Ed Kirkpatrick
1962–1977 · bats L / throws R · California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels (1961-64), Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
1,311G
.238AVG
.327OBP
.363SLG
824H
85HR
423RBI
34SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,311 | 4,009 | 3,467 | 411 | 824 | 143 | 18 | 85 | 423 | 456 | 518 | 34 | 39 | 22 | 39 | 1,258 | .238 | .327 | .363 | .690 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1973-04-18 to 1973-05-12
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 12 total bases | 1969-09-30 | 1 in 4,532 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1973-05-08 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1966-06-14 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 661 | 2000 | 415 | 43 | 242 | 229 | 262 | .241 | .322 | .375 |
| Away | 650 | 2009 | 409 | 42 | 181 | 227 | 256 | .234 | .317 | .351 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 368 | 74 | 9 | 42 | 46 | 49 | .235 | .326 | .371 |
| May | 225 | 669 | 155 | 16 | 83 | 76 | 87 | .266 | .345 | .410 |
| June | 233 | 721 | 152 | 17 | 89 | 74 | 82 | .243 | .313 | .380 |
| July | 252 | 732 | 130 | 10 | 59 | 88 | 93 | .209 | .298 | .287 |
| August | 232 | 759 | 148 | 17 | 76 | 106 | 90 | .231 | .335 | .362 |
| September | 227 | 712 | 152 | 15 | 63 | 62 | 113 | .239 | .301 | .363 |
| October | 17 | 48 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | .302 | .354 | .512 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 115 | 376 | 79 | 7 | 43 | 41 | 66 | .242 | .319 | .359 |
| chicago-white-sox | 103 | 327 | 77 | 10 | 49 | 30 | 41 | .266 | .327 | .438 |
| cleveland-guardians | 96 | 338 | 59 | 6 | 29 | 47 | 54 | .209 | .314 | .330 |
| boston-red-sox | 90 | 278 | 64 | 9 | 42 | 33 | 36 | .269 | .349 | .441 |
| athletics | 89 | 283 | 48 | 4 | 29 | 35 | 36 | .200 | .293 | .304 |
| baltimore-orioles | 87 | 283 | 52 | 4 | 22 | 28 | 41 | .208 | .283 | .304 |
| detroit-tigers | 79 | 264 | 60 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 35 | .261 | .330 | .383 |
| new-york-yankees | 77 | 235 | 51 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 33 | .239 | .294 | .352 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 34 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .195 | – | – |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Angels (1961-64) | 75 | 219 | 53 | 2 | 21 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 1965 |  California Angels | 19 | 73 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 1 | .260 | – | – |
| 1966 | California Angels | 117 | 312 | 60 | 9 | 44 | 7 | .192 | – | – |
| 1967 | California Angels | 3 | 8 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1968 | California Angels | 89 | 161 | 37 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1969 |  Kansas City Royals | 120 | 315 | 81 | 14 | 49 | 3 | .257 | – | – |
| 1970 | Kansas City Royals | 134 | 424 | 97 | 18 | 62 | 4 | .229 | – | – |
| 1971 | Kansas City Royals | 120 | 365 | 80 | 9 | 46 | 3 | .219 | – | – |
| 1972 | Kansas City Royals | 113 | 364 | 100 | 9 | 43 | 3 | .275 | – | – |
| 1973 | Kansas City Royals | 126 | 429 | 113 | 6 | 45 | 3 | .263 | – | – |
| 1974 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 116 | 271 | 67 | 6 | 38 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 144 | 34 | 5 | 16 | 1 | .236 | – | – |
| 1976 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 146 | 34 | – | 16 | 1 | .233 | – | – |
| 1977 | Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers | 70 | 153 | 34 | 1 | 13 | 3 | .222 | – | – |