Player

Ralph Kiner HOF 1975

Player Info
Full Name
Ralph McPherran
Born
October 27, 1922
Santa Rita, NM, USA
Died
February 6, 2014
Size
6'2" / 195 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 16, 1946
Final Game
September 25, 1955
Career
10 years
Teams
Honors
6 x All-Star
1953, 1952, 1951, 1950, 1949, 1948
1951 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1950 - Sporting News Player of the Year (NL)
1950 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1950 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1949 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1949 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1947 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1947 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
1,472
G
.279
AVG
1,451
H
369
HR
1,015
RBI
.944
OPS
160
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1955 Cleveland Indians 113 321 78 13 0 18 56 .243
1954 Chicago Cubs 147 557 159 36 5 22 88 .285
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates 41 148 40 6 1 7 27 .270
1953 Chicago Cubs 117 414 117 14 2 28 73 .283
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates 149 516 126 17 2 37 90 .244
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 151 531 164 31 6 42 124 .309
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates 150 547 149 21 6 47 112 .272
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates 152 549 170 19 5 54 116 .310
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 555 147 19 5 40 104 .265
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 152 565 177 23 4 51 118 .313
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates 144 502 124 17 3 23 63 .247
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1955 AL 390 .209 .230 16.7 11.8 128 18.9
1954 NL 643 .201 .306 11.8 14.0 130 23.1 ✓
1953 NL 666 .233 .278 15.0 13.2 141 36.7 ✓
1952 NL 633 .256 .221 17.4 12.2 152 38.7 ✓
1951 NL 670 .318 .282 20.4 8.5 197 43.9 ✓
1950 NL 672 .318 .242 18.2 11.8 169 49.4 ✓
1949 NL 667 .348 .267 17.5 9.1 198 56.8 ✓
1948 NL 670 .269 .236 16.7 9.1 157 41.5 ✓
1947 NL 666 .326 .291 14.7 12.2 187 53.0 ✓
1946 NL 579 .183 .273 12.8 18.8 126 24.0 ✓
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,382 2,875 80 80 14 .974
1B 58 556 29 11 59 .982
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1955 Cleveland Indians OF 87 141 2 2 0 .986
1954 Chicago Cubs OF 147 298 6 9 1 .971
1953 Chicago Cubs OF 116 211 6 8 2 .964
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 41 71 5 0 1 1.000
1952 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 149 250 9 8 0 .970
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 58 556 29 11 59 .982
1951 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 94 195 7 7 1 .967
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 150 287 13 11 2 .965
1949 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 152 311 12 7 3 .979
1948 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 154 382 6 10 1 .975
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 152 390 8 7 1 .983
1946 Pittsburgh Pirates OF 140 339 6 11 2 .969