Ralph Kiner #4

LF
B/T: R/R
6' 2"/195

Career Regular Season

AB	AVG	HR	RBI	SB	OPS
5205	.279	369	1015	22	.946

AB	AVG	HR	RBI	SB	OPS
5205	.279	369	1015	22	.946

Ralph Kiner Bio

Fullname: Ralph McPherran Kiner
Born: 10/27/1922 in Santa Rita, NM
High School: Alhambra, Alhambra, CA
Debut: 4/16/1946
Hall of Fame: 1975
Died: 2/06/2014

Year	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Career Regular Season	5205	971	1451	369	1015	22	.279	.398	.946

Year	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	OPS
Career Regular Season	5205	971	1451	369	1015	22	.279	.398	.946

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Awards

NL All-Star

Year	Team	League
1948	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
1949	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
1950	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
1951	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
1952	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
1953	Chicago Cubs	NL

Hall Of Fame

Year	Team	League
1975	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL

Uniform number retired

Year	Team	League
1987	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL

League Rankings

Games Played

Year	BP	Rank
1954	147	21st in NL
1953	158	1st in
1953	117	1st in NL
1953	41	1st in NL
1952	149	17th in NL
1951	151	11th in NL
1950	150	15th in NL
1949	152	9th in NL
1948	156	1st in NL
1947	152	5th in NL
1946	144	11th in NL

Runs

Year	R	Rank
1954	88	18th in NL
1953	100	14th in
1953	73	14th in NL
1953	27	14th in NL
1952	90	9th in NL
1951	124	1st in NL
1950	112	3rd in NL
1949	116	4th in NL
1948	104	5th in NL
1947	118	3rd in NL
1946	63	20th in NL

Home Runs

Year	HR	Rank
1955	18	16th in AL
1954	22	13th in NL
1953	35	5th in
1953	28	5th in NL
1953	7	5th in NL
1952	37	1st in NL
1951	42	1st in NL
1950	47	1st in NL
1949	54	1st in NL
1948	40	1st in NL
1947	51	1st in NL
1946	23	1st in NL

Strikeouts

Year	SO	Rank
1954	90	2nd in NL
1953	88	5th in
1953	67	5th in NL
1953	21	5th in NL
1952	77	7th in NL
1951	57	14th in NL
1950	79	3rd in NL
1949	61	11th in NL
1948	61	12th in NL
1947	81	2nd in NL
1946	109	1st in NL

At Bats

Year	AB	Rank
1954	557	23rd in NL
1952	516	23rd in NL
1951	531	24th in NL
1950	547	17th in NL
1949	549	15th in NL
1948	555	11th in NL
1947	565	9th in NL
1946	502	17th in NL

On Base Percentage

Year	OBP	Rank
1954	.371	13th in NL
1953	.391	11th in
1953	.394	11th in NL
1953	.383	11th in NL
1952	.384	6th in NL
1951	.452	1st in NL
1950	.408	6th in NL
1949	.432	2nd in NL
1948	.391	6th in NL
1947	.417	4th in NL
1946	.345	20th in NL

Slugging Percentage

Year	SLG	Rank
1954	.487	11th in NL
1953	.512	10th in
1953	.529	10th in NL
1953	.466	10th in NL
1952	.500	4th in NL
1951	.627	1st in NL
1950	.590	3rd in NL
1949	.658	1st in NL
1948	.533	4th in NL
1947	.639	1st in NL
1946	.430	9th in NL

On Base Plus Slugging

Year	OPS	Rank
1954	.858	10th in NL
1953	.903	11th in
1953	.923	11th in NL
1953	.849	11th in NL
1952	.884	6th in NL
1951	1.079	1st in NL
1950	.998	2nd in NL
1949	1.090	1st in NL
1948	.924	3rd in NL
1947	1.056	1st in NL
1946	.775	13th in NL

Plate Appearances

Year	PA	Rank
1954	643	19th in NL
1953	666	11th in
1953	491	11th in NL
1953	175	11th in NL
1952	633	16th in NL
1951	670	10th in NL
1950	672	8th in NL
1949	667	11th in NL
1948	670	4th in NL
1947	666	8th in NL
1946	579	16th in NL

Total Bases

Year	TB	Rank
1954	271	15th in NL
1953	288	8th in
1953	219	8th in NL
1953	69	8th in NL
1952	258	7th in NL
1951	333	2nd in NL
1950	323	4th in NL
1949	361	2nd in NL
1948	296	4th in NL
1947	361	1st in NL
1946	216	9th in NL

Runs Batted In

Year	RBI	Rank
1954	73	22nd in NL
1953	116	6th in
1953	87	6th in NL
1953	29	6th in NL
1952	87	9th in NL
1951	109	2nd in NL
1950	118	2nd in NL
1949	127	1st in NL
1948	123	3rd in NL
1947	127	2nd in NL
1946	81	5th in NL

Hits

Year	H	Rank
1954	159	22nd in NL
1951	164	12th in NL
1950	149	23rd in NL
1949	170	12th in NL
1948	147	17th in NL
1947	177	6th in NL

Hit By Pitch

Year	HBP	Rank
1953	3	20th in
1953	1	20th in NL
1953	2	20th in NL
1952	7	5th in NL
1950	3	19th in NL
1948	3	13th in NL
1947	2	23rd in NL

Batting Average

Year	AVG	Rank
1954	.285	22nd in NL
1951	.309	7th in NL
1949	.310	5th in NL
1948	.265	24th in NL
1947	.313	5th in NL

Triples

Year	3B	Rank
1951	6	18th in NL
1950	6	14th in NL
1949	5	17th in NL
1948	5	18th in NL

Stolen Bases

Year	SB	Rank
1949	6	14th in NL

Caught Stealing

Year	CS	Rank
1950		25th in NL

Doubles

Year	2B	Rank
1954	36	7th in NL
1951	31	7th in NL

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