Duane Kuiper

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: June 19, 1950 in Racine, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 12th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from J. I. Case HS (Racine, WI), the Seattle Pilots in the 9th round of the 1969 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th) of the 1970 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 1970 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL) and the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (21st) of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL).

High School: J. I. Case HS (Racine, WI)

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), Southern Illinois University Carbondale (Carbondale, IL)

Debut: September 9, 1974 (Age 24-082d, 13,561st in major league history)
vs. DET 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 27, 1985 (Age 35-008d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Duane Eugene Kuiper

Nicknames: Kuip or Smoothie

Pronunciation: \KYE-per\

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Relatives: Cousin of Dick Bosman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.0

3379

917

.271

329

RBI

263

OBP

.325

SLG

.316

OPS

.641

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-42 / in Starts: 27-30
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	68 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 211 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	111 (53-41-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 211 PAs	22
Avg. Runners on Base	128 (62-43-22)

Most Driven In
B Brenly	4
T O'Malley	3
C Davis	1
J Rabb	1
M May	1
J Leonard	1
J Youngblood	1
D Evans	1

Most Driven In By
J LeMaster	8
C Davis	1
M Krukow	1
J Clark	1
J Leonard	1
M Venable	1
D Evans	1
B Laskey	0

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	894	1	Apr 5	SFG		SDP	L,13-16	CG	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	2	.41	-0.036	.66	-0.03%	0.86	2B
2	895	2	Apr 6	SFG		SDP	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	.79	-0.074	1.17	-0.07%	-0.59	2B
3	896	3	Apr 8	SFG		PHI	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231	.214	.231	.445	2	.83	0.004	.88	0.00%	0.10	2B
4	897	4	Apr 9	SFG		PHI	L,4-5	CG	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.368	.313	.681	2	1.45	0.165	1.75	0.12%	1.49	2B
5	898	5	Apr 10	SFG		PHI	L,2-10	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.381	.333	.714	2	1.20	-0.057	1.26	-0.04%	-0.20	2B
6	899	6	Apr 12	SFG	@	SDP	W,6-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.320	.273	.593	2	.61	-0.058	.72	-0.04%	-1.03	2B
7	900	7	Apr 13	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.286	.240	.526	2	1.02	-0.079	1.30	-0.06%	-0.65	2B
8	901	8	Apr 14	SFG	@	SDP	L,4-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.281	.241	.523	8	.77	-0.027	.91	-0.02%	-0.46	2B
9	902	9	Apr 15	SFG		CIN	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.257	.219	.476	8	1.00	-0.079	1.09	-0.05%	-0.56	2B
10	903	10	Apr 16	SFG		CIN	L,3-8	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.282	.206	.488	8	.60	-0.036	.57	-0.02%	0.26	2B
11	904	12 (1)	Apr 17 (2)	SFG		CIN	L,3-12	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.302	.216	.519	7	.06	0.005	.05	0.00%	1.29	2B
12	905	13	Apr 18	SFG		LAD	L,3-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.283	.200	.483	2	.86	-0.063	.70	-0.03%	-0.44	2B
13	906	14	Apr 20	SFG		LAD	W,3-2	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.286	.190	.476	2	1.40	0.048	1.05	0.02%	0.40	2B
14	907	15	Apr 22	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-7	GS-6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.308	.205	.512	2	.69	0.051	.46	0.02%	1.07	2B
15	908	17 (1)	Apr 24	SFG	@	CHC	L,1-5	8-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.321	.222	.543	9	1.41	0.066	.92	0.03%	0.38	PH 2B
16	909	19 (1)	Apr 27	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.229	.321	.229	.551	8	.79	-0.102	.34	-0.03%	-1.25	2B
17	910	21 (1)	Apr 30	SFG	@	STL	W,5-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.305	.216	.521	8	.94	-0.016	.47	-0.01%	0.16	2B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	911	22	May 1	SFG	@	STL	L,9-10	GS-9	5	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.344	.241	.584	8	.69	0.139	.38	0.05%	2.45	2B
19	912	24 (1)	May 4	SFG		CHC	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.353	.259	.612	8	.28	-0.009	.14	0.00%	0.45	2B
20	913	26 (1)	May 7	SFG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.333	.242	.575	8	.19	-0.019	.11	-0.01%	-0.60	2B
21	914	27	May 8	SFG		PIT	W,12-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.355	.292	.648	8	.23	0.099	.14	0.04%	2.21	2B
22	915	28	May 9	SFG		STL	W,5-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.351	.288	.639	6	.20	-0.005	.13	0.00%	-0.21	2B
23	916	29	May 10	SFG		STL	L,4-8	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.359	.288	.647	6	.23	0.007	.16	0.00%	0.24	PH 2B
24	917	30	May 12	SFG	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.243	.341	.271	.613	8	.56	0.062	.42	0.03%	0.43	2B
25	918	31	May 13	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.349	.284	.633	8	.91	0.092	.77	0.05%	1.02	2B
26	919	32	May 14	SFG	@	CIN	W,8-7	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.344	.273	.617	8	.39	-0.011	.40	-0.01%	-0.16	2B
27	920	33	May 15	SFG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.351	.275	.626	8	.64	0.008	.65	0.01%	-0.29	2B
28	921	34	May 17	SFG	@	PHI	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.344	.268	.612	8	.88	-0.043	.82	-0.02%	-0.36	2B
29	922	35	May 18	SFG	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.340	.279	.619	8	.67	0.026	.60	0.01%	0.10	2B
30	923	36	May 20	SFG	@	MON	L,1-7	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.340	.281	.621	8	.36	-0.017	.37	-0.01%	0.08	2B
31	924	39 (2)	May 23	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.253	.349	.286	.635	8	1.84	0.058	1.57	0.03%	0.69	2B
32	925	40	May 24	SFG	@	NYM	W,6-2	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.364	.298	.662	8	.76	0.009	.55	0.00%	0.19	2B
33	926	41	May 25	SFG	@	NYM	W,7-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.276	.368	.306	.675	8	1.32	-0.056	1.07	-0.03%	-1.17	2B
34	927	42	May 26	SFG	@	LAD	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.368	.306	.675	6						2B
35	928	43	May 27	SFG	@	LAD	W,6-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.365	.303	.668	8	.36	-0.009	.54	-0.01%	-0.15	2B
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	929	80 (36)	Jul 8	SFG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.364	.297	.661	8	1.14	-0.046	.52	-0.01%	-0.44	2B
37	930	81	Jul 9	SFG		CHC	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.272	.367	.301	.668	8	.79	0.027	.40	0.01%	0.23	2B
38	931	82	Jul 10 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,10-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.272	.367	.301	.668	7						2B
39	932	83	Jul 10 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,4-2	GS-6	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.382	.314	.696	8	1.21	0.171	.55	0.05%	1.52	2B
40	933	84	Jul 11	SFG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.386	.315	.701	8	1.68	-0.085	.92	-0.03%	-0.20	2B
41	934	85	Jul 12	SFG		PIT	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.382	.313	.694	8	.86	-0.032	.36	-0.01%	-0.38	2B
42	935	89 (3)	Jul 16	SFG		STL	L,3-9	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.296	.388	.322	.710	8	.48	0.011	.09	0.00%	0.27	2B
43	936	90	Jul 17	SFG		STL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.288	.380	.314	.693	8	.54	-0.049	.08	0.00%	-0.78	2B
44	937	91	Jul 19	SFG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.383	.314	.697	8	1.32	-0.005	.26	0.00%	-0.15	2B
45	938	93 (1)	Jul 21	SFG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.389	.317	.706	8	1.16	0.089	.35	0.02%	0.79	2B
46	939	94	Jul 22	SFG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.392	.317	.709	8	1.91	-0.033	.58	-0.01%	-0.22	2B
47	940	95	Jul 23	SFG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287	.384	.310	.694	8	.92	-0.069	.29	-0.01%	-0.47	2B
48	941	98 (2)	Jul 25	SFG	@	STL	L,4-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.285	.382	.308	.689	7	.06	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.15	PH
49	942	101 (2)	Jul 29	SFG		LAD	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.374	.301	.675	8	.56	0.000	.09	0.00%	0.91	2B
50	943	103 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	SFG		LAD	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.369	.296	.666	8	1.29	-0.026	.20	0.00%	-0.16	2B
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
51	944	105 (1)	Aug 1	SFG		ATL	L,3-8	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.270	.369	.292	.661	8	1.69	-0.145	.41	-0.02%	-1.04	2B
52	945	108 (2)	Aug 4	SFG		ATL	L,1-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.366	.291	.657	8	1.10	-0.020	.13	0.00%	-0.45	2B
53	946	110 (1)	Aug 6	SFG		HOU	L,2-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.364	.289	.652	9	1.37	-0.033	.08	0.00%	-0.14	PH 2B
54	947	111	Aug 7	SFG		HOU	L,1-2	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.269	.363	.290	.653	8	1.27	-0.082	.06	0.00%	-0.69	2B
55	948	112	Aug 9	SFG	@	ATL	L,2-7	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.363	.286	.648	8	.49	-0.020	.01	0.00%	-0.35	2B
56	949	114 (1)	Aug 11	SFG	@	ATL	L,4-6	7-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.364	.289	.653	8	.61	-0.008	.03	0.00%	0.35	PH 2B
57	950	115	Aug 12	SFG	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.364	.285	.648	8	.61	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
58	951	116	Aug 13	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	3	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.363	.299	.662	8	.97	-0.028	.01	0.00%	-0.29	2B
59	952	118 (1)	Aug 15	SFG	@	LAD	W,7-3	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.366	.299	.665	8	.32	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.26	2B
60	953	120 (1)	Aug 17	SFG		MON	L,5-12	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.269	.364	.300	.664	8	.35	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.73	2B
61	954	121	Aug 18	SFG		MON	W,5-3	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.265	.366	.296	.663	8	1.00	-0.015	.01	0.00%	-0.32	2B
62	955	122	Aug 19	SFG		NYM	L,6-7	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.368	.294	.662	8	.77	0.038	.01	0.00%	0.28	2B
63	956	123	Aug 20	SFG		NYM	L,2-7	6-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.371	.305	.676	9	.08	0.006	.00	0.00%	0.40	PH
64	957	125 (1)	Aug 22	SFG		PHI	W,11-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.367	.301	.669	8	.13	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.23	2B
65	958	126	Aug 23	SFG		PHI	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.364	.298	.661	8	1.32	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.55	2B
66	959	129 (2)	Aug 27	SFG	@	NYM	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.362	.296	.658	9	.68	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.22	PH
67	960	131 (1)	Aug 29	SFG	@	MON	L,0-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.360	.294	.654	9	.05	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
68	961	142 (10)	Sep 9	SFG		HOU	L,4-7	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.358	.292	.651	9	.36	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
69	962	143	Sep 10	SFG		HOU	L,3-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.256	.356	.291	.647	1	.94	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
70	963	144	Sep 11	SFG		HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.351	.286	.637	7	1.16	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.57	2B
71	964	150 (5)	Sep 19	SFG		SDP	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.350	.284	.634	8	1.67	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.21	PH
72	965	154 (3)	Sep 24	SFG	@	HOU	L,5-6	7-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.353	.284	.637	8	.51	0.024	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
							30-42		211	176	14	44	2	2	0	14	27	6	13	2	4	2	1	7	0	1	.250	.353	.284	.637		.84	-0.567	.48	-0.11%	1.73

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