Ken Holcombe
Kenneth Edward Holcombe
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 169 lb.

Born: August 23, 1918 in Burnsville, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1945
Final Game: May 10, 1953
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1945 26 NYY AL 3 3 .500 1.79 23 2 15 0 0 0 55.1 43 19 11 2 27 20 0 0 2 227 194 1.265 7.0 0.3 4.4 3.3 0.74
1948 29 CIN NL 0 0 7.71 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 51 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 7.7
1950 31 CHW AL 3 10 .231 4.59 24 15 5 5 0 1 96.0 122 68 49 10 45 37 0 0 2 449 98 1.740 11.4 0.9 4.2 3.5 0.82
1951 32 CHW AL 11 12 .478 3.78 28 23 3 12 2 0 159.1 142 69 67 9 68 39 1 0 2 670 107 1.318 8.0 0.5 3.8 2.2 0.57
1952 33 TOT AL 0 7 .000 5.30 19 8 6 1 0 0 56.0 58 34 33 4 27 19 2 0 1 244 70 1.518 9.3 0.6 4.3 3.1 0.70
1952 33 CHW AL 0 5 .000 6.17 7 7 0 1 0 0 35.0 38 24 24 3 18 12 2 0 1 155 59 1.600 9.8 0.8 4.6 3.1 0.67
1952 33 SLB AL 0 2 .000 3.86 12 1 6 0 0 0 21.0 20 10 9 1 9 7 0 0 0 89 101 1.381 8.6 0.4 3.9 3.0 0.78
1953 34 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 6.00 3 0 2 0 0 1 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 30 70 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 1.5 0.33
6 Seasons 18 32 .360 3.98 99 48 32 18 2 2 375.0 377 196 166 25 170 118 3 0 8 1630 101 1.459 9.0 0.6 4.1 2.8 0.69
162 Game Avg. 8 15 .360 3.98 46 22 15 8 1 1 173 174 91 77 12 79 55 1 0 4 754 101 1.459 9.0 0.6 4.1 2.8 0.69
CHW (3 yrs) 14 27 .341 4.34 59 45 8 18 2 1 290.1 302 161 140 22 131 88 3 0 5 1274 95 1.491 9.4 0.7 4.1 2.7 0.67
BOS (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.00 3 0 2 0 0 1 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 30 70 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 1.5 0.33
CIN (1 yr) 0 0 7.71 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 51 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 7.7
NYY (1 yr) 3 3 .500 1.79 23 2 15 0 0 0 55.1 43 19 11 2 27 20 0 0 2 227 194 1.265 7.0 0.3 4.4 3.3 0.74
SLB (1 yr) 0 2 .000 3.86 12 1 6 0 0 0 21.0 20 10 9 1 9 7 0 0 0 89 101 1.381 8.6 0.4 3.9 3.0 0.78
AL (5 yrs) 18 32 .360 3.96 97 48 31 18 2 2 372.2 374 194 164 25 170 116 3 0 8 1620 102 1.460 9.0 0.6 4.1 2.8 0.68
NL (1 yr) 0 0 7.71 2 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 51 1.286 11.6 0.0 0.0 7.7

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1945 26 3 3 .500 1.79 23 2 15 0 0 0 55.1 43 19 11 2 27 20 0 0 2 227 194 1.265 7.0 0.3 4.4 3.3 0.74 194
1946 27 3 3 .500 1.79 23 2 15 0 0 0 55.1 43 19 11 2 27 20 0 0 2 227 194 1.265 7.0 0.3 4.4 3.3 0.74 194
1947 28 3 3 .500 1.79 23 2 15 0 0 0 55.1 43 19 11 2 27 20 0 0 2 227 194 1.265 7.0 0.3 4.4 3.3 0.74 194
1948 29 3 3 .500 2.03 25 2 16 0 0 0 57.2 46 21 13 2 27 22 0 0 2 237 172 1.266 7.2 0.3 4.2 3.4 0.81 172
1949 30 3 3 .500 2.03 25 2 16 0 0 0 57.2 46 21 13 2 27 22 0 0 2 237 172 1.266 7.2 0.3 4.2 3.4 0.81 172
1950 31 6 13 .316 3.63 49 17 21 5 0 1 153.2 168 89 62 12 72 59 0 0 4 686 113 1.562 9.8 0.7 4.2 3.5 0.82 113
1951 32 17 25 .405 3.71 77 40 24 17 2 1 313.0 310 158 129 21 140 98 1 0 6 1356 110 1.438 8.9 0.6 4.0 2.8 0.70 110
1952 33 17 32 .347 3.95 96 48 30 18 2 1 369.0 368 192 162 25 167 117 3 0 7 1600 102 1.450 9.0 0.6 4.1 2.9 0.70 102
1953 34 18 32 .360 3.98 99 48 32 18 2 2 375.0 377 196 166 25 170 118 3 0 8 1630 101 1.459 9.0 0.6 4.1 2.8 0.69 101

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1945 26 5 1 .833 2.17 54.0 48 14 13 2 30 20 0 1.444 8.0 5.0 3.3 0.67 0.3 23
1948 29 0 0 6.00 3.0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 2
1950 31 5 6 .455 4.10 101.0 121 51 46 10 45 39 0 1.644 10.8 4.0 3.5 0.87 0.9 24
1951 32 9 9 .500 3.83 162.0 147 77 69 9 70 40 1 1.340 8.2 3.9 2.2 0.57 0.5 28
1952 33 2 4 .333 5.89 55.0 61 40 36 4 28 19 2 1.618 10.0 4.6 3.1 0.68 0.7 19
1953 34 0 0 6.00 6.0 9 4 4 0 3 1 0 2.000 13.5 4.5 1.5 0.33 0.0 3
6 Seasons 21 20 .512 4.02 381.0 386 188 170 25 176 122 3 1.475 9.1 2.9 0.69 0.6 99

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1951 AL--1.318--10th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 AL--8.021--6th

Shutouts s c a p y
1951 AL--2--10th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1951 AL--.508--6th

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL--12--9th

Games Finished s c a p y
1945 AL--15--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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