1 0 .200 .281 .293
1964 Senators 32 102 8 22 6 0 5 0 13 6 0 30 2 0 0 1 .216 .259 .422
1965 Senators 123 312 38 72 9 1 14 0 54 19 1 65 0 6 0 5 .231 .270 .401
1966 Senators 124 163 21 31 2 1 6 0 17 16 3 50 2 1 0 3 .190 .261 .325
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 1,149 3,494 443 837 134 29 148 0 509 323 38 648 16 34 15 45 .240 .304 .422
Willie Kirkland

Willie Kirkland Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1958 Giants OF 115 - - 207 1.8 199 187 12 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 -
1959 Giants OF 117 - - 227 1.9 220 212 8 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1960 Giants OF 143 - - 274 1.9 268 252 16 6 5 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1961 Indians RF 138 - - 310 2.2 302 290 12 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1962 Indians OF 125 - - 251 2.0 244 233 11 7 0 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1963 Indians OF 112 - - 249 2.2 245 234 11 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1964 Orioles OF 58 - - 94 1.6 93 86 7 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1964 Senators OF 27 - - 43 1.6 39 39 0 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .907 0.00 -
1965 Senators OF 92 - - 156 1.7 154 151 3 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1966 Senators OF 68 - - 60 0.9 59 56 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 857 0 0 1,561 1.8 1,521 1,450 71 40 14 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
RF Totals 138 0 0 310 2.2 302 290 12 8 5 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
9 Years 995 - - 1,871 1.9 1,823 1,740 83 48 19 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
Willie Kirkland

Willie Kirkland Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1958 Giants 3 2 .600 - - n/a 29.9 6.1 7.5 - - -
1959 Giants 5 3 .625 - - n/a 21.0 5.5 6.8 - - -
1960 Giants 12 7 .632 - - n/a 24.5 6.0 7.9 - - -
1961 Indians 7 0 1.000 - - n/a 19.4 6.8 5.5 - - -
1962 Indians 9 1 .900 - - n/a 20.0 6.8 5.8 - - -
1963 Indians 8 2 .800 - - n/a 28.5 4.3 9.1 - - -
1964 Orioles 3 2 .600 - - n/a 50.0 5.8 6.8 - - -
1964 Senators 0 0 .000 - - n/a 20.4 3.4 7.8 - - -
1965 Senators 3 2 .600 - - n/a 22.3 4.8 5.8 - - -
1966 Senators 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 27.2 3.3 9.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 52 19 .732 - - n/a 23.6 5.4 6.9 - - -
Willie Kirkland

Willie Kirkland Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1958 San Francisco Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1959 San Francisco Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1960 San Francisco Giants 28 Undetermined - -
1961 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined - -
1962 Cleveland Indians 8 Undetermined - -
1963 Cleveland Indians 27 Undetermined - -
1964 Baltimore Orioles 3 Undetermined - -
1964 Washington Senators 6 $15,500.00 - -
1965 Washington Senators 6 $15,500.00 - -
1966 Washington Senators 6 Undetermined - -


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