Lou Piniella was born on Saturday, August 28, 1943, in Tampa, Florida. Piniella was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1964, with the Baltimore Orioles. 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 Lou Piniella baseball stats page.
"I'd rather be a swing man on a championship team than a regular on another team." - Lou Piniella
Lou PiniellaLou Piniella Autograph on a 1977 Topps Baseball Card (#96 | Checklist) |
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Lou PiniellaLou Piniella Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Lou PiniellaLou Piniella Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1964 | 21 | Orioles | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1968 | 25 | Indians | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1969 | 26 | Royals | 135 | 493 | 43 | 139 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 68 | 33 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 12 | .282 | .325 | .416 |
1970 | 27 | Royals | 144 | 542 | 54 | 163 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 88 | 35 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | .301 | .342 | .424 |
1971 | 28 | Royals | 126 | 448 | 43 | 125 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 21 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .279 | .311 | .368 |
1972 | 29 | Royals | 151 | 574 | 65 | 179 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 25 | .312 | .356 | .441 |
1973 | 30 | Royals | 144 | 513 | 53 | 128 | 28 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 30 | 7 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 22 | .250 | .291 | .361 |
1974 | 31 | Yankees | 140 | 518 | 71 | 158 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70 | 32 | 7 | 58 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 18 | .305 | .341 | .407 |
1975 | 32 | Yankees | 74 | 199 | 7 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | .196 | .262 | .226 |
1976 | 33 | Yankees | 100 | 327 | 36 | 92 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .281 | .322 | .394 |
1977 | 34 | Yankees | 103 | 339 | 47 | 112 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .330 | .365 | .510 |
1978 | 35 | Yankees | 130 | 472 | 67 | 148 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 34 | 8 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | .314 | .361 | .445 |
1979 | 36 | Yankees | 130 | 461 | 49 | 137 | 22 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 69 | 17 | 6 | 31 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 17 | .297 | .320 | .425 |
1980 | 37 | Yankees | 116 | 321 | 39 | 92 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | .287 | .343 | .361 |
1981 | 38 | Yankees | 60 | 159 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .277 | .331 | .428 |
1982 | 39 | Yankees | 102 | 261 | 33 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .307 | .352 | .448 |
1983 | 40 | Yankees | 53 | 148 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .291 | .344 | .405 |
1984 | 41 | Yankees | 29 | 86 | 8 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .302 | .355 | .407 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 1,747 | 5,867 | 651 | 1,705 | 305 | 41 | 102 | 1 | 766 | 368 | 82 | 541 | 35 | 61 | 31 | 209 | .291 | .333 | .409 |
Lou PiniellaLou Piniella Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1968 Indians | LF | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
1969 Royals | CF | 4 | 3 | 114 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
1969 Royals | LF | 126 | 122 | 3,237 | 287 | 2.3 | 280 | 267 | 13 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.34 |
1970 Royals | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 27.00 |
1970 Royals | LF | 139 | 138 | 3,663 | 255 | 1.8 | 251 | 244 | 7 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 1.85 |
1971 Royals | LF | 115 | 113 | 2,982 | 209 | 1.8 | 206 | 200 | 6 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 1.87 |
1972 Royals | LF | 150 | 150 | 3,861 | 294 | 2.0 | 287 | 279 | 8 | 7 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.01 |
1973 Royals | LF | 128 | 125 | 3,210 | 208 | 1.6 | 205 | 196 | 9 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 1.72 |
1974 Yankees | 1B | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
1974 Yankees | LF | 99 | 95 | 2,493 | 214 | 2.2 | 212 | 199 | 13 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.30 |
1974 Yankees | RF | 34 | 33 | 813 | 73 | 2.1 | 72 | 69 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.39 |
1975 Yankees | LF | 15 | 14 | 351 | 28 | 1.9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.15 |
1975 Yankees | RF | 30 | 27 | 672 | 40 | 1.3 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 1.57 |
1976 Yankees | LF | 11 | 7 | 216 | 25 | 2.3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.13 |
1976 Yankees | RF | 39 | 37 | 990 | 87 | 2.2 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 2.32 |
1977 Yankees | 1B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.00 |
1977 Yankees | LF | 24 | 22 | 588 | 32 | 1.3 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
1977 Yankees | RF | 27 | 25 | 645 | 48 | 1.8 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.93 |
1978 Yankees | LF | 80 | 75 | 2,004 | 171 | 2.1 | 165 | 163 | 2 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.22 |
1978 Yankees | RF | 26 | 26 | 630 | 58 | 2.2 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.44 |
1979 Yankees | LF | 84 | 75 | 2,028 | 170 | 2.0 | 166 | 158 | 8 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.21 |
1979 Yankees | RF | 29 | 27 | 738 | 53 | 1.8 | 53 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.94 |
1980 Yankees | LF | 102 | 77 | 2,061 | 170 | 1.7 | 165 | 157 | 8 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.16 |
1980 Yankees | RF | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1981 Yankees | LF | 11 | 8 | 231 | 25 | 2.3 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.92 |
1981 Yankees | RF | 25 | 22 | 531 | 48 | 1.9 | 47 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.39 |
1982 Yankees | LF | 12 | 9 | 243 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.89 |
1982 Yankees | RF | 28 | 24 | 639 | 62 | 2.2 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.62 |
1983 Yankees | LF | 15 | 14 | 369 | 27 | 1.8 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.98 |
1983 Yankees | RF | 28 | 26 | 609 | 48 | 1.7 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.00 |
1984 Yankees | LF | 15 | 14 | 348 | 26 | 1.7 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.02 |
1984 Yankees | RF | 9 | 9 | 219 | 21 | 2.3 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.59 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
LF Totals | 1,128 | 1,059 | 27,903 | 2,150 | 1.9 | 2,109 | 2,025 | 84 | 41 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.04 | |
RF Totals | 277 | 256 | 6,498 | 539 | 1.9 | 528 | 506 | 22 | 11 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.19 | |
CF Totals | 4 | 3 | 114 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 | |
1B Totals | 3 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 10.80 | |
17 Years | 1,412 | 1,319 | 34,560 | 2,714 | 1.9 | 2,662 | 2,555 | 107 | 52 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.08 |
Lou PiniellaLou Piniella Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1964 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
1968 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 2 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
1969 Royals | 2 | 4 | .333 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 44.8 | 8.8 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1970 Royals | 3 | 6 | .333 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 49.3 | 12.9 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
1971 Royals | 5 | 3 | .625 | 13 | 0 | n/a | 149.3 | 10.4 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1972 Royals | 7 | 2 | .778 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 52.2 | 9.7 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1973 Royals | 5 | 7 | .417 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 57.0 | 7.9 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1974 Yankees | 1 | 8 | .111 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 57.6 | 8.9 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1975 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | - | - | - |
1976 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 17 | 0 | 38 | 109.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | - | - | - |
1977 Yankees | 2 | 2 | .500 | 13 | 1 | 43 | 28.3 | 10.9 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
1978 Yankees | 3 | 1 | .750 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 78.7 | 13.1 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1979 Yankees | 3 | 2 | .600 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 41.9 | 14.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1980 Yankees | 0 | 2 | .000 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 160.5 | 16.1 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1981 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 31.8 | 17.7 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
1982 Yankees | 0 | 1 | .000 | 34 | 1 | 55 | 43.5 | 14.5 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1983 Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 74.0 | 12.3 | 9.3 | - | - | - |
1984 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 86.0 | 17.2 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 32 | 41 | .438 | 224 | 7 | 231 | 57.5 | 10.8 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
Lou PiniellaLou Piniella Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1964 Baltimore Orioles | 24 | $4,500.00 | - | - |
1968 Cleveland Indians | 23 | $6,500.00 | - | - |
1969 Kansas City Royals | 9 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
1970 Kansas City Royals | 9 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Kansas City Royals | 9 | $33,000.00 | - | - |
1972 Kansas City Royals | 9 | $36,000.00 | Stats | - |
1973 Kansas City Royals | 9 | $45,000.00 | - | - |
1974 New York Yankees | 14 | $52,500.00 | - | - |
1975 New York Yankees | 14 | $62,300.00 | - | - |
1976 New York Yankees | 14 | $72,500.00 | - | Stats |
1977 New York Yankees | 14 | $76,500.00 | - | Stats |
1978 New York Yankees | 14 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1979 New York Yankees | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1980 New York Yankees | 14 | Undetermined | - | - |
1981 New York Yankees | 14 | Undetermined | - | Stats |
1982 New York Yankees | 14 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
1983 New York Yankees | 14 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
1984 New York Yankees | 14 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
Lou Piniella Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Lou Piniella finished his career with 102 home runs, and all one-hundred two of them were hit in different games (not one multi-homer game)?
Lou Piniella is the only player in Major League history with 100+ career home runs and no multi-homer games in his resume. The next closest player is hall of famer outfielder Sam Crawford, who finished his career with 97 home runs hit in 97 different games.
On April 8, 1969, the Kansas City Royals played their first regular season game in history, defeating the Minnesota Twins 4-3, in twelve innings, at Municipal Stadium. On that historic day, Sweet Lou Piniella became the first batter in Royals history, hitting a double (the first Royals hit) off Tom Hall in the first inning. The very next batter, Jerry Adair, singled to left field and Piniella scored easily - the first Royals run.
Lou Piniella finished the inaugural Royals season as their starting left fielder, leading all other American League left fielders in putouts (and errors). His strong offensive numbers enabled him to edge out (9 to 6) Boston Red Sox rookie twirler Mike Nagy for Rookie of the Year - the first player from Kansas City to win the award.
Kansas City Royals First Game | The Hazleton Standard-Speaker | April 9, 1969 | Page 24
After hanging up his playing cleats, Lou Piniella managed the New York Yankees (1986-1988), Cincinnati Reds (1990-1992), Seattle Mariners (1993-2002), Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2003-2005), and Chicago Cubs (2007-2010), winning 1,835 games while at the helm, 14th most in baseball history (12 of the 13 ahead of Piniella are in the Hall of Fame). [1,000 Wins Club]