Chick King
Charles Gilbert King
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 10, 1930 in Paris, TN
School: University of Memphis
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 27, 1954
Final Game: May 30, 1959
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1954 23 DET AL 11 31 28 4 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 8 .214 .290 .286 .576 60 8 1 0 0 0 /8
1955 24 DET AL 7 22 21 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 .273 .238 .511 40 5 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1956 25 DET AL 7 10 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .222 .522 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1958 27 CHC NL 8 11 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 .250 .455 .250 .705 96 2 0 0 0 0 1 /8
1959 28 TOT NL 12 11 10 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 .273 .300 .573 50 3 0 0 0 1 0 /87
1959 28 CHC NL 7 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1959 28 STL NL 5 8 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 .375 .429 .804 109 3 0 0 0 1 0 /87
5 Seasons 45 85 76 11 18 0 1 0 5 0 0 8 18 .237 .306 .263 .569 56 20 1 0 0 1 1
162 Game Avg. 162 306 274 40 65 0 4 0 18 0 0 29 65 .237 .306 .263 .569 56 72 4 0 0 4
DET (3 yrs) 25 63 58 7 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 14 .224 .286 .259 .544 50 15 1 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 15 14 11 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .182 .357 .182 .539 50 2 0 0 0 0 1
STL (1 yr) 5 8 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .429 .375 .429 .804 109 3 0 0 0 1 0
NL (2 yrs) 20 22 18 4 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 4 .278 .364 .278 .641 73 5 0 0 0 1 1
AL (3 yrs) 25 63 58 7 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 14 .224 .286 .259 .544 50 15 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1954 23 DET AL 31 23 2 2.3 97 .300 .214 .263 .290 .338 .286 .384 .576 .723 60 .249 -1.7 -0.2 .478 .179 .071
1955 24 DET AL 22 16 1 1.7 101 .263 .238 .264 .273 .343 .238 .393 .511 .736 40 .136 -1.8 -0.2 .375 .048 .000
1956 25 DET AL 10 7 1 3.8 107 .400 .222 .268 .300 .351 .222 .410 .522 .760 40 .396 -0.8 -0.1 .429 .111 .000
1958 27 CHC NL 11 6 1 4.5 104 .286 .250 .267 .455 .335 .250 .417 .705 .752 96 .481 0.2 0.0 .833 .375 .000
1959 28 TOT NL 11 8 1 3.3 108 .375 .300 .274 .273 .341 .300 .425 .573 .766 50 .356 -0.7 -0.1 .429 .000 .000
1959 28 CHC NL 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .269 .000 .335 .000 .416 .000 .751 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1959 28 STL NL 8 5 1 5.3 110 .500 .429 .277 .375 .344 .429 .429 .804 .773 109 .566 0.2 0.0 .750 .000 .000
5 Seasons 85 60 6 2.7 101 .305 .237 .266 .306 .341 .263 .399 .569 .740 56 .278 -4.8 -0.5 .475 .132 .026
162 Game Avg. 306 216 22 2.7 101 .305 .237 .266 .306 .341 .263 .399 .569 .740 56 .278 -4.8 -0.5 .475 .132 .026
DET (3 yrs) 63 46 4 2.3 100 .295 .224 .264 .286 .342 .259 .392 .544 .733 50 .234 -4.3 -0.4 .435 .121 .034
CHC (2 yrs) 14 9 1 3.0 104 .222 .182 .268 .357 .335 .182 .417 .539 .752 50 .307 -0.6 -0.1 .556 .273 .000
STL (1 yr) 8 5 1 5.3 110 .500 .429 .277 .375 .344 .429 .429 .804 .773 109 .566 0.2 0.0 .750 .000 .000
NL (2 yrs) 22 14 2 3.8 106 .333 .278 .271 .364 .338 .278 .422 .641 .760 73 .413 -0.4 -0.0 .615 .167 .000
AL (3 yrs) 63 46 4 2.3 100 .295 .224 .264 .286 .342 .259 .392 .544 .733 50 .234 -4.3 -0.4 .435 .121 .034

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1954 23 DET AL 31 0.0% 25.8% 9.7% 3.2% 17% 2.67 3.5 9.3 1.14 65%
1955 24 DET AL 22 0.0% 9.1% 4.6% 0.0% 0% 2.00 10.5 2.00 86%
1956 25 DET AL 10 0.0% 40.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0% 4.00 2.3 50%
1958 27 CHC NL 11 0.0% 9.1% 27.3% 0.0% 0% 0.33 8.0 8.0 0.67 64%
1959 28 TOT NL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 10.0 0.25 73%
1959 28 CHC NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.00 67%
1959 28 STL NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.5 7.0 0.50 75%
5 Seasons 85 0.0% 21.2% 9.4% 1.2% 6% 2.25 4.2 15.2 1.17 69%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 23 DET AL 0 0 44% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
1955 24 DET AL 2 0 50% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1956 25 DET AL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 27 CHC NL 0 0 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1959 28 TOT NL 0 0 100% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1959 28 CHC NL 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1959 28 STL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 2 0 42% 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 27% 7 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 23 DET AL 31 26% 6 4 0 0 0 1.44 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 2 1 50% 21 4 19% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1955 24 DET AL 22 73% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 13 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0
1956 25 DET AL 10 100% 2 2 0 0 0 0.37 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 0 0% 8 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1958 27 CHC NL 11 82% 2 1 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 5 1 20% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 TOT NL 11 73% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 1 14% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1959 28 CHC NL 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 STL NL 8 63% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 85 60% 18 7 0 0 0 1.00 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 7% 8 2 25% 54 6 11% 4 2 50% 4 1 25% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1954 23 11 31 28 4 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 8 .214 .290 .286 .576 60 8 1 0 0 0
1955 24 18 53 49 7 11 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 10 .224 .283 .265 .548 52 13 1 0 0 0 0
1956 25 25 63 58 7 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 14 .224 .286 .259 .544 50 15 1 0 0 0 0
1957 26 25 63 58 7 13 0 1 0 3 0 0 5 14 .224 .286 .259 .544 50 15 1 0 0 0 0
1958 27 33 74 66 8 15 0 1 0 4 0 0 8 15 .227 .311 .258 .568 56 17 1 0 0 0 1
1959 28 45 85 76 11 18 0 1 0 5 0 0 8 18 .237 .306 .263 .569 56 20 1 0 0 1 1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1954 23 11 34 30 5 7 0 1 0 4 0 4 8 .233 .324 .300 .624 3 11
1955 24 7 22 21 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .190 .227 .190 .418 1 7
1956 25 7 12 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .300 .417 .300 .717 1 7
1958 27 8 11 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 .250 .455 .250 .705 1 8
1959 28 13 11 10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 12
5 Seasons 46 90 79 10 16 0 1 0 6 0 10 18 .203 .289 .228 .517 7 45
162 Game Avg. 162 317 278 35 56 0 4 0 21 0 35 63 .203 .289 .228 .517 25 45

* 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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