Ralph Kiner

Hall of Fame

Left Field

1946—1955

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#13

Player Detail

Ralph McPherran
GIVEN NAME
Kiner
SURNAME
October 27, 1922, in Santa Rita, NM
BORN
February 6, 2014, in Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
DIED
1946—1955
Playing Career
Played from 23-32
PLAYING AGE
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Indians
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
4
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-2 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 16, 1946
Major League Debut
September 25, 1955
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Ralph Kiner?

Pull-hitting slugger for Pittsburgh who won seven straight home run crowns.

60

HITTING

80

POWER

30

RUNNING

30

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
The Pirates pulled the left field stands in a few feet for Ralph Kiner to maximize his power. The unique ballpark configuration became known as Kiner’s Korner.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1472
1451
369
1015
.279
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1949 Pirates

26 Years Old

.310
AVG
54
HR
127
RBI
116
RUNS
.432
OBP
170
HITS
19
2B
5
3B
.658
SLG
117
BB
6
SB
8.1
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.279
.398
.548

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.946
.802
118.0

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
44.6
55.9

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

Ralph Kiner 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
Kiner
499
139
93
21
4
35
97
97
72
2
274
238
.279
.398
.548
946
AVG LF
530
148
79
25
6
17
62
56
5
235
213
.280
.357
.444
.802

Ralph Kiner Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
13
30
7
24
27
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
25
11
5
7
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Ralph Kiner PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
47.9
41.3
36.3
23.6
5.27
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Ralph Kiner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
240.7
195.8
154.0
101.9
26.4
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Ralph Kiner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

— 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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