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Ron Kittle 2026 Season · CWS

Career: .239/.306/.473, 176 HR, 648 H in 843 games.

Awards: Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year (1983).

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Ron Kittle

#42

LF · CWS

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+5.4Career NUT

+9.6 to Great

Career

.239AVG176HR460RBI648H356R16SB

R/R · 6' 4", 220 lb · b. Jan 5, 1958 · Gary, IN · Signed Undrafted FA, 1982

Player Overview

Year by Year


1982	24	CWS	—	20	32	29	3	7	2	0	1	7	3	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	.241	.313	.414	.173	.727	.375
1983	25	CWS	+1.4	145	570	520	75	132	19	3	35	100	39	8	8	150	8	3	3	10	.254	.314	.504	.250	.818	.287
1984	26	CWS	+0.4	139	525	466	67	100	15	0	32	74	49	6	5	137	3	6	4	7	.215	.295	.453	.238	.748	.226
1985	27	CWS	+0.6	116	417	379	51	87	12	0	26	58	31	5	1	92	1	4	2	12	.230	.295	.467	.237	.762	.232
1986	28	CWS	-0.3	86	333	296	34	63	11	0	17	48	28	3	0	87	2	1	6	10	.213	.282	.422	.209	.704	.232
1986	28	NYY	—	30	89	80	8	19	2	0	4	12	7	0	1	23	2	0	2	0	.238	.292	.413	.175	.705	.273
1986	28	TOT	-0.4	116	422	376	42	82	13	0	21	60	35	3	1	110	4	1	8	10	.218	.284	.420	.202	.704	.241
1987	29	NYY	+0.4	59	173	159	21	44	5	0	12	28	10	1	1	36	0	1	3	4	.277	.318	.535	.258	.853	.281
1988	30	CLE	+1.3	75	254	225	31	58	8	0	18	43	16	8	1	65	0	0	5	0	.258	.323	.533	.275	.856	.272
1989	31	CWS	+1.5	51	196	169	26	51	10	0	11	37	22	1	1	42	0	1	4	2	.302	.378	.556	.254	.934	.333
1990	32	CWS	+0.6	83	305	277	29	68	14	0	16	43	24	3	2	77	0	0	1	3	.245	.311	.469	.224	.780	.281
1990	32	BAL	—	22	64	61	4	10	2	0	2	3	2	1	0	14	0	0	0	3	.164	.203	.295	.131	.498	.178
1990	32	TOT	+0.1	105	369	338	33	78	16	0	18	46	26	4	2	91	0	0	1	6	.231	.293	.438	.207	.731	.261
1991	33	CWS	—	17	55	47	7	9	0	0	2	7	5	2	0	9	0	0	1	2	.191	.291	.319	.128	.610	.189
Career	—	10 yrs	+5.4	843	3013	2708	356	648	100	3	176	460	236	38	20	744	16	16	31	53	.239	.306	.473	.234	.779	.259

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NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Kittle's career NUT of +5.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.5

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NUT by Season

+1.4

+0.4

+0.6

-0.4

+0.4

+1.3

+1.5

+0.1

Awards

1982Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year

1983Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year · AL All-Star

1984AL Player of the Week

1985AL Player of the Week

1989AL Player of the Month · AL Player of the Week

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1991	33	AAA	17	77	71	9	22	4	1	4	21	6	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	1	.310	.364	.563	.253	.927	.333

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