Ian Kinsler

Second Base

2006—2019

ian-kinsler
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK
#18

Player Detail

Ian Michael
GIVEN NAME
Kinsler
SURNAME
June 22, 1982, in Tucson, AZ
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
2006—2019
Playing Career
Played from 24-37
PLAYING AGE
Texas Rangers
Detroit Tigers
San Diego Padres
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Texas Rangers
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Bootsie
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 200
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 3, 2006
Major League Debut
STILL PLAYING
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Ian Kinsler?

Played in same league at same time as Dustin Pedroia, who overshadowed him. Too bad, because Kinsler was a very good second baseman.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

70

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In 2021, Ian Kinsler played for the Israeli national baseball team in the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1888
1999
257
909
.273
4 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

2011 Rangers

29 Years Old

.255
AVG
32
HR
77
RBI
121
RUNS
.355
OBP
158
HITS
34
2B
4
3B
.477
SLG
89
BB
30
SB
7.0
WAR
Helped lead Rangers to second straight pennant.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.273
.342
.447

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.789
.725
107.5

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
47.8
58.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Ian Kinsler Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Kinsler
537
145
90
30
3
19
66
50
76
18
236
201
.273
.342
.447
789
AVG 2B
542
142
72
28
3
13
45
102
11
217
193
.263
.323
.401
.725

Ian Kinsler Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
18
19
24
18
37
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
20
18
27
28
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ian Kinsler PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
55.2
40.4
25.7
18.6
4.73
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Ian Kinsler
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
247.6
156.6
103.0
75.6
21.2
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Ian Kinsler
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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