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Ellis Kinder

Ellis Kinder

1946–1957  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 195 lb  ·  b. 1914 Atkins, AR

Career 102–71 · 3.43 ERA · 749 SO · 1479.2 IP · 484 G · 63 H · 1 HR · 33 RBI · .142 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
3 best in baseball
13 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1949 Best season

Spanning 1949–1953, peaking at 1 titles in 1949.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons
Team records #5 Red Sox career SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 897th Best in baseball 3
  • 2,209th Top-5 finishes 13

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Saves 2 1st — 1951 14 1953 27 1954 #2 1955 #2
Shutouts 1 1st — 1949 6
Strikeouts — #3 — 1949 #3
Wins — #2 — 1949 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1953 1 SV 27
1951 1 SV 14
1949 1 SHO 6

Pitching

  led the league   12 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1946 SLA AL 3 3 3.32 33 7 1 86.2 78 32 8 36 59 1.32
1947 SLA AL 8 15 4.49 34 26 1 194.1 201 97 11 82 110 1.46
1948 BOS AL 10 7 3.74 28 22 0 178.0 183 74 10 63 53 1.38
1949 BOS AL 23 6 3.36 43 30 4 252.0 251 94 21 99 138 1.39
1950 BOS AL 14 12 4.26 48 23 9 207.0 212 98 23 78 95 1.40
1951 BOS AL 11 2 2.55 63 2 14 127.0 108 36 9 46 84 1.21
1952 BOS AL 5 6 2.58 23 10 4 97.2 85 28 11 28 50 1.16
1953 BOS AL 10 6 1.85 69 0 27 107.0 84 22 8 38 39 1.14
1954 BOS AL 8 8 3.62 48 2 15 107.0 106 43 7 36 67 1.33
1955 BOS AL 5 5 2.83 43 0 18 66.2 57 21 5 15 31 1.08
1956 CHA +1 AL 5 1 3.09 51 0 9 55.1 56 19 5 17 23 1.32
1957 CHA AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00
Career — — 102 71 3.43 484 122 102 1479.2 1,421 564 118 539 749 1.32

Batting

12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1946 SLA AL 33 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 .053 .143 .053 .195
1947 SLA AL 34 62 4 8 0 0 0 4 1 20 0 .129 .143 .129 .272
1948 BOS AL 28 62 8 6 0 0 0 4 8 18 0 .097 .200 .097 .297
1949 BOS AL 43 92 11 12 2 0 0 7 6 24 0 .130 .184 .152 .336
1950 BOS AL 48 71 5 13 1 1 1 11 2 13 0 .183 .205 .268 .473
1951 BOS AL 63 34 1 4 1 0 0 2 1 16 0 .118 .143 .147 .290
1952 BOS AL 23 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1953 BOS AL 69 29 3 11 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 .379 .379 .414 .793
1954 BOS AL 48 27 0 5 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 .185 .241 .259 .501
1955 BOS AL 43 12 1 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 .250 .308 .250 .558
1956 CHA +1 AL 51 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1957 CHA AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 484 444 34 63 7 1 1 33 23 123 0 .142 .184 .169 .353

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1946 SLA AL P 33 — — 2 10 0 2 12 1.000 0.36
1947 SLA AL P 34 — — 5 18 2 2 25 .920 0.68
1948 BOS AL P 28 — — 5 20 1 2 26 .962 0.89
1949 BOS AL P 43 — — 7 28 1 1 36 .972 0.81
1950 BOS AL P 48 — — 7 30 3 0 40 .925 0.77
1951 BOS AL P 63 — — 5 13 0 1 18 1.000 0.29
1952 BOS AL P 23 — — 4 16 0 2 20 1.000 0.87
1953 BOS AL P 69 — — 10 18 0 0 28 1.000 0.41
1954 BOS AL P 48 2 107.0 2 11 2 0 15 .867 0.27
1955 BOS AL P 43 0 66.2 2 7 0 1 9 1.000 0.21
1956 CHA AL P 51 0 55.1 3 3 0 0 6 1.000 0.12
1957 CHA AL P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
Career — — P 484 2 230.0 52 174 9 11 235 .962 0.47