Ken Phelps Minor League Statistics & History

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Ken Phelps

Kenneth Allen Phelps (Digger)

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 209 lb.

Born: August 6, 1954 in Seattle, Washington, US
High School: Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA)
Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ)

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 8th round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA), the New York Yankees in the 1st round (11th) of the 1974 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (17th) of the 1974 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ) and the Kansas City Royals in the 15th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1976	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A	KCR	52	229	170	32	48	14	3	4	38	0	0	54	18	.282	.456	.471	.927	80	2	1	2
1976	21	Royals	GULF	Rk	KCR	28	130	98	20	29	6	3	3	28	0	0	28	9	.296	.454	.510	.964	50	2	0	2
1976	21	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	24	99	72	12	19	8	0	1	10	0	0	26	9	.264	.459	.417	.876	30	0	1	0
1977	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	KCR	121	491	407	52	101	13	3	10	72	2	1	68	62	.248	.363	.369	.732	150	9	1	6
1977	22	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A	KCR	40	175	145	22	50	7	0	5	32	1	0	25	15	.345	.440	.497	.937	72	2	0	3
1977	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	81	316	262	30	51	6	3	5	40	1	1	43	47	.195	.321	.298	.618	78	7	1	3
1978	23	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	124	495	381	65	94	20	0	16	61	1	0	99	57	.247	.407	.425	.832	162	7	3	5
1979	24	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	130	538	430	71	114	26	3	20	77	4	4	98	72	.265	.406	.479	.885	206	6	1	3
1980	25	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	133	586	442	80	130	30	3	23	72	4	2	128	84	.294	.456	.532	.988	235	8	3	5
1981	26	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	19	78	66	9	22	8	1	5	21	0	0	12	9	.333	.436	.712	1.148	47	0	0	0	1
1982	27	Wichita	AA	AAA	MON	132	574	453	112	151	23	4	46	141	2	4	108	99	.333	.469	.706	1.175	320	10	0	3	12
1983	28	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	74	329	270	81	92	29	6	24	82	4	0	54	35	.341	.450	.759	1.209	205	2	0	3	4
1984	29	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	12	54	45	7	14	3	0	3	13	0	1	7	10	.311	.407	.578	.985	26	1	0	1	1

1991	36	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	7	25	22	1	7	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	.318	.400	.364	.764	8	1	0	0	1
10 Seasons						804	3399	2686	510	773	167	23	151	580	17	12	630	447	.288	.427	.536	.963	1439	46	9	28	19
AAA (7 seasons)				AAA		507	2184	1728	361	530	120	17	121	409	14	11	409	310	.307	.444	.606	1.049	1047	28	4	15	19
A (2 seasons)				A		64	274	217	34	69	15	0	6	42	1	0	51	24	.318	.447	.470	.917	102	2	1	3
AA (2 seasons)				AA		205	811	643	95	145	26	3	21	101	2	1	142	104	.226	.373	.373	.746	240	14	4	8
Rk (1 season)				Rk		28	130	98	20	29	6	3	3	28	0	0	28	9	.296	.454	.510	.964	50	2	0	2

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1976	21	2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	KCR	1B	43	404	371	28	5	34	.988	9.28
1976	21	Royals	GULF	Rk	KCR	1B	19	184	166	16	2	13	.989	9.58
1976	21	Waterloo	MIDW	A	KCR	1B	24	220	205	12	3	21	.986	9.04
1977	22	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	KCR	1B	112	1119	1032	69	18	71	.984	9.83
1977	22	Daytona Beach	FLOR	A	KCR	1B	40	380	341	31	8	33	.979	9.30
1977	22	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	1B	72	739	691	38	10	38	.986	10.13
1978	23	Jacksonville	SOUL	AA	KCR	1B	123	1110	1028	66	16	88	.986	8.89
1979	24	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1B	128	1222	1129	80	13	111	.989	9.45
1980	25	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1B	122	1217	1154	51	12	103	.990	9.88
1981	26	Omaha	AA	AAA	KCR	1B	18	186	169	15	2	19	.989	10.22
1982	27	Wichita	AA	AAA	MON	1B	123	1135	1047	74	14	108	.988	9.11
1983	28	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	1B	61	579	535	37	7	50	.988	9.38
1984	29	Salt Lake City	PCL	AAA	SEA	1B	4	30	25	5	0	5	1.000	7.50

1991	36	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	1B	4	26	22	4	0	1	1.000	6.50
10 Seasons							738	7028	6512	429	87	590	.988	9.41

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1976	21	Waterloo Royals	Midwest League	A	KCR
1976	21	GCL Royals	Gulf Coast League	Rk	KCR
1977	22	Daytona Beach Islanders	Florida State League	A	KCR
1977	22	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	AA	KCR
1978	23	Jacksonville Suns	Southern League	AA	KCR
1979	24	Omaha Royals	American Association	AAA	KCR
1980	25	Omaha Royals	American Association	AAA	KCR
1980	25	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	1980-09-20	1980-09-28
1981	26	Omaha Royals	American Association	AAA	KCR
1981	26	Kansas City Royals	American League	MLB	KCR	1	1981-04-10	1981-10-05
1982	27	Wichita Aeros	American Association	AAA	MON
1982	27	Montreal Expos	National League	MLB	MON	1	1982-09-03	1982-10-01
1983	28	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1983	28	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1983-04-07	1983-10-02
1984	29	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SEA
1984	29	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1984-04-04	1984-09-30
1985	30	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1985-04-13	1985-10-06
1986	31	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1986-04-08	1986-10-04
1987	32	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1987-04-07	1987-10-04
1988	33	Seattle Mariners	American League	MLB	SEA	1	1988-04-04	1988-07-20
1988	33	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	2	1988-07-22	1988-10-02
1989	34	New York Yankees	American League	MLB	NYY	1	1989-04-05	1989-08-29
1989	34	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	2	1989-09-01	1989-09-29
1990	35	Oakland Athletics	American League	MLB	OAK	1	1990-04-10	1990-06-14
1990	35	Cleveland Indians	American League	MLB	CLE	2	1990-06-19	1990-09-08
1991	36	Phoenix Firebirds	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SFG

Sabr ID: a551fa6b

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