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Ron
Kline		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: March 9, 1932 in Usa, PA, CALLERY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
1953 21 NYA AL   6 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 6 5
1954 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 5
1955 23 NYA AL   6 3 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 5
1956 24 NYA AL   6 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 4
1959 27 SDP NL   6 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 4 4
1960 28 SDP NL   6 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3
1961 29 SDP NL   6 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
1962 30 SDP NL   6 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3
1963 31 BSN NL   6 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3
1964 32 BSN NL   6 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 20 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 21 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 23 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 24 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 27 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 28 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 29 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 30 SDP NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 31 BSN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 32 BSN NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 20 NYA AL 4 13 .235 77 8 0 0 7 124.0 143 89 18 89 32 6.46 .289 .394 .455 .849 0.9
1953 21 AA   3 4 .429 72 0 0 0 5 64.3 58 19 6 29 62 2.66 .241 .322 .349 .671  
1954 22 NYA AL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 10.7 12 8 3 7 6 6.75 .279 .380 .512 .892 0.0
    AA   0 3 .000 57 0 0 0 4 45.0 49 17 2 18 41 3.40 .280 .347 .400 .747  
1955 23 A   1 1 .500 66 0 0 0 7 51.0 50 22 3 19 45 3.88 .270 .338 .400 .738  
1956 24 A   3 0 1.000 66 0 0 0 6 71.3 58 15 3 20 70 1.89 .225 .281 .298 .579  
1957 25 A   8 1 .889 79 0 0 0 5 72.0 59 13 3 22 71 1.63 .223 .283 .292 .575  
1959 27 A   1 2 .333 25 0 0 0 1 21.7 11 3 0 6 19 1.25 .149 .213 .149 .361  
1960 28 A   4 0 1.000 38 0 0 0 1 58.0 46 16 2 18 52 2.48 .218 .279 .299 .578  
1961 29 AAA   1 3 .250 19 0 0 0 2 18.3 25 20 4 20 13 9.82 .347 .489 .569 1.059  
1962 30 A   2 0 1.000 51 0 0 0 5 50.7 37 14 1 24 43 2.49 .206 .299 .267 .566  
1963 31 AAA   2 6 .250 65 0 0 0 5 53.7 84 50 12 37 34 8.39 .364 .451 .593 1.045  
    A   4 1 .800 15 0 0 0 2 11.0 13 8 3 7 4 6.55 .289 .385 .511 .896  
1964 32 AAA   2 4 .333 69 0 0 0 6 55.3 65 44 7 46 32 7.16 .300 .422 .447 .869  
2 Years Sim 4 15 .211 79 10 0 0 7 134.7 155 97 21 96 38 6.48 .289 .393 .460 .853 0.9
3 Years AAA 5 13 .278 153 0 0 0 13 127.3 174 114 23 103 79 8.06 .335 .445 .529 .973  
2 Years AA 3 7 .300 129 0 0 0 9 109.3 107 36 8 47 103 2.96 .257 .333 .370 .703  
7 Years A 23 5 .821 340 0 0 0 27 335.7 274 91 15 116 304 2.44 .225 .293 .306 .599  
12 Years Minors 31 25 .554 622 0 0 0 49 572.3 555 241 46 266 486 3.79 .258 .339 .373 .712  
Season Average 2 7 .222 39 5 0 0 3 67.3 77 48 10 48 19 6.48 .289 .393 .460 .853  
Career Highs 4 13 .235 77 8 0 0 7 124.0 143 89 18 89 32 6.75 .289 .394 .512 .892  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   84 47 8 56 20   .272 .384 .411 .795
vs LH   71 50 13 40 18   .311 .414 .526 .940
Home 1 7 .125 38 5 0 0 3 67.7 75 58 10 64 20 7.72 .282 .421 .459 .880
Away 3 8 .273 41 5 0 0 4 67.0 80 39 11 32 18 5.24 .295 .370 .461 .831
Mar/Apr 0 2 .000 13 0 0 0 1 15.3 11 1 1 8 3 0.59 .193 .292 .246 .538
May 0 1 .000 11 0 0 0 2 16.0 18 6 1 8 3 3.38 .286 .366 .365 .731
June 0 4 .000 14 0 0 0 0 15.7 16 8 3 3 3 4.60 .262 .297 .426 .723
July 0 1 .000 11 1 0 0 3 11.3 12 8 0 10 3 6.35 .279 .415 .302 .717
August 3 4 .429 14 7 0 0 1 48.7 63 50 9 48 13 9.25 .315 .448 .550 .998
Sep/Oct 1 3 .250 16 2 0 0 0 27.7 35 24 7 19 13 7.81 .310 .409 .540 .949
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
1952 20 NYA AL 77 24 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .208 .375 0.1 0.0
1954 22 NYA AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
    AA   9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
1956 24 A   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1957 25 A   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1960 28 A   9 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2  
2 Years Sim 79 27 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .148 .148 .185 .333 -0.2 0.0
1 Years AA 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
3 Years A 15 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0  
4 Years Minors 24 11 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.5  
162 Game Average 55 8 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .148 .148 .185 .333 -0.4  
Career Highs 77 24 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .208 .375 0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   18 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
vs LH   9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .222 .333 0.0
Home 38 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .182 .273 .455 0.4
Away 41 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3
RISP   3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
May 11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000 0.7
June 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
July 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 14 15 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.3
Sep/Oct 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 20 NYA AL P 77 8 124.0 10 27 1 2 .974 2.69    
1954 22 NYA AL P 2 2 10.7 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.69    
Career Totals   79 10 134.7 10 29 1 2 .975 2.61    
Career Highs   77 8 124.0 10 27 1 2 1.000 2.69    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1952-5-77
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 5/26/1952, off Leo Kiely (TAM)
Earned first career win on 8/11/1952
Released by New York (A) on 10/16/1957
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/2/1959 to a minor league contract
Injured on 3/7/1959 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Traded from San Diego to New York (A) on 3/3/1963 (Going to SDP: SS Jack Kubiszyn. Going to NYA: P Ron Kline)
Traded from New York (A) to Boston (N) on 6/1/1963 (Going to BSN: P Ron Kline. Going to NYA: SS Joe Koppe)
Traded from Boston (N) to Kansas City on 2/1/1965 (Going to KCR: P Ron Kline. Going to BSN: P Jack Kralick)
Traded from Kansas City to New York (A) on 2/1/1965 (Going to NYA: P Ron Kline. Going to KCR: RF Duke Snider)
3/3/1965: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (A)
Released by New York (A) on 4/2/1965
 
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