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John Kruk
Full name John Martin Kruk Born February 9, 1961, Charleston, West Virginia First Game: April 7, 1986 ; Final Game: July 30, 1995 Bat: Left Throw: Left Height: 5' 10" Weight: 170 Ejections: 1986 (1), 1988 (1), 1989 (1), 1991 (1), 1993 (1), 1995 (1). Total: 6 SABR Biography
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1986 SD N Daily Splits 122 278 33 86 16 2 4 38 45 0 58 0 2 2 0 2 11 2 4 .309 .403 .424 0.9 1986 SD N
1987 SD N Daily Splits 138 447 72 140 14 2 20 91 73 15 93 0 3 4 0 6 6 18 10 .313 .406 .488 2.4 1987 SD N
1988 SD N Daily Splits 120 378 54 91 17 1 9 44 80 12 68 0 3 5 0 5 7 5 3 .241 .369 .362 0.3 1988 SD N
1989 SD N Daily Splits 31 76 7 14 0 0 3 6 17 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .184 .333 .303 -0.1 1989 SD N
1989 PHI N Daily Splits 81 281 46 93 13 6 5 38 27 2 39 0 1 3 0 1 5 3 0 .331 .386 .473 1.3 1989 PHI N
1989 TOT N 112 357 53 107 13 6 8 44 44 2 53 0 2 3 0 1 10 3 0 .300 .374 .437 1.2 1989 TOT N
1990 PHI N Daily Splits 142 443 52 129 25 8 7 67 69 16 70 0 2 1 0 6 11 10 5 .291 .386 .431 1.1 1990 PHI N
1991 PHI N Daily Splits 152 538 84 158 27 6 21 92 67 16 100 1 0 9 0 7 11 7 0 .294 .367 .483 2.0 1991 PHI N
1992 PHI N Daily Splits 144 507 86 164 30 4 10 70 92 8 88 1 0 7 0 9 11 3 5 .323 .423 .458 2.1 1992 PHI N
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 150 535 100 169 33 5 14 85 111 10 87 0 0 5 0 6 11 6 2 .316 .430 .475 2.0 1993 PHI N
1994 PHI N Daily Splits 75 255 35 77 17 0 5 38 42 4 51 0 0 4 0 2 9 4 1 .302 .395 .427 0.2 1994 PHI N
1995 CHI A Daily Splits 45 159 13 49 7 0 2 23 26 0 33 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 .308 .399 .390 0.2 1995 CHI A
Total NL ( 9 Years) 1155 3738 569 1121 192 34 98 569 623 83 668 2 12 40 0 44 87 58 30 .300 .397 .448 12.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year ) 45 159 13 49 7 0 2 23 26 0 33 0 0 3 0 1 5 0 1 .308 .399 .390 0.2 Total AL
Total (10 Years) Splits 1200 3897 582 1170 199 34 100 592 649 83 701 2 12 43 0 45 92 58 31 .300 .397 .446 12.4 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 6 24 4 6 2 1 1 5 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .357 .542 1993 PHI N
World Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 6 23 4 8 1 0 0 4 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348 .500 .391 1993 PHI N
All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1992 NL Daily Splits 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1992 NL
1993 NL Daily Splits 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1993 NL
Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1986 SD N Daily Splits OF 74 65 30 521.1 102 4 2 0 0 .981 70 0 6
1986 SD N LF 70 62 29 492.1 99 3 2 0 0 .981
1986 SD N 1B 9 3 1 34.1 37 2 1 3 0 .975
1986 SD N RF 6 3 1 29 4 1 0 0 0 1.000
1987 SD N Daily Splits 1B 101 93 83 819.2 870 75 4 74 0 .996
1987 SD N LF 29 29 18 227 42 3 1 0 0 .978
1987 SD N OF 29 29 18 227 41 3 1 0 0 .978 29 0 0
1988 SD N Daily Splits 1B 63 56 52 511.2 535 33 3 45 0 .995
1988 SD N OF 55 52 39 435.2 99 4 0 0 0 1.000 29 0 26
1988 SD N LF 29 26 16 213.1 59 3 0 0 0 1.000
1988 SD N RF 26 26 23 222.1 40 1 0 0 0 1.000
1989 SD N Daily Splits OF 27 24 20 204 48 3 2 0 0 .962 2 0 25
1989 SD N RF 25 22 18 186 44 3 2 0 0 .959
1989 SD N LF 2 2 2 18 3 0 0 0 0 1.000
1989 PHI N Daily Splits OF 72 69 43 568 111 5 2 2 0 .983 62 0 12
1989 PHI N LF 62 59 38 487 99 4 2 2 0 .981
1989 PHI N RF 12 10 5 81 14 1 0 0 0 1.000
1989 PHI N 1B 7 5 2 39 53 1 0 2 0 1.000
1989 TOT N LF 64 61 40 505 102 4 2 2 0 .981
1989 TOT N RF 37 32 23 267 58 4 2 0 0 .969
1989 TOT N OF 99 93 63 772 159 8 4 2 0 .977 64 0 37
1990 PHI N Daily Splits OF 87 76 50 652.1 141 2 2 0 0 .986 68 0 21
1990 PHI N LF 68 57 41 497.2 97 1 1 0 0 .990
1990 PHI N 1B 61 42 39 411.1 402 43 2 34 0 .996
1990 PHI N RF 21 19 9 154.2 42 1 1 0 0 .977
1991 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 102 88 83 809.2 735 49 2 54 0 .997
1991 PHI N OF 52 51 34 436 113 4 1 1 0 .992 36 11 6
1991 PHI N LF 36 36 28 315.2 80 4 1 1 0 .988
1991 PHI N CF 11 11 5 85.1 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
1991 PHI N RF 6 4 1 35 15 0 0 0 0 1.000
1992 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 121 106 103 958 979 58 7 76 0 .993
1992 PHI N OF 35 34 19 267 58 0 1 0 0 .983 6 0 29
1992 PHI N RF 29 29 16 225.2 47 0 1 0 0 .979
1992 PHI N LF 6 5 3 41.1 11 0 0 0 0 1.000
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 144 138 128 1243.1 1149 69 8 79 0 .993
1994 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 69 67 62 585.1 539 46 3 44 0 .995
1995 CHI A Daily Splits DH 42 42 32 -
1995 CHI A 1B 1 1 1 8 10 0 1 1 0 .909
Total (10 Years) Splits 1B 678 599 554 5420.1 5309 376 31 412 0 .995
Total ( 7 Years) OF 431 400 253 3311.1 713 25 11 3 0 .985 302 11 125
Total ( 7 Years) LF 302 276 175 2292.1 490 18 7 3 0 .986
Total ( 6 Years) RF 125 113 73 933.2 206 7 4 0 0 .982
Total ( 1 Year ) DH 42 42 32 -
Total ( 1 Year ) CF 11 11 5 85.1 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 55 43 2 0 2 0 1.000
World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
1993 PHI N Daily Splits 1B 6 6 6 52.1 42 3 0 4 0 1.000
All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
1992 NL Daily Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500 0 0 1
1992 NL RF 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500
1993 NL Daily Splits 1B 1 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total ( 1 Year ) Splits OF 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500 0 0 1
Total ( 1 Year ) RF 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 .500
Total ( 1 Year ) 1B 1 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason
8-23-1986 BOX SD N Greg Bonin Bench jockeying
5- 4-1988 BOX SD N Gerry Davis Balls and strikes
6-23-1989 BOX PHI N Bill Hohn Called third strike
6-29-1991 BOX PHI N Charlie Reliford Called third strike
8-12-1993 BOX PHI N Joe West Balls and strikes
7-28-1995 BOX CHI A Brian O'Nora Called third strike
Transaction Information
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not
sign (January 13, 1981 ).
Selected by San Diego Padres in the 3rd round of the secondary phase of free-agent
draft (June 8, 1981 ).
Traded by San Diego Padres with Randy Ready to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for
Chris James (June 2, 1989 ).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1994 ).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (May 18, 1995 ).
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