Bert Kirby
Retired
Bert Kirby
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Birthdate:
Oct. 18, 1924 (47 y, 9 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Anchorage, AK, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
S/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/258
Entry:
1947 Draft - Round: 27, Overall: 641, Team: Ontario Moose
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1952 (2nd) Waterloo (PUB)
Rookie of the Year 1951 Waterloo (PUB)
All-Star 1952 Waterloo (PUB)
1951 Waterloo (PUB)
1947 Mustang College (PUBCOL)
1945 Mustang College (PUBCOL)
League Champ 1955 Philadelphia (PUB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1951 Waterloo (PUB)
Jul 1951 Waterloo (PUB)
May 1951 Waterloo (PUB)
Player of the Week Jul 12, 1954 Philadelphia (PUB)
May 19, 1952 Waterloo (PUB)
Sep 10, 1951 Waterloo (PUB)
Sep 6, 1948 West Liberty (PUBAA)
Jul 7, 1947 Newtown Grant (PUBA)
Apr 28, 1947 Mustang College (PUBCOL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink5
Grey Ink32
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Player Score
Raghunand Sreekanthan 947
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Alex Cook 933
Mark Miller 910
Kazuhiro Oda -- NIP 909
Jesús Molina 905
Alberto MacKnight 904
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1955 162 1
Year 2B Rank
1952 45 3
1954 51 1
1955 45 3
1956 49 1
Year HR Rank
1951 29 6
Year RBI Rank
1951 106 4
Year HBP Rank
1951 10 5
1952 8 10
1954 14 1
1955 9 8
1956 7 9
Year XBH Rank
1952 82 5
1954 75 4
1955 79 2
1956 66 5
Year Avg Rank
1951 0.324 10
1952 0.330 7
Year OBP Rank
1951 0.407 6
1952 0.397 10
Year SLG Rank
1951 0.576 7
1952 0.608 3
Year ISO Rank
1951 0.252 7
1952 0.278 6
Year OPS Rank
1951 0.983 5
1952 1.005 3
Year G Rank
1955 162 1
1956 154 8
Year WAR Rank
1951 5.5 7
1952 6.8 5