Ken Holcombe Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1945 26 NYY AL   3   3  23   2   0   0  15  0   55.3   43   19   11   2   27   20   0   2   227       0  1.79  3.47  194 1.265
 1948 29 CIN NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    2.3    3    2    2   0    0    2   0   0    10       0  7.71  3.91   51 1.286
 1950 31 CHW AL   3  10  24  15   5   0   5  1   96.0  122   68   49  10   45   37   0   2   449       0  4.59  4.49   98 1.740
 1951 32 CHW AL  11  12  28  23  12   2   3  0  159.3  142   69   67   9   68   39   1   2   670       0  3.78  4.04  107 1.318
 1952 33 TOT AL   0   7  19   8   1   0   6  0   56.0   58   34   33   4   27   19   2   1   244       0  5.30  3.73   70 1.518
         CHW AL   0   5   7   7   1   0   0  0   35.0   38   24   24   3   18   12   2   1   155       0  6.17  3.64   59 1.600
         SLB AL   0   2  12   1   0   0   6  0   21.0   20   10    9   1    9    7   0   0    89       0  3.86  3.90  101 1.381
 1953 34 BOS AL   1   0   3   0   0   0   2  1    6.0    9    4    4   0    3    1   0   1    30       0  6.00  4.20   70 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .360  18  32  99  48  18   2  32  2  375.0  377  196  166  25  170  118   3   8  1630       0  3.98  4.02  101 1.459
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  14  45  22   8   0  14  0  173.3  174   90   76  11   78   54   1   3   754   0   0  3.98  4.02  101 1.459
 Career High     11  12  28  23  12   2  15  1  159.3  142   69   67  10   68   39   2   2   670   0   0  1.79  4.49  194 1.265

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 26 NYY AL  23   15    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .133  .133  .133  -24    2   0           0   0
 1950 31 CHW AL  24   32    2    5   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   8  .156  .156  .188  -11    6   2           0   1
 1951 32 CHW AL  28   44    5   11   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  16  .250  .298  .273   56   12  10           0   1
 1952 33 TOT AL  19   13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .077  .077  .077  -57    1   1           0   0
         CHW AL   7   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   0
         SLB AL  12    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .333  .333  .333   84    1   0           0   0
 1953 34 BOS AL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons       99  106    7   19   2  0   0    3   0  0   3  36  .179  .202  .198    8   21  14   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        173   11   31   3  0   0    5   0  0   5  59  .179  .202  .198    8   34  23   0   0   0   3
 Career High     28   44    5   11   1  0   0    3   0  0   3  16                          12  10   0   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1945 26 NYY AL   15   13    0   0.0    92| .133  .267| .133  .340| .133  .363| .266  .704| -24  .000  -2.5  -0.3   0%
 1950 31 CHW AL   34   30    1   0.9   111| .156  .275| .156  .361| .188  .412| .344  .773| -11  .041  -5.4  -0.5   0%
 1951 32 CHW AL   57   44    4   2.4   100| .250  .265| .298  .346| .273  .389| .571  .735|  56  .245  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1952 33 TOT AL   14   13    0   0.0    98| .077  .262| .077  .342| .077  .382| .154  .724| -57  .000  -2.8  -0.3   0%
         CHW AL   11   11    0   0.0    97| .000  .261| .000  .341| .000  .381| .000  .723|-100  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         SLB AL    3    2    0   0.0    99| .333  .264| .333  .344| .333  .385| .666  .729|  84  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1953 34 BOS AL    3    3    0   0.0   107| .000  .276| .000  .352| .000  .406| .000  .758|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       123  103    5   1.3   102| .179  .268| .202  .349| .198  .392| .400  .741|   8  .093 -14.0  -1.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1945 26 NYY AL   P   23      2   10    1    1  .923  .952  0.52  1.28  1.95  2.25    2   55.3
 1948 29 CIN NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  1.96    0    2.3
 1950 31 CHW AL   P   24      6   16    2    1  .917  .948  0.92  0.96  2.06  2.03   15   96.0
 1951 32 CHW AL   P   28      8   42    3    5  .943  .952  1.79  0.99  2.82  2.07   23  159.3
 1952 33 TOT AL   P   19      2   15    2    0  .895  .966  0.89  1.03  2.73  2.11    8   56.0
         CHW AL   P    7      1   10    2    0  .846  .965  1.57  1.03  2.83  2.11    7   35.0
         SLB AL   P   12      1    5    0    0 1.000  .968  0.50  1.03  2.57  2.10    1   21.0
 1953 34 BOS AL   P    3      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.87  3.00  1.95    0    6.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1945 26 NYY AL   P   23      2   10    1    1  .923  .952  0.52  1.28  1.95  2.25    2   55.3
 1948 29 CIN NL   P    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  1.96    0    2.3
 1950 31 CHW AL   P   24      6   16    2    1  .917  .948  0.92  0.96  2.06  2.03   15   96.0
 1951 32 CHW AL   P   28      8   42    3    5  .943  .952  1.79  0.99  2.82  2.07   23  159.3
 1952 33 TOT AL   P   19      2   15    2    0  .895  .966  0.89  1.03  2.73  2.11    8   56.0
         CHW AL   P    7      1   10    2    0  .846  .965  1.57  1.03  2.83  2.11    7   35.0
         SLB AL   P   12      1    5    0    0 1.000  .968  0.50  1.03  2.57  2.10    1   21.0
 1953 34 BOS AL   P    3      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  0.87  3.00  1.95    0    6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P*  99     19   84    8    7  .928  .954  1.04  1.05  2.47  2.09   48  375.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total        99     19   84    8    7  .928  .954  1.04  1.05  2.47  2.09   48    375

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1951 AL-1.318-10

Hits Allowed/9IP
1951 AL-8.02-6

Shutouts
1951 AL-2-10

Losses
1951 AL-12-9

Games Finished
1945 AL-15-8

Gray Ink: Pitching - 3 (2080) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1939 Season: Sent from the Greensburg (Pennsylvania State Associatio) to the St. Louis Cardinals in an unknown transaction.
Before 1941 Season: Sent from the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees in an unknown transaction.
November 1, 1946: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the New York Yankees in the 1946 rule 5 draft.
April 1, 1947: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the New York Yankees.
April 15, 1947: Purchased by the Sacramento (PCL) from the New York Yankees. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
November 10, 1947: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds from the Sacramento (PCL) in the 1947 rule 5 draft.
May 10, 1948: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Cincinnati Reds to the Sacramento (PCL).
September 30, 1949: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Sacramento (PCL) for $25,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
June 16, 1952: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Browns from the Chicago White Sox.
July 24, 1952: Released by the St. Louis Browns.
July 24, 1952: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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