Ralph Kiner
1946–1955 · bats R / throws R · ASF, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,472G
.279AVG
.398OBP
.548SLG
More career statistics
1,451H
369HR
1,015RBI
22SB
10Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 2 | 20 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 749 | 754 |
| Batting · RBI | 1,015 | 1,016 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 22 | 21 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,472 | 6,256 | 5,205 | 971 | 1,451 | 216 | 39 | 369 | 1,015 | 1,011 | 749 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 7 | 2,852 | .279 | .398 | .548 | .946 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1949-05-19 to 1949-06-05
39longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1946-09-04 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 1950-06-25 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1950-06-25 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 749 | 3153 | 746 | 210 | 551 | 545 | 379 | .288 | .409 | .593 |
| Away | 723 | 3103 | 705 | 159 | 465 | 466 | 375 | .269 | .377 | .503 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 118 | 520 | 110 | 20 | 70 | 86 | 66 | .258 | .377 | .452 |
| May | 255 | 1075 | 280 | 56 | 173 | 184 | 118 | .318 | .432 | .582 |
| June | 265 | 1140 | 278 | 75 | 184 | 159 | 138 | .285 | .383 | .570 |
| July | 286 | 1210 | 267 | 72 | 191 | 193 | 159 | .265 | .380 | .541 |
| August | 295 | 1242 | 282 | 77 | 206 | 210 | 135 | .274 | .396 | .543 |
| September | 247 | 1047 | 230 | 69 | 191 | 174 | 135 | .264 | .386 | .556 |
| October | 6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .235 | .409 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brooklyn-dodgers | 201 | 884 | 204 | 61 | 161 | 149 | 114 | .278 | .399 | .573 |
| new-york-giants | 198 | 859 | 183 | 44 | 129 | 143 | 109 | .257 | .380 | .508 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 197 | 839 | 198 | 55 | 141 | 116 | 102 | .276 | .374 | .555 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 193 | 830 | 213 | 50 | 142 | 132 | 102 | .309 | .416 | .599 |
| cincinnati-reds | 190 | 816 | 186 | 44 | 138 | 147 | 87 | .281 | .408 | .538 |
| chicago-cubs | 160 | 674 | 156 | 46 | 124 | 121 | 77 | .283 | .411 | .592 |
| boston-braves | 153 | 676 | 170 | 44 | 87 | 98 | 76 | .295 | .396 | .576 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 35 | 151 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 19 | .295 | .364 | .419 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 144 | 502 | 124 | 23 | 82 | 3 | .247 | – | – |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 565 | 177 | 51 | 127 | 1 | .313 | – | – |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 156 | 555 | 147 | 40 | 124 | 1 | .265 | – | – |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 152 | 549 | 170 | 54 | 127 | 5 | .310 | – | – |
| 1950 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 150 | 547 | 149 | 47 | 117 | 2 | .272 | – | – |
| 1951 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 151 | 531 | 164 | 42 | 109 | 2 | .309 | – | – |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 149 | 516 | 126 | 37 | 87 | 3 | .244 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 158 | 562 | 157 | 35 | 116 | 2 | .279 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Chicago Cubs | 147 | 557 | 159 | 22 | 73 | 2 | .285 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Cleveland Guardians | 113 | 321 | 78 | 18 | 54 | – | .243 | – | – |