What years did Walt Kinney play?

Walt Kinney played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1923.

Was Walt Kinney a pitcher?

Yes. Walt Kinney pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 129 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Walt Kinney hit?

Walt Kinney hit 2 career home runs with 35 hits.

Walt Kinney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1923)

W–L 11–20

ERA 3.59

WHIP 1.41

SO 129

Pitcher PIV -3394.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 186 lb
Born: 9/9/1893 in Denison, TX, USA
Died: 7/1/1971 in Escondido, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1918-07-26
Last Game: 1923-05-09

Full name: Walter William Kinney

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
11	20	63	30	18	1	2	290.7	274	116	10	136	129	3.59	-3394.7

Career ERA 3.59 vs. league average 3.42 across their career seasons — 5.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1918	BOS	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	15.0	5	3	8	4	1.80	2.83 (+36%)	-349.0
1919	PHA	AL	9	15	43	21	13	0	2	202.7	199	82	91	97	3.64	3.09 (-18%)	-1914.7
1920	PHA	AL	2	4	10	8	5	1	0	61.0	59	21	28	19	3.10	3.45 (+10%)	-1206.0
1923	PHA	AL	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	12.0	11	10	9	9	7.50	4.03 (-86%)	74.9
Career · 4 seasons			11	20	63	30	18	1	2	290.2	274	116	136	129	3.59	—	-3,395

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
82	125	17	35	7	0	2	18	0	12	18	.280	.343	.384	.727	176

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .343 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .384 vs. league average .361 across their career seasons — +6.4% above league average.

Career OPS .727 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — +5.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1918	BOS	AL	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PHA	AL	57	88	11	25	6	1	11	10	15	.284	.262 (+8%)	.322 (+11%)	.347 (+11%)	.670 (+11%)	176.3
1920	PHA	AL	14	26	5	9	1	0	6	2	1	.346	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	PHA	AL	5	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			82	125	17	35	7	2	18	12	18	.280	—	—	—	—	176

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	44	62	10	17	0	4	.274
Away	38	63	7	18	2	15	.286

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	34	151.2	138	53	67	80	3.15
Away	29	138.1	137	71	72	51	4.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1923-05-09	PHA	SLA	L	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1923-05-05	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1923-05-04	PHA	NYY	W	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1923-04-27	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1923-04-23	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1920-05-20	PHA	CLE	L	4	1	1	0	1	0	0
1920-05-18	PHA	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-05-17	PHA	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-05-11	PHA	SLA	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1920-05-06	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1923-05-09	PHA	SLA	L	2.2	2	3	3	2	3	0
1923-05-05	PHA	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1923-05-04	PHA	NYY	—	4.0	1	2	2	5	3	0
1923-04-27	PHA	MIN	—	0.1	2	4	2	1	0	0
1923-04-23	PHA	BOS	—	4.0	5	4	2	1	3	0
1920-05-20	PHA	CLE	L	9.0	14	10	9	1	3	1
1920-05-17	PHA	DET	L	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	2
1920-05-11	PHA	SLA	W	9.0	3	0	0	7	3	0
1920-05-05	PHA	BOS	L	12.2	11	4	1	2	5	0
1920-05-01	PHA	MIN	W	9.0	8	4	2	7	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	0	0	0	1	0
P	63	0	21	82	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1918	BOS	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1918	BOS	P	5	2	3	0	0
1919	PHA	OF	1	0	0	1	0
1919	PHA	P	43	14	63	5	3
1920	PHA	P	10	4	15	1	0
1923	PHA	P	5	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	63
Right Field	2

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Kinney

What years did Walt Kinney play?: Walt Kinney played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1923.
Was Walt Kinney a pitcher?: Yes. Walt Kinney pitched in the major leagues, recording 11 wins and 129 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Walt Kinney hit?: Walt Kinney hit 2 career home runs with 35 hits.