LF Ralph Kiner #46
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/13/1955
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LF RALPH KINER #46 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 573 165 26 2 24 87 95 92 .288 .388 .466 0 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 65 65 65 65
Power 60 60 60 60
Eye 65 65 65 65
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 45
Errors: - 25 55
Arm: - 25 50
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 30 Center Field: 20
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/26/1954 @ BRO Win, 12-6 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/25/1954 @ BRO Loss, 5-6 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
09/24/1954 @ BRO Loss, 1-8 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1954 @ PHI Loss, 4-8 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 0
09/21/1954 @ PHI Loss, 2-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/19/1954 BRO Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/1954 BRO Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1954 CHC Win, 12-4 3 2 2 3 0 2 1 0
09/12/1954 CIN Win, 8-2 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/12/1954 CIN Loss, 1-6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Birthday:10/27/1922
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$48,760
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 133 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 573 165 26 2 24 87 98 95 92 .288 .388 .466 .854 .391 .178 138
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 675 2 0 0 27 1 5 267 52 0 1 0.0 102.2 6.25 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   188 48 8 0 5 22 34 40 35 1 0 2 .255 .390 .378 .767
Versus Right   385 117 18 2 19 65 64 55 57 4 1 0 .304 .387 .509 .896
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   65 15 1 0 4 10 12 11 12 1 0 0 .231 .338 .431 .768
May   119 34 11 0 4 21 19 14 18 1 0 0 .286 .358 .479 .837
June   102 27 2 0 1 9 16 22 20 2 1 1 .265 .394 .314 .707
July   115 38 2 1 8 16 24 18 8 0 0 1 .330 .425 .574 .999
August   103 32 7 1 2 14 12 17 20 1 0 0 .311 .405 .456 .861
September   69 19 3 0 5 17 15 13 14 0 0 0 .275 .390 .536 .926
Spring Training   48 14 2 0 2 7 9 10 10 0 0 1 .292 .424 .458 .882
Last Year   573 165 26 2 24 87 98 95 92 5 1 2 .288 .388 .466 .854
2 Years Ago   570 147 17 6 30 101 103 75 88 5 1 4 .258 .346 .467 .812
Career   5084 1376 197 43 319 981 951 858 788 57 6 13 .271 .374 .515 .888
Home   282 79 17 2 9 46 50 48 42 3 0 0 .280 .381 .450 .832
Road   291 86 9 0 15 41 48 47 50 2 1 2 .296 .395 .481 .876
Grass   573 165 26 2 24 87 98 95 92 5 1 2 .288 .388 .466 .854
Day   375 107 18 2 12 57 64 74 60 2 1 2 .285 .404 .440 .844
Night   198 58 8 0 12 30 34 21 32 3 0 0 .293 .356 .515 .871
As Starter   573 165 26 2 24 87 98 95 92 5 1 2 .288 .388 .466 .854
Close/Late   119 33 6 0 8 27 22 23 16 2 1 0 .277 .389 .529 .918
Inning 1-3   205 63 10 1 5 24 28 35 29 1 0 2 .307 .412 .439 .851
Inning 4-6   188 52 8 1 9 28 34 29 39 2 0 0 .277 .370 .473 .843
Inning 7-9   172 49 8 0 10 35 35 29 23 2 1 0 .285 .384 .506 .890
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
0 Outs   156 45 7 0 7 16 40 33 21 1 1 1 .288 .414 .468 .882
1 Outs   220 64 8 1 12 41 38 38 36 4 0 0 .291 .389 .500 .889
2 Outs   197 56 11 1 5 30 20 24 35 0 0 1 .284 .365 .426 .791
Scoring Position   160 47 11 1 5 63 28 26 25 5 1 2 .294 .389 .469 .857
Bases Empty   296 87 13 0 15 15 50 50 49 0 0 0 .294 .396 .490 .886
Runner on 1st   117 31 2 1 4 9 20 19 18 0 0 0 .265 .368 .402 .769
Runner on 2nd   77 24 4 0 5 26 13 10 12 0 0 1 .312 .398 .558 .956
Runner on 3rd   18 7 2 0 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 0 .389 .450 .500 .950
Runner on 1st & 2nd   36 9 3 1 0 9 6 8 5 0 0 0 .250 .386 .389 .775
Runner on 1st & 3rd   17 4 0 0 0 9 1 4 2 4 0 0 .235 .320 .235 .555
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 .000 .111 .000 .111
Bases Loaded   5 3 2 0 0 9 3 2 2 0 0 0 .600 .714 1.000 1.714
Two Strikes   258 62 9 0 12 44 39 36 92 1 0 1 .240 .334 .415 .749
First Pitch   73 22 4 1 3 10 11 0 0 2 1 0 .301 .293 .507 .800
Count 0-1   52 20 2 0 4 8 11 0 0 0 0 0 .385 .385 .654 1.038
Count 0-2   40 8 1 0 2 6 5 0 18 0 0 0 .200 .200 .375 .575
Count 1-0   53 18 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 .340 .333 .377 .711
Count 1-1   59 23 3 1 3 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 .390 .390 .627 1.017
Count 1-2   73 17 1 0 3 7 8 0 26 0 0 1 .233 .243 .370 .613
Count 2-0   14 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 2-1   46 14 5 0 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 0 .304 .298 .478 .776
Count 2-2   81 21 4 0 4 15 10 0 31 1 0 0 .259 .256 .457 .713
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 6 24 0 0 0 1 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 3 1 0 1 1 13 35 0 0 0 0 .167 .717 .389 1.106
Full Count   64 16 3 0 3 16 16 36 17 0 0 0 .250 .520 .438 .958
Behind in Count   165 45 4 0 9 21 24 0 44 0 0 1 .273 .277 .461 .738
Ahead in Count   131 38 8 0 2 12 27 59 0 2 0 1 .290 .508 .397 .905
Batting 3rd   440 136 22 2 21 73 74 68 70 4 0 1 .309 .400 .511 .911
Batting 4th   133 29 4 0 3 14 24 27 22 1 1 1 .218 .352 .316 .668
Low Leverage   231 71 13 0 12 24 40 36 37 0 1 0 .307 .401 .519 .920
Medium Leverage   251 67 10 1 7 30 39 41 39 3 0 2 .267 .370 .398 .769
High Leverage   90 27 3 1 5 33 19 18 16 2 0 0 .300 .409 .522 .931
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 Pittsburgh - MLB 23 154 582 147 22 3 29 111 80 72 0 6 115 8 8 .253 .332 .450 .782 112 110 -0.9
1947 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 152 557 164 23 7 35 112 106 88 1 7 89 1 5 .294 .387 .549 .937 159 155 6.1
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 153 582 162 23 4 43 130 122 95 1 5 75 9 6 .278 .378 .553 .931 147 142 5.0
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 154 589 164 23 6 50 123 119 92 1 4 83 7 6 .278 .375 .593 .967 166 161 5.0
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 152 547 157 18 6 43 117 126 116 0 7 75 6 2 .287 .407 .578 .985 159 151 4.6
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 154 552 146 24 5 36 108 101 109 3 12 77 1 2 .264 .382 .522 .903 145 143 3.9
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 152 532 124 21 4 29 92 96 116 1 6 94 4 0 .233 .368 .451 .819 135 137 2.9
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 152 570 147 17 6 30 101 103 75 4 5 88 0 1 .258 .346 .467 .812 112 113 1.0
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 152 573 165 26 2 24 87 98 95 2 5 92 0 1 .288 .388 .466 .854 127 138 3.3
Total MLB 1375 5084 1376 197 43 319 981 951 858 13 57 788 36 31 .271 .374 .515 .888 140 139 31.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 8 0 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 21.1 2.95 +1.1 1.146
1946 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 151 151 394 14 3 416 8 .981 1307.0 2.81 -33.9 .901
1947 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 152 150 308 4 1 320 8 .975 1300.2 2.16 +6.9 1.048
1947 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.001
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 152 152 290 7 1 300 3 .990 1323.0 2.02 +1.8 1.019
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 151 151 253 4 0 267 10 .963 1316.0 1.76 -8.1 .958
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 150 150 1408 91 126 1516 17 .989 1289.2 10.46 -8.6 .948
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 .987
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 142 142 1369 97 118 1482 16 .989 1230.2 10.72 -6.1 .969
1951 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 9 9 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 80.1 2.35 -2.2 .843
1952 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 150 150 1388 99 107 1513 26 .983 1309.1 10.22 -11.4 .942
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 74 74 132 5 2 143 6 .958 662.2 1.86 -7.7 .928
1953 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 75 75 717 52 57 785 16 .980 647.2 10.69 -6.7 .914
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 49 49 421 29 43 456 6 .987 423.2 9.56 -2.0 .941
1954 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 105 103 183 7 2 199 9 .955 906.2 1.89 -10.0 .942
TOTAL 1B 566 566 5303 368 451 5752 81 .986 4901.0 10.41 -34.7 .946
TOTAL LF 642 630 1173 27 6 1236 36 .971 5530.1 1.95 -16.1 .989
TOTAL CF 162 160 417 14 3 439 8 .982 1389.1 2.79 -36.1 .898
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 .987
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1945 Signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 70 (80); Eye: 65 (70).
04/16/1946 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
04/22/1946 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1946 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (80); Eye: 65 (70).
06/22/1947 Goes 5-5 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI and 1 R.
07/01/1947 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/06/1947 Was selected to the 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/24/1947 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Philadelphia Phillies, with 3 RBI and 1 runs scored.
10/18/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/21/1947 Finished 3rd in 1947 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 65 (70).
09/27/1948 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1948 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
10/23/1948 Wins the 1948 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
07/10/1949 Was selected to the 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/10/1949 Hits three home runs against the Chicago Cubs, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
07/21/1949 Hits 4 home runs against the Brooklyn Dodgers, going 4-6 with 6 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/25/1949 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1949 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1949 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
08/08/1949 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/24/1949 Wins the 1949 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/27/1949 Finished 2nd in 1949 MLB NL Most Valuable Batter Award voting.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 70 (70).
06/02/1950 Goes 5-5 against the Boston Braves, with 2 HR, 7 RBI and 3 R.
06/05/1950 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1950 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
07/09/1950 Was selected to the 1950 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/21/1950 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1950 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 75 (75).
04/23/1951 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 75 (75).
09/08/1952 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/1952 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
10/22/1952 Wins the 1952 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at 1B.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
05/16/1953 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Chicago Cubs, with 5 RBI and 4 runs scored.
05/18/1953 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
05/13/1954 Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run!
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 65 (65).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1946 151 6
1947 150 2
1948 152 2
1949 151 2
1950 150 6
1951 151 1
1952 150 2
1953 149 8
1954 152 4
Year PA Rank
1948 683 8
1949 686 2
1951 676 1
1952 655 9
1954 675 6
Year AB Rank
1949 589 10
Year K Rank
1946 115 2
1947 89 8
1948 75 9
1949 83 4
1950 75 8
1951 77 10
1952 94 9
1954 92 6
Year TB Rank
1946 262 9
1947 306 3
1948 322 3
1949 349 1
1950 316 4
1951 288 5
Year HR Rank
1946 29 1
1947 35 1
1948 43 1
1949 50 1
1950 43 2
1951 36 2
1952 29 2
1953 30 10
1954 24 9
Year RBI Rank
1946 111 3
1947 112 3
1948 130 4
1949 123 2
1950 117 5
1951 108 3
1952 92 7
Year R Rank
1947 106 2
1948 122 2
1949 119 1
1950 126 1
1951 101 3
1952 96 4
1953 103 10
Year BB Rank
1947 88 7
1948 95 6
1949 92 9
1950 116 3
1951 109 2
1952 116 1
1954 95 7
Year IBB Rank
1950 6 4
Year SF Rank
1947 7 7
1950 7 5
1951 12 1
Year EBH Rank
1946 54 7
1947 65 3
1948 70 3
1949 79 1
1950 67 5
1951 65 2
1952 54 6
Year OBP Rank
1947 .387 5
1950 .407 6
1951 .382 10
1952 .368 8
1954 .388 10
Year SLG Rank
1947 .549 1
1948 .553 3
1949 .593 1
1950 .578 3
1951 .522 5
Year RC Rank
1947 115.77 3
1948 118.68 5
1949 125.67 2
1950 135.30 2
1951 113.07 4
1952 93.03 7
1954 102.23 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1947 7.34 2
1948 7.04 10
1949 7.41 3
1950 8.87 2
1951 6.94 6
1952 5.77 9
Year ISO Rank
1946 .198 5
1947 .255 1
1948 .275 1
1949 .314 1
1950 .291 2
1951 .257 3
1952 .218 3
Year wOBA Rank
1947 .422 1
1948 .419 4
1949 .429 2
1950 .427 3
1951 .409 5
1952 .379 8
1954 .392 8
Year OPS Rank
1947 .937 1
1948 .931 3
1949 .967 1
1950 .985 3
1951 .903 5
1952 .819 9
1954 .854 7
Year WAR Rank
1947 6.3 3
1948 5.0 10
1949 4.8 6
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