Duane Kuiper
Duane Eugene Kuiper
Born: June 19, 1950
Racine, WI USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 175
College: Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Indian Hills Community College
Career: 1974-1985
Draft: Round 12 (1968 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
Draft: Round 9 (1969 January Secondary Draft, Seattle Pilots)
Draft: Round 1 (1970 January Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 3 (1970 June Secondary Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
Draft: Round 4 (1971 June Secondary (Delayed), Boston Red Sox)
Draft: Round 1 (1972 January Secondary Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Racine Coast HS (Sturtevant, WI)
Indian Hills CC
Southern Illinois
Minor League Statistics
Duane Kuiper compiled a career batting average of .271 with 1 home runs and 263 RBI in his 1057-game career with the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1985 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 24 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .542 | .591 | 1.133 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 90 | 388 | 346 | 42 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 26 | .292 | .362 | .329 | .691 | 114 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 135 | 555 | 506 | 47 | 133 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 42 | .263 | .303 | .312 | .615 | 158 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 148 | 679 | 610 | 62 | 169 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 55 | .277 | .324 | .333 | .656 | 203 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 1 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 149 | 589 | 547 | 52 | 155 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 35 | .283 | .311 | .338 | .649 | 185 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 1979 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 140 | 528 | 479 | 46 | 122 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 9 | 37 | 27 | .255 | .313 | .294 | .608 | 141 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 1980 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 42 | 166 | 149 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .282 | .337 | .315 | .653 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 72 | 219 | 206 | 15 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | .257 | .284 | .286 | .570 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 107 | 257 | 218 | 26 | 61 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 24 | .280 | .375 | .330 | .706 | 72 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 72 | 211 | 176 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 13 | .250 | .353 | .284 | .637 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1984 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 83 | 130 | 115 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .200 | .273 | .209 | .482 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 1985 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .600 | .667 | .600 | 1.267 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1057 | 3754 | 3379 | 329 | 917 | 91 | 29 | 1 | 263 | 52 | 71 | 248 | 255 | .271 | .325 | .316 | .641 | 1069 | 76 | 28 | 82 | 17 | 27 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 8 | 5 | 50.0 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.300 | 4.375 |
| 1975 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 87 | 87 | 777.0 | 192 | 230 | 12 | 65 | .972 | 4.888 | 4.851 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 128 | 119 | 1083.7 | 300 | 365 | 9 | 92 | .987 | 5.523 | 5.195 |
| 1976 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 5 | 2 | 22.7 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .920 | 9.132 | 4.600 |
| 1977 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 148 | 148 | 1322.0 | 334 | 449 | 12 | 104 | .985 | 5.331 | 5.291 |
| 1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 149 | 149 | 1305.3 | 341 | 408 | 16 | 91 | .979 | 5.164 | 5.027 |
| 1979 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 140 | 137 | 1196.0 | 345 | 380 | 9 | 89 | .988 | 5.456 | 5.179 |
| 1980 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 42 | 42 | 354.3 | 87 | 111 | 1 | 28 | .995 | 5.029 | 4.714 |
| 1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 72 | 59 | 527.3 | 118 | 174 | 5 | 24 | .983 | 4.984 | 4.056 |
| 1982 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 51 | 44 | 400.0 | 101 | 124 | 5 | 24 | .978 | 5.063 | 4.412 |
| 1983 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 64 | 57 | 469.3 | 107 | 140 | 3 | 17 | .988 | 4.737 | 3.859 |
| 1984 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 31 | 18 | 174.7 | 59 | 66 | 4 | 14 | .969 | 6.441 | 4.032 |
| 1984 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 13.500 | 3.000 |
| Totals | 926 | 867 | 7684.3 | 2024 | 2468 | 78 | 554 | .983 | 5.261 | 4.851 |
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
