Hal King
Harold King
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: February 1, 1944 in Oviedo, FL
High School: Oviedo (Oviedo, FL)
Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 1967
Final Game: October 1, 1974
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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
1967 23 HOU NL 15 46 44 2 11 1 2 0 6 0 0 2 9 .250 .283 .364 .646 87 16 0 0 0 0 0 2
1968 24 HOU NL 27 62 55 4 8 2 1 0 2 0 0 7 16 .145 .242 .218 .460 41 12 1 0 0 0 0 2
1970 26 ATL NL 89 239 204 29 53 8 0 11 30 1 0 32 41 .260 .364 .461 .825 115 94 5 2 0 1 6 2
1971 27 ATL NL 86 233 198 14 41 9 0 5 19 0 0 29 43 .207 .320 .328 .649 80 65 9 4 2 0 5 2
1972 28 TEX AL 50 150 122 12 22 5 0 4 12 0 0 25 35 .180 .333 .320 .653 99 39 3 3 0 0 1 2
1973 29 CIN NL 35 49 43 5 8 0 0 4 10 0 0 6 10 .186 .286 .465 .751 110 20 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1974 30 CIN NL 20 20 17 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 4 .176 .300 .235 .535 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
7 Seasons 322 799 683 67 146 26 3 24 82 1 0 104 158 .214 .325 .366 .691 93 250 18 9 2 1 12
162 Game Avg. 162 402 344 34 73 13 2 12 41 1 0 52 79 .214 .325 .366 .691 93 126 9 5 1 1 6
ATL (2 yrs) 175 472 402 43 94 17 0 16 49 1 0 61 84 .234 .343 .396 .738 98 159 14 6 2 1 11
CIN (2 yrs) 55 69 60 6 11 1 0 4 13 0 0 9 14 .183 .290 .400 .690 94 24 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 42 108 99 6 19 3 3 0 8 0 0 9 25 .192 .259 .283 .542 62 28 1 0 0 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 50 150 122 12 22 5 0 4 12 0 0 25 35 .180 .333 .320 .653 99 39 3 3 0 0 1
NL (6 yrs) 272 649 561 55 124 21 3 20 70 1 0 79 123 .221 .323 .376 .699 92 211 15 6 2 1 11
AL (1 yr) 50 150 122 12 22 5 0 4 12 0 0 25 35 .180 .333 .320 .653 99 39 3 3 0 0 1

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
1967 23 HOU NL 46 33 5 4.1 87 .314 .250 .253 .283 .315 .364 .372 .646 .687 87 .514 -1.0 -0.1 .545 .159 .114
1968 24 HOU NL 62 48 3 1.7 79 .205 .145 .249 .242 .306 .218 .351 .460 .657 41 .202 -3.8 -0.4 .396 .200 .073
1970 26 ATL NL 239 157 35 6.0 108 .275 .260 .274 .364 .348 .461 .418 .825 .766 115 .614 4.6 0.5 .827 .363 .201 1.8
1971 27 ATL NL 233 168 20 3.2 97 .240 .207 .266 .320 .334 .328 .390 .649 .724 80 .392 -4.6 -0.5 .590 .268 .121 .0
1972 28 TEX AL 150 103 14 3.6 80 .217 .180 .242 .333 .310 .320 .349 .653 .659 99 .503 1.1 0.1 .650 .344 .139 .0
1973 29 CIN NL 49 35 6 4.6 92 .138 .186 .257 .286 .325 .465 .382 .751 .706 110 .535 0.2 0.0 .743 .419 .279 .0
1974 30 CIN NL 20 14 1 1.9 94 .231 .176 .261 .300 .333 .235 .378 .535 .711 52 .190 -1.0 -0.1 .500 .235 .059
7 Seasons 799 558 84 4.1 95 .243 .214 .261 .325 .330 .366 .386 .691 .716 93 .491 -4.5 -0.5 .656 .306 .152 1.9
162 Game Avg. 402 281 42 4.1 95 .243 .214 .261 .325 .330 .366 .386 .691 .716 93 .491 -4.5 -0.5 .656 .306 .152 1
ATL (2 yrs) 472 325 55 4.6 103 .257 .234 .270 .343 .341 .396 .404 .738 .745 98 .519 -0.0 0.0 .705 .316 .162 1.9
CIN (2 yrs) 69 49 7 3.9 93 .167 .183 .258 .290 .327 .400 .380 .690 .708 94 .452 -0.8 -0.1 .673 .367 .217 .0
HOU (2 yrs) 108 81 8 2.7 83 .257 .192 .251 .259 .310 .283 .360 .542 .670 62 .350 -4.9 -0.5 .457 .182 .091
TEX (1 yr) 150 103 14 3.7 80 .217 .180 .242 .333 .310 .320 .349 .653 .659 99 .503 1.1 0.1 .650 .344 .139 .0
NL (6 yrs) 649 455 70 4.1 98 .248 .221 .265 .323 .334 .376 .394 .699 .728 92 .488 -5.6 -0.6 .657 .298 .155 1.9
AL (1 yr) 150 103 14 3.7 80 .217 .180 .242 .333 .310 .320 .349 .653 .659 99 .503 1.1 0.1 .650 .344 .139 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 29 CIN NL NLCS NYM L 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1967 23 HOU NL 46 0.0% 19.6% 4.4% 6.5% 27% 4.50 4.9 7.3 1.86 76%
1968 24 HOU NL 62 0.0% 25.8% 11.3% 4.8% 38% 2.29 3.4 27.5 1.42 63%
1970 26 ATL NL 239 4.6% 17.2% 13.4% 8.0% 36% 1.28 5.0 18.5 6.8 1.36 64%
1971 27 ATL NL 233 2.2% 18.5% 12.5% 6.0% 34% 1.48 4.6 39.6 10.4 1.12 64%
1972 28 TEX AL 150 2.7% 23.3% 16.7% 6.0% 41% 1.40 3.5 30.5 10.2 1.13 55%
1973 29 CIN NL 49 8.2% 20.4% 12.2% 8.2% 50% 1.67 4.3 10.8 4.3 1.18 59%
1974 30 CIN NL 20 0.0% 20.0% 15.0% 5.0% 33% 1.33 4.3 5.7 0.25 65%
7 Seasons 799 3.0% 19.8% 13.0% 6.6% 36% 1.52 4.3 28.5 8.3 1.20 63%
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
1967 23 HOU NL 0 0 15% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1968 24 HOU NL 0 0 27% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17% 3 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0
1970 26 ATL NL 2 0 24% 85 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 28% 15 10 4 2 2 0 8 5 3
1971 27 ATL NL 0 0 13% 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 33% 10 8 2 1 0 1 7 3 3
1972 28 TEX AL 2 0 17% 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 29% 12 8 4 1 0 0 4 3 1
1973 29 CIN NL 1 0 10% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1974 30 CIN NL 0 0 17% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Seasons 5 0 18% 250 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 5 29% 42 31 10 8 4 3 20 12 7
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
1967 23 HOU NL 38 95% 11 4 1 0 1 2.38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0% 10 4 40% 29 6 21% 7 3 43% 4 2 50% 8
1968 24 HOU NL 54 91% 8 8 1 0 1 1.67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 4 0 0% 35 2 6% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 8
1970 26 ATL NL 231 91% 53 24 7 0 1 1.97 11 2 7 10 1 5 6 0 0 0 44 5 11% 19 4 21% 144 20 14% 8 1 13% 14 4 29% 8
1971 27 ATL NL 220 89% 41 23 5 0 3 2.16 5 0 3 4 0 3 1 0 2 2 100% 53 9 17% 23 4 17% 147 12 8% 13 2 15% 9 3 33% 13
1972 28 TEX AL 150 96% 22 12 0 0 0 1.81 4 0 5 4 0 0 4 0 1 0 0% 28 3 11% 12 4 33% 95 8 8% 8 3 38% 9 4 44% 0
1973 29 CIN NL 49 96% 8 26 5 3 4 2.01 4 1 3 4 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 0 0% 4 0 0% 42 8 19% 2 1 50% 3 1 33% 0
1974 30 CIN NL 20 95% 3 14 3 0 2 1.04 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 15 3 20% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
7 Seasons 762 92% 146 111 22 3 12 1.88 24 3 20 22 1 9 14 0 3 2 67% 156 18 12% 73 16 22% 507 59 12% 42 11 26% 44 16 36% 37
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
1967 23 15 46 44 2 11 1 2 0 6 0 0 2 9 .250 .283 .364 .646 87 16 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 42 108 99 6 19 3 3 0 8 0 0 9 25 .192 .259 .283 .542 62 28 1 0 0 0 0
1969 25 42 108 99 6 19 3 3 0 8 0 0 9 25 .192 .259 .283 .542 62 28 1 0 0 0 0
1970 26 131 347 303 35 72 11 3 11 38 1 0 41 66 .238 .331 .403 .734 99 122 6 2 0 1 6
1971 27 217 580 501 49 113 20 3 16 57 1 0 70 109 .226 .327 .373 .700 92 187 15 6 2 1 11
1972 28 267 730 623 61 135 25 3 20 69 1 0 95 144 .217 .328 .363 .691 93 226 18 9 2 1 12
1973 29 302 779 666 66 143 25 3 24 79 1 0 101 154 .215 .326 .369 .695 94 246 18 9 2 1 12
1974 30 322 799 683 67 146 26 3 24 82 1 0 104 158 .214 .325 .366 .691 93 250 18 9 2 1 12

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
1967 23 15 48 46 3 13 1 2 0 8 0 2 9 .283 .313 .391 .704 6 15
1968 24 27 66 57 5 10 2 1 0 3 0 9 16 .175 .288 .246 .533 4 27
1970 26 89 236 202 26 51 8 0 11 27 1 31 41 .252 .356 .455 .811 32 89
1971 27 86 234 200 15 43 9 0 5 20 0 30 43 .215 .329 .335 .664 22 86
1972 28 52 173 135 17 30 7 0 5 17 0 34 37 .222 .393 .385 .778 20 50
1973 29 35 51 44 6 9 0 0 4 11 0 7 10 .205 .314 .477 .791 7 35
1974 30 20 22 18 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 4 .222 .364 .278 .641 2 20
7 Seasons 324 830 702 73 160 28 3 25 90 1 117 160 .228 .346 .383 .729 93 322
162 Game Avg. 162 415 351 37 80 14 2 13 45 1 59 80 .228 .346 .383 .729 47 322

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2826), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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