Ron Kittle
1982–1991 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees
843G
.239AVG
.306OBP
.473SLG
More career statistics
648H
176HR
460RBI
16SB
3Rare 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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 843 | 3,013 | 2,708 | 356 | 648 | 100 | 3 | 176 | 460 | 236 | 744 | 16 | 16 | 38 | 31 | 1,282 | .239 | .306 | .473 | .779 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1989-05-01 to 1989-05-14
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1983-06-10 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1986-06-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1983-04-14 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 421 | 1487 | 314 | 81 | 222 | 129 | 352 | .236 | .298 | .465 |
| Away | 422 | 1526 | 334 | 95 | 238 | 107 | 392 | .242 | .289 | .482 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 118 | 426 | 97 | 24 | 79 | 28 | 113 | .251 | .293 | .488 |
| May | 161 | 568 | 130 | 32 | 102 | 51 | 136 | .258 | .319 | .482 |
| June | 162 | 633 | 136 | 45 | 92 | 47 | 152 | .238 | .289 | .516 |
| July | 125 | 470 | 91 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 116 | .218 | .285 | .402 |
| August | 133 | 438 | 89 | 23 | 53 | 30 | 114 | .226 | .272 | .434 |
| September | 131 | 429 | 93 | 26 | 69 | 34 | 105 | .240 | .296 | .479 |
| October | 13 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 8 | .267 | .306 | .667 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seattle-mariners | 83 | 273 | 60 | 18 | 51 | 16 | 67 | .239 | .278 | .514 |
| new-york-yankees | 75 | 266 | 59 | 14 | 39 | 26 | 70 | .252 | .320 | .470 |
| athletics | 72 | 263 | 47 | 12 | 35 | 15 | 79 | .193 | .236 | .398 |
| baltimore-orioles | 68 | 244 | 54 | 7 | 29 | 19 | 59 | .247 | .299 | .374 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 68 | 233 | 45 | 20 | 36 | 22 | 47 | .220 | .288 | .537 |
| boston-red-sox | 66 | 249 | 58 | 17 | 40 | 21 | 70 | .257 | .317 | .513 |
| minnesota-twins | 65 | 252 | 56 | 21 | 42 | 20 | 66 | .249 | .302 | .573 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 62 | 230 | 55 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 54 | .252 | .274 | .445 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  Chicago White Sox | 20 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 7 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1983 | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 520 | 132 | 35 | 100 | 8 | .254 | – | – |
| 1984 | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 466 | 100 | 32 | 74 | 3 | .215 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 379 | 87 | 26 | 58 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1986 | Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees | 116 | 376 | 82 | 21 | 60 | 4 | .218 | – | – |
| 1987 |  New York Yankees | 59 | 159 | 44 | 12 | 28 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Cleveland Guardians | 75 | 225 | 58 | 18 | 43 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1989 | Chicago White Sox | 51 | 169 | 51 | 11 | 37 | – | .302 | – | – |
| 1990 | Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox | 105 | 338 | 78 | 18 | 46 | – | .231 | – | – |
| 1991 | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 7 | – | .191 | – | – |