Ralph Kiner
1946–1955 · bats R / throws R · ASF, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Guardians, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,472G
.279AVG
.398OBP
.548SLG
1,451H
369HR
1,016RBI
21SB
7Rare feats
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 | 1,016 | 1,011 | 754 | 21 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | The Cycle | 1950-06-25 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1947-08-16 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1950-05-09 | 1 in 6,468 player-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 | – | – |