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Ron
Kittle		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 225
 
Born: January 5, 1958 in Usa, IN, GARY
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1982 24 NYA AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
1984 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4
1985 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1986 28 NYA AL $ 2,492,857   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1987 29 NYA AL $ 3,078,571   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1988 30 NYA AL $ 3,907,143   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1989 31 NYA AL $ 8,500,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1990 32 NYA AL $ 8,500,000   7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 8 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1982 24 NYA AL 48 133 18 28 10 0 6 21 0 0 10 32 .211 .267 .421 .688 15.5 2.6
    AAA   53 204 35 47 4 0 19 37 0 0 19 48 .230 .296 .529 .825 33.6  
1983 25 NYA AL 151 504 44 102 19 2 22 69 0 0 26 117 .202 .242 .379 .621 45.7 2.8
1984 26 NYA AL 146 539 60 130 25 1 21 90 0 0 39 151 .241 .291 .408 .699 63.4 8.1
1985 27 NYA AL 130 464 63 107 19 1 22 76 0 1 40 142 .231 .295 .418 .714 58.4 9.7
    AAA   4 15 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 4 .200 .294 .467 .761 2.2  
1986 28 NYA AL 144 566 74 144 35 1 26 93 2 0 48 142 .254 .315 .458 .773 77.2 13.9
1987 29 NYA AL 155 578 80 151 27 1 34 102 0 0 40 150 .261 .314 .488 .802 84.3 16.1
1988 30 NYA AL 152 562 82 146 23 2 26 104 0 0 60 150 .260 .330 .447 .776 81.9 14.3
1989 31 NYA AL 153 587 80 161 29 1 24 91 0 0 47 168 .274 .328 .450 .778 83.4 14.8
1990 32 NYA AL 153 561 71 138 36 3 24 89 0 0 58 156 .246 .322 .449 .771 80.0 14.3
9 Years Sim 1232 4494 572 1107 223 12 205 735 2 1 368 1208 .246 .305 .438 .743 589.9 96.6
2 Years AAA 57 219 38 50 5 0 20 40 0 0 21 52 .228 .305 .525 .830 35.8  
162 Game Average 590 75 145 29 1 26 96 0 0 48 158 .246 .305 .438 .743 77.6  
Career Highs 155 587 82 161 36 3 34 104 2 1 60 168 .274 .330 .488 .802 84.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3302 408 791 156 10 141 517 2 0 258 899 .240 .298 .421 .719 414.8
vs LH   1192 164 316 67 2 64 218 0 1 110 309 .265 .325 .486 .811 187.0
Home 628 2274 281 568 122 6 107 383 1 1 171 605 .250 .303 .450 .753 308.9
Away 604 2220 291 539 101 6 98 352 1 0 197 603 .243 .307 .426 .734 292.9
RISP   1225 0 332 66 3 56 516 0 0 128 326 .271 .337 .467 .804 192.6
Pinch Hitting   48 5 10 2 0 1 11 0 0 7 15 .208 .298 .313 .611 5.1
Close/Late   484 50 134 22 1 28 99 0 0 52 117 .277 .348 .500 .848 82.8
Mar/Apr 193 743 91 185 42 1 31 116 0 0 40 203 .249 .288 .433 .721 91.5
May 213 796 104 203 44 3 40 144 2 0 80 225 .255 .327 .469 .795 121.0
June 233 815 93 194 37 0 35 133 0 0 67 223 .238 .298 .412 .710 101.2
July 209 760 104 195 35 4 41 122 0 1 63 194 .257 .316 .475 .791 112.8
August 215 778 106 185 43 2 35 126 0 0 65 216 .238 .298 .433 .731 101.1
Sep/Oct 169 602 74 145 22 2 23 94 0 0 53 147 .241 .303 .399 .702 74.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1982 24 NYA AL RF 37 32 275.3 68 3 1 2 .986 2.32 0 0 .000 0 0.7
    1B 3 2 23.0 24 1 0 2 1.000 9.78 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 2 2 17.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 3.18 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1983 25 NYA AL RF 110 109 896.0 212 6 1 0 .995 2.19 0 0 .000 0 1.7
    LF 35 35 293.0 66 3 1 0 .986 2.12 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    SS 2 0 3.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1984 26 NYA AL LF 140 138 1186.3 248 8 5 3 .981 1.94 0 0 .000 0 2.6
    RF 7 1 19.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.46 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 5 0 10.0 11 1 0 0 1.000 10.80 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1985 27 NYA AL LF 120 118 1025.3 238 6 1 3 .996 2.14 0 0 .000 0 3.3
    1B 2 0 4.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 11.25 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
1986 28 NYA AL RF 141 138 1229.7 276 4 3 3 .989 2.05 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    LF 3 2 19.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.42 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 3.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1987 29 NYA AL RF 125 122 1073.7 252 5 1 0 .996 2.15 0 0 .000 0 3.4
    LF 20 18 159.0 37 0 0 0 1.000 2.09 0 0 .000 0  
    C 4 4 34.7 26 2 0 0 1.000 7.27 3 1 .333 2 0.1
    1B 3 0 14.0 15 1 0 0 1.000 10.29 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1988 30 NYA AL RF 120 118 1049.0 237 8 2 2 .992 2.10 0 0 .000 0 4.9
    LF 25 19 179.3 35 1 0 0 1.000 1.81 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 3.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1989 31 NYA AL LF 53 51 456.0 89 6 2 0 .979 1.88 0 0 .000 0 1.1
    RF 3 0 6.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1990 32 NYA AL RF 114 108 966.3 191 7 4 0 .980 1.84 0 0 .000 0 2.0
    LF 36 35 303.0 50 3 2 1 .964 1.57 0 0 .000 0  
    CF 1 1 8.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.13 0 0 .000 0  
    1B 1 0 2.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 22.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 658 628 5518.6 1238 33 12 7 .991 2.07 0 0 .000 0 14.7
  LF 434 418 3638.0 772 27 11 7 .986 1.98 0 0 .000 0 7.0
  1B 18 2 63.0 68 6 0 2 1.000 10.57 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  C 4 4 34.7 26 2 0 0 1.000 7.27 3 1 .333 2 0.1
  CF 2 2 16.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.56 0 0 .000 0  
  SS 3 0 5.0 1 2 0 1 1.000 5.40 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1119 1054 9275.3 2106 70 23 17 .990 2.11 3 1 .333 2 22.0
Career Highs   152 145 1281.3 330 11 6 4 .997 2.89 3 1 .333 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 30 NYA AL 9 37 3 10 2 0 2 12 0 0 2 14 .270 .308 .486 .794
Career Post-Season Batting 9 37 3 10 2 0 2 12 0 0 2 14 .270 .308 .486 .794
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1987-8-155
 At-Bats
1989-9-587
 Homeruns
1986-9-26
1987-5-34
1988-10-26
 RBIs
1984-9-90
1987-6-102
1988-9-104
 Strikeouts
1983-7-117
1984-2-151
1985-3-142
1986-5-142
1987-2-150
1988-7-150
1989-1-168
1990-3-156
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Dave Nicholson (925)
  2. Stan Palys (910)
  3. Frank Thomas (908)
  4. Wally Westlake (907)
  5. Charlie Maxwell (906)
  6. Don Baylor (904)
  7. Luke Easter (903)
  8. Bob Allison (902)
  9. Johnny Callison (901)
  10. Bob Cerv (900)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 14th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1982
Had first career hit (double) on 6/1/1982, off Joe Price (COL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/13/1982, off Mike Mcqueen (CLE)
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,907,143 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1988, hitting .303 with 5 HR, 26 RBI
10/3/1988: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Had 7 hits with 7 RBI against Kansas City on 8/8/1989
Won Player of the Week award on 8/12/1989, hitting .458 with 1 HR, 10 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1990, hitting .444 with 2 HR, 6 RBI
 
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