Ron Kittle Stats

Ron Kittle was born on Sunday, January 5, 1958, in Gary, Indiana. Kittle was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 2, 1982, with the Chicago White Sox. 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 Ron Kittle baseball stats page.

"We (1988 Cleveland Indians) led the league in card games and crossword puzzles. What happened to all the guys who drank all night, threw up all day, and went out and won ballgames?" - Ron Kittle

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Ron Kittle

Ron Kittle Autograph on a 1985 Donruss (#180)

Ron Kittle Autograph on a 1985 Donruss (#180)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ronald Dale Kittle
Nickname:   Ron
Born On:   01-05-1958
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Gary, Indiana
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   220
First Game:   09-02-1982 (Age 24)
Last Game:   08-13-1991
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Ron Kittle

Ron Kittle 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
Ron Kittle

Ron Kittle Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1982 White Sox 20 29 3 7 2 0 1 0 7 3 0 12 0 0 0 0 .241 .313 .414
1983 White Sox 145 520 75 132 19 3 35 0 100 39 8 150 0 3 8 10 .254 .314 .504
1984 White Sox 139 466 67 100 15 0 32 0 74 49 5 137 0 4 6 7 .215 .295 .453
1985 White Sox 116 379 51 87 12 0 26 0 58 31 1 92 0 2 5 12 .230 .295 .467
1986 White Sox 86 296 34 63 11 0 17 0 48 28 0 87 0 6 3 10 .213 .282 .422
1986 Yankees 30 80 8 19 2 0 4 0 12 7 1 23 0 2 0 0 .238 .292 .413
1987 Yankees 59 159 21 44 5 0 12 0 28 10 1 36 0 3 1 4 .277 .318 .535
1988 Indians 75 225 31 58 8 0 18 0 43 16 1 65 0 5 8 0 .258 .323 .533
1989 White Sox 51 169 26 51 10 0 11 0 37 22 1 42 0 4 1 2 .302 .378 .556
1990 White Sox 83 277 29 68 14 0 16 0 43 24 2 77 0 1 3 3 .245 .311 .469
1990 Orioles 22 61 4 10 2 0 2 0 3 2 0 14 0 0 1 3 .164 .203 .295
1991 White Sox 17 47 7 9 0 0 2 0 7 5 0 9 0 1 2 2 .191 .291 .319
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 843 2,708 356 648 100 3 176 0 460 236 20 744 0 31 38 53 .239 .306 .473
Ron Kittle

Ron Kittle Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1982 White Sox RF 5 - - 3 0.6 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1983 White Sox LF 139 - - 250 1.8 241 234 7 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1984 White Sox LF 124 - - 247 2.0 240 226 14 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .972 0.00 -
1985 White Sox LF 57 - - 91 1.6 90 88 2 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1986 White Sox LF 20 - - 40 2.0 40 37 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1986 Yankees LF 1 - - 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1987 Yankees LF 2 - - 5 2.5 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1989 White Sox 1B 27 - - 223 8.3 219 208 11 4 28 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
1989 White Sox LF 5 - - 9 1.8 9 8 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1990 White Sox 1B 25 - - 157 6.3 155 150 5 2 18 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1990 Orioles 1B 5 - - 27 5.4 27 26 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1991 White Sox 1B 15 - - 109 7.3 107 101 6 2 8 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
LF Totals 348 0 0 644 1.9 627 599 28 17 3 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 --
1B Totals 72 0 0 516 7.2 508 485 23 8 55 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 --
RF Totals 5 0 0 3 0.6 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
10 Years 776 - 0 1,163 1.5 1,138 1,087 51 25 58 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Ron Kittle

Ron Kittle Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1982 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - 3 29.0 2.4 4.1 - - -
1983 White Sox 8 3 .727 - - 2 14.9 3.5 5.2 - - -
1984 White Sox 3 6 .333 - - 7 14.6 3.4 6.3 - - -
1985 White Sox 1 4 .200 - - 57 14.6 4.1 6.5 - - -
1986 White Sox 2 1 .667 - - 62 17.4 3.4 6.2 - - -
1986 Yankees 2 0 1.000 - - 24 20.0 3.5 6.7 - - -
1987 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - 49 13.3 4.4 5.7 - - -
1988 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 63 12.5 3.5 5.2 - - -
1989 White Sox 0 1 .000 - - 17 15.4 4.0 4.6 - - -
1990 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - 54 17.3 3.6 6.4 - - -
1990 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 13 30.5 4.4 20.3 - - -
1991 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 23.5 5.2 6.7 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 16 16 .500 - - 351 15.4 3.6 5.9 - - -
Ron Kittle

Ron Kittle Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1982 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined - -
1983 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined Stats -
1984 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined - -
1985 Chicago White Sox 42 $300,000.00 - -
1986 Chicago White Sox 42 $400,000.00 - -
1986 New York Yankees 33 Undetermined - -
1987 New York Yankees 33 $425,000.00 - -
1988 Cleveland Indians 33 $300,000.00 - -
1989 Chicago White Sox 42 $550,000.00 - -
1990 Chicago White Sox 42 $550,000.00 - -
1990 Baltimore Orioles 42 Undetermined - -
1991 Chicago White Sox 42 Undetermined - -


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