Ken Berry
Allen Kent Berry
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 10, 1941 in Kansas City, MO
School: Wichita State University
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1962
Final Game: May 31, 1975
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1962 CHW AL 21 OF 2 1 14.0 5 4 1 0 1 1.000 0.3 25.7 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0 3.21 2.50 .980 2.19 1.90
1962 CHW AL 21 CF 1 1 8.0 4 3 1 0 1 1.000 0.4 60.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 4.50 4.00 .975 2.59 2.20
1962 CHW AL 21 LF 1 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -24.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 1.80 1.00 1.000 1.98 1.60
1962 CHW AL 21 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.70
1963 CHW AL 22 CF 2 1 14.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0.4 34.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 3.86 3.00 .986 2.57 2.20
1963 CHW AL 22 OF 2 1 14.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 0.4 34.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 3.86 3.00 .986 2.19 1.90
1963 CHW AL 22 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -480.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
1964 CHW AL 23 CF 12 10 89.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 1.3 -0.9 -1.9 0.9 1 1.62 1.33 .981 2.45 2.13
1964 CHW AL 23 OF 12 10 89.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 1.3 -0.9 -1.9 0.9 1 1.52 1.25 .980 2.04 1.79
1965 CHW AL 24 CF 156 142 1245.0 345 333 5 7 1 .980 9.4 9.1 9.4 2.4 7.0 0 2.44 2.17 .979 2.40 2.03
1965 CHW AL 24 OF 156 142 1245.0 344 331 6 7 1 .980 9.4 9.1 9.4 2.4 7.0 0 2.44 2.16 .978 2.04 1.78
1966 CHW AL 25 OF 141 114 1093.1 220 208 10 2 1 .991 12.3 13.5 9.3 3.6 5.8 3 1.79 1.55 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 CHW AL 25 LF 98 72 704.2 138 130 7 1 1 .993 7.5 12.8 6.5 3.6 2.9 1 1.75 1.40 .980 1.83 1.45
1966 CHW AL 25 RF 41 35 304.2 58 55 2 1 0 .983 1.5 5.9 0.5 -0.6 1.2 1 1.68 1.39 .979 1.94 1.69
1966 CHW AL 25 CF 14 7 84.0 25 24 1 0 0 1.000 3.3 47.1 2.3 0.6 1.7 1 2.68 1.79 .984 2.52 2.09
1967 CHW AL 26 OF 143 125 1196.1 244 233 9 2 1 .992 14.0 14.0 10.0 5.7 4.3 4 1.82 1.69 .980 2.05 1.76 AS
1967 CHW AL 26 RF 84 65 607.1 116 111 4 1 1 .991 5.9 11.7 2.9 1.7 1.2 3 1.70 1.37 .981 1.82 1.56 AS
1967 CHW AL 26 LF 54 26 272.0 53 52 1 0 0 1.000 2.3 10.1 2.3 1.7 0.6 0 1.75 0.98 .975 1.87 1.40 AS
1967 CHW AL 26 CF 38 34 317.0 78 75 2 1 0 .987 5.8 22.0 4.8 2.3 2.5 1 2.19 2.03 .981 2.47 2.08 AS
1968 CHW AL 27 OF 151 137 1255.1 370 352 11 7 2 .981 9.5 9.1 7.5 2.2 5.2 2 2.60 2.40 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 CHW AL 27 CF 149 137 1248.1 361 343 11 7 1 .981 9.2 8.8 7.2 2.2 4.9 2 2.55 2.38 .986 2.53 2.25
1968 CHW AL 27 RF 2 0 7.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 51.4 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.57 1.00 1.000 1.93 1.55
1969 CHW AL 28 OF 120 82 803.1 222 215 7 0 1 1.000 2.5 3.7 -0.5 0.4 -1.0 3 2.49 1.85 .977 2.13 1.84
1969 CHW AL 28 CF 116 82 794.0 221 215 6 0 1 1.000 2.3 3.5 0.3 0.7 -0.5 2 2.51 1.91 .981 2.50 2.18
1969 CHW AL 28 LF 2 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.7 210.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 1 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.60
1969 CHW AL 28 RF 2 0 5.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 -112.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.00 0.00 1.86 1.60
1970 CHW AL 29 OF 138 129 1147.0 344 331 9 4 2 .988 2.7 2.8 3.7 5.7 -2.0 -1 2.67 2.46 .980 2.14 1.85 GG
1970 CHW AL 29 CF 137 129 1147.0 341 329 8 4 2 .988 2.7 2.8 3.7 5.7 -2.0 -1 2.64 2.46 .985 2.62 2.30 GG
1971 CAL AL 30 OF 101 79 737.0 245 237 5 3 0 .988 6.5 10.6 8.5 2.5 6.0 -2 2.96 2.40 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 CAL AL 30 CF 94 75 705.2 233 227 4 2 0 .991 6.7 11.4 8.7 2.1 6.6 -2 2.95 2.46 .983 2.73 2.32
1971 CAL AL 30 LF 8 4 31.1 9 8 0 1 0 .889 -0.2 -7.7 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 0 2.30 1.00 .978 1.92 1.60
1972 CAL AL 31 CF 116 107 961.0 282 269 13 0 5 1.000 7.4 9.2 4.4 -0.1 4.5 3 2.64 2.43 .987 2.65 2.29 GG
1972 CAL AL 31 OF 116 107 961.0 285 272 13 0 5 1.000 7.4 9.2 4.4 -0.1 4.5 3 2.67 2.46 .983 2.22 1.91 GG
1973 CAL AL 32 OF 129 106 1005.0 313 307 5 1 0 .997 3.9 4.7 2.9 3.1 -0.2 1 2.79 2.42 .979 2.29 2.02
1973 CAL AL 32 CF 110 96 892.1 276 270 5 1 0 .996 1.8 2.4 1.8 1.7 0.1 0 2.77 2.50 .983 2.78 2.54
1973 CAL AL 32 LF 16 10 105.2 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 1.3 14.8 0.3 0.6 -0.3 1 2.38 1.75 .975 2.00 1.68
1973 CAL AL 32 RF 4 0 7.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 137.1 0.8 0.8 0.0 0 3.86 0.75 .967 2.06 1.72
1974 MIL AL 33 OF 82 56 533.0 196 187 8 1 1 .995 1.9 4.3 4.9 -0.2 4.9 -3 3.29 2.38 .980 2.41 2.12
1974 MIL AL 33 CF 75 55 510.0 193 185 7 1 1 .995 2.3 5.4 5.3 0.1 5.1 -3 3.39 2.56 .986 2.93 2.63
1974 MIL AL 33 DH 13
1974 MIL AL 33 RF 5 1 14.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -25.7 -0.3 -0.2 -0.1 0 1.93 0.60 .967 2.19 1.86
1974 MIL AL 33 LF 4 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0 2.00 0.50 .950 2.10 1.75
1975 CLE AL 34 LF 18 9 91.0 27 24 1 2 0 .926 0.3 4.0 -0.7 -1.3 0.6 1 2.47 1.39 .978 2.18 1.80
1975 CLE AL 34 OF 18 9 91.0 27 24 1 2 0 .926 0.3 4.0 -0.7 -1.3 0.6 1 2.47 1.39 .981 2.37 2.10
1975 CLE AL 34 DH 5
14 Seasons OF 1311 1098 10184.1 2837 2722 85 30 15 .989 71.2 8.4 59.2 22.0 36.8 12 2.48 2.14 .980 2.15 1.87
13 Seasons CF 1020 876 8015.1 2382 2295 63 24 12 .990 51.8 7.8 47.8 15.8 31.6 4 2.65 2.31 .984 2.60 2.28
8 Seasons LF 201 121 1222.2 259 245 10 4 1 .985 11.7 11.5 7.7 4.5 3.1 4 1.88 1.27 .978 1.89 1.50
7 Seasons RF 139 101 946.1 182 174 6 2 1 .989 7.7 9.8 3.7 1.7 2.1 4 1.71 1.29 .980 1.87 1.62
2 Seasons DH 18
1 Season 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -480.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 5.40 4.70
14 Seasons TOT 1312 1098 10185.1 2837 2722 85 30 15 .989 70.8 8.3 58.8 21.6 36.8 12 0 2.48 2.14 .970 2.15 1.87
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1962 CHW AL 21 3 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1
1963 CHW AL 22 4 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1
1964 CHW AL 23 12 10 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12 0 0
1965 CHW AL 24 157 142 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156 0 156 1 7
1966 CHW AL 25 147 114 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 14 41 141 3 11
1967 CHW AL 26 147 125 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 38 84 143 4 5
1968 CHW AL 27 153 137 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149 2 151 2 4
1969 CHW AL 28 130 82 130 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 116 2 120 3 20
1970 CHW AL 29 141 129 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 138 3 3
1971 CAL AL 30 111 79 111 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 94 0 101 18 1
1972 CAL AL 31 119 107 119 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 116 2 3
1973 CAL AL 32 137 106 137 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 110 4 130 0 4 9
1974 MIL AL 33 98 65 98 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 75 5 82 9 13 1
1975 CLE AL 34 25 10 25 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 18 1 1 7
14 Seasons 1384 1108 1384 1354 0 0 0 1 0 0 201 1020 139 1312 10 55 73
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 2 1 33.3% 0 32 47% 81% 41% 6 50%
1963 CHW AL 22 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 59 78% 75% 32% 11 55%
1964 CHW AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 0 6 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 7 41.2% 10 0 0.0% 0 359 65% 74% 21% 49 33%
1965 CHW AL 24 7 0 6 1 3 5 0 2 0 2 31 21 0 22 4 1 3 0 1 22 3 0 20 14 0 98 42 42.9% 54 2 2.0% 3 5310 63% 77% 23% 478 70%
1966 CHW AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 13 7 53.8% 5 1 7.7% 0 349 58% 79% 26% 39 64%
1967 CHW AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 9 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 16 7 43.8% 8 1 6.3% 1 1304 66% 78% 26% 105 73%
1968 CHW AL 27 7 0 7 0 0 11 0 2 3 6 39 21 2 26 4 3 5 1 0 10 2 0 24 18 1 104 46 44.2% 52 6 5.8% 5 5357 62% 79% 24% 519 67%
1969 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 2 1 49 30 0 33 4 1 5 2 0 14 4 0 14 14 0 115 54 47.0% 60 1 0.9% 6 3552 64% 79% 23% 451 49%
1970 CHW AL 29 4 0 4 0 0 8 0 2 2 2 55 33 1 67 5 1 11 5 0 22 5 0 25 21 1 180 69 38.3% 108 3 1.7% 5 5228 60% 79% 22% 694 48%
1971 CAL AL 30 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 2 33 16 0 17 1 2 5 3 0 9 1 0 17 14 0 81 35 43.2% 44 2 2.5% 2 3076 64% 76% 26% 379 61%
1972 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 0 5 47 27 0 41 5 2 6 1 3 15 2 2 20 19 1 129 54 41.9% 67 8 6.2% 5 4185 63% 72% 25% 495 56%
1973 CAL AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 3 2 0 45 28 1 23 3 0 7 1 0 16 1 0 21 17 0 112 50 44.6% 60 1 0.9% 4 3969 64% 74% 24% 455 60%
1974 MIL AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 2 0 3 13 5 0 12 2 0 3 0 0 14 3 0 14 10 0 56 20 35.7% 36 0 0.0% 7 2239 62% 82% 30% 280 67%
13 Seasons 24 0 23 1 4 64 0 17 12 22 333 195 5 253 28 11 50 16 4 126 21 3 164 132 3 926 392 42.3% 507 26 2.8% 38 35019 63% 77% 24% 3961 59%
MLB Averages 41.7% 2.1% 61% 77% 26% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 22 59% 91% 14% 5 20%
1966 CHW AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 1 1 3 12 8 1 12 3 2 4 0 1 4 0 1 12 12 0 44 23 52.3% 16 5 11.4% 2 2938 70% 78% 24% 228 59%
1967 CHW AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 8 0 8 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 25 14 56.0% 9 1 4.0% 0 1170 68% 77% 22% 104 51%
1969 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 1 100.0% 0 19 84% 89% 26% 1 100%
1971 CAL AL 30 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 60.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 151 76% 76% 25% 19 42%
1973 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 0 4 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 3 0 22 17 77.3% 5 0 0.0% 0 490 62% 77% 23% 63 44%
1974 MIL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 39 62% 77% 18% 3 67%
1975 CLE AL 34 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 11 7 63.6% 3 1 9.1% 0 417 66% 77% 27% 46 54%
8 Seasons 4 0 4 0 2 10 1 1 1 6 40 34 1 32 8 5 12 4 1 7 2 1 21 20 0 112 68 60.7% 35 8 7.1% 2 5246 69% 78% 24% 469 54%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.6% 61% 77% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 CHW AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 75% 50% 0
1966 CHW AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 12 8 1 6 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 25 15 60.0% 9 1 4.0% 1 1291 53% 79% 24% 107 53%
1967 CHW AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 20 10 1 8 0 2 5 3 0 4 4 0 8 6 1 45 23 51.1% 18 4 8.9% 0 2562 64% 76% 22% 193 59%
1968 CHW AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 28 57% 82% 25% 4 50%
1969 CHW AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 83% 78% 4% 0
1973 CAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 71% 71% 54% 3 100%
1974 MIL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 61 57% 84% 30% 7 43%
7 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 6 1 1 3 2 33 18 2 17 2 2 7 5 0 5 4 0 13 10 1 75 39 52.0% 31 5 6.7% 1 3993 60% 77% 23% 314 57%
MLB Averages 42.1% 3.2% 61% 77% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1963 CHW AL 22 10 60% 80% 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 10 60% 80% 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 93%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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