Don Kirkwood Stats

Don Kirkwood was born on Saturday, September 24, 1949, in Pontiac, Michigan. Kirkwood was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1974, with the California Angels. 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 Don Kirkwood baseball stats page.

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Don Kirkwood

Don Kirkwood Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#251)

Don Kirkwood Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#251)
 

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Birth Name:   Donald Paul Kirkwood
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   09-24-1949  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pontiac, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Berkley High School (Berkley, MI)
College:   Oakland University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03   Player Weight Chart Weight:   188
First Game:   09-13-1974 (Age 24)
Last Game:   10-01-1978
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Don Kirkwood

Don Kirkwood 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
1974 25 Angels 3 0 0 0 0 .000 8.59 0 0 0 7.1 38 12 7 8 0 6 0 4 1 0 0 -
1975 26 Angels 44 2 27 6 5 .545 3.11 0 0 7 84.0 356 85 29 38 6 28 2 49 1 0 0 -
1976 27 Angels 28 26 1 6 12 .333 4.62 4 0 0 157.2 675 167 81 91 12 57 9 78 4 1 0 -
1977 28 Angels 13 0 5 1 0 1.000 5.09 0 0 1 17.2 78 20 10 12 3 9 3 10 1 0 0 -
1977 28 White Sox 16 0 13 1 1 .500 5.18 0 0 0 40.0 175 49 23 27 3 10 2 24 5 1 0 -
1978 29 Blue Jays 16 9 2 4 5 .444 4.24 3 0 0 68.0 293 76 32 36 6 25 1 29 3 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 120 37 48 18 23 .439 4.37 7 0 8 374.2 1,615 409 182 212 30 135 17 194 15 2 0 -
Don Kirkwood

Don Kirkwood Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 25 Angels 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1975 26 Angels 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 27 Angels 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 28 Angels 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 28 White Sox 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 29 Blue Jays 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Don Kirkwood

Don Kirkwood Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1974 Angels P 3 0 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1975 Angels P 44 2 252 18 0.4 15 3 12 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .833 1.61
1976 Angels P 28 26 473 49 1.8 44 18 26 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .898 2.51
1977 Angels P 13 0 53 9 0.7 9 2 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.58
1977 White Sox P 16 0 120 11 0.7 10 3 7 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 2.25
1978 Blue Jays P 16 9 204 16 1.0 16 4 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.12
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 120 37 1,124 103 0.9 94 30 64 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .913 2.26
5 Years 120 37 1,124 103 0.9 94 30 64 9 5 n/a n/a n/a .913 2.26
Don Kirkwood

Don Kirkwood Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.67 4.91 7.36
1975 Angels 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.75 5.25 3.00
1976 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.37 4.45 3.25
1977 Angels 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.11 5.09 4.58
1977 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.40 5.40 2.25
1978 Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.16 3.84 3.31
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.44 4.66 3.24
Don Kirkwood

Don Kirkwood Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 California Angels 52 $15,000.00 - -
1975 California Angels 33 $16,000.00 - -
1976 California Angels 33 $19,000.00 - -
1977 California Angels 33 Undetermined - -
1977 Chicago White Sox 33 Undetermined - -
1978 Toronto Blue Jays 32 Undetermined - -


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