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Ralph
Kiner		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 210
 
Born: October 27, 1922 in Usa, NM, SANTA RITA
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
Silver Slugger 1948    1950   
Bronze Rookie 1946   
All-Star Selections 1948    1949    1950    1952    1954    1956   
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
1946 23 STL NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 7
1947 24 STL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1948 25 STL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1949 26 STL NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 10 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1950 27 STL NL $ 4,278,571   6 6 6 10 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1951 28 STL NL $ 4,400,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
1952 29 STL NL $ 5,300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1953 30 STL NL $ 5,300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1954 31 STL NL $ 5,300,000   6 6 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1955 32 STL NL $ 7,000,000   5 5 6 9 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 7
1956 33 NYA AL $ 7,000,000   5 5 6 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 6 6
1957 34 NYA AL $ 7,000,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 10 10 10 6 6 6
1958 35 NYA AL $ 7,000,000   4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4 10 9 9 5 4 4
1959 36 SEM AL     2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 3 2 3 4 4 4 9 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000   6 6 6 10 9 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 7 7
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
1946 23 STL NL 133 444 91 124 20 5 35 87 0 0 88 71 .279 .397 .583 .980 96.5 19.9
    AAA   25 98 31 32 3 0 14 32 1 0 18 15 .327 .431 .786 1.217 29.8  
1947 24 STL NL 158 516 81 116 15 3 33 93 0 0 120 85 .225 .371 .457 .829 92.1 16.4
1948 25 STL NL 156 522 102 152 28 4 45 143 0 0 135 85 .291 .434 .619 1.053 131.9 30.1
1949 26 STL NL 158 534 105 147 20 5 41 117 0 0 114 83 .275 .400 .562 .962 116.2 20.8
1950 27 STL NL 157 539 114 144 13 2 48 114 1 0 132 91 .267 .411 .566 .977 120.6 23.5
1951 28 STL NL 156 535 109 156 23 1 34 117 0 0 130 97 .292 .428 .529 .956 117.9 20.5
1952 29 STL NL 158 541 111 134 18 1 39 109 0 0 114 94 .248 .378 .501 .879 102.3 18.4
1953 30 STL NL 152 549 92 133 19 4 29 99 0 0 113 92 .242 .370 .450 .820 87.7 14.2
1954 31 STL NL 155 541 105 140 12 2 45 116 0 0 118 98 .259 .389 .538 .927 116.0 21.7
1955 32 STL NL 157 533 107 127 23 3 39 106 0 0 98 89 .238 .353 .512 .865 98.1 17.6
1956 33 STL NL 53 198 40 62 8 2 17 48 0 0 34 32 .313 .415 .631 1.046 47.1 9.6
  NYA AL 102 361 66 93 8 2 20 62 1 0 77 54 .258 .388 .457 .845 66.5 10.9
  TOT   155 559 106 155 16 4 37 110 1 0 111 86 .277 .397 .519 .916 113.6 20.5
1957 34 NYA AL 159 547 88 128 25 2 19 72 0 0 87 109 .234 .338 .391 .729 72.4 9.5
1958 35 NYA AL 86 161 29 40 5 0 10 22 0 0 28 41 .248 .360 .466 .826 27.7 4.8
1959 36 SEM AL 49 42 4 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 14 .071 .184 .095 .279 0.1 0.0
14 Years Sim 1989 6563 1244 1699 238 36 454 1310 2 0 1393 1135 .259 .387 .514 .901 1293.2 237.9
1 Years AAA 25 98 31 32 3 0 14 32 1 0 18 15 .327 .427 .786 1.213 29.8  
162 Game Average 534 101 138 19 2 36 106 0 0 113 92 .259 .387 .514 .901 105.3  
Career Highs 159 559 114 156 28 5 48 143 1 0 135 109 .292 .434 .619 1.053 131.9  
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   4148 790 1083 147 24 296 879 0 0 840 690 .261 .384 .522 .906 856.4
vs LH   2415 454 616 91 12 158 431 2 0 553 445 .255 .393 .499 .892 498.7
Home 988 3181 606 816 119 11 221 622 0 0 691 551 .257 .387 .509 .897 655.8
Away 1001 3382 638 883 119 25 233 688 2 0 702 584 .261 .387 .518 .905 699.3
RISP   1839 0 461 55 15 113 804 0 0 475 324 .251 .398 .481 .879 386.1
Pinch Hitting   177 26 30 2 1 5 26 0 0 34 40 .169 .304 .277 .581 18.1
Close/Late   751 123 208 24 7 57 162 0 0 196 119 .277 .425 .555 .981 181.2
Mar/Apr 296 1035 193 277 46 5 72 217 0 0 214 187 .268 .391 .530 .922 219.0
May 365 1195 224 311 39 11 96 255 0 0 229 201 .260 .379 .552 .931 253.3
June 349 1093 208 285 33 5 65 219 1 0 254 205 .261 .398 .478 .876 222.5
July 333 1095 217 279 37 7 82 207 1 0 207 182 .255 .373 .526 .899 220.7
August 327 1097 222 283 44 5 82 230 0 0 247 192 .258 .394 .531 .925 236.8
Sep/Oct 319 1048 180 264 39 3 57 182 0 0 242 168 .252 .389 .458 .847 202.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1946 23 STL NL LF 132 123 1081.7 225 14 11 2 .956 1.99   1.7
1947 24 STL NL LF 154 143 1286.3 263 15 3 4 .989 1.95   4.2
1948 25 STL NL LF 151 146 1301.7 232 11 6 1 .976 1.68   3.3
    RF 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1949 26 STL NL LF 158 143 1271.7 276 9 8 2 .973 2.02   3.8
1950 27 STL NL LF 154 147 1303.7 261 17 10 3 .965 1.92   3.2
1951 28 STL NL LF 153 148 1303.7 227 10 7 2 .971 1.64   3.1
1952 29 STL NL LF 151 144 1302.3 278 11 12 2 .960 2.00   3.4
1953 30 STL NL LF 152 148 1317.7 280 10 6 1 .980 1.98   3.3
1954 31 STL NL LF 154 149 1313.3 283 14 8 3 .974 2.04   4.4
1955 32 STL NL LF 153 147 1273.3 234 10 9 1 .964 1.72   3.9
1956 33 STL NL LF 52 50 448.7 82 4 1 1 .989 1.72   0.8
  NYA AL LF 101 97 845.7 155 8 2 2 .988 1.73   1.3
  TOT   LF 153 147 1294.4 237 12 3 3 .988 1.73   2.1
1957 34 NYA AL LF 152 145 1288.0 230 11 4 3 .984 1.68   3.4
1958 35 NYA AL LF 36 33 270.7 54 3 3 1 .950 1.90   0.6
1959 36 SEM AL RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 1853 1763 15608.3 3080 147 90 28 .973 1.86   40.6
  RF 2 1 10.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   1855 1764 15618.3 3080 147 90 28 .973 1.86   40.6
Career Highs   158 149 1317.7 283 17 12 4 .989 2.04    
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
1953 30 STL NL 6 21 4 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 9 4 .238 .467 .524 .990
1954 31 STL NL 13 50 3 11 3 0 0 7 0 0 6 10 .220 .316 .280 .596
1955 32 STL NL 11 47 7 10 3 0 4 11 0 0 3 6 .213 .255 .532 .787
Career Post-Season Batting 30 118 14 26 6 0 6 21 0 0 18 20 .220 .326 .424 .750
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.
On-Base Pct
1946-7-.397
1948-2-.434
1949-10-.400
1950-6-.411
1951-3-.428
1954-5-.389
CAR-45-.387
 Slugging Pct
1946-2-.583
1948-2-.619
1949-2-.562
1950-2-.566
1951-5-.529
1952-10-.501
1954-6-.538
CAR-31-.514
 OPS
1946-2-.980
1948-2-1.053
1949-4-.962
1950-1-.977
1951-4-.956
1954-7-.927
CAR-22-.901
 XR
1946-8-96.5
1948-1-131.9
1949-3-116.2
1950-2-120.6
1951-4-117.9
1954-4-116.0
 Games
1947-1-158
1948-4-156
1949-1-158
1950-1-157
1951-5-156
1952-1-158
1955-3-157
1957-2-159
 Runs
1948-10-102
1949-6-105
1950-4-114
1951-9-109
1952-5-111
1954-9-105
1955-8-107
Total Bases
1946-10-259
1948-1-323
1949-4-300
1950-3-305
1951-7-283
1952-8-271
1954-8-291
 Triples
1946-10-5
1949-9-5
 Homeruns
1946-3-35
1947-2-33
1948-1-45
1949-1-41
1950-1-48
1951-4-34
1952-2-39
1954-2-45
1955-6-39
CAR-17-454
 RBIs
1948-1-143
1949-3-117
1950-5-114
1951-2-117
1952-6-109
1954-6-116
1955-9-106
 Walks
1946-8-88
1947-3-120
1948-1-135
1949-3-114
1950-1-132
1951-4-130
1952-3-114
1953-4-113
1954-3-118
1955-6-98
1957-9-87
CAR-19-1393
 Strikeouts
1946-10-71
1947-3-85
1948-6-85
1949-4-83
1950-7-91
1951-6-97
1952-8-94
1954-10-98
 
   Black Ink Test: 24    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 138    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 45    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by St. Louis in 1946
Had first career hit (double) on 5/1/1946, off Hank Borowy (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1946, off Bob Muncrief (MIN)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1946, hitting .579 with 2 HR, 10 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Brooklyn on 9/19/1946
Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 7/27/1948
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/6/1948
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1949, hitting .476 with 5 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1949, hitting .421 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,278,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Had 6 hits with 8 RBI against New York (A) on 8/28/1950
Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 8 runs on 8/28/1950
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1950, hitting .435 with 5 HR, 12 RBI
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
7/31/1951: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $5,300,000 per year, for 3 years
Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 8/30/1951
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1951, hitting .411 with 9 HR, 29 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 6/14/1952
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1952, hitting .318 with 13 HR, 30 RBI
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Hit 3 homeruns against Seattle, driving in 4 runs on 7/20/1952
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1953, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1954, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1954, hitting .476 with 4 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1954, hitting .364 with 4 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game
9/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis, $7,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Series with St. Louis in 1954
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1956, hitting .474 with 5 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1956, hitting .359 with 11 HR, 31 RBI
Traded from St. Louis to New York (A) on 6/1/1956 (Going to STL: P Jim Bunning, LF Tito Francona, RF Dale Mitchell. Going to NYA: 2B Bobby Brown, LF Ralph Kiner, 1B Earl Torgeson)
Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1956, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 8 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Tampa Bay on 4/7/1958
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 5/1/1959 to a minor league deal
Released by Seattle on 7/31/1959
 
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