Ken Phelps

Positions: Designated Hitter, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 209lb (185cm, 94kg)

Born: August 6, 1954 in Seattle, WA us

Draft: 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).

High School: Ingraham HS (Seattle, WA)

Schools: Mesa Community College (Mesa, AZ), Washington State University (Pullman, WA), Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 20, 1980 (Age 26-045d, 14,402nd in major league history)
vs. OAK 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 8, 1990 (Age 36-033d)
vs. MIN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Kenneth Allen Phelps

Nicknames: Digger

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1989 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.4

1854

443

123

.239

308

RBI

313

OBP

.374

SLG

.480

OPS

.854

OPS+

133

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	19-42 / in Starts: 8-18
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	1 in 7 bases loaded PA and 6 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 140 PAs	24
Actual Runners on Base	109 (56-36-17)
Avg. MLBer w/ 140 PAs	15
Avg. Runners on Base	84 (42-27-14)

Most Driven In
Self	9
D Henderson	3
P Bradley	3
A Davis	3
S Owen	1
B Kearney	1
D Tartabull	1
J Moses	1

Most Driven In By
Self	9
J Presley	4
D Henderson	1
D Scott	1
B Kearney	1
B Bonnell	1
D Coles	0
A Davis	0

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 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	186	5 (4)	Apr 13	SEA		MIN	W,8-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.73	-0.061	5.52	-0.07%	-0.48	PH
2	187	7 (1)	Apr 15	SEA	@	OAK	L,4-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						PH
3	188	9 (1)	Apr 17	SEA	@	OAK	L,4-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	3	.66	-0.017	1.37	-0.02%	-0.09	1B
4	189	11 (1)	Apr 20	SEA	@	CAL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.571	.905	4	1.00	0.204	1.82	0.22%	1.51	DH
5	190	13 (1)	Apr 22	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.300	.500	.800	9	1.60	-0.038	2.71	-0.04%	-0.60	PH
6	191	15 (1)	Apr 24	SEA	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.214	.333	.548	4	.65	-0.068	1.00	-0.06%	-1.13	DH
7	192	19 (3)	Apr 28	SEA		CAL	L,1-2	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.267	.333	.600	1	2.44	0.053	2.79	0.04%	0.21	PH
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
8	193	23 (3)	May 2	SEA		BOS	L,1-2	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.333	.308	.641	4	.97	0.013	.95	0.01%	0.01	DH
9	194	24	May 3	SEA		TOR	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.316	.286	.602	9	2.66	-0.066	2.31	-0.04%	-0.16	PH
10	195	26 (1)	May 5	SEA		TOR	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.304	.444	.749	3	.41	0.111	.35	0.06%	0.42	1B
11	196	27	May 7	SEA	@	MIL	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.296	.381	.677	3	.83	-0.042	.86	-0.03%	-0.57	1B
12	197	33 (5)	May 15	SEA	@	BOS	W,7-1	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.095	.296	.381	.677	8						PH
13	198	34	May 17	SEA		BAL	L,3-11	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.355	.391	.746	4	.15	0.007	.12	0.00%	1.28	DH
14	199	35	May 18	SEA		BAL	W,8-7	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.148	.361	.481	.843	4	1.26	0.108	.98	0.05%	1.68	DH
15	200	36	May 19	SEA		BAL	L,1-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.194	.375	.581	.956	4	1.67	0.049	1.55	0.03%	0.98	DH
16	201	39 (2)	May 23	SEA		NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.386	.647	1.033	4	1.07	0.302	.88	0.15%	2.68	DH
17	202	40	May 24	SEA		DET	L,3-4	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.347	.564	.911	4	1.57	-0.197	1.37	-0.10%	-1.30	DH
18	203	41	May 25	SEA		DET	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.321	.512	.832	4	1.04	-0.104	.89	-0.05%	-0.68	DH
19	204	42	May 26	SEA		DET	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.298	.468	.766	4	.85	-0.093	.62	-0.04%	-1.04	DH
20	205	44 (1)	May 29	SEA	@	BAL	W,5-4	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.293	.458	.751	9	1.32	-0.024	1.02	-0.01%	-0.41	PH
21	206	45	May 30	SEA	@	BAL	L,2-8	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.288	.449	.737	9	.13	-0.004	.11	0.00%	-0.47	PH
22	207	46	May 31	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.286	.423	.709	4	.62	-0.056	.51	-0.03%	-0.46	DH
Jun		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
23	208	49 (2)	Jun 3	SEA	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	5	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.309	.436	.745	5	.98	0.101	.76	0.05%	1.19	DH
24	209	50	Jun 4	SEA	@	DET	W,7-6	GS-10	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.155	.319	.431	.750	5	.82	0.015	.76	0.01%	0.42	DH
25	210	51	Jun 5	SEA	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.316	.410	.726	5	1.02	-0.096	1.00	-0.06%	-1.04	DH
26	211	52	Jun 6	SEA	@	CLE	L,1-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.325	.406	.731	5	.66	-0.013	.64	-0.01%	0.13	DH
27	212	54 (1)	Jun 8	SEA	@	CLE	L,8-12	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.318	.435	.752	5	1.60	0.014	1.56	0.01%	0.46	DH
28	213	55	Jun 9	SEA	@	CLE	W,10-6	GS-7	3	3	3	3	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.341	.514	.855	5	.90	0.219	.75	0.11%	3.22	DH
29	214	56	Jun 10	SEA		CHW	L,4-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.337	.507	.844	6	2.02	-0.057	2.45	-0.04%	-0.51	PH
30	215	59 (2)	Jun 13	SEA		KCR	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.333	.500	.833	8	1.84	-0.048	1.24	-0.02%	-0.11	PH
31	216	63 (3)	Jun 18	SEA	@	TEX	L,5-8	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.326	.487	.813	5	1.10	-0.033	.79	-0.02%	-0.27	PH 1B
32	217	64	Jun 19	SEA	@	TEX	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.323	.481	.803	1	2.89	-0.075	1.66	-0.03%	-0.24	PH
33	218	65	Jun 20	SEA	@	TEX	W,11-3	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.319	.474	.794	4	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
34	219	66	Jun 22	SEA	@	KCR	W,2-1	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.326	.474	.801	8	1.54	0.003	1.01	0.00%	0.17	PH
35	220	70 (3)	Jun 26	SEA		TEX	W,5-4	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.333	.474	.808	8	2.21	0.000	1.90	0.00%	0.50	PH
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	221	78 (7)	Jul 5	SEA		MIL	W,7-6	10-10	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.340	.481	.821	8	2.27	0.074	2.97	0.06%	0.39	PH
37	222	80 (1)	Jul 7	SEA		MIL	L,1-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.337	.475	.812	6	7.24	-0.260	11.98	-0.26%	-0.69	PH
38	223	83 (2)	Jul 10	SEA		TOR	L,1-11	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.333	.464	.798	5	.37	-0.038	.39	-0.02%	-0.90	1B
39	224	89 (5)	Jul 19	SEA	@	MIL	L,7-9	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.330	.459	.789	9	2.10	-0.050	1.17	-0.02%	-0.30	PH
40	225	91 (1)	Jul 21	SEA	@	MIL	L,4-5	6-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.327	.453	.780	8	4.72	-0.120	2.01	-0.03%	-0.78	PH
41	226	92	Jul 22	SEA	@	TOR	L,1-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.186	.327	.453	.780	9						PH
42	227	95 (2)	Jul 25	SEA	@	BOS	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.324	.448	.772	7	2.37	-0.050	.45	-0.01%	-0.82	PH
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
43	228	104 (8)	Aug 4	SEA	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.321	.433	.754	4	.89	-0.047	.22	-0.01%	-0.25	DH
44	229	108 (3)	Aug 10	SEA		OAK	L,5-11	9-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.327	.451	.778	3	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.22	PH
45	230	110 (1)	Aug 12 (1)	SEA		CAL	W,6-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.333	.447	.780	4	1.08	-0.011	.04	0.00%	-0.04	DH
46	231	111	Aug 12 (2)	SEA		CAL	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.330	.442	.773	8	2.44	-0.069	.15	0.00%	-0.23	PH
47	232	113 (1)	Aug 14 (1)	SEA		CAL	L,1-3	11-GF(12)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.328	.438	.765	1	2.27	-0.058	.05	0.00%	-0.24	PH 1B
48	233	115 (1)	Aug 15	SEA	@	MIN	L,5-14	6-GF	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.336	.469	.806	3	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.79	PH 1B
49	234	117 (1)	Aug 17	SEA	@	MIN	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.333	.461	.794	4	1.26	0.001	.02	0.00%	-0.35	DH
50	235	120 (2)	Aug 21	SEA		BAL	L,8-11	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.331	.456	.787	1	1.55	-0.037	.03	0.00%	-0.77	PH
51	236	122 (1)	Aug 23	SEA		NYY	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.187	.320	.439	.760	4	1.60	-0.208	.01	0.00%	-1.56	DH
52	237	128 (5)	Aug 30	SEA	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.321	.436	.757	4	.60	0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.09	DH
Sep/Oct		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
53	238	132 (3)	Sep 3	SEA	@	NYY	L,3-6	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.326	.436	.762	9	1.78	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.17	PH
54	239	137 (4)	Sep 9	SEA		CLE	W,8-7	11-11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.331	.436	.767	7	2.32	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
55	240	140 (2)	Sep 13	SEA		CHW	L,1-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.328	.432	.761	8	.20	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.44	PH
56	241	146 (5)	Sep 19	SEA	@	KCR	W,6-4	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.333	.438	.771	9	5.32	0.250	.00	0.00%	1.34	PH
57	242	147	Sep 20	SEA	@	TEX	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.331	.434	.765	3	1.29	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.45	PH 1B
58	243	151 (3)	Sep 24	SEA		KCR	W,5-2	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.336	.439	.774	1	2.37	0.142	.00	0.00%	0.66	PH
59	244	152	Sep 25	SEA		KCR	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.341	.470	.810	9	.55	0.033	.00	0.00%	2.66	PH
60	245	155 (2)	Sep 28	SEA		TEX	W,3-2	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.338	.466	.804	1	.81	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.33	PH
61	246	162 (6)	Oct 6	SEA	@	CHW	L,2-3	7-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.343	.466	.808	4	1.60	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.21	PH
							19-42		140	116	18	24	3	0	9	24	24	2	33	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	.207	.343	.466	.808		1.18	-0.285	.89	-0.22%	3.41

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