Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.
TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.
XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.
HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.
IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.
GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.
P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
Ed Kirkpatrick played 16 seasons for the Angels, the Royals and the Pirates. He was a career .238 hitter with 824 hits, 85 home runs and 424 RBI. His best season was 1972: a .275 batting average, 9 home runs and 43 RBI.
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