Player Report for #45 Ron Kirkland

04/26/1981

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P Ron Kirkland #45

ABA New York Empires

Age: 36

Bats: L

Throws: L

Morale: Normal


	2-4, .333, 3.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	10	11	10	10
Movement	18	19	18	18
Control	12	13	12	13

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	12	12
Curveball	11	11

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	87-89 Mph
Stamina	3
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	64 %
Hold Runners	11
Defense	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	4
Stealing Ability:	10
Baserunning Inst.:	9
Sacrifice Bunt:	3
Bunt for Hit:	3

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/12/1981	@ DET	Win, 9-6		2.0	2	0	0	0	0	Win
04/11/1981	BAL	Win, 6-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	1
04/09/1981	CLE	Win, 5-2		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
04/06/1981	BOM	Loss, 5-6		0.2	0	0	0	0	0

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Normal
Loyalty:	Very Low
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Very High
Intelligence:	Low
Work Ethic:	Normal

Ron Kirkland
Birthday:	06/06/1944
Born in:	Stoughton (Wisconsin)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"
Weight:	202 lbs
Local Popularity:	Unknown
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$166,320
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	10 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	11 Years, 39 Days
Pro Service:	16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	2 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1965, 4th Pick in Round 3

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1968 Los Angeles - ABA	23	1	0	0	0	0	9.00	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	2.00	.500	-0.6	33
1969 Los Angeles - ABA	24	36	0	1	1	0	2.95	55.0	42	22	18	4	21	30	0	0	1.15	.228	9.6	119
1970 Los Angeles - ABA	25	38	0	4	6	1	3.23	53.0	45	30	19	5	32	23	0	0	1.45	.247	8.8	114
1971 Los Angeles - ABA	26	14	0	0	2	1	2.25	20.0	17	7	5	1	7	14	0	0	1.20	.281	4.6	146
1972 Los Angeles - ABA	27	18	0	0	3	0	4.44	26.1	27	15	13	1	11	16	0	0	1.44	.295	-0.6	73
1973 Los Angeles - ABA	28	32	0	3	2	0	2.81	48.0	46	17	15	6	7	29	0	0	1.10	.272	9.6	125
1974 Los Angeles - ABA	29	34	0	1	0	1	2.05	44.0	43	11	10	1	11	23	0	0	1.23	.292	11.8	166
1975 Los Angeles - ABA	30	32	0	4	2	1	3.11	37.2	47	18	13	0	17	22	0	0	1.70	.376	6.3	113
1976 New York - ABA	31	22	0	1	1	3	1.78	25.1	24	5	5	1	5	19	0	0	1.14	.303	6.7	189
1977 New York - ABA	32	28	0	4	1	7	1.87	33.2	24	7	7	0	13	23	0	0	1.10	.261	10.2	205
1978 New York - ABA	33	24	0	0	3	1	3.38	32.0	27	16	12	0	11	13	0	0	1.19	.255	2.9	110
1979 New York - ABA	34	29	0	5	1	1	3.68	44.0	48	23	18	2	10	12	0	0	1.32	.303	4.1	113
1980 New York - ABA	35	33	0	2	0	2	1.57	46.0	33	8	8	0	9	27	0	0	0.91	.243	15.6	250
Total ABA		341	0	25	22	18	2.78	466.0	424	180	144	21	155	253	0	0	1.24	.277	89.0	143

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1965 Total - COL	20	20	0	1	1	18	4.15	30.1	32	16	14	1	10	18	0	0	1.38	.323	0.0	100
1965 El Monte - A	20	1	0	0	1	0	27.03	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.00	.000	-0.8	13
1966 El Monte - A	21	31	0	8	2	14	2.60	34.2	33	11	10	1	16	26	0	0	1.41	.320	6.5	125
1967 Galveston - AA	22	29	0	3	1	13	2.11	38.1	29	9	9	5	12	31	0	0	1.07	.238	8.6	155
1968 Port Credit - AAA	23	24	0	3	3	8	1.07	33.2	25	4	4	3	8	23	0	0	0.98	.222	10.7	279
1971 Port Credit - AAA	26	5	0	1	0	2	0.00	8.0	6	1	0	0	1	6	0	0	0.88	.250	4.1	999
1972 Port Credit - AAA	27	5	0	0	1	0	5.68	6.1	10	6	4	0	0	3	0	0	1.58	.455	-1.2	53
Total GHL		34	0	4	4	10	1.50	48.0	41	11	8	3	9	32	0	0	1.04	.262	13.6	369.0
Total STL		29	0	3	1	13	2.11	38.1	29	9	9	5	12	31	0	0	1.07	.238	8.6	154.7
Total SCL		32	0	8	3	14	2.83	35.0	34	12	11	2	16	26	0	0	1.43	.317	5.6	124.3

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1968 Los Angeles - ML	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1969 Los Angeles - ML	P	36	0	1	6	0	8	1	.875	55.0	1.15	+0.1	1.039
1970 Los Angeles - ML	P	38	0	1	13	0	14	0	1.000	53.0	2.38	+0.3	1.036
1971 Los Angeles - ML	P	14	0	3	5	0	8	0	1.000	20.0	3.60	+0.1	1.036
1972 Los Angeles - ML	P	18	0	1	4	0	6	1	.833	26.1	1.71	-0.9	.775
1973 Los Angeles - ML	P	32	0	3	11	0	14	0	1.000	48.0	2.63	+0.7	1.125
1974 Los Angeles - ML	P	34	0	6	6	2	12	0	1.000	44.0	2.45	+0.1	1.046
1975 Los Angeles - ML	P	32	0	2	10	1	13	1	.923	37.2	2.87	-0.2	.960
1976 New York - ML	P	22	0	2	5	0	7	0	1.000	25.1	2.49	+0.1	1.044
1977 New York - ML	P	28	0	2	5	0	7	0	1.000	33.2	1.87	+0.6	1.293
1978 New York - ML	P	24	0	1	2	0	3	0	1.000	32.0	0.84	+0.0	1.037
1979 New York - ML	P	29	0	4	11	0	16	1	.938	44.0	3.07	-1.3	.828
1980 New York - ML	P	33	0	3	11	1	14	0	1.000	46.0	2.74	+0.2	1.031

Player History
06/15/1965	Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 4, 44th overall pick) by the Los Angeles Quakes, out of college (South Carolina).
08/12/1965	Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Quakes organization with a signing bonus of $23,700.
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 7 (10).
06/06/1966	Was selected to the 1966 Southern California League All-Star Game.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 16 (16); Control: 10 (13).
06/05/1967	Was selected to the 1967 South Texas League All-Star Game.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 17 (18); Control: 11 (14).
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 14 (15).
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 16 (17); Control: 15 (15).
08/25/1971	Injured (flu-like symptoms), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
09/03/1972	Injured (food poisoning), out for 3 days.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 14 (14).
05/27/1974	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 6 days.
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
10/13/1975	Was traded by the Los Angeles Quakes to the New York Empires in exchange for RF Leland Rigney.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 18 (19); Control: 14 (14).
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 14 (14).
10/04/1977	Won the 1977 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 14 (14).
10/01/1978	Won the 1978 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 15 (15).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 13 (13).
05/19/1980	Injured (elbow soreness), out for 1-2 weeks.
05/26/1980	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 12 (13).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	HLD	Rank
1969	7	9