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Ken Hunt

Kenneth Raymond Hunt

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 14, 1938 in Ogden, UT
School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
Signed by the Cincinnati Redlegs as an amateur free agent in 1958. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1961
Team: Reds 1961

Final Game: September 30, 1961
Died: January 27, 2008 in Morgan, UT
Buried: South Morgan Cemetery, Morgan, UT
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Standard Pitching

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
1961 22 CIN NL 9 10 .474 3.96 29 22 3 4 0 0 136.1 130 70 60 13 66 1 75 6 0 5 586 102 1.438 8.6 0.9 4.4 5.0 1.14
1 Yr 9 10 .474 3.96 29 22 3 4 0 0 136.1 130 70 60 13 66 1 75 6 0 5 586 102 1.438 8.6 0.9 4.4 5.0 1.14
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .474 3.96 39 29 4 5 0 0 182 173 93 80 17 88 1 100 8 0 7 781 102 1.438 8.6 0.9 4.4 5.0 1.14

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1961 22 CIN NL 136.1 29 22 70 4.62 4.59 0.23 0.05 98.7 4.36 -4 -0.4 .3 -0.0 0.8 11 .485 .497 $
1 Season 136.1 29 22 70 4.62 4.59 0.23 0.05 98.7 4.36 -4 -0.4 .3 -0.0 0.8 11 .485 .497 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1961 22 CIN NL WS L NYY 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1961 22 CIN NL 29 586 506 70 130 17 1 13 12 5 66 75 .257 .348 .372 .719 .278 188 14 6 5 3 1 6
1 Yr 29 586 506 70 130 17 1 13 12 5 66 75 .257 .348 .372 .719 .278 188 14 6 5 3 1 6
162 Game Avg. 39 781 675 93 173 23 1 17 16 7 88 100 .257 .348 .372 .719 .278 251 19 8 7 4 1 8
MLB Averages .258 .328 .399 .727 .279

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1961 22 CIN NL 1.0 0.1 611 0.4 9.8 -9.3 .94 -0.1 0.5 1.9 0.2 0.94 0.0 0 0 7
1 Yr 1.0 0.1 611 0.4 9.8 -9.3 .94 -0.1 0.5 1.9 0.2 0.94 0.0 0 0 7

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1961 22 CIN NL 29 22 9 10 3 1 4 11 11 .500 1 3 4 0 12 55% 50.7 74 23 13 5 6 9 4.4 4.1 5.7
1 Yr 29 22 9 10 3 1 4 11 11 .500 1 3 4 0 12 55% 51 74 23 13 5 6 9 4.4 4.1 5.7
MLB Averages .500 50% 51 97 6 4.6 4.5 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1961 22 CIN NL 29 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 8 .942 0 0 7 0 0 7 2 5 5 1 5 0 4.9
1 Yr 29 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% .942 0 0 7 0 0 7 2 5 5 1 5 0 4.9

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1961 22 CIN NL 586 56% 2.2% 12.8% 11.3% 5.3% 24% 0.87 72% 148 14 9%
1 Yr 586 56% 2.2% 12.8% 11.3% 5.3% 24% 0.87 72% 148 14 9%
MLB Averages 50% 2.5% 13.7% 9.1% 6.8% 30% 1.04 73% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1961 22 CIN NL 586 130 13 0 10 7 6 3 10 35 20 5 57% 6 5 3 241 12 5 71% 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1 Yr 586 130 13 0 10 7 6 3 10 35 20 5 57% 6 5 3 241 12 5 71% 9 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
MLB Averages 53% 63%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1961 22 9 10 .474 3.96 29 22 3 4 0 0 136.1 130 70 60 13 66 1 75 6 0 5 586 102 1.438 8.6 0.9 4.4 5.0 1.14 102

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1961 22 7 7 .500 4.07 135.0 134 68 61 13 68 74 6 1.496 8.9 4.5 4.9 1.09 0.9 29
1 Yr 7 7 .500 4.07 135.0 134 68 61 13 68 74 6 1.496 8.9 4.9 1.09 0.9 29

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1961 NL  6 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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