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Kelvin
Hinton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: May 14, 1922 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Series of the Wests Won 1952   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 30 DEN PL $ 4,370,000  
1953 31 LAA CL $ 4,370,000  
1954 32 LAA CL $ 4,370,000  
1955 33 LAA CL $ 1,900,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,900,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,370,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 30 DEN PL 124 443 68 125 25 3 13 73 1 0 59 54 .282 .366 .440 .806 71.2 10.5
1953 31 DEN PL 82 301 56 82 13 1 11 46 1 1 42 42 .272 .362 .432 .794 48.7 7.0
  LAA CL 41 155 14 42 7 1 0 17 0 1 16 18 .271 .339 .329 .668 18.1 1.9
  TOT   123 456 70 124 20 2 11 63 1 2 58 60 .272 .354 .397 .751 66.9 8.8
1954 32 LAA CL 123 416 44 108 17 0 11 51 1 0 60 45 .260 .349 .380 .729 60.1 8.1
1955 33 LAA CL 121 374 45 109 18 0 5 53 0 0 49 53 .291 .381 .380 .760 54.7 9.0
4 Years Sim 491 1689 227 466 80 5 40 240 3 2 226 212 .276 .362 .400 .762 252.8 36.4
162 Game Average 557 74 153 26 1 13 79 0 0 74 69 .276 .362 .400 .762 83.4  
Career Highs 124 456 70 125 25 3 13 73 1 2 60 60 .291 .381 .440 .806 71.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1299 167 332 59 3 30 182 2 1 167 179 .256 .341 .375 .716 172.8
vs LH   390 60 134 21 2 10 58 1 1 59 33 .344 .430 .485 .915 77.4
Home 244 819 117 225 31 5 25 120 1 1 111 106 .275 .365 .416 .782 126.1
Away 247 870 110 241 49 0 15 120 2 1 115 106 .277 .359 .385 .744 124.1
RISP   506 0 134 25 1 14 195 0 0 87 75 .265 .366 .401 .767 80.1
Pinch Hitting   36 4 10 3 0 0 6 0 0 5 3 .278 .357 .361 .718 4.9
Close/Late   192 26 60 6 0 6 31 0 0 38 27 .313 .424 .438 .862 37.2
Mar/Apr 55 200 27 53 8 1 6 25 0 0 26 28 .265 .351 .405 .756 29.2
May 94 342 47 90 16 2 9 52 0 1 39 41 .263 .347 .401 .748 46.8
June 92 300 54 97 16 0 10 58 1 1 54 33 .323 .426 .477 .903 60.2
July 84 277 31 61 10 0 8 32 1 0 38 37 .220 .313 .343 .655 32.6
August 94 326 41 100 18 1 4 43 1 0 41 42 .307 .383 .405 .788 50.7
Sep/Oct 72 244 27 65 12 1 3 30 0 0 28 31 .266 .338 .361 .699 30.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 30 DEN PL C 122 119 1071.7 849 72 16 0 .983 7.73 169 47 .278 7 5.5
1953 31 DEN PL C 80 78 701.3 521 45 9 0 .984 7.26 134 35 .261 2 2.9
  LAA CL C 40 39 349.7 260 23 5 0 .983 7.28 67 17 .254 1 1.1
  TOT   C 120 117 1051.0 781 68 14 0 .984 7.27 201 52 .259 3 4.0
1954 32 LAA CL C 115 110 991.3 691 54 8 1 .989 6.76 144 33 .229 2 4.4
1955 33 LAA CL C 108 100 890.7 706 53 10 1 .987 7.67 148 36 .243 3 4.3
Career Totals   465 446 4004.7 3027 247 48 2 .986 7.36 662 168 .254 15 18.3
Career Highs   122 119 1071.7 849 72 16 1 .989 7.73 201 52 .278 7  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 30 DEN PL 11 43 4 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .163 .200 .163 .363
1954 32 LAA CL 5 18 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .278 .333 .278 .611
Career Post-Season Batting 16 61 4 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 .197 .242 .197 .439
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Walks
CAR-37-226
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 0
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 167th overall pick, by Denver in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/18/1952, off Donald Fleeman (OKC)
Hit first career homerun on 4/18/1952, off Donald Fleeman (OKC)
Won Series of the West with Denver in 1952
Traded from Denver to Los Angeles on 7/31/1953 (Going to LAA: C Kelvin Hinton, SS Ray Card. Going to DEN: C Jerry Barber, SS Franklin Grimshaw)
5/26/1954: Signed a contract extension with Los Angeles, $1,900,000 per year, for 3 years
 
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