Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1982
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1982
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 843
- AB
- 2,708
- R
- 356
- H
- 648
- HR
- 176
- RBI
- 460
- SB
- 16
- AVG
- .239
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHW | 20 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .241 |
| 1983 | CHW | 145 | 520 | 75 | 132 | 35 | 100 | 8 | .254 |
| 1984 | CHW | 139 | 466 | 67 | 100 | 32 | 74 | 3 | .215 |
| 1985 | CHW | 116 | 379 | 51 | 87 | 26 | 58 | 1 | .230 |
| 1986 |  CHW/NYY | 116 | 376 | 42 | 82 | 21 | 60 | 4 | .218 |
| 1987 | NYY | 59 | 159 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 28 | 0 | .277 |
| 1988 | CLE | 75 | 225 | 31 | 58 | 18 | 43 | 0 | .258 |
| 1989 | CHW | 51 | 169 | 26 | 51 | 11 | 37 | 0 | .302 |
| 1990 |  BAL/CHW | 105 | 338 | 33 | 78 | 18 | 46 | 0 | .231 |
| 1991 | CHW | 17 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .191 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 7
- R
- 1
- H
- 2
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .286
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,013
- TB
- 1,282
- XBH
- 279
- HBP
- 38
- IBB
- 20
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHW | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHW | 570 | 262 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHW | 525 | 211 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHW | 417 | 177 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHW/NYY | 422 | 158 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 173 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 254 | 120 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHW | 196 | 94 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | BAL/CHW | 369 | 148 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHW | 55 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 3.5
- RC
- 408.1
- RC/27
- 5.20
- ISOP
- .234
- SECA
- .321
- BB/K
- 0.32
- AB/HR
- 15.4
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CHW | 0.0 | 3.9 | 4.8 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 29 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHW | 1.6 | 84.9 | 5.8 | .250 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHW | 0.4 | 64.3 | 4.6 | .238 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHW | 0.2 | 53.3 | 4.8 | .237 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHW/NYY | -1.2 | 48.5 | 4.3 | .202 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | NYY | 0.2 | 27.3 | 6.2 | .258 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | CLE | 1.0 | 40.3 | 6.3 | .276 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHW | 1.5 | 35.8 | 7.9 | .254 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 1990 | BAL/CHW | -0.1 | 45.1 | 4.7 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1991 | CHW | -0.1 | 4.9 | 3.4 | .128 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 23.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Ron Kittle's career stats?
Ron Kittle played 10 seasons for the White Sox, the Yankees and the Guardians. He was a career .239 hitter with 648 hits, 176 home runs and 460 RBI. His best season was 1989: a .302 batting average, 11 home runs and 37 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1982 to 1991
Ron Kittle finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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