Willie Kirkland
1958–1966 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, San Francisco Giants, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,149G
.240AVG
.304OBP
.422SLG
837H
148HR
509RBI
52SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,149 | 3,882 | 3,494 | 443 | 837 | 134 | 29 | 148 | 509 | 323 | 652 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 34 | 1,473 | .240 | .304 | .422 | .726 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1960-05-21 to 1960-06-03
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1961-07-09 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1961-08-30 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1959-07-10 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 567 | 1830 | 386 | 66 | 216 | 168 | 289 | .238 | .303 | .409 |
| Away | 582 | 2052 | 451 | 82 | 293 | 155 | 363 | .241 | .295 | .432 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 101 | 322 | 59 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 53 | .208 | .295 | .338 |
| May | 209 | 664 | 143 | 23 | 86 | 65 | 98 | .243 | .313 | .421 |
| June | 218 | 781 | 195 | 40 | 132 | 67 | 126 | .281 | .335 | .510 |
| July | 223 | 777 | 157 | 34 | 97 | 59 | 130 | .224 | .278 | .405 |
| August | 220 | 770 | 158 | 25 | 91 | 55 | 155 | .223 | .277 | .399 |
| September | 172 | 544 | 120 | 19 | 72 | 40 | 86 | .242 | .294 | .409 |
| October | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .217 | .250 | .261 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 93 | 353 | 80 | 16 | 54 | 30 | 65 | .252 | .312 | .442 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 86 | 275 | 58 | 16 | 49 | 30 | 40 | .244 | .320 | .487 |
| detroit-tigers | 85 | 236 | 45 | 8 | 37 | 30 | 36 | .223 | .318 | .401 |
| new-york-yankees | 85 | 264 | 49 | 8 | 36 | 21 | 53 | .206 | .265 | .340 |
| chicago-white-sox | 80 | 228 | 49 | 9 | 25 | 10 | 37 | .230 | .259 | .399 |
| minnesota-twins | 80 | 234 | 41 | 6 | 21 | 10 | 48 | .186 | .218 | .281 |
| baltimore-orioles | 74 | 233 | 51 | 11 | 33 | 18 | 37 | .241 | .296 | .448 |
| chicago-cubs | 60 | 227 | 48 | 5 | 30 | 27 | 31 | .242 | .330 | .429 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  San Francisco Giants | 122 | 418 | 108 | 14 | 56 | 3 | .258 | – | – |
| 1959 | San Francisco Giants | 126 | 463 | 126 | 22 | 68 | 5 | .272 | – | – |
| 1960 | San Francisco Giants | 146 | 515 | 130 | 21 | 65 | 12 | .252 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Cleveland Guardians | 146 | 525 | 136 | 27 | 95 | 7 | .259 | – | – |
| 1962 | Cleveland Guardians | 137 | 419 | 84 | 21 | 72 | 9 | .200 | – | – |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians | 127 | 427 | 98 | 15 | 47 | 8 | .230 | – | – |
| 1964 | Baltimore Orioles, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 98 | 252 | 52 | 8 | 35 | 3 | .206 | – | – |
| 1965 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 123 | 312 | 72 | 14 | 54 | 3 | .231 | – | – |
| 1966 | Washington Senators (1961-71) | 124 | 163 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 2 | .190 | – | – |