Ed Kranepool

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1979)

AVG .261
HR 118
RBI 614
H 1,418
OPS .693
PIV 1,443
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 205 lb
Born
11/8/1944 in New York, NY, USA
Died
9/8/2024 in Boca Raton, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1962-09-22
Last Game
1979-09-30
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Edward Emil Kranepool

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,853 5,436 536 1,418 225 25 118 614 15 454 581 .261 .316 .377 .693 1,443

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .316 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .377 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .693 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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 NYN NL 3 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1963 NYN NL 86 273 22 57 12 2 2 14 4 18 50 .209 .246 (-15%) .308 (-17%) .371 (-22%) .680 (-20%) -852.5
1964 NYN NL 119 420 47 108 19 4 10 45 0 32 50 .257 .250 (+3%) .312 (-1%) .377 (+4%) .690 (+2%) 74.0
1965 NYN NL 153 525 44 133 24 4 10 53 1 39 71 .253 .245 (+3%) .310 (-3%) .371 (avg) .682 (-1%) -185.5
1966 NYN NL 146 464 51 118 15 2 16 57 1 41 66 .254 .248 (+2%) .309 (+2%) .376 (+6%) .685 (+4%) 385.2
1967 NYN NL 141 469 37 126 17 1 10 54 0 37 51 .269 .242 (+11%) .306 (+5%) .357 (+4%) .663 (+5%) 391.5
1968 NYN NL 127 373 29 86 13 1 3 20 0 19 39 .231 .236 (-3%) .298 (-9%) .340 (-13%) .638 (-11%) -629.6
1969 NYN NL 112 353 36 84 9 2 11 49 3 37 32 .238 .248 (-4%) .320 (-4%) .369 (avg) .689 (-2%) -139.1
1970 NYN NL 43 47 2 8 0 0 0 3 0 5 2 .170 — — — — -289.3
1971 NYN NL 122 421 61 118 20 4 14 58 0 38 33 .280 .249 (+12%) .316 (+7%) .365 (+22%) .682 (+15%) 1124.1
1972 NYN NL 122 327 28 88 15 1 8 34 1 34 35 .269 .243 (+10%) .310 (+8%) .353 (+11%) .664 (+10%) 592.8
1973 NYN NL 100 284 28 68 12 2 1 35 1 30 28 .239 .256 (-7%) .325 (-5%) .378 (-19%) .703 (-12%) -528.2
1974 NYN NL 94 217 20 65 11 1 4 24 1 18 14 .300 .256 (+17%) .324 (+8%) .369 (+12%) .693 (+10%) 382.7
1975 NYN NL 106 325 42 105 16 0 4 43 1 27 21 .323 .257 (+25%) .327 (+13%) .374 (+9%) .701 (+11%) 666.1
1976 NYN NL 123 415 47 121 17 1 10 49 1 35 38 .292 .255 (+14%) .320 (+8%) .360 (+13%) .681 (+11%) 811.7
1977 NYN NL 108 281 28 79 17 0 10 40 1 23 20 .281 .264 (+6%) .329 (avg) .401 (+12%) .730 (+7%) 289.4
1978 NYN NL 66 81 7 17 2 0 3 19 0 8 12 .210 .257 (-19%) .323 (-14%) .378 (-9%) .702 (-11%) -159.2
1979 NYN NL 82 155 7 36 5 0 2 17 0 13 18 .232 .265 (-13%) .329 (-13%) .397 (-24%) .727 (-19%) -491.0
Career · 18 seasons 1,853 5,436 536 1,418 225 25 118 614 15 454 581 .261 — — — — 1,443

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 21 3 5 1 0 1 4 1 2 .238

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1973 NLCS NYN 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500
1973 WS NYN 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1969 NLCS NYN 3 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .250
1969 WS NYN 1 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home949273625971867332.262
Away904270027770051282.259

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1979-09-30 NYNSTLW 101100000
1979-09-28 NYNSTLW 100000000
1979-09-25 NYNCHCW 100000000
1979-09-25 NYNCHCL 401000001
1979-09-22 NYNSTLL 101000000
1979-09-22 NYNSTLL 401000002
1979-09-20 NYNWSNL 401000000
1979-09-19 NYNWSNL 200000001
1979-09-18 NYNCHCL 400000000
1979-09-18 NYNCHCL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1304 1164 10492 779 72 900
OF 250 215 348 10 9 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1962 NYN 1B 3 1 9 3 0 0
1963 NYN 1B 20 15 150 13 0 16
1963 NYN OF 55 51 78 5 4 1
1964 NYN 1B 104 103 975 80 10 78
1964 NYN OF 6 5 8 0 0 0
1965 NYN 1B 147 138 1375 93 12 116
1966 NYN 1B 132 117 1161 85 10 100
1966 NYN OF 11 11 19 1 2 0
1967 NYN 1B 139 121 1137 87 10 103
1968 NYN 1B 113 97 921 75 6 76
1968 NYN OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1969 NYN 1B 106 97 809 64 6 76
1969 NYN OF 2 0 3 0 0 0
1970 NYN 1B 8 5 47 3 0 5
1971 NYN 1B 108 106 786 61 2 67
1971 NYN OF 11 4 9 0 0 0
1972 NYN 1B 108 83 705 48 3 65
1972 NYN OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1973 NYN 1B 51 42 395 27 1 39
1973 NYN OF 32 31 53 1 1 0
1974 NYN 1B 24 19 165 8 4 18
1974 NYN OF 33 30 42 1 1 0
1975 NYN 1B 82 78 666 46 2 51
1975 NYN OF 4 4 5 0 0 0
1976 NYN 1B 86 78 675 33 3 48
1976 NYN OF 31 28 46 2 0 0
1977 NYN 1B 41 35 286 30 3 21
1977 NYN OF 42 36 61 0 1 0
1978 NYN 1B 3 3 27 4 0 3
1978 NYN OF 12 6 9 0 0 0
1979 NYN 1B 29 26 203 19 0 18
1979 NYN OF 8 7 12 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1302
Left Field 134
Center Field 1
Right Field 118

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ed Kranepool (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Frank Bolling
    .254 avg, 106 HR
  2. 89
    Mike Bordick
    .260 avg, 91 HR
  3. 88
    Jim Spencer
    .250 avg, 146 HR
  4. 88
    Johnny Logan
    .268 avg, 93 HR
  5. 88
    David Bell
    .257 avg, 123 HR
  6. 85
    Ray Knight
    .271 avg, 84 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Kranepool

What years did Ed Kranepool play?
Ed Kranepool played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1979.
Was Ed Kranepool a pitcher?
No. Ed Kranepool was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Ed Kranepool hit?
Ed Kranepool hit 118 career home runs with 1418 hits.