Ed Kirkpatrick
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1977)
Ed Kirkpatrick was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1977 for 6 teams, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 16 seasons. In 1,311 career games, he hit .238 with 824 hits, 85 home runs, and 424 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,237.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 195 lb
- Died
- 11/15/2010 in Mission Viejo, CA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1962-09-13
- Last Game
- 1977-10-02
Full name: Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,311 | 3,467 | 411 | 824 | 143 | 18 | 85 | 424 | 34 | 456 | 518 | .238 | .327 | .363 | .690 | 1,237 |
Career AVG .238 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.
Career OBP .327 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .363 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .690 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | LAA | AL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1963 | LAA | AL | 34 | 77 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | .195 | .246 (-21%) | .308 (-16%) | .371 (-9%) | .680 (-12%) | -159.2 |
| 1964 | LAA | AL | 75 | 219 | 20 | 53 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 30 | .242 | .250 (-3%) | .312 (+1%) | .377 (-6%) | .690 (-3%) | -107.3 |
| 1965 | CAL | AL | 19 | 73 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .260 | .245 (+6%) | .310 (-7%) | .371 (+22%) | .682 (+9%) | 70.2 |
| 1966 | CAL | AL | 117 | 312 | 31 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 7 | 51 | 67 | .192 | .248 (-23%) | .309 (+1%) | .376 (-13%) | .685 (-7%) | -204.7 |
| 1967 | CAL | AL | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | CAL | AL | 89 | 161 | 23 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 25 | 32 | .230 | .236 (-3%) | .298 (+11%) | .340 (-20%) | .638 (-5%) | -29.9 |
| 1969 | KCA | AL | 120 | 315 | 40 | 81 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 3 | 43 | 42 | .257 | .248 (+4%) | .320 (+9%) | .369 (+22%) | .689 (+16%) | 940.7 |
| 1970 | KCA | AL | 134 | 424 | 59 | 97 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 62 | 4 | 55 | 65 | .229 | .253 (-10%) | .325 (-2%) | .385 (+5%) | .711 (+2%) | 179.2 |
| 1971 | KCA | AL | 120 | 365 | 46 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 46 | 3 | 48 | 60 | .219 | .249 (-12%) | .316 (-3%) | .365 (-9%) | .682 (-6%) | -317.6 |
| 1972 | KCA | AL | 113 | 364 | 43 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 43 | 3 | 51 | 50 | .275 | .243 (+13%) | .310 (+18%) | .353 (+12%) | .664 (+14%) | 1096.4 |
| 1973 | KCA | AL | 126 | 429 | 61 | 113 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 3 | 46 | 48 | .263 | .256 (+3%) | .325 (+2%) | .378 (-1%) | .703 (+1%) | 39.0 |
| 1974 | PIT | NL | 116 | 271 | 32 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 51 | 30 | .247 | .256 (-4%) | .324 (+13%) | .369 (-6%) | .693 (+3%) | 360.9 |
| 1975 | PIT | NL | 89 | 144 | 15 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 18 | 22 | .236 | .257 (-8%) | .327 (-3%) | .374 (avg) | .701 (-1%) | -14.6 |
| 1976 | PIT | NL | 83 | 146 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 15 | .233 | .255 (-9%) | .320 (-8%) | .360 (-18%) | .681 (-14%) | -309.5 |
| 1977 | PIT | NL | 21 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | TEX | AL | 20 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | .188 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1977 | ML4 | AL | 29 | 77 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .273 | .264 (+3%) | .329 (+10%) | .401 (-19%) | .730 (-6%) | 0.0 |
| Career · 18 seasons | 1,311 | 3,467 | 411 | 824 | 143 | 18 | 85 | 424 | 34 | 456 | 518 | .238 | — | — | — | — | 1,544 | ||
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.
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
Playoff Batting by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (1311 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 661 | 1722 | 198 | 415 | 43 | 242 | .241 |
| Away | 650 | 1745 | 213 | 409 | 42 | 181 | .234 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-10-02 | MIL | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977-10-01 | MIL | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-09-30 | MIL | MIN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-09-28 | MIL | LAA | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977-09-27 | MIL | LAA | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977-09-25 | MIL | MIN | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977-09-24 | MIL | MIN | L | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-09-21 | MIL | SEA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-09-18 | MIL | OAK | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977-09-17 | MIL | OAK | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 149 | 110 | 1100 | 74 | 10 | 101 |
| 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 306 | 262 | 1534 | 154 | 31 | 23 |
| OF | 577 | 485 | 981 | 26 | 11 | 4 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | LAA | C | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAA | C | 14 | 8 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | LAA | OF | 10 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | LAA | OF | 63 | 56 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | CAL | OF | 19 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | CAL | 1B | 3 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CAL | OF | 102 | 81 | 151 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | CAL | C | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CAL | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | CAL | 1B | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | CAL | C | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | CAL | OF | 45 | 32 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | KCA | 1B | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | KCA | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | KCA | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | KCA | C | 8 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | KCA | OF | 82 | 75 | 180 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | KCA | 1B | 16 | 16 | 139 | 9 | 0 | 13 |
| 1970 | KCA | C | 89 | 80 | 463 | 61 | 12 | 12 |
| 1970 | KCA | OF | 19 | 13 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | KCA | C | 59 | 55 | 294 | 28 | 7 | 5 |
| 1971 | KCA | OF | 61 | 47 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1972 | KCA | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | KCA | C | 108 | 104 | 590 | 49 | 6 | 5 |
| 1973 | KCA | C | 14 | 9 | 66 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | KCA | OF | 108 | 101 | 198 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | 1B | 59 | 52 | 512 | 31 | 4 | 55 |
| 1974 | PIT | C | 6 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1974 | PIT | OF | 14 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | PIT | 1B | 28 | 11 | 141 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 1975 | PIT | OF | 14 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | 1B | 25 | 18 | 190 | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| 1976 | PIT | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | PIT | OF | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | 1B | 10 | 6 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 1977 | PIT | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | PIT | OF | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | 1B | 3 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1977 | TEX | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | OF | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ML4 | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ML4 | OF | 22 | 16 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 310 |
| First Base | 151 |
| Second Base | 1 |
| Third Base | 4 |
| Left Field | 240 |
| Center Field | 65 |
| Right Field | 291 |
| Designated Hitter | 16 |
Most Similar Players
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Ed Kirkpatrick: the record in brief
Ed Kirkpatrick played a first major league game on September 13, 1962 and a last one on October 2, 1977. Kirkpatrick played for the Los Angeles Angels (1962 through 1964), the California Angels (1965 to 1968), the Kansas City Royals (1969 through 1973), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1974 to 1977), the Texas Rangers (1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1977). Born on October 8, 1944, in Spokane, WA, USA, Kirkpatrick is listed as an outfielder and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The bio gives 5'11" and 195 pounds. The bio records the death on November 15, 2010, in Mission Viejo, CA, USA. Kirkpatrick's full given name, per the bio, is Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick collected 824 hits in 3,467 at bats across 1,311 games, good for a .238 batting average, along with 85 home runs, 424 RBI, and 34 stolen bases. Kirkpatrick's career OPS of .690 combines a .327 on-base mark with .363 slugging. Set against a .251 league average for the same years, Kirkpatrick's .238 average sits 5.4% below it.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Kirkpatrick
- What years did Ed Kirkpatrick play?
- Ed Kirkpatrick played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1977.
- Was Ed Kirkpatrick a pitcher?
- No. Ed Kirkpatrick was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Ed Kirkpatrick hit?
- Ed Kirkpatrick hit 85 career home runs with 824 hits.
- What was Ed Kirkpatrick's career batting average?
- Ed Kirkpatrick batted .238 over his career, with 824 hits in 3,467 at bats.
- How many RBI did Ed Kirkpatrick have?
- Ed Kirkpatrick drove in 424 runs in his career.
- Is Ed Kirkpatrick in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Ed Kirkpatrick has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.