Rod Kanehl Stats

Rod Kanehl was born on Sunday, April 1, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas. Kanehl was 28 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1962, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Rod Kanehl baseball stats page.

"Baseball is a lot like life. The line drives are caught and the squibbers go for base hits. It's an unfair game." - Rod Kanehl (1963)

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Rod Kanehl

Rod Kanehl Autograph on a 1982 Mets Commemorative Card (#8)

Rod Kanehl Autograph on a 1982 Mets Commemorative Card (#8)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Roderick Edwin Kanehl
Nickname:   Hot Rod or Rod
Born On:   04-01-1934
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Wichita, Kansas
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   12-14-2004
Place of Death Data Died In:   Palm Springs, California
Cemetery:   Unknown
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-15-1962 (Age 28)
Last Game:   10-04-1964
Draft:   Not Applicable
Rod Kanehl

Rod Kanehl Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Rod Kanehl

Rod Kanehl Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1962 Mets 133 351 52 87 10 2 4 1 27 23 2 36 3 0 1 7 .248 .296 .322
1963 Mets 109 191 26 46 6 0 1 0 9 5 0 26 3 0 2 7 .241 .268 .288
1964 Mets 98 254 25 59 7 1 1 0 11 7 0 18 2 0 1 1 .232 .256 .280
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 340 796 103 192 23 3 6 1 47 35 2 80 8 0 4 15 .241 .277 .300
Rod Kanehl

Rod Kanehl Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1962 Mets 1B 3 - - 19 6.3 18 16 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 0.00 -
1962 Mets 2B 62 - - 392 6.3 370 183 187 22 53 n/a n/a n/a .944 0.00 -
1962 Mets 3B 30 - - 63 2.1 55 15 40 8 4 n/a n/a n/a .873 0.00 -
1962 Mets OF 20 - - 23 1.2 22 21 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1962 Mets SS 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1963 Mets 1B 3 - - 31 10.3 31 30 1 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Mets 2B 12 - - 42 3.5 36 22 14 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1963 Mets 3B 13 - - 26 2.0 22 7 15 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .846 0.00 -
1963 Mets OF 58 - - 76 1.3 74 69 5 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1964 Mets 1B 2 - - 11 5.5 11 9 2 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1964 Mets 2B 34 - - 164 4.8 162 78 84 2 15 n/a n/a n/a .988 0.00 -
1964 Mets 3B 19 - - 59 3.1 55 20 35 4 7 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00 -
1964 Mets OF 25 - - 58 2.3 58 54 4 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 108 0 0 598 5.5 568 283 285 30 71 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 --
OF Totals 103 0 0 157 1.5 154 144 10 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 --
3B Totals 62 0 0 148 2.4 132 42 90 16 11 n/a n/a n/a .892 0.00 --
1B Totals 8 0 0 61 7.6 60 55 5 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
SS Totals 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 --
3 Years 283 - - 964 3.4 914 524 390 50 90 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 --
Rod Kanehl

Rod Kanehl Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1962 Mets 8 6 .571 - - n/a 87.8 9.8 13.0 - - -
1963 Mets 6 3 .667 - - n/a 191.0 7.3 21.2 - - -
1964 Mets 3 1 .750 - - n/a 254.0 14.1 23.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 17 10 .630 - - n/a 132.7 10.0 16.9 - - -
Rod Kanehl

Rod Kanehl Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1962 New York Mets 10 Undetermined - -
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