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Ralph Kiner

Ralph Kiner

1946–1955  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'2", 195 lb  ·  b. 1922 Santa Rita, NM

Career 1,472 G · 1,451 H · 369 HR · 1,015 RBI · .279 AVG

Seasons leading his league
20
12 best in baseball 8 league only
47 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1951 Best season

Spanning 1946–1952, peaking at 6 titles in 1951.

Led in Home Runs for 7 straight seasons (1946–1952) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 62nd League titles 20
  • 54th Best in baseball 12
  • 115th Top-5 finishes 47

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
Home Runs 7 1st 7 yrs (1946–1952) 1947 51 1948 40 1949 54 1950 47 1951 42 1952 37 1946 NL 23
Walks 3 1st 2 yrs (1951–1952) 1949 NL 117 1951 NL 137 1952 NL 110 1948 #2 1950 #2 1953 #2
Slugging Percentage 3 1st — 1947 .639 1949 .658 1951 .627 1950 #3
On-Base Plus Slug. 3 1st — 1951 1.079 1947 NL 1.055 1949 NL 1.089 1950 #2
Total Bases 1 1st — 1947 361 1949 #2 1951 #2
On-Base Percentage 1 1st — 1951 NL .452 1949 #3
Runs 1 1st — 1951 124 1947 #3 1950 #3
Runs Batted In 1 1st — 1949 NL 127 1947 #2 1948 #3 1950 #2 1951 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1952 2 HR 37 BB 110
1951 6 HR 42 R 124 OPS 1.079 OBP .452 SLG .627 BB 137
1950 1 HR 47
1949 5 HR 54 RBI 127 OPS 1.089 SLG .658 BB 117
1948 1 HR 40
1947 4 HR 51 OPS 1.055 SLG .639 TB 361
1946 1 HR 23

Batting

10 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1946 PIT NL 144 502 63 124 17 3 23 81 74 109 3 .247 .345 .430 .775
1947 PIT NL 152 565 118 177 23 4 51 127 98 81 1 .313 .417 .639 1.055
1948 PIT NL 156 555 104 147 19 5 40 123 112 61 1 .265 .391 .533 .924
1949 PIT NL 152 549 116 170 19 5 54 127 117 61 6 .310 .432 .658 1.089
1950 PIT NL 150 547 112 149 21 6 47 118 122 79 2 .272 .408 .591 .998
1951 PIT NL 151 531 124 164 31 6 42 109 137 57 2 .309 .452 .627 1.079
1952 PIT NL 149 516 90 126 17 2 37 87 110 77 3 .244 .384 .500 .884
1953 CHN +1 NL 158 562 100 157 20 3 35 116 100 88 2 .279 .391 .513 .904
1954 CHN NL 147 557 88 159 36 5 22 73 76 90 2 .286 .372 .487 .858
1955 CLE AL 113 321 56 78 13 0 18 54 65 46 0 .243 .367 .452 .818
Career — — 1,472 5,205 971 1,451 216 39 369 1,015 1,011 749 22 .279 .398 .548 .946

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
OF 1,382 2,875 80 80 14 .974
1B 58 556 29 11 59 .982