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Name Team Age
Herschel Kirkpatrick Retired (1999, Age 35) Died (2024, Age 61)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(1985)
1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Duke Snider League 0 12 years (3 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
A- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D+ B+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
A-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
0 12/8/1963
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (RF)
B+ (68.5 %) C- (29.8 %) D+ (26.2 %)

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Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT
1987 1B DET 119 119 1044.0 1137 1087 43 7 78 -9 9.74 .994
1988 1B DET 124 124 1098.33 1197 1158 37 2 75 -4 9.79 .998
1989 1B DET 110 108 973.66 1076 1046 26 4 81 -10 9.91 .996
2B DET 1 1 8.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
1990 1B SEA 4 3 28.66 35 34 1 0 2 0 10.99 1.000
2B SEA 6 6 55.0 34 15 18 1 5 -3 5.40 .971
3B SEA 44 44 385.0 120 32 79 9 3 -2 2.59 .925
SS SEA 30 30 257.33 126 45 76 5 14 -7 4.23 .960
LF SEA 5 5 43.0 14 14 0 0 0 0 2.93 1.000
CF SEA 4 4 34.0 6 5 0 1 0 0 1.32 .833
RF SEA 13 13 122.0 28 26 0 2 0 -2 1.92 .929
1991 1B SEA 81 68 628.66 698 679 16 3 52 -1 9.95 .996
2B SEA 1 1 9.0 6 4 2 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
3B SEA 1 1 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
SS SEA 1 1 9.0 6 1 3 2 1 0 4.00 .667
CF SEA 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
1992 1B SEA 120 120 1088.66 1165 1121 42 2 95 0 9.61 .998
1993 1B SEA 33 33 287.0 323 314 8 1 16 -2 10.10 .997
3B SEA 93 93 812.33 242 56 167 19 11 -9 2.47 .921
1994 C SEA 2 2 17.0 13 10 2 1 0 0 5 1 16.7% 0 6.35 .923
2B SEA 3 3 26.0 8 1 7 0 1 0 2.77 1.000
3B SEA 2 2 20.0 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
SS SEA 1 1 8.0 4 1 3 0 1 -1 4.50 1.000
LF SEA 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
CF SEA 4 4 36.0 13 13 0 0 0 -1 3.25 1.000
1995 1B SEA 3 3 26.33 24 23 1 0 0 -1 8.20 1.000
2B SEA 39 39 352.0 175 74 95 6 13 -6 4.32 .966
3B SEA 4 4 38.0 10 3 7 0 0 -1 2.37 1.000
SS SEA 7 7 62.0 35 19 15 1 5 -2 4.94 .971
LF SEA 11 11 100.66 24 23 0 1 0 0 2.06 .958
CF SEA 3 3 28.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.93 1.000
RF SEA 12 12 104.33 16 16 0 0 0 -1 1.38 1.000
1996 1B SEA 3 1 11.33 11 11 0 0 2 -2 8.74 1.000
2B SEA 8 8 72.0 28 10 15 3 2 -3 3.12 .893
3B SEA 2 2 17.0 6 2 4 0 0 0 3.18 1.000
SS SEA 10 10 83.0 42 10 26 6 7 -3 3.90 .857
LF SEA 1 1 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
CF SEA 6 6 56.0 21 21 0 0 0 -1 3.38 1.000
RF SEA 3 3 26.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 2.08 1.000
1997 1B SEA-CIN 13 13 119.0 120 113 6 1 9 -2 9.00 .992
2B SEA-CIN 2 2 16.0 5 3 2 0 1 0 2.81 1.000
3B SEA-CIN 22 22 196.66 52 17 32 3 3 -3 2.24 .942
SS SEA-CIN 1 1 10.0 8 3 5 0 2 0 7.20 1.000
LF SEA-CIN 8 8 76.0 21 21 0 0 0 -1 2.49 1.000
RF SEA-CIN 3 3 26.0 4 3 0 1 0 0 1.04 .750
1998 1B CIN 12 12 105.0 117 113 4 0 9 +4 10.03 1.000
2B CIN 1 1 12.0 6 1 5 0 1 +1 4.50 1.000
3B CIN 3 3 25.33 8 4 4 0 0 +1 2.84 1.000
LF CIN 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 2.25 1.000
RF CIN 4 4 35.0 6 6 0 0 0 0 1.54 1.000
1999 3B CIN 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
Pos Total C 2 2 17.0 13 10 2 1 0 0 5 1 16.7% 0 6.35 .923
1B 622 604 5410.63 5903 5699 184 20 419 -27 9.79 .997
2B 61 61 550.0 263 108 145 10 23 -11 4.14 .962
3B 172 172 1511.32 442 114 297 31 17 -14 2.45 .930
SS 50 50 429.33 221 79 128 14 30 -13 4.34 .937
LF 27 27 245.66 62 61 0 1 0 -2 2.23 .984
CF 18 18 163.0 47 46 0 1 0 -2 2.54 .979
RF 35 35 313.33 60 57 0 3 0 -3 1.64 .950
Total 987 969 8640.27 7011 6174 756 81 489 0 5 1 16.7% -72 7.22 .988
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1999-11-01Herschel Kirkpatrick has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1999-05-25The Cincinnati Reds!! have waived Herschel Kirkpatrick.
1999-05-20The Cincinnati Reds!! have promoted Andy Look to the major league team. The Cincinnati Reds!! have designated Herschel Kirkpatrick for assignment.
1998-09-03The Cincinnati Reds!! have promoted Herschel Kirkpatrick to the major league team.
1998-07-29The Cincinnati Reds!! have designated Herschel Kirkpatrick for assignment.
1997-07-17The Cincinnati Reds!! have acquired Herschel Kirkpatrick from the waiver wire.
1997-07-13The Seattle Pilots have promoted John Donaldson to the major league team. The Seattle Pilots have designated Herschel Kirkpatrick for assignment.
1992-05-01Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1991-04-29Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
1990-04-01Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Seattle Mariners is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1988-04-27Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
1987-05-16Herschel Kirkpatrick of the Detroit Tigers is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
1987-04-05The Detroit Tigers have promoted Herschel Kirkpatrick to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Jeff Shinault for assignment.