Kiki Cuyler was born on Tuesday, August 30, 1898, in Harrisville, Michigan. Cuyler was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 29, 1921, 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 Kiki Cuyler baseball stats page.
"With the Cubs, Cuyler teamed with Hack Wilson and Riggs Stephenson to form one of the best hitting-outfield combinations of all time. Yet Cuyler remained aloof. 'He was a loner,' observed shortstop Woody English. 'He kept to himself. He liked to dance, and he'd go out, never palled around with a single player on the club. They didn't really dislike him, but he wasn't one of the boys.'" - Cava, Pete. Author. Tales From the Cubs Dugout. Sports Masters Publishing. 4 August 2000. Page 69.
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Kiki CuylerKiki Cuyler 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 | ||
Kiki CuylerKiki Cuyler 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 |
| 1921 | 23 | Pirates | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1922 | 24 | Pirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1923 | 25 | Pirates | 11 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .348 | .325 |
| 1924 | 26 | Pirates | 117 | 466 | 94 | 165 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 1 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .354 | .402 | .539 |
| 1925 | 27 | Pirates | 153 | 617 | 144 | 220 | 43 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 102 | 58 | 1 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .357 | .423 | .598 |
| 1926 | 28 | Pirates | 157 | 614 | 113 | 197 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 50 | 0 | 66 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .321 | .380 | .459 |
| 1927 | 29 | Pirates | 85 | 285 | 60 | 88 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .309 | .394 | .435 |
| 1928 | 30 | Cubs | 133 | 499 | 92 | 142 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 79 | 51 | 3 | 61 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .285 | .359 | .473 |
| 1929 | 31 | Cubs | 139 | 509 | 111 | 183 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 102 | 66 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .360 | .438 | .532 |
| 1930 | 32 | Cubs | 156 | 642 | 155 | 228 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 134 | 72 | 0 | 49 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .355 | .428 | .547 |
| 1931 | 33 | Cubs | 154 | 613 | 110 | 202 | 37 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 72 | 5 | 54 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .330 | .404 | .473 |
| 1932 | 34 | Cubs | 110 | 446 | 58 | 130 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 77 | 29 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .291 | .340 | .442 |
| 1933 | 35 | Cubs | 70 | 262 | 37 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .317 | .376 | .447 |
| 1934 | 36 | Cubs | 142 | 559 | 80 | 189 | 42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 31 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .338 | .377 | .474 |
| 1935 | 37 | Cubs | 45 | 157 | 22 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .268 | .331 | .389 |
| 1935 | 37 | Reds | 62 | 223 | 36 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .251 | .337 | .341 |
| 1936 | 38 | Reds | 144 | 567 | 96 | 185 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 47 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .326 | .380 | .453 |
| 1937 | 39 | Reds | 117 | 406 | 48 | 110 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .271 | .333 | .320 |
| 1938 | 40 | Dodgers | 82 | 253 | 45 | 69 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .273 | .363 | .399 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 18 Years | 1,879 | 7,161 | 1,305 | 2,299 | 394 | 157 | 128 | 2 | 1,065 | 676 | 20 | 752 | 176 | 0 | 85 | 150 | .321 | .386 | .474 | ||
Kiki CuylerKiki Cuyler Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1921 Pirates | RF | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1923 Pirates | CF | 3 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 2.00 |
| 1923 Pirates | LF | 10 | 10 | 216 | 25 | 2.5 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.13 |
| 1924 Pirates | CF | 4 | 3 | 81 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.67 |
| 1924 Pirates | LF | 78 | 78 | 1,989 | 198 | 2.5 | 186 | 175 | 11 | 12 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.52 |
| 1924 Pirates | RF | 36 | 33 | 834 | 72 | 2.0 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .944 | 2.20 |
| 1925 Pirates | CF | 24 | 23 | 612 | 63 | 2.6 | 62 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 2.74 |
| 1925 Pirates | RF | 130 | 130 | 3,399 | 334 | 2.6 | 321 | 302 | 19 | 13 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 2.55 |
| 1926 Pirates | CF | 79 | 77 | 1,974 | 230 | 2.9 | 223 | 214 | 9 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 3.05 |
| 1926 Pirates | LF | 64 | 63 | 1,587 | 171 | 2.7 | 165 | 156 | 9 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.81 |
| 1926 Pirates | RF | 18 | 17 | 453 | 37 | 2.1 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.15 |
| 1927 Pirates | CF | 49 | 48 | 1,233 | 149 | 3.0 | 145 | 141 | 4 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 3.18 |
| 1927 Pirates | LF | 12 | 7 | 195 | 25 | 2.1 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.46 |
| 1927 Pirates | RF | 13 | 12 | 312 | 31 | 2.4 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.68 |
| 1928 Cubs | CF | 7 | 6 | 159 | 11 | 1.6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.87 |
| 1928 Cubs | LF | 13 | 12 | 306 | 29 | 2.2 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.47 |
| 1928 Cubs | RF | 108 | 108 | 2,904 | 240 | 2.2 | 236 | 218 | 18 | 4 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.19 |
| 1929 Cubs | LF | 18 | 17 | 417 | 41 | 2.3 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.65 |
| 1929 Cubs | RF | 113 | 112 | 2,961 | 272 | 2.4 | 264 | 251 | 13 | 8 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.41 |
| 1930 Cubs | LF | 32 | 29 | 717 | 67 | 2.1 | 65 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 2.45 |
| 1930 Cubs | RF | 129 | 127 | 3,360 | 339 | 2.6 | 333 | 314 | 19 | 6 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.68 |
| 1931 Cubs | CF | 69 | 69 | 1,815 | 175 | 2.5 | 167 | 165 | 2 | 8 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 2.48 |
| 1931 Cubs | RF | 84 | 84 | 2,205 | 194 | 2.3 | 191 | 182 | 9 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.34 |
| 1932 Cubs | CF | 49 | 49 | 1,278 | 140 | 2.9 | 133 | 131 | 2 | 7 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 2.81 |
| 1932 Cubs | RF | 60 | 60 | 1,584 | 114 | 1.9 | 113 | 108 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 1.93 |
| 1933 Cubs | CF | 24 | 21 | 564 | 44 | 1.8 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 2.01 |
| 1933 Cubs | LF | 26 | 26 | 654 | 58 | 2.2 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.35 |
| 1933 Cubs | RF | 22 | 21 | 504 | 33 | 1.5 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.77 |
| 1934 Cubs | CF | 137 | 135 | 3,564 | 329 | 2.4 | 320 | 306 | 14 | 9 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.42 |
| 1934 Cubs | RF | 6 | 6 | 135 | 15 | 2.5 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.80 |
| 1935 Cubs | CF | 40 | 39 | 1,032 | 104 | 2.6 | 102 | 97 | 5 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.67 |
| 1935 Cubs | RF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.90 |
| 1935 Reds | CF | 48 | 47 | 1,146 | 117 | 2.4 | 115 | 112 | 3 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.71 |
| 1935 Reds | LF | 5 | 5 | 126 | 6 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
| 1935 Reds | RF | 6 | 4 | 105 | 7 | 1.2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
| 1936 Reds | CF | 91 | 87 | 2,196 | 220 | 2.4 | 214 | 210 | 4 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.63 |
| 1936 Reds | LF | 21 | 20 | 516 | 42 | 2.0 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.15 |
| 1936 Reds | RF | 31 | 28 | 708 | 78 | 2.5 | 76 | 73 | 3 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 2.90 |
| 1937 Reds | CF | 47 | 40 | 1,050 | 93 | 2.0 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.31 |
| 1937 Reds | LF | 45 | 43 | 1,062 | 70 | 1.6 | 70 | 68 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.78 |
| 1937 Reds | RF | 15 | 14 | 354 | 24 | 1.6 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.68 |
| 1938 Dodgers | CF | 20 | 14 | 306 | 45 | 2.3 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 3.88 |
| 1938 Dodgers | LF | 8 | 4 | 111 | 13 | 1.6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.16 |
| 1938 Dodgers | RF | 42 | 40 | 1,002 | 77 | 1.8 | 77 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.07 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| RF Totals | 816 | 798 | 20,865 | 1,869 | 2.3 | 1,824 | 1,717 | 107 | 45 | 30 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.36 | |
| CF Totals | 691 | 659 | 17,037 | 1,735 | 2.5 | 1,681 | 1,631 | 50 | 54 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.66 | |
| LF Totals | 332 | 314 | 7,896 | 745 | 2.2 | 722 | 688 | 34 | 23 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 2.47 | |
| 17 Years | 1,839 | 1,771 | 45,798 | 4,349 | 2.4 | 4,227 | 4,036 | 191 | 122 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.49 | |
Kiki CuylerKiki Cuyler 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 |
| 1921 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1922 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1923 Pirates | 2 | 3 | .400 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.3 | 20.0 | - | - | - |
| 1924 Pirates | 32 | 11 | .744 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 51.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1925 Pirates | 41 | 13 | .759 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.3 | 11.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
| 1926 Pirates | 35 | 20 | .636 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 76.8 | 9.3 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
| 1927 Pirates | 20 | 1 | .952 | 12 | 0 | n/a | 95.0 | 7.9 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
| 1928 Cubs | 37 | 9 | .804 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 29.4 | 8.2 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Cubs | 43 | 11 | .796 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 33.9 | 9.1 | 5.0 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Cubs | 37 | 10 | .787 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.4 | 13.1 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Cubs | 13 | 17 | .433 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 68.1 | 11.4 | 7.0 | - | - | - |
| 1932 Cubs | 9 | 7 | .563 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 44.6 | 10.4 | 5.8 | - | - | - |
| 1933 Cubs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 52.4 | 9.0 | 7.5 | - | - | - |
| 1934 Cubs | 15 | 8 | .652 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 93.2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
| 1935 Cubs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 39.3 | 9.8 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1935 Reds | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 111.5 | 12.4 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1936 Reds | 16 | 11 | .593 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 81.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1937 Reds | 10 | 10 | .500 | 10 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.1 | 12.7 | - | - | - |
| 1938 Dodgers | 6 | 7 | .462 | 12 | 2 | n/a | 126.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 18 Years | 328 | 148 | .689 | 68 | 4 | n/a | 55.9 | 9.5 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
Kiki CuylerKiki Cuyler Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1921 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1922 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1925 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $6,000.00 | n/a | Stats |
| 1926 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | $10,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1928 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1929 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1930 Chicago Cubs | n/a | $17,000.00 | n/a | - |
| 1931 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1932 Chicago Cubs | 3 | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
| 1933 Chicago Cubs | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1934 Chicago Cubs | 3 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1935 Chicago Cubs | 3 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1935 Cincinnati Reds | 8 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1936 Cincinnati Reds | 4 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 Cincinnati Reds | 4 | $10,000.00 | - | - |
| 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
| Kiki Cuyler Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

In 1925, Kiki Cuyler hit .357 with eighteen home runs and one-hundred two RBI - his Pirates won the World Series that year, the only time in his career Kiki would be part of a World Championship team. In 1927, Cuyler was benched for nearly half the season because of a dispute with first-year manager Donie Bush (who had Clyde Barnhart take over Cuyler's post when he was out injured then refused to start Cuyler after he returned to the active roster). The Pirates again went to the World Series, but Cuyler did not play. That November, Cuyler was traded to the Chicago Cubs for Sparky Adams and Pete Scott.

Kiki Cuyler | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1968 (HOF)
Kiki Cuyler's Hall of Fame plaque mentions his batting average in 1924 (.354), 1925 (.357), 1929 (.360) and 1930 (.355), but did you know he did not win a National League batting title any of those years, finishing fourth in 1924 (Top 25), fourth in 1925 (Top 25), sixth in 1929 (Top 25), and ninth in 1930 (Top 25)? Did you know that KI Cuyler's Sports Bar & Grill in Harrisville, Michigan was named in honor of Kiki, owned by his son Harold, and remained in business until it burned down on November 30, 2018?

Kiki Cuyler | 1935 Schutter-Johnson Baseball Card (#3)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Kiki Cuyler was a devout Catholic who often made the sign of the cross prior to stepping into the batter's box, a rare sight during the 1920s and 1930, but didn't need devine assistance on the basepaths as he led the league in stolen bases in 1926, 1928, 1929 & 1930.