Ron Kittle
Ronald Dale Kittle
Born: January 5, 1958
Gary, IN USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200
Career: 1982-1991
Minor League Statistics
Ron Kittle compiled a career batting average of .239 with 176 home runs and 460 RBI in his 843-game career with the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1982 season and last took the field during the 1991 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .241 | .313 | .414 | .726 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 145 | 570 | 520 | 75 | 132 | 19 | 3 | 35 | 100 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 150 | .254 | .314 | .504 | .818 | 262 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1984 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 139 | 525 | 466 | 67 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 32 | 74 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 137 | .215 | .295 | .453 | .748 | 211 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1985 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 417 | 379 | 51 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 92 | .230 | .295 | .467 | .762 | 177 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 86 | 333 | 296 | 34 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 48 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 87 | .213 | .282 | .422 | .705 | 125 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | New York Yankees | 30 | 89 | 80 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .238 | .292 | .413 | .705 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | AL | New York Yankees | 59 | 173 | 159 | 21 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 36 | .277 | .318 | .535 | .853 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 75 | 254 | 225 | 31 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 65 | .258 | .323 | .533 | .856 | 120 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1989 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 51 | 196 | 169 | 26 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 42 | .302 | .378 | .556 | .934 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 83 | 305 | 277 | 29 | 68 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 77 | .245 | .311 | .469 | .781 | 130 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 22 | 64 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .164 | .203 | .295 | .498 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 55 | 47 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .191 | .291 | .319 | .610 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 843 | 3013 | 2708 | 356 | 648 | 100 | 3 | 176 | 460 | 16 | 16 | 236 | 744 | .239 | .306 | .473 | .779 | 1282 | 53 | 38 | 0 | 31 | 20 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 5 | 5 | 29.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .931 | .600 |
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 139 | 137 | 1163.3 | 234 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .964 | 1.864 | 1.734 |
| 1984 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 124 | 118 | 1032.3 | 226 | 14 | 7 | 2 | .972 | 2.092 | 1.935 |
| 1985 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 57 | 55 | 418.7 | 88 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 1.935 | 1.579 |
| 1986 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 20 | 20 | 161.0 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.236 | 2.000 |
| 1986 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 |
| 1987 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | 2.500 |
| 1989 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 27 | 27 | 205.0 | 208 | 11 | 4 | 28 | .982 | 9.615 | 8.111 |
| 1989 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 5 | 3 | 25.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.240 | 1.800 |
| 1990 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 25 | 24 | 164.7 | 150 | 5 | 2 | 18 | .987 | 8.472 | 6.200 |
| 1990 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 5 | 2 | 28.0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.679 | 5.400 |
| 1991 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 15 | 14 | 99.0 | 101 | 6 | 2 | 8 | .982 | 9.727 | 7.133 |
| Totals | 425 | 407 | 3343.0 | 1087 | 51 | 25 | 58 | .979 | 3.064 | 2.678 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | AL | Chicago White Sox | ALCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 20.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.000 |
Awards
1983 - AL Rookie of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
