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Ken Hunt
Kenneth Lawrence Hunt

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.

Debut September 10, 1959
  vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1964
Born July 13, 1934 in Grand Forks, ND
Died June 8, 1997

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 24 NYY AL   6   12    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .333  .308  .417  101    5   0   1   0   0   0
 1960 25 NYY AL  25   22    4    6   2  0   0    1   0  0   4   4  .273  .407  .364  117    8   2   0   0   1   0
 1961 26 LAA AL 149  479   70  122  29  3  25   84   8  2  49 120  .255  .325  .484  105  232   3   6   1   4  12
 1962 27 LAA AL  13   11    4    2   0  0   1    1   1  0   1   5  .182  .250  .455   88    5   0   0   0   0   1
 1963 28 TOT AL  66  162   18   30   6  1   6   20   0  1  17  55  .185  .263  .346   73   56   2   0   3   0   5
         LAA AL  59  142   17   26   6  1   5   16   0  1  15  49  .183  .261  .345   73   49   2   0   2   0   3
         WSA AL   7   20    1    4   0  0   1    4   0  0   2   6  .200  .273  .350   74    7   0   0   1   0   2
 1964 29 WSA AL  51   96    9   13   4  0   1    4   0  1  14  35  .135  .243  .208   28   20   2   1   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      310  782  107  177  42  4  33  111   9  4  85 222  .226  .303  .417   90  326   9   8   4   5  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        409   56   92  22  2  17   58   5  2  44 116  .226  .303  .417   90  170   5   4   2   3  11
 Career High    149  479   70  122  29  3  25   84   8  2  49 120  .255  .325  .484  105  232   3   6   3   4  12
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 24 NYY AL   13    9    2   6.0    95| .333  .256| .308  .326| .417  .391| .725  .717| 101  .636   0.1   0.0   0%
 1960 25 NYY AL   29   18    4   6.0    96| .273  .256| .407  .329| .364  .392| .771  .721| 117  .629   0.9   0.1   0%
 1961 26 LAA AL  541  380   76   5.3   113| .255  .276| .325  .353| .484  .430| .809  .783| 105  .563   1.8   0.2  80%
 1962 27 LAA AL   12   10    1   2.7   100| .182  .260| .250  .331| .455  .404| .705  .735|  88  .276  -0.3   0.0 100%
 1963 28 TOT AL  181  140   13   2.5    90| .185  .249| .263  .315| .346  .385| .609  .699|  73  .280  -6.0  -0.6   0%
         LAA AL  159  122   12   2.7    89| .183  .248| .261  .314| .345  .384| .606  .697|  73  .302  -5.2  -0.5   0%
         WSA AL   22   18    1   1.5    95| .200  .255| .273  .322| .350  .394| .623  .716|  74  .132  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1964 29 WSA AL  113   90    5   1.5    96| .135  .256| .243  .324| .208  .397| .451  .721|  28  .130  -9.2  -1.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       889  647  101   4.2   105| .226  .267| .303  .340| .417  .415| .720  .755|  90  .466 -12.6  -1.3  69%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1959 24 NYY AL RF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.64 2.48 1.89 2 29.0 1960 25 NYY AL OF 24 22 0 1 0 .957 .982 0.92 1.95 2.30 2.25 6 86.0 LF 17 15 0 1 0 .938 .987 0.88 1.67 2.05 2.14 6 66.0 CF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.30 3.71 2.65 0 17.0 RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1961 26 LAA AL OF 134 261 6 14 1 .950 .977 1.99 1.98 2.24 2.25 119 1074.7 CF 111 224 5 9 1 .962 .982 2.06 2.24 2.26 2.59 103 913.3 RF 22 21 1 4 0 .846 .978 1.00 1.75 1.38 2.06 15 144.0 LF 5 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.20 1.62 0.52 1.98 1 17.3 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1962 27 LAA AL 1B 3 13 0 2 0 .867 .992 4.33 8.77 7.31 9.45 1 16.0 1963 28 TOT AL OF 55 81 1 2 0 .976 .981 1.49 1.91 1.95 2.16 42 379.3 TOT AL RF 27 34 1 1 0 .972 .980 1.30 1.72 1.52 2.01 24 207.3 TOT AL LF 23 31 0 1 0 .969 .978 1.35 1.57 2.11 1.90 13 132.0 TOT AL CF 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 3.00 2.20 3.38 2.59 5 40.0 LAA AL OF 50 69 1 2 0 .972 .980 1.40 1.91 1.87 2.16 37 337.3 RF 26 32 1 1 0 .971 .979 1.27 1.72 1.50 2.01 23 198.3 LF 22 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 1.32 1.57 2.10 1.90 12 124.0 CF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.20 4.20 2.58 2 15.0 WSA AL OF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.90 2.57 2.16 5 42.0 CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.20 2.88 2.59 3 25.0 LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.25 1.91 1 8.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.00 2.00 1 9.0 1964 29 WSA AL OF 37 68 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.86 1.79 2.47 2.04 30 251.0 CF 33 68 2 0 1 1.000 .980 2.12 2.13 2.56 2.45 30 246.0 LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.45 1.80 1.80 0 5.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1962 27 LAA AL 1B 3 13 0 2 0 .867 .992 4.33 8.77 7.31 9.45 1 16.0 1961 26 LAA AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1960 25 NYY AL CF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.30 3.71 2.65 0 17.0 1961 26 LAA AL CF 111 224 5 9 1 .962 .982 2.06 2.24 2.26 2.59 103 913.3 1963 28 TOT AL CF 5 15 0 0 0 1.000 .987 3.00 2.20 3.38 2.59 5 40.0 LAA AL CF 2 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 3.50 2.20 4.20 2.58 2 15.0 WSA AL CF 3 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 2.67 2.20 2.88 2.59 3 25.0 1964 29 WSA AL CF 33 68 2 0 1 1.000 .980 2.12 2.13 2.56 2.45 30 246.0 1960 25 NYY AL LF 17 15 0 1 0 .938 .987 0.88 1.67 2.05 2.14 6 66.0 1961 26 LAA AL LF 5 1 0 1 0 .500 1.000 0.20 1.62 0.52 1.98 1 17.3 1963 28 TOT AL LF 23 31 0 1 0 .969 .978 1.35 1.57 2.11 1.90 13 132.0 LAA AL LF 22 29 0 1 0 .967 .976 1.32 1.57 2.10 1.90 12 124.0 WSA AL LF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.60 2.25 1.91 1 8.0 1964 29 WSA AL LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.45 1.80 1.80 0 5.0 1959 24 NYY AL OF 5 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.80 1.96 2.79 2.23 2 29.0 1960 25 NYY AL OF 24 22 0 1 0 .957 .982 0.92 1.95 2.30 2.25 6 86.0 1961 26 LAA AL OF 134 261 6 14 1 .950 .977 1.99 1.98 2.24 2.25 119 1074.7 1963 28 TOT AL OF 55 81 1 2 0 .976 .981 1.49 1.91 1.95 2.16 42 379.3 LAA AL OF 50 69 1 2 0 .972 .980 1.40 1.91 1.87 2.16 37 337.3 WSA AL OF 5 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.40 1.90 2.57 2.16 5 42.0 1964 29 WSA AL OF 37 68 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.86 1.79 2.47 2.04 30 251.0 1959 24 NYY AL RF 5 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.64 2.48 1.89 2 29.0 1960 25 NYY AL RF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.70 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1961 26 LAA AL RF 22 21 1 4 0 .846 .978 1.00 1.75 1.38 2.06 15 144.0 1963 28 TOT AL RF 27 34 1 1 0 .972 .980 1.30 1.72 1.52 2.01 24 207.3 LAA AL RF 26 32 1 1 0 .971 .979 1.27 1.72 1.50 2.01 23 198.3 WSA AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.70 2.00 2.00 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 255 441 8 17 2 .964 .978 1.76 1.93 2.22 2.20 199 1820.0 49 154 56# CF* 154 314 7 9 2 .973 .982 2.08 2.22 2.38 2.56 138 1216.3 RF* 56 64 2 5 0 .930 .979 1.18 1.72 1.55 2.02 41 383.3 LF* 49 48 0 3 0 .941 .982 0.98 1.60 1.96 1.98 20 220.3 1B* 3 13 0 2 0 .867 .992 4.33 8.77 7.31 9.45 1 16.0 2B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.70 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 259 454 9 19 2 .961 .979 1.79 2.02 2.27 2.27 200 1837
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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.

Doubles
1961 AL-29-10

Strikeouts
1961 AL-120-2

Power/Speed Number
1961 AL-12.1-9

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2070) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 5.0 (2495) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the New York Yankees in the 1960 expansion draft.

September 12, 1963: Purchased by the Washington Senators from the Los Angeles Angels.

April 2, 1966: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago Cubs for Bob Humphreys.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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