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Portrait of Ed Kranepool

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG DRC+ WARP
18 5997 .261 .316 .377 98 4.5
Birth Date11-8-1944
Height6' 3"
Weight215 lbs
Age79 years, 4 months, 21 days
BatsL
ThrowsL
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA H 2B 3B HR BB SO HBP SB CS AVG OBP SLG DRC+ DRAA BRR FRAA BWARP
1962 NYN 17 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 71 -0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0
1963 NYN 18 86 294 57 12 2 2 18 50 0 4 2 .209 .256 .289 61 -10.7 0.6 -3.2 -1.0
1964 NYN 19 119 461 108 19 4 10 32 50 2 0 1 .257 .310 .393 100 2.1 0.3 3.8 1.2
1965 NYN 20 153 575 133 24 4 10 39 71 2 1 4 .253 .303 .371 94 -1.0 -2.6 5.1 0.8
1966 NYN 21 146 512 118 15 2 16 41 66 3 1 1 .254 .316 .399 100 1.6 -4.8 -4.2 -0.2
1967 NYN 22 141 516 126 17 1 10 37 51 1 0 4 .269 .321 .373 102 3.9 -8.3 -2.1 -0.2
1968 NYN 23 127 405 86 13 1 3 19 39 2 0 3 .231 .271 .295 76 -6.8 -1.0 3.1 -0.2
1969 NYN 24 112 396 84 9 2 11 37 32 0 3 2 .238 .307 .368 100 3.8 -0.3 -5.8 0.2
1970 NYN 25 43 52 8 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 .170 .250 .170 69 -1.5 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
1971 NYN 26 122 467 118 20 4 14 38 33 1 0 4 .280 .340 .447 113 10.5 0.9 -0.2 1.8
1972 NYN 27 122 368 88 15 1 8 34 35 1 1 0 .269 .336 .394 113 6.8 0.0 0.5 1.3
1973 NYN 28 100 320 68 12 2 1 30 28 0 1 0 .239 .310 .306 79 -6.2 -0.1 0.4 -0.1
1974 NYN 29 94 237 65 11 1 4 18 14 0 1 0 .300 .350 .415 113 4.6 0.0 -5.2 0.4
1975 NYN 30 106 357 105 16 0 4 27 21 0 1 1 .323 .370 .409 110 6.0 -2.9 -5.8 0.1
1976 NYN 31 123 455 121 17 1 10 35 38 0 1 0 .292 .344 .410 115 9.4 -3.7 -6.9 0.5
1977 NYN 32 108 309 79 17 0 10 23 20 0 1 4 .281 .330 .448 109 4.7 -2.4 -2.1 0.5
1978 NYN 33 66 93 17 2 0 3 8 12 1 0 0 .210 .280 .346 85 -1.3 0.0 -1.8 -0.1
1979 NYN 34 82 174 36 5 0 2 13 18 1 0 1 .232 .287 .303 80 -3.7 0.2 -1.7 -0.2
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G PA oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ DRC+ DRC+ SD FRAA BRR DRAA BWARP
1962 NYN MLB NL 3 6 .207 .328 .370 .200 108 0.3 0.2 -0.1 71 9 0.3 0.0 -0.2 0.0
1963 NYN MLB NL 86 294 .241 .297 .358 .247 100 -16.1 7.4 -3 61 13 -3.2 0.6 -10.7 -1.0
1964 NYN MLB NL 119 461 .250 .302 .368 .269 98 2.4 11.8 -7.2 100 12 3.8 0.3 2.1 1.2
1965 NYN MLB NL 153 575 .247 .304 .373 .272 100 1.1 14.5 -9.1 94 10 5.1 -2.6 -1.0 0.8
1966 NYN MLB NL 146 512 .255 .309 .381 .264 98 4.4 13.0 -7.7 100 9 -4.2 -4.8 1.6 -0.2
1967 NYN MLB NL 141 516 .247 .303 .359 .282 98 2 12.4 -7.8 102 9 -2.1 -8.3 3.9 -0.2
1968 NYN MLB NL 127 405 .239 .291 .334 .250 88 -10.1 8.9 -5.5 76 12 3.1 -1.0 -6.8 -0.2
1969 NYN MLB NL 112 396 .249 .314 .365 .232 99 -1.4 10.2 -6.4 100 12 -5.8 -0.3 3.8 0.2
1970 NYN MLB NL 43 52 .260 .328 .390 .178 96 -4.6 1.4 -0.3 69 12 0.0 -0.2 -1.5 -0.1
1971 NYN MLB NL 122 467 .248 .310 .364 .277 98 14.7 11.5 -7 113 8 -0.2 0.9 10.5 1.8
1972 NYN MLB NL 122 368 .252 .313 .368 .278 95 8.3 8.6 -5.3 113 17 0.5 0.0 6.8 1.3
1973 NYN MLB NL 100 320 .256 .319 .378 .261 98 -7.3 8.5 -3.9 79 9 0.4 -0.1 -6.2 -0.1
1974 NYN MLB NL 94 237 .254 .322 .366 .303 100 6 6.1 -2 113 14 -5.2 0.0 4.6 0.4
1975 NYN MLB NL 106 357 .262 .324 .378 .331 96 8.7 9.4 -5.5 110 17 -5.8 -2.9 6.0 0.1
1976 NYN MLB NL 123 455 .260 .322 .369 .300 94 18.6 11.5 -6.1 115 12 -6.9 -3.7 9.4 0.5
1977 NYN MLB NL 108 309 .262 .320 .395 .270 94 6.4 8.6 -3.8 109 15 -2.1 -2.4 4.7 0.5
1978 NYN MLB NL 66 93 .246 .305 .364 .203 98 -2.1 2.4 -0.4 85 16 -1.8 0.0 -1.3 -0.1
1979 NYN MLB NL 82 174 .252 .313 .369 .243 96 -7 4.9 -2.1 80 16 -1.7 0.2 -3.7 -0.2

Statistics For All Levels

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Year Team lvl LG PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO SF SH
1962 NYN MLB NL 6 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .167 0 0
1963 NYN MLB NL 294 273 22 57 12 2 2 79 14 18 50 4 2 .209 .256 .289 .081 2 1
1964 NYN MLB NL 461 420 47 108 19 4 10 165 45 32 50 0 1 .257 .310 .393 .136 4 3
1965 NYN MLB NL 575 525 44 133 24 4 10 195 53 39 71 1 4 .253 .303 .371 .118 8 1
1966 NYN MLB NL 512 464 51 118 15 2 16 185 57 41 66 1 1 .254 .316 .399 .144 4 0
1967 NYN MLB NL 516 469 37 126 17 1 10 175 54 37 51 0 4 .269 .321 .373 .104 4 5
1968 NYN MLB NL 405 373 29 86 13 1 3 110 20 19 39 0 3 .231 .271 .295 .064 1 10
1969 NYN MLB NL 396 353 36 84 9 2 11 130 49 37 32 3 2 .238 .307 .368 .130 4 2
1970 NYN MLB NL 52 47 2 8 0 0 0 8 3 5 2 0 0 .170 .250 .170 .000 0 0
1971 NYN MLB NL 467 421 61 118 20 4 14 188 58 38 33 0 4 .280 .340 .447 .166 2 5
1972 NYN MLB NL 368 327 28 88 15 1 8 129 34 34 35 1 0 .269 .336 .394 .125 4 2
1973 NYN MLB NL 320 284 28 68 12 2 1 87 35 30 28 1 0 .239 .310 .306 .067 2 4
1974 NYN MLB NL 237 217 20 65 11 1 4 90 24 18 14 1 0 .300 .350 .415 .115 2 0
1975 NYN MLB NL 357 325 42 105 16 0 4 133 43 27 21 1 1 .323 .370 .409 .086 5 0
1976 NYN MLB NL 455 415 47 121 17 1 10 170 49 35 38 1 0 .292 .344 .410 .118 3 2
1977 NYN MLB NL 309 281 28 79 17 0 10 126 40 23 20 1 4 .281 .330 .448 .167 5 0
1978 NYN MLB NL 93 81 7 17 2 0 3 28 19 8 12 0 0 .210 .280 .346 .136 3 0
1979 NYN MLB NL 174 155 7 36 5 0 2 47 17 13 18 0 1 .232 .287 .303 .071 5 0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr% CSAA

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

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2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

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DateQuestionAnswer
2011-02-14 13:00:00 (link to chat)Jason Heyward, Mike Stanton and Starlin Castro all played last year at age 20. Has there ever been a year when that many 20-year-olds did as well in the majors as those three? Of the players who've done that in the past, have most ended up in Cooperstown?
(Rex Little from Big Bear, CA)
Restricting our inquiry to hitters who had at least 200 PAs, last year had four: the ones you mention plus Ruben Tejada. Years with four 20 year-old hitters aren't so rare (e.g. 1976, 1970), but the only year in recent memory with MORE 20 year-old hitters is 1964. That year, Ed Kranepool, Rusty Staub, Tony Conigliaro, Derrell Griffith, Ed Kirkpatrick, and Terry Jones all played their age-20 seasons. As best I can tell, that (6) is the record. (Tommy Bennett)


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