Buddy Kerr
John Joseph Kerr
Born: November 6, 1922
Astoria, NY USA
Deceased: 2006
New York, NY USA
Primary Position: SS
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 175
Career: 1943-1951
Minor League Statistics
Buddy Kerr compiled a career batting average of .249 with 31 home runs and 333 RBI in his 1067-game career with the New York Giants and Boston Braves. He began playing during the 1943 season and last took the field during the 1951 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | New York Giants | 27 | 110 | 98 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .286 | .352 | .378 | .729 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NL | New York Giants | 150 | 598 | 548 | 68 | 146 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 14 | 0 | 37 | 32 | .266 | .316 | .387 | .703 | 212 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | NL | New York Giants | 149 | 605 | 546 | 53 | 136 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 34 | .249 | .304 | .319 | .623 | 174 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 145 | 571 | 497 | 50 | 124 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 31 | .249 | .324 | .338 | .662 | 168 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | 138 | 596 | 547 | 73 | 157 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 49 | .287 | .331 | .386 | .717 | 211 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | 144 | 555 | 496 | 41 | 119 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 56 | 36 | .240 | .317 | .288 | .605 | 143 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | 90 | 250 | 220 | 16 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | .209 | .284 | .227 | .511 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | 155 | 571 | 507 | 45 | 115 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 50 | .227 | .296 | .310 | .606 | 157 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | 69 | 200 | 172 | 18 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | .186 | .282 | .227 | .509 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1067 | 4056 | 3631 | 378 | 903 | 145 | 25 | 31 | 333 | 38 | 0 | 324 | 280 | .249 | .312 | .328 | .640 | 1191 | 80 | 12 | 89 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 27 | 0 | 0.0 | 60 | 90 | 7 | 10 | .955 | 5.556 | |
| 1944 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 149 | 0 | 0.0 | 328 | 507 | 40 | 81 | .954 | 5.604 | |
| 1945 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 148 | 0 | 0.0 | 333 | 515 | 32 | 81 | .964 | 5.730 | |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | 3B | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 2 | .963 | 2.889 | |
| 1946 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 126 | 0 | 0.0 | 240 | 400 | 12 | 66 | .982 | 5.079 | |
| 1947 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 138 | 0 | 0.0 | 270 | 461 | 17 | 77 | .977 | 5.297 | |
| 1948 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 143 | 0 | 0.0 | 269 | 456 | 25 | 72 | .967 | 5.070 | |
| 1949 | NL | New York Giants | SS | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 125 | 224 | 15 | 33 | .959 | 3.921 | |
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 155 | 0 | 0.0 | 310 | 471 | 28 | 97 | .965 | 5.039 | |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.800 | |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | SS | 63 | 0 | 0.0 | 110 | 173 | 9 | 31 | .969 | 4.492 | |
| Totals | 1061 | 0 | 0.0 | 2074 | 3329 | 187 | 553 | .967 | 5.092 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
